General Discussion

Originally posted by Mitara

Would girls be attracted to Sci-fi style of gaming? We know that the sci-fi movie industry is huge compared to the adventure, which is why many developers now are wondering if that could work in mmo's as well.

But the question is, with 45% women player MMO's would they like a Sci-fi mmo?

Girls are attracted to guys who play MMORPG's 24 hours a day. Didnt you know?

They all want rugged men with 5 o'clock shadows who reek of manliness, swing a mean ax and wear red flannel shirts.

Originally posted by Illius

They all want rugged men with 5 o'clock shadows who reek of manliness, swing a mean ax and wear red flannel shirts.

Omg! can you imagine the  carpet burn a girl gets from a guy with a rug like that?!!! no... clean shaven is always best for us girls ... and the mans face lmao! Now maybe he could be hawt if he took off his shirt and  shaved! hahahahh!

Cut me some slack, there's not much to go on when you google Lumberjack.

I could just see an MMO marketed to girls... AoE perfume clouds of doom... pet classes with nothing but kittens and unicorns (both with pink ribbons in their hair)... staying up all night to talk in between killing each mob... epic raids of Macy's Labor Day sale... bridal shower PvP...

So yeah, basically Hello Kitty Online.

Originally posted by ketrine

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I agree that my desires for a game as a female are overlooked.  I will add that I am NOT speaking for all girls who play games when I tell you what I would like, but I will put together a short list of things that I think would be attractive to female gamers.

1. Character Customization Options -  the best game for this hands down was SWG.  You could wear pink high heels, and do your hair and makeup.  Not all girls care about this, but you would attract many more girls to gaming if you give us a chance to glam up our characters.  The Entertainer profession was great for us, and I knew loads of girls IRL in that game that had all their houses filled with clothes.

2. Houses - they are important!  We like to decorate them and make them look beautiful, so lots of furniture, house styles, and options would be great here too.

3. Social Activities - we don't mind grouping, it's fun!  It's fun to chat about things too, and whether it is a special holiday GM event, or just the guild getting together to throw an ingame party, this is very fun for us!  Make the game incorporate social events as part of the gameplay.

I also invite any girl gamers to disagree with these if applicable.  I dont want to stereotype us, but I know I would like to see more games that cater to women's desires, and I think these are a few.

Do women like to go shopping in game as well?

Originally posted by zonzai

I could just see an MMO marketed to girls... AoE perfume clouds of doom... pet classes with nothing but kittens and unicorns (both with pink ribbons in their hair)... staying up all night to talk in between killing each mob... epic raids of Macy's Labor Day sale... bridal shower PvP...

So yeah, basically Hello Kitty Online.

! ugh you actually think you know what girls want.. I have no desire for any of the things you said silly. wanting to be able to put an eye out with my stilettos is not the same as wanting pet classes. I don;t even want a pet in games, I would rather rip the guys apart with my bare hands than have a pet do it for me. We enjoy making the boys run home and cry to their mommies.rofl!
 

Originally posted by Zindaihas

Do women like to go shopping in game as well?

You know it is funny, I hate buying and selling on games so much I have people that do it for me.  I just tell them what i want, and they bring it to me.

Originally posted by Flyte27

 IT's OK to add dress up and dancing to a game, but it seems to sterotypical of what a submissive girl would do.

Submissive or not, it's the way we're put together. Most men tend to gravitate towards typical manly stuff, while most women is drawn towards typical girly stuff. It's some 50 million years of evolution there smacking you in the back of the head

Anyway, I think its a good idea to use stereotyping in game design. If you somehow can make a game that apply to both sex's stereotypical roles, the hunter in the men and the gatherer in the women, and do it well ofcourse, I think you got a bestseller on your hands. Ofcourse there are exceptions to this, but the stereotypes are there for a reason. Funny though that SWG pre-nge was the game that was nearest to this of all the games out there, but got smeared into a unrecognizable pulp by some idiot devs with the totally wrong ideas about what people actually want.

small edit for typos...argg