Comments on: I’m No Myth: The Girl Gamer Experience in the Philippines

By: Call Center Services Philippines

Call Center Services Philippines — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 06:57:37 +0000

I mean this in the best way possible but I’d like to see a female who plays fighting games well. I’ve met several women who claim to be “hardcore gamers” but they get trashed quite badly in fighters (if they actually take up the challenge). Although, it’s good that there are many females who hold up quite well in rhythm games (particularly DDR).

By: Ryan

Ryan — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 07:40:37 +0000

I appreciate and like the fact that there are girl gamers out there. I know a few of them, and my ex was a semi-gamer as well. But the truth of the matter is that girl gamers are still the minority, so the odds of a guy (or a fruit, even) masquerading as a girl in an MMORPG is still pretty big.

Also, that fact that you have friends who are girl gamers doesn’t mean much. A friend once told me that just because the people within your circle of friends like to do something, it doesn’t mean that everyone else follows suit.

There are 10 women in my office, and only one of them is a confirmed gamer with her own DS Lite. I think that’s still more or less a better represtation of the gaming populace as a whole. What’s my point?

Until those numbers start evening out, don’t get too pissed that people ask if you’re really a girl.

By: Banana

Banana — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 04:07:34 +0000

Hehe nice to see more pinay players voice out! I personally know some serious female gamers and trust me they are a helluva lot better than me(or perhaps most male players)when it comes to counter-strike and Dota. =P

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By: Wauks

Wauks — Sat, 17 Mar 2007 03:08:35 +0000

I believe ya 100%. The Philippine Pangya champion who went on to Italy for the World Cyber Games was a girl

By: Comrade Ravenhawk

Comrade Ravenhawk — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 22:14:51 +0000

I always find it funny when people are surprised to see girl gamers. A lot of my female friends are gamers and a good number of my guild/clan/crew (whatever you want to call it) mates are female.

Generally, the types who tend to be surprised that there are females around are younger guys who don’t have much experience with girls period, let alone girls in “their” territory. (gaming)

By: issai

issai — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 19:57:38 +0000

wahooo!! it’s fun to have people like me. i’m more of a ps2 girl rather than an mmo girl. Work usually takes out a chunk of my day. but i’ll never forget my college days of counterstrike, warcraft tft, red alert (command and conquer), gunbound, and also tekken series. but now, if i’m bored, i know i’ll have my ps2 around, probably buy a wii in the future. i don’t feel a minority, i see a lot of girl gamers these days.