Comments on: Stardock’s Customer Report 2009 http://flashofsteel.com/index.php/2009/11/19/stardocks-customer-report-2009/ The Best Strategy Game Blog in My House Mon, 21 May 2012 20:36:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: wildpokerman http://flashofsteel.com/index.php/2009/11/19/stardocks-customer-report-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-224506 wildpokerman Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:48:12 +0000 http://flashofsteel.com/?p=1992#comment-224506 On demigod: I'm wondering if Brad is erroneously thinking that correlation doesn't imply causation. As an avid player of online multiplayer strategy games I passed on Demigod because all the reviews and blog posts said that multiplayer was an impossible buggy mess. Now I'm not going to get it because it sounds like no one is playing online. I still avidly play Warcraft III and have been playing multiplayer since release day. Why? Because I can get a game up in five minutes any time of the day. People who love multiplayer strategy games are going to play the games that other players play and having your online lobby a broken buggy mess on release day is the best way to make sure this crowd never shows up. On demigod:

I’m wondering if Brad is erroneously thinking that correlation doesn’t imply causation. As an avid player of online multiplayer strategy games I passed on Demigod because all the reviews and blog posts said that multiplayer was an impossible buggy mess. Now I’m not going to get it because it sounds like no one is playing online.

I still avidly play Warcraft III and have been playing multiplayer since release day. Why? Because I can get a game up in five minutes any time of the day.

People who love multiplayer strategy games are going to play the games that other players play and having your online lobby a broken buggy mess on release day is the best way to make sure this crowd never shows up.

]]> By: Punning Pundit http://flashofsteel.com/index.php/2009/11/19/stardocks-customer-report-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-224483 Punning Pundit Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:57:33 +0000 http://flashofsteel.com/?p=1992#comment-224483 I've done a little bit of looking, and it seems that 40% of gamers are female, but only about 15% of MMO players are female. So it seems plausible for non-Sims strategy games to be +90% male. http://edugamesblog.wordpress.com/2008/07/23/esa-survey-malefemale-gamer-ratio-is-6040-average-age-is-35/ http://www.nickyee.com/daedalus/archives/001365.php I’ve done a little bit of looking, and it seems that 40% of gamers are female, but only about 15% of MMO players are female. So it seems plausible for non-Sims strategy games to be +90% male.

http://edugamesblog.wordpress.com/2008/07/23/esa-survey-malefemale-gamer-ratio-is-6040-average-age-is-35/

http://www.nickyee.com/daedalus/archives/001365.php

]]> By: Michael A. http://flashofsteel.com/index.php/2009/11/19/stardocks-customer-report-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-224479 Michael A. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:12:18 +0000 http://flashofsteel.com/?p=1992#comment-224479 Considering the typical type of strategy games that are developed, who can blame them? This may just be my stereotyped perception, but I'd think that if one would want to build more of a female audience for strategy games, one would have to focus much more on the personal viewpoints in the game (e.g., as in Crusader Kings, but without the horribly obtuse interface) and social aspects of the game, and less on the guns and butter aspect. Considering the typical type of strategy games that are developed, who can blame them?

This may just be my stereotyped perception, but I’d think that if one would want to build more of a female audience for strategy games, one would have to focus much more on the personal viewpoints in the game (e.g., as in Crusader Kings, but without the horribly obtuse interface) and social aspects of the game, and less on the guns and butter aspect.

]]> By: Troy http://flashofsteel.com/index.php/2009/11/19/stardocks-customer-report-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-224476 Troy Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:53:46 +0000 http://flashofsteel.com/?p=1992#comment-224476 Strategy gaming is very male - probably the most male of the gaming genres, Sims aside (which is majority female.) I know lots of female gamers, but most of them are into RPGs, platformers, and shooters. Not a one is really into strategy gaming, though some are into board games. I think this could be a good TMA topic... Strategy gaming is very male – probably the most male of the gaming genres, Sims aside (which is majority female.) I know lots of female gamers, but most of them are into RPGs, platformers, and shooters. Not a one is really into strategy gaming, though some are into board games.

I think this could be a good TMA topic…

]]> By: Nate http://flashofsteel.com/index.php/2009/11/19/stardocks-customer-report-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-224452 Nate Thu, 19 Nov 2009 04:31:08 +0000 http://flashofsteel.com/?p=1992#comment-224452 Hmm, I have a fairly geeky social circle, and it seems like almost all the female gamers I know are console gamers and/or WoW players - can't say I know any women who are really into strategy games. I would guess the female WoW population is higher than 15% - more like 30-40% seems more like it. Hmm, I have a fairly geeky social circle, and it seems like almost all the female gamers I know are console gamers and/or WoW players – can’t say I know any women who are really into strategy games. I would guess the female WoW population is higher than 15% – more like 30-40% seems more like it.

]]> By: Tiffany Martin http://flashofsteel.com/index.php/2009/11/19/stardocks-customer-report-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-224450 Tiffany Martin Thu, 19 Nov 2009 03:53:30 +0000 http://flashofsteel.com/?p=1992#comment-224450 Yuck. I thought there were more ladies playing games today! I guess I'm still a stupid minority group. Yuck. I thought there were more ladies playing games today!

I guess I’m still a stupid minority group.

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