I also wanted to add, the idea that "girls don't play games" kind of goes to FFXIV to die. Â I don't know whether it's because of Square's more default-glittery atmosphere than the average blood-guts-and-rocks atmosphere you usually get in these games, or whether it's just because Japanese games have a tendency to focus less on that old-fashioned 18-24 year old male demographic, but there are a LOT of women that play this game. Â Proportionally to other games, at least.
I remember playing Battlefield or similar games and just figuring everyone on the opposing team was a guy. Â If there was a girl on our team, we lost (usually not the girl's fault, they tended to score decently, but every guy on vent suddenly weren't paying attention for some reason). Â After being heavily involved in RP in WoW and especially now FFXIV (and the fact that I married a woman who plays WoW, D3, and XIV with me), that's much less of a sure thing.
Which, honestly, I'm totally happy with. Â I'd encourage more women to play as many games as they can. Â Seriously, nobody wants to know what happens when you shove 20 men into a game with relative anonymity and no women. Â The most foul things ever said on Earth are said by men who don't think any women are listening.
I remember playing Battlefield or similar games and just figuring everyone on the opposing team was a guy. Â If there was a girl on our team, we lost (usually not the girl's fault, they tended to score decently, but every guy on vent suddenly weren't paying attention for some reason). Â After being heavily involved in RP in WoW and especially now FFXIV (and the fact that I married a woman who plays WoW, D3, and XIV with me), that's much less of a sure thing.
Which, honestly, I'm totally happy with. Â I'd encourage more women to play as many games as they can. Â Seriously, nobody wants to know what happens when you shove 20 men into a game with relative anonymity and no women. Â The most foul things ever said on Earth are said by men who don't think any women are listening.
