I always enjoy these types of articles. Throughout the years I've spent playing videogames, when it comes to RPGs, I've often wondered just why exactly the men are always the ones you use for attackers, while the women usually fill the healer role of the bunch. One writer is analyzing the issue, and seeing just why that may be.

From the article:

It's nice to be back at Girl in the Machine. I'd like to apologize for my long absence--my real life job had a relentless grip on my (non-existent) free time, then moving back home again left my head spinning. I feel like I've missed so much in only seven weeks, but now that things have calmed down, I'm back! Anyway, on to my musings.

I’ve always loved role playing games for the magic. As I traipsed through my typical "I wish I was was a black mage" daydream, I found myself wondering why I’ve rarely seen any male healers in role playing games. I tried to name some from the top of my head, but nothing came to mind. I figured there had to be a few, and so I decided to compile a list with a random sampling of games thanks to my mp3 player.

Read the full article over at girlinthemachine.blogspot.com