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On April 06 2012 00:36 whiteLotus wrote:Show nested quote +On April 06 2012 00:29 TheToast wrote:In 2012 we're embarking on a nationwide hunt to find one female gaming buff who has the looks, personality and gaming skills to claim the ultimate prize Wtf does looks have to do with anything? Why not just make the contest for a hot nerd girl then? Also half the women on there look sort of.... well slutty. Somehow I don't think this is representative of women in gaming. Anna Prosser probably deserves to win, she's done a lot to represent women in e-sports. But then, Hot_Bid winning would be too fucking amazing, and would be an appropriate outcome for this silly contest. Lmao dude that is what they are looking for, its MAXIM after all.. They want to find a girl who "plays" games, and is hot. They will then proceed to do a photoshoot with her (see kellymilkies) and make interview with her with couple questions about gaming thats all.
What is Maxim? Is it a paper as well, or just an internet thing? Never heard of it.
On April 06 2012 00:28 cLoUdHerO wrote:Show nested quote +On April 05 2012 23:57 Shampsky wrote: Call me uninformed, but do Guitar Hero stats impress anyone? Not knocking it as she would wreck me in it for sure, but do we hold it in the same light as FPS and RTS achievements? Totally agree. In a word. NO
Well it does count as a game though. Most of these girls seem to be there because they are paid to be there, and are affiliated to gaming by being a stripper at blizzcon 2001 or something.
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Did anyone else find it odd to see that little logo in the right there which says + Show Spoiler +?
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On April 06 2012 05:22 Dagobert wrote:Did anyone else find it odd to see that little logo in the right there which says + Show Spoiler +?
That's one of the sponsors. The grand price is a promotional contract with them.
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On April 06 2012 05:19 Euronyme wrote:Show nested quote +On April 06 2012 00:36 whiteLotus wrote:On April 06 2012 00:29 TheToast wrote:In 2012 we're embarking on a nationwide hunt to find one female gaming buff who has the looks, personality and gaming skills to claim the ultimate prize Wtf does looks have to do with anything? Why not just make the contest for a hot nerd girl then? Also half the women on there look sort of.... well slutty. Somehow I don't think this is representative of women in gaming. Anna Prosser probably deserves to win, she's done a lot to represent women in e-sports. But then, Hot_Bid winning would be too fucking amazing, and would be an appropriate outcome for this silly contest. Lmao dude that is what they are looking for, its MAXIM after all.. They want to find a girl who "plays" games, and is hot. They will then proceed to do a photoshoot with her (see kellymilkies) and make interview with her with couple questions about gaming thats all. What is Maxim? Is it a paper as well, or just an internet thing? Never heard of it. It's a men's magazine, like FHM or Playboy (except there is no nudity).
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Hot_Bid HAS TO WIN!!
For ESPORTS and for ELLY!
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Tradechat is also a MLP fan. I gotta respect that, enough to cancel out the WoW factor...but still I'll vote for Hot_Bid
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Before you guys accuse me of googling myself, let me say that you linked to my website which left this forum in my "trackback" section, so I saw the post via that. lol
Moving on. Guitar Hero is not as easy as people think. I noticed a lot of people don't really respect guitar hero competitors in general. It's a bit of a bummer because being good at this game requires a lot of hard work and there's a lot more to it technically that people who play casually do not know about, but I'm not going to bore you with the details. Someone mentioned Guitar Freaks, I have been playing that game since 1999. That game is the reason why I play GH and RB. Also, I DO play the guitar for real. I don't see an issue with doing both. I genuinely enjoy playing GH and I get paid to do so, so I don't see a reason to stop playing just because I know how to play a "real guitar".
Also, while my accomplishments MAINLY center around GH, I do play many other games. No, I don't play SC, I own it, I know what it's all about because of my friend Geoff, and of course it's a LOT harder than GH, I get that. I don't expect the same respect from gamers that you guys have for SC players, however I have practiced hard, competed a lot, and have put a lot of time into helping the gaming community grow and improve (organizing tournaments, bringing in new sponsors, creating events, charity work involving the gaming companies), and I would like to hope that those things alone are enough to earn at least a couple respect points right there.
