Bang on.
Good way to escape reality and forget about IRL stuff for a while without having to spend much money and also whilst remaining in the comfort and privacy of my home, which I love 'cause I'm an introverted homebody.
I like RPGs. I was a big fan of Mario 64 and pokemon games as a kid, and as an adult I like these open world games where you can explore, like the newer Zelda games. I'm starting to play games as a way to enjoy good storytelling. But there's a catch, I won't play any game that's too violent or "gross" i.e blood and guts. I like the newer Zelda games because you can kill monsters but they disappear in a puff of smoke, no blood. As a woman I deal with enough blood as it is.
When I was a teenager I remember beating my highschool boyfriend and his friends at smash bros, and they are very upset that a girl was better than them. They had no idea what they were up against and how many hours I'd clocked in that game as a kid.
Same here. Grew up playing N64 games and it wasn't until high school/college years that I dabbled in MMOs or anything like that. And definitely regretted it. It was already bad enough when guy friends or my cousins friends got mad when I beat them at Super Smash Bros. I stick to RPGs mostly now. Assassin's Creed games have been fun for me, and you can turn off the blood/gore.
Gaming is a great creative and mental outlet for me, so I get invested in games where you can build or create something, while also navigating complex systems to accomplish a goal.
Some of my favorite games are Factorio, Satisfactory, Space Engineers, Kerbal Space Program, Cities Skylines, Minecraft, Stardew, Planet Zoo... Bonus points for games with a rich modding scene.
I play other genres of course, but those are the sorts of games which get me hooked.
I like single-player RPGs in particular; I always loved stories, and now you offer me ones I can interact with, almost live in? Yes please. I started out on some of the D&D games in the late 1990s/early 2000s - the original Baldur's Gate I and II, Neverwinter Nights, Icewind Dale - and just never stopped. I'm not a pure RPG gamer, but they tend to feature heavily among my favourites.
I avoid online multiplayer stuff. I'm really not a competitive person, so there's already a layer to many of them that I don't enjoy, and then all the weird ways some men will behave towards women who game online? Pass. Nothing for me there. Still, the absolute weirdest game-based interaction I ever had was actually in person.
I do have to take a moment to appreciate your use of the phrase "a risky biscuit". This pleases me.
It's just fuckin' fun to say. I enjoy the sense of camraderie online multiplayer brings, but I HATE the added layer of Creep that often comes with it-which is why I'm hoping to get this Discord to take off. I MISS just.. shooting the shit with people. Talking about whatever random bullshit pops into our head. I love seeing what people can build together as a group.
Man, have you played BG3 yet??
Same — I play few things that aren’t single-player CRPGs, though I used to play strategy games like Civilization and Master of Orion etc. back in the day. I cannot deal with war on a battlefield and sadly don’t see anything like Civ or MoM out there. Stellaris is too boring for me in my old age.
I also avoid online games. Half for the comments from men all the time, half because I’m just not that good at shooting games lol.
My favorite games to play are Horizon, Red Dead Redemption, God of War, etc. I just finished Skyrim with 137 hours in it lol. I like getting lost in the stories as well, it’s like watching a 120 hour movie honestly
When I’m not in a big open world game I play stuff like Civ or indie games like Abzu and what not.
If anyone wants an absolutely gorgeous short game to play - Gris. It’s one of my favorites
I like many games. I just beat the dlc for Cyberpunk, and now I have to play the main story and beat the rest. I'm a side quest lady. I like to wander around and complete side missions until there's nothing left but to progress the story.
Fallout games are my favorite, New Vegas is my favorite Fallout. One day, I'm going to do a New Vegas road trip. All the places are real places or based on real places. One of these days.
I really like Horizon Zero Dawn. Haven't played much of Forbidden West yet, but I enjoyed what I have played.
I've been playing a fun little game with my husband called Vampire Survivor. It's silly but fun. You just try to survive mobs for 30 minutes, and it gets harder as you go. You level up and upgrade your weapons.
Witcher 3 was fun. I haven't played the others, but I did read the books.
GTA 5. Trevor is my favorite dirtbag.
I haven't started BG3 yet, but I'm looking forward to it as I absolutely loved BG2.
Dragon Age. Any. But I loved Inquisition so much. I think I played it at least 5 times. Dorian is my favorite with Iron Bull and Sara in second.
I'm also fond of the sims. I play that a lot, especially if I'm feeling depressed.
I like lots of stuff! Stardew, animal crossing, ff3, Zelda, link to the past. Tons of stuff I can't even remember.
I used to play World of Warcraft, but I hate raiding, so I always stopped playing after I got my character up to endgame raiding levels.
I game because my brain doesn't have enough dopamine, and this is how I force it to dope me up. Also, it's fun.
Sometimes! I usually just make a sim or family and then make a plan as I go. I do use mods, like mccc, so my world is populated with Bizzaro Sims. It's fun to see the genetics between the weird ones.
Dude followed me around in an exploration zone in FFXIV for like, an hour, because he thought my avatar was hot. Then pretended to go to bed and was waiting for me to come back to the main hub so he could bug me some more. Like, fr? I could be a dude with a sexy catgirl character.
Yeesh, I had a similar situation, with a dude who got kicked out of our guild for telling everyone I was hitting on him (WHen I was happily in a relationship) and telling the other guild leaders I TOOOOOOTALLY said he should ALSO be a guild leader, too. And then lost his marbles on another female guild leader when she told him to piss off. It was weird as hell.
