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Angelgoddess
Gallente
Center for Advanced Studies
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Posted - 2007.06.06 07:58:00 -
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I am a newbie here. I heard that there arent alot of girls who are into EVE. Personally I think its Awsome. Thanks to Voogru who got me into it. I was wondering how many girl accually do have memberships and play on EVE.
Angelgoddess-
~Shy,Sexy,Sweet~
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Shakuul
Caldari
The Imperial Commonwealth
The Sundering
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Posted - 2007.06.06 08:54:00 -
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Last I heard about 5% of subscribers are female. I don't know if this was counted by number of accounts or number of unique individuals. Either way, you heard correctly; there aren't a lot of girls who are into EVE.
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Ghan Tylous
The Graduates
Brutally Clever Empire
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Posted - 2007.06.06 09:15:00 -
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GIRL in EVE = Guys In Real Life Just kidding.
Can't recall it exactly but I read somewhere that there was a chat channel for girls/females only.
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Noluck Ned
FATAL REVELATIONS
FATAL Alliance
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Posted - 2007.06.06 09:48:00 -
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My alliance has...../counts on fingers....about 8 or 9 that I know of.
You are not alone. And for the record some of the most bloodthirsty pirates in EVE history have been female.
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Eleana Tomelac
Gallente
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Posted - 2007.06.06 09:48:00 -
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(Your signature is way too big, reduce ir according to the forum rules - left menu, under forum -> rules - before a moderator has to do it)
I know two... hmmm... that fits in the 5% theory I think!
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Dark Shikari
Caldari
Imperium Technologies
Firmus Ixion
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Posted - 2007.06.06 10:32:00 -
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Voogru's a good guy, welcome to EVE
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Daedalus DuGalle
Gallente
University of Caille
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Posted - 2007.06.06 11:47:00 -
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Welcome...but err....Huge...Sig...Nerf...
Originally by: Janu Hull
Nothing says gritty cynicism like a 1 ISK note wedged between a pair of silicone enhanced knockers.
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voogru
Gallente
Massive Damage
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Posted - 2007.06.06 13:53:00 -
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what have I done 
that sig is soooo gonna get nerfed
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Stefx
Gallente
Moons of Pluto
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Posted - 2007.06.06 14:09:00 -
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Originally by: Angelgoddess
I heard that there arent a lot of girls who are into EVE. Personally I think its Awsome.
You think it's awesome that there aren't a lot of girls into Eve?
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DubanFP
Caldari
Four Rings
D-L
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Posted - 2007.06.06 14:44:00 -
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Originally by: Eleana Tomelac
(Your signature is way too big, reduce ir according to the forum rules - left menu, under forum -> rules - before a moderator has to do it)
QFT
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Shaeba
Minmatar
SUBLIME L.L.C.
SMASH Alliance
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Posted - 2007.06.06 14:55:00 -
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I always tend to think there are not enough women who play Eve. I do find the ratio to be interesting though. Still though, I guess I get a bit of a charge knowing that I'm actually a part of that low percentage of women who DO play :)
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Sakura Nihil
Tabula Rasa Systems
The Star Fraction
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Posted - 2007.06.06 16:25:00 -
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Let's see...I know about 8 off the top of my head without thinking too hard.
The more the merrier though (oh, and make that 11 by the way).
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Esu Nahalas
RONA Midgard Academy
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Posted - 2007.06.06 17:07:00 -
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Personally, I'm curious to see an estimate of how many male players here would be traumatized when a woman warps along and kicks their teeth in. The whining on these forums sometimes approaches the level one would expect to hear at pre-school.
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Audria Tambor
Minmatar
Eve University
Ivy League
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Posted - 2007.06.06 20:00:00 -
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This happened to come up in chat last weekend; it was said that there are at least 3 RL females in my corp, including me.  *wave*
(given my corp's size, i would not be surprised if there are a few more incognito.)
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Gealbhan
Caldari
The SAS
The Kano Organisation
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Posted - 2007.06.06 20:04:00 -
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I tried to get my gf to play Eve, she tried the 14 day thing and decided not to play. Can't blame a guy for trying.
"Concentrate all your fire on one target, when it is destroyed, move on to the next. That is how you secure victory". - Tactica Imperium. |
Domitianvs
Amarr
Virginia Mining Institute
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Posted - 2007.06.06 20:09:00 -
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We have two members in our Corp that we know that are female for sure because they are mothers to several other members. Gotta love Eve Playing Mothers.... 
