Gamers Pay To Play With Girls

May I be the first to say... by jawtheshark · 2010-03-23 05:01 · Score: 5, Insightful

May I be the first to say... WTF?!?

No seriously? WTF?!?

What's the point? It just exploits the hope of those guys to get a real date, without the actual hope of getting a real one.. Wait, scratch that... It will probably be hugely popular... *sigh*.

Do the girls get paid to do it, just like camgirls? Ah, yes, it's right there in the article... Well, guess there is more dignity in doing that than undressing yourself before a cam. Perhaps they can combine it and make even more money: for each time you frag her, she has to remove one piece of clothing.... /ME runs to patent the idea ;-)

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Re:May I be the first to say... by SpeedyDX · 2010-03-23 05:11 · Score: 3, Interesting

Actually this is the perfect market segment for such a "dating" service, if you can call it that. Other dating services target those who don't have time to indulge in the social/leisure scene (business people, etc.), and this one targets those who don't WANT to indulge in the social scene. Instead of looking up profiles for common interests, you already know that the PlayDate you're matched up with will have at least one major common interest (gaming).
I think it's an interesting (although ridiculously expensive) idea. I have no idea if a guy in that position would pay over $7 a pop just to game with a girl, but it does have some potential. Then again, dating sites like eHarmony charge anywhere from $20-$60/month. Love is a lucrative business.
Re:May I be the first to say... by centuren · 2010-03-23 05:12 · Score: 1

I know there're some sort of parental controls, but does an Xbox know how old you are? Wouldn't this just be filled with 14 year old adolescents who try to act way over their age as they do during actual gaming?
Re:May I be the first to say... by MindlessAutomata · 2010-03-23 05:14 · Score: 1

You could just frag her IRL and then take off all her clothing in one go.
Re:May I be the first to say... by MightyMartian · 2010-03-23 05:16 · Score: 0, Redundant

Okay folks, this is just fucking sad. I'm reminded of those late-night chat line ads. This is pathetic with a capital P.

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Re:May I be the first to say... by Rakshasa+Taisab · 2010-03-23 05:17 · Score: 2, Interesting

Exploits who?
Ok... this kind of a phenomena might not be hard to understand for many in the west. Yet if you look at e.g. Japan, you'll find plenty of examples of similar services where the main goal isn't dipping your dick in a hole or jacking off.

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Re:May I be the first to say... by Anonymous Coward · 2010-03-23 05:17 · Score: 0

This sounds more like a 'nerd' version of an escort service. Just far lamer - you don't even get points for being seen around town with a hot chick.
This is embarrassing to gamers, to men, to women. Just plain sad.
Re:May I be the first to say... by ryantmer · 2010-03-23 05:19 · Score: 1

You could just frag her IRL and then take off all her clothing in one go.
I believe that taking someone's clothing off after "fragging them IRL" borders on necrophilia...

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Re:May I be the first to say... by MindlessAutomata · 2010-03-23 05:22 · Score: 1

Body's still warm, though.
Re:May I be the first to say... by Anonymous Coward · 2010-03-23 05:23 · Score: 0

What's the point? It just exploits the hope of those guys to get a real date, without the actual hope of getting a real one..
Then there'd be no difference to the majority of the other online "dating" scams. It's just too tempting to pay women, who pretend to be real prospective partners, in order to keep customers from achieving their goal. Imagine if male customers would actually find somebody. That cannot be good for business!
If you pay for a dating service as a male, you know you will get screwed. Unfortunately only by the hairy guys taking your money and not the fair lady you were hoping for ;)
Re:May I be the first to say... by Helios1182 · 2010-03-23 05:23 · Score: 2, Insightful

I think the online dating sites now cater not just to those that are "too busy" for a social scene. They are filled with people who are sick of the regular social scene (e.g., bars) for meeting people. There are people from all professions, faiths, and interests on them at this point.
This new service seems like it will be less rewarding and more expensive than regular dating sites.
Re:May I be the first to say... by fritz1968 · 2010-03-23 05:25 · Score: 3, Funny

...for each time you frag her...

Uhh, if you are fragging a girl, I doubt you would be using this "service".

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Re:May I be the first to say... by BadAnalogyGuy · 2010-03-23 05:27 · Score: 2, Funny

Doesn't have to be. There was a thing we used to do with a jigsaw and 25-watt lightbulb...
But this isn't really an appropriate forum to talk about that.
Re:May I be the first to say... by Kingrames · 2010-03-23 05:29 · Score: 4, Funny

I think you misread.
This is pathetic with a Capital Ship.

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Re:May I be the first to say... by Anonymous Coward · 2010-03-23 05:29 · Score: 2, Insightful

This isn't a "dating" service. These girls are paid to play. They may have an interest in gaming, but they don't have any interest in the people who call. They're just there for the money.
Re:May I be the first to say... by LtGordon · 2010-03-23 05:36 · Score: 3, Informative

What's the point? It just exploits the hope of those guys to get a real date, without the actual hope of getting a real one..
Somebody should go tell strip clubs that their business model is flawed.
Re:May I be the first to say... by Moraelin · 2010-03-23 05:37 · Score: 2, Insightful

This sounds more like a 'nerd' version of an escort service. Just far lamer - you don't even get points for being seen around town with a hot chick.
Eh, I get to be seen around Orgrimar with a hot Orc chick, or in my case around Sol space station with a hot Betazoid ;)

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Re:May I be the first to say... by HungryHobo · 2010-03-23 05:39 · Score: 2, Interesting

Ya this seems pretty damned sad though the great grandparents strip-gaming thing sounds absolutely awesome for parties.
Every time you get fragged you have to take an item of clothing off.
For best effect a game with a moderate kill rate would be best and with a few seconds respawn time so you have time to get the clothing off.
combine with some kind of drinking game and you'd be on to a winner- model it on alcoholic chess
http://miscellanea.wellingtongrey.net/2008/01/06/alcoholic-chess/
where say every time you get 2 kills in a row you have to take a drink.
Re:May I be the first to say... by MindlessAutomata · 2010-03-23 05:40 · Score: 1

You're right, this is slashdot... not really an appropriate forum for talking about women in general. We can tell you all about assembly and proper computer security and the history of Windows, but women?
Re:May I be the first to say... by wizardforce · 2010-03-23 05:45 · Score: 1

What's the point? It just exploits the hope of those guys to get a real date, without the actual hope of getting a real one.. Wait, scratch that... It will probably be hugely popular... *sigh*.
It's basically a short circuiting of the evolutionary drive to reproduce. Same thing with pron, there's no chance of anything happening but it's insanely popular because the emotional drive is both strong and non-selective.

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Re:May I be the first to say... by wjousts · 2010-03-23 05:46 · Score: 1

I don't think the OP's comment was about their business model.
Re:May I be the first to say... by dark+grep · 2010-03-23 05:50 · Score: 1

Ah well, a whore is a whore is a whore, clothes on or off.
Re:May I be the first to say... by jplopez · 2010-03-23 05:53 · Score: 1

you already know that the PlayDate you're matched up with will have at least one major common interest (gaming).
You are forgetting money. That makes two common interests.
Re:May I be the first to say... by Anonymous Coward · 2010-03-23 05:55 · Score: 5, Funny

> Ya this seems pretty damned sad though the great grandparents strip-gaming thing
> sounds absolutely awesome for parties.
I read this line and stopped to almost puke. There was a pause of about 30 seconds before i read your second line and realised you were talking about the great grand-parent POST. Imagine my relief.
Re:May I be the first to say... by BlackSnake112 · 2010-03-23 05:55 · Score: 4, Insightful

Unless you can actually see the 'girl', who says that it is not a guy with a girl avatar? Nothing in the article says they check to make sure that the girls are real girls. Sort of reminds me of the video for sweet emotion. In the end the girl was a real girl, but she looked nothing like what the guy thought.
Re:May I be the first to say... by DrgnDancer · 2010-03-23 05:55 · Score: 1, Insightful

It's not really a dating service at all, it's more like phone sex or escort services (from the sounds of things it can be closer to either at your request). I've never understood either of these things. I mean, most normal people like the occasional porn, but porn is a non-interactive media. It's simply an ambiance that gets you in the mood (either by yourself or in whatever partner or partner + configuration floats your boat). This stuff is essentially lying to yourself. You're pretending that you have a real relationship (whether carnal or not) with this person who is essentially just hanging out with you because you're paying them.

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Re:May I be the first to say... by sopssa · 2010-03-23 06:04 · Score: 2, Interesting

Eh, I get to be seen around Orgrimar with a hot Orc chick, or in my case around Sol space station with a hot Betazoid ;)
Why only be seen with a chick, when you can be one.
Re:May I be the first to say... by idontgno · 2010-03-23 06:04 · Score: 1

Well, I could talk about disassembly for reverse engineering, but I fear that might be dangerously close to what grandparent commenter was talking about. So I won't.

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Re:May I be the first to say... by Lunix+Nutcase · 2010-03-23 06:06 · Score: 1

Perhaps they can combine it and make even more money: for each time you frag her, she has to remove one piece of clothing.... /ME runs to patent the idea ;-)
Until you realize that the "girl" you are playing with is actually a dude or if it really is female she's a jabba the hutt look-a-like?
Re:May I be the first to say... by Darinbob · 2010-03-23 06:11 · Score: 1

Hey, it's good money for a guy who knows how to type like a girl.

Seriously though, I've known in some games that having a female avatar will have people hit on you, and in most of them quite a lot of people really get wierded out if they know you're not really female. This seeems more true the younger the player base for a game seems to be. From this I deduce that many people honestly expect that the avatars actually represent the player, and that they assume the online world is a dating pool.
Re:May I be the first to say... by Anonymous Coward · 2010-03-23 06:12 · Score: 1, Insightful

audio via headset
Re:May I be the first to say... by c++0xFF · 2010-03-23 06:12 · Score: 2, Funny

I have no idea if a guy in that position would pay over $7 a pop just to game with a girl, but it does have some potential.
Yeah -- playing with girls is too expensive. I play with myself instead.
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Wait, wait! I mean I play solo games! Get your mind out of the gutter!
Re:May I be the first to say... by Anonymous Coward · 2010-03-23 06:13 · Score: 0

May I be the first to say... WTF?!?
No seriously? WTF?!?
What's the point? It just exploits the hope of those guys to get a real date, without the actual hope of getting a real one.. Wait, scratch that... It will probably be hugely popular... *sigh*.
Do the girls get paid to do it, just like camgirls? Ah, yes, it's right there in the article... Well, guess there is more dignity in doing that than undressing yourself before a cam. Perhaps they can combine it and make even more money: for each time you frag her, she has to remove one piece of clothing.... /ME runs to patent the idea ;-)
It's the same idea as prostitution/trophy wives....
Man gives money to organization/woman, Woman responds with physical, sexual, or social favors.
All are valid (even this idea). It just depends on how much value you put on the time gained, and how much they are charging. (Personally this seems kind of expensive for what you get, but imaging if they were selling an hour for $5 or something.)
Re:May I be the first to say... by Asclepius99 · 2010-03-23 06:20 · Score: 1

I'd think if you're playing with her over a network like XBOX Live and you're paying for it, she'd at least be using a microphone. Not that that's a completely accurate way to tell a person's gender.
Re:May I be the first to say... by Kitkoan · 2010-03-23 06:21 · Score: 2, Insightful

Unless you can actually see the 'girl', who says that it is not a guy with a girl avatar? Nothing in the article says they check to make sure that the girls are real girls. Sort of reminds me of the video for sweet emotion. In the end the girl was a real girl, but she looked nothing like what the guy thought.
While you might not be able to see the 'girl', I'm assuming the girls are required to use the mic as much as possible during the game. Like phone sex except they are to sound cute when playing and make flirty type comments about your playing skills.

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Re:May I be the first to say... by stumblingblock · 2010-03-23 06:28 · Score: 1

Being the internet, many of the relationships will turn out to be GAYDATES! And since anyone can be anybody, my dog will want to get setup.
Re:May I be the first to say... by Anonymous Coward · 2010-03-23 06:45 · Score: 1, Insightful

This is all moot anyways.
RealDoll + DARPA artificial intelligence is 5 years away
Re:May I be the first to say... by shutdown+-p+now · 2010-03-23 06:52 · Score: 1

This stuff is essentially lying to yourself. You're pretending that you have a real relationship (whether carnal or not) with this person who is essentially just hanging out with you because you're paying them.
Well, we pay politicians...
Re:May I be the first to say... by StikyPad · 2010-03-23 06:54 · Score: 1

From the comments on TFA:

Craig Posted at 4:37 PM March 23, 2010
Game Crush = Pimps + Blizzard, Pay to play with a chick, i can do that for free.
Hahaha.. Not for long! In fact, pretty soon you won't even be able to play with *dudes* for free.
::Equips voice changer::
Dudes?!?? No, no, I said prudes! Tee hee!

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Re:May I be the first to say... by thesandtiger · 2010-03-23 07:13 · Score: 2, Interesting

I don't get the idea that there is a lack of dignity for being paid (reasonably well) for doing something just because it's possibly sexual in nature.
Were I 20 years old again and nearly broke as I was back then, I don't think that stripping on a cam for 5x what I could make at any other job would be something I'd turn my nose up at. I think people who look at the "adult" entertainment industry and see something shameful need a reality check; there's absolutely nothing wrong with selling sex (or sexuality) in a world where we have people "whore" themselves out every day.
Who's worse? The guy who makes $25/hr working for a soulless corporation doing work he's bored by that ultimately provides no real benefit for anyone, or the girl who makes $100/hr shaking her tits on cam for horny net geeks who can't/don't date?
I'm a girl, I game, and if I needed the money, sure - why wouldn't I make a few bucks flirting with some random yahoo while playing an FPS?

