I am a male, but always make a female player-character.
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I know, right?Da Orky Man said:
After playing through the entire game with a female character, the male Shepard voice actor sounded so... boring.
Honestly? I just find playing a female badass more appealing. There's something about a heavily armoured juggernaut being female, just because it's cooler. I have no idea why, but it just appeals more than the usual male beefcake.
If you always make female characters, it means that deep down, you hold women to be 'superior' in some way to men (for want of a better term). This could be because you see them as more powerful, more fun, more manipulative; any number of reasons.
Likewise someone who always makes male characters believes men to be superior to women.
It's pretty common for one to have the subconcious impression of one gender besting the other.
Likewise someone who always makes male characters believes men to be superior to women.
It's pretty common for one to have the subconcious impression of one gender besting the other.
I don't know why this is an issue and why people feel the need to defend themselves with: If I'm going to look at an ass it might just as well be female. What? Can't you look at a man for 10 minutes without being crippled with fear of "the gay"?
Anyway, when I play RPGs, I actually play them for the Role playing, you know the RP of the acronym RPG.
So I make whatever character I like and I don't care what people think. As an added bonus, my female undead rogue in WoW got lots of free stuff for some reason.
My favorite character so far has to be my Mage in the pen and paper game Ars Magica, and I roleplay a female. No one else seem to think that is weird. After all, the sweetest and most innocent person I know is roleplaying a pyromaniac that accidentally burns stuff. I would say that is just as much of a difference of character between himself and his Ars Magica character.
Anyway, when I play RPGs, I actually play them for the Role playing, you know the RP of the acronym RPG.
So I make whatever character I like and I don't care what people think. As an added bonus, my female undead rogue in WoW got lots of free stuff for some reason.
My favorite character so far has to be my Mage in the pen and paper game Ars Magica, and I roleplay a female. No one else seem to think that is weird. After all, the sweetest and most innocent person I know is roleplaying a pyromaniac that accidentally burns stuff. I would say that is just as much of a difference of character between himself and his Ars Magica character.
I'm a male and if I get the choice I choose to play a female. Generally if I'm going to have a butt on screen for hours on end I'd prefer to be staring at a female's.
I'm male and usually make male character. The only exception is the Mass Effect series where I wouldn't dream of playing maleShep. His voice actor is horrible.
I do on occasion, just for RPing sake. Only on singleplayer RPG's as for MMO's I stay true and go male, partly to avoid the harassment and potentially awkward conversations.
I just realised that I only make girl characters when they're the only option. (I think)
eg. Character classes where being female comes with the class. Like the Rogue from diablo.
or its a game where the main character(the character you play) is female.
Other than that i don't think i've played many/any games where you have a choice in the matter, so i haven't really given it much thought.
and i only just realised so now XD
eg. Character classes where being female comes with the class. Like the Rogue from diablo.
or its a game where the main character(the character you play) is female.
Other than that i don't think i've played many/any games where you have a choice in the matter, so i haven't really given it much thought.
and i only just realised so now XD
I don't see how RPing a female in an MMO could lead to awkward conversations. In my experience (and my sister's), you don't get asked after your real gender by roleplayers encountering your character for the first time.McCa said:
And in the nearly four years that I've been roleplaying females in an MMO environment I've only been harassed through tells/whispers ~once~.
I tend to differentiate between what I see as characters and what I see as avatars. (characters for me mostly being offline game with plots revolving around said characters, whereas avatars being characters you fill the role of yourself, ie mmo's).
I'm fine with playing games where I control a female Character, but if it's a player avatar, a female avatar feels too out of place whenever I try it.
Probably because said avatar represents me in this world, rather than just following the story of another fictional character.
If any of that makes any sense to anyone else
I'm fine with playing games where I control a female Character, but if it's a player avatar, a female avatar feels too out of place whenever I try it.
Probably because said avatar represents me in this world, rather than just following the story of another fictional character.
If any of that makes any sense to anyone else
I am known for making Female characters. It's become my "thing" in games with customization characters. Also the females of most games often look eons better than the males so I go with what looks best or cooler 
In my MGO days the Haven Trooper suit was THE thing to have and the chicks got bikini tops, I can't ignore my basic manly man interests lol
In my MGO days the Haven Trooper suit was THE thing to have and the chicks got bikini tops, I can't ignore my basic manly man interests lol