[Raya]

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[Zenya]

Thank you for the 2:nd installment! Very nice work .

I studied computer science at college, so playing games on computers was pretty much a given . I tried to introduce the glee of computer gaming to my then boyfriend, now husband, but he never really caught on . Later, I got our kids involved in this hobby of mine. My son loves it, but my daughter is only luke-warm.

My son was the one who introduced online gaming to me. He and I were playing Jedi Knight at the time, and he was really enthusiastic about the multiplayer aspect of it. I was sceptical at first, thinking only kids do this, but I agreed to try. And lo and behold, I found it to be really fun! Later, an online friend from Jedi Knight (indignantly - lol - I admit he was male) told me about EQ and I decided to go buy it and try it. I haven't looked back since .

After watching me play EQ on the day I bought it, my son wanted to have a go at it, too. He got a warrior and a monk up to about lvl 45, but he didn't stick with the game like I did. I find the earlier EQ demanded a lot of patience from its playerbase, and my son was simply too young for that then.

[Heloisa]

It's nice to see that some women are getting into MMORPG's by their own volition although I'm not surprised the majority are introduced by their significant other.

I agree that a future survey would probably reveal a larger number of women are beginning to make the choice themselves to play MMO's, which is great!

Very interesting article, thanks Raya!

[Ieranii]

Nice write up again Raya. Personally I was introduced to everquest through a female neighbor/friend. She was playing a lot and I watched over her shoulder for a while and then bought the game. Eventually I got my husband into it although he was never really hooked and he quit when I did.

Good stuff.