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Re:May I be the first to say... by Anonymous Coward · 2010-03-23 07:18 · Score: 0

So the idea of paying to have someone hang out with you makes this different than half of all "normal" dating how?
Re:May I be the first to say... by Anonymous Coward · 2010-03-23 07:23 · Score: 0

If you honestly think that you have a shot at winning the "I met a girl in a video game and now we 3 each other" lottery, you deserve to be exploited. Most women in video games are 26-40 yo guys that like to watch a digital female form from behind. The ones that are actually women are usually scared shitless of meeting an online d00d IRL, with good reason.
Re:May I be the first to say... by Miseph · 2010-03-23 07:32 · Score: 1

I'm glad I wasn't the only one who did a double take on that...

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Re:May I be the first to say... by commodore64_love · 2010-03-23 07:44 · Score: 1

Yeah besides why Pay when you can get the same experience for Free on the net? There are tons of naked girls online that you can see free-of-charge.
Not that I know anything about that.

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Re:May I be the first to say... by Chris+Burke · 2010-03-23 07:52 · Score: 1

All the shame of being a video-game playing recluse.
All the shame of calling a phone sex line.
Anything else we can pile on the shame stack? It might be a new business model!

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Re:May I be the first to say... by Richy_T · 2010-03-23 08:01 · Score: 1

And how would you know it was the girl actually playing?
Re:May I be the first to say... by TheRaven64 · 2010-03-23 08:10 · Score: 5, Insightful

I'm a girl, I game, and if I needed the money, sure - why wouldn't I make a few bucks flirting with some random yahoo while playing an FPS?
Because you live in a society where people who sell their soul for money get to look down on people who sell their bodies for money. I'm not entirely sure how we ended up like this either...

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Re:May I be the first to say... by Anonymous Coward · 2010-03-23 08:41 · Score: 0

Phone sex, anyone? This service is definitely classifiable as a phone sex business. The IRS panda will come hugging and maybe not in the nice way.
Re:May I be the first to say... by commodore64_love · 2010-03-23 08:45 · Score: 1

Well.....
There's the Rez vibrator for girl gamers.

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Re:May I be the first to say... by zarzu · 2010-03-23 08:53 · Score: 1

simply because the profit is higher if the girl plays, it's a waste of resources to have a second person do the shooting. i mean no one who pays for this is gonna care how strong their opponent is.
Re:May I be the first to say... by Anonymous Coward · 2010-03-23 08:59 · Score: 0

Isn't voice chat pretty much standard in online gaming? That's how you know.
Re:May I be the first to say... by Anonymous Coward · 2010-03-23 09:01 · Score: 0

Ya this seems pretty damned sad though the great grandparents strip-gaming thing sounds absolutely awesome for parties.
wait what?
Re:May I be the first to say... by Anonymous Coward · 2010-03-23 09:07 · Score: 0

put controller on head
Re:May I be the first to say... by AvitarX · 2010-03-23 09:15 · Score: 1

Really, I thought it was full of guys in relationships trying to get laid (the percentage is huge), and dinner whores.
This is based on anecdotes from people who have tried it/do it.

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Re:May I be the first to say... by Rysc · 2010-03-23 09:28 · Score: 1

...and in 5 years it will still be 5 years away. Welcome to AI research! Enjoy your stay.

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Re:May I be the first to say... by thesandtiger · 2010-03-23 09:39 · Score: 2, Insightful

Well, I can say that some of it comes from the fact that a group traditionally out of power (women) have been the ones who've been able to sell their bodies. But, speaking to your larger point, I agree - it's amazing to me that people will not even question (much) selling out their very selves, but cry "Ick! Unclean!" at something trivial like a sexualized encounter, in the US.

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Re:May I be the first to say... by arielCo · 2010-03-23 09:58 · Score: 1

Ditto.

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Re:May I be the first to say... by NFN_NLN · 2010-03-23 10:02 · Score: 0, Redundant

you already know that the PlayDate you're matched up with will have at least one major common interest...
... yeah, she likes taking money from chumps. And you're a chump. Tada, a perfect match.
Re:May I be the first to say... by SnEptUne · 2010-03-23 10:11 · Score: 1

There are also people who sell both their soul and bodies looking down at people who sell neither because they cover their eyes and ears instead of facing reality. But reality is only a perception, we can be babe in wickedness and be completely ignorance of the sins of the world; but we can also be cynical and live to sacrifice our life in order to make the world a better living place. If everyone is ignorance, sins will cease to be; but if everyone is cynical, we ourselves is reinforcing the social construction. Thus, as long as we strike to be a better person and live a life of no remorse, it is good enough.
Re:May I be the first to say... by Dan541 · 2010-03-23 10:40 · Score: 2, Informative

Desperate people are easily to part from their cash. Just ask any alternative "Healer".

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Re:May I be the first to say... by NotOverHere · 2010-03-23 10:40 · Score: 1

Sure it wouldn't be cheaper to craigslist a date? I mean some of them even play Warcraft
http://www.craigslist.org/about/best/lax/878989144.html
Re:May I be the first to say... by blackraven14250 · 2010-03-23 11:04 · Score: 1

You also need an extra refrigerator for that.
Re:May I be the first to say... by DurendalMac · 2010-03-23 12:42 · Score: 1

Yeah, but eHarmony is there to get a real date, not a playdate online. This service is utterly laughable, designed for the loneliest, most pathetic fucks on the planet. They compare it to buying a drink for a girl at a bar, which is hilarious as you do that in the hope of getting your dick wet. That isn't going to happen when you're gaming with some chick from Romania.

Damn, I think I just found a day job for my wife. She can flirt with lonely bozos online all she wants and gets paid to play games, too. This is an all-around win!
Re:May I be the first to say... by Hurricane78 · 2010-03-23 12:47 · Score: 1

But how incredibly much of a total loser do yo have to be, to get a non-real escort girl?
I mean if escort girls are more loserish than prostitutes, then WTH is this?
How hard is it to go to a bar, say hello to a girl, and just have fun?
Because that’s usually enough. If you just are you, and have fun, without acting all needy and thinking bad about yourself, what does she see? Someone who is fun and interesting. Something one wants to be part of. That’s true for all people. Just be in the flow.
Then you take the next step. If she reacts negatively, just take a step back, wait until she misses it, and then try again. Rinse, repeat, close. There, is that so hard? Even if you didn’t go out for a decade, you can do that. Sure, you’ll fail the first times. But that’s just warmup/training. And then it will work.
Really NOBODY needs escorts. Only people who think they can’t get a girl, will even consider something like that.

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Re:May I be the first to say... by Anonymous Coward · 2010-03-23 13:09 · Score: 0

I find your ideas interesting, and wish to subscribe to your newsletter.
Re:May I be the first to say... by mjwx · 2010-03-23 14:31 · Score: 1

Somebody should go tell strip clubs that their business model is flawed.
Are you looking for volunteers, this is paid work right.

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Re:May I be the first to say... by crafty.munchkin · 2010-03-23 15:04 · Score: 1

Oi! That was my idea!

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Re:May I be the first to say... by Anonymous Coward · 2010-03-23 16:03 · Score: 0

"Who's worse? "
You are for contributing to the idea that people only associate with one another if they are getting something out of the deal.
Lonely guys should be getting social skills training so they can get genuine better with people and girls in particular, instead of just contributing to the devaluation of human beings.
You act like actions have no long term consequences on people's psychology and attitudes.
Re:May I be the first to say... by c79106428 · 2010-03-23 19:01 · Score: 0, Offtopic

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Red Bull Caps
The Hundreds Hats
nfl hats
DC Comics Hats
Re:May I be the first to say... by Anonymous Coward · 2010-03-24 00:14 · Score: 0

Yes, they are called actors.
Re:May I be the first to say... by camazotz · 2010-03-24 06:33 · Score: 1

Geez...I mean, I get to play with my wife all the time, and its definitely dirty. Headshots when I can't even figure out her sniping point.....grenades out of nowhere....she wins all the time and I never even see it coming! She's one of the dirtiest play-to-win people I know and still gotta look in the eye after she's won twelve straight games in a row of MW2....at least we can play on the same side in Borderlands! Wait...did TFA mean something else?
Re:May I be the first to say... by Richy_T · 2010-03-27 12:22 · Score: 1

Not necessarily. Girls who game would be at a premium whereas male gamers and women in general are a lot easier to find

Recalls the lightbulb joke by smittyoneeach · 2010-03-23 05:02 · Score: 1

Q: How many Russians does it take to screw in a lightbulb?
A: Two, but don't ask me how they got there.

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Re:Recalls the lightbulb joke by Finallyjoined!!! · 2010-03-23 05:41 · Score: 1

Q: How many Manchester United fans does it take to screw in a light bulb?

A: 3, One to book the flights from Malaysia, one to drive from Heathrow to Manchester & one to change the bulb :-)

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will the dirty ones by weirdo557 · 2010-03-23 05:02 · Score: 0

just continue to tea bag my dead body in halo?

Re:will the dirty ones by jawtheshark · 2010-03-23 05:03 · Score: 4, Funny

I would be very weary of "girls" being able to "teabag" you... At least in real life :-P

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Re:will the dirty ones by Kell+Bengal · 2010-03-23 05:13 · Score: 1

Some people pay good money for a 'lady' with those unique assets.

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Re:will the dirty ones by ElectricTurtle · 2010-03-23 05:14 · Score: 5, Funny

While that wouldn't bother me since I'm bi, there was a very public discussion at PAX in Seattle last year of what female 'teabaggers' should be called, lacking 'bags'. Clam slam is my favorite.

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Re:will the dirty ones by Anonymous Coward · 2010-03-23 05:42 · Score: 0

that is just offensive. I threw up a little in to my mouth.
Re:will the dirty ones by Darth+Sdlavrot · 2010-03-23 05:49 · Score: 1

Weary? Leary? Wary? Some combination of all three?
Re:will the dirty ones by dan828 · 2010-03-23 05:49 · Score: 2, Funny

Bi? On slashdot? So you can't get dates with either women or men?
Re:will the dirty ones by ElectricTurtle · 2010-03-23 06:00 · Score: 1

Oh, but if it were a wholly-straight innuendo I bet that would be fine, wouldn't it?

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Re:will the dirty ones by jawtheshark · 2010-03-23 06:00 · Score: 1

Oops, looked it up, I meant "wary"... English is not my mother tongue. Sorry, I'll try to remember to look up words, which I do not completely master.

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Re:will the dirty ones by ElectricTurtle · 2010-03-23 06:02 · Score: 1

I'm married actually, so I don't date much... so I guess you're technically accurate in your attempt at humor.

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Re:will the dirty ones by Kozz · 2010-03-23 06:13 · Score: 1

While that wouldn't bother me since I'm bi...
But don't you at least appreciate knowing what to expect? Hell, you should see my reaction taking a sip of Pepsi when I expect Mt Dew.

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Re:will the dirty ones by courtjester801 · 2010-03-23 06:13 · Score: 1

Clam slam is going into my personal dictionary now. Thanks for that.
Re:will the dirty ones by Anonymous Coward · 2010-03-23 06:58 · Score: 0

Snail Trail is always good, if you're okay with the mental image.
Re:will the dirty ones by archangel9 · 2010-03-23 06:59 · Score: 1

Drat, clam slam is already listed.
Re:will the dirty ones by Anonymous Coward · 2010-03-23 07:24 · Score: 0

So does being bisexual remove your sense of humor, or is that coincidental?
Re:will the dirty ones by ElectricTurtle · 2010-03-23 07:42 · Score: 2, Funny

Completely coincidental. I blame Slashdot for my unyielding pedantry.

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Re:will the dirty ones by Anonymous Coward · 2010-03-23 08:52 · Score: 0

+1 to Clam Slam.
Re:will the dirty ones by Anonymous Coward · 2010-03-23 09:22 · Score: 0

Totally fricken ~*awesome*~!!!!!!!!!!! LOL
Re:will the dirty ones by Anonymous Coward · 2010-03-23 13:37 · Score: 0

You should try to wash off that tainted taste with some quality clam shower..I mean chowder.
Re:will the dirty ones by Anonymous Coward · 2010-03-23 17:45 · Score: 0

Cumsquat was better
Re:will the dirty ones by ElectricTurtle · 2010-03-24 00:04 · Score: 1

Yes that was the popular favorite, but I could see the pain in Jerry Holkins face every time somebody brought it up at the Q&A.

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Re:will the dirty ones by conureman · 2010-03-24 02:01 · Score: 1

Actually, I credit Slashdot for helping me with my annoying pedantic tendencies. I can see how dick my posts look, and have made real progress towards knowing when to STFU.

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Re:will the dirty ones by Reapy · 2010-03-24 02:56 · Score: 1

Holy shit, hahah that is my new word, clam slam. God damn, that is hilarious. That is all.

TOTALLY UNFAIR by Anonymous Coward · 2010-03-23 05:03 · Score: 5, Funny

Wait, so these girls get paid to play video games??? Curse these male genitals!!!

Re:TOTALLY UNFAIR by Anonymous Coward · 2010-03-23 06:44 · Score: 0

so who's checking the genitals of these so called PlayDates?
nothing at all wrong with E-HOOKING
to each his own
Re:TOTALLY UNFAIR by stam26 · 2010-03-23 07:19 · Score: 0, Redundant

I wonder what is so funny about this. It *is* totally unfair. But, guess what, that's how things are.
Re:TOTALLY UNFAIR by Anonymous Coward · 2010-03-23 08:07 · Score: 0

I wonder what is so funny about this. It *is* totally unfair. But, guess what, that's how things are.
You must be a riot at parties.
Re:TOTALLY UNFAIR by Barny · 2010-03-23 11:10 · Score: 1

Voice synth, some acting experience and you are all set.
Its not like "little boys" don't give away items and money (that effectively have a real world value) to see a guy roleplaying a chick play a game for them...

