Does a Deep Gamer Voice Mean High Testosterone? Oh Heck Yes!

As a passionate gamer and content creator, I‘m here to confirm – guys with extra husky voices booming through your headset definitely have some potent man hormones pumping through their veins!

Let‘s dig into the science…

Puberty Hits Boys Like an Uber Nuke

When puberty strikes, testosterone levels in boys absolutely explode like 50 nuclear warheads at once. We‘re talking up to 25 times a normal man‘s levels!

And all that extra testosterone triggers changes like hair sprouting everywhere, muscles swelling, and the voice box transforming like an epic movie superhero montage.

The vocal cords thicken and lengthen, the larynx and throat stretch out, and BOOM – you‘ve got a brand new bass drop where your prepubescent piping used to be.

Just look at how vocal pitch plummets over a guy‘s adolescence:

No wonder I sounded like a chimpmunk before my gaming glory days! 🐹

For us gamers, this means sudden voice cracks mid-match, teammates mocking your squeaks, and confusion whether you‘re a little kid or a girl.

But once you come out the other side rocking a manly baritone? Chef‘s kiss – those noobs better watch themselves!

Do Gamer Girls Dig Deep Voices? Survey Says…😍

We all know gamer girls can dominate just as hard with their skills – shoutout to all you queens! 👸

But when it comes to physical preferences, do females go crazy for those big manly gaming voices?

Surveys show a moderate preference, but it‘s not everything. In one study, 45% of women said they found deeper voices more attractive:

So while dudes with bass voices don‘t make all the gamer girls swoon, we do have a solid minority fan club cheering us on!

And pro tip: saying kind, sincere things in a reassuring tone seems to get the best reactions from women. No one likes a yelling nasal bully!

Trash Talk and Toxicity in Gaming Voice Chat 🗣️

Of course, that leads us to the dark side of gaming voices…the dreaded trash talk.

Using our big booming gamer voices to dominate others, especially vulnerable squeaker prey:

Look, we‘ve all raged in voice chat before – but there‘s a line between funny sh*t talking and genuinely toxic harassment. As a community we have to call out the haters and make gaming welcoming for all.

The best multiplayer moments happen when you meet awesome teammates with fantastic attitudes, no matter their age, gender or vocal register. Let‘s lift each other up!

Tips for Healthy Epic Gamer Voices 🎤

So fellow gamers, if you want to cultivate an intimidating baritone voice that makes foes tremble yet delights the ladies, here are my pro tips:

• Hydrate hardcore: Guzzle water between matches to keep those vocal cords slick!
• Speak from the diaphragm: Project from your gut for booming power!
• Limit yelling: Passion is great but save the eardrum-shattering screeches for special occasions.
• Modulate your voice: Vary pitch and volume to demonstrate confidence and dynamic range.
• Do tongue twisters: Great enunciation exercises to demolish noobs verbally!

Let‘s hear some iconic deep gaming voice samples for inspiration in our next vocal warmup, shall we? After all, we must respect the classics…

I‘ll start things off channeling Duke Nukem:

"It‘s time to kick ass and chew bubble gum…and I‘m all outta gum!" ☢️😎

Your turn – impress me!

References:

Puts, D. A., Apicella, C. L., & Cárdenas, R. A. (2011). Masculine voices signal men‘s threat potential in forager and industrial societies. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, rspb20110829.

Fraccaro, P. J., Jones, B. C., Vukovic, J., Smith, F. G., Watkins, C. D., Feinberg, D. R., … & Debruine, L. M. (2011). Experimental evidence that women speak in a higher voice pitch to men they find attractive. Journal of Evolutionary Psychology, 9(1), 57-67.

Abitbol, J., Abitbol, P., & Abitbol, B. (1999). Sex hormones and the female voice. Journal of voice, 13(3), 424-446.