Why do guys pretend to be girls online? I've noticed a lot on SteamGifts

because that allows them to get free stuff much easier, i've seen it happen all that time guys are tricked into buying them shit... The REAL girls (yeah there's next to none) mention it maybe once or twice but they dont spout it out all the time which makes it easy to tell which are real and which are just some guy making games...

WHAT AM I?!

I played as a Girl on Everquest back in the day for this very reason. I didn't believe it would work, was for a joke. ... Ill be damned within a few hours I had a ton of new armor and weapons and I had a bunch of people wanting to party up to quest etc (previously not seen when I played the male characters)..
Crazytown

cuz of free shit

I never pretend to be a girl, nor do I like playing as female characters (favorite game Metroid Prime). I hate the attention.

There are no genders on the internet. Only faceless avatars and meaningless usernames. It is foolish to favour individuals on the internet due only to perceived gender, or indeed anything else other than directly observed interactions. I see only abstract entities periodically generating text and other content. Not the self generated reflections of hope borne of irrational desire represented by a portrayal of seduction who's only purpose is to manipulate. I tend to deliberately keep my gender ambiguous unless specifically requested. Gender is irrelevant. There are no genders on the internet.

Threads like this remind me why there aren't very many girls playing video games :)

I'm actually a girl :D

I don't always pretend to be a girl online.

But when I do, it's to troll webcam masturbators on Chat Roulette.

I think girls are icky

I am a guy. In gaming, when given the choice, I prefer to play female characters most of the time. I like women, and I don't want to spend the next 100 hours looking at a dude. In an MMO, I will often RP, but never anything too flirtatious. I also don't take hand outs within games, as it's more fun to earn on your own. I do admit that I've made 2 friends in MMOs, that after a year or so, it will casually come up that I am in fact a guy, and that friend has a panic attack or gets very angry and never wants to talk to me again... Never lead them on or anything though, and never asked them for anything. Never hid my gender, but I do tend to keep my private life secret by default. Fantasy and I don't want friendships/Playtime being judged by religion/race/gender/wealth/etc.

Gaming is often about fantasy and escapism. I like badass and strong women, thus I enjoy playing them too. Back when I used to write/draw comics as a kid, I would create them starring Heroines. I'm not homophobic, so I'm fine if people think I'm gay, as it helps filter out people I'm going to be friends with.

In the end, when given a choice, I play women 70% of the time.

This thread reminds me of the other thread where the OP asked girls gamers to join his steam group.

Because sexism.

People really do that? I can't even stress how lame that is.

For free crap and to troll. Duh.

YOLO

I got boobies!

I never pretend to be a girl. Yet, Everyone thinks i'm a 22 Years old female until they hear my voice.

this thread reminds me of the one time when a guy tried to convince me that i am a girl...

Welcome to the internet

Well as long as nerds keep flipping their shit whenever they meet a girl on the internet, it's going to keep happening. If people didn't give a fuck about what gender other users are, we wouldn't have this problem.

You say SteamGifts specifically, but I don't see where this has been a problem so far? Are there actually instances where begging threads are lasting long enough that gender becomes an issue? You're also acting like this is a one-way street, sexist much? Whether or not it's happening, gender in the community is irrelevant. Gender is also not a black and white matter so don't be so quick to make assumptions and hate on people for what you believe they are or are not. Unless you're the one arranging for some sort of date with someone in an MMO or what have you, then don't worry about what other people are doing. If it's begging or otherwise breaks the rules, then just report it and move on.

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