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19th December 2007, 03:00

Females in e-sports & DotA

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The number of female gamers playing cyber games is on an all time high and still steadily raising.
What do you think is influencing such a move? Whats become appealing to females, in gaming?

United State- PMS^Miss-Rinoa:
I think the few that came out at first became a motivating factor for the rest. I am a HUGE fan of Vanessa Arteaga (best female DOA player in the world on the OPTX team for CGS.) Once I saw how much she owns, I was like hey, I want to do that too. I think girl gaming has just become more widely accepted and because of it, more girls are popping out everywhere.

United State- PMS^Miss-Sunie:
I think a lot of females are just more willing to stand up for what they enjoy. I remember when I was younger, and people would tell me that girls shouldn't play video games. I think that we are now in a society that accepts it a lot more. It's really hard to find someone between the ages of 8-10 that hasn't played a video game. :D


Having said that, female DotA players are still greatly out numbered by the males.
What needs to be done in order for DotA to attract more female players?

United State- PMS^Miss-Rinoa:
I actually think there are mannnnnnnny dota girls out there, they are just hidden. I think more female teams just need to get more exposure....like that Singapore team dN gurls*.  I bet they are role models in Singapore... They told us every girl in Singapore dream to be sponsored and they even talk about our team everyday hahaha.

United State- PMS^Miss-Sunie:
I think people just need to not freak out as much when they find out they are playing against a girl. It's pretty annoying to get into Ventrillo, and have people hound you once they find out you're a girl. It can be pretty funny sometimes, but sometimes people can be really rude.

 PMS4


Counter Strike is probably the most popular e-sport for females. They even have leagues, tournaments and tournament sections dedicated to them.
Do think DotA has what it takes to go down that same road?

United State- PMS^Miss-Rinoa:
DotA has already exceeded my expectations so why not? I think before female dota expands, dota itself needs to continue expanding. It would be kind of cool to see female dota seperate.... Because we would dominate it ;). 

United State- PMS^Miss-Sunie:
It would be pretty exciting. I would love to play in an all-female tourney! I think DotA really needs more tourneys like Fire in Ice. With more LANs, more people will hear about DotA :D

Do you think having seperate DotA leagues and tournaments for females would benificial?

United State- PMS^Miss-Sunie:
I don't see it happening for a long time, but I think it could be really fun.

United State- PMS^Miss-Rinoa:
I don't know...it would be kind of interesting...but I don't really like seperation. Instead of viewing us as gamer girls, I would like us to just be viewed as gamers. We want to prove that we can compete just like guys! PMS Clan wants girls to compete with guys.

 

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(last year)  #1 4bid|Shang
Shang
they looks..... fat...
Be yourself, there are enough other people.
(last year)  #2 manhunter321
manhunter321
lol i
you will know and recognise me after somtime
(last year)  #3 VisarkA
VisarkA
("\(='.'=)/")
Last edited by VisarkA at 20.12.2007, 13:16
(last year)  #4 K1NGQ_oloGy
Q_oloGy
just a fatty HAHAHAH... and yes #1, thats cause they are?
wtf?
(last year)  #5 PMSRinoa
Rinoa
/yawn
Last edited by Rinoa at 19.12.2007, 20:25

She's a maneater
(last year)  #6 VisarkA
VisarkA
.
Last edited by Phil at 15.01.2008, 10:25
(last year)  #7 PMSRinoa
Rinoa
/yawn
Last edited by Rinoa at 19.12.2007, 20:25

She's a maneater
(last year)  #8 VisarkA
VisarkA
nice t-shirts u have
can i buy one? xDD
Last edited by VisarkA at 19.12.2007, 20:28
(last year)  #9 PMSRinoa
Rinoa
you can buy pms shirts yes
Last edited by Rinoa at 19.12.2007, 20:28

She's a maneater
(last year)  #10 PMSRinoa
Rinoa
just visit pms site
Last edited by Rinoa at 19.12.2007, 20:29

She's a maneater
(last year)  #11 VisarkA
VisarkA
ok 8))))))))
ya oru nad toboi
(last year)  #12 OldSchoolLegend
 
finding out some1 is a girl on vent is funny

but whats even funnier is

finding out a girl was actually a boy
(last year)  #13 Metro-
Metro-
Thanks VisarkA I was looking for that profile!
(last year)  #14 Koroshiya
Koroshiya
Girls in Video games... That was a topic I used for my semester term paper a year back... Was very interesting topic.
"Look upon Death and Darkness, you only fear the unknown."
(last year)  #15 DKMaelk
Maelk
Surprised Visarka hasn't been banned from this site yet.

Looking forward to the day it happens though.

Also looking forward to meeting PMS in Chicago.

no re
(last year)  #16 VisarkA
VisarkA
heh metro u could've just asked :))
Last edited by VisarkA at 20.12.2007, 16:00
(last year)  #17 imported_Noformz
imported_Noformz
Quoting Shang:

they looks..... fat...
Don't be rude. Although they are. ;)

Expression is the key to individuality
(last year)  #18 DNRandoyX
andoyX
Good Job!Ü
A world w/o walls and fences - who needs Windows and Gates?

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