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So one of my favorite things about competitive shooters is handling callouts. I love it, I love being like “soldier flanking right side”/ “jumping in for the rez” etc. I feel in control, and that I understand the game and that the team works better with callouts. Obviously, being a woman on the mic, I get some “feedback”. My absolute favorite thing when someone is being toxic in voice or text, is to tell them I’m muting them (in their preferred method of communication), muting them and proceeding as normal. Occasionally, I rub salt in the wound by saying “idk what they are saying, I muted them”.
The rush I feel knowing that they have to listen to me AND they have no power over MY game. Priceless.
So, I'm playing Rainbow 6, and I just had a match where everyone on our team left except myself and another guy.
We play a round, and we both ended up dying because the other team rushed.
Instead of saying something nice, he decides to say, "Nice job, you are terrible and you suck. 1 fucking kill."
The next round comes and its the last round. It is only me and him vs. 5 other people.
The round starts, and I run over to him with my shotgun, team-kill him, turn on my mic, and go, "Now I have 2 kills"
And he unloads all of his bent up sexism and rages at me "Oh nice job! Fucking woman. Go back to the kitchen!!"
Like, seriously dude? We were playing a casual match and our entire team left. What did you really expect to happen?
i’ve played multiple online games before with the mic on for the longest now with a group and without and i’ve had the same bad experiences with some men and even women! look i can deal with the trash talk and the sexist idiotic sexual remarks but what about the way i sound changes anything? i understand that i can just mute them or block but i’m tired of speaking and getting judged by mostly men, maybe it’s something that their pea sized minds can’t comprehend but we shouldn’t be judged off the way we sound!
i don’t think i have a deep voice nor do i think i have a high pitched voice. i have a accent that i can bury from time to time but still, i’ve had some good experiences with some people but the shit talk about the pitch of my voice always makes me want to turn off the game completely and throw my console in a river.
i’ve heard “you sound like man” “are you even a girl” “your voice is so annoying” “stop talking” etc. for the longest now and it’s insane. maybe it’s because i don’t have the casual “e-girl” gamer girl uwu aesthetic voice that every incel longs for but i’m 100% a chick okay! why does it even matter what i sound like?
not only have i been treated like that but i’ve met numerous amounts of women in all men groups that have extremely child-like voices that would say basically dehumanizing phrases so the men of the group wouldn’t get mad at them in game. i’ve literally heard “plwease mister don’t get mad at me, i’ll be good” like what the fuck man..
i don’t know if anyone has had the similar experiences but thanks for letting me vent <3
edit: i’ve been mostly having these experiences on mw since that’s the only big cross-play game that i’ve been playing atm.
Are there any communities like this one that are focused more on learning about computers in general? My desktop PC isn't working and I want to learn how to trouble shoot and repair things on my own so I don't have to rely on my partner, but I'm nervous about being harassed in more male dominated communities. Other resources like websites or forums that are women-focused are also appreciated.
I’ve had a bit of rough week since I tested positive on COVID and haven’t been able to leave my home for days now. Although I’ve been working, I’ve also been playing a lot and I’ve realised I’m experiencing some sort of nostalgia-like feeling of loss regarding the game I’m currently playing (Cyberpunk 2077), even though I haven’t even finished it yet (have been pretty close once but decided to restart). The first time I went through something like this was last year after finishing the Mass Effect trilogy for the first time (yeah I was pretty late with that one, lol), and I haven’t been able to play again since then because of that (I get really really sad only by listening to the opening song). I’m thinking this might be due to the emotional investment these games kind of pursue on the side of the player (cause they’re extremely immersive), but I’m not sure if this is something which happens to many people or if I’m just getting too involved in the games I play. Feel free to share you experience, I’ll be extremely grateful! And thanks a lot for reading!!
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