Girl Gamer Preferences? (Warning: Girl Talk Inbound, Guys beware! ))

So, here goes some questions that mostly flow to fellow girl gamers.

What side do you pick more than others?
What play style do you prefer?
What power set(s) do you favor?
What zones do you like the most?
Do you usually play as a male or female (word of hatred) ''toon''?
Views on Role Playing?
Servers?

I personally enjoy the role of a Praetorian, not sure why, guess it's the freedom of really choosing what you get to do. The feeling of not being shadowed by another person, and to decide if you're going RageChick or Benevolent Angel on the opponent at hand. Every girl loves to be bad now and then so it's only natural that my villain goes on a spree of free loving rampaging, just for kicks. I'm not really into the hero side so much but I'm giving it a clean shot.

As for play-style? I don't know why but I tend to lean more towards Soloing. I don't mind the whole team play thing but it just doesn't appeal to me. Probably because I spend A L O T of my time changing costumes, switching to different alts, and getting a feel for different power sets. I'm a horrible alt-o-holic I noticed, and after a bit of teaming with the same group I get bored with them. I'm extremely fickle.
*Snippet: I love PVP so I'm aggressive in my style, and it does reflect in the way I play. Mood has a lot to do with it also.

As for my favorite set? I'm so stuck on two. Divided really. I can't decide if I like my 50 dominator more (got to by soloing w00t), or the MMs. I really am enjoying the Petless MM option (run at the lowest level diff atm) just for fun, but when I do use them I'm partial to ninjas and thugs. For the secondary? I'm loving the ice/ice/ice for the dominator, and for the MM's I'm adoring the ninjas due to my lulz complex with meme possibilities. Also the thugs are a fun set I'm exploring with. Kinda sorta messed around with a couple of others but I'm not enthused with any other sets just yet.

Zones? I personally love the Hive area, Atlas is nice, Grandville, Praetoria's Nova is just beautiful, but over all I think I'm in love with Croatoa. I have no clue why, maybe it's because of the Halloween feel, mostly the colorful floating bubble sphere things. I love the way they just float around aimlessly.

Which sex do I play more? A female. I've made a couple of guys some that make my hubby walk by and go, '' Really? REALLY Jennifer? A naked roman? A semi-nude Cowboy? Bruce Lee in a towel? Wtf - Is that Chuck Norris? '' But aside that my mains which I play on are female. I thought about it as to WHY but nothing comes to mind except, '' Cause I wanna. '' I made one in the image of myself just for kicks and don't really use her, just change it every now and then.

Role playing? I dabble in it, I kinda do it here and there. Nothing serious. I will sit back and watch others, join in when I can but I notice a mass majority of groups are ''cliques'' that don't seem too open about strangers walking into their ''moments.'' I understand plot lines, but when I got yelled at for attempting to squeeze into a scenario while in a public location where traffic was high I couldn't help but laugh, and say, '' Kay. '' Not against it RPing but it's not a main thing for me, at least.

Servers? I find that exalted is pretty nice, virtue is good for some hearty laughs and mostly nice people with a pretty cool radio station. Lots of people. Freedom? Well I've seen some things on there that make me think of WoW so I tend to stray away from that server, though I heard its PVP community is the crem'e'le crop. Might give it a go.

Just thought I'd make a topic and see what the girl populous side of CoH thinks, nice to meet other GG's anyway. So what about you?

1 - I only play blue side

2 - I only have one avatar, and I'm a crapper, so I guess that "melee" is the playstyle I prefer

3 - MA/Regen

4 - All the zone are nice in their own way, but Atlas Park is the heart and soul of the game.

5 - Female - my digital superheroic self

6 - I don't RP, but if I ever end up on an RP team, I just go with the flow - it's pretty easy, I just react as if I was living in the CoH universe

7 - I'm on all the servers, to spread the love

I tried the scrapper thing and got pwnt. Might give it another go sometime. What is it that attracts you the most?

But, Lulipop, did you try the crapper thing?

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Originally Posted by Golden Girl 2 - I only have one avatar, and I'm a crapper, so I guess that "melee" is the playstyle I prefer

And, GG, you missed a smiley face on your number 4

And now I'll run away since I don't belong here >.<

I play blueside more than anything because I don't like how depressing redside looks (even though it has some of my favorite stories) and I don't like how fake Praetoria looks (even though it's supposed to )

I have one of everything, but I don't really enjoy my one tank or my two stalkers. I have a tendency to favor support-capable characters but not exclusionary. I don't really have a preferred playstyle. However: all of my characters live in melee, even if they are not melee oriented. It's just easier that way. I don't have a preferred powerset or archetype or anything.

