How would identify a female player guy/girl?

[myahele]

Just ask. There's absolutely no reason for someone to hide their gender on a game unless that people in question is a guy wanting to get free things saying he's a girl, because countless jerks do that as if girls needed a virtual sugardaddy.

This actually happens!?

[KiraHayate]

This actually happens!?

Yea it happens. Thats why they are called chixalogs.

[Riepah]

I read an entire study on this once, main detail that stuck in my head that actually has helped me spot guy/girl many times, Is that male tend to jump around alot when there moving/bored, were female players dont.

What.

If that's the case, I'm the manliest creature in the history of online gaming. I jump around all the damn time, often even during fights.

On the other hand, most other players I see must be female.

[Saseal]

I read an entire study on this once, main detail that stuck in my head that actually has helped me spot guy/girl many times, Is that male tend to jump around alot when there moving/bored, were female players dont.

I'd love to know what study this was - just out of genuine curiousity to read it myself o.o I love things like this...

Though, I'm apparently more of a guy than not, by that description o_O
Me: *runs around in circles, jumps in place continuously, jumps around at complete random, maybe swift-cast a holy in mid circle-jumping, proceed to circle or figure-eight till either buggering off someplace or finding a height to climb*

Rest of the FC: *Stands there and stares at the moving derpage*

Only time I'm not running around is if I'm tabbed, chatting, looking at menus or if in a dungeon/raid... I tend to curb that when amongst strangers (....if the tanks take too long to pull, I might spin in place, though...)

[Saseal]

What.

If that's the case, I'm the manliest creature in the history of online gaming. I jump around all the damn time, often even during fights.

On the other hand, most other players I see must be female.

Same here. If we took that to the 'T' (which we kind of can't) the actual guys in my FC would be female and I'd be the only male o_O

[Aeyis]

I read an entire study on this once, main detail that stuck in my head that actually has helped me spot guy/girl many times, Is that male tend to jump around alot when there moving/bored, were female players dont.

FPS habit. Not something I would relate to only males tho, especially these days; but that's where the habit comes from.
Based on chat it's entirely impossible to tell the difference atleast.

With out asking people generally give away their gender in chat. Through family, relationships and gender specific words that can point back using a past reference. Also find since I play with my wife women seem to know each other and group up.

That's what they want you to think.
But on a more serious note: don't generalize peoples attitudes/choice of words based on their gender. I think you'll be plenty surprised.


The only people I ever confirmed to be female were those I heard on voice chat. And in some other cases even with voice chat I could not tell for sure.

I have both in my roleplaying group... And frankly... One I knew from the start from the way he chatted. Guys tend to be more openly lewd or overtly sexual, females will be a bit more low key and subtle but they may laugh or contribute just as much.

Also with roleplayers it skews thing more, but I tend to notice males being more likely to use a lot of different hairstyles... Girls are more likely to try the new hairstyles in changing but tend to stick to one style mainly. Females tend to take a lot more care with their looks, ensuring classy combinations of color and style (they may also be gay men as females, but it's more likely they actually play a guy). Guys are more like complete the set, or go for an outlandish theme like pirate or classy Ninja or sexy cosplay. Girls justvtry to look good and coordinated.

Not a single one of those ''girls preferences'' don't apply to me, and not a single one of those ''guys thingies'' apply to me.
So I guess I'm a girl after all.
Or gay.

Nooooooo stereotypes in there at aaaaaall. Nope.

[Shadow1xd]

I'm a female playing a female character. I've been told that my use of proper grammar/spelling gives the impression that I'm a guy (seriously???), but my excessive use of emotes gives the impression that I'm a girl.

As far as the... "men tend to jump around and women stand still" anecdote... I tend to run laps around my FC house while I'm bored, talking on voicechat, or waiting on a queue.

I'm the opposite to you, I'm a guy playing a female character, most of the time being called a tom boy in chats and stuff because of the way I talk :?

And when I'm bored or waiting for a dungeon, I go afk and chill on the FF XIV loadstone site.

[aisustrong]

I assume everyone is asexual unless otherwise specified.

i like this one the best

[Teppie]

Seems that I follow all the stereotypes of a guy playing a chick, I'm overtly sexual, I jump around endlessly, and I generally have my character dressed in really promiscuous clothes. That's kind of cool.

[Shadow1xd]

I remember someone generally saying that that if you see a female character in revealing clothing its a guy. Whereas a female character that's fully clothed might be female irl

Yes this is true 90% of the time, I for one play a female character with more fully clothed look (Currently Lighting's gear, looking to change the pants) yet I'm Male