Female Merchandise

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Adept

Adept
TrinityDejavu said:
I'm sure it's an oversight, but how about some merchandise for women.
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Are you serious? Ok, different cut T-shirts would be appropriate, but other than that it's quite gender free.

Female gamers don't in genneral need or want things to be branded as specific "ladyproducts". I suspect a pink Elite keyring would be infuriating rather that appealing.
 

KEY

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capt_carl said:
48% really? Wow wouldn't have thought it's that high but that's just from my circle of female friends.
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In my circle of female friends I am the freak ;)
With one exception that is even "freakier" than me, gaming-wise.

back to topic: would love female shirts in the store! (I once won a WoT design contest... and had to give the hoodie to my bf -.-)
 

burzum

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Joe Spivey said:
I believe the last survey of online gamers put the figure at 48% female. I would have to look it up to be sure though.
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Well, but you need to consider what kind of games they play. There is a difference between the "core gamer" and the "casual gamer" who plays all day Candy Crush, Angry Birds or Flappy Bird and similar casual games on their mobile phone. I've read a similar study some time ago and I'm sure you still won't find much girls in the "core gamer" group.

On topic: Get the ED logo in highres from somewhere and print yourself in your next print-a-t-shirt store. I've designed a logo for my reenactment group and we've just printed it on shirts for really a few bucks (15 Euro) on good quality shirts. But neither I understand why it should be hard for ED to add a few more shirts in other shapes and sizes to their store. Guess they're printed on demand any way.
 
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Cmdr Andy B

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instead of jeans with the logo on why not just sell the logo as a patch to put on any pair you like? that way everyone could have one no matter the size of the jeans, FD wouldn't have to invest a huge amount in stock and people would be able to source their own jeans so no worries about size issues or returns when they dont fit.

and besides, as a real awkward person to buy just about anything for i dont want to see yet another product that everyone else can have but i cant.

i have a 40 inch inside leg, size 17UK feet, very long arms and i'm left handed - it makes it a little tricky to buy a lot of things.

in this way if a female cmdr wanted a patch on her jeans there would be no issue with FD not stocking women's jeans as they wouldn't stock men's either, neither would be needed.
 

Machival

Machival
capt_carl said:
48% really? Wow wouldn't have thought it's that high but that's just from my circle of female friends.
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THere's a lot of female gamers, but you should keep in mind that they aren't distributed across the market in the same proportions as male gamers.

http://psychology.wichita.edu/surl/usabilitynews/141/videogames.asp

Female gamers are more likely to be casual gamers (in that videogames are merely a part of a larger entertainment regimen and not the main course/principle hobby), less likely to game using personal computers, and are more likely to play non-violent games ranging from bejeweled and candy crush to the sims. For a game like Elite Dangerous, which is only on the pc, requires extensive time commitments, and is a violent game, we would expect a large male majority in the consumer base.
 

Commander Debic

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AndyB(EDB50) said:
instead of jeans with the logo on why not just sell the logo as a patch to put on any pair you like? that way everyone could have one no matter the size of the jeans, FD wouldn't have to invest a huge amount in stock and people would be able to source their own jeans so no worries about size issues or returns when they dont fit.

and besides, as a real awkward person to buy just about anything for i dont want to see yet another product that everyone else can have but i cant.

i have a 40 inch inside leg, size 17UK feet, very long arms and i'm left handed - it makes it a little tricky to buy a lot of things.

in this way if a female cmdr wanted a patch on her jeans there would be no issue with FD not stocking women's jeans as they wouldn't stock men's either, neither would be needed.
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Yep I could go with that patches would be good.
 

Googol

Googol
Use the pin design as a base for brooch/ear-rings - lose the Elite Dangerous wording and enamel the interior spaces with appropriate colours and you have a very nice art-deco jewellery set.
 

Jenner

I wish I was English like my hero Tj.
Jenner
Iain M Norman said:
I'd like to see some female cut tshirts. Children's as well.

Although my two girls (7 and 11) have shown interest in the game they both say they won't play it until you can get out and walk around.

I'd love to dress them all up in tshirts though! Fan family!
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Oh! Kid's shirts! My girl (4) is good enough to hit the canisters in the first training mission if the ship is stationary and I help point her in the general direction. :)

I'd buy an elite shirt for her, lol.
 

Sly Si 84

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I'd buy a patch and some t-shirts for my son and daughter. They love sci-fi stuff and watching Dad fly his spaceship!!!
I'd want a big 12" patch to go on the back of a bomber jacket, that'd be pretty cool.
 

ErikNikolai

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Machival said:
THere's a lot of female gamers, but you should keep in mind that they aren't distributed across the market in the same proportions as male gamers.

http://psychology.wichita.edu/surl/usabilitynews/141/videogames.asp

Female gamers are more likely to be casual gamers (in that videogames are merely a part of a larger entertainment regimen and not the main course/principle hobby), less likely to game using personal computers, and are more likely to play non-violent games ranging from bejeweled and candy crush to the sims. For a game like Elite Dangerous, which is only on the pc, requires extensive time commitments, and is a violent game, we would expect a large male majority in the consumer base.
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Agreed, and it's also my experience that female gamers tend to be more drawn to fantasy settings than to sci-fi settings, just as they're more likely to appreciate movies like Lord of the Rings than movies like Blade Runner. It'd make sense, since sci-fi settings tend to be dark, gritty, technological, militaristic, and with horror elements, which have a definite male appeal (although there's certainly individual exceptions).
 

SnowImp

SnowImp
ErikNikolai said:
Agreed, and it's also my experience that female gamers tend to be more drawn to fantasy settings than to sci-fi settings, just as they're more likely to appreciate movies like Lord of the Rings than movies like Blade Runner. It'd make sense, since sci-fi settings tend to be dark, gritty, technological, militaristic, and with horror elements, which have a definite male appeal (although there's certainly individual exceptions).
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Hm guess that makes me one of the semi-exceptions. Yes I like Lord of the Rings but I first watched Blade Runner (and loved it) when much younger - Alien etc and Prometheus - lots of fun too. Yes I play Lord of the Rings Online but I remember playing Elite as a kid on my Dad's BBC and now I'm a beta tester and am a member of the First Great Expedition. Been to both Lavecon and Fantasticon this year to geek out on the game and the Oculus Rift. Where does that put me? :D
 

Machival

Machival
SnowImp said:
Hm guess that makes me one of the semi-exceptions. Yes I like Lord of the Rings but I first watched Blade Runner (and loved it) when much younger - Alien etc and Prometheus - lots of fun too. Yes I play Lord of the Rings Online but I remember playing Elite as a kid on my Dad's BBC and now I'm a beta tester and am a member of the First Great Expedition. Been to both Lavecon and Fantasticon this year to geek out on the game and the Oculus Rift. Where does that put me? :D
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It puts you in the minority of female gamers. Especially since women tend to pick up gaming later than men. But what a great minority to be in don't you think? When you could be wasting your time on other games like mobile micro-transaction money extractor 3, you're playing Elite.
 

cootuk

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Silly answer - Lakon 9 tshirt with the wording "Does my bum look big in this?"

Sensible answer - handbag dangly charm things seem to be fashionable.
Jewellery could use "Mostly harmless" etc decals rather than ships.

Why not also do temporary tattoos for both sexes.
 
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