Dom II Players genders

Saxon · #1 February 16th, 2004, 08:25 AM

This came up in the Age Poll and I was curious. I suspect that the crowd is mostly male, but a not so random sample will give us more info. As such, can you indicate if you are a boy or a girl? I resisted the temptation to put “other” as a choice…

Thanks!

Karacan · #2 February 16th, 2004, 10:14 AM

What does this poll tell us? "Females don't vote."

Xavier · #3 February 16th, 2004, 10:23 AM

There's one!

They do exist!

...I mean, the kind that play dominions...I knew they existed in general....

Kristoffer O · #4 February 16th, 2004, 11:24 AM

And I know of a 14 year old little sister of a friend, but she doesn't post here.

Wauthan · #5 February 16th, 2004, 03:16 PM

Heh? *Eyes the poll* Remember when Heroes of Might and Magic 3 was released. When someone posted a posted a similar poll, everyone was amazed that the women outnumbered the men.

There seems to be a fair number of female gamers interesting in strategy games, otherwise known as the sweaty and unshaved bastion of men in torn T-shirts.

And one got to admit it. While the game is very good it's sort of lacking in initial magnetism. Heck I wouldn't have given it a second chance if it hadn't been for a famous resident of the Age of Wonders forums, talking himself warm in praise for Dominions 2. The competition is fierce and I guess it's hard for this game to stand out amongst all the prettier faces.

[ February 16, 2004, 13:17: Message edited by: Wauthan ]

Arryn · #6 February 16th, 2004, 03:24 PM

Well, one minor problem with Dom is that there are few 'cute' units, or units that some of us would like to have a warm, fuzzy bond with. That just leaves the big 'ol sweaty hunks to get excited about ...

Me, I love my -- avenging -- angels.

I do have a soft spot for my Vastness SC, but it's hardly cute.

Gandalf Parker · #7 February 16th, 2004, 04:56 PM

In many forums where females tend to be outnumbered they also tend to be lurkers for a long time to avoid coversations that are.... off topic. Actually thats probably true of any group that feels they are probably outnumbered in a forum, they tend to lurk.

I thought we were probably going to end up with a bunch of A/S/L Posts (AOL started the ASL's Age Sex Location)

Tricon · #8 February 16th, 2004, 08:31 PM

My wife doesn't post here. But I got her playing this game with me in hotseat now... (I'm a lucky bastard as my wife shares most of my hobbies...., metal (music), roleplaying and wargaming (to a degree)among them.)

Norfleet · #9 February 16th, 2004, 09:18 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Gandalf Parker:
I thought we were probably going to end up with a bunch of A/S/L Posts (AOL started the ASL's Age Sex Location)

Well, in all of the sites I've run, I've always declared this to be a bannable offense. Ask this question, get Banned. Period.

Arryn · #10 February 17th, 2004, 02:20 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Karacan:
"Females don't vote." Shut your mouth, it could open your mind!

I find your sig interesting in light of the comment you made about females ...

And, BTW, look at the poll results again.