Are there any female SE4 players?

geoschmo · #1 December 16th, 2002, 05:15 PM

There was a girl that played pretty regular on PBW for a while Last year, but when school started back up in the fall she had to cut back.

She was a good player too. (She knocked me out of the UCT tourney)

Geoschmo

[ December 16, 2002, 15:16: Message edited by: geoschmo ]

Ragnarok · #2 December 16th, 2002, 07:01 PM

Ohhh, Geo got beat by a girl?!?!

Nothing wrong with that. Girls are good at games too.

I swore there was a chick around here recently. I'll find a post from whoever it is and find out. I shall return.

rextorres · #3 December 16th, 2002, 08:19 PM

Her handle was babyshark she was in the first PBW game I ever played.

capnq · #4 December 16th, 2002, 08:38 PM

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My wife thinks this forum has a somewhat prepubertal male touch!

And the references to "girls" and "chicks" in this thread are really helping to dispel that opinion.

Some women will take offense at being called "ladies", for that matter.

Chronon · #5 December 16th, 2002, 08:51 PM

Stone Mill, I think you're right that SEIV will probably continue to have a mostly male following. But I think it's more to do with the style of game rather than the overall Sci-Fi theme. I know plenty of women who are big fans of Star Trek (Picard and Spock are special Favorites). Not too many of them are really interested in conquering the galaxy, however.

Games like Civilization, which are rewarding for "builders" (ie have a victory condition that is not dependent on war) have more appeal for women because it's not just about who has the biggest military. I'm actually kind of surprised that SEIV doesn't have a "peaceful" victory condition (Civ and Alpha Centauri do). I'd love to see something like 'transcendence' in SEV; it's a tried and true Sci-Fi theme, and it would be a fun alternative to Last empire standing.

PS I enjoyed Fried Green Tomatoes, myself, more than, say, Star Trek I, V, Generations, or the Last two Star Wars movies...

geoschmo · #6 December 16th, 2002, 09:13 PM

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Originally posted by Ragnarok:
Ohhh, Geo got beat by a girl?!?! Nothing wrong with that. Girls are good at games too.

The worst part wasn't that she was a girl, the worst part was that she was half my age. Oh the shame...

Stone Mill · #7 December 16th, 2002, 09:33 PM

Posted by Chronon:

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PS I enjoyed Fried Green Tomatoes, myself, more than, say, Star Trek I, V, Generations, or the Last two Star Wars movies...

Blasphemer!!! Guards, seize him!!!

Just kidding! Ok, not to start a debate on the movies (which may fit into another thread), I can see your point. My post on this was more of a personal story. You have great ideas; esp. the transcendence ending.

Without meaning to offend anyone by making a generalization based on my personal experience:

Women don't really care for role-playing games that much either, which is too bad, bacause they add a great dynamic.

Women and Sci-Fi: kind of like BigFoot. I've heard of them and seen some pictures (like at Sci-Fi conventions) but I've never personally encountered one up close.

As for the whole gender thing, I don't consider this a "guys" club. Heck, I think of most of you as aliens.