June 2003
- Damage and Stuff (Math and Code) Ben Chambers
- MMO Launch issues ruining potential segments of the market. Derek Licciardi
- MMO Launch issues ruining potential segments of the market. Mike Shaver
- MMO Launch issues ruining potential segments of the market. Daniel Anderson
- MMO Launch issues ruining potential segments of the market. Chris Holko
- MMO Launch issues ruining potential segments of the market. Matt Mihaly
- MMO Launch issues ruining potential segments of the market. Daniel.Harman@barclayscapital.com
- MMO Launch issues ruining potential segments of the market. Justin Coleman
- MMO Launch issues ruining potential segments of th e market. Daniel.Harman@barclayscapital.com
- MMO Launch issues ruining potential segments of th e market. Jeff Fuller
- MMO Launch issues ruining potential segments of the market. Matt Mihaly
- MMO Launch issues ruining potential segments of the market. Luca Girardo
- New Column by Dave Rickey "Engines of Creation" Now at Skotos Christopher Allen
- Announcing Shadow Door: an NPC Control Interface for Neverwinter Nights Robert Zubek
- ADMIN: So, what has been happening? J C Lawrence
- [Meta] Forward of moderated message J C Lawrence
- New Here MIKE MacMartin
- Looking for a GUI Mud Development program Snicker Furfoot
- Looking for a GUI Mud Development program Ben Greear
- ADMIN: List archives are now restored. J C Lawrence
- The Price of Being Male Rayzam
- The Price of Being Male Sasha Hart
- The Price of Being Male Daniel.Harman@barclayscapital.com
- The Price of Being Male Rayzam
- The Price of Being Male Byron Ellacott
- The Price of Being Male Dr. Cat
- The Price of Being Male Castronova, Edward
- The Price of Being Male Boyle, Paul
- The Price of Being Male Mark 'Kamikaze' Hughes
- The Price of Being Male Rayzam
- The Price of Being Male Mark 'Kamikaze' Hughes
- The Price of Being Male Rayzam
- The Price of Being Male Mark 'Kamikaze' Hughes
- The Price of Being Male Marian Griffith
- The Price of Being Male Paul Schwanz
- The Price of Being Male Rayzam
- The Price of Being Male Paul Schwanz
- The Price of Being Male Vincent Archer
- The Price of Being Male Rayzam
- The Price of Being Male Castronova, Edward
- The Price of Being Male Sasha Hart
- The Price of Being Male Mark 'Kamikaze' Hughes
- The Price of Being Male Amanda Walker
- The Price of Being Male Richard A. Bartle
- The Price of Being Male Castronova, Edward
- The Price of Being Male Richard A. Bartle
- The Price of Being Male Tazzik
- The Price of Being Male Richard A. Bartle
- The Price of Being Male Tazzik
- The Price of Being Male Richard A. Bartle
- The Price of Being Male Marian Griffith
- The Price of Being Male Sasha Hart
- The Price of Being Male Tom
- The Price of Being Male Marian Griffith
- The Price of Being Male Sasha Hart
- The Price of Being Male Marian Griffith
- The Price of Being Male Sasha Hart
- The Price of Being Male Richard A. Bartle
- The Price of Being Male Castronova, Edward
- The Price of Being Male Richard A. Bartle
- The Price of Being Male Daniel.Harman@barclayscapital.com
- The Price of Being Male Paul Schwanz
- The Price of Being Male Daniel Anderson
- The Price of Being Male Travis Casey
- The Price of Being Male Paul Schwanz
- The Price of Being Male Travis Casey
- The Price of Being Male Chris Holko
- The Price of Being Male Travis Casey
Tuesday, July 01, 2003, 1:54:15 PM, Chris Holko wrote:
> From: "Travis Casey" <efindel@earthlink.net>
>> So the question is: why is it more OK playing, say, Everquest,
>> for me to pretend I'm a *male* elven wizard instead of a female
>> one?
> Because a number of players in MMORPGS are not politically
> correct, let alone tolerant. In other words, they will not
> refrain from exerting peer pressure over your choice, even if that
> includes using derogatory/offensive terms. The methods of which
> usually involves words, parental references, sexual preference and
> suggestions of other deviant behavior.
This seems to be a circular answer -- it's not considered OK because
some people don't consider it OK and are loud and obnoxious about
it? Well, yeah, it's certainly true that such people exist, but why
don't *they* consider it OK?
--
Travis Casey
efindel@earthlink.net - The Price of Being Male Sanvean
- The Price of Being Male Sasha Hart
- The Price of Being Male Tom
- The Price of Being Male Sanvean
- The Price of Being Male Travis Casey
- The Price of Being Male Paul Schwanz
- The Price of Being Male Amanda Walker
- The Price of Being Male shop@isparkinson.co.uk
- The Price of Being Male Boyle, Paul
- The Price of Being Male Ola Fosheim Grøstad
- The Price of Being Male Sheela Caur'Lir
- The Price of Being Male Jeff Crane
- Are gold pieces taxable? Koster, Raph
- Are gold pieces taxable? Boyle, Paul
- Are gold pieces taxable? Amanda Walker
- Are gold pieces taxable? Thomas Leavitt
- Are gold pieces taxable? Daniel.Harman@barclayscapital.com
- Functors / Loki (was: New Here) Eli Stevens
- Architecture Peter "Pietro" Rossmann
- Architecture Peter "Pietro" Rossmann
- Architecture ceo
- Architecture Peter "Pietro" Rossmann
- SW:G this is so unfair Marian Griffith
- SW:G this is so unfair Marc Bowden
- SW:G this is so unfair Martin Bassie
- Players policing themselves (was: MMO Launch issues ruining potential segments of themarket.) Derek Licciardi
- Q&A with Ken Troop, Lead Designer at Turbine Michael Tresca
- Q&A with Ken Troop, Lead Designer at Turbine Threshold RPG
- Architecture (Cell Rebalancing) Peter "Pietro" Rossmann
- Architecture (Cell Rebalancing) Zach Collins {Siege}
- Architecture (Cell Rebalancing) Peter "Pietro" Rossmann
- Architecture (Cell Rebalancing) Daniel.Harman@barclayscapital.com
- Architecture (Cell Rebalancing) Peter "Pietro" Rossmann
- Architecture (Cell Rebalancing) Rossmann Peter
- Architecture (Cell Rebalancing) ceo
- Architecture (Cell Rebalancing) Peter "Pietro" Rossmann
- Architecture (Cell Rebalancing) J C Lawrence
- Architecture (Cell Rebalancing) Peter "Pietro" Rossmann
- Architecture (Cell Rebalancing) J C Lawrence
- Architecture (Cell Rebalancing) Rossmann Peter
- Architecture (Cell Rebalancing) Rossmann Peter
- Architecture (Cell Rebalancing) J C Lawrence
- Architecture (Cell Rebalancing) Peter "Pietro" Rossmann
- Architecture (Cell Rebalancing) Daniel.Harman@barclayscapital.com
- Architecture (Cell Rebalancing) Peter "Pietro" Rossmann