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Re:TOTALLY UNFAIR by Hurricane78 · 2010-03-23 12:49 · Score: 1

1. Get fake normal looking photos of a girl.
2. Register for this service as a girl.
3. ...
4. PROFIT
I think most of them already are male. ^^

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wha??? by LokiMorgan · 2010-03-23 05:03 · Score: 1

I want to get paid to play video games! (=

Re:wha??? by EdZ · 2010-03-23 05:13 · Score: 4, Funny

Can you speak in a high-pitched voice and know how to falsify ID over the internet?
Re:wha??? by LokiMorgan · 2010-03-23 05:21 · Score: 1

I sound like a smurf naturally. (= No need to falsify ID! I can flirt while kicking butt.
Re:wha??? by CrashandDie · 2010-03-23 10:29 · Score: 1

Wait a few years, your voice will change once you turn 14.
Re:wha??? by Anonymous Coward · 2010-03-23 22:34 · Score: 0

Dude, voice manipulation software came free with my soundblaster cards 10 years ago!
Forget the girl voice though, if you want to make real money you should use the "god effect" those guys really know how to throw away money.
Re:wha??? by LokiMorgan · 2010-03-24 09:22 · Score: 1

If only! I'm working on lowering it because apparently you get more respect as a woman when you sound like a man.

o.O by whisper_jeff · 2010-03-23 05:03 · Score: 3, Insightful

The mind boggles.

Seriously, how do you walk into a bank to ask for a business loan for this sort of thing?

Wow...

Re:o.O by fatalwall · 2010-03-23 05:12 · Score: 1

Banks? Well the porn industry does do really well you know.
But honestly banks dont tend to loan to these kinds of business. It tends to be investors... people who dump a lot of money into your start up and take away a huge percent of the profits in return.
Re:o.O by Kell+Bengal · 2010-03-23 05:14 · Score: 1

With a straight face, a ton a market research. They know their target demographic well. I'll bet these people laugh all the way to and from the bank.

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Re:o.O by Anonymous Coward · 2010-03-23 05:45 · Score: 0

To be fair to the investors, 90% of the time they dump a lot of money into the start up and don't see a dime because the business fails, so they've got to take their money when things go right.
Re:o.O by fermion · 2010-03-23 07:01 · Score: 1

1-900-Beavis

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Re:o.O by Anonymous Coward · 2010-03-23 16:22 · Score: 0

Topless.

Who are you to cast aspersions? by BadAnalogyGuy · 2010-03-23 05:04 · Score: 1

Who among us has never paid for porn?

Re:Who are you to cast aspersions? by Acecoolco · 2010-03-23 05:08 · Score: 2, Interesting

I have never paid for porn... I have gotten it for free for doing a few favors for a production team though :-P

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Re:Who are you to cast aspersions? by Anonymous Coward · 2010-03-23 05:11 · Score: 1, Interesting

Wait, people charge for it?
Re:Who are you to cast aspersions? by hoggoth · 2010-03-23 05:12 · Score: 5, Funny

Who the hell would pay for porn when it's everywhere for free?
That would be like paying for drinking water for... wait a minute... bad example...

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Re:Who are you to cast aspersions? by Conditioner · 2010-03-23 05:36 · Score: 5, Funny

I have never paid for porn... I have gotten it for free for doing a few favors for a production team though :-0

there fixed that for you...
Re:Who are you to cast aspersions? by Anonymous Coward · 2010-03-23 05:37 · Score: 1, Informative

You didn't get it for free, then. You paid with labor, which is the same as paying with money but with one step removed.
Re:Who are you to cast aspersions? by Eightbitgnosis · 2010-03-23 05:39 · Score: 5, Informative

If you pay for porn you're doing it wrong
Re:Who are you to cast aspersions? by BlackSnake112 · 2010-03-23 05:50 · Score: 0, Troll

If you pay for porn you're doing it wrong
Right. Your supposed to get paid for doing porn. Wait, was that TMI?
Re:Who are you to cast aspersions? by i+ate+my+neighbour · 2010-03-23 05:52 · Score: 2, Insightful

Really depends on your age. If you were born before 1990, you have probably paid for porn.
Re:Who are you to cast aspersions? by Obyron · 2010-03-23 06:00 · Score: 1

Free porn!?!? You are a dirty pirate who is stifling free enterprise with your sense of entitlement!

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Re:Who are you to cast aspersions? by Anonymous Coward · 2010-03-23 06:05 · Score: 0

81 here.. never paid for it. I think you're gonna have to go a bit older..
Re:Who are you to cast aspersions? by sopssa · 2010-03-23 06:05 · Score: 1

Back then even public TV channels showed late night porn.
Besides, back then we wanked to swimsuit and panties catalogs.
Re:Who are you to cast aspersions? by stonewallred · 2010-03-23 06:27 · Score: 2, Insightful

me! if you pay for porn, you are an idiot. there is so much free high quality (lol at least for porn it is) porn on the web it is silly to pay for it.
Re:Who are you to cast aspersions? by Nimey · 2010-03-23 06:27 · Score: 1

That'd depend on if the production team in question was male or female, wouldn't it? :P

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Re:Who are you to cast aspersions? by Runaway1956 · 2010-03-23 06:43 · Score: 1

Uhhh - isn't porn pirated, just like all the other entertainment media? I haven't paid for porn since I was in high school. I can't even remember what Playboy cost back then. I don't even know what it costs now!

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Re:Who are you to cast aspersions? by Anonymous Coward · 2010-03-23 07:19 · Score: 0

also a lot of low quality girls to make real life free porn
Re:Who are you to cast aspersions? by robot256 · 2010-03-23 07:20 · Score: 4, Funny

Only in the difference between :-0 and :-?
Re:Who are you to cast aspersions? by Anonymous Coward · 2010-03-23 07:22 · Score: 0

ROFL. Hilarious, well deserving of a +5 Funny.
Re:Who are you to cast aspersions? by kdemetter · 2010-03-23 07:38 · Score: 1

I would think 'stifling' would be a good thing in that kind of business.

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Re:Who are you to cast aspersions? by ooshna · 2010-03-23 08:05 · Score: 1

You know that is true the last porn I paid for was off eBay 4 hour+ for only $2.49 i'll take 5 of them oh shit and combined shipping to YES. You'd think there would be a PMAA (Porn Movies Association of America) or something to help fight porn piracy. Think of the children.
Re:Who are you to cast aspersions? by ailnlv · 2010-03-23 08:27 · Score: 1

you do know that you can get porn for free online, right?
Re:Who are you to cast aspersions? by ekhben · 2010-03-23 08:37 · Score: 1

Like drinking water, sometimes it's better to be sure your porn is free of viruses.
Re:Who are you to cast aspersions? by hoggoth · 2010-03-23 09:22 · Score: 1

You are suffering from an induced fallacy.
The story of bottled water:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Se12y9hSOM0&feature=player_embedded

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Re:Who are you to cast aspersions? by hairyfeet · 2010-03-23 09:35 · Score: 0, Offtopic

Actually some of the sites have actually embraced the digital revolution and gone to new revenue generating ideas. For example I got tired of cleaning up porn bugs for my "must have teh pron!!" customers so I spent a couple of days surfing the web in search of pron (a hard and dirty job, but think of the customers you know) and I found a site called "myfreepaysite.com" (not linking so they don't get slashdotted) and there you have over a dozen free video sites linked in for $0. They don't pound you with spam either, just give them an email to send you your activation, set up your username and password, and there you go, free porn. From the looks of it they make their money off ads selling toys, love oils, etc, not to mention the usual cam whores.
So you can actually have all the free porn you want and NOT be a "filthy dirty pirate"...well at least not the pirate part. They have both full clips and full movies, many with your choice of flash, real media, or wmv. So it is nice to see some embracing the new digital model and finding new ways to make cash. Oh and for those going there? The full video sites and feeds are in the center of the page, right past the cam whores. Enjoy!

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Re:Who are you to cast aspersions? by Late+Adopter · 2010-03-23 09:44 · Score: 1

It's actually not a bad anology. In reality free porn is just as good as the pay stuff, but like bottled water pay porn is cheap enough not to matter to most people, and so it just takes a little consistency and *perceived* quality to make it worth it.
Re:Who are you to cast aspersions? by ekhben · 2010-03-23 09:44 · Score: 1

Yeah, thanks for that. You're so right. Go ahead, drink the tap water in Malaysia. Or Thailand. Or mainland China.
Me, I'll stick with my bottled drinking water, because I'm really not keen to spend a week cramping and shitting liquid because I'm not accustomed to the local water-borne parasites.
On the other hand, I'm in the US on business this week, and I have no problem drinking the tap water here.
Re:Who are you to cast aspersions? by JosKarith · 2010-03-23 23:10 · Score: 2, Interesting

"Think of the children."
That'll get you hung, drawn and quatered in most jurisdictions...

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Re:Who are you to cast aspersions? by i+ate+my+neighbour · 2010-03-23 23:22 · Score: 1

Then it also heavily depends on the location. I'm from '84 and in Turkey of '90s, you either looked at underwear catalogs, or watched lots of boobs(and nothing else) in late night TV for free. Otherwise, buy paid TV subscription, adult magazines or pirated VCDs. Things changed a lot now.
Re:Who are you to cast aspersions? by ooshna · 2010-03-24 01:15 · Score: 1

I'm just following the ways of all the politicians that we admire
Re:Who are you to cast aspersions? by Anonymous Coward · 2010-03-24 06:41 · Score: 0

I'm just following the ways of all the politicians that we want to fuck off and leave our stuff alone!
Fix'd.

Sounds Similiar. by Icegryphon · 2010-03-23 05:04 · Score: 4, Interesting

Sounds like an Idea they have taken from some Maid Cafes in Japan,
You can pay to play games with one of them.
Sure we are ronrey nerds, but it helps to get them out of the house.
Hopefully they wont end up being Hikikomoris
I am also a strong supporter of Arcades, They should not be dead,
They are great play to hang out with friends and practice moves.

Re:Sounds Similiar. by Anonymous Coward · 2010-03-23 05:13 · Score: 0

I wish we had maid cafes around here. It's surprising none exist since I live near a major Japanese population center in the US.
Re:Sounds Similiar. by Uberbah · 2010-03-23 07:16 · Score: 3, Funny

Sure we are ronrey nerds, but it helps to get them out of the house.
So ronrey and sadly arone.....
Re:Sounds Similiar. by SnEptUne · 2010-03-23 10:21 · Score: 1

There was one in my area. But they closed down after I complained that maid doesn't dress like that in real life...
Re:Sounds Similiar. by Gogo0 · 2010-03-23 10:38 · Score: 1

i went to a maid cafe with some friends on my most recent trip to japan. it was creeeeeepy and the beer was way too expensive.
they did have games, but they were more like simple board games and "moe" versions of jan ken po.
there were a number of sullen-looking men sitting alone that lit up when a girl came by. these people had "gold cards" (it was an @Home maid cafe "level" system), so they were regulars.
that was the creepiest part, i couldnt imagine being a girl and working there.
regardless, i did get my picture taken with one of the girls while wearing bunny ears (for 800yen) and everyone cheered at the gaikokujin doing something embarassing.
and yeah youre right, arcades are badass.
i like to go to arcades with male friends, and game centers with female friends ^_^

On the internet... by ptbarnett · 2010-03-23 05:04 · Score: 1

On the internet, men are men, women are men, and children are law-enforcement agents.

Don't believe the pictures, boys. And even Eve Online has a feature on their in-game chat to disguise male voices as female (and vice-versa).

Nevada by ChefInnocent · 2010-03-23 05:05 · Score: 1

It might be more memorable and fun to visit Nevada (in the counties it is legal). This is just sad to pay money to play games with "girls" that you don't even know if they are.

Re:Nevada by Rakshasa+Taisab · 2010-03-23 05:18 · Score: 1

What makes you think those who use these services would want to fuck a whore? This is about socializing, not fucking.

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Re:Nevada by 19thNervousBreakdown · 2010-03-23 05:44 · Score: 2, Insightful

Most whores will be just as happy to talk to you.
The difference is, if you decide you want to fuck, you can.

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Re:Nevada by eln · 2010-03-23 06:02 · Score: 1

It might be more memorable and fun to visit Nevada (in the counties it is legal)
As far as I know, it's legal to visit Nevada in every county.
Re:Nevada by Xtravar · 2010-03-23 06:14 · Score: 1

Same thing, different parts.

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Re:Nevada by Tekfactory · 2010-03-23 06:20 · Score: 1

I've heard, used to work for a Travel Market research firm as the IT guy.
That it is not legal in Clark County (Las Vegas) because the Casinos don't like the competition.
Re:Nevada by Anonymous Coward · 2010-03-23 07:17 · Score: 0

Whoosh!

This is just sad. by MindlessAutomata · 2010-03-23 05:08 · Score: 4, Funny

Might as well just hit on that female night elf instead. World of Warcraft is a better way to get chicks, so long as you got the gold and the purpz to impress the ladies.

Back when I played WoW, we had one female member that kept dating and then dumping the dudes that got legendary items (like the Hand of Ragnaros).

VISEN AND GILLIAM SITTING IN A TREE,
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FIRST COMES PURPZ
THEN COMES LEGENDARIES
THEN COMES QUESTING TOGETHER AT NESINGWARY'S

Re:This is just sad. by Anonymous Coward · 2010-03-23 05:24 · Score: 0

World of Warcraft is a better way to get chicks....
Too bad the ones I met there were mostly married. Neighborhood politics and the goings on of their children certainly beats any "Barrens Chat". /sarcasm
The other ones basically fit the geek mold: 20's-30's, unemployed, living in their parent's basement., and dreaming of someone who can support their gaming habit.
Re:This is just sad. by idontgno · 2010-03-23 06:13 · Score: 1

Might as well just hit on that female night elf instead. World of Warcraft is a better way to get chicks, so long as you got the gold and the purpz to impress the ladies.
If I hit up on a nelf chick, I expect to wind up dead, since (A) I play an orc, and (B) I play an orc who's no damn good at PvP.
Also, (c), the nelf chick is statistically unlikely to be either IRL. (well, 100% guaranteed not to be an elf, unless you're chatting with your imagination, and, yeah, almost certainly not a chick IRL.)
Still, I'm married, so I have no business hitting up on anyone besides my beloved anyways. YMMV.

