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Posted October 26, 2014
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Treasure: ...and not just girls/women-I put the slash because of the varied ages of the participants in the discussion...
It never really bothers me getting called a girl (when talking about more than one woman), for me it's more to do with the tone than the word. If it's done in a jovial fashion, like on this giveaway, then I don't mind at all. Girls and guys, boy and girls, they are just jovial ways of saying male/female, men/women. When done in a fun way, I don't think people actually mean them to be little girls and little boys, just a collective term for each sex, not an attempt to categorise them by age. If it was done in a condescending way, or aimed at a single person and not a group, then I might be offended. But life is too short to get all worked up about something as simple as being called a boy or girl instead of a man or woman.
Posted October 26, 2014
Congratulations to the winners :)

And what a great thread this turned out to be, I enjoyed reading all (well most of) the comments. Thanks ddickinson for your generosity and setting this giveaway up and I'm looking forward to part two tomorrow!
Posted October 26, 2014
Thanks again for the great giveaway ddickinson and also appreciate the statistics regarding favorite game genres for some of the female contingent of GOG. Two out of the top three coincide with mine which is cool to know that girls also enjoy playing these games as well. Also congrats to all the winners and once again +rep for the amazing generosity. :)
Posted October 26, 2014
W00T!!

Congrats to the winners, our lovely ladies of GOG! :-D

Thanks ddickinson for the GA, and mostly for the interesting discussions that spawned - yes, even the unpleasant ones as these allow a glimpse into a person's beliefs.


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Treasure: [...] (and not just girls/women-I put the slash because of the varied ages of the participants in the discussion) [...]!
Being addressed as girl or boy is usually an issue for individuals exiting adolescence, when one is usually too eager to grow up and be all adult. After a certain age, most people don't get offended by being called a boy or girl, it can even be refreshing, if the tone is not condescending! ~_^
Posted October 26, 2014
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HypersomniacLive: Thanks ddickinson for the GA, and mostly for the interesting discussions that spawned - yes, even the unpleasant ones as these allow a glimpse into a person's beliefs.
I'm looking forward to seeing what discussions will develop in the guys giveaway. Hopefully it will be free of certain topics, but I'm looking forward to learning more about the different tastes the guys on GOG have.
Posted October 26, 2014
Congratulations to the winners.

I'm really tempted to create a liberals vs. conservatives giveaway. Although I probably won't. Still, a couple of interesting related articles Google brought up:

Poll: Liberals game more than conservatives
Democrats and Republicans united by their love of videogames, study shows
The Politics of Gaming: Liberals Tend to Like GTA, Conservatives Play Madden; Everyone Loves Mario
Why do liberals play computer games like conservatives?
Posted October 26, 2014
Congratulations Ladies and thanks, ddickinson, for hosting a very interesting giveaway! You do not disappoint :D
Posted October 26, 2014
Congratulations to the lucky winners and thanks to ddickinson for a nice giveaway and discussion thread. :)

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ddickinson: I would also like to say thank you again for our talk on men playing female characters. It was very interesting and helped me better understand why I sometimes prefer to play the male character - the freedom it gives over the limitations of our own standards. I hope to see you for the men's giveaway.
I was about to post a reply to that discussion but saw you closed the giveaway so didn't in fear of necro'ing a closed thread/distracting with another off-topic post.

I usually prefer playing female characters because i find it easier to get into the mind set/personality of the character. And i have no trouble playing blood thirsty female warriors. ^_~ (Literally blood thirsty in one case where my elven character wanted to become a vampire)

Although whatever the gender; most of my characters usually end up being morally ambiguous. I don't like completely black/white alignments.

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toxicTom: [ I'm the one to say thanks :-) I know there are quite a few men here who prefer playing female characters - I was quite surprised to find out. I honestly didn't give it much thought until you asked me straight to the head. Good thing, since explaining one's motives to others triggers a thought process that can lead to quite some insight regarding oneself. Especially when the first intuitive answer is along the lines of "I don't really know".
I have a (female) friend that prefer playing male characters because she finds it easier to roleplay as them.

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toxicTom: When it comes to computer games, it's rather important to her to able to play a female character (strangely enough I also prefer female characters in games that have no romance option). And that this character should have the same (or comparable) options as a male character. That was her biggest gripe with BG - she loathed Anomen (and didn't romance him) and dismissed Aerie (too whiny) but looked envious at Jaheira and Viconia ("You can romance them as a male character? And I'm stuck with that douchebag??").
i have noticed female characters are usually stuck with a goody two-shoe paladin/cleric in rpgs as a romance option.