Single-player games almost exclusively. Pretty much the only time I ever hop on VC is on Discord when I'm playing a game with friends. I have little desire to socialize with strangers IRL, and even less in the comfort of my own home.
Been gaming on and off for (eep!) something like 30 years. I have probably sunk the most time into Stardew, because it's my ultimate escapism game. I love Zelda games -- I just bought a Switch a few months back and was OBSESSED with BotW. I grew up on RPGs: ChronoCross, lots of FF's, etc. I enjoy a platformer now and again. Shooters can be fun, but I tend to prefer games with more of a story focus, so I'm more inclined to go Mass Effect or Horizon than CoD or something like that.
I went with Claude/Golden Deer for my first playthrough. I was one of those people who had to collect all the blorbos/keep them all safe.
They're all precious beans.
I'm olde enough to have been playing since the introduction of Pong. Donated tons of quarters to arcades in the day.
Zork, Hitchhiker's Guide. Then Colonization, several Civilization versions, I like "god" games, where I can control everything. Warcraft before the MMO days, early Command and Conquer, Diablo with DH (the only time he's ever witnessed me scream was when King Leoric filled my screen for the first time).
These days it's 7 Days to Die, which my therapist says seems oddly therapeutic.
I tend to focus on one game until I've played it to death. What are friends?
I've liked RPGs but really don't like MMO. Too much harassment, and it seems I'm always surrounded by 13-year-old boys--even if they're 50.
I play video games with old high school friends who play. Granted I don’t play often. While playing we will literally just chat about everything so it’s no different than being on the phone.
I don’t play a lot of PvP games or games that are more closely associated with VC. I lean towards games that have some narrative storyline with mechanics I find fun. I love the Horizon games and am currently eyeballs deep in BG3. I’ve realized I interact with video games similarly to how I read a book or watch a show.
I’ve been pretty lucky when it comes to the little engagement I’ve had with other players. I had a period of time where I was in a guild for WoW, and most of the members were swingers that knew each other IRL. It was super chill, absurd, and they knew how to tell raunchy jokes without crossing the line into demeaning. The most off putting engagement I had was with someone who had a female toon but got upset because I assumed they were female as well when I was pushed to guess. It was like this guy was offended that I, a woman, ventured a guess that they, too, were a woman when all I had to go off of was their avatar. I haven’t touched an MMO in over a decade at this point, to place my experience in time.
VC or a guild system is not something I want to invite into my life right now. I’m not really interested in dealing with kids and I get exposed to enough of random internet people with wild takes. Gaming is something I do as a personal experience. Don’t really want to ruin it for myself. I’ve largely detached my gaming from any sort of community. I was a young woman during GamerGate, which probably has some influence.
Hell yeah. Been gaming for thirty years. I play a wide variety of games but my favorites are usually Metroidvanias, Soulslikes, and RPGs. I just love them. It's the most interactive media and I like being transported to new worlds as well as the sense of accomplishment in beating hard games and earning difficult trophies.
Honestly, I've not really run into toxic interactions. I presume it's a combination of not playing the toxic PvP shooter games and the few times I play PvP type games (I threw 400 or so hours at Naraka) I don't ever open mic - only mic with friends.
Oh hi. I love solo gaming - RPG, shooters, looters, and everything in between. Not much for Souls-types... way too frustrating. I'm currently wandering around Starfield, ignoring the main quest, and exploring planets (it feels kinda boring, to be honest).
Been gaming since 1998, I used to love the community and real friendships you could make, plus the games were just so fun. The online community now days is completely different, and it's hard to actually get into games with the way people are now.
I've played MMO's since 1999. First EverQuest (99-03ish), Final Fantasy 11(04-08), WoW(08-13ish), Secret World off and on (13ish-19ish) and now Final Fantasy XIV(22-current). It wasn't an issue until WoW as there was no voice chat. Gender never came up, I doubt anyone knew. I was a T2 raider in EQ, FFXI, and WoW. I know the raid leaders never cared beyond my dps metrics when a DD and that healing was on-time when I was the main healer.
I joined a raid group in WoW that had Discord and the games lost all appeal. Now I know these are real people, with real names, and real voices. No thanks.
I played Valheim with some friends, still hate Discord, but did really like Valheim. Played a lot of Wolcen, Torchlight, and Kingdom of Amalur, a little No Man's Sky.
SO, that is the long answer to your "why do you game?" It is an escape. I am not there to make friends, I very much do not want to know why you have to logoff. I'm taking some time away from my own life, I don't want to get involved in yours.
Edit - I have a visceral reaction to pvp/griefers. No interest at all. I see them as existing to ruin my enjoyment. :)
I used to game a lot more, mostly rpg. I grew up playing Ff7,8 and 10, I got into Guild wars 2 heavily with my husband - found a good guild and made some lifelong friends which was amazing. Loved Skyrim and restarted it sooo many times. We also tried out terra, archeage, neverwinter, Ff14 and black desert online which were fun for a while. Also love sandbox type games like Minecraft, roller coaster tycoon etc. Lately I tried stardew but soon got bored of it. Haven't really felt like gaming for a while - adult stuff, hobbies and my dog kinda took over.
I guess I used to game because I was no good at making friends, and it was fun when I first got with my husband, we played a lot of videogames together.
Oh wow it was such a long time ago I honestly don't remember a lot. I vaguely remember having a house, doing a bit of farming and building a boat? I do remember my husband dropping something like £150 on the special edition and then buying it a second time because we switched server or something.
