Quantcast
 
160°
Submitted by X-Factor 297d ago | opinion piece

My Battlefield 3 Run In With A Girl Gamer

As of late I’ve noticed a growing trend. It is a trend that makes me suspicious and skeptical at the same time. I’m sitting in front of my TV, weapon selected, timer is counting down, and my waypoints are clearly marked on the map. My squad leader is calmly and effectively communicating our strategy. Focused now, readying for the sprint. Then it happens; a girl’s voice reverberates through the mic and into my ear. I am instantly demoralized. (Battlefield 3, Culture, PC, PS3, Xbox 360)

h311rais3r  +   297d ago
I SWEAR I read this in a blog a few months ago......
X-Factor  +   297d ago
Yeah you did. When I joined N4G I didn't know what the heck I was doing. I posted this as a blog entry.

Later people told me to post on News Section.

Only now I decided to put this article in the news section as an Opinion piece. Definitely not my intention to recycle material.

I did want to see how it did Temperature wise, though. It's not duplicate material on News section so I'm definitely trying to follow n4g guidelines and be a good member of the gaming community.

Please excuse any inconvenience.

Thanks for noticing and for reading the initial blog post.
Blacktric  +   297d ago
Here it is. Written by the user named x-factor 64 days ago.

http://n4g.com/user/blogpos...
#1.2 (Edited 297d ago ) | Agree(2) | Disagree(0) | Report | Reply
ATi_Elite  +   297d ago
Power to the Fem Gamer!
Not to be a PC Elitist but "YOU CONSOLERS" gotta treat your Female Gamers better.

Don't just sit there laughing or doing nothing while some clown makes a bunch of "Stupid Comments" towards a Female gamer. Many Fem console gamers play online muted cause they don't want to endure the harassment from clowns and that is NOT right.

Stand up for female Gamers and educate the losers and Jerks to NOT mistreat female gamers because they are GAMERS like us and we need to stay a good community of like minded people where Race, Religion, Sex, Sexual preference, etc. DOES NOT MATTER! Only Gaming Skill and Knowledge of the Industry matter!

Sure every now and then some N0ob will make a joke about a PC Female Gamer but then that jerk is quickly kicked off the server. Female PC Gamers have a forum, a voice, a large community, their own servers, Clans, shows on Twitch.TV, they have RESPECT and POWER. They are our equals and many of them are dam good cause they are after all GAMERS.

I just saw a show where Mrs. Violence had a Q&A with that Idiot Joe Peacock who wrote that stupid CNN article about Comic Con. Mrs.Violence and other female Gamers voiced their opinions about his stupid article and he even apologized and became properly informed about female Gamers and Gamers in general.

This is the level Female console gamers should be at and not just corporate sponsored Fem Gamers like the Frag Dolls but all Fem Console Gamers and it's up to the male console gamers to stop putting female gamers down.

* I know not all male console gamers are jerks and many of you treat Fem Gamers equally so thank you!!*
X-Factor  +   297d ago
Well Said.
#1.3.1 (Edited 297d ago ) | Agree(0) | Disagree(0) | Report
HarryMasonHerpderp  +   297d ago
Not enough girl gamers play online with a headset.
I don't blame them but the more they make their voices heard the less "weird" it is when you do hear them.

More girls the better I say.
AntoineDcoolette  +   297d ago
A 2010 German study found that on average women take 20 seconds longer than men to park a motorized vehicle and usually do a worse job of it than men. I don't want someone on my team who is going to take 20 seconds longer than average to shoot someone and do a worse job of it than the opposite sex.
HarryMasonHerpderp  +   297d ago
lol that's a joke right?
Pekolie  +   297d ago
The study also shows that gullible people will believe anything...
#2.1.2 (Edited 297d ago ) | Agree(12) | Disagree(0) | Report
dirthurts  +   297d ago
My girlfriend climbed Yosemite Falls with me, twice, in one weekend. That's like climbing 4 and a half empire state buildings with a 30 pound backpack on, in the 100 degree heat. 12 hours total climbing. Could you do that?