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Sakura Nihil
Tabula Rasa Systems
The Star Fraction
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Posted - 2007.06.06 21:08:00 -
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Originally by: Domitianvs
We have two members in our Corp that we know that are female for sure because they are mothers to several other members. Gotta love Eve Playing Mothers....
Never heard of that before, poor guys .
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Derovius Vaden
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Posted - 2007.06.06 21:36:00 -
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I really don't care how many women play EVE personally, nor should anyone else. When you make a big deal out of something like this, you make it seem abnormal. There should be a 1:1 ratio of girl to guy gamers.
I'll ignore both camps equally while I mine my fortune. 
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forwardscout
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Posted - 2007.06.06 21:52:00 -
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Originally by: Esu Nahalas
Personally, I'm curious to see an estimate of how many male players here would be traumatized when a woman warps along and kicks their teeth in. The whining on these forums sometimes approaches the level one would expect to hear at pre-school.
It's great fun when a trash talking whiner gets popped (in any pvp game) and then you tell them they got beat by a girl and can back up the claim. It shouldn't matter if a player is male or female. But there are some that you know would be absolutely horrified by the thought and are talkin trash and not letting it go, so....
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Major Stormer
Caldari
Infinitus Odium
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Posted - 2007.06.06 21:56:00 -
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Ive played with quite a few :) Most of them have more balls when it comes to combat then half the squad. If a girl wants to fight, you tag along for sure
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Domitianvs
Amarr
Virginia Mining Institute
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Posted - 2007.06.07 01:36:00 -
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Originally by: Domitianvs
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We have two members in our Corp that we know that are female for sure because they are mothers to several other members. Gotta love Eve Playing Mothers....
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Never heard of that before, poor guys .
Funny thing is that one of them is our best PvP player. She is always on the hunt.
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Sylone
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Posted - 2007.06.07 05:22:00 -
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I've only met one girl in all my time on online games, and she wasn't on EVE.
As far as I'm concerned, unless they can supply explicit proof, they're a man.
Though I've never told someone to post pictures or anything. I'll just assume they're male.
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Sylone
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Posted - 2007.06.07 05:23:00 -
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Also, I thought I was on this account when I posted with Sylone.
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Sakura Nihil
Tabula Rasa Systems
The Star Fraction
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Posted - 2007.06.07 05:43:00 -
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Originally by: Sylone
I've only met one girl in all my time on online games, and she wasn't on EVE.
As far as I'm concerned, unless they can supply explicit proof, they're a man.
Though I've never told someone to post pictures or anything. I'll just assume they're male.
From a woman's point of view, that could be quite insulting though. A better rule would be "Anyone who goes around flirting in public channels is probably a guy", that I might buy into.
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INTACTized
Gallente
kleptomaniacs
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Posted - 2007.06.07 15:01:00 -
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My GF doesnt want to play.
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Cey Shirii
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Posted - 2007.06.07 16:17:00 -
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Originally by: Sakura Nihil
Originally by: Sylone
I've only met one girl in all my time on online games, and she wasn't on EVE.
As far as I'm concerned, unless they can supply explicit proof, they're a man.
Though I've never told someone to post pictures or anything. I'll just assume they're male.
From a woman's point of view, that could be quite insulting though. A better rule would be "Anyone who goes around flirting in public channels is probably a guy", that I might buy into.
Ya, sorry. But still, it really doesn't mattre to me whether or not girls play video games.
(this is Sylone, except I finally managed to make the right character show on the forums)
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Major Stormer
Caldari
Infinitus Odium
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Posted - 2007.06.07 16:41:00 -
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Originally by: Cey Shirii
Originally by: Sakura Nihil
Originally by: Sylone
I've only met one girl in all my time on online games, and she wasn't on EVE.
As far as I'm concerned, unless they can supply explicit proof, they're a man.
Though I've never told someone to post pictures or anything. I'll just assume they're male.
From a woman's point of view, that could be quite insulting though. A better rule would be "Anyone who goes around flirting in public channels is probably a guy", that I might buy into.
Ya, sorry. But still, it really doesn't mattre to me whether or not girls play video games.
