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Subject: Any girls out there play Halo?
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I wouldn't sit around letting somebody pan the hell out of me on a game I can't play. On the other hand I'd never claim to be mint at something I've never played so HA! to them.

  • 06.27.2004 1:18 PM PDT
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I think its the males natural instinct of competition that makes boys commit to something like Halo.

I managed to get a few of my female friends to play Halo and when they died, it didn't seem a big deal, and they either just gave up because they realised they weren't good enough or tried again in the exact same way as before.

It could be something to do with girls know the opposition has an unfair advantage (been playing for longer) and therefore will not try to win for long, while boys become more and more pissed about the idea of losing and try their hardest.

I recently got some mates (boys) into Halo, and when one of the more advanced players killed them, they became frustrated and commited to taking out that individual. They ran round hunting the individual and tried as hard as they could to kill him. Each time they died they got angrier and more commited to taking the killer out. Every person that killed them, they tried their hardest to reek revenge on them.

I think boys naturally can't finish on a low note, they have to try their hardest to overthrow their oppenant before admitting defeat.

  • 06.27.2004 1:26 PM PDT
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Games are a form of entertainment. Like movies and books, some people have differant tastes for differant things.Should it matter what their gender is, I know plenty of girls that like to watch scary movies and action flicks but find games like Halo far to hard to play, or they themselves still don't realize that videogames have moved past the stereotype of geekiness. If a person really wanted to learn how to play and be good, they would. If girls or boys are being forced to play a game that is too hard or one that they don't like, then the purpose of it being a game is lost.

  • 06.27.2004 2:04 PM PDT
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Man, you guys are thinking way too critically of the subject..

but then again, I basically agree with the ideas. Ironically, its counterintuitive to go "easy" on a person (not necissarily woman) and let them win a few times at first because they may think that you're doing it on purpose and quit altogether.

  • 06.27.2004 2:53 PM PDT
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Posted by: HunTERminator
I have come to the conclusion that girls don't have the persistence to stay with something they're not good at. Most of them are too stuck up to stay with something if they're not natuarlly geniuses at it(which isn't much). They don't have the comitment to try to advance. Esentially just quit when things don't go their way.


Woah... You take that back... You take that back right now...

Colt is right, that's called a sore loser and is not representative of all or even the majority of girls.Some people just aren't good sports. I've known plenty of guys who have done the same thing. They probably quit because it's no fun to get your ass beat the first time you play something.

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We decided to go easier on the(probably beause they were pretty hot and we didn't want them to leave).


Wow, what a concept... going easy on someone who's not as good as you. You should've gone easy on them from the beginning because it was their first time and they weren't good. I mean, do you really get any satisfaction out of beating people who are on a much lower level than you? The way to encourage people to play (guys, girls, whoever) is to let them enjoy the game before whooping them. Let them kill you a couple of times to get the feel of how you play the game. If you're not killing them constantly, they will probably stay longer, get better, and want to play again. I used to chase my roomies around in hang em high saying "I'm gonna get you.... I'm gonna hit you in the back of the head..." and they eventually learned how to turn around real quick and kill me and also to check behind themselves every now and then. Teach people, encourage them, don't whoop their asses right away or they won't like you. And if they're hot and you want to hit it you should go especially easy on them. Try hands on type training like you would teach a golf swing. Hold their hands while they're on the controller and guide them so they can get a feel for the controls. If it doesn't get you laid, it'll at least prevent them from getting really pissed off at you and thus improving your chances of getting laid in the future.

Boys boys boys... Do we have to walk you through everything?

  • 06.28.2004 3:35 AM PDT
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Thoroughly insightful Jenni (and not without a hint of sarcasm). Bravo!

That is the right way to go about introducing someone to video games. I didn't throw my girlfriend headlong into the Library on Legendary, though I suppose it might've been funny to watch, in a sadistic sort of way. The first game she played was the Sims. I asked her to try Mario Kart because I knew it was several notches above Halo in the "n00b-friendly" department. Oddly enough, I did the same thing you did when she played. I'd talk my way through every race so she would know what I was doing and could respond accordingly. After a while, I didn't need to say a thing, and she started wiping the floor with me (hangs head in shame). She did fairly well in Halo - I walked her through the campaign on Easy - but she decided that the dual thumbsticks demanded so much of her attention that she couldn't actually play the game. So I left it at that, and we went back to Mario Kart. There are a handful of us boys who miraculously manage to pay attention. Sometimes...

And HunTERminator, if you won't take Jenni's word for it, take mine: The hands-on training approach is the way to go. Either you'll get laid, or you'll have something nice to think about right after you don't get laid.

Sorry, cheap shot (flames self as penance).

  • 06.28.2004 6:06 AM PDT
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This posts turn into human nature is my fault, i apologize to the original post master. It was my intention to point out the psychological difference between male and female but not to change the subject.

Girl gamers exist, you just have to understand that girls are chemicaly made differently and there for arn't a good sales pitch and thus video games (most of) are marketed towards males who compete with each other on a regular basis and most of us love to be challenged in anything we do.

There are guys out there who arnt into sports but are still competitive, they maybe be SUPER COMPUTER ANALYSITS or something and compete with brain and not braun... who knows but it IS human nature for men to compete... girls have and always will be passive.

Girl Gamers exist but they're few, i wish that wasnt so as many of you probably do...

later..

  • 06.28.2004 6:17 AM PDT
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Hello, I'm Daryl. Nice to meet you. See you around.

Hold their hands while they're on the controller and guide them so they can get a feel for the controls.

That is a pretty good idea. I'm not really an expert womanizer or anything, but I am creative and I probably couldn't have thought of that on my own. Now, how to get that girl to come to my house and play Halo with me... Thanks for the laugh by the way.

  • 06.28.2004 6:49 AM PDT
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Honestly, sometimes I think my boyfriend is a little chemically imbalanced if you think you have to be a girl quit when you are getting beat. If he doesn't come in at a high place, he's a sore loser. And don't get me started on when its just he and I playing MP. After a couple of games he ends up getting all huffy because he fails to see that I'm getting as good as him and claims I "Have the best luck."

Well, whatever works. He might not admit that I'm getting as good as him but I know I am and could school him any day in CTF.

  • 06.28.2004 7:36 AM PDT
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Hello, I'm Daryl. Nice to meet you. See you around.

That's kind of mean. Halo does that to you though. I've been complimented on my sportmanship, yet I've left games on XBC becuase I was getting "-blam!-ed".

  • 06.28.2004 8:07 AM PDT

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