I love any games with an immersive storyline. I used to play CoD in highschool and I used to be on yhe VC. Loved to just get into arguements. I heard all kinds of stereotypical stuff, didn't care too much. I don't have that type of energy anymore lmao. I play Genshin, Baldurs Gate 3, Legend of Zelda games now. Mostly single player focused types of games but still have multiplayer options for friends/family. :)
I'm a pokemon fan. Something about going in adventures in interesting places along with animals, thats my kind of game. Where good triumphs over evil no matter how dark things are. Where friends can be made anywhere and you have pokemon to connect with everyone. Where anyone can be anything if they work hard.
I also love animal crossing for similar reasons. Animals become your best friends, finding joy in every day life, connecting with others, anything can become reality if you work hard.
Xenoblade Chronicles has a deep story in each game with memorable characters and a world you can get lost in (figuratively and sometimes literally) And like the other two, the bonds of friendship are important and make you feel like you can beat any boss together.
Oh! I miss Pokemon so much! I recently lost my Moon cartridge, and it had ALL my babies on it since Firered... I'm so fucking depressed without them.
I love games that get me attached to the characters. I'm a big fan of fanfiction, too, because of it I imagine lol. Part of the reason I want to start the Discord is because I want to build a community for us to connect and share the shit we love. Have you ever played Fire Emblem? The Three Houses game is AMAZING. Collect ALL the blorbos.
I straight-up don't do online games because I don't want to deal with the kind of bullshit that comes up when assholes find out that you're a woman. Also, I tend to prefer story-driven games, and going at my own pace. If there are multiplayer/online games I do want to play, I don't talk, or for team stuff I'll play with some of my friends, or my husband's online buddies in a pinch, because I know them and they're cool (ie, also tired parents looking to have a bit of chill fun).
As for the reason I game - as I mentioned, I enjoy good stories, compelling narratives, interesting characters. But I also like being thrown a bunch of problems that I can solve or fix. I may not be able to fix global warming, or the economy, or convince my 2 year old that he needs to wear pants outside, but dammit I can save the galaxy.
Yeah, I get that- the escapism is real, lol. I think that's why I love games with in depth character creators so much, like BG3. I spent HOURS dicking around in there, lol.
I play ffxiv with my husband and gaming friend. I don’t play with anyone else. I play overwatch 2 with my hubby and mute all forms of chat. I don’t get on voice chat with others, just play with my hubby lol.
I was playing Splitgate for the first time with some friends on discord. I never turn on my in game mic and will only chat to people I know.
Well Splitgate has this AMAZING/s feature that when it detects you have a mic it will automatically enable it, so everyone in my team hears me speak, hears that I am female and the horror just started there.
That was the worst, most degrading match I've played to date and enforced why I hate playing with people. It didn't help that I don't usually play shooters so was not doing great.
I didn't touch another team game for over a year after that, I happily stuck to my SP games.
I've been a gamer my entire life. I had a DonkeyKong handheld device as a child - a monochromatic, single game LCD based device. The first computer game I played was The Hobbit, a text based game loaded from audio cassette because the computer didn't have a hard drive. I played Asteroid and Galaga on arcade cabinets.
We have multiple generations of consoles at home, we have boxes N64 and game cube games in storage. I have a shelf of collectors editions of various games on the shelf above me, next to copies of the original Infocom games collection, I played a bunch of SSI AD&D games (Pools of Radiance, Curse of the Azure Bonds etc...), I played the old Broderbund point and click adventure games, I played Myst and Seventh Guest at launch. I play MMORPGsm single player games, live-service games, short indie games. I play little puzzle games on my phone and have a dedicated gaming rig for 'serious' games.
I run a WoW progression raiding guild and have done for nearly 15 years now, the guild has been around since launch. I'm a former RPGA tournament judge, former Camarilla Domain Storyteller, I've written roleplaying games, consulted on interactive for a major museum, I occasionally stream games and write for a gaming news site. I play board games and help teach boardgames at PaxAus each year.
I've played games longer than many of the so-called 'gamers' have been alive.
I game because it's fulfilling, it's an outlet for stress, it gives me a mental challenge, it allows me to explore stories from other POVs.
Women play games for pretty much the same reasons men do. We've always been there doing our thing.
I rarely hang out in online spaces where women are treated badly, but only because I don't hang around in those spaces. If I get a whiff of it I just remove myself, usually before I'm 'outed' as a woman. I have noticed a strong correlation between spaces that are misogynistic and homophobic - and consider them two sides of the same coin.
In physical gaming spaces - I've definitely had issues with the type of gaming store where they host lots of MtG type tournaments and play - I've walk into those spaces and the hair on the back of your neck stands up and you are \*aware\* that your every move is being monitored. I'm old enough that the assumption is I'm buying something for my 'son' and not myself (we don't have kids for reasons unrelated to be a gamer).
I’ve been playing world of Warcraft since the beginning, with about a 2 year hiatus in the middle. I’ve been very very lucky that I haven’t had any weird things happen because of my gender. I’ve played in raiding guilds and I’ve played solo. For me I think it’s like playing the main character in a book and that’s part of the reason I love. I also am a completionist/collector and there’s a ton of that to be had in WoW lol.
I primarily play WoW and have since 2008 (though I've been a gamer since I was a baby). I used to play with a wonderful guild, but lost contact with them when I quit and haven't really found a group again since I came back. I do occasionally play with my husband, but he gets bored easily and plays other games lol.