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Wow. by G2GAlone · 2010-03-23 05:08 · Score: 5, Funny

I'm definitely bringing my own controller over to my friend's houses from now on. You feel me?

Re:Wow. by LokiMorgan · 2010-03-23 05:11 · Score: 1

hahahaha no doubt! (=
Re:Wow. by voodoo+cheesecake · 2010-03-23 05:24 · Score: 1

Wow - I never thought about getting sabre toothed crotch crickets that way!
Re:Wow. by geminidomino · 2010-04-02 22:53 · Score: 1

You feel me?
No, and we don't want to. What goes on between you and these "friends" doesn't belong on slashdot.

Does this mean by mandark1967 · 2010-03-23 05:08 · Score: 5, Funny

MS will change the name from "X Box Live" to the "XXX Box Live CAM Shows!"?

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Re:Does this mean by russ1337 · 2010-03-23 05:59 · Score: 1

FTFY
MS will change the name from "X Box Live" to the "XXX Box Live CLAM Shows!"?

By that they mean handicap... by Orga · 2010-03-23 05:08 · Score: 1

If you suck.. well you can play against one. If you're good you can put them on your team.

History Repeats... by cosm · 2010-03-23 05:08 · Score: 4, Insightful

Age old product, sold via a new channel. Interesting, but not unexpected.

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Re:History Repeats... by Anonymous Coward · 2010-03-23 05:36 · Score: 0

I think you mean, "not suprising," instead of "not unexpected". Else YOUR name would be in the article. :-)
I find it both surprising and unexpected. Now let me go off and start thinking of a niche to exploit to get my share of the pie.

well it is for the xbox... by Anonymous Coward · 2010-03-23 05:09 · Score: 0

Well what do you expect from the xbox crowd who's primary audience seems to be frat boys?
No no, that isn't to flame because I'm well aware that once this idea takes off and starts printing it will be ported to PS3, Wii and PC. I just think they picked the right system to start with.

LOL at the first comment by Anonymous Coward · 2010-03-23 05:10 · Score: 0

From the comments on the article

bloodninja Posted at 5:53 PM March 23, 2010
Excellent. My robe and wizard hat are at the ready

Double LOL at the company itself:

The company explained that in a bar you're basically buying the opportunity to chat a girl up, and GameCrush is hoping players will look at their service the same way.

Um, usually the point of chatting up a girl is to go home with her at some point. How does that happen over the internet? Especially with girls who signed up specifically to be "chatted up"?

But who knows. Maybe this is a "less space than a nomad" product.

It's a bargain by Intron · 2010-03-23 05:11 · Score: 3, Funny

To find its girls, GameCrush posted a Craigslist ad looking for ladies who want to get paid to play video games.

Most "playdates" on Craigslist cost a lot more than $8.99.

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Re:It's a bargain by MindlessAutomata · 2010-03-23 05:13 · Score: 1

I'd imagine you get what you pay for. The ones on Craigslist might be even more familiar with a joystick.
Re:It's a bargain by jandrese · 2010-03-23 05:26 · Score: 1

To be fair, I bet most of those Craigslist entries last more than 10 minutes.

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Re:It's a bargain by Geeky · 2010-03-23 05:34 · Score: 1

To be fair, I bet most of those Craigslist entries last more than 10 minutes.
Bragging, eh? I reckon your average geek would be lucky to last 10 seconds...

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Re:It's a bargain by Anonymous Coward · 2010-03-23 06:08 · Score: 0

To find its girls, GameCrush posted a Craigslist ad looking for ladies who want to get paid to play video games.
Most "playdates" on Craigslist cost a lot more than $8.99.
I guess that depends on whether you have national health care or not.... ;-)
Re:It's a bargain by psithurism · 2010-03-23 06:21 · Score: 1

Bragging, eh? I reckon your average geek would be lucky to last 10 seconds...
...while viewing the post.
Re:It's a bargain by Brett+Buck · 2010-03-23 06:38 · Score: 1

I bet they don't

I tried it by Anonymous Coward · 2010-03-23 05:11 · Score: 5, Funny

Met up with a gal named Eliza. She asked me a lot of questions though.

Re:I tried it by ajlitt · 2010-03-23 05:40 · Score: 4, Funny

What makes you believe PWNZD LOL N00B?

Finally appropriate by Sponge+Bath · 2010-03-23 05:11 · Score: 5, Funny

...OK guys, put on your robe and wizard hat!

Re:Finally appropriate by Anonymous Coward · 2010-03-23 07:20 · Score: 1, Informative

For those who don't get the reference: http://bash.org/?104383
Funny side note, the captcha is "passport". Cue the WarGames jokes...

Capitalism by ktappe · 2010-03-23 05:11 · Score: 3, Interesting

Sad as it might be, this is capitalism at its purest. A customer desire is met with supply. Admit it--many of you wish you'd thought of this.

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Re:Capitalism by MindlessAutomata · 2010-03-23 05:12 · Score: 4, Insightful

No, actually, I'm quite proud of myself for not thinking about this. At all.
Re:Capitalism by LokiMorgan · 2010-03-23 05:16 · Score: 2, Funny

I'm thinking about signing up! (= I don't mind kicking some tekken arse while getting paid.
Re:Capitalism by delinear · 2010-03-23 05:27 · Score: 1

I wonder if the women will be ordered to lose - I can imagine if they were playing a lot they'd get pretty good at the games and if some guy with low self esteem keeps getting his butt handed to him by a girl he's paying for the privilege, he's not going to be too pleased... well, not unless getting his butt handed to him by a girl is "his thing" of course!
Re:Capitalism by Anonymous Coward · 2010-03-23 05:38 · Score: 0

Sad? As a college senior with an xbox and poor job prospects, I wanna know where to sign up! There are a lot worse ways to make money than chatting up guys (or maybe even girls, who knows?) while gaming.
Re:Capitalism by cynyr · 2010-03-23 05:42 · Score: 1

i would assume that you could pick co-op or vs modes(in games that support that sort of thing).

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Re:Capitalism by copponex · 2010-03-23 05:46 · Score: 1

Yeah, until you realize you have to listen to the rustling of fat, phlegm, and asthmatic breathing while you're doing it. And then the unfortunate incident when you hear, "Son! What on earth are you doing to that controller with your pants down?"
Re:Capitalism by Anonymous Coward · 2010-03-23 05:52 · Score: 0

someone make something out of "untapped market", i've got nothing.
i'm so choked i didn't think of this first with the amount of webcam pop ups i get from streaming porn 5 times a day
Re:Capitalism by Vanderhoth · 2010-03-23 05:55 · Score: 1

I think it would have to be on a case by case basis. Some people wouldn't want to play someone that presented no challenge. On the other hand some people can't stand to loose.
I can't stand playing video games with my wife because she just doesn't have an aptitude or interest in them so if we do play it's for one round then she'll be like, "Ok this is boring lets watch some TV". I often feel guilty because I have a really hot female friend that rocks at fighting games and I love playing with her. However there's always that tension because we are attracted to each other. We almost dated a few years ago before I got married, but because of the situation at the time things just didn't work out. I'm always afraid something will happen so I never have her over when my wife's not around. That also makes playing games with her hard since my wife usually just ends up rolling her eyes and wanting to do something else. I love my wife, she has many great qualities, but I really wish she enjoyed video games.
Re:Capitalism by SlayerofGods · 2010-03-23 05:56 · Score: 1

You know what the sad part is? I think of stupid crap like this all the time but then I think 'No.... No one would ever pay for that' and just forget about it.
I swear my faith in the human race is holding me back from making some serious coin.
Maybe I will move forward with my strip club/barber shop idea; I mean who wouldn't want to get their hair cut by a topless woman?

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Re:Capitalism by LokiMorgan · 2010-03-23 06:05 · Score: 1

I think it would have to be on a case by case basis. Some people wouldn't want to play someone that presented no challenge. On the other hand some people can't stand to loose.
I can't stand playing video games with my wife because she just doesn't have an aptitude or interest in them so if we do play it's for one round then she'll be like, "Ok this is boring lets watch some TV". I often feel guilty because I have a really hot female friend that rocks at fighting games and I love playing with her. However there's always that tension because we are attracted to each other. We almost dated a few years ago before I got married, but because of the situation at the time things just didn't work out. I'm always afraid something will happen so I never have her over when my wife's not around. That also makes playing games with her hard since my wife usually just ends up rolling her eyes and wanting to do something else. I love my wife, she has many great qualities, but I really wish she enjoyed video games.
Hmm... you sound familiar! (=
Re:Capitalism by sorak · 2010-03-23 06:16 · Score: 1

I wonder if the women will be ordered to lose - I can imagine if they were playing a lot they'd get pretty good at the games and if some guy with low self esteem keeps getting his butt handed to him by a girl he's paying for the privilege, he's not going to be too pleased... well, not unless getting his butt handed to him by a girl is "his thing" of course!
I wonder if she would be ordered to lose, just long enough to let the guy feel like he's letting her win.
Re:Capitalism by Vanderhoth · 2010-03-23 06:26 · Score: 1

you sound familiar!
I doubt I'm who you're thinking of. Here are a hint, I'm Canadian :), I think that eliminates 2/3 of the people on /.
Re:Capitalism by psithurism · 2010-03-23 06:26 · Score: 1

I wonder if the women will be ordered to lose - I can imagine if they were playing a lot they'd get pretty good at the games and if some guy with low self esteem keeps getting his butt handed to him by a girl he's paying for the privilege, he's not going to be too pleased... well, not unless getting his butt handed to him by a girl is "his thing" of course!
Article: After a session Players can rate their PlayDate on her hotness, gaming skill and flirtiness.
So yeah, you can choose ultra flirty girls who suck at games if you like kicking their ass, or uber bitchy girls who will kick your ass if thats your thing.
Re:Capitalism by discord5 · 2010-03-23 06:39 · Score: 1

A customer desire is met with supply. Admit it--many of you wish you'd thought of this.
Screw thinking of it. I'm building my own rent-a-friend with blackjack and hookers. In fact, screw the rent-a-friend.
Re:Capitalism by evilbessie · 2010-03-23 06:42 · Score: 1

But yet you read the /. article and commented, that doesn't sound like 'at all' to me...
Re:Capitalism by Lostlander · 2010-03-23 06:52 · Score: 1

That idea is solid gold the only issue is you would need two sets of barbers. The ones who strip and make a mess of people's hair and the ones who don't and fix the mistakes.
Re:Capitalism by Uberbah · 2010-03-23 07:13 · Score: 1

However there's always that tension because we are attracted to each other. We almost dated a few years ago before I got married, but because of the situation at the time things just didn't work out. I'm always afraid something will happen so I never have her over when my wife's not around.
Sounds like a great plot for a porno. First you and your wife, then you and your friend, then your friend and your wife (after a nice catfight, of course) and then a good, long, threesome.
Re:Capitalism by DrgnDancer · 2010-03-23 07:45 · Score: 1

You could probably make money with this. Seriously. Do you know how many chains of "men's hairstylists" or "luxury barbers" there are? Everything from a poor-mans version I used to see in Lafayette called "Sport Clips" where everything was themed with sports paraphernalia and the pretty (to one degree or another) hair stylists would give you a short shoulder rub for an extra $5, to "Aidan Gill For Men" in New Orleans where the proprietor was a chatty Irishman who served you Guinness or whiskey while you waited (and charged you enough that you paid for your drink without paying for it). A lot of men don't particularly like getting their hair cut, because the salons are designed for and by women. There's a market for "men's hair salons".
I paid Aidan $35 a haircut because: (A) his staff cut exclusively men's hair and was good at it, and (B) I liked the atmosphere. I wouldn't go to your "Stripper Barbershop" but I bet many men would. I'd make it a "high class joint", where the rules are firm, the bouncers serious and the girls both pretty AND good barbers. Serve drinks while people wait, charge outrageous prices, and make sure that every customer walks out with a good haircut as well as having had a good time. Your big problem would be that I'm thinking cutting hair topless would be a really unpleasant and itchy experience. You might do better with a men's specialty salon with pretty, competent (clothed) female barbers and a sort of "manly day spa" feel.

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Re:Capitalism by Anonymous Coward · 2010-03-23 08:46 · Score: 0

As a guy with a low self esteem I must say that it is indeed "my thing".
Re:Capitalism by brainboyz · 2010-03-23 09:08 · Score: 1

Several already exist. Behind the curve again, unfortunately. Could still open one in your area though.
Re:Capitalism by Anonymous Coward · 2010-03-23 09:26 · Score: 0

No, many of you probably wish you'd have a pussy so you could get paid to do this :)
The other side of capitalism, that all of the proprietary sofware users should have experience with: Limit the supply, and you can charge whatever you want.
Re:Capitalism by LokiMorgan · 2010-03-23 09:50 · Score: 1

ahh I must know your american twin. (=
Re:Capitalism by Anonymous Coward · 2010-03-23 10:29 · Score: 0

With those story making skills, you would be great at this job. Now if you can just pretend to be a chick ...
Re:Capitalism by mjwx · 2010-03-23 14:27 · Score: 1

No, actually, I'm quite proud of myself for not thinking about this. At all.
Especially when you could simply pack up your Xbox, take a nice flight to somewhere like Thailand, or the Philipines and find a lady there who will be quite happy to play with you for the entire night, for about US$30. Considering that the service being offered is for US$8.99 for roughly 10 minutes (according to the IGN article I read) I would say this is quite a bargain.

