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Girl Gamers More Hardcore Than Guys
TheClockworkSoul writes "Scientific American reports on a study published this month in the Journal of Communication, which found that women who engage in a role-playing game online actually commit more time on average than the male players do. The authors surveyed 7,000 players logged in to EverQuest II (PDF), and found that the average age of the gamers surveyed was 31, and that playing time tended to increase with age. Interestingly, however, the female gamers not only tended to log more time online (29 hours per week versus 25 for the males), but were also more likely to lie about how much they really play."
Have you ever been in a store with a girl? It's like raiding, grinding and looting all at the same time. And some innocent low leveler always get killed.
And when the correct time comes, they stab your back and run away with your epic drop.
There is previous evidence of this..
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They don't lie, they just doesn't count the time customizing the color and clothes of their characters which is probably 20 hours a week.*
Here goes my Karma, down the drain. Should have used the post cowardly !
* My girlfriend used to do that a lot in everquest and maple story... Actually.
Oh, not that kind of hard core.
That's okay. Just call them hon, talk about how hard core they are, and hit on them. When they get mad, they get distracted, and when they're distracted they're sloppy. Then when they lose tell them they play like a girl. Recommend you wear a groin protector if you're going to try this in person.
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Gotta love the +Interesting mods.
I think it's because guys tend to drink more when they game. They pass out while the girl keeps gaming and eating chocolate.
My non-gamer girl will drag my ass out of bed at 6 am on a Saturday morning to work on leveling alts with her. Except she calls them children.
Don't matter what kind of girl she is, either way you're fucked.
Awful picky for someone that plays a Druid.
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What I found more interesting was that as many as 22% of female players were lesbian or bi-sexual,
And that, my friend, is what makes them hardcore! I mean, how the hell would it be hardcore if there weren't lesbians and bi-sexuals??
Hmm..
Since when did they start putting PC's in the kitchen?
or
They have to be hard core to be cooking and gaming at the same time!
or
They should be cooking up my dinner not characte..oh forget it
never mind :P
I have to return some videotapes...
Playing WoW all day and having a job aren't mutually exclusive
"Don't matter what kind of girl she is, either way you're fucked."
Isn't that why you get married - to get fucked on a regular basis? Of course, after you're married awhile you discover it doesn't work as advertised.
Having dated and then married a gamer girl, I can say from experience that a non-gamer girl will never drag your ass out of bed at 6 am on a Saturday morning to work on leveling alts with her.
True, but I think it would have been interesting to date one that did for a very short time
Girl: "Honey get the fuck out of bed, we have to level up my goddamn alt!"
Me: "whaaa? You don't even like games!"
Girl: "THAT'S WHY I'M SO ANGRY!"
(sigh) sadly/fortunately, my non-gamer wife isn't as conflicted as I am.
If guys spent any more time playing games, they'd not have time left over for their wank sessions. There are only so many hours in the day. Priorities.
Camping on quad since 1996.
Gotta love the "I have not had sex in 8 months" on her advertisement.
So basically, you get screwed?