Borderlands... well... Since my hunter was already level 61 (before the update and that shit DLC), Lilith seems like the second best character to play through the game as.
Guys That Play Girls In Games. Why?
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I don't choose a woman, but I always, always play a black guy, which would make sense if I were black. I don't know why I do it either. It's not even a conscious choice anymore, i just go straight to black guy.
I dont play a lot of rpg games where you can choose sex, but I dont see why playing as a girl would make you loose your immersion or w/e. Maybe when I play some story driven game and really enjoy playing the main character (like Zoe in Dreamfall), its not so much that I feel I am her, as I feel and understand her?
I kinda want to play through the mass effects now to see if playing as a girl would feel less immersive.
I kinda want to play through the mass effects now to see if playing as a girl would feel less immersive.
when i used to play WoW i made my characters girls because most guys we=ould be really nice to me and help me out and such, i however never lied about my gender i just never told the truth abou it
I'll admit it. I am a pervert, but what is your point? Do I want to play a game where I see a sweaty grizzly statue-esque man for the majority of the game OR a female who sweats just as much and has an unrealistic figure as much as the guy BUT is FAR more appealing to see for 20+ hours of game-play? When I play a game using the female gender I don't really go into "immersion" mode in the RP kind of area. I see it more like I am a spectre of sort watching this individual getting into situations that I may or may not of influenced, depending on the game.
I'm a rather feminine guy, I go nuts when I see something cute, my favorite colour is purple, and I have to drag my girlfriend to the mall because she doesn't enjoy shopping as much as me.Chairman Miaow said:
(For online games at least) I occasionally play as a female character so I don't have to deal with all the questions from normal people and insults from homophobs.
I be women in combat arms because the nut shot insta kill doesent count for them.
Yay for slight advantage
Yay for slight advantage
I only do this for RPGs, though never in the first play-through (where i role-play as myself). As said in the OP, i usually want to know what's different in the game for female characters, create a completely fictional character to role-play as, but also the classic: "If you're going to be staring at the characters butt for 50+ hours, i would prefer it it was a female one".
i've only played a female once and that was a female goblin on wow and it was only because all the male goblins looked like crap. i think most people who the the other gender is because it's another angle example i am sure jackass #46 will say this to a guy who killed 40 bandits but what will he say to a girl? i honestly prefer to play a guy because when i play a game i enter the game my character is me or as close as i can get.
for me it all depends on what im playing, like in fable 2 and 3 and fallout and mass effect, playing as a girl changes nothing, so i play as a guy, which is what i am, but in left 4 dead i'll play as zoey because i find her as the most interesting character out of the lot
Yay someone else plays xD.tjcross said:
It's safe to say that in this game of mine filled with kids/teens, most people playing Viper are horny and lonely. But! This character is extremely thin and super fast so that's another reason. I once met a girl/woman playing her and was surprised. I usually hear a whiny voice from her but instead quick typing.
My friend plays as a girl for the sole reason of 'she's thinner.' I know balancing issue but there you go.
It makes sense to play as your opposite gender, because that player model would appeal more to you. I have no idea what women see in men, but I do love how delightfully curvy women can be. However, I don't think it helps with immersion if all you want to do is unequip your character's pants.
I'm assuning we just mean in games where gender doesn't really have any specific advantages either way i.e. The weaker-but-quicker arguement. In this case, I don't always play as a girl given the choice, but when I do (especially when re-playing a game), it's because it's interesting to me to see a new set of animation, get to check out a new voice actor, or just because I feel like making my avatar different to the ones I usually play as. Variety is the spice of life, and all.