I personally find this 'discussion', if I may call it that, a bit veering towards all out war.
The gaming industry as you call it gears towards males because the world is typically a male-dominated soceity. I have no problem with female gamers who like to Quake, or male gamers who like to play tetris, hell used to play tetris a lot, well that is until I found Quake.
The point I'm trying to get across is that everyone loves a good game now and then and it doesn't matter, but lewd images and this 'tits under a chainmail bikini' (Wouldn't that chafe?) thing I just don't see often.
You have a company (which I shall not name, but most will know by it's logo.) that claims, "By Gamers for Gamers." This is true, at least in my case, they make excellent games and I try and purchase them whenever I can, the truth of the matter is that the game development and it's characters will always be based on the programming team, and I personally think they make a good job.
It's not often you see an obese and not so attractive 'chick' in a game, except for maybe Quake 3, they have a share of that. I mean, without the sex appeal, and if they advertised 'ugly' girls, I doubt people would buy the game. All in all it always comes down to profit. Who typically buys the most games? Guys.
Whenever I go browsing or shopping in an electronics store all the people in the gaming section are guys. I can't say why, being a guy I personally don't understand how you can't like the 'thrill of victory' and 'agony of defeat.' It's just my two cents on this subject (No flames please.)
Well, in response to that, I'd like to say, it's basically just lingo, I can see how this can stipulate a rather unfit atmosphere that can offend female players and/or viewers. But it's Quake lingo, usually it's out of force of habit.
I'm not sure but it's the common acceptance among most (male) gamers out there. Whenever they seem to die, you'll hear a "Damnit I got raped." or something a bit more lewd. The riding rockets comment is a bit crude, but I can express that I've never heard that term before I read your post, usually it's referred to as "you got owned" if you take a rocket hit, but hey what do I know. I'm just a Quake player.
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I personally find this 'discussion', if I may call it that, a bit veering towards all out war.
The gaming industry as you call it gears towards males because the world is typically a male-dominated soceity. I have no problem with female gamers who like to Quake, or male gamers who like to play tetris, hell used to play tetris a lot, well that is until I found Quake.
The point I'm trying to get across is that everyone loves a good game now and then and it doesn't matter, but lewd images and this 'tits under a chainmail bikini' (Wouldn't that chafe?) thing I just don't see often.
You have a company (which I shall not name, but most will know by it's logo.) that claims, "By Gamers for Gamers." This is true, at least in my case, they make excellent games and I try and purchase them whenever I can, the truth of the matter is that the game development and it's characters will always be based on the programming team, and I personally think they make a good job.
It's not often you see an obese and not so attractive 'chick' in a game, except for maybe Quake 3, they have a share of that. I mean, without the sex appeal, and if they advertised 'ugly' girls, I doubt people would buy the game. All in all it always comes down to profit. Who typically buys the most games? Guys.
Whenever I go browsing or shopping in an electronics store all the people in the gaming section are guys. I can't say why, being a guy I personally don't understand how you can't like the 'thrill of victory' and 'agony of defeat.' It's just my two cents on this subject (No flames please.)
Well, in response to that, I'd like to say, it's basically just lingo, I can see how this can stipulate a rather unfit atmosphere that can offend female players and/or viewers. But it's Quake lingo, usually it's out of force of habit.
I'm not sure but it's the common acceptance among most (male) gamers out there. Whenever they seem to die, you'll hear a "Damnit I got raped." or something a bit more lewd. The riding rockets comment is a bit crude, but I can express that I've never heard that term before I read your post, usually it's referred to as "you got owned" if you take a rocket hit, but hey what do I know. I'm just a Quake player.