How do you know that that guild was recruiting? Sounds to me kind of like they were trolling you.

you, sir, get a cookie. and 1k bonus CE!

I believe the "official" guild on SK of a certain other somewhat-well-known forum masquerades as an all-female guild, when they obviously are not. Perhaps you ran into them?

But honestly, I would be just as puzzled if it were an all boys guild.

Though there are proper times to exclude boys/girls from things such as athletic leagues or youth clubs (No Jimmy, for the last time, you can NOT be a girl scout) but this is a video game.
Each gender has their share of jerks, the "OMG A GURL !1!1!" dudes and the "Y3AH IM A GURL GAM3R, THAT MAKES ME SPECIAL" gals.
But I would assume the regular guild invitation process would screen these people out.

I dunno, its just seems weird.
I mean, voice/picture identification?

But, whatever, to each his/her own.
Just seems fascinating to me. An interesting discussion topic.

Lol, someone is taking this way too seriously, obviously.

Sounds like a clever ruse to get some female photos, if you're into that sorta thing.

Female gamers who feel the need to draw attention to the fact that they are female are either attention w****s or males pretending to be female. Many experienced gamers learn to avoid such people/guilds.

@redten - There actually are all-male (typically hardcore raiding) guilds in MMOs that specifically exclude females. The reasoning is two-fold: Females tend to cause more drama than males, and it's harder to find a superb female player than a male player. It sounds silly, but males actually are better at video games than females, probably due to social upbringing.

It's true. Females tend to be huge... Yeah. You know where this is going. They either flaunt it a lot, and try to get guys to do things for them, or they talk garbage behind others backs and such. They often do bring crap into guilds in all games. All the drama I've ever experienced in any game, in a guild, is from a female. Except for loot drama. And 99% of female players are pretty awful. They generally get carried through games by their boyfriends or friends, who don't have the balls to tell them how bad they are.

That's a couple of fine examples of the kind of prejudiced thinking that makes some female players want to band together in solidarity. Even if most female players aren't at the top of the game, some of them will be. Dismissing someone based on gender instead of actual ability shows you're not actually as interested in ability as you're pretending to be. I've known plenty of fine female players who didn't need to be carried by anyone. As for drama, perhaps you're just blind to drama coming from males because of your own predispositions. Consider all the drama here over the crafting changes: the forum caterwauling, the calls to boycott, the very pointed and public walkouts. I would be very surprised if even a simple majority of those players was female.

What the hell is the point of an all female guild . . . is this like pre-school play ground all over again? Maybe a majority of the player base is just that young. ..

@Xenophantus - What's the point of having males in the highest positions in most societies in the world? Are we like, reverting to ancient societal roles that existed centuries ago? It's gonna happen because some males don't want to deal with females and vice versa and there are cultures out there that actively promote the thought that males are better than females in all ways. Subjugation ftl.

Oh, Lutia Pass is under attack. 'scuse.
~Griff, apparently one of the drama-causing females that play SK

then who can possibly be worried about cooties?

Please. Between you and Rich, all I have to do is sit back, relax, and let you two do all the work. I needn't lift a finger! Well, maybe except to fend the both of you off.

PS: Go back to work.

I know a female player who'd prefer people didn't know she's female (infact, when we first met, she gave wisecracks when questioned on her gender). It's a bit of effort, but I can usually change the things I say to "dodge" the gender issue. I'll call her Player2.

"Player2 tells me she's going to build her Leviathan Blade! Then she's going to go fight Vanaduke." can become a gender-neutral "Player2 is working on a Leviathan Blade! Then, Vanaduke."

"Player2 sold all her Swordstones for a massive profit." becomes gender-neutral as "Player2 earned a massive profit on Swordstones. Sold every single one."

(Citadel) "Player 2 was running at me and she was on fire. So I threw a water ball at her and put the fire out." becomes "Player2 was running towards me on fire, so I threw a water ball. Problem solved."

Me? I'm male. Now we fight like men! And ladies! And ladies who dress like men!

I figure I can probably keep it up as long I'm not forced/tricked into discussing Player2's lack of a...

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...Y-chromosome?

That's all fine and good, pointing out your gender to avoid awkward situations. But to advertise your gender via something like a guild is, in my humble opinion and nothing else, bad taste.

@dirt - There are a few WoW guilds that let it be known that no females were allowed in their guild, usually due to past drama. Here's one with a really obvious name: http://www.nca-guild.com/

In case you don't want to look at the link, the guild is called No Chicks Allowed.

Spiral Knights is probably too casual to ever see a truly hardcore/elite guild formed, but such guilds have strict application processes because there's nothing more annoying to good players than being forced to play with others who can't carry their own weight. I've primarily been in a top guild in every game I've played seriously, and while the application process always seems ludicrous to casual players, the fact of the matter is that they still get at least a dozen applications every week.

Excellent female players exist, but the distinguishing feature that I've noticed in almost every female who plays at that level is that they rarely call attention to their gender. I've known females who nobody even knew were female for months (and in one case, 2 years).

"Excellent female players exist, but the distinguishing feature that I've noticed in almost every female who plays at that level is that they rarely call attention to their gender. I've known females who nobody even knew were female for months (and in one case, 2 years)."

They're humans first, gamers second, females third. Sounds about right.

"Guys only" guilds don't exist because guys are like ants. They're crawling around everywhere and nobody thinks they're special. I'm saying this as a guy myself.

Female only guilds exist simply because females are a minority in online games. Not because of some attention hog mentality or snobbish mentality or whatever other crap that some people here are saying.

If the population proportions were reversed, i.e. if most people that played online games were girls, then you'd bet there would be guys only guilds. It's a quirk of human nature, and not just something that only girls do.

This thread is dildos.

@Replicant

...Interesting observation. Even though that's highly suggestive... <_<

@Thread

I understand why some people dislike playing with "girls" because I have met a lot of "girls" who publicly announce that they are "girls" to get free stuff. It's extremely easy to pretend to be a girl. All you need to do is just say you're a girl and other people will believe you no doubt. Especially the perverted guys who don't have a decent life and are looking for online "girlfriends" for relief of their grief.

No need to be hypocrites though, guys are just as capable or even worse than girls so don't pull it. How would you feel if some random girl claimed that 99% of guys can't swing a sword for beans? Please look at it from the other person's perspective before you post.

Girls can be decent just like guys can. Just avoid the attention seeking girls who are asking for free stuff in exchange for a friend request or something along those lines. Let the other people who feed them feed them: they will run themselves dry, not you.

'It's true. 99% of males can't swing a sword for beans. Or play games. A huge majority of the population of "Gamers", is straight up terrible. Statistically speaking, females are a minority, and on top of that, a minority of them are actually any good at games.'

Stop trolling dude. You're likely one of those people who rage at games when they die/lose or are losing.

You should join the guild "sausage fest"!!

disclaimer: I have no idea if that guild exists or not

GIRL = Guy In Real Life

Live by this code. All your problems are solved.

Ironically, on one game I play, I'm assumed to be a girl just because my name (which I had made up with no knowledge of the fact it is Arabic) is a female name in Arabic. For the record: said name is Shaeran.

So, I don't see why girls have such a bad rep on games, considering I've met tons of girls who are the best gamers in their area.