I'd like the game to be more female-friendly, so that my wife would be more interested in playing it.
This list includes things which females in general enjoy. I am well aware (I'm not braindead) that not all females enjoy the following things. However, it is a fact that most females would enjoy the following things.
What are some things that could be done? The following are things that I've brainstormed. Not all of the following would have to be done. This is just a list of things, that with each thing you add (and the better you make it), the more female-friendly the game becomes.
[*:2y14bqw1]Add a female gender option directly to the game (not only as a 3rd-party mod).
[*:2y14bqw1]Allow one to more easily change their skin. (Allow people to easily customize their character's appearance.)
[*:2y14bqw1]Allow you to have pets, that you can interact with some, like real pets.
[*:2y14bqw1]Expand farming and gardening more. (More growables, tools, etc.)
[*:2y14bqw1]Expand cooking more. (More cookables, tools, more complicated recipes, etc.)
[*:2y14bqw1]Expand decorating more. Allow you to construct more decorative items.
[*:2y14bqw1]Expand wearables more. Allow you to wear a lot of different things that have different appearances.
[*:2y14bqw1]Allow you to change the color of various blocks/decorations and clothing to a wide variety of colors.
[*:2y14bqw1]More cute things (animals, flowers, etc.)
[*:2y14bqw1]Allow players to heal/bandage other players.
This is all so sexist. I mean seriously? Cooking? The only way you could of made a bigger point with that it 'allow only female characters to make sandwiches.'
Expand cooking more. (More cookables, tools, more complicated recipes, etc.)
I agree with this one.
No in all seriousness I don't think so, I think it's already very unisex-friendly.
It's not a female-unfriendly game, but it definitely seems to be more geared to males. One just has to notice that you can't play as a female to see that (even with a female 3rd-party skin, you'll still hear bassy grunts when you get hurt). I'd just like to see more things in the game for females. I'm talking about females, in general. I know there are some girls that love first-person shooters, but in general, girls aren't interested in combat, for example.
And very few of the things I mentioned adding (if any of them) wouldn't be enjoyed by the typical male.
Are you serious?
What, you still think all girls like ponies, flowers and rainbows?
Just because someone is a different gender doesn't mean they instantly like cooking and cleaning. Either this is a bad joke or you REALLY don't know women.
Very common response here that I'm getting. So, I'm quoting this as an example.
You must understand that I'm talking about what females like, in general. In general, females don't care for combat. There's nothing sexist about that statement. Just like there's nothing sexist about the statement: "In general, males don't care for playing dress-up."
Let me explain what generalizations are. If someone says that, in general, animals in the sea do not breathe air, they aren't saying that none of the animals in the sea breathe air, only that most do not.
I made a forum account JUST to reply to this.
You are ridiculous. More cooking and cute stuff so the girls can have fun too? I am a girl and I enjoy this game more than most of my guy friends. While some of your suggestions could be interesting, the way you went about suggesting them is extremely sexist.
Heres a hint, if your wife doesnt like playing minecraft, then stop trying to get her to play.
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Minecraft: Where kissing girls and punching sheep are a big deal.
The floors in your house should get dirty (sort of like grass growing, but gray) over time, and you could have a craftable mob (say, sticks and cotton) that you could use with a bucket to clean them. Leather armor should probably have to be dipped in a pool of water, and steel armor would need to be polished. And if you eat the mushroom stew and get the bowl back, it should have to be washed. :smile.gif:
I made a forum account JUST to reply to this.
You are ridiculous. More cooking and cute stuff so the girls can have fun too? I am a girl and I enjoy this game more than most of my guy friends. While some of your suggestions could be interesting, the way you went about suggesting them is extremely sexist.
Heres a hint, if your wife doesnt like playing minecraft, then stop trying to get her to play.
The thing is, most males care more about their in-game appearance than they let on (or else microtransactions would fail miserably), and females have a more of desire to crack skulls then they let on.
I think everyone would agree that Barbie's Mall Queen Robot-Zombie Bloodfest sounds like a great game!
I made a forum account JUST to reply to this.
You are ridiculous. More cooking and cute stuff so the girls can have fun too? I am a girl and I enjoy this game more than most of my guy friends. While some of your suggestions could be interesting, the way you went about suggesting them is extremely sexist.
