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And on a final note - those girls that discriminate against other girls are just perpetuating a stereotype. Grow the fuck up, not every girl is a threat to you. Get some self-respect
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I was the only one who mentioned that so guessing it's aimed at me. I've been a guild leader for close to 15 years, both on a casual and raid level, and when I say I think twice about inviting a girl over a guy it's due to experience...15 years of various girls causing major rifts in guilds and sadly it's usually because of a cyber situation which got out of hand. It's got nothing to do with being threatened, to be threatened you have to be cashing in on some aspect of being female and that's just not me. When I did hardcore gaming it was about just that, the game.
Now that being said girls don't have a monopoly on drama, but as a guild leader who has dealt with these situations for years and the aftermath...well...matters of the heart rip apart a guild in a more cataclysmic way than a loot dispute. Again, my own experience talking here, other folks may have had different experiences, but when I ran a serious guild in the past, it was definitely present when I interviewed applicants. Red flags everywhere if there was an excessive amount of tee hees or if they came across as flirty right off the bat.
Fail to see how that ties in with self respect, but...ya know...As I've said countless times in this thread this was my experience.
I should add that now it's not an issue, our folks just aren't vested enough in the game over at Unreliable for it to be an issue, we've got several female members and no issues.
Another thing to add...and another edit. Truth be told I'm probably harder on female players than their male counterparts. I'm guessing it's because on some level every time they don't measure up it feels like a step back. I guess I expect more because I know the potential is there. I know it's not rational, I'm jaded, it's not 1999 and the player base isn't made up of the same individuals it once was and every fuck up or emotional issue of my fellow female gamers isn't a reflection on me. It's a hang up, and it's something I need to work on. Even an old dog like me can learn new tricks
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