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Mintchip	Posted - 2010.11.28 23:48:00 - [1] Edited by: Mintchip on 28/11/2010 23:48:49 This is a video that I made - Although I do play eve, and I know a lot of girls do play - I was told that I should maybe post this here so that you guys can look at it. IDk if it is allowed - but if you're interested in seeing it I'll link below! I love eve, and I love playing; don't get mad at what i say :P I'm just having fun with it! Thanks again! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3G3WbQJmQxY
Mintchip	Posted - 2010.11.29 07:33:00 - [2] Edited by: Mintchip on 29/11/2010 07:34:59 There's no reason to get offended. I am new to the game; that's a good thing though, I'm sticking with EvE even when people make the obvious comment of "you're new" as a /negative/ observation. Thank you, I am aware :) Either way! I hope more females play <3
Mintchip	Posted - 2010.11.29 17:41:00 - [3] It's interesting when people just assume I play wow and only wow. I played AC and I believe that it was brutal and had an amazing PK system. And it took a lot of skill because it didn't have the "auto target" of all today's mmos. I've been gaming since I was 6 years old :X (And I've never stopped playing a game because it was "too hard" ) so far eve hasn't been hard to understand or navigate. I like being new to a game. Learning new things and being surprised is one of the most rewarding things about starting up :) (for me at least)
Mintchip	Posted - 2010.11.29 17:49:00 - [4] Originally by: Antihrist Pripravnik At the end, your points from the video are perfectly valid for anyone, not only girls. What makes EVE hostile to girls might be the amount of trolls on the forum and macho b******* in the game (this is a PvP based game after all). I agree with you - that it can be applied to both. But my points about social interaction apply, i feel, more toward a female base. I am not sure if I elaborated, but eve can feel impersonal. And females (judge not) are more social interested in relationships and bonds. Even if it's just 1 person they play with. Not all women, of course, but enough.
Mintchip	Posted - 2010.11.29 18:04:00 - [5] Originally by: OneTimeAt BannedSpank Funny because you ignorantly implied mission running is ALL THERE IS TO DO and now claim you are clueless as if that is OK. Next time maybe you should engage your brain before deciding to take a brainfart on youtube about something you have absolutely zero knowledge about. Hahaha, so I have friends who have been playing eve for 10 years, and when i asked "so what should I do now?" they were like you can "run missions" And that's what I've been doing. It was in conjunction with it taking forever to do anything. I was like "I want to pvp" "well learn these skills first and get a tristan and we can go around and pvp (lol)" and i was like "well while im waiting what can I do?" "just run missions if you want - otherwise nothing i guess..." Please. No one is attacking your game. I know I don't know much about it - but I'm trying :) and I am simply responding to what I learn from playing and from players. YOU GUYS (And girls) who message me. :S I'm a female, coming into eve. I'm telling you why I may or may not want to play the game - right off the bat. And what I think would help keep someone like me playing - or anyone playing.
Mintchip	Posted - 2010.11.30 08:37:00 - [6] Originally by: Sader Rykane While Ender's Game was a really good book, I recommend you check out Worthing Saga to see some of O.S. Card's best writing. I have! I'm a big orson scott card fan... one might say <3
Mintchip	Posted - 2010.11.30 20:40:00 - [7] Originally by: Dirinan I believe that women are more attracted to socially inviting atmospheres which usually exist in games that are a bit more casual. I really like when I hear women like you enter into the game. I think the MMOs like WOW act as a spring-board to get into games like EVE. As many people call EVE, it is the "Graduation MMO." Anyway, if you ever need any advice or help, please message this name in game. I agree :) Also, I was wrong when I stated 10 years, 7-8 years is more accurate! But yeah :D I think it is DEFINITELY a debatable topic! Which is good.