Heres a hint, if your wife doesnt like playing minecraft, then stop trying to get her to play.
Ha! I did too!
Well, I don't have much of anything to say that Sunny hasn't already made clear. Seriously, though, more cooking? Really?
I made a forum account JUST to reply to this.
You are ridiculous. More cooking and cute stuff so the girls can have fun too? I am a girl and I enjoy this game more than most of my guy friends. While some of your suggestions could be interesting, the way you went about suggesting them is extremely sexist.
Heres a hint, if your wife doesnt like playing minecraft, then stop trying to get her to play.
It's not sexist. Back up your claim that it is sexist.
And before you do that, demonstrate that you understand probability and generalizations. Hint.
In general, females don't care for combat. There's nothing sexist about that statement.
Combat is not a requirement in minecraft. You can play on peaceful mode.
Also it is REALLY easy to reskin, either get a skin or make your own in skinedit (which works really well) and upload it to your account at the minecraft site. Not that I don't disagree that there should be a default female skin option, you still have to understand that a game under development is always going to initially be geared toward the majority of its targeted fanbase.
The floors in your house should get dirty (sort of like grass growing, but gray) over time, and you could have a craftable mob (say, sticks and cotton) that you could use with a bucket to clean them. Leather armor should probably have to be dipped in a pool of water, and steel armor would need to be polished. And if you eat the mushroom stew and get the bowl back, it should have to be washed. :smile.gif:
Yeah, I don't remember mentioning any things that females in general do not find fun... So, I don't know why anyone is mentioning cleaning.
The floors in your house should get dirty (sort of like grass growing, but gray) over time, and you could have a craftable mob (say, sticks and cotton) that you could use with a bucket to clean them. Leather armor should probably have to be dipped in a pool of water, and steel armor would need to be polished. And if you eat the mushroom stew and get the bowl back, it should have to be washed. :smile.gif:
Yeah, I don't remember mentioning any things that females in general do not find fun... So, I don't know why anyone is mentioning cleaning.
And yet, you believe that they enjoy cooking, or, by they way your ranting about probability, the majority of women. Also, believing that the majority like colorful stuff. Have you noticed, with your probability skillz, that gothics and more subtle colors are in fashion this time around? Or do we still live in the 80's?
In general, females don't care for combat. There's nothing sexist about that statement.
Combat is not a requirement in minecraft. You can play on peaceful mode.
This has nothing to do with what you quoted above. I gave that as an example of what females in general are not interested in -- an example generalization. I know that combat is not a required part of the game.
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Also it is REALLY easy to reskin, either get a skin or make your own in skinedit (which works really well) and upload it to your account at the minecraft site.
It is easy for some people, but you shouldn't have to mod the game to play as a female character. Also, you'd have to mod the sounds to get rid of the bassy grunts, and then you are changing it for all players rather than just female players.
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Not that I don't disagree that there should be a default female skin option, you still have to understand that a game under development is always going to initially be geared toward the majority of its targeted fanbase.
Exactly. These are just ideas like any other idea proposed for Minecraft.
I think we're forgetting the most basic fact here. This game is about survival. It's not The Sims. Regardless of whether you are male or female, if you found yourself alone on a beach with nothing, you would have to do the EXACT same things to survive. The changes being suggested are not just sexist. They're luxuries. I personally find that the existence of paintings takes away from how rustic and raw this game is.
Boy or girl, man or woman, it's a game about survival. Period.
I think we're forgetting the most basic fact here. This game is about survival. It's not The Sims. Regardless of whether you are male or female, if you found yourself alone on a beach with nothing, you would have to do the EXACT same things to survive. The changes being suggested are not just sexist. They're luxuries. I personally find that the existence of paintings takes away from how rustic and raw this game is.
Boy or girl, man or woman, it's a game about survival. Period.
I think we're forgetting the most basic fact here. This game is about survival. It's not The Sims. Regardless of whether you are male or female, if you found yourself alone on a beach with nothing, you would have to do the EXACT same things to survive. The changes being suggested are not just sexist. They're luxuries. I personally find that the existence of paintings takes away from how rustic and raw this game is.
Boy or girl, man or woman, it's a game about survival. Period.
This list includes things which females in general enjoy. I am well aware (I'm not braindead) that not all females enjoy the following things. However, it is a fact that most females would enjoy the following things.