(this is Sylone, except I finally managed to make the right character show on the forums)
The best rule is "hear them on TS/vent" before you consider them human ;)
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JSO Milic
JSO Intel
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Posted - 2007.06.08 02:50:00 -
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Originally by: Angelgoddess
I am a newbie here. I heard that there arent alot of girls who are into EVE. Personally I think its Awsome. Thanks to Voogru who got me into it. I was wondering how many girl accually do have memberships and play on EVE.
Angelgoddess-
~Shy,Sexy,Sweet~
Yes their are girls in Eve and some corps are even mostly female. Expect a low profile to be kept though.
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Derovius Vaden
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Posted - 2007.06.08 05:27:00 -
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Originally by: Sakura Nihil
Originally by: Sylone
I've only met one girl in all my time on online games, and she wasn't on EVE.
As far as I'm concerned, unless they can supply explicit proof, they're a man.
Though I've never told someone to post pictures or anything. I'll just assume they're male.
From a woman's point of view, that could be quite insulting though. A better rule would be "Anyone who goes around flirting in public channels is probably a guy", that I might buy into.
You can interpret the statement however you want, however, you need to see this from our perspective and not your own. 5% female population in a game means that 1 in 20 players is a woman. Is it more prudent to bet for the 95% sure thing (ie: 19 in 20 players are male) or the less likely, suicidal route of 5% (1 in 20)?
Common sense would press someone to the following logical argument:
There are many more males than females in EVE
The player infront of me is male
It is easier to assume the above statements as true, and prove them false, than it is to assume them false and prove them true.
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Super Luminal
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Posted - 2007.06.08 12:11:00 -
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Originally by: Sakura Nihil
Originally by: Sylone
I've only met one girl in all my time on online games, and she wasn't on EVE.
As far as I'm concerned, unless they can supply explicit proof, they're a man.
Though I've never told someone to post pictures or anything. I'll just assume they're male.
From a woman's point of view, that could be quite insulting though. A better rule would be "Anyone who goes around flirting in public channels is probably a guy", that I might buy into.
You are right, it is insulting.
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Onicov
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Posted - 2007.06.08 15:35:00 -
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Can't speak to the "girls" in chat but our CEO is a confirmed girl (as per RL meeting, HEH).
However, does it really matter much whether the person you're flying with is a girl or a guy? I mean it IS an RPG and you will usually never meet them anyway, so who cares? If you're using EVE as a dating service, then yes, I'd say go ahead and get some confirmation first :)
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Derovius Vaden
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Posted - 2007.06.08 16:46:00 -
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Originally by: Onicov
Can't speak to the "girls" in chat but our CEO is a confirmed girl (as per RL meeting, HEH).
However, does it really matter much whether the person you're flying with is a girl or a guy? I mean it IS an RPG and you will usually never meet them anyway, so who cares? If you're using EVE as a dating service, then yes, I'd say go ahead and get some confirmation first :)
Its the same in real life, really; if you play a contact sport with some women players, the nature inclination for the male players is to go easy. Little do they know the women just step it up and lay waste to them regardless. 
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Sax Gregovna
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Posted - 2007.06.08 18:02:00 -
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I'm female, but I don't mention it unless the topic comes up. It often tends to lead to awkwardness; I've seen several friends treat me very differently between learning that I'm a girl, and learning that I'm getting married in 3 weeks.
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Onicov
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Posted - 2007.06.08 19:22:00 -
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Originally by: Sax Gregovna
...between learning that I'm a girl, and learning that I'm getting married in 3 weeks.
You crushed their hopes and dreams of meeting "the one" on EVE and flying you out to their place immediately? How tragic. :)
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hsingyi
Amarr
Bug Fu
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Posted - 2007.06.09 02:47:00 -
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i have also found that i tend to get treated differently by people who realize i am actually a girl.
i also find i get treated differently by people in games when they find out i am an actual female, as well as when they find out i am not interested in guys at all.
it goes from treating me as an equal, to babying me, to back to an almost equal. something about most guys i guess never lets them treat a girl as equal.
oh, and before i forget, my wife (also female) plays as well. she enjoys mining and some minor combat.
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Sakura Nihil
Tabula Rasa Systems
The Star Fraction
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Posted - 2007.06.09 12:46:00 -
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Edited by: Sakura Nihil on 09/06/2007 12:45:15
Ultimately, until we start approach something like normal gender distribution, say 75% to 25%, this "omg ur a girl" stuff will keep happening from guys that don't braincells.