Mintchip	Posted - 2010.11.30 21:21:00 - [8] Originally by: redzakugirl I personally don't think girls play because it is not socially excepted by society and even when we do we get jerks and people that want to be asses and make sexual stereotypes. I agree; It is still more socially acceptable to down play and down talk women, than it is to judge someone based on their creed or Race. :D
Mintchip	Posted - 2010.12.02 07:22:00 - [9] Originally by: Maeltstome I'm also not entirely convinced this isnt just some way to get more youtube viewers/subscribers or just for attention. Yes, I posted it here so that it got more attention. You're very perceptive. lol :P Yes I play WoW, I play a lot of different games. I don't see how I cannot play both and enjoy both.(Hint: I can) :X I pretty much play video games in my free time. Eve is something that I've been interested in playing for a long time. I'm finally getting into it! HAZE ME HAZE ME! But in a few years I'll be a product of your guidance <3 No worries though!
Mintchip	Posted - 2010.12.28 11:42:00 - [10] Thank you for all your posts! I get a lot of mails and posts that are Actually VERY helpful in my endevours. I appreciate them to no end. Also, No worries I ignore the trolls on the forums, because it's dumb and hypocritical to ask me to learn more about the game before i form an opinion and then the next second tell me what they think of me and who I am; when I know for CERTAIN no one here knows me at all. :) Honestly, my opinion of Eve is consistently changing. I love it, I hate it, I enjoy the ride. I will keep those who are interested updated on that - and those who are not - not. I game with 5 other females - and most of my friends in games are female. And anyone who has talked to me in game can tell you - I'm not very chit-chatty. I ask questions about eve, I read about eve. And I chat about eve before afking from chat to do my in-game eve stuff. If you msg me in game - I will respond, but I love advice more than anything :)
Mintchip	Posted - 2010.12.30 18:53:00 - [11] Originally by: Princess Aricia oh God... give me a break! Who ever told you to post this should know better... FAIL! I have been playing eve since 2005, and yes, I'm a female player... so what you say is a bunch of **, if you ask me. You don't JUST have to run missions or kill someone in a gang.. You can trade, mine, kill ppl and so on, on your own. And it's not just to use a ship, you need to know HOW to use it too... You say you need over 300 days to sit in a titan... What about how to know how use it?? And another thing.. You say you do this to get "girls to play"... why do anyone want to play this game, after seeing you in this video? I have to agree with "Jillaye" (on youtube): Girl "gamers" like these annoy me so much. Just shut the up And showing WoW in the beginning of this *... FAIL!!! rolles eyes* I'm really sorry that you missed my point about the Titan. I was saying that "sitting" in a titan is not the same as flying it well. Pretty standard terminology. So I think we agree on that mark. I don't see how my playing this game should have ANY INFLUENCE on anyone else playing the game. I'm aware I'm a ridiculous person - but I doubt I have enough power to actually stop someone from playing a game. If I were somehow able to do that - I think it would be more of a character flaw of the victim if anything. :P Either way, I am definitely a gamer. I've played FPS, RTS, and many indie games as I've been growing up. Just because I started playing eve - doesn't mean I just started gaming. :S Although - that might be the term :)
Mintchip	Posted - 2010.12.30 22:18:00 - [12] Parov Stelar - Matilda :D
Mintchip	Posted - 2011.01.19 07:55:00 - [13] I agree, I think eve is what you make of it. I also believe that's how it is with all video games. It's what you make of it. Wow or Eve alike. Both can be very enjoyable. After playing eve a while now - and learning more. I still agree with myself for the most part. My terminology is a little off but - I'm trying to stay objective. I know a lot of people in eve can see the differences. Without it being "oh if you say these things are different from wow - you must be insulting eve!" - which is silly. FLY SAFE!
Mintchip	Posted - 2011.01.20 20:03:00 - [14] Eve is probably the only game where insulting women is actually still current.