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Re:Capitalism by Vanderhoth · 2010-03-23 21:59 · Score: 1

Dude, I'm going to start shooting on Monday. LOL
Re:Capitalism by Vanderhoth · 2010-03-23 22:08 · Score: 1

Yeah, he's pretty badass, but I'm the evil one. People get it confused because I'm the Canadian. However, if your ever in my undisclosed area and want to join me for a few rounds of Street Fighter or Tekken. Feel free to stop in.
Re:Capitalism by Vanderhoth · 2010-03-23 22:12 · Score: 1

Sorry,

I'll pay if you don't tell my wife.
was cropped off.
Re:Capitalism by LokiMorgan · 2010-03-24 09:27 · Score: 1

It is a deal! (=

O Romeo, Romeo ... by Anonymous Coward · 2010-03-23 05:11 · Score: 0

That which we call a whore by any other word would cost as much.

World's oldest profession... by Culture20 · 2010-03-23 05:12 · Score: 1

...just got safer.

actually, let me be the nerdiest... by Moraelin · 2010-03-23 05:13 · Score: 5, Funny

You know, it kinda reminds me of the joke about the programmer who finds a talking frog. The frog says, "Please, if you kiss me I'll turn back into a beautiful princess and I'll be your girlfriend and do whatever you wish." The programmer thinks for a bit, puts the frog in the pocket and says, "You know, I don't think I have the time for a girlfriend, but a talking frog is way cool."

Kinda the same reaction I'm getting here. I can't say I much care about the "date" part, or even if it's a girl or a guy, but if they're even marginally good at Star Trek Online, I could have some use fir someone to watch my back and have a chat with. Especially if they have a Science Ship, but I'm not fussy. A Cruiser is good too. Some of those battleships can hurt a lot if you're in a lone Escort, lemme tell ya ;)

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Re:actually, let me be the nerdiest... by UnknowingFool · 2010-03-23 05:34 · Score: 5, Funny

Sorta like that other joke:
A nerd comes running up to his friend and says:
"You'll never believe what happened to me yesterday. I was walking around when all the sudden this beautiful girl comes up to me riding this wicked bike. She throws down the bike, takes off all her clothes, and says 'Take whatever you want.'"
"So I took the bike."
His friend responds "Good choice. The clothes would have never fit you."

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Re:actually, let me be the nerdiest... by Dragoniz3r · 2010-03-23 05:46 · Score: 2, Funny

So you'd pay hooker rates, just to play STO with someone? I smell a market here.
Re:actually, let me be the nerdiest... by vlm · 2010-03-23 05:50 · Score: 1

if they're even marginally good at Star Trek Online ... lone Escort, lemme tell
Hmm... Paid for Gamer Girls ... Star Trek Online... Escort ...
I got it! A Star Trek Online Escort Service! Brilliant!

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Re:actually, let me be the nerdiest... by psithurism · 2010-03-23 06:19 · Score: 1

Kinda the same reaction I'm getting here. I can't say I much care about the "date" part, or even if it's a girl or a guy, but if they're even marginally good at Star Trek Online, I could have some use fir someone to watch my back and have a chat with.
Wouldn't it be easier to comb the Star Trek Online boards and find a _free_ friend to watch your back? If you couldn't I bet you could pay a hobbyist to watch your back for far less than these play dates.
Re:actually, let me be the nerdiest... by Endo13 · 2010-03-23 06:26 · Score: 1

Yeah, the problem is with this service you're paying about a dollar a minute. I think I can find someone to watch my back and chat with for a good bit less.
But seriously, paying that much for someone you don't even get to be with? I mean really, all you get is video chat? For a buck a minute? I can get that for free, and more than what they're offering. Yes, there *are* some hot chicks that play WoW and have nice boobs.

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Re:actually, let me be the nerdiest... by Moraelin · 2010-03-23 06:28 · Score: 1

Eh, I seem to have actually acquired a couple of newbies who want to be with me all the time, even without doing anything special. Plus, really, if you've played an MMO you know you don't even need to do anything special to get into a guild. You just have to click "Yes" in the wrong dialogue.
It was mostly half joke.
I still find the idea most intriguing, though, so it's not entirely joke. I might actually give it a try. I mean, other than a few bucks, what do I have to lose? It's not like I'm getting married to her or anything similarly scary ;)
Plus, I'd hope that anyone who wants to be paid to play with someone would at least have the skills and the equipment, right? I mean, right? :P

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Re:actually, let me be the nerdiest... by Kamokazi · 2010-03-23 06:47 · Score: 2, Funny

Three Words:
Jam Targeting Sensors.
At 11km buff yourself to high heaven (tac team, atk alpha, hi yield torp, rapid fire), set throttle to max, and fire off your initial volley right as you get in weapons range. Then use Jam targetting sensors right away. NPCs usually seem to not move when you do that (even though it just prevents them from firing..must be an AI bug) so they will keep the same shield facing you, and you can often have them destroyed or at least on the brink of death by the time you get next to them, and you often have little more than a scratch on your forward shields.
Now what was this story about again? I got distracted by something more interesting.

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Re:actually, let me be the nerdiest... by Moraelin · 2010-03-23 06:53 · Score: 1

Hmm, ok, I guess that's what I get for not reading TFA. A dollar a minute _is_ a bit steep when I can get a couple of newbies as living shields for nothing :P

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Re:actually, let me be the nerdiest... by Rysc · 2010-03-23 09:13 · Score: 1

I hope she has the equipment.
Wait, what kind of equipment?

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Anonymous Coward by Anonymous Coward · 2010-03-23 05:13 · Score: 0

BWAHAHAHAHA

Think of the Children? by Anonymous Coward · 2010-03-23 05:17 · Score: 0

Seriously, I didn't read any mention of age blocking and am not about to visit the Web site while at work, but what kind of a message does this send to impressionable young people? I can see were it could further objectify women when you can 'buy' one in your favorite FPS, etc.

Now probably since it will be through Xbox Live, et. al. those kinds of age mechanisms are already in place, but I have to agree with the first post really say, very loudly, WTF?

Re:Think of the Children? by delinear · 2010-03-23 05:24 · Score: 3, Insightful

Not to defend this scheme in any way but I would guess the mechanism will be that one signs up via a website to pay for the service (somehow I can't see MS letting people spend Microsoft points on this), so I would assume that it's no worse than an age restricted web site on that front and you'll need to have a credit card to get access anyway.
Re:Think of the Children? by Black+Gold+Alchemist · 2010-03-23 09:30 · Score: 1

Do I come into your house and make you remove the red items so that my robots won't fail? Do I rip out your yard so I can drive my car through it? No. So stop trying to rip up the world for your damn child.

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Oh god! by Gaygirlie · 2010-03-23 05:18 · Score: 1

I gotta go buy Xbox360 and start earning money if guys really are that desperate for female gamers :D

Re:Oh god! by LokiMorgan · 2010-03-23 05:55 · Score: 1

no kidding! I already have a 360!
Re:Oh god! by shutdown+-p+now · 2010-03-23 06:58 · Score: 1

Just don't forget to go easy on the fraggin' part of it.
Though some boys might like it rough...

Rental Sisters and Hikki Therapy by Guppy · 2010-03-23 05:19 · Score: 2, Interesting

Hopefully they wont end up being Hikikomoris

I was thinking the same thing, as an extension of the "rental sisters" that are sometimes used for hikki therapy as well. Perhaps this might not be such a bad idea.
The game serves as a focus for parallel play, allowing a poorly socialized male to be distracted long enough to become acclimated to the female's companionship before they realize it. I've seen the same sort of gradual opening up at anime clubs and D&D sessions, but this might work in situations where someone's too far withdrawn even for that.

Women play XBOX 360? by imag0 · 2010-03-23 05:19 · Score: 5, Funny

... How do they get it into the kitchen?

Re:Women play XBOX 360? by Anonymous Coward · 2010-03-23 05:27 · Score: 0

Everyone knows women can't cook.
Re:Women play XBOX 360? by Anonymous Coward · 2010-03-23 05:40 · Score: 0

It's integrated into the stove/oven so they can keep cooking and cleaning between rounds.
Re:Women play XBOX 360? by Anonymous Coward · 2010-03-23 12:21 · Score: 0

You are implying you already know how they get barefoot and pregnant?!?!
Please enlighten the rest of us!

PS3? by Mekkah · 2010-03-23 05:19 · Score: 1

IS PS3 AVAILABLE??!11//?

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Pathetic by Anonymous Coward · 2010-03-23 05:19 · Score: 1, Insightful

Pathetic. Save your money and go to a real prostitute.

Re:Pathetic by wizardforce · 2010-03-23 05:49 · Score: 1

As a bonus you get to keep the STDs for free...

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A hooker is better by Anonymous Coward · 2010-03-23 05:24 · Score: 0

I rather pay for a hooker. In my experience they're very good at street fighter.

No, PS3 has better graphics by Orga · 2010-03-23 05:25 · Score: 1

We don't need to talk to them.

Re:No, PS3 has better graphics by Anonymous Coward · 2010-03-23 05:50 · Score: 0

Option 1: Pay money on top of paying for the game to talk to some normal, real-world girl we'll never meet and who, quite frankly, is in this for the money and doesn't care about us. Worst case is a very real possibility of her desire to scam us out of more money.
Option 2: Play the game, which, in several cases, is packed full of fantastically-designed girls with improbable (if not outright implausible) anatomies and outfits, both of which we can actually see. Again, we will never meet said girls and, by definition, they lack the ability to care about us. Worst case is a very real possibility of obvious DLC hooks to scam us out of more money.
Net difference between the experiences: Option 2 gives us positive visual feedback, one less money payout, and at least a possibility of future fun (re: DLC).
Option 2 wins.

Nerds by Wowsers · 2010-03-23 05:25 · Score: 0

Nerds playing with girls, don't be so stupid. We all know nerds only like playing with themselves.... lol

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Seriously? by sonicmerlin · 2010-03-23 05:31 · Score: 2, Interesting

This just makes me sad. As a society we should be encouraging real human interaction and development. The creators of the internet (strange twist on founders of the Constitution, eh?) certainly didn't intend for it to make socially inept nerds even more pathetic.

Re:Seriously? by plague3106 · 2010-03-23 06:29 · Score: 1

How about you as an individual let other indivuals be, and stop trying to encourage anything? I'm tired of this crap "oh I don't want SOCIETY (i.e., the group of free individuals that live in the same geographic region as me) to look like THAT."
Why do you care AT ALL what two consenting adults do?
Re:Seriously? by shutdown+-p+now · 2010-03-23 06:59 · Score: 1

As a society we should be encouraging real human interaction and development.
We do. Didn't you ever see free condoms distributed at the uni?
Re:Seriously? by Anonymous Coward · 2010-03-23 09:52 · Score: 0

That doesn't encourage people to have sex, it encourages people to be safer in the sex they are already having.
Re:Seriously? by sskinnider · 2010-03-23 12:51 · Score: 1

What the fuck do you know. Nerds in the new millennium are the hippest dudes around, just ask Neo.
Re:Seriously? by Anonymous Coward · 2010-03-23 13:59 · Score: 1, Insightful

really? so why are you posting comments over here instead of going outside for real human interaction>?
Re:Seriously? by Anonymous Coward · 2010-03-23 19:16 · Score: 0

Pfft... Who cares what Al Gore thinks?

Ingredients: sugar, fructose, liquid invert ... by Fuseboy · 2010-03-23 05:32 · Score: 1

This reminds me of a cleaning service that I heard of this weekend which, for an extra $20/hr, will work topless. This is the sugar-as-first-ingredient social experience. It seems great at the time, but eventually it will leave you lacking in ways that are hard to imagine. Surrounding yourself with ego-stroking houris isn't going to help you out in the relationships that really matter, is it?

Re:Ingredients: sugar, fructose, liquid invert ... by Geeky · 2010-03-23 05:38 · Score: 1

Pretty much applies to any paid-for interaction with the opposite sex. Strip clubs are a classic example. Get your ego stroked, made to feel like everything you say is of vast interest to the stunning woman you're talking to. Go home on cloud 9, wake up feeling depressed and slightly dirty.
But I'm just guessing, ya know. No personal experience to back it up. Honest *cough*

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Re:Ingredients: sugar, fructose, liquid invert ... by tsotha · 2010-03-23 08:29 · Score: 1

A lot of people out there aren't capable of normal social interaction, for one reason or another.

LF24M! ICC 25! by bearflash · 2010-03-23 05:33 · Score: 1

9 bucks for one game? You figure that's what 10 minutes? 54 bucks an hour, 216 bucks for four hours(average raid time) That's 5,184 bucks for a four hour raid with 24 ladies. I could absolutely see that happening haha.

Re:LF24M! ICC 25! by Anonymous Coward · 2010-03-23 08:05 · Score: 0

For 50 bucks an hour I could get prostitutes, so what's the point?

Seriously!? by Aladrin · 2010-03-23 05:36 · Score: 2, Insightful

I'd love to find a girl that likes to play video games, and would enjoy playing them with me. Hell, I'm even inclined to give up my bachelor lifestyle for such a rare gem... But pay $9 for 10 minutes of playing a game with her over the net? I really, really don't think so.

Now, if that was the prelude to getting an actual date with her, I could see it. (In other words, you have to prove you aren't a complete asshole while playing games.)

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Re:Seriously!? by Anonymous Coward · 2010-03-23 06:11 · Score: 0

Seconded. It's already hard enough for geeky guys to find a geeky girlfriend; the few geek girls out there are either completely crazy, taken (or both!) and are quite paranoid about guys because they have so many guys after them all the time.
So a service where you can pay a small amount for guaranteed time with someone with the potential of it becoming a relationship? Heyy, good idea.
I don't know if that's the intent, though. If this is more like phone sex, where there's no likelyhood of anything real coming out of it, then forget it, it's useless.
Re:Seriously!? by city · 2010-03-23 06:32 · Score: 2, Funny

Please, would you two put away your credit cards already? You're embarrassing us. They aren't going to date you. And I don't know about your mom, but mine doesn't allow girls in the basement anyway. Looks like you'll manage to keep your "bachelor lifestyle" for a few more decades.

