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"A good man knows his limits, a Great man knows he has none...."

Hahaha..I don't think they don't have one because of sexism :P Even though the game world has expanded rapidly to females over the last few years there still is a huge ratio of men to women in the gaming world. Even on my game we have around 800 people signed up and maybe 15 are female (thats not even an exagerration either :O) most "females" on mmorpgs are just guys the daedalus project pretty much proved that :P

nothing like a woman for non stop opinions rofl...=P

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I'm a member but not on the staff. 

I do have lots of opinions on things I just love to blab about though. 

Though guys still outnumber us in many catagories alot of it comes down to the types of games your looking at.  I just read that there are more female gamers age 17 to 28 then there are male.  The thing is many of us play more things like online card games and such rather then roleplaying games or halflife.

I think Everquest has been one of the biggest things for getting more of us to play roleplay games.  Supposedly durring peak hours EQ has about 2000 people on per server and about 200 of those are female.

The social aspects of mmorpgs are making this type of gaming a lot more attractive then it has been in the past which is a good thing.  That and the fact that if we ever want to see our boyfriends, husbands, and brothers these days, we may just have to join a Dragon raid to do it. 

Edit :Oops Misti replied right after I went to type something :P Misti I've read that more women get into gaming after they are married especially if they stay at home where did you read that ? (I like as much information on MMORPG research as I can possibly get ^_^ ). If I didnt like working so much thats probably what I would do with my time :P and yes EQ had a HUGE effect on female gamers playing..the game I'm making I'm hoping to get an equal balance of males and females playing by making it more attractive to get females to play too. Most girls ..well atleast I and many girls I know like dark games..I like bright and colorful games (and EQ is fairly colorful in my opinion) a dark enviroment just puts me in a bad mood :P No one gets why I like korean games so much even when I can't understand all of them..its the COLORS :D

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Oh, this ESA study has some interesting numbers too.  http://www.theesa.com/pressroom.html

How Many People Play Computer and Video Games?

50% of all Americans play video games.

Who Purchases Computer and Video Games?

97% of people who purchase computer games and 92% of people who purchase video games are 18 years or older. Of those under 18 years old who purchase games, 83% get their parents permission. 43% of people who purchase computer games are men and 57% are women. 53% of people who purchase console games are men and 47% are women.

Who Plays Computer and Video Games?

39% of people who play computer and video games are women. The average age of a computer or video game player is 29 years old.

For Computer Gamers...

• 30% of most frequent game players are under eighteen years old
• 25% of most frequent game players are between 18 and 35 years old
• 41% of most frequent game players are over 35 years old

For Console Gamers...

• 38% of most frequent game players are under eighteen years old
• 40% of most frequent game players are between 18 and 35 years old
• 22% of most frequent game players are over 35 years old

Ok....My main point of this thread was that we needed a Female perspective on the STAFF.  It's true that more men play mmorpgs than women, but that's not what I was trying to focus on here.  As you can see in the above posts- chicks tend to give a more indepth explaination of their viewpoints, including facts & articles to support their point.  I'm not saying no guy does this, but most would simply say "I'm right ...you're wrong...naaah "

"A good man knows his limits, a Great man knows he has none...."