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Miss & Match - Round 2

Posted By Missunst at Turtled.com
October 30, 2001

Revised for easier read from German Language translation

Today we learn how to mathematically prove that to be successful the chances of the female gamers - are smaller in which game. Besides, there is still a small look at the sorrowful life of the weak one (...) Of gender.

If we assume of the fact that on hundred players a player comes. The fact that this brings not only with the desperate finding a partner in the problem IRC with itself, is obvious: by the smaller number potential ' per '-Gamer sinks the chance that a real talent is among them.

Now, and why there are not girls and women who are interested in the computer? This question of all questions cannot be probably answered, really.

However, fact is that the enjoyment in the computer is already spoiled for us in the school: Who would like to choose science as a girl, either the pleasure has to be put in a pure girl's course (known we cannot assert ourselves against the omniscient men of the creation) or are always underestimated at least by the teacher first - "You have seen then a computer from inside? ". (I could be wrong and there are also positive examples - Spam me!)

Not only in the school, but also at home it is often said as if it's not in a girl's nature, and it is too difficult for her. Some parents still do not see, why girls could be interested in the computer (welcome in the Middle Ages!), and family-owned computers "is usually 'controlled" by brothers and fathers. From sorrowful experience of my gamer friends I know that many of them do not own computer to play. They have to use friend, father's or brother and/or divide the Internet connection. (Naturally the question also is here again, whether all these 'outside circumstances' could not be changed by penetrating nerves of the environment ...)

Are all these hurdles overcome, the interest in the PC and the games exists, however, the next problem immediately appears - how we bring our poor girl to all abundance on top of that to try out the extremely brutal and power of the action shooters?

In most cases female friends go to the game feel uncertain once the game is tried at least once. (Incidentally dear Jungs, pays attention so your friend does not start to hate the PC because she is in favor of CS and Q3 feels neglected ...;-))

In some cases, it is a love at first sight - and the chance that it another victim for the besiegers of the IRC's shows hope. She should not give up after her first day in the QuakeNet yet completely enervated, then she becomes (again to the chagrin of the male part) soon with a RG, to SK or similar clan day hated and loved " desperate attempts of the players to receive attention and to differentiate herself " (aka all female clans or also Lady squads) decorated by her playful existence terms.
(Note: I adore my girl, aNouC especially ...;-))

Lastly, there is probably no real answer to the question why there are only so few players.