I am happy to see Anna in the contest. I've been voting for her and supporting her every day since I saw her name in there. She's def. one of the girls that deserve a shot at this and she's also a personal friend, so of course I'm going to vote for her! I thought the Hot_Bid profile was a troll profile and I was curious as to why a guy was in the contest, but now everything makes sense reading this forum. While I am happy to see you guys being so passionate about supporting those in your community, it is not possible for him to win. In the end these votes are just to get a "top ten" of girls for maxim to look at and consider. The exact number of votes do not matter so "wow girl" as you call her might not win, and Hot_Bid, being a male, will also most likely not win as well.
You guys should also consider this though, while it's all fun and games to have someone like Hot_Bid in the contest, him getting so many votes is really discouraging some of the legit gamers that are female on that website and it's sad to see them give up like that. "This is all a joke, no one is taking this seriously... a GUY has over 1,000 votes!". Can you guys do me a favor and shoot some of your votes to some of the girls while you're on the site? You can vote for more than one person each day. While you're voting for Hot_Bid and Anna please look over some of the girls profiles and give the ones you like some votes too please. You don't have to obviously, but it'd really be a big help.
Thank you all for reading my long ass post. Take care!
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Am I the only person that thinks that wow Tradechat girl is actually pretty cute lol?
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On April 06 2012 09:05 StarSlay3r wrote: Before you guys accuse me of googling myself, let me say that you linked to my website which left this forum in my "trackback" section, so I saw the post via that. lol
Moving on. Guitar Hero is not as easy as people think. I noticed a lot of people don't really respect guitar hero competitors in general. It's a bit of a bummer because being good at this game requires a lot of hard work and there's a lot more to it technically that people who play casually do not know about, but I'm not going to bore you with the details. Someone mentioned Guitar Freaks, I have been playing that game since 1999. That game is the reason why I play GH and RB. Also, I DO play the guitar for real. I don't see an issue with doing both. I genuinely enjoy playing GH and I get paid to do so, so I don't see a reason to stop playing just because I know how to play a "real guitar".
Also, while my accomplishments MAINLY center around GH, I do play many other games. No, I don't play SC, I own it, I know what it's all about because of my friend Geoff, and of course it's a LOT harder than GH, I get that. I don't expect the same respect from gamers that you guys have for SC players, however I have practiced hard, competed a lot, and have put a lot of time into helping the gaming community grow and improve (organizing tournaments, bringing in new sponsors, creating events, charity work involving the gaming companies), and I would like to hope that those things alone are enough to earn at least a couple respect points right there.
I am happy to see Anna in the contest. I've been voting for her and supporting her every day since I saw her name in there. She's def. one of the girls that deserve a shot at this and she's also a personal friend, so of course I'm going to vote for her! I thought the Hot_Bid profile was a troll profile and I was curious as to why a guy was in the contest, but now everything makes sense reading this forum. While I am happy to see you guys being so passionate about supporting those in your community, it is not possible for him to win. In the end these votes are just to get a "top ten" of girls for maxim to look at and consider. The exact number of votes do not matter so "wow girl" as you call her might not win, and Hot_Bid, being a male, will also most likely not win as well.
You guys should also consider this though, while it's all fun and games to have someone like Hot_Bid in the contest, him getting so many votes is really discouraging some of the legit gamers that are female on that website and it's sad to see them give up like that. "This is all a joke, no one is taking this seriously... a GUY has over 1,000 votes!". Can you guys do me a favor and shoot some of your votes to some of the girls while you're on the site? You can vote for more than one person each day. While you're voting for Hot_Bid and Anna please look over some of the girls profiles and give the ones you like some votes too please. You don't have to obviously, but it'd really be a big help.