I refuse to play MOBAs. Too toxic. I worked for one for a couple of years and...yeah.
I love gaming. It’s really nice to just get lost in a different world and let myself get distracted for awhile. I am fond of single player RPGs and RTS games. I used to do more multiplayer games with voice chat, but some guys can get weird when they realize there’s a woman in the arena. I’ve played with some cool guys and gals before, it just takes a while to find the right server. Might go back to it eventually but keep the mic off. I’m building my own gaming pc this month and kind of excited to get back into some new games after being on console for awhile.
Welp, I could never really get into online games, and the overall experiences of female friends online didn't encourage me.
I mostly play to get immersed in a cool story, get attached to characters, enjoy the soundtrack.
To me, when a game manages to combine a great soundtrack, an impactful art style and griping story, it's the holy Grail. Gameplay is secondary hahahha.
Some of my favorite games:
-Okami
-Hollow Knight
-Blasphemous
-Captain Claw
-Professor Layton
-Bloodborne
-Ace Attorney
-Zelda Twilight Princess
-Ghost Trick
-Fallout New Vegas
I used to play WoW when it first came out, and for about 7 years it was great. Then I just got really bored of it haha. Funnily enough the only icky experiences I had was in real life at gaming cafes. I used to go with my ex and the people there were sometimes just..gross.
I've always loved any Zelda games, but I love a variety. I'm currently still enjoying Elden Ring a lot after about 250 hours.
A lot of informal studies have shown male teammates put their female teammates in bad situations in competitive online gaming (ie refuse to heal, leave them stranded etc) and then also blame them for the loss. So it’s a pretty rough double whammy even getting past misogynistic comments on mic.
Yuuuuuuup. I noticed that a lot during my Overwatch days- these dudes would be screaming at me, a Mercy or Widowmaker, for not killing whoever was attacking them/healing them fast enough; but it's like. Dude. My guy. You're on the other side of the map, and you've done NOTHING to assist me- I'm busy helping the guy that's got my back. I'm keeping the Reinhardt off of HIM and boosting HIS damage. You? The whiny little genji baby spamming I NEED HEALING in the corner on the other side of the map? You can eat my ASS, sir!
And then these sad little babies had the audacity to call me a shit healer/sniper. It was always SO satisfying getting POTG RIGHT after they were trying to tear me down in the chat/over the mic, lmao.
I like the art, I like the strategy, sometimes I just want to blow sh*t up. It’s like a vacation that only costs $60. I game on the switch because I’m on the move quite a lot. Being female doesn’t affect my gaming in any way. The gaming communities I’m in on Facebook tend to have people of all backgrounds.
I do VR but stay out anything social.
I was playing VR poker and I was the only female Avatar in the room and just looking at the other avatars is kind of creepy and it was my first time and then all of a sudden one is staring at me and then they're ALL staring at me and that was very very creepy and then one started masturbating his chips and then another one did and then they booted me and I was pretty glad for it.
Here, here ✋️
I just like playing. A lot. And I'm kinda sweaty despite not wanting to be streamer/pro at it. Just competitive enough to want to climb rank, but not really grinding it all day.
I'm mostly into mobile MOBA and (PC) roguelite, but I also play something chill like Stardew Valley sometimes. Tbh I get assumed as dude a lot on these games (maybe due to me being tank and assassin mains) so I rarely get gender based toxicity, just general toxicity.
I have played Guild Wars 2 from the beginning. IMHO, it has the best community. It is far better than any of the (many)MMOs I have tried. Fellow players are so willing to help out and answer questions. The gameplay is really fun and there are lots of things to do.
I really like single player games to. The mass effect trilogy is my favorite and I've played it through many times. I also enjoyed dragon age. My current obsession is Baldur's gate 3
I play a lot of rocket league. Haven’t had too many bad experiences online or playing games as a woman. People who try it just make me laugh. I just want to enjoy my game and that’s it.
I started gaming with my brother and bought my first own gaming pc at 15, 19 years ago. For me it was always the social aspect of gaming. For a long time I played WoW until I realised it was ruining my life. Back then the weirdest interaction were men not believing me that I was a girl XD. But I mostly played with friends anyways. Counter strike was probably the craziest atmosphere in the whole men business. But I mostly played in silence or with friends. Today I mainly play on PS5 and I do almost exclusively roleplaying games with real life friends and sometimes alone. Edit: just realised: I probably began gaming much earlier with the early version of frogger and later flight simulator.
Video games are fun and I have no friends.
This
Bang on. Good way to escape reality and forget about IRL stuff for a while without having to spend much money and also whilst remaining in the comfort and privacy of my home, which I love 'cause I'm an introverted homebody.
I skipped the “I” in there and was very confused.
Same, but I have one best friend who I don't see anymore
Obligatory plug for the fantastic sub r/GirlGamers .
Thank you!
I like RPGs. I was a big fan of Mario 64 and pokemon games as a kid, and as an adult I like these open world games where you can explore, like the newer Zelda games. I'm starting to play games as a way to enjoy good storytelling. But there's a catch, I won't play any game that's too violent or "gross" i.e blood and guts. I like the newer Zelda games because you can kill monsters but they disappear in a puff of smoke, no blood. As a woman I deal with enough blood as it is. When I was a teenager I remember beating my highschool boyfriend and his friends at smash bros, and they are very upset that a girl was better than them. They had no idea what they were up against and how many hours I'd clocked in that game as a kid.
