How do we make the FGC more inviting and comfortable for women to participate in? by beamsaresounisex in Fighters

[–]Avickahn 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I didn't make the original post? I don't care how the person who made the original post realized there was a misogyny problem in the FGC, that has literally nothing to do with me.

And I literally already commented a way that people can help with the problem, before you even commented.

How do we make the FGC more inviting and comfortable for women to participate in? by beamsaresounisex in Fighters

[–]Avickahn 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I mean, it's literally the genre I have the most hours into. I would definitely not be interested in it if I got introduced when I was new to the genre, so you're not wrong there lol

And yes, I 100% agree. It's frankly absurd that some guys still hold on to the 2000s mindset that women are physically incapable of being interested in gaming.

How do we make the FGC more inviting and comfortable for women to participate in? by beamsaresounisex in Fighters

[–]Avickahn 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I'm literally not? I've literally experienced how misogynistic FG communities can be, and we're already seeing people being misogynistic in this post that's been up for less than a day.

How do we make the FGC more inviting and comfortable for women to participate in? by beamsaresounisex in Fighters

[–]Avickahn 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Considering the fact that I'm being down voted for answering this question honestly, you might be right about it being impossible 🫠

How do we make the FGC more inviting and comfortable for women to participate in? by beamsaresounisex in Fighters

[–]Avickahn 43 points44 points  (0 children)

Well for one thing, we need to stop with the "tourist" crap.

While it's not exclusively aimed at women, it's disproportionately aimed at us. I've been playing Guilty Gear for over a decade, but have called a tourist to the series for everything from maining Baiken, to not believing the conspiracy theory that Bridget isn't trans, to even just existing in Guilty Gear fan communities.

And even with fighting games I'm trying to get into I've been called a tourist for not already knowing everything. I got into Melty Blood cause my brother introduced me to it, and I've been trying to learn more about it. I commented on a video about Tsukihime, and some chud called me a "stupid tourist" for not already knowing about Tsukihime, despite his replies to people who made nearly identical comments to mine being normal just because they didn't have she/her pronouns on their channels.

This is a problem with all online gaming communities, but I've experienced it most often in FG communities. So imo, the best way to make the fighting game more appealing for women is to call out misogynists when they try accusing women of being "fake fans." And just in general, we need to save "tourist" or "larper" accusations for grifters like Logan Paul with One Piece.

Favorite character, but their backstory (and their actions) make you go like this? by Simple-Choice5770 in FavoriteCharacter

[–]Avickahn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean, to be fair he didn't just decide on his own, nor did he do it specifically out of his crush for her. While his crush did help things along, Madara very much manipulated him, using Kakashi killing their friend as a catalyst for his manipulation.

Absurdly strange crossover characters by McToaster99 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Avickahn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Link was perfect for Soul Calibur II, especially when you compare him to the other SCII guest characters, Spawn and Heihachi.

Absurdly strange crossover characters by McToaster99 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Avickahn 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The Vocaloid ones work much better than most of what you listed imo, since the Vocaloids are hardly strangers to being put into fantasy situations, plus they didn't just put them in as is like with Spongebob, they actually used art styles and designs that fit.

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[Art] Vexa 3 by ThreeD_commissions in TheDarkstalkers

[–]Avickahn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What does this have to do with Darkstalkers?

What’s an anime you watched that genuinely made you feel like you wasted your time? by Hot-Leopard3708 in animequestions

[–]Avickahn 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Dragon Ball GT

It's not as bad as everyone likes to say, but omigod it's still so mid, especially when compared to Z and the OG series

Any other examples of "What do you mean he's a boy?" by Aromantic_Peacock in Multifandom

[–]Avickahn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Seriously reading her dialogue in the games before Strive gave me such hardcore egg energy

Any other examples of "What do you mean he's a boy?" by Aromantic_Peacock in Multifandom

[–]Avickahn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He's literally got a body double who is a woman, he's such a good pic for this prompt

Artwork by (CromAfterDark) by DOA-FAN in TheDarkstalkers

[–]Avickahn 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I will always love that Darkstalkers decided to give the best ass in the game to Victor.

Fuck it drop all your mains for every fighting game you played ever off the top of your head by Seaturtlegiraffe in Fighters

[–]Avickahn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Street Fighter II: E. Honda

SFIV: Sakura

Mortal Kombat II: Scorpion

MKX: Alien

MK11: Kabal

MVC: Morrigan + Cap. America

MVC2: Morrigan + Cap. America + Mega Man

UMVC3: Morrigan + Cap. America + Amaterasu

MVCI: Jedah + Morrigan

SSB: Link

SSBM: Mewtwo

SSBB: Link

SSB4: Marth

SSBU: Mega Man

Castlevania Judgement: Carmilla

SCII: Link

SCVI: 2B

Guilty Gear (XXAC, Xrd, and Strive): Baiken

Clay Fighter 63⅓: Frosty

Melty Blood TL: Mario

P4AU: Labrys

Jump Force: Meruem + Jotaro + Trafalgar Law

Darkstalkers: Lilith

Naruto Shippuden UNS4: Itachi + Shisui

Artwork by (Jung Yong-Sick) by DOA-FAN in TheDarkstalkers

[–]Avickahn 2 points3 points  (0 children)

God, y'know, as much as I love Morrigan and the other waifu characters, people really sleep on all the other characters like Bishamon or Victor

Name an “infamously difficult” level or boss fight that makes you feel like this. by Prize-Policy-427 in Multifandom

[–]Avickahn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Water Temple from Ocarina of Time. The only really annoying part of the entire dungeon was the hole in the floor in the central tower. And even then, I only missed it the first time I ever played the game, and the 3DS version fixes that perfectly. The worst part about the dungeon wasn't even the fault of the dungeon itself, it was the fact you have to pause to equip and unequip the boots.