What are some things that could be done? The following are things that I've brainstormed. Not all of the following would have to be done. This is just a list of things, that with each thing you add (and the better you make it), the more female-friendly the game becomes.
[*:2y14bqw1]Add a female gender option directly to the game (not only as a 3rd-party mod).
What do you think?[*:2y14bqw1]Allow one to more easily change their skin. (Allow people to easily customize their character's appearance.)
[*:2y14bqw1]Allow you to have pets, that you can interact with some, like real pets.
[*:2y14bqw1]Expand farming and gardening more. (More growables, tools, etc.)
[*:2y14bqw1]Expand cooking more. (More cookables, tools, more complicated recipes, etc.)
[*:2y14bqw1]Expand decorating more. Allow you to construct more decorative items.
[*:2y14bqw1]Expand wearables more. Allow you to wear a lot of different things that have different appearances.
[*:2y14bqw1]Allow you to change the color of various blocks/decorations and clothing to a wide variety of colors.
[*:2y14bqw1]More cute things (animals, flowers, etc.)
[*:2y14bqw1]Allow players to heal/bandage other players.
Also, your ideas are a little bit stereotypical; although, I'd like to see them in-game anyways, and I'm a dude.
It's not a female-unfriendly game, but it definitely seems to be more geared to males. One just has to notice that you can't play as a female to see that (even with a female 3rd-party skin, you'll still hear bassy grunts when you get hurt). I'd just like to see more things in the game for females. I'm talking about females, in general. I know there are some girls that love first-person shooters, but in general, girls aren't interested in combat, for example.
And very few of the things I mentioned adding (if any of them) wouldn't be enjoyed by the typical male.
I'll introduce these ideas to my wife, she already plays, though when she sees through the joke I'll probably get smacked. >.>
Very common response here that I'm getting. So, I'm quoting this as an example.
You must understand that I'm talking about what females like, in general. In general, females don't care for combat. There's nothing sexist about that statement. Just like there's nothing sexist about the statement: "In general, males don't care for playing dress-up."
Let me explain what generalizations are. If someone says that, in general, animals in the sea do not breathe air, they aren't saying that none of the animals in the sea breathe air, only that most do not.
You are ridiculous. More cooking and cute stuff so the girls can have fun too? I am a girl and I enjoy this game more than most of my guy friends. While some of your suggestions could be interesting, the way you went about suggesting them is extremely sexist.
Heres a hint, if your wife doesnt like playing minecraft, then stop trying to get her to play.
I think everyone would agree that Barbie's Mall Queen Robot-Zombie Bloodfest sounds like a great game!
Ha! I did too!
Well, I don't have much of anything to say that Sunny hasn't already made clear. Seriously, though, more cooking? Really?
It's not sexist. Back up your claim that it is sexist.
And before you do that, demonstrate that you understand probability and generalizations. Hint.
Combat is not a requirement in minecraft. You can play on peaceful mode.
Also it is REALLY easy to reskin, either get a skin or make your own in skinedit (which works really well) and upload it to your account at the minecraft site. Not that I don't disagree that there should be a default female skin option, you still have to understand that a game under development is always going to initially be geared toward the majority of its targeted fanbase.
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I tried it with terrible results. I gave my wife my glasses for a second, a creeper showed up and now my wife is pregnant.
Stupid 3D..
Yeah, I don't remember mentioning any things that females in general do not find fun... So, I don't know why anyone is mentioning cleaning.
And yet, you believe that they enjoy cooking, or, by they way your ranting about probability, the majority of women. Also, believing that the majority like colorful stuff. Have you noticed, with your probability skillz, that gothics and more subtle colors are in fashion this time around? Or do we still live in the 80's?
This has nothing to do with what you quoted above. I gave that as an example of what females in general are not interested in -- an example generalization. I know that combat is not a required part of the game.
It is easy for some people, but you shouldn't have to mod the game to play as a female character. Also, you'd have to mod the sounds to get rid of the bassy grunts, and then you are changing it for all players rather than just female players.
Exactly. These are just ideas like any other idea proposed for Minecraft.
Boy or girl, man or woman, it's a game about survival. Period.
Surviving in Minecraft is not hard.
Difficulty is irrelevant.