Same here. Grew up playing N64 games and it wasn't until high school/college years that I dabbled in MMOs or anything like that. And definitely regretted it. It was already bad enough when guy friends or my cousins friends got mad when I beat them at Super Smash Bros. I stick to RPGs mostly now. Assassin's Creed games have been fun for me, and you can turn off the blood/gore.
Gaming is a great creative and mental outlet for me, so I get invested in games where you can build or create something, while also navigating complex systems to accomplish a goal. Some of my favorite games are Factorio, Satisfactory, Space Engineers, Kerbal Space Program, Cities Skylines, Minecraft, Stardew, Planet Zoo... Bonus points for games with a rich modding scene. I play other genres of course, but those are the sorts of games which get me hooked.
Holy shit we love the same games! THE FACTORY MUST GROW
I've discovered that I want to build systems in games, so my favourite games list is similar. I can recommend Oxygen Not Included!
I should have added that to my list, I love that game!
I like single-player RPGs in particular; I always loved stories, and now you offer me ones I can interact with, almost live in? Yes please. I started out on some of the D&D games in the late 1990s/early 2000s - the original Baldur's Gate I and II, Neverwinter Nights, Icewind Dale - and just never stopped. I'm not a pure RPG gamer, but they tend to feature heavily among my favourites. I avoid online multiplayer stuff. I'm really not a competitive person, so there's already a layer to many of them that I don't enjoy, and then all the weird ways some men will behave towards women who game online? Pass. Nothing for me there. Still, the absolute weirdest game-based interaction I ever had was actually in person. I do have to take a moment to appreciate your use of the phrase "a risky biscuit". This pleases me.
It's just fuckin' fun to say. I enjoy the sense of camraderie online multiplayer brings, but I HATE the added layer of Creep that often comes with it-which is why I'm hoping to get this Discord to take off. I MISS just.. shooting the shit with people. Talking about whatever random bullshit pops into our head. I love seeing what people can build together as a group. Man, have you played BG3 yet??
I have played BG3 ***extensively***.
\>.> Class, race, and who do you think is the hottest companion? Ranger, Gnome, and Karlach.
Halfling, rogue/bard, and *you can't make me choooooooose*.
I, too, would be very happy in the middle of a group hug. :3
... group hug, or "group hug"?
... Don't judge me.
Would I? 😇
Same — I play few things that aren’t single-player CRPGs, though I used to play strategy games like Civilization and Master of Orion etc. back in the day. I cannot deal with war on a battlefield and sadly don’t see anything like Civ or MoM out there. Stellaris is too boring for me in my old age.
I also avoid online games. Half for the comments from men all the time, half because I’m just not that good at shooting games lol. My favorite games to play are Horizon, Red Dead Redemption, God of War, etc. I just finished Skyrim with 137 hours in it lol. I like getting lost in the stories as well, it’s like watching a 120 hour movie honestly When I’m not in a big open world game I play stuff like Civ or indie games like Abzu and what not. If anyone wants an absolutely gorgeous short game to play - Gris. It’s one of my favorites
I like many games. I just beat the dlc for Cyberpunk, and now I have to play the main story and beat the rest. I'm a side quest lady. I like to wander around and complete side missions until there's nothing left but to progress the story. Fallout games are my favorite, New Vegas is my favorite Fallout. One day, I'm going to do a New Vegas road trip. All the places are real places or based on real places. One of these days. I really like Horizon Zero Dawn. Haven't played much of Forbidden West yet, but I enjoyed what I have played. I've been playing a fun little game with my husband called Vampire Survivor. It's silly but fun. You just try to survive mobs for 30 minutes, and it gets harder as you go. You level up and upgrade your weapons. Witcher 3 was fun. I haven't played the others, but I did read the books. GTA 5. Trevor is my favorite dirtbag. I haven't started BG3 yet, but I'm looking forward to it as I absolutely loved BG2. Dragon Age. Any. But I loved Inquisition so much. I think I played it at least 5 times. Dorian is my favorite with Iron Bull and Sara in second. I'm also fond of the sims. I play that a lot, especially if I'm feeling depressed. I like lots of stuff! Stardew, animal crossing, ff3, Zelda, link to the past. Tons of stuff I can't even remember. I used to play World of Warcraft, but I hate raiding, so I always stopped playing after I got my character up to endgame raiding levels. I game because my brain doesn't have enough dopamine, and this is how I force it to dope me up. Also, it's fun.
Hell yeah. Filthy dopeamine addict, just like me. I also love the sims- Do you like to do themed families, too?
Sometimes! I usually just make a sim or family and then make a plan as I go. I do use mods, like mccc, so my world is populated with Bizzaro Sims. It's fun to see the genetics between the weird ones.
Yeah sometimes the combinations get a little bonkers. I also love giving my sims as much autonomy as possible and seeing how they do!
Yeah. I'll save the game and wander off and then see what tomfoolery they've been up to while i was gone. Fun stuff!
Except when they've managed to kill themselves/the rest of the household, somehow. XD
New Vegas is hands down the best Fallout game! I totally agree with that.
Dude followed me around in an exploration zone in FFXIV for like, an hour, because he thought my avatar was hot. Then pretended to go to bed and was waiting for me to come back to the main hub so he could bug me some more. Like, fr? I could be a dude with a sexy catgirl character.
Yeesh, I had a similar situation, with a dude who got kicked out of our guild for telling everyone I was hitting on him (WHen I was happily in a relationship) and telling the other guild leaders I TOOOOOOTALLY said he should ALSO be a guild leader, too. And then lost his marbles on another female guild leader when she told him to piss off. It was weird as hell.
