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Post by egypturnash » Tue, Mar 12, 2013, 6:14 PM UTC

bconway wrote: post #110

egypturnash wrote: post #60

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Guys have to play as a lady about, what? Maybe 2% of the time. Girls have to play as a guy about, oooh, 90% of the time. For woman, playing as a character like themselves is a really refreshing change . (Numbers are pulled out of my ass based on years of playing games; the missing 8% are games with multiple character options that include a woman. If you're lucky there may even be two or three female characters to cho…

Ever played an MMORPG?

No, I'm pretty sure that I'd fall into one to the exclusion of all else if I did. So I forgot about them. They are pretty much the only genre that actually offers female options on a regular, equal basis.

I was mostly thinking about solo experiences. Which are... well, how many solo games can YOU think of that only offer a male character versus ones that only offer a female character or offer a selection to choose from? And how many that offer a selection have a lot more guys than gals?