Thank you all for reading my long ass post. Take care!
Yup, the awesomeness of Hot_Bid is beyond gender. You should see his video's, all his contribution to the community. Thumb up for your post. Hot_Bid is anyway the second best girl on this site after that one cute quiet office girl one member once felt in love (Was it Tlbot or something? and ***tea?, cant remember exactly)
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LOL SO GOOD. HOTBID FOR QUEEN OF GAMER GIRLS!
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The fact that it is maxim should be much more discouraging than Hot-bids 1000+ votes. His profile is the only one that isn't demeaning towards women and thier gaming hobby. just sayin.
Sexy photos totally = mad good at games. ffs Edit: Toast says it better.
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On April 06 2012 09:07 Kvz wrote: Am I the only person that thinks that wow Tradechat girl is actually pretty cute lol?
Average looking, and the attention whoring is a big minus.
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On April 06 2012 09:05 StarSlay3r wrote: You guys should also consider this though, while it's all fun and games to have someone like Hot_Bid in the contest, him getting so many votes is really discouraging some of the legit gamers that are female on that website and it's sad to see them give up like that. "This is all a joke, no one is taking this seriously... a GUY has over 1,000 votes!". Can you guys do me a favor and shoot some of your votes to some of the girls while you're on the site? You can vote for more than one person each day. While you're voting for Hot_Bid and Anna please look over some of the girls profiles and give the ones you like some votes too please. You don't have to obviously, but it'd really be a big help.
Thank you all for reading my long ass post. Take care!
First of all, Freddie Wong will always be the #1 GH player in my <3
Second, I disagree with your sentiments here. This contest has nothing to do with getting exposure, or credibility, or anything else for these ladies. This contest is all about the sponsor Virgin Gaming finding some hot chick that they can use in their adverts with the hope that a bunch of stereotypical nerds will drool over them because they are a "gamer". It's demeaning, it's stupid, and frankly as a stereotypical nerd myself I find it rather annoying. Someone earlier brought up the infamous KellyMilkies photo shoot, same principle applies here.
While I respect Anna Prosser and think she has done some amazing work for Esports, this contest isn't about rewarding her for that. It's about making an object out of her and using that to sell shit. Maybe the financial reward and exposure would be good for the individual who wins, but IMO would be a step backwards for women in this industry and in this community. Thus why Hot_Bid is the only rational vote; an absurd candidate for an absurd contest.
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On April 06 2012 09:39 TheToast wrote:Show nested quote +On April 06 2012 09:05 StarSlay3r wrote: You guys should also consider this though, while it's all fun and games to have someone like Hot_Bid in the contest, him getting so many votes is really discouraging some of the legit gamers that are female on that website and it's sad to see them give up like that. "This is all a joke, no one is taking this seriously... a GUY has over 1,000 votes!". Can you guys do me a favor and shoot some of your votes to some of the girls while you're on the site? You can vote for more than one person each day. While you're voting for Hot_Bid and Anna please look over some of the girls profiles and give the ones you like some votes too please. You don't have to obviously, but it'd really be a big help.
Thank you all for reading my long ass post. Take care! First of all, Freddie Wong will always be the #1 GH player in my <3 Second, I disagree with your sentiments here. This contest has nothing to do with getting exposure, or credibility, or anything else for these ladies. This contest is all about the sponsor Virgin Gaming finding some hot chick that they can use in their adverts with the hope that a bunch of stereotypical nerds will drool them because they are a "gamer". It's demeaning, it's stupid, and frankly as a stereotypical nerd myself I find it rather annoying. Someone earlier brought up the infamous KellyMilkies photo shoot, same principle applies here. While I respect Anna Prosser and think she has done some amazing work for Esports, this contest isn't about rewarding her for that. It's about making an object out of her and using that to sell shit. Maybe the financial reward and exposure would be good for the individual who wins, but IMO would be a step backwards for women in this industry and in this community. Thus why Hot_Bid is the only rational vote; an absurd candidate for an absurd contest. Nicely said. Much more eloquent than my planned response. Anyway, if it is a top ten thing where the editors will pick their favourite, then there's no need to worry is there? With the rate of voting at the moment, Anna the clearly top of the list of "Maxim Material". Not exactly a complement, but I guess you do want her to win.