Sometimes, if they don't get the drift, a good virtual punch to the nose (like blowing up their nice mining barge) might be in order to show you're not a pushover. I remember my last corp, my right hand was an ex-Army woman that was bloodthirsty as hell, I never ****ed her off after those first days .
edit: Wow, yet another word eaten by the profanity filter. Pfft.
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Metrius
Minmatar
mk-Ultra
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Posted - 2007.06.09 19:37:00 -
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I came to the conclusion a few years ago it didn't matter whether the person is male or female. They are just as much as an equal/threat as anyone else. So no special treatment/mercy and no favors/quarter given with out them earning my respect. This for goes IRL and RL.
So I guess my comment on the discussion is that I don't think that it really matters.
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Sicil Fioet
Minmatar
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Posted - 2007.06.10 00:02:00 -
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I still giggle silly when another male player assumes that I'm a guy too and tells me to "grow a pair" or something of this kind :)
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Ceremony Garp
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Posted - 2007.06.11 11:55:00 -
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Edited by: Ceremony Garp on 11/06/2007 11:54:38
I would be interested to read the figures for male players who created female characters and vice-versa.
For a bloke my age [39], who has only ever played EvE and no other online games, it was quite surprising to 'meet' fellow female players. I don't mean 'surprising'in a 'guffawing, silly little-woman' way, I mean it was genuinely surprising. It's probably more of an age thing with me. And although I have absolutely no issue with girls/boys/haemaphrodites playing Eve, when I was a wee lad, lol, there was so much stereotyping and pigeon-holing of boys/girls that there was a marked difference of participating sexes, especially in an activity whereby aggression and full-on testosterone was the name-of-the-game.
Maybe it's a pointer for the direction in which society is heading. For me, it's cool. In my corp there are is a young lady playing. She has her own account as does her bloke. Very recently, they announced the arrival of their first child - which has naturally precluded the amount of time online that either of them can enjoy.
Hell, we almost sorted out a corp fly-past to mark their joyous news!
The corp that changed how I played EvE, set up my ships, pvp'ed was [still is] CEO'd by an absolute gem of a PERSON, who just happenchanced to be a young lady. Again, maybe it's my age, but there IS a difference between online male/female roleplaying and that, to me, is to be celebrated, not ridiculed.
I also play pool at a high level and have beaten and been beaten by women. My team-mates seem to think this is something that should make the everyday red-blooded bloke feel humiliated. Personally, I simply admire ANYONE'S ability to perform a function, be it pvp in EvE, pool, or whatever.
I wouldn't say that girls or boys are naturally predisposed via their gender in regards to a specific aspect of gameplay, although friendly ribaldry often plays it's cheeky part.
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Shaeba
Minmatar
SUBLIME L.L.C.
SMASH Alliance
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Posted - 2007.06.12 16:44:00 -
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Edited by: Shaeba on 12/06/2007 16:49:36
Originally by: hsingyi
i have also found that i tend to get treated differently by people who realize i am actually a girl.
i also find i get treated differently by people in games when they find out i am an actual female, as well as when they find out i am not interested in guys at all.
it goes from treating me as an equal, to babying me, to back to an almost equal. something about most guys i guess never lets them treat a girl as equal.
oh, and before i forget, my wife (also female) plays as well. she enjoys mining and some minor combat.
I haven't really found myself treated all that differently in EVE. At least I don't think I have...Certainly not in the more obvious ways that that phenomemnon has happened to me in medieval/fantasy setting games.
About the only thing that's ever raised my eyebrow on that front has been the reaction of one or two from who I got the basic 'You like girls? That's HOT' type of thing. LOL. But I get that in everyday life already, so it's nothing new, and it's been very isolated.
I'm a touch envious though! I tried and tried to get my ex-wife into the games I liked, but in the end she just always percieved any game as 'competition'. I would have loved to get her to play any game with me.