Women are capable, just like men. Get out of here AntioneDcoolette, you're old dated sexist opinions are not valid in the modern world.
MysticStrummer  +   297d ago
Would the average woman attempt to connect the results of a worthless study to a completely unrelated subject?

I hear plenty of male voices online who are terrible at the game and/or annoying. I hear women online who are terrible and/or annoying as well, but I also hear them and notice they are doing pretty damn good, even great. No matter how good they're playing, when they speak up they're more likely to be hit on or griefed than treated like a member of the team. That needs to stop, but it probably won't anytime soon because of people like yourself. The moron majority will always be a problem.
X-Factor  +   297d ago
LOL!
AntoineDcoolette  +   297d ago
Lol @ you guys
Pekolie  +   297d ago
The notion that all girls cant play video games is simply ignorant. Yes there are some who cant play but isnt that the same for men? Some men cant play shooters and some women can.

One of my friends usually plays the recon class and she use's the MP7 w/Suppressor (Anyone who plays BF3 knows the MP7 almost requires E-mags to be a good weapon). She never dies some games because the opposing players never see her.

All she needs to beat anyone is a motion sensor, a silenced automatic weapon and somewhere to hide and just like that you wont beat her. You can accuse her of camping but shes kicking your ass!

She will never speak outside of party chat though which is a shame. This is because many players use the "you must like bushes" line when she's playing (im sure you get it too). Personally think Xbl and PSN need to have a system to stop sexist attacks on people.
#3 (Edited 297d ago ) | Agree(0) | Disagree(0) | Report | Reply
swishersweets20031  +   297d ago
i remember when i had my first beer too... what a bunch of dorks.
Tonester925  +   297d ago
People are excited to hear a female playing a video game? C'mon guys, you probably send her friend requests and ask for her Facebook account too the whole time you're playing.
venom06  +   297d ago
for a girl BF3 player thats a BEAST, check out MsARtemis 01 channel on youtube... she has her own server and has AWESOME gaming seesions pretty much every night.. and she ACTUALLY knows how to beast at the game. Her channel is http://www.youtube.com/user...
Rob Hornecker  +   296d ago
There are female gamers out there,you just have to find them. I have several on my XBL friends list. They range in age from teens to a 68 years old grandmother that kicks ass in FPS games.

The reason you don't hear female gamers is that they don't often talk much because there sick of being cut down or being "HIT" on! I have heard this happen plenty of times and find it rude.

As the author of this story said the term "Gamer knows NO age or gender". I truly hope that the author discovered a new found resepect for a fellow gamer reguard less of what there gender or age was.

I hope he sent her "friends Request" or in the least a PM saying that they were a "Team player" and that they enjoyed playing on the same squad with her for being as such!

Add comment

You need to be registered to add comments. Register here or login
Remember
New stories
30°

Neverwinter Economy Crashes Whilst Still In Beta

24m ago - An exploit has come to light in the MMO Neverwinter which has led the economy to ruination whilst... | PC
20°

Fate of the Pharaoh Review by Gaming on Batteries

24m ago - Triverse writes, "Fate of the Pharaoh is, at its heart, just another time management game- nothin... | Android
20°

Pairing Up Characters Will Be a Big Part Of Battles In The Next Legend Of Heroes

26m ago - Falcom introduces a new feature that will involve pairing up partners for tag attacks and support... | PS3
10°

Rebuild Of Evangelion X Puzzle & Dragons Crossover Adds Shinji, Asuka, Rei And Mari

26m ago - GungHo Online Entertainment has a crossover with Rebuild of Evangelion that adds characters from... | iPhone
Ad

Which is the first Pokemon ever created by Game Freak?

Now - Do you know the answer? Try our new video game quiz, and you could win a PS4! | Promoted post
20°

Bravely Default Producers And Director Look Back At Their Achievement

27m ago - Bravely Default: Flying Fairy and its sales numbers look great now, but unlike the game’s sales,... | 3DS
Related content from friends