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"@I_pic_Tradechat Have you ever been to TL.net? That site is just one giant community of trolls. If this contest was held 3 years ago Hot_bod would already have 100k votes. Luckily, its held now while Tl's community is shrinking" oh no you didnt!
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Shrinking since 3 years ago? Say what you will about SC2, but one thing you can't deny is that it has massively increased the population of TL.
Shame it's tarnished the site's reputation.
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On April 06 2012 10:02 Endymion wrote: "@I_pic_Tradechat Have you ever been to TL.net? That site is just one giant community of trolls. If this contest was held 3 years ago Hot_bod would already have 100k votes. Luckily, its held now while Tl's community is shrinking" oh no you didnt!
wtf am i reading
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On April 06 2012 10:02 Endymion wrote: "@I_pic_Tradechat Have you ever been to TL.net? That site is just one giant community of trolls. If this contest was held 3 years ago Hot_bod would already have 100k votes. Luckily, its held now while Tl's community is shrinking" oh no you didnt!
Reply with a link to Intrigue's blog about the correct usage of the word "troll".
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On April 06 2012 09:39 TheToast wrote:Show nested quote +On April 06 2012 09:05 StarSlay3r wrote: You guys should also consider this though, while it's all fun and games to have someone like Hot_Bid in the contest, him getting so many votes is really discouraging some of the legit gamers that are female on that website and it's sad to see them give up like that. "This is all a joke, no one is taking this seriously... a GUY has over 1,000 votes!". Can you guys do me a favor and shoot some of your votes to some of the girls while you're on the site? You can vote for more than one person each day. While you're voting for Hot_Bid and Anna please look over some of the girls profiles and give the ones you like some votes too please. You don't have to obviously, but it'd really be a big help.
Thank you all for reading my long ass post. Take care! First of all, Freddie Wong will always be the #1 GH player in my <3 Second, I disagree with your sentiments here. This contest has nothing to do with getting exposure, or credibility, or anything else for these ladies. This contest is all about the sponsor Virgin Gaming finding some hot chick that they can use in their adverts with the hope that a bunch of stereotypical nerds will drool over them because they are a "gamer". It's demeaning, it's stupid, and frankly as a stereotypical nerd myself I find it rather annoying. Someone earlier brought up the infamous KellyMilkies photo shoot, same principle applies here. While I respect Anna Prosser and think she has done some amazing work for Esports, this contest isn't about rewarding her for that. It's about making an object out of her and using that to sell shit. Maybe the financial reward and exposure would be good for the individual who wins, but IMO would be a step backwards for women in this industry and in this community. Thus why Hot_Bid is the only rational vote; an absurd candidate for an absurd contest. I agree with TheToast.
I respect your choice to enter this competition, StarSlay3r, but I dislike this style of competitions in general. The prize will be good for whoever wins it, but it will not be a win for female gamers. They won't be taken seriously as a result of this, they'll just be objectified more than already happens. This is a contest aimed at using male desire to sell Virgin Gaming and Maxim products, not promoting femal game players. Frankly, I find it insulting to both genders.
As a female gamer, I will be voting for Hotbid. He is the prettiest princess with the chance to show how much I dislike this competition.
Good luck with your future GH playing.
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friendly reminder to people still voting for the peoples champion to not attempt to spoof your IP for more votes etc. just use your 1 vote per day and be happy, no point running the risk of getting invalidated because of leet haxxoring. although i doubt the people doing the checks will give any fucks/bother to check i dont think people should take the risk.
apart from that just keep voting and support miss orts all the way to the top.
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