Ironically (or perhaps not so much so) that seems to be a point I find myself commiserating with a lot of male players about :)
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hsingyi
Amarr
Bug Fu
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Posted - 2007.06.13 05:27:00 -
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Originally by: Shaeba
Edited by: Shaeba on 12/06/2007 16:49:36
Originally by: hsingyi
i have also found that i tend to get treated differently by people who realize i am actually a girl.
i also find i get treated differently by people in games when they find out i am an actual female, as well as when they find out i am not interested in guys at all.
it goes from treating me as an equal, to babying me, to back to an almost equal. something about most guys i guess never lets them treat a girl as equal.
oh, and before i forget, my wife (also female) plays as well. she enjoys mining and some minor combat.
I haven't really found myself treated all that differently in EVE. At least I don't think I have...Certainly not in the more obvious ways that that phenomemnon has happened to me in medieval/fantasy setting games.
About the only thing that's ever raised my eyebrow on that front has been the reaction of one or two from who I got the basic 'You like girls? That's HOT' type of thing. LOL. But I get that in everyday life already, so it's nothing new, and it's been very isolated.
I'm a touch envious though! I tried and tried to get my ex-wife into the games I liked, but in the end she just always percieved any game as 'competition'. I would have loved to get her to play any game with me.
Ironically (or perhaps not so much so) that seems to be a point I find myself commiserating with a lot of male players about :)
oh definitely in eq and eq2 i ran into such.
i remember when my wife did not like games. but then her competitive streak took over. and many a night she has spent mad at me for getting ahead of her. eventually she learned i do not compete with allies. i like to play support types and assist them, so naturally the better i am, the better i can assist.
on the 'that is so hawt' stage... we live in a very small town and are probably the only *******s in the entire place. unless we go into the city. she keeps joking with me that we need a sign:
yes we are *******s
no you can not watch
and of course the profanity filter thinks a yuri lifestyle is a bad thing..
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Ralara
Caldari
Exanimo Inc
Triumvirate.
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Posted - 2007.06.13 06:29:00 -
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I've known... 3.. no 4 female players in eve.
1 of them is an amazing Fleet Commander (Angel), one of them is in my corp and is an excellent pilot, 1 has almost quit and ive not spoken to the other in a year or so so no idea what she's up to.
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Sakura Nihil
Tabula Rasa Systems
The Star Fraction
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Posted - 2007.06.13 08:36:00 -
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Originally by: hsingyi
on the 'that is so hawt' stage... we live in a very small town and are probably the only *******s in the entire place. unless we go into the city. she keeps joking with me that we need a sign:
yes we are *******s
no you can not watch
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3Lance
Caldari
Racketeers
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Posted - 2007.06.13 09:09:00 -
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Edited by: 3Lance on 13/06/2007 09:10:55
In my corp of 75, we have... None. (That I know of, at least) We once had a girl a while back, not sure why she left though. We didn't treat her differently because of her gender, think she just left cause she didn't like the ebil pyewate life.
Also, I have a habit of assuming people are the gender of their avatar until I know otherwise (which is foolish and naive of me, I know) but I do have a habit of talking about female avatars in a habit like this:
"She... he... the WT is at the top station."
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BluOrange
Gallente
Agony Unleashed
Agony Empire
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Posted - 2007.06.14 08:54:00 -
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Originally by: Sakura Nihil
Originally by: Sylone
I've only met one girl in all my time on online games, and she wasn't on EVE.
As far as I'm concerned, unless they can supply explicit proof, they're a man.
Though I've never told someone to post pictures or anything. I'll just assume they're male.
From a woman's point of view, that could be quite insulting though. A better rule would be "Anyone who goes around flirting in public channels is probably a guy", that I might buy into.
I don't worry about someone's gender IRL. It's not like I started playing EVE to pick up girls or anything. That said, I was pleasantly shocked when a girl who flirted with me in one of the chat channels spoke up on our Vent server, without a bass rumble :)
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Jubilie Ren'ai
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Posted - 2007.06.14 20:32:00 -
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The one thing I have noticed in EVE vs. other games, such as WoW and EQ, being a girl, is that I am not treated like a piece of meat in this game! :)
And though people assume I am a man playing a female character, when they say something to the effect that I am a man I have no problems telling them I am, in fact, a female. And then to my surprise they don't hit on me or ask me to dance naked on the mailbox (a WoW reference)! This makes me very happy!
So thank you to all the men and women out there that play EVE for not treating me any different!
