MMORPGs

Quotes From Nick Yee's Report on MMORPGs

MMORPG Demographics 2006

"Tannen argued that women value intimacy and personal conversations in relationships whereas men valued working with others rather than talking with them."

"Female players prefer to relate to other players, while male players prefer to work together to achieve goals."

"The current study found that 22.9% of male players (n = 2991) and 32.0% of female
players (n = 421) had told personal issues or secrets to their MMORPG friends which they have never told their real-life friends."

"Respondents were also asked to compare the quality of their MMORPG friendships with
their real-life friendships. 39.4% of male players (n = 2971) and 53.3% of female players (n = 420) felt that their MMORPG friends were comparable or better than their real-life friends."

"Finally, 5.1% of male players (n = 2991) and 15.7% (n = 420) of female players had physically dated someone who they first met in an MMORPG."

And the final and probably most true quote.

"Whatever MMORPGs are, or will become, one thing is clear. They are not just games."

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