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Re:Seriously!? by Anonymous Coward · 2010-03-23 06:49 · Score: 0

Okay, mister expert at dating, what do you suggest geeky guys do to find girlfriends?
I'm waiting to hear your eternal wisdom.
Seriously, people who naturally have it easy meeting new people have no idea how difficult it can be for some.
Re:Seriously!? by kirill.s · 2010-03-23 07:47 · Score: 1

(In other words, you have to prove you aren't a complete asshole while playing games.)
If she can prove that she can play decently, I would be willing to spend more money on her on the upcoming dates.
Re:Seriously!? by toetagger1 · 2010-03-23 08:37 · Score: 0, Troll

"I'd love to find a girl that likes to play video games, and would enjoy playing with them" Fixed your grammar for you

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Re:Seriously!? by Anonymous Coward · 2010-03-23 09:40 · Score: 0

When it comes to all the experiences in life, video games (even if they are a large part of your life now) are a very small and limited part. Meeting real physical people and actually making a connection with a few of them that could potentially last your whole life is a lot more important. Heck, even shitty relationships build more character than playing video games.
If you are giving your playstation the priority over that, you are seriously missing out. And I also have a feeling that your bachelor life isn't necessarily as voluntarily as you claim it to be.
Mike
Re:Seriously!? by Anonymous Coward · 2010-03-23 10:30 · Score: 0

what do you suggest geeky guys do to find girlfriends?
Not this. It's more or less the same as a phone sex line, you're not going to meet anyone using this service.
Try an activity that doesn't involve the women getting paid for their participation.
Re:Seriously!? by Aladrin · 2010-03-23 11:36 · Score: 1

In 'fixing' my grammar, you changed the meaning of the sentence. That's a pretty big failure.
Unless of course you were going to a witty comment... But the grammar bit kind of killed that.

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Re:Seriously!? by Kneo24 · 2010-03-23 12:05 · Score: 1

The first step is to stop being a pussy. Seriously. Only the most desperate woman will take a guy who has no cojones to at least make a modicum amount of effort to say hello. Sign up for any activity that doesn't include video games. Join a hiking group. Go to the gym. Take a dance class. Do something that involves meeting new people and interacting with them, but make sure you want to do it.
And while you're attempting to do that, if you want to spend money trying to find the right person, either use a dating site like eharmony or match, or go to a professional match making service. It's really quite that simple, but you first need to stop being a damn pussy.
Re:Seriously!? by Anonymous Coward · 2010-03-23 13:07 · Score: 0

Do something that involves meeting new people and interacting with them, but make sure you want to do it.
That's the whole problem with the "be yourself" schtick. If they wanted to do it, they'd already be hiking or playing basketball or whatever.
If the lonely nerds want to meet women, then most of them are going to have to learn to do things they don't want to do.
Re:Seriously!? by Anonymous Coward · 2010-03-23 14:58 · Score: 0

Yep, you can give up eating cheetos all day long there orange d*ck.
Re:Seriously!? by Kneo24 · 2010-03-24 10:03 · Score: 1

I find it incredibly difficult to believe that geeks only like geeky things that keep them locked inside their nerd cave.

Somebody stole the idea of "nerdotica" by Anonymous Coward · 2010-03-23 05:36 · Score: 0

Something positive the comic, look in archive for nerdotica

I wish to Christ this was a joke by jargonCCNA · 2010-03-23 05:38 · Score: 2, Funny

...but it's not.

Shame on you, CmdrTaco, for posting this. Shame on the organisation behind it for creating it. And every one of you assholes who immediately started joking about it, you disgust me.

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Re:I wish to Christ this was a joke by Geeky · 2010-03-23 05:44 · Score: 4, Insightful

...but it's not.
Shame on you, CmdrTaco, for posting this. Shame on the organisation behind it for creating it. And every one of you assholes who immediately started joking about it, you disgust me.
Why? Seriously.
I'm genuinely ambivalent about even the world's oldest profession, of which this is arguably a very mild version. It doesn't disgust me, it's been around forever and seems to be a part of human nature.
As long as noone's being forced into it, I don't have a problem with it. There are plenty of dysfunctional relationships out there, and it sometimes seems like a straightforward paid transaction is more honest.

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Re:I wish to Christ this was a joke by jargonCCNA · 2010-03-23 06:19 · Score: 3, Insightful

It bothers me because it tacitly encourages the continued objectification and marginalisation of women within gaming circles. I don't doubt for a minute that people will people will pay for the privilege of going onto the system and berating the women on the other end of the line for being women, because now they know who they're talking to. If there was a way to police the behaviour of the users of the system, that would be one thing. There can't be, though, so all this is is a perfect avenue for misogynistic gamers to hurt people.
I'll put it this way: even if there were no pimps anywhere in the world, and every prostitute in the field did it because they enjoyed what they did, there would still be people out there who would pay for the ability to beat the shit out of them. Even if the women involved aren't being coerced into it, there's a significant number of men who will abuse the system in order to abuse women.
And even there was, it still doesn't excuse all the disgusting, misogynistic comments on this article.

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Re:I wish to Christ this was a joke by Anonymous Coward · 2010-03-23 06:27 · Score: 4, Insightful

fake all the outrage you want, that feminist still isn't going to fuck you
Re:I wish to Christ this was a joke by Anonymous Coward · 2010-03-23 06:28 · Score: 0

STFU Phil Donahue.
Re:I wish to Christ this was a joke by Bearhouse · 2010-03-23 06:35 · Score: 2, Insightful

Shame on the organisation behind it for creating it.
Well, OK, it's kinda pathetic and tacky, I grant you that. But at least the poor people performing the service can be warm and safe at home, not risking their health, or worse, on the street. Most will be guys, anyway...

Shame on you, CmdrTaco, for posting this.
You've lost me there...this is supposed to be 'news for nerds', after all...

And every one of you assholes who immediately started joking about it, you disgust me.
Well, like I said, this is /. What do you expect them to do - climb out of the basement and spend the money on a real hooker instead?
Oh, and while we're on the topic of sanctimonious posts, many people would be upset by your blasphemy.
Still, I see you've been modded funny, so I guess I'm gonna get 'whooooshed' for this post!
Re:I wish to Christ this was a joke by Anonymous Coward · 2010-03-23 06:37 · Score: 0

hey, quit your crybabying. you sound like a woman.
Re:I wish to Christ this was a joke by jargonCCNA · 2010-03-23 06:39 · Score: 1

Oh, all right, I'll bite.
That feminist is my wife. Good try, though. Better luck next time.

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Re:I wish to Christ this was a joke by brkello · 2010-03-23 06:40 · Score: 3, Insightful

So, in other words, it doesn't matter what women do, there are still going to be jerks that objectify them. So women might as well do whatever they want. If they choose to make money off of these people or people who legitimately want this service, that is their choice.

You on the other hand want to take away their right to choose to this. Quite frankly, your post is more offensive than the majority of the posts on here. Women can take care of themselves. They aren't being forced to do this. Most people are saying things in jest, you are speaking (unless I am way off base) in seriousness. Your post strikes me as more misogynistic than the others. Would you object if a bunch of attractive, muscled men offered the same thing to women? Of course not. It's ok to objectify men as sexual object, but not women? You are the one with the problem.

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Re:I wish to Christ this was a joke by Island+Admin · 2010-03-23 06:40 · Score: 1

Ahhh young grasshopper ... you have much to learn about the world.
Re:I wish to Christ this was a joke by Anonymous Coward · 2010-03-23 06:46 · Score: 5, Funny

I stand by the previous comment
Re:I wish to Christ this was a joke by Geeky · 2010-03-23 06:47 · Score: 3, Insightful

I was kind of missing the fact that you keep getting modded as funny and taking you at face value. I'm bored, I'll carry on doing so for a while.
If women aren't being coerced into it, and there are guys that abuse them, they have a very simple option...
If you're serious, I kind of suspect you live in the PC world of academe (as your sig suggests). Have you ever met, and spoken to, any strippers or prostitutes? Quite a few of them would be rather patronised by your disgust.

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Re:I wish to Christ this was a joke by fastest+fascist · 2010-03-23 06:49 · Score: 2, Insightful

Interesting that you choose to make the actions of deranged individuals a gender issue, yet imply you are for gender equality.
Re:I wish to Christ this was a joke by Uberbah · 2010-03-23 07:06 · Score: 1, Troll

So women making money off of men's hormones is...demeaning to women? You need to get some pot & prunes and lighten the hell up already.
And even there was, it still doesn't excuse all the disgusting, misogynistic comments on this article.
Poutrage.
Re:I wish to Christ this was a joke by jargonCCNA · 2010-03-23 07:15 · Score: 0, Flamebait

You make a good point, and I'll admit that I responded hastily, and didn't properly explain my objection. It's not that I think women who game should be protected from these asshats, it's that these asshats shouldn't be acting like this, but a service like these just kind of encourages it, by giving them an anonymous way to do it privately. That's why it bugs me; it allows dickheads to continue being dickheads, and encourages their behaviour.

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Re:I wish to Christ this was a joke by Anonymous Coward · 2010-03-23 08:09 · Score: 0

...but a service like these just kind of encourages it, by giving them an anonymous way to do it privately
Sure, where the value of "anonymous" is "by handing over your legal name and address first". Have you forgotten how credit cards work?
Re:I wish to Christ this was a joke by furby076 · 2010-03-23 08:16 · Score: 1

Shame on the organisation behind it for creating it. And every one of you assholes who immediately started joking about it, you disgust me.
It's a microsoft product

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Re:I wish to Christ this was a joke by jargonCCNA · 2010-03-23 08:24 · Score: 1

It's anonymous at the time that it happens. You can walk up to a total stranger, in a foreign city, and punch them in the mouth, and it's completely anonymous, despite the fact that ultimately, your identity hasn't been hidden.

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Re:I wish to Christ this was a joke by Anonymous Coward · 2010-03-23 08:40 · Score: 0

What, is that supposed to invalidate his comment somehow? She's still not going to fuck you.
Re:I wish to Christ this was a joke by Anonymous Coward · 2010-03-23 09:22 · Score: 0

Before you were even able to meet that guy you punched in this scenario (if you want it to have any meaningful parallel), you had to give your name and address to his friend who was not only standing right there, but called your bank to confirm the name and address you gave him. This is the opposite of anonymous.
Even that aside, you're operating off of a faulty assumption that "not taking every possible measure to eliminate == encouraging".
Re:I wish to Christ this was a joke by Anonymous Coward · 2010-03-23 12:33 · Score: 0

You are not going to whine and cry away a million years of evolution. Yes, men objectify women. Sexually. The men who don't either:
a) Are lying (in order to get laid);
b) Have not yet had a woman and therefore don't understand;
c) Are gay (and therefore objectify men).
Just because we objectify something doesn't mean ONLY objectify something. Objectifying something doesn't mean beating the shit of it. I objectify my hambuger but I rarely backhand it when it gets out of line.
You are confused between someone just being nasty and picking on someone weaker than they are with Objectification
I am sorry you have spent your life as a victim, but don't take that out on the rest of us....Wow that sounds familiar... I bet if you were stronger, you'd be beating people up.
Re:I wish to Christ this was a joke by DNS-and-BIND · 2010-03-23 20:54 · Score: 1

"wish to Christ"? Take your fake manufactured outrage elsewhere, God-boy. Christians like you aren't welcome when you impose your puritanical morals on other people. Always making yourselves feel good by telling the rest of the world that they disgust you.

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Re:I wish to Christ this was a joke by master_p · 2010-03-23 23:41 · Score: 1

As long as noone's being forced into it

The 'no one is being force' part requires a big discussion about the options women have in our society. I am not so sure that these women are not being forced into it. According to various studies, the pay gap between genders is getting worse (example: http://usgovinfo.about.com/od/censusandstatistics/a/paygapgrows.htm).
Re:I wish to Christ this was a joke by master_p · 2010-03-23 23:43 · Score: 1

So, prostitution and stripping are good professions?
Would you let your daughter become a prostitute then?
Re:I wish to Christ this was a joke by Anonymous Coward · 2010-03-24 05:32 · Score: 0

Seriously, whether you're against or for the legality of prostitution, you'll get told you're
wrong by women.
If you're for prostitution to be legal, you are condoning the objectification of women.
If you're against prostotution being legal, you're just a paternalist trying to prevent women
from making choices about their own bodies. It's just a tactic used by women to get a psychological
advantage in the couple.
Re:I wish to Christ this was a joke by Anonymous Coward · 2010-03-24 05:40 · Score: 0

As long as women will keep pretending to work as much as we are, we'll keep
pretending we pay them as much as us.

March in protest over this! by ProteusQ · 2010-03-23 05:41 · Score: 1

Dressed as zombies, of course. That will help gamers' reputations with the ladies.

Where do I sign up? by tompaulco · 2010-03-23 05:42 · Score: 3, Interesting

Wow, what a job! I get paid to play games and all I have to do is pretend to be a girl to some guys that I will never have to meet in real life.

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I'm confused. by dagee · 2010-03-23 05:42 · Score: 1

I could blame this on my quick read of the article but... Are the girls employees of the game or just other gamers. The reason I ask is because if they are employees then its nothing like buying a girl a drink at a bar after all not matter how many credits you give her she's still not going to go home with you after the game or even give you her number. Second, are they using vent? After all, I'm a guy and I could supply a picture of a girl and pretend to be one one but put me in vent with out a voice modifier and well my pretense is discovered. And finally - really, yuk this is just wrong on so many levels.

Re:I'm confused. by OrangeMonkey11 · 2010-03-23 05:51 · Score: 1

All these girls work for the company that started this BS, from what I read on IGN yesterday it appear that GameCrush provide a service for "female gamers" to connect to male gamers for a price. Basically GameCrush is more or less a 21st century 1-900 service for gamers with/without the dirty talks.
Re:I'm confused. by aXis100 · 2010-03-23 12:59 · Score: 1

It appears that the Girls are employees in about the same way as prostitutes are to their pimp. They get their money by 60% commission plus tips.

up up, down down, left right left right B A start by masmullin · 2010-03-23 05:43 · Score: 1

cheat code! Someone should have given this to Tiger Woods.