*blows kisses*
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Sakura Nihil
Tabula Rasa Systems
The Star Fraction
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Posted - 2007.06.14 21:31:00 -
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Originally by: Jubilie Ren'ai
The one thing I have noticed in EVE vs. other games, such as WoW and EQ, being a girl, is that I am not treated like a piece of meat in this game! :)
And though people assume I am a man playing a female character, when they say something to the effect that I am a man I have no problems telling them I am, in fact, a female. And then to my surprise they don't hit on me or ask me to dance naked on the mailbox (a WoW reference)! This makes me very happy!
So thank you to all the men and women out there that play EVE for not treating me any different!
*blows kisses*
I'd chalk a lot of this up to the fact that a lot EVE players are over 20, with jobs and families - so, there's a lot less teenage testosterone flying around to begin with, then the fact that you generally can't be a childish whiny brat in this game helps weed out even more
I'd chalk this up mainly to EVE's demographics. Most players are in their 20s or 30s, many with high-paying jobs and/or families to take care of, so they're more mature to begin with. Combine this with the fact that this is a game where you need to have qualities like patience, intelligence, and the ability to work as a team to thrive weeds out more immature kiddies.
Got to love it .
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qilin
S.A.S
Cruel Intentions
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Posted - 2007.06.18 10:57:00 -
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Edited by: qilin on 18/06/2007 10:58:33
the general assumption is that anyone ppl shoot at is male you will always hear 'he warped off' not 'they warped off' or what ever, but thats because females are in the extreme minority, but theres definatly quite a few knocking about. EVE is the only online game, i havent recieved any sexist crap, i think largely because the average age of an EVE player is a little bit higher than some
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Posted - 2007.06.18 13:40:00 -
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By a little bit, we mean a lotta bit :)
The average age of EVE players is 27.
WoW (guessing on this one) is likely somewhere between 17-21.
That's a glaring maturity difference :)
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Gostah
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Posted - 2007.06.18 14:06:00 -
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unless otherwise proven, all people on the internet are assumed to be male.
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Vyktor Abyss
The Abyss Corporation
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Posted - 2007.06.18 23:09:00 -
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I made the fatal mistake of giving 2 female players the trader role in my corporation!
There's now 3 million ISK in the corp wallet, but we do have an absolutely lovely selection of Gallente designer shoes!
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justanothername
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Posted - 2007.06.18 23:51:00 -
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ok so here is a question, my wife LOVES EQ2. I Prefer Eve (MUCH OMG! Much better game dynamics!) I have been kind enough to play eq with her for several months and in turn she has agreed (all on her own All be it with reservations) to try eve. Oh yah the question, Anyone out there (Hay all you ladies) have a recomendation on how to introduce her to eve? Maybe an all female corp or something?
Thanks
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Septius
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Posted - 2007.06.19 00:34:00 -
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Its virtually impossible to tell genders most of the time w/o voice or knowing the person in real life. In EQ2, we had a guildmate who pretended to be female for like 2 years, and kept avoiding getting Vent. Eventually the truth came out, and everyone had a good laugh. He was like 6'2 265 lbs former amateur wrestler.
Its safe to assume that 80-95% are male in most games. In this game I'd say the number is likely even higher. As in most games, the males fall all over themselves to be nice to the perceived "females". I guess in hopes that they are ravishingly beautiful and will somehow like them or meet them in real life. But you can see what the handful of real females actually look like by looking at pics of any fanfest/convention/etc. (Hint: the booth babes don't play the games. The heavyweights in the audience do.) 
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hsingyi
Amarr
Bug Fu
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Posted - 2007.06.19 01:56:00 -
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Originally by: justanothername
ok so here is a question, my wife LOVES EQ2. I Prefer Eve (MUCH OMG! Much better game dynamics!) I have been kind enough to play eq with her for several months and in turn she has agreed (all on her own All be it with reservations) to try eve. Oh yah the question, Anyone out there (Hay all you ladies) have a recomendation on how to introduce her to eve? Maybe an all female corp or something?
Thanks
previous eve i ran a guild on eq2. i loved it. the graphics are nice, very important to me if i am to be looking at the backside of a character image all day long - she had better be cute. but, i found there were some serious limitations to eq2. in the end it was a simple grind. i do not like grind.
it was hard to get my wife to switch from her 70/70 summoner/provisioner to being in a game where she could not even tell what she was. but, once i managed to get her playing, and making decisions, she started to have fun.
really that is all you can do. eve is not for everyone. if you can get her to try it, and be unbiased, you have a chance. especially if she is like me and my wife who love to watch grace park on the new galactica series.
but if she is one of those - ew, star trek, gag - type people. you may not have much luck.
