On Interpersonal Compatibility In MMORPGs

Posted by simoniker on Sunday October 12, 2003 @07:54PM from the troll-loves-elf dept.

Thanks to Terranova for their post discussing how MMORPG players are pre-selected for relationship compatibility. The post references a specific part of a larger survey on relationships in MMO titles that points out that "MMORPG is a highly specific kind of entertainment... [which] effectively attracts people with similar interests and attitudes", referencing stats such as: "MMORPG players who are employed tend to work in the IT industry (36% of employed EQ players.)" It also points out that these relationships evolve in a very different way: "People like to share personal details online and you only learn the mundane details when you meet them in real life."

1 of 15 comments (clear)

Min score:

Reason:

Sort:

I suppose... by jimius · 2003-10-12 23:56 · Score: 4, Interesting

I suppose it depends on what MMORPG you are playing.

Ragnarok Online for instance has a much larger female population becuase it's an MMORPG with a lot of cute characters and you can collect hats, glasses and whatnot. Then it's a mostly social game. The actual/fighting becomes kinda secondary and only the way to gain levels to collect the rare hats.

Ragnarok Online (from korea) seems to have a much more female-friendly gameplay.
check out www.ragnarokonline.com to see the cuteness yourself.