How many hippies by Finallyjoined!!! · 2010-03-23 05:44 · Score: 1

Does it take to change a bulb?

A: 347, 1 to change the bulb, 346 to sing about how good the old one was.

OK, that's enough, sorry.

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Re:How many hippies by idontgno · 2010-03-23 06:06 · Score: 1

OK, that's enough, sorry.
No, it's not.
How many Apple executives does it take to change a light bulb?
Just one, if it's Steve Jobs; He holds the light bulb up and the world revolves around him.

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Re:How many hippies by Anonymous Coward · 2010-03-23 06:29 · Score: 0

Congrats, that was the only good joke in this thread.
Re:How many hippies by Anonymous Coward · 2010-03-23 07:55 · Score: 0

That's Larry Ellison. When Jobs is around, the bulb never needs changing.
(Alternatively "None, Apple bulbs aren't replaceable")

silly by Slack0ff · 2010-03-23 05:45 · Score: 1

This is silly, all girls will game if given the proper introduction. Find yourself a girl irl and find a game you can play together, work up to the games you want to play, though there is no promise she'll like it I suppose. I'm currently trying to see if I can get my girlfriend hooked on RTS games in-time for Starcraft II, she's hooked on Plants vs. Zombies, now I just need to find a good game to transition with.

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Re:silly by Noughmad · 2010-03-23 08:24 · Score: 1

This is silly, all girls will game if given the proper introduction.
That may be true, but do you want to spend the rest of your life playing FarmVille?

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Re:silly by Slack0ff · 2010-03-25 15:28 · Score: 1

What a dumb question. Read my post again, throw away your keyboard (to prevent this from happening again), and go play Plants vs Zombies (no need for a keyboard!)

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I just don't get it by Sycraft-fu · 2010-03-23 05:46 · Score: 1

I mean, I understand wanting to play games online with people. Many games are more fun when played with or against other humans, and for others it is mandatory. Ok, but there are lots and lots of people more than happy to play these games with you for no charge. There are men and women of all ages. However gender isn't really relevant when you are talking about playing a game online. They are just someone to have fun with.

I also understand wanting to meet a woman. However the reason I would be gender specific is because I want to meet someone for companionship and physical intimacy. That doesn't work online, and most certainly doesn't work if I'm having to pay someone to put up with me.

So this I don't get. I'd much rather do as I do now, and simply play games online with others who want to play, for free. Their age, gender, etc isn't relevant. We are there to play games. I'm not paying someone to do that.

Anonymous Coward by Anonymous Coward · 2010-03-23 05:52 · Score: 0

lol...my local news station did a story on it! http://www.q13fox.com/news/kcpq-03222010-gamecrush,0,2234880.story

I'm sure we can trust them... by damn_registrars · 2010-03-23 05:53 · Score: 1

... because nobody on the internet has ever portrayed themselves as someone they weren't. And no man has ever, ever, pretended to be a woman or a girl on the internet.

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Well, think of it this way by Moraelin · 2010-03-23 05:55 · Score: 2, Interesting

Well, think of it this way: if I wanted to pay hooker rates to _screw_ someone, brothels are very much legal around here. No point dicking around with a fancy in-game dating service and keeping my fingers crossed that it works, if that were the purpose. The logical course of action is to go with the service that explicitly delivers just that.

But paying to play a game with someone... well, don't get me wrong, I don't _need_ to, but then I didn't _need_ dessert with the lunch either and I still bought that. But mostly, as Mr Data would say, I find that idea intriguing. I might actually give it a try.

You never know if you like it until you try. As Socrates must have told himself when they brought him the cup ;)

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Re:Well, think of it this way by Anonymous Coward · 2010-03-23 08:55 · Score: 0

As Socrates must have told himself when they brought him the cup ;)
It was just *one* cup, right?
Re:Well, think of it this way by Anonymous Coward · 2010-03-23 09:13 · Score: 0

Two philosophers, though.

LIVE REAL G.I.R.L.s by Conchobair · 2010-03-23 05:57 · Score: 5, Funny

Guys In Real Life.

Re:LIVE REAL G.I.R.L.s by Anonymous Coward · 2010-03-23 07:02 · Score: 1, Interesting

Gays In Real Life!
There, fixed that for you.

Say what you will.. by Stenchwarrior · 2010-03-23 05:59 · Score: 1

...but this is a fantastic idea. Sex makes money. Video games make money. Anyone who successfully finds a way to combine the two will no doubt become a very rich person. I wish I had thought of it.

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You're doing it wrong by Rude+Turnip · 2010-03-23 06:05 · Score: 1

Most guys I know, me included, go on Xbox Live to get away from girls. Hell, if there's a boy playing in a MW2 match that even sounds like a girl, we taunt him until he gets the fsck out.

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Re:You're doing it wrong by plague3106 · 2010-03-23 06:33 · Score: 1

Well, nobody said there was anything wrong with being gay.

Eh, kiss arse by SmallFurryCreature · 2010-03-23 06:05 · Score: 4, Insightful

I doubt you will be getting 8.99 per sessions if it lasts for 10 seconds and leave the paying customer humiliated. You will have to loose and complement him on his excellent skills.

Really, if being a whore was about getting great sex while being paid, more women would do it.

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Re:Eh, kiss arse by Fujisawa+Sensei · 2010-03-23 08:16 · Score: 1

Really, if being a whore was about getting great sex while being paid, more women would do it.
This has to be the most insightful thing I've heard about that, ever.

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Re:Eh, kiss arse by Anonymous Coward · 2010-03-23 09:54 · Score: 0

Hey, if they're better than me at my favorite game, and they're willing to point out what I'm doing wrong instead of just going "LOL n00b GTFO," I might be up for it. Rapid learning is the big benefit to balance out the hassles of clan gaming, I find.
Incidentally, this also is true of traditional prostitution. I knew a late-20's virgin who hired an expensive (and avowedly std-tested) prostitute a few times to get over his repressed libido issues. He wasn't fishing for compliments; he was looking for tutelage. After the experience, he felt a lot more relaxed about actually seeking a real relationship, which he did manage in fairly short order.
Not that I'm really expecting someone on a dial-a-game service to best me at my favorite games, but still, if...
Re:Eh, kiss arse by Anonymous Coward · 2010-03-23 16:36 · Score: 0

If [job] was [fun], more [people] would do it.
That said, even playing one-handed to stroke a terrible player's ego beats the hell out of waitressing or working in a call center. Unless LokiMorgan is an absolute pinball wizard, she'd surely wind up playing with enough basement troll/dorm rat 14-hour-a-day power-gamers to balance it out anyway. This seems like a good gig for a girl with a nice-to-slightly-nerdy phone voice and a video game habit, and one that puts the girl at minimal risk. The prices seem, uh, steep, but then, I talk to and/or work with three or four nice-looking women in the course of my average day.

I can get paid for that?! by Midnight+Voyager · 2010-03-23 06:10 · Score: 1

Wait, wait. So people will pay me... to play games with them. In this current job market. ...Where can I sign up?

You're in for a nasty surprise... by Moraelin · 2010-03-23 06:14 · Score: 1

audio via headset

Voice modulation software

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Re:You're in for a nasty surprise... by the_fat_kid · 2010-03-23 06:23 · Score: 4, Funny

you sure know a LOT about pretending to be a girl.
something your not telling us?

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Re:You're in for a nasty surprise... by orangesquid · 2010-03-23 15:38 · Score: 1

Knows a lot? Are you sure? ;)
It has a lot more to do with the pattern of resonance from vocal tract length than base pitch, which is possibly why pitch-shifting the whole spectrum often doesn't seem to change the perceived gender of a voice very well.
Playing with resonance through tongue and larynx positioning and hearing the changes producable in timbre without changing the fundamental pitch is quite fascinating to me, esp. as a clasically-trained singer [among other reasons].
Lynn Conway, one of the key engineers behind VLSI technology, is a transwoman who feminized her voice through careful practice and self-study, according to the above WP link.

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Hey, neat-o by Anonymous Coward · 2010-03-23 06:14 · Score: 0

Some people think this is a cool idea, some people think it's lame. I'm going to say I think it's a cool idea. Now, it's not right up my alley; I'm not sure I'd want to pay that much just to have a woman play a game with me. I like games, and was a hopeless addict as a teenager, but as a 20-something person I don't find myself focusing as deeply on consuming things as much as creating things. So I guess I'm not desperate enough to want a girl to play a game with. But you know what I really wish I could find? It would make me so happy if I could pay an inventor-type woman to talk to me. About science, or numbers, building things, ideas, puzzles. Well, that and not being cynical and clinically depressed. Or even if it was a guy, I'm not going to be that picky. All my friends want to do is send text messages, watch reality television, update Facebook, make tweets, talk about their iPhones, quote song lyrics... ugh. So yes, I would pay pretty well to find someone remotely interesting to talk to. I can't believe how bizarre and abnormal my interests have become over the years. Honestly I want to say "I can't believe how boring people are getting," but who am I to make such a broad statement you know?

In conclusion, please follow this business model increasingly deeper into niche areas, people who are behind this.

Re:Hey, neat-o by sowth · 2010-03-23 06:23 · Score: 2, Funny

Umm...try the local university? If you want to spend money, I'm sure they have plenty of hangouts around campus where "inventor-type women" go. Just walk up to any student and ask, "where do I go to have sex with inventor-type women? Are you an inventor-type woman? Will you have my children?" If she doesn't slap you, you're in!
Re:Hey, neat-o by Reapy · 2010-03-24 02:59 · Score: 1

The one thing I never understood about dating when I was free, that I understand now, is that something like this, if said correctly, would work.

Walk *this* way by TiggertheMad · 2010-03-23 06:14 · Score: 1

I'll mention another famous aerosmith video in reply to your post, 'Dude looks like a lady'....

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Dirty or Flirty by happy_place · 2010-03-23 06:15 · Score: 4, Insightful

And we all know that girls really only come in two varieties. Dirty or Flirty... sigh... as a father of many daughters, this just pisses me off... then again, videogame females have always been little more than balloon animals...

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Re:Dirty or Flirty by Anonymous Coward · 2010-03-23 06:29 · Score: 2, Funny

Why, which are yours?
Re:Dirty or Flirty by Trepidity · 2010-03-23 11:07 · Score: 1

then again, videogame females have always been little more than balloon animals...
That's unfortunately probably true for the majority of female characters in videogames, but there are some decent ones, e.g. Claire Redfield of Resident Evil 2, Elena Fisher of the Uncharted series, and Sarah Kerrigan of Starcraft. There's also Carmen Sandiego, of course.

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Re:Dirty or Flirty by sesshomaru · 2010-03-23 11:39 · Score: 1

What about Shodan? GladOS? Dahlia Gillespie? Morrigan Aensland?
Oh... um... scratch that last one (I know I'd like to, know what I mean, nudge, nudge....)

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Re:Dirty or Flirty by BillX · 2010-03-23 16:20 · Score: 1

You'd pass by a date with GLaDOS for THAT?!

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Re:Dirty or Flirty by Macgrrl · 2010-03-23 16:50 · Score: 2, Insightful

This pisses you off as a father of daughters... how do you think us women gamers feel?

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Re:Dirty or Flirty by mkw87 · 2010-03-24 07:30 · Score: 1

This pisses you off as a father of daughters... how do you think us women gamers feel?
In this poor economy, probably excited! Paid to do what you enjoy (video games), and all you have to do is flirt with someone too!

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Re:Dirty or Flirty by Kattspya · 2010-03-24 08:24 · Score: 1

I'm guessing you feel either flirty or dirty.

Reminds me of a funnier case by Moraelin · 2010-03-23 06:16 · Score: 4, Interesting

Actually, it reminds me of a case I read about in the late 90's.

So one guy meets this nice girl online, they chat a bit, get along just fine, she even sends him a photo. Looked like a relatively pretty girl in her twenties. So he buys a plane ticket and flies to the USA to meet her.

I know what some of y'all are thinking. Nah, the photo was _not_ photoshopped. It was hers too.

It just had been taken 60 years earlier.

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Re:Reminds me of a funnier case by Jedi+Alec · 2010-03-23 09:43 · Score: 1

Aye, those things happen.
I can add 2 counter-anecdotes of my own though. So far the women I've met online and hooked up with in meatspace were the real thing. Not gonna say it's always a success, but it can be fun. And yes, in one case a plane was necessary to get there ;-)
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Re:Reminds me of a funnier case by blackraven14250 · 2010-03-23 11:01 · Score: 1

He didn't notice that the picture was in black-and-white (late 90's, 60-year old picture is from.....the late 30's.), and likely was obviously DAMN old due to age and the wear associated with that age?
Re:Reminds me of a funnier case by Moraelin · 2010-03-23 11:46 · Score: 1

Well, I guess that's what you get when people think with their gonads.
Plus, we're talking the 90's. A good scanner cost more than now and would have a lot worse resolution anyway. Digital cameras certainly were not what you'd expect everyone to have, so you could jolly well expect something scanned instead. A lot of computers still could do either just 16 colours or pitiful resolution. Dithering was almost the norm. Analog modems were still the norm even in the USA, which further put harsh limits on picture quality and size. Etc. I'm guessing people would be a lot more likely to swallow an image that looked like run through a fax.

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New idea by CptPicard · 2010-03-23 06:18 · Score: 3, Funny

Let's pay verified girls to post in Slashdot discussions. Then, for a fee, you'll get either dirty or flirty responses to your posts about programming languages or whatnot.

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Re:New idea by misexistentialist · 2010-03-23 08:58 · Score: 1

I find your ideas intriguing and would like you to subscribe to my newsletter.
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Re:New idea by CptPicard · 2010-03-23 09:37 · Score: 1

Wut r u waring??

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Re:New idea by Macgrrl · 2010-03-23 16:55 · Score: 1

Slashdot. Where size matters. Smaller is beter - and I'm referring to your user ID.