Originally by: Gostah
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Kasiaria Shardfire
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Posted - 2007.06.19 02:10:00 -
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I tend to ignore gender in most games, unless things get a bit interesting in chat.
Some women fit the stereotypes that seem common (back in some games I knew some with alts and player houses full of clothing and armor for looks...), others don't
Some guys like dressing up the characters and will do the same thing. (Some like me like to have a nice avatar to look at even if it is just a portrait)
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Yves Crux
Gallente
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Posted - 2007.06.19 02:53:00 -
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Originally by: Sylone
I've only met one girl in all my time on online games, and she wasn't on EVE.
As far as I'm concerned, unless they can supply explicit proof, they're a man.
Though I've never told someone to post pictures or anything. I'll just assume they're male.
I have played EQ, AO,DAoC, Horizons and WoW. I have met many females playing games. Being 48 yo I am less inlcined to be hormonal crazed as much younger players do. Most females don't annouce their sex for on simple reason. MMOs are targeted at the 16-25 age range with a broad base of many players being 14 to 20. I met a sweet lady while playing DAoC and we dated for a bit. We were playing at her house one night and a guy we had played with for months and was good friends with her, never knowing she was a girl, whe he found out, I swear to god 2 lines later he aske if she liked to cyber.
Girls play, you play with them everyday, but you may never know it because bacically for every male here its your fault because everything has to do with sex in your mind. The average male can not keep his mind out of his pants for one minute once they find a female plays the same game you do, ZOMG she is a girl A RL BREATHING GIRL, I AM GETTING ME SOME CYBER NOW...
Guess that is why most ladies don't answer they are female.
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Cey Shirii
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Posted - 2007.06.19 08:46:00 -
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Originally by: Yves Crux
Originally by: Sylone
I've only met one girl in all my time on online games, and she wasn't on EVE.
As far as I'm concerned, unless they can supply explicit proof, they're a man.
Though I've never told someone to post pictures or anything. I'll just assume they're male.
I have played EQ, AO,DAoC, Horizons and WoW. I have met many females playing games. Being 48 yo I am less inlcined to be hormonal crazed as much younger players do. Most females don't annouce their sex for on simple reason. MMOs are targeted at the 16-25 age range with a broad base of many players being 14 to 20. I met a sweet lady while playing DAoC and we dated for a bit. We were playing at her house one night and a guy we had played with for months and was good friends with her, never knowing she was a girl, whe he found out, I swear to god 2 lines later he aske if she liked to cyber.
Girls play, you play with them everyday, but you may never know it because bacically for every male here its your fault because everything has to do with sex in your mind. The average male can not keep his mind out of his pants for one minute once they find a female plays the same game you do, ZOMG she is a girl A RL BREATHING GIRL, I AM GETTING ME SOME CYBER NOW...
Guess that is why most ladies don't answer they are female.
Since posting that (this is Sylone, except I figured out how to change which of my characters I post as) I have met 3 women on EVE. From what I've seen of EVE, a much larger demographic plays it than other games I've played in the past. Many of my corp members are in their thirties and forties, and some of them are women. So yes, I admit that girls do play video games.
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Vyktor Abyss
The Abyss Corporation
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Posted - 2007.06.19 08:58:00 -
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I think it is important to treat people the same no matter what gender, but only in terms of respect.
The women that I've had in my corp (3 so far that played for more than a month) have been:
1. An early 20's, fiesty hard as nails deaf girl (and her male, also deaf, partner)
2. A retired 50+ yr old who brought her 'family' from the game Second Life
3. A late 20's, french business woman, more mature and intelligent than anyone I've met in Eve so far.
I felt priviledged to have them in my corp as they made the chat a lot more fun - I mean how do you not treat someone differently when on arrival they give out *hugs* and purrr when they get them back...Its harmeless fun so long as people are mature and respectful.
So it doesn't really matter what sex they are in real life does it?
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Countess Markievicz
Gallente
Center for Advanced Studies
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Posted - 2007.06.19 13:38:00 -
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Here's a thought, how about 'Women in Eve'
Many of us are over the age of 18.
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