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Marigirl is not a weirdo
Is it cold in here?:
Ladies play longer on average than dudes and are more likely to be at the extreme end of gaming time:
http://games.slashdot.org/story/09/12/23/2228258/Girl-Gamers-More-Hardcore-Than-Guys
So Purplepants is a trend setter, or trend follower, or something.
The results were from a survey of EverCrack users, and it's possible that other MMORPGs have different demographics.
SleeperCylon:
I've observed the biggest demographic difference between girl gamers and guy gamers is that guy gamers care more about winning whereas girl gamers like the social aspect and atmosphere of the game more. Plus guy gamers are more likely to like more challenging games.
If somebody is lonely enough that gaming is their only real social outlet, I can definitely see logging huge amounts of hours.
Wait, the *average* gamer logs 27 hours a week?! Back when I had no job and nothing to do all day, I maybe played that much when I had a new game I was really excited about, but most of the time it was more around half that. And now that I do have a job it varies between 15 and 0 hours a week, depending on how busy I am. I don't understand how anyone could play the same game that much and not get bored of it.
Is it cold in here?:
Since the survey was of people who were logged in at the time, it probably missed a lot of casual gamers (this is called sample bias, and it's a common mistake).
Does Marigirl strike people as into the social side, or the competitive side? Somehow I got an "in to win" vibe from her but I can't remember anything from the strip to confirm that. Closest was her complaints about the other women in her guild.
lunchmeat:
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Yes she is.
Kugai:
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Yes she is.
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Anyone who says she is is one him/herself
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