Pussyfierz Club: Pacifying the Youth

Audition Dance Battle Philippines, the country’s number one casual game and the newest dance craze phenomenon to hit the Philippine web, are not only pulling in the young and beautiful (ahem!)—it is making them stick together in harmless fun and friendship.

Audistas, the name that Audition Dance Battle Philippines players have come to call themselves, don’t just groove with the music using their fingers, they’re forming clubs, hold EBs, form forum threads, and make ym conference part of their daily routine.

“We all do have the contact numbers of each member and our members are sending group text messages everyday. Others bond while playing AuditionPH. I can say that we are really close with each other, whether in real life or even virtually we treat everyone us brothers and sisters. We also conduct events In-games,” says Edz, a founding member of the Pussyfierz Club.

For outsiders and observers, this may be going a bit too far. But for the club members, joining the group and doing these things with them are among their most memorable and meaningful gaming experience.

“Pussyfierz Club is my second family. Because of it, I met a lot of new friends. We have fun together not only in-game but also in real life. The most memorable one is nung nag-overnight kami sa bahay ni pussyfierSYM! Wahahaha! Ang adik ko nun. Nag-inuman kami. That was nung June 16, I think. Hihihi! There were eight of us at that time. The best yung EB na yun,” shares Bryan a.k.a. PussyfierAHu.

Bryan is an 18-year-old student from Marikina and a self-admitted Audition Dance Battle Philippines fanatic. He joined the Pussifierz Club out of curiosity, never thinking that it would "change [his] gaming life forever".

“I’m glad na nakasali ako sa club and I’m happy that na-meet ko sila. Eventhough di ko pa sila nakikita lahat, I know na masaya silang kasama,” Bryan says.

The club was formed after the open beta testing with only 6 members. In just a short period of time, their number grew to almost 200, with new members added every week.

“We really didn’t expect that this club will grow this big. We just created this for our group, the 6 of us who are all family related. We decided to make our accounts uniform so that it will be easy for us to recognize each other. Eventually, the community started recognizing our names and we became the first Pussyfierz,” says Edz.

As a group, Pussifierz is strict when it comes to membership.

“Basically our club has no level requirement. We just want our members to be active in the Club forum thread; this is a must for easier communication. We also prohibit joining more than one club. Once you’ve become a member, you can only use your Pussyfier account, meaning you must be willing to set aside your old account if ever you have one,” she continues.

However, underneath these laid out rules are two fundamental laws: play the game for fun and enjoy making friends.

“Our main goal is to gain more friends, and more awards to come. As of now I can’t think of any more accomplishments that I want in this Club coz I know we’ve already gone so far with this Club, I just wish that this Club will go on for as long as there is Audition PH,” says Edz.

Because of their involvement in community events, even initiating activities themselves, e-Games came to recognize them as an official Audition Dance Battle Philippines Club. During e-Games’ Anniversary Party bash titled DOM1Nation, GM Lowe bestowed to them e-Game’s certificate of recognition.

"Being the pioneer Club in Audition PH, the Pussyfierz Club became the role model Club, a lot of the new Audition PH clubs today are following their foot steps. I’m very thankful that the Pf club founders really took the initiative to take this big step for the Audition PH Community. Truly they made a mark that would set them aside from one of the biggest communities know to the online gaming industry, the Audition Community," says the proud GM Lowe.

Truly, there's so much about Pussyfierz Club that the community can be proud of.

To know more about Pussyfierz Club, visit GM Lowe’s blog at http://gmlowe.blogspot.com/. He’s featuring them in his blog for the whole month of August. ^_^


(Source: E-mail Interview with PussyfierAHu, Transcript of GM Lowe’s Interview with Edz)

:::::Pussyfierz Behind the Monitor:::::

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Pussyfierz all smiles. ^_^

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Astig 'To Mare! : The Rise of GM Amethy's All-Girl Guild

"Owws? Di nga, hardcore gamer ka?"

"Chixilog lang yan, p're!"

"Baka bading yan?"