Anomen in BG, Alistair in DAO and Casavir in NwN2 (although in NwN2 the male character is stuck with the creepy elven druidess that have stalked him since he was a child. :p)
Posted October 26, 2014
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FoxySage: [...]

I usually prefer playing female characters because i find it easier to get into the mind set/personality of the character.

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In what way is it easier? And why is it harder for male characters?
Posted October 26, 2014
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FoxySage: I was about to post a reply to that discussion but saw you closed the giveaway so didn't in fear of necro'ing a closed thread/distracting with another off-topic post.
It's fine continuing the discussion, the thread is still open for discussion, it's only the giveaway part that has ended. You are right about the female character's love interest usually being for the goody two-shoe pretty boys. Sometimes it's okay, but it would be nice for modern RPGs to give more freedom to the player.
Posted October 26, 2014
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foxworks: Congratulations Ladies and thanks, ddickinson, for hosting a very interesting giveaway! You do not disappoint :D
I alway try not to disappoint :-). Hopefully the guys giveaway will be just as interesting.
Posted October 26, 2014
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FoxySage: [...]
I usually prefer playing female characters because i find it easier to get into the mind set/personality of the character.
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HypersomniacLive: In what way is it easier? And why is it harder for male characters?
Not entirely sure about that, i just find it easier to write from a female perspective. My best guess would be because when i discovered roleplaying my first characters were female and so just have more practice playing as them? *shrugs*

And well, old habits die hard - so i rarely played anything else. I've begun giving male characters a fairer chance in recent years, when playing rpgs or creating characters for roleplaying games, though. ;)
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Posted October 26, 2014
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FoxySage: i have noticed female characters are usually stuck with a goody two-shoe paladin/cleric in rpgs as a romance option.

Anomen in BG, Alistair in DAO and Casavir in NwN2 (although in NwN2 the male character is stuck with the creepy elven druidess that have stalked him since he was a child. :p)
Interesting, I knew only about Anomen. And that guy nearly ruined the game for my wife, not because he's the good guy, but because he's such a "whimp" (quote by my wife). She loathed the dialog and his personal quest. She looked with envy on Viconia and Jaheira - really interesting string characters. She didn't like Aerie - too "dolly bird".
Well in the end after the second or third romance talk she kicked him out of the party. Being really angry at the developers.

But there is hope, I guess. I think with games like Jade Empire and Mass Effect the romance options for female characters have become more interesting, including same sex options.
Posted October 26, 2014
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ddickinson:
Wonderful to see the stats in the results post, thank you! Congratulations to Crewdroog and FearfulSymmetry! I hope you both enjoy your games, and thank you for my present, ddickinson! For people like me with a burning curiosity to know what people choose for their prize(s) in contests like these, I picked Simon the Sorcerer 2.

I wasn't able to keep up with this thread because I've not been feeling well, but I look forward to seeing how the Boys' GA discussion turns out XD I'll be keeping this one favorited so that I can go back and see what all everyone talked about ;D

^___^
Posted October 26, 2014
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FoxySage: i have noticed female characters are usually stuck with a goody two-shoe paladin/cleric in rpgs as a romance option.

Anomen in BG, Alistair in DAO and Casavir in NwN2 (although in NwN2 the male character is stuck with the creepy elven druidess that have stalked him since he was a child. :p)
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toxicTom: Interesting, I knew only about Anomen. And that guy nearly ruined the game for my wife, not because he's the good guy, but because he's such a "whimp" (quote by my wife). She loathed the dialog and his personal quest. She looked with envy on Viconia and Jaheira - really interesting string characters. She didn't like Aerie - too "dolly bird".
Well in the end after the second or third romance talk she kicked him out of the party. Being really angry at the developers.

But there is hope, I guess. I think with games like Jade Empire and Mass Effect the romance options for female characters have become more interesting, including same sex options.
Your wife has good taste in party members if she drop-kicked Anomen's obnoxious ass out. To this day, I've never been able to stand having him in my group. He starts talking and I kinda sorta start wanting him to be on point for every encounter, passive-aggressively hoping he runs into something like a dragon. Or a beholder. Or a fireball to the head.
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