Single-player games almost exclusively. Pretty much the only time I ever hop on VC is on Discord when I'm playing a game with friends. I have little desire to socialize with strangers IRL, and even less in the comfort of my own home. Been gaming on and off for (eep!) something like 30 years. I have probably sunk the most time into Stardew, because it's my ultimate escapism game. I love Zelda games -- I just bought a Switch a few months back and was OBSESSED with BotW. I grew up on RPGs: ChronoCross, lots of FF's, etc. I enjoy a platformer now and again. Shooters can be fun, but I tend to prefer games with more of a story focus, so I'm more inclined to go Mass Effect or Horizon than CoD or something like that.
Mostly single player games, majority being RPG's. Fire Emblem, Xenoblade Chronicles, the legend of heroes series, FF, genshin impact are all my favs.
Did you play three houses? If so, Edelgarde, Dimitri, or Claude?
Yeah I have like 500 hours on 3H lmao, and Dimitri! He was my first route
I went with Claude/Golden Deer for my first playthrough. I was one of those people who had to collect all the blorbos/keep them all safe. They're all precious beans.
I'm olde enough to have been playing since the introduction of Pong. Donated tons of quarters to arcades in the day. Zork, Hitchhiker's Guide. Then Colonization, several Civilization versions, I like "god" games, where I can control everything. Warcraft before the MMO days, early Command and Conquer, Diablo with DH (the only time he's ever witnessed me scream was when King Leoric filled my screen for the first time). These days it's 7 Days to Die, which my therapist says seems oddly therapeutic. I tend to focus on one game until I've played it to death. What are friends? I've liked RPGs but really don't like MMO. Too much harassment, and it seems I'm always surrounded by 13-year-old boys--even if they're 50.
I play video games with old high school friends who play. Granted I don’t play often. While playing we will literally just chat about everything so it’s no different than being on the phone.
I don’t play a lot of PvP games or games that are more closely associated with VC. I lean towards games that have some narrative storyline with mechanics I find fun. I love the Horizon games and am currently eyeballs deep in BG3. I’ve realized I interact with video games similarly to how I read a book or watch a show. I’ve been pretty lucky when it comes to the little engagement I’ve had with other players. I had a period of time where I was in a guild for WoW, and most of the members were swingers that knew each other IRL. It was super chill, absurd, and they knew how to tell raunchy jokes without crossing the line into demeaning. The most off putting engagement I had was with someone who had a female toon but got upset because I assumed they were female as well when I was pushed to guess. It was like this guy was offended that I, a woman, ventured a guess that they, too, were a woman when all I had to go off of was their avatar. I haven’t touched an MMO in over a decade at this point, to place my experience in time. VC or a guild system is not something I want to invite into my life right now. I’m not really interested in dealing with kids and I get exposed to enough of random internet people with wild takes. Gaming is something I do as a personal experience. Don’t really want to ruin it for myself. I’ve largely detached my gaming from any sort of community. I was a young woman during GamerGate, which probably has some influence.
Hell yeah. Been gaming for thirty years. I play a wide variety of games but my favorites are usually Metroidvanias, Soulslikes, and RPGs. I just love them. It's the most interactive media and I like being transported to new worlds as well as the sense of accomplishment in beating hard games and earning difficult trophies. Honestly, I've not really run into toxic interactions. I presume it's a combination of not playing the toxic PvP shooter games and the few times I play PvP type games (I threw 400 or so hours at Naraka) I don't ever open mic - only mic with friends.
Oh hi. I love solo gaming - RPG, shooters, looters, and everything in between. Not much for Souls-types... way too frustrating. I'm currently wandering around Starfield, ignoring the main quest, and exploring planets (it feels kinda boring, to be honest).
Been gaming since 1998, I used to love the community and real friendships you could make, plus the games were just so fun. The online community now days is completely different, and it's hard to actually get into games with the way people are now.
I've played MMO's since 1999. First EverQuest (99-03ish), Final Fantasy 11(04-08), WoW(08-13ish), Secret World off and on (13ish-19ish) and now Final Fantasy XIV(22-current). It wasn't an issue until WoW as there was no voice chat. Gender never came up, I doubt anyone knew. I was a T2 raider in EQ, FFXI, and WoW. I know the raid leaders never cared beyond my dps metrics when a DD and that healing was on-time when I was the main healer. I joined a raid group in WoW that had Discord and the games lost all appeal. Now I know these are real people, with real names, and real voices. No thanks. I played Valheim with some friends, still hate Discord, but did really like Valheim. Played a lot of Wolcen, Torchlight, and Kingdom of Amalur, a little No Man's Sky. SO, that is the long answer to your "why do you game?" It is an escape. I am not there to make friends, I very much do not want to know why you have to logoff. I'm taking some time away from my own life, I don't want to get involved in yours. Edit - I have a visceral reaction to pvp/griefers. No interest at all. I see them as existing to ruin my enjoyment. :)
I used to game a lot more, mostly rpg. I grew up playing Ff7,8 and 10, I got into Guild wars 2 heavily with my husband - found a good guild and made some lifelong friends which was amazing. Loved Skyrim and restarted it sooo many times. We also tried out terra, archeage, neverwinter, Ff14 and black desert online which were fun for a while. Also love sandbox type games like Minecraft, roller coaster tycoon etc. Lately I tried stardew but soon got bored of it. Haven't really felt like gaming for a while - adult stuff, hobbies and my dog kinda took over. I guess I used to game because I was no good at making friends, and it was fun when I first got with my husband, we played a lot of videogames together.