"Naglalaro ka ba talaga?"

"Ate, kita yung *toot* mo! Pink pala ang panties ng shaman/archer!"

"Babae ka no? Weak ka eh!"

For the longest time, girl MMORPG players have to endure these kinds of remarks every time they log in to the virtual world. Eversince the introduction of online gaming here in the country, the stereotype that only male players are powerful, are avid and decent character handlers, are guild leaders, and are capable of dominating the PVP arenas, if not the whole MMORPG world, remained unquestioned. In this doctrine, females are nothing but pretty flowers that male players show off in town plazas, in Guild events/meetings, or buffers/hunting alalays. They exist to enliven parties and to entertain the wooing of the alpha males.

"As a female gamer, I know that girl characters are discriminated because most people think that only few gamers are girls. It's really annoying when people call you chixilog eventhough you are a girl in real life. Female characters are also prone to in-game harassments," said GM Amethy, one of RAN Online's well-loved and most respected game masters.

However, as the online gaming culture matures, online communities also began to acknowledge the capabilities of female players, particularly in RAN Online community where female players with female characters appear in the honor roll, lead active and recognized guilds, and dominate high end market stalls.

Good signs, but still a long way from being standardized. Like most female players, GM Amethy wants to aid these changes. "I want to make a difference in the gaming community by pushing for Girl Power. Girls don't have to walk in the shadows of male players; that era's long gone. Girls...they need to be more active in the community, get involved in events and tournaments, and show that they are not just a bunch of chics. They, no, we...we are hardcore gamers and we deserve to be respected and recognized."

From these sentiments, an idea was born--an all-girl guild that will gather the female population and amplify their voices. "This will transcend even server barriers and class/school gaps. Game support, girl bonding, rewards, events and activities, and of course, mawawala ba ang EB? It'll be fun fun to meet with all the other girls!" exclaimed GM Amethy.

GM Amethy's all-girl guild is currently looking for real-life girl recruits. "We are screening the applicants so we'll know for sure that the members we accept are blue-blooded females."

However, she has a warning to those who want to join. "This guild was created to serve as a means of bonding the community and not as a ticket to stardom or a pass to gain VIP status. As a game master, game balance is very important to me. I expect all the girl gamers to behave and have fun, and at the same time, protect and help their fellow RANatics."

With the rise of GM Amethy's all-girl guild, female gamers can hope for a more enjoyable, meaningful, and eP-worthy gaming experience. No more are the days when only males are the only population that matters. The girls are marching out, ready to give the community a spin.

For now, only one word suffices: Astig!

(Source: Interview with GM Amethy, 9th August 2007)

A Glimpse At The Audition Community: A Photo Blog

Below are photos taken from the grand finals of Audition Dance Battle Philippines' first public dance contest held at SM MOA. You can just see how supportive the Audistas are to their game.

Below: Audition PH doesn't only have the moves; it also boasts a pool of good faces and youthful bodies.

Below: Young and old, singles and couples, they all gathered together for an on-the-ground taste of Audition.

Below: One of the contestants flaunting their Audista power on stage.

Do you have photos to share? Send them in and share your thoughts with the whole community.

Intro: Monitoring the Community

It is amazing how the e-Games community managed to get this big in such a short period of time. In just 16 months, five million strong rallied behind the Free-2-Play Forever banner of e-Games. Why? Why did they come to and stayed with e-Games? After one dominating event, hundreds of mall and campus tours, and thousands of i-Cafe invasions initiated by e-Games, how is the community doing? Most of all, who are these people inside and outside the e-Games multiverse?

These are among the questions that I, your Game Miztress, will try to find answers to. I'm sure monitoring one of the country's most tightly bound, loudest, and boldest community will be an interesting project. Join me as I ready my detective kit to get the latest scoops, grab the hottest items, and raise curious insights about RAN Online, Supreme Destiny, Audition Dance Battle Philippines, O2 Jam, Battle Position, and Dreamville; the faces behind e-Games and the whole community.