I really, really, really like Croatoa and the updated Faultline. I have a feeling I'm going to really, really like the updated Dark Astoria, as long as John "Ambushman" Hegner didn't go crazy in it.

I don't roleplay but I don't care if other people do. I play females almost exclusively, but mostly because I hate the way the males run and grunt. If they didn't run like a stick was up their butts, I might play more dudes. I play on all of the servers, but more heavily on Justice, Infinity, and Virtue.

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Originally Posted by Dispari I don't know why Dink thinks she's not as sexy as Jay was. In 5 posts she's already upstaged his entire career.

What side do you pick more than others? More heroes than villains, but it depends on what character concept I come up with.

What play style do you prefer? I prefer blasters, controllers and Masterminds. Not so much of the melee in-your-face style, though I do have a couple scrappers.

What power set(s) do you favor? WIDE variety there, but when it comes to blasters, my heart belongs to energy/energy. Oh yeah...

What zones do you like the most? I've found details that I love in virtually every zone in the game. I adore Praetoria because the art overall is the best in the game, but I've spent dozens of hours prowling everywhere just to find scenic places to film.

Do you usually play as a male or female (word of hatred) ''toon''? Usually female. I have a few male characters, but yeah, mostly female. They range greatly in age, personality, and looks.

Views on Role Playing? I enjoy it, especially when it's fun. (Playing my southern belle cancan dancer/saloon girl pistoleer, Ante Up, when she levelled, she exclaimed "Well, tie me up and tickle my fanny with a feather!" Suffice to say, she brought the team to a screaming halt as laughter ensued.)

Servers? Justice primarily, with Triumph as my home away from home.

Michelle
aka
Samuraiko/Dark_Respite

Yess, post what servers you play on so w-...all the guys can join you and ERP your leg for fun and /slap your behinds till they're rosey red...

Except Golden Girl. She's a prude

What side do you pick more than others?
Blue because I hate navigating red and Praetorian missions are very hard to solo.
What play style do you prefer?
I solo when I can but have no problem teaming but it has to be people I know, I don't pug. At all....Ever
What power set(s) do you favor?
I like being either some kind of healer, or a willpower brute of some kind.
What zones do you like the most?
Aesthetically? Founders and pretty much anywhere in Praetoria.
Otherwise? eh anywhere but Faultline.
Do you usually play as a male or female (word of hatred) ''toon''?
female toons alts chars charas whatever you wanna call them
Views on Role Playing?
I enjoy role play but usually light in the MMO setting and don't do it a whole lot here, I am very used to table top rather than the standing around socializing in character part.
Servers?
Virtue

Personally, I hate the notion of the "girl gamer." I am a woman who plays video games. That's all. I'm not special or different for it, I'm not trying to be cool, I'm not trying to be one of the guys, and I'm frankly a little embarrassed that I do fall into almost all the stereotypes.

To answer your questions:

I play blue. I used to play red exclusively, then slowly started drifting over, then noticed that people actually PLAY on blueside so I stuck around.

I enjoy playing every AT except blaster and stalker. I most prefer what might be called "aggressive support," meaning "controllers and defenders that can hold their own in scrapperlock." The four toons I play most often are an Ill/Rad controller, a Grav/Kin controller, a Time/Sonic defender, and a melee fortunata. For a long time I also had a BS/Shield scrapper and a Grav/Rad troller that I enjoyed a lot but I play them less these days.

My favorite zone is probably Croatoa.

Of the three characters (as distinct from toons - keep reading) I play, the Ill/Rad is a woman, the Grav/Kin and Time/Sonic who are two versions of the same person are a man, and the Fortunata is a vaguely female Cthulhubeast.