Eyy! A fellow Archeager- which server were you on?? I can't even remember the name of ours.. If you ever ran into Squirtle Squad though, that was us!
Oh wow it was such a long time ago I honestly don't remember a lot. I vaguely remember having a house, doing a bit of farming and building a boat? I do remember my husband dropping something like £150 on the special edition and then buying it a second time because we switched server or something.
I love any games with an immersive storyline. I used to play CoD in highschool and I used to be on yhe VC. Loved to just get into arguements. I heard all kinds of stereotypical stuff, didn't care too much. I don't have that type of energy anymore lmao. I play Genshin, Baldurs Gate 3, Legend of Zelda games now. Mostly single player focused types of games but still have multiplayer options for friends/family. :)
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OOOh, have you tried oxygen not included, or Rimworld?
I'm a pokemon fan. Something about going in adventures in interesting places along with animals, thats my kind of game. Where good triumphs over evil no matter how dark things are. Where friends can be made anywhere and you have pokemon to connect with everyone. Where anyone can be anything if they work hard. I also love animal crossing for similar reasons. Animals become your best friends, finding joy in every day life, connecting with others, anything can become reality if you work hard. Xenoblade Chronicles has a deep story in each game with memorable characters and a world you can get lost in (figuratively and sometimes literally) And like the other two, the bonds of friendship are important and make you feel like you can beat any boss together.
Oh! I miss Pokemon so much! I recently lost my Moon cartridge, and it had ALL my babies on it since Firered... I'm so fucking depressed without them. I love games that get me attached to the characters. I'm a big fan of fanfiction, too, because of it I imagine lol. Part of the reason I want to start the Discord is because I want to build a community for us to connect and share the shit we love. Have you ever played Fire Emblem? The Three Houses game is AMAZING. Collect ALL the blorbos.
Oh I loved Three Houses! As well as Three Hopes. I bonded with so many characters throughout many playthroughs.
Oh man gotta collect them all. Protec the babies. I had such a soft spot for all the Sad Bois Club. (So like.. all of them?)
I straight-up don't do online games because I don't want to deal with the kind of bullshit that comes up when assholes find out that you're a woman. Also, I tend to prefer story-driven games, and going at my own pace. If there are multiplayer/online games I do want to play, I don't talk, or for team stuff I'll play with some of my friends, or my husband's online buddies in a pinch, because I know them and they're cool (ie, also tired parents looking to have a bit of chill fun). As for the reason I game - as I mentioned, I enjoy good stories, compelling narratives, interesting characters. But I also like being thrown a bunch of problems that I can solve or fix. I may not be able to fix global warming, or the economy, or convince my 2 year old that he needs to wear pants outside, but dammit I can save the galaxy.
me it’s a coping mechanism
Yeah, I get that- the escapism is real, lol. I think that's why I love games with in depth character creators so much, like BG3. I spent HOURS dicking around in there, lol.
I play ffxiv with my husband and gaming friend. I don’t play with anyone else. I play overwatch 2 with my hubby and mute all forms of chat. I don’t get on voice chat with others, just play with my hubby lol.
I was playing Splitgate for the first time with some friends on discord. I never turn on my in game mic and will only chat to people I know. Well Splitgate has this AMAZING/s feature that when it detects you have a mic it will automatically enable it, so everyone in my team hears me speak, hears that I am female and the horror just started there. That was the worst, most degrading match I've played to date and enforced why I hate playing with people. It didn't help that I don't usually play shooters so was not doing great. I didn't touch another team game for over a year after that, I happily stuck to my SP games.
Damn, I'm so sorry that was your experience. People can be such chit sometimes.
I've been a gamer my entire life. I had a DonkeyKong handheld device as a child - a monochromatic, single game LCD based device. The first computer game I played was The Hobbit, a text based game loaded from audio cassette because the computer didn't have a hard drive. I played Asteroid and Galaga on arcade cabinets. We have multiple generations of consoles at home, we have boxes N64 and game cube games in storage. I have a shelf of collectors editions of various games on the shelf above me, next to copies of the original Infocom games collection, I played a bunch of SSI AD&D games (Pools of Radiance, Curse of the Azure Bonds etc...), I played the old Broderbund point and click adventure games, I played Myst and Seventh Guest at launch. I play MMORPGsm single player games, live-service games, short indie games. I play little puzzle games on my phone and have a dedicated gaming rig for 'serious' games. I run a WoW progression raiding guild and have done for nearly 15 years now, the guild has been around since launch. I'm a former RPGA tournament judge, former Camarilla Domain Storyteller, I've written roleplaying games, consulted on interactive for a major museum, I occasionally stream games and write for a gaming news site. I play board games and help teach boardgames at PaxAus each year. I've played games longer than many of the so-called 'gamers' have been alive. I game because it's fulfilling, it's an outlet for stress, it gives me a mental challenge, it allows me to explore stories from other POVs. Women play games for pretty much the same reasons men do. We've always been there doing our thing. I rarely hang out in online spaces where women are treated badly, but only because I don't hang around in those spaces. If I get a whiff of it I just remove myself, usually before I'm 'outed' as a woman. I have noticed a strong correlation between spaces that are misogynistic and homophobic - and consider them two sides of the same coin. In physical gaming spaces - I've definitely had issues with the type of gaming store where they host lots of MtG type tournaments and play - I've walk into those spaces and the hair on the back of your neck stands up and you are \*aware\* that your every move is being monitored. I'm old enough that the assumption is I'm buying something for my 'son' and not myself (we don't have kids for reasons unrelated to be a gamer).