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Yeah, no kidding by Moraelin · 2010-03-23 06:22 · Score: 5, Funny

And we all know that girls really only come in two varieties. Dirty or Flirty... sigh... as a father of many daughters, this just pisses me off... then again, videogame females have always been little more than balloon animals...

Yeah, no kidding, plus it leaves out more important aspects. I mean, who cares if she's dirty or flirty, the question is: can she keep aggro and what tier of epic gear does she have? :P

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Re:Yeah, no kidding by PhysicsGeek42 · 2010-03-23 08:59 · Score: 1

No kidding. I can go into town and easily get a pickup group full of dudes playing chick avatars. Turn off voice chat, and nobody would ever know the difference given the level of communication that some gamers (of both genders) sink too...

Re:How many Open Source Coders by Finallyjoined!!! · 2010-03-23 06:23 · Score: 1

Does it take?

Zero; "Lightbulb?, lightbulb?, what is that of which you speak?, I code in the dark, the real dark!"

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Sticky controllers by Anonymous Coward · 2010-03-23 06:24 · Score: 1, Funny

Is this company also going to provide customers with one-handed, waterproof game controllers?

Hell of a career... by shock1970 · 2010-03-23 06:26 · Score: 1

My wife is looking for employment. She's looking at an executive director position for a small non-profit organization where she might be able to pull in $50K... but she's also a gamer. From TFA, 60% of 8.25 for ten minutes of play... That's $4.95 for ten minutes ~ $30/hour ~ $60,000 / year. "Hey Honey... I found a job for you!"

Re:Hell of a career... by petermgreen · 2010-03-24 03:40 · Score: 1

I suspect the girls will only be paid for the time spent actually serving clients. Lets say there are 40 hours a week when the service gets significant demand and each girl manages to actually find a client 50% of the time. Even if the girls get 60% of what is spent on them (seems a bit high to me) that is only about $30K a year.
and personally I think even that is pretty optimisitic.

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wifi in the kitchen? by Thud457 · 2010-03-23 06:29 · Score: 4, Interesting

How on Earth (and the seven circles of teh intarwebs, for that matter) do they adequately verify that these "girls" are actually human females?!!!!
This is the internet, after all.

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Re:wifi in the kitchen? by Yamata+no+Orochi · 2010-03-23 06:41 · Score: 1

How on Earth (and the seven circles of teh intarwebs, for that matter) do they adequately verify that these "girls" are actually human females?!!!!
This is the internet, after all.
Applying for a job now.
Re:wifi in the kitchen? by Paradoks · 2010-03-23 07:05 · Score: 2, Insightful

do they adequately verify that these "girls" are actually human females?
You say that like it matters.

They're certainly not all attractive, 20-something genetic girls on the porn hotlines, so why would this be different? What matters is what you perceive, given that it's a pretend world regardless of how hot and sexy the worker is.

Anyway, I, for one, welcome aliens practicing their English and sexual skills by impersonating a porn human.
Re:wifi in the kitchen? by Anonymous Coward · 2010-03-23 07:46 · Score: 0

How on Earth (and the seven circles of teh intarwebs, for that matter) do they adequately verify that these "girls" are actually human females?!!!! /quote
They aren't : they are Orc and Betazoid.
Re:wifi in the kitchen? by kalirion · 2010-03-23 08:09 · Score: 1

How on Earth (and the seven circles of teh intarwebs, for that matter) do they adequately verify that these "girls" are actually human females?!!!!
You're way too picky. I'd be just fine with Blood Elf females, or Romulan Females, or Na'vi females...
Re:wifi in the kitchen? by antdude · 2010-03-23 08:19 · Score: 1

How about playing against/with in person?

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Re:wifi in the kitchen? by The+Archon+V2.0 · 2010-03-23 11:14 · Score: 1

How on Earth (and the seven circles of teh intarwebs, for that matter) do they adequately verify that these "girls" are actually human females?!!!! This is the internet, after all.
Well, given what the Escapist's article on the site featured, you choice of women featured such examples as:
1) Thin and uneasy-looking woman.
2) Overweight and heavily tattooed woman.
3) Two lipstick lesbians whose pictures all look like they were cribbed from a website, down to the logos in the corners of some of them.
4) A guy.
5) Gabe Newell.
6) A bear.
7) A grill.
So obviously their vetting system is very high quality and never lets any fakes through.
Re:wifi in the kitchen? by DurendalMac · 2010-03-23 12:44 · Score: 1

I'm guessing that voice chat will be required when available.
Re:wifi in the kitchen? by CAIMLAS · 2010-03-23 18:30 · Score: 1

What do you want to bet that teenage geeks will be borrowing their moms' ID to sign up for this thing and make a little extra money?
From what I've seen, they'd probably at least be more likely to sound like women than your typical female geek.

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Hell yah by Angeliqe · 2010-03-23 06:31 · Score: 0, Redundant

Runs off to by an xbox 360...

Re:Hell yah by Angeliqe · 2010-03-23 13:42 · Score: 1

moderators suck

What it could help with... by kungfugleek · 2010-03-23 06:31 · Score: 2, Insightful

in all seriousness, the girls could give the guys tips on how to pick up women. The game thing helps because these are (presumably) shy guy types that would find it awkward to talk to girls in any other situation. But put them in a virtual world with zombies to fight and they're right at home, like it's tea-time. Just saying, the venue makes the difference for shy types.

Re:What it could help with... by uniquegeek · 2010-03-23 08:56 · Score: 1

First and last step of advice: go out in the real world instead of playing games all the time.
Not trolling, I'm serious. One of my friends used to play WoW every waking hour he wasn't working, and used to complain he didn't have a girlfriend. I guess he just expected one to knock on the door and jump him? He already made the choice to not have a girlfriend by avoiding the circumstances for getting one, but that didn't occour to him.
Re:What it could help with... by Samah · 2010-03-23 11:21 · Score: 1

This is why I find it impossible to talk to women face to face, but online it's fine. The main reason being, after you've typed something to them, you can read it for a few seconds before hitting enter to make sure you haven't said anything stupid. :)
Even if you already know the girl IRL, talking to them online is so much less stressful since you can hide your emotions somewhat.

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Re:What it could help with... by Restil · 2010-03-23 19:03 · Score: 1

Well, in all fairness, waiting for one to show up worked for me. It sure took a long time though. Maybe I needed a better marketing department.
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Re:What it could help with... by uniquegeek · 2010-03-27 05:20 · Score: 1

The most valuable lesson I've learned in the last two years is you are your own marketing department :)

Give a new meaning by MrTripps · 2010-03-23 06:31 · Score: 2, Funny

This gives a new meaning to the term "head shot."

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You mean it wasn't common knowledge? by Moraelin · 2010-03-23 06:33 · Score: 2, Insightful

Heh. I thought it was common knowledge by now, especially by the tech-savvy Slashdot users, but I guess humanity surprises me again.

Plus, if you think software was the biggest problem, consider this: the larynx actually changes for boys at puberty, under the influence of testosterone. (Which is why they used guys castrated early for some roles in opera and such.) What sounds like a flirty girl on your headset can well be a 13 year old boy. Or a 10 year old girl, for that matter. Considering the pedo hysteria lately, I wouldn't rush to talk too indecently to someone you don't really know, based on just what they sound like. Just something to think about.

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I'm torn on this by 93+Escort+Wagon · 2010-03-23 06:57 · Score: 1

I'm really torn - I'm not sure whether I think this is "sad" or "pathetic".

Although a picture just sprang to to mind: Zap Brannigan on Valentine's Day, whose date had a five o'clock shadow and told him he had a "surprise".

Okay, I suppose Futurama references could be considered pathetic in some circles too - I know my wife rolls her eyes whenever she hears another one.

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Woohooo!!!! by Anonymous Coward · 2010-03-23 06:58 · Score: 0

Wow! Sign me up, its a dream come true, play games and get money at the same time. Win!

Dude, you haven't been paying attention by Moraelin · 2010-03-23 07:02 · Score: 4, Funny

Dude, you haven't been paying attention. I don't want a human female. I want an orc female. Or a klingon one. Mmmm. Betazoid is borderline ok too, though ;)

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Huh? Wha...? by Moraelin · 2010-03-23 07:14 · Score: 2, Insightful

Huh? What's wrong with joking about it anyway?

And if you're offended by us joking about this, you may want to completely avoid the likes of George Carlin (joking about rape for example) or Jimmy Carr (joking about such topics as kids with leukemia) and really most comedians out there.

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NICE DOUBLE STANDARD THERE by Anonymous Coward · 2010-03-23 07:17 · Score: 0

What about the objectification of men^W nerds ? Apparently these "play girls" think these guys only redeeming quality is possessing money to squander to have some "girl" manipulate them emotionally. Welcome to the 21st century you troglodyte misanthrope.

It'll never catch on by boundary · 2010-03-23 07:28 · Score: 1

You need 2 hands to use an Xbox controller.

LOL by Anonymous Coward · 2010-03-23 07:30 · Score: 0

Forwarded to female gamer friends... I'm sure one of them has a use for some desperate loser's $$$.

Advertisement as News. by Jackie_Chan_Fan · 2010-03-23 07:41 · Score: 1

This is one of those Press releases that "news" outlets pick up on.

No one will do this. They just want attention. Fuck em and their prostitutes.

A whore by any other name... by hallux.sinister · 2010-03-23 07:43 · Score: 1

No text here. Just a subject. I think that says it all, don't you?

This just confirmed a suspicion I've had by Khyber · 2010-03-23 07:49 · Score: 1

That suspicion is that 360 owners are pretty much useless slobs with no ambition to try getting a girl in real life.

I think that's going to be a question on the employment application I'm creating. So far, all the 360 owners I know are lazy, shiftless bums, while all the ps3 owners I know work their asses off and usually have a much higher deal of intelligence and education.

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It's Official by Ocyris · 2010-03-23 07:56 · Score: 1

We've hit a new low... Though I do applaud the inventor for a creative business model.

Re:up up, down down, left right left right B A sta by macbeth66 · 2010-03-23 08:27 · Score: 1

feh!

A cheat code would be "in out, in out, in out, in out, in out, in out, in out, in out, in out, in out, in out, in out, in out, in out, in out, in out, in out, in out, in out, in out, in out, in out, in out, in out, in out, in out, in out, ...... in out"

err.. wait, this is /.

OK, the cheat code is "in out in" "Aw jeez! That's it?"

Obligatory xkcd by Culture20 · 2010-03-23 08:46 · Score: 0

Pix Plz http://xkcd.com/322/

NSFW by Anonymous Coward · 2010-03-23 09:36 · Score: 0

http://www.spankwire.com/Juelz-Ventura-Dirty-Girls/video202734/

Is this what they mean ?

I'm going to change the topic of the reply. by Anonymous Coward · 2010-03-23 09:52 · Score: 0

Does it take to change a bulb?

A: 347, 1 to change the bulb, 346 to sing about how good the old one was.

OK, that's enough, sorry.

Gee, look what doesn't make any sense now!

Competition by Anonymous Coward · 2010-03-23 10:07 · Score: 0

This idea needs competition. Are there no gamer girls out there who will play for five dollars an hour? Or girls from India or China who will play for one dollar an hour? Decent white chicks for eight dollars an hour? Of course there are, especially if it's just to play, meet random guys, and chat with their clothes on.

The fact is, the non ho girls can beat the ho girls on price, making an affordable product that a lot of lonely gamer guys would like and could actually afford. You just have to get rid of the eight dollar a minute pimp angle.

Countdown? by solosaint · 2010-03-23 10:13 · Score: 1

The site has a count down till launch, that hits zero then counts up, I wonder if their business practices will be as deceptive as their current site... dating/match website deceptive? thats unheard of!

This isnt news by Anonymous Coward · 2010-03-23 10:34 · Score: 0

Paying to "play" with girls is the worlds oldest profession.

Now that that's over with... by Dogbertius · 2010-03-23 10:44 · Score: 1

Need any Scope?

Dream Job by AmberBlackCat · 2010-03-23 11:26 · Score: 1

Well I'm a woman, almost 30 now. And just like guys (those overly into computers, anyway), I used to think it would be the dream job to get paid to play video games. I think it's incredibly stupid now but where was this when I was 16?

Losers. by Anonymous Coward · 2010-03-23 14:35 · Score: 0

Fucking losers.

Here comes an extinction by semik · 2010-03-23 19:15 · Score: 1

Homo sapiens is going to extinct.

if only by juliab33 · 2010-03-24 00:29 · Score: 1

hmmm, don't give me ideas, get payed to play video games with a bit of flirting around in between. where do i sign lol

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NES -cort service, anyone? by sw33tjimmy · 2010-03-24 02:58 · Score: 1

no? just trying it on.

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Catholic church biz opportunity by minstrelmike · 2010-03-24 03:40 · Score: 1

Catholic priests need a place where they can play games with their altar boys on-line.

I call it... by Angeliqe · 2010-03-26 01:58 · Score: 1

Seems to me like a lot of hype with no actual website and suspiciously close to April 1st. I call April fools joke. All you can do is put your email into the main page to be "notified" when they go live. I say you get a nice April fool's email instead :) Still, it has been funny reading all the comments on multiple sites of people disgusted by the idea.

pay to play by maryR · 2010-03-26 05:42 · Score: 1

As an intelligent, witty, charming, gorgeous, graceful, friendly female gamer myself... I have to admit that there is a certain amount of an ego boost that goes with the knowledge that guys are attracted to me. And I'm married with kids.

Heck, you can play with me and it won't cost you more than an EVE subscription. I even PVP and live in 0.0 (If you don't play EVE that won't mean a thing to you.)

Now... for "cyber"... that'll cost you 1 billion ISK per half hour of my time and proof of age. ;)

Paying to hear a girl while playing... by cmdrwhitewolf · 2010-03-26 17:14 · Score: 1

Now that's what I call getting *very* desperate. Get a life, or at the very least, a wife. *sheesh*

And CmdrTaco, Shame on you, in a word, this is LAME...

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