I am a roleplayer. Every one of my characters has a concept behind it, and the reason I only really play three of them out of the many, many alts I've come up with is so I can keep track of personalities and story interaction with the other people in my RPSG (and so the rest of my SGmates can too). The Ill/Rad is a time-displaced scientist from the age of steampunk who is delighted that she can now vote and have a doctorate in a field that means something - not to mention is fascinated by all the advancements in technology over the past hundred years, the Grav/Kin//Time/Sonic is a Midnighter who began dabbling in the dark secrets of immortality sometime in the 1930s and is haunted by his conscience, and the Fortunata is an escaped product of mad Arachnos science cloned from Rularuu stock who has decided that Primal Earth belongs to her and it's therefore her job to maintain it. Two of the three characters (the midnighter and the cthulhubeast) are romantically attached, but I don't ERP and did not plan said attachments.

I'm on Virtue.

1. Villains

2. Dominator

3. Mind Control/Psionic//Telekinetic/Telepathic/Psychic etc.

4. Villain Side, but I really like beautiful things, and scenery... So I also like Imperial City, the buildings are nice and the details the whole zone has.

5. Female

6. Don't RP much but it's nerve wracking and "panic mode" when someone RP's me out of nowhere (I play along to challenge myself. I just sometimes RP by myself while fighting stuff... LOL), fun sometimes and very scary. Where's the pause button when you need it?! My bf laughed at me when he caught me RPing, he called me "Role Player!!!"

7. Virtue

What side do you pick more than others?

I mostly play blue side, villains feel more schoolyard bully and not as fun in my opinion.

What play style do you prefer?

I like playing damage dealing classes. Blasters, Scrappers, Brutes, Dominators.

What power set(s) do you favor?

Stylish ones, i refuse to play sets which will obscure my character (fire armor, stone armor etc).

What zones do you like the most?

Praetoria, First Ward, Atlas, old Galaxy, Cimerora.

Do you usually play as a male or female (word of hatred) ''toon''?

I only play as (cat)girls pretty much.

Views on Role Playing?

I don't mind it, but i don't actively seek it out. If someone would initiate something with me, or i'd join a team where everyone else is roleplaying i would probably go with the flow. Otherwise i don't RP that much.

Servers?

Defiant and Virtue mostly. Got some chars on Union i barely play. Bouycotting Exalted since i think a server for VIPs only is a really bad idea for the community as a whole.

I prefer girl gamers that are about 5' 6" tall and 140ish pounds. Glasses are good. I generally prefer non-blondes, and I have a general weakness for redheads. I like wit and intelligence. Personality has such a wide variance that I have to play it by ear.

What side do you pick more than others? Heroes
What play style do you prefer? Melee
What power set(s) do you favor? Any Weapons set
What zones do you like the most? Pocket D I suppose
Do you usually play as a male or female character? Female
Views on Role Playing? Yes please
Servers? Justice and Virtue

What side do you pick more than others?

Probably hero, but it's fairly evenly split.

What play style do you prefer?

I like blasters and scrappers.

What power set(s) do you favor?

I like Dual Blades and Martial Arts a lot. I haven't really tried out Street Justice, but I expect I will like that quite a bit. And I'm really looking forward to Staff Melee.

What zones do you like the most?

I like the revamped Faultline and the Rikti War Zone.

Do you usually play as a male or female (word of hatred) ''toon''?

Almost all of my characters are female.

Views on Role Playing?

I don't usually RP.

Servers?

I abandoned Freedom for Exalted.

Lets see as a gentleman rogue who spends no small bit of time at virtues D I say I love all gamer girls equally

Id say i favor none as I go with bold and flirty or shy and sweet on a whim. Human or other matters little as well Ill take a cat girl or a alien with scaly skin and a tail if they are fun to chat with, though them cat girls can be the meOW!

Im big on lore based RP so do enjoy when the lady has enough brain in her head to pick up on some of the basics of our games world which most Lore RPers I know are women. Seems guys tend to go more with the look at my so called original uberman, where as ladies who RP seem more interested in being part of a smooth flowing universal approach easy to fit into once you know the game abit.

I also RP 2 female characters, no not lesbians, though I have them married in concept to avoid those pesky guys like myself One is the praetorian dimensions countess crey, aka Julianne Thompson. The other is our worlds countess crey see both married to my alts the counts from both domensions Actually Julianne though only one I play now and then is one of my favored lore based concept toons to use, though Id probably let a serious lore rping female pilot take the name and concept over if I found one interested.

Wow. Big "SON I AM DISAPPOINT" to the community members who think this thread is for trying to pick up a date. If you don't have anything productive to add, don't say anything at all.

That's all the participation in this thread that I'm going to have.