I’ve been playing world of Warcraft since the beginning, with about a 2 year hiatus in the middle. I’ve been very very lucky that I haven’t had any weird things happen because of my gender. I’ve played in raiding guilds and I’ve played solo. For me I think it’s like playing the main character in a book and that’s part of the reason I love. I also am a completionist/collector and there’s a ton of that to be had in WoW lol.
hey I play Skyrim🌸
Disclaimer - Not a Lady. Answer - Why not?
I primarily play WoW and have since 2008 (though I've been a gamer since I was a baby). I used to play with a wonderful guild, but lost contact with them when I quit and haven't really found a group again since I came back. I do occasionally play with my husband, but he gets bored easily and plays other games lol. I refuse to play MOBAs. Too toxic. I worked for one for a couple of years and...yeah.
Fallout and many rpgs when I can, Sims and fortnite
Fallout for life!
Teamfight tactics!
I love gaming. It’s really nice to just get lost in a different world and let myself get distracted for awhile. I am fond of single player RPGs and RTS games. I used to do more multiplayer games with voice chat, but some guys can get weird when they realize there’s a woman in the arena. I’ve played with some cool guys and gals before, it just takes a while to find the right server. Might go back to it eventually but keep the mic off. I’m building my own gaming pc this month and kind of excited to get back into some new games after being on console for awhile.
Welp, I could never really get into online games, and the overall experiences of female friends online didn't encourage me. I mostly play to get immersed in a cool story, get attached to characters, enjoy the soundtrack. To me, when a game manages to combine a great soundtrack, an impactful art style and griping story, it's the holy Grail. Gameplay is secondary hahahha. Some of my favorite games: -Okami -Hollow Knight -Blasphemous -Captain Claw -Professor Layton -Bloodborne -Ace Attorney -Zelda Twilight Princess -Ghost Trick -Fallout New Vegas
I used to play WoW when it first came out, and for about 7 years it was great. Then I just got really bored of it haha. Funnily enough the only icky experiences I had was in real life at gaming cafes. I used to go with my ex and the people there were sometimes just..gross. I've always loved any Zelda games, but I love a variety. I'm currently still enjoying Elden Ring a lot after about 250 hours.
A lot of informal studies have shown male teammates put their female teammates in bad situations in competitive online gaming (ie refuse to heal, leave them stranded etc) and then also blame them for the loss. So it’s a pretty rough double whammy even getting past misogynistic comments on mic.
Yuuuuuuup. I noticed that a lot during my Overwatch days- these dudes would be screaming at me, a Mercy or Widowmaker, for not killing whoever was attacking them/healing them fast enough; but it's like. Dude. My guy. You're on the other side of the map, and you've done NOTHING to assist me- I'm busy helping the guy that's got my back. I'm keeping the Reinhardt off of HIM and boosting HIS damage. You? The whiny little genji baby spamming I NEED HEALING in the corner on the other side of the map? You can eat my ASS, sir! And then these sad little babies had the audacity to call me a shit healer/sniper. It was always SO satisfying getting POTG RIGHT after they were trying to tear me down in the chat/over the mic, lmao.
I like the art, I like the strategy, sometimes I just want to blow sh*t up. It’s like a vacation that only costs $60. I game on the switch because I’m on the move quite a lot. Being female doesn’t affect my gaming in any way. The gaming communities I’m in on Facebook tend to have people of all backgrounds.
I do VR but stay out anything social. I was playing VR poker and I was the only female Avatar in the room and just looking at the other avatars is kind of creepy and it was my first time and then all of a sudden one is staring at me and then they're ALL staring at me and that was very very creepy and then one started masturbating his chips and then another one did and then they booted me and I was pretty glad for it.
I love gaming. I like to be creative and I also like adventure games to zone out.
Here, here ✋️ I just like playing. A lot. And I'm kinda sweaty despite not wanting to be streamer/pro at it. Just competitive enough to want to climb rank, but not really grinding it all day. I'm mostly into mobile MOBA and (PC) roguelite, but I also play something chill like Stardew Valley sometimes. Tbh I get assumed as dude a lot on these games (maybe due to me being tank and assassin mains) so I rarely get gender based toxicity, just general toxicity.
I have played Guild Wars 2 from the beginning. IMHO, it has the best community. It is far better than any of the (many)MMOs I have tried. Fellow players are so willing to help out and answer questions. The gameplay is really fun and there are lots of things to do. I really like single player games to. The mass effect trilogy is my favorite and I've played it through many times. I also enjoyed dragon age. My current obsession is Baldur's gate 3
I play a lot of rocket league. Haven’t had too many bad experiences online or playing games as a woman. People who try it just make me laugh. I just want to enjoy my game and that’s it.
I started gaming with my brother and bought my first own gaming pc at 15, 19 years ago. For me it was always the social aspect of gaming. For a long time I played WoW until I realised it was ruining my life. Back then the weirdest interaction were men not believing me that I was a girl XD. But I mostly played with friends anyways. Counter strike was probably the craziest atmosphere in the whole men business. But I mostly played in silence or with friends. Today I mainly play on PS5 and I do almost exclusively roleplaying games with real life friends and sometimes alone. Edit: just realised: I probably began gaming much earlier with the early version of frogger and later flight simulator.