[MUD-Dev] "Men are from Quake, Women are from Ultima"

[SavantKnowsAll at cs.com]

In a message dated 1/11/01 1:39:47 PM Pacific Standard Time, ryumo at merit.edu 
writes:

> Interesting, Raph. Since the design element bias was eliminated, do
> you think the small number of women that turned out was due to the
> smallish population of women gamers versus men, or did it stem from
> how the society at UO evolved?

The early UO society definitely couldn't have helped matters.  Being a
male who likes a good challenge in his gaming, I was purely disgusted
with the behavior in UO in its early days.  So much so that I
cancelled my account within the first hour.  Granted I'm not a woman
and I'm speculating here, but I'd guess it's a pretty safe bet that
PK/PvP is probably the least attractive aspect of gaming to women.

-=Savant
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