Booooo hisssss

You should regret this now.

I'm a feminist, but it comes off as extremely stupid to say that "men" do something and that "men" think they're better than you. This isn't some ongoing war between the genders... Both sides have inequalities, and while women do face the most, and have for a majority of human history, grouping the opposite gender into a large category and blaming them for doing things makes you just as bad as the people you complain about.

Yes and no. I treat girls the same as I treat guys. Actually, I treat everyone as I feel they should be treated, based on their personality.

Admittedly I treat kids and elderly people different, but that's because kids love using me as a climbing frame, and elderly people are slightly more mature than that.

Ric, this may come as a surprise to you, but there actually are some professional female gamers. They just tend to stick to all-female teams; partially because a lot of male gamers feel the same as you do about female gamers and thus refuse to let them play with them, and partially because most female gamers have been harassed by male gamers and don't feel comfortable playing with them anymore.

Well I know one thing, this chick loves taking down tanks and LAVS! :D and the occasional dropship

Let me take Starcraft II, the grandaddy of E-sports, as an example and if you've been following the SCII scene at all, then you know that of all the major tournaments, the winner has always been male. Nothing against female SCII players, just stating the fact.

Hahaha awesome!!! I have to admit the LAVs are fun to drive now, I love running people over too. But every now and then I need a good explosion.

/swoon

I'll tell you a secret, Ric. Men do have faster reaction times than women. At a confidence level of 99.9%, men can react to sound within ~109ms, and women within ~121ms. Reacting to light, the difference is similar. This is an AT BEST scenario. This is scientifically tested, with proper science, not some half arse grad student's PhD thesis. The difference is 12ms. That's 12 milliseconds. Do you know what that means in terms of video games? It means we're on an equal playing field. 12ms is what I get for ping on my internet connection. Sometimes it's slower. Sometimes it's faster. To human perception, though, you can't tell the difference. Plus, there's the hesitation factor to consider. We all have the same fight-or-flight instinct that kicks in at the same speed as our reaction time.

In a videogame, like an FPS, a 12ms difference is indistinguishable. It's not even close to being something like lag for the 'slower' player. Plus, it's an at best figure, as I stated, which makes it a generalisation. What that means is, your best male players could still be slower than your best female players, so when you make blanket statements like "the men will always win" based on generalised at-best figures, you are leaving out a large array of variables that you need to prove that the guy gamer will always win.

This is why you are wrong. Science has tested reaction times, and proven that in general, men react faster than women. Science has not tested videogame ability, which would factor in reaction times, but not general results. For example, men are more easily distracted than women, who are able to both focus more attention on a single task, or multitask more effectively. That's why female fighter pilots are capable of tracking up to 6 or 7 other aircraft in a dogfight situation, while men are only capable of tracking up to 4 or 5 at the most. This degree of multitasking and situational awareness would translate well into video games, especially an FPS like DUST.

You're basing your conclusion on only one variable. It just doesn't work like that. There is no conclusive data that demonstrates that men are better at video games than women, or visa versa.

Ric is just making his point as are the rest of you..right, Wrong, mislead or arrogance..I'm a female runnin in a males suit-I figuar if i have to look at an a** i'm gonna be looking at a guys. As for Female players we play just as good/bad as you males! Some of you guys get in squad & talk normal as if we're all a team & others do nothing but talk how great you are :S or how big you are.(probable less then avarage) All i know is if you know a female has done a good job in your squad or saved you A** you usally talk it up to her. But the 1 thing i do love most of all is a female blowing up your boy toys. I run a swarm launcher & many a time my squad will call out to me to take them out ..It's a job..it's an Adventure..It's It's It's..satisfying to know us females can make you guys pi** ,whine & moan like a little girl!!!

Im actually a girl with a sense of humor.

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You must be a real spud. *ba dum tss*