Poll: Games: Black vs white
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I usually play a white male, because it's simply easier to relate. Maybe it's due to all the stereotypes we watch in media, only some of which are accurate.
It's not a problem for me to play anything else, and many games your race/gender is not customizable, so that would be a waste. I don't always play white guys though, my second character in Fallout 3 was a white woman, and my first Morrowind character was a black guy (Redguard race). Interesting to think about actually.
It's not a problem for me to play anything else, and many games your race/gender is not customizable, so that would be a waste. I don't always play white guys though, my second character in Fallout 3 was a white woman, and my first Morrowind character was a black guy (Redguard race). Interesting to think about actually.
I'm white as the driven snow and while I prefer a mix I prefer to be black. There much smoother than our inferior race and I can justify an afro playing as them.
This is somehow related to the thread. When I play games like "Call of Duty: World at War" or "Day of Defeat:Source", I prefer playing as a soldier of the Wehrmacht ([small]...hold down 2 in the team-selection screen of DoD:S and you become a Wehrmacht-stormtrooper...[/small]). It's just alot more fun when you can identify with the character you're playing, even if it's just a plain character-skin.
I was a black vampire and I made him REALLY caucasion looking and when he was a vampire he turned black for some reason and his hair darkened. So I guess black vampires get darker skin instead of the whiteys who get paler skin.
That's strange, I can play as a black woman in Morrowind and still be completely immersed :|PayJ567 said:
I don't make black characters usually, because I'm white and I guess the point is to relate to your character as much as you can. I do play females, usually on the second play-through but the reason for that (aside from eye-candy) is that often NPCs will react differently to a woman and I want to get the whole experience. I wouldn't expect an NPC to react differently to you because you're black :0
I usually go through games like that as a white guy. Then I go again as a white chick. I don't really think too much about race.
I always play as a pale girl with short black hair because I think pale girls with short black hair are cute. Also, I try to imagine the the pale girl with short black hair is the same person in every game as play. She's immortal and I'm having trouble dealing with Fallout 3 and Mass Effect, since they seem to be mutually exclusive.
As has been mentioned multiple times, it depends on what game. I generally don't pay it too much mind.. Of course, given no choice you just tend to roll with it.
Although once I specifically chose small frame female Warrior in an old MMORPG I played because that particular model had an identified glitch that made that particular class/size go a tad faster lol so I chose that.. But thats not really race related, but that's the only time I can think of that I did such a thing for a strategic value.
Oh, well, on Aion I made a pale female character because they were just so beautiful. I couldn't help it.
Otherwise its just whatever
Although once I specifically chose small frame female Warrior in an old MMORPG I played because that particular model had an identified glitch that made that particular class/size go a tad faster lol so I chose that.. But thats not really race related, but that's the only time I can think of that I did such a thing for a strategic value.
Oh, well, on Aion I made a pale female character because they were just so beautiful. I couldn't help it.
Otherwise its just whatever
I usually play a white person. I don't hate african-americans, but I've had certain bad experiences with them in the past.
I naturally gravitate towards making my characer white, since thats what I am. But to be honest, if I do have to play as a character of a different coloured skin then I dont really mind. As long as my character is interesting enough I couldn't care less about what colour his skin is. Same goes for gender. I've played fallout 3 as both a male and a female, since I like to see how changing things can affect gameplay.
Online however, thats different. Again, skin colour, not an issue, but I can't bring myself to seriously play as a woman in a MMORPG or similar. Since that is a representation of myself in the gameworld, I dunno, it just feels like cross dressing.
I will however create a human female and dance on the bridge outside the auction house in ironforge naked. You know, for attention.
Online however, thats different. Again, skin colour, not an issue, but I can't bring myself to seriously play as a woman in a MMORPG or similar. Since that is a representation of myself in the gameworld, I dunno, it just feels like cross dressing.
I will however create a human female and dance on the bridge outside the auction house in ironforge naked. You know, for attention.