Mintchip	Posted - 2011.01.21 09:36:00 - [15] Originally by: Etro Tanar Insulting women? More like insulting everyone out there, regardless of race, gender or religion. This thread still cracks me up, "girl gamers". Hahahaha, oh god. Trying to make yourself seem special because you're a girl and play games is so 2008. Plenty of girls play Eve, a lot of the ones I know think this thread is as stupid and demeaning for women in Eve as I do. Yes, you're women. No one really cares. Welcome to gender equality 101. I figure this is just a troll. So - Pretending you have friends who are girls AND that they AGREE with you, is just too much. I can't believe anything you said after reading that. <333
Mintchip	Posted - 2011.01.22 08:22:00 - [16] Originally by: Evansithe Hi, I'm that "Trolls" girlfriend. And I agree with him. You're a silly little bint who thinks she's special for playing video games. Get over yourself. Oh and post script: I wouldn't be caught dead admitting to play WoW, and I wouldn't be stupid enough to compare a fantasy RPG with a SCI FI game. You really do prove how dense you are when you're making constant. CONSTANT. CONSTANT comparisons to WoW. It ISN'T WoW, now if you don't like it, take your saggy ass back to World of Walking and leave EVE to the grown ups. I agree with you, comparing wow to eve is a hard thing to do because they ARE such different games. Genre aside they /are/ both successful mmos. I think there are things in wow that are very attractive to a certain player base, same with eve respectively. Fortunately, I play both games. Getting angry about that seems painfully counter productive. You can hate me for what I said, but that doesn't mean my opinion isn't changing and reforming as things go on. I am just one person. I am not special (aside from how awesome I am :P ) and my opinions are as valuable as the next persons. You have your opinion and you are entitled to it. ps - If you don't like it, live with it. You're a grown up, remember?
Mintchip	Posted - 2011.01.23 14:22:00 - [17] I'm sorry that you feel that way about me. That is not my intention.
Mintchip	Posted - 2011.01.23 15:15:00 - [18] I don't flirt with anyone. I'm here to BLOWED UP PEEPS, too. Anyone who has ever talked to me in game knows that I am not particularly chatty. Usually because if I'm on eve, I'm fking doing something. PRETTY SOON IM GOING TO BE FKING PRO AND UR ALL GONNA BE LIEK "WHATEVER"! :P ps - I am awesome, and i dont need other people to think im awesome to know im awesome. PSSHHhhhh
Mintchip Pandemic Legion	Posted - 2011.01.26 01:59:00 - [19] Originally by: Flinx Evenstar If she can generate this much rage just from posting a video, we should get her into PL. Then you guys can add haxor, cheat and scum to your angry posts when a mintchip piloted mach bumps a supercap out the shields with the pos password. lol
Mintchip Pandemic Legion	Posted - 2011.02.02 11:08:00 - [20] Originally by: Richard Justice Mostly, the way that she presents herself in that media shows that she has an overbearing need to gain Efame, or low sef-respect for doing it in the matter that she did. In the manner? (I think that's what you meant) My manner is fairly unobtrusive. Unless you're sad I didn't show cleavage. In which case, I apologize.
Mintchip Pandemic Legion	Posted - 2011.02.02 19:29:00 - [21] Originally by: Evocationz female or not, male or not, this isnt wow, runescape, lotr online, or sum silly facebook game. I suggest you shut your trap and play instead of trying to be a celibratley. lol
Mintchip Pandemic Legion	Posted - 2011.02.03 10:00:00 - [22] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14lA8pJeITM NEWWWW VIDEO!
Mintchip Pandemic Legion	Posted - 2011.02.03 15:38:00 - [23] haha such cattiness! If I ever "work"'d for anything, it'd be money IRL not internet monopoly money.
Mintchip Pandemic Legion	Posted - 2011.02.04 16:46:00 - [24] Edited by: Mintchip on 04/02/2011 16:46:16 http://i.imgur.com/f51VH.jpg you thought 1bil was bad
Mintchip Pandemic Legion	Posted - 2011.02.08 22:10:00 - [25] This is why I love EVE online.

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