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Compare and contrast: this Slashdot thread, attached to a moderately amusing D&D mockumentary, in which nerds complain that girls get constantly showered with gifts; and this UK:R post pointing to an eBay auction in which you can buy a leather coat worn by gamer girl Emily Booth.
Not a great day for girl power. Do people really play female characters because they think they'll get free stuff?
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I've never been given free stuff :o( Maybe people think I'm a man.
It'll be all that orcish chest hair.
Posted by: Alice | January 30, 2006 at 21:57
I've never, either, and I play a hawt night elf (most of the time)...
Posted by: Jez | January 30, 2006 at 22:02
Maybe you just need better begging skillz..
Maybe the transgender players know better how to play their clientele?
Posted by: Shard | January 30, 2006 at 22:25
I will commonly play female characters on MMORPGs, but not because I get free stuff (I don't).
The real reason is simple: If I'm going to be spending multiple hours on end staring at a character's ass while playing I'd rather it be a female ass.
Posted by: Les | January 31, 2006 at 00:27
With the massive appeal of games like WoW I no longer get free things for playing female characters. I contribute this to the lack of "geeks, dweebs, and/or spazzes" in comparison to the lot I used to play with during EQ's heyday.
That or they've just wizend up a bit. :0)
Posted by: Shadman | January 31, 2006 at 04:53
I usually play female characters, but that's because I think that when you spend so many hours staring at your character's ass, it might as well be a *nice* ass.
Does that make me a bad person? :)
Posted by: Ian Betteridge | January 31, 2006 at 11:09
I get free stuff! I never ask for it - just the opposite; and then it's usually given anyway, what's a 'girl' to do but accept? Anything else would be rude.
Posted by: WandringSoul | January 31, 2006 at 13:51
I've always played a female and I've been given free stuff. Up until recently I always thought that it was just "What Was Done" and whenever I upgrade I usually offer my kit to nice newbies (male or female) if I can.
Posted by: Weefz | February 01, 2006 at 15:08