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November 29, 2006
My New Buddies....
So, as previously admitted, I am a closet junkie. HA! Made ya look. I am that odd and rare breed of female gamer. (Spilt-Tail Halo Addict)
There are two things I can't stand... Going online and getting stuck with pimple farming teenage boys who think that saying "Stupid Fucking Mother Fucker" makes them cool, and the male players that decide to bust my ass when they play with me because "Girls don't play Halo". I get these comments when I decide to open my mouth during a game- which isn't often. I don;t have the most sing song of voices, either.... (Think Kathleen Turner) The comments get worse from there... where I am either branded a transsexual, a bull-dyke, or a prepubescent boy.
Never mind that it was our generation who first pumped thousands in allowance money into arcade games like Street Fighter and Mortal Kombat. The first nintendo was launched in my youth. It is cool that the guys grew up and bought XBoxes. Apparently us girls who used to hang around the arcades, and who begged our parents for a Sega Genesis were supposed to grow up and leave gaming behind. Well, fuck that noise.
Whilst in the hospital, a friend brought me a magazine, and I found an obscure little article about gaming forums, and in it, my salvation from the asshats on Live. The name of the site is 2 old 2 play. A site founded on the principle that people over 25 and as old as Methuselah like to play video games... even WOMEN! So, if you are a guy are gal who likes to play without being assaulted by retarded children with console controllers- pop on over and take a look.
Now I can only hope that Bungie comes through with the female spartan for multiplayer... maybe if my character has tits on the screen, the guys will be less apt to be dickheads. It's unlikely, but it couldn't hurt!
Posted by TheFreud at November 29, 2006 8:53 AM
Comments
Thanks for posting the URL for 2Old2Play. I'm 42 and remember bumming quarters off all the adults to play Pong with. Today I scratch the itch with a browser version of an old BBS game called Legend of the Green Dragon.
Posted by: Serra at November 29, 2006 9:25 PM
hehe... I've been playing halo for a long time now. I'm already in that pre-next-version not sleeping at night thinking about H3 mode. But recently I was able to find new fun with Halo. Finally talked my wife into playing co-op with me on Halo 2.
level 1 - hated halo
level 2 - "its not that bad"
level 3 - its ok
level 4 - that was almost fun
level 5 - hmmm
level 6 - cool
level 7 - wow
level 8 - So... when does halo 3 come out?
:)
I may be 25 and male... but I share your annoyance with the people who are to young to buy the M rated game ;) Wish H3 would have an online karma ranking that we could set to a certain maturity level. kinda funny, the less mature do think using "mature" language makes them seem mature... strange.
who knows... maybe Spartan 118 will be in H3 and you'll get your wish.
~zeb
Posted by: Zeb Palmer at December 7, 2006 6:08 AM
