I have a bone to pick with gaming nerds.
So here we are yet again for another entry..there may be some consistency!!
Today’s main rant is about:
You know them. Hell you could be one of them. If thats the case prepare yourself for an almighty bitchfest. Why? Well the answer is simple: I’m a female gamer. It goes beyond that though: I’m a normal female gamer. Oh yes, when I said angry gamer I didn’t specify gender. That is because females are hypocrites & can sometimes be the worst of offenders.
Let my give you the run of the mill. I have been a semi-active World of Warcraft player since 2006. This will probably ruin my “gaming sreet cred” already as WoW is considered by ‘true’ gamers the mass consumption garbage of mmos. I don’t care. I enjoy WoW as a past time. I don’t make it a point to advertise I’m a female gamer..why should I? I play female toons but so do G.I.R.L.S (Guys In Real Life.)
Initially I was the stereotypical girl gamer that joined WoW so that I could play with my ex (then boyfriend). I toyed around with a few classes until I finally stuck with an Undead warrior. I assumed a role of tank which was probably a rarity. A “tank” can easily be argued as the most important role in 5-man or raid because usually they are the ones who mark, initiate battle and prevent the AI monsters from attacking the rest of the group.
Playing such a position it was very hard not to reveal my identity as female. However, there were almost always the same two outcomes once I was exposed.
Didn’t matter we were halfway through the instance, no wipes, etc once I was deemed “female” I suddenly would have other guildies or random players I grouped with feel the need to ‘take over’ or ‘help’ me with my assumed role. It is the 21st century.. I don’t need chilvary, especially when its no different than putting bumpers up on a bowling lane.
The other reaction was that I was on WoW for attention. You know…intentionally making ‘innocent virginal’ male WoW players think they have a virtual chance with me just so I can get epics. Please.
What I can’t understand is the gaming community’s reluctance to accept the ‘normal’ player. I know I am one of many but yet ‘hardcore’ gamers mock us say we don’t exist or if we do, we lie about our real lives.
Is it hard to believe I am a somewhat attractive career women who actually enjoys playing, and is a pretty good player too? I know other female gamers can’t accept it. I was reccently in a guild due to the constant begging of an old friend. There was one other female who had the horrible tendency to talk over me in vent whenever I spoke. So I eventually quit.
I actually enjoy my anonymity when I play. That is why all my toons are homeless, no guild no regular questing budies. I’m not a guild home wrecker despite what WoW males say about my gender. I know enough about my class that I could manage & don’t need to be ‘educated’. Its just a game afterall no?
Oh and I wised up. My current boyfriend is not a gamer. It is wonderful. I don’t have to worry about Epeen & virtual jealousy issues. But maybe I will leave that for another entry…
