Actually a lot of female gamers refuse to talk in vent because they do not want to be bothered when they are proven to be females. There was a woman here at my work who was a guild leader. She talked on vent once after 6 months. That was followed by everyone in the guild asking her constantly if she wanted help with anything and also flirting with her. It drove her away from the server.

I can guarantee that there are just as many females pretending to be males as there are males pretending to be females and that these females do it to avoid harassment. A lot of us females just want to have fun playing the game and not treated like we are any different.

I am definitely female and have a social anxiety disorder. I get by fine by typing but I do not talk on vent. When I've tried I have started shaking and feel sick. The few times I have talked on vent I have analyzed how aweful I sounded for the next week, even having nightmares over it. It's a phobia, which actually is a medical condition, and it's valid.

I play a ranged dps and have good situational awareness. I research fights and spent 30k to power level my skills to 525, just for raiding. Not every person who doesn't talk on vent is like the one being described.