Poll: Guys playing girl characters
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I play as whatever the game makes me play as. Usually, if given the choice, and if there is absolutely no difference between characters, I'll chose the guy because I'm a guy. If there is a minor/major difference, I'll play as both. I flip a coin to figure which is first.
I think part of it depends on how immersed the player is in the character. For instance, a guy playing tomb raider isnt role playing as laura croft, he's just guiding her character around, shooting stuff. For me, something like WOW is about the same. I view it more as me directing the character, not becoming them, so the gender issue becomes sort of irrelivant. At that point its more of an issue of creating a character that I can stand looking at for the hundreds of hours Im going to waste playing the game.
If it's a game where story and role playing matter in some respect (Mass Effect, Fallout) I play a dude. If it doesn't matter I'll play whatever looks cooler.
When I finally gave in and got the free trial for WoW, I made a hot chick night elf rogue. Right away some guy comes up and offers me a bunch of stuff and then helps me do a bunch of quests. I thought, "The WoW community sure is friendly!" Then he asks if I'm really a girl, I laugh and tell him no, he gets mad, accuses me of 'misleading' him and asks for his junk back.
After that episode I created a male paladin. *sigh* being a girl in these games must be tough.
When I finally gave in and got the free trial for WoW, I made a hot chick night elf rogue. Right away some guy comes up and offers me a bunch of stuff and then helps me do a bunch of quests. I thought, "The WoW community sure is friendly!" Then he asks if I'm really a girl, I laugh and tell him no, he gets mad, accuses me of 'misleading' him and asks for his junk back.
After that episode I created a male paladin. *sigh* being a girl in these games must be tough.
Online, no, I don't play online. Offline, pretty much all the time. Sure, there's the "not wanting to stare at a man's derriere for the entire duration of their play-time" excuse, but there's also that they seem to bring me luck.
- My first run through Morrowind I played a female Redguard, naively believing that games like that (role playing, also my foray into that genre), every decision would matter somewhere down the line. In this case, it turned out a few points during the main mission, it did indeed matter (one Telvanni councilor would never elect a man Hortator, and crazy ol' Crassius Curio only asked to my lithe, supple Redguard body naked before electing me to... some position).
- Oblivion, playing that same Redguard didn't matter at all. Way to drop the ball, Bethesda!
- And, because only one game wouldn't be sufficient evidence of "luck", Mario Party 1-3 (haven't played any more recent than those) I have lost only once in Party Mode as Peach. That's once out of maybe more than 3 dozen games, and I don't merely win, I annihilate the competition. For such random gameplay, winning the way I do simply couldn't be skill alone, especially since I don't practice.
As for "why Peach", I believe Oblivion wasn't out yet, and my one game precedence (Morrowind) was all I needed to make that decision.
- My first run through Morrowind I played a female Redguard, naively believing that games like that (role playing, also my foray into that genre), every decision would matter somewhere down the line. In this case, it turned out a few points during the main mission, it did indeed matter (one Telvanni councilor would never elect a man Hortator, and crazy ol' Crassius Curio only asked to my lithe, supple Redguard body naked before electing me to... some position).
- Oblivion, playing that same Redguard didn't matter at all. Way to drop the ball, Bethesda!
- And, because only one game wouldn't be sufficient evidence of "luck", Mario Party 1-3 (haven't played any more recent than those) I have lost only once in Party Mode as Peach. That's once out of maybe more than 3 dozen games, and I don't merely win, I annihilate the competition. For such random gameplay, winning the way I do simply couldn't be skill alone, especially since I don't practice.
As for "why Peach", I believe Oblivion wasn't out yet, and my one game precedence (Morrowind) was all I needed to make that decision.
When I'm playing single player games, sometimes I use a female character in my second playthrough. I would only play the female character if it was enjoyable to do so. For example, I like using the female Shepard in Mass Effect because she's a strong character. If there was an RPG with a poor characterization of a woman, I wouldn't use the character.
However, when I'm online, I always use a male character because I tend to use my online avatars as an extension of who I am, rather than role playing some character I've made up.
However, when I'm online, I always use a male character because I tend to use my online avatars as an extension of who I am, rather than role playing some character I've made up.
Depends on whatever character model looks better, but usually play as a guy. Sometimes just switch it up to have something else to look at for a bit.
This isn't the first time I answered this question.
Some people like to identify with their character.
Other people like to look at their character.
Guys who play girl characters are typically the later.
(As for me, I'm one of the former, so I don't feel comfortable unless I'm playing a character of matching Gender (male). Heck, I'm even aliened if I play a character of estranged enough genetics (decisively non-human).)
Some people like to identify with their character.
Other people like to look at their character.
Guys who play girl characters are typically the later.
(As for me, I'm one of the former, so I don't feel comfortable unless I'm playing a character of matching Gender (male). Heck, I'm even aliened if I play a character of estranged enough genetics (decisively non-human).)
If I'm going to be stuck staring at the same character for all my time playing I'm going to pick something more pleasant to look at.
Other times I'll pick the ugly race and then play it straight. If I pick a pretty race I'll use a female avatar. If I pick an ugly race I'll use a male avatar.
If there is no applicable difference between the genders other than eyecandy then I'll go with the one that isn't going to creep me out.
EDIT: I play a girl online, because honestly people are nicer to girls. If you use a female avatar people give you things, and group with you. You get ahead much faster online with a female avatar.
Other times I'll pick the ugly race and then play it straight. If I pick a pretty race I'll use a female avatar. If I pick an ugly race I'll use a male avatar.
If there is no applicable difference between the genders other than eyecandy then I'll go with the one that isn't going to creep me out.
EDIT: I play a girl online, because honestly people are nicer to girls. If you use a female avatar people give you things, and group with you. You get ahead much faster online with a female avatar.
Whenever i play a girl on well anygame its either because of 2 things... 1 im tired of playin a male for well every game.. or 2 im really bored and wanna play a new character in an mmo
I'm a girl, and I play girl characters, up to the point where the original Fable pissed me off because it wouldn't let me. I have a potent grudge against games that allow you free character creation but also limit your gender.
The only deviation is that I'm a murder machine with Maxi in every Soul Calibur I've played.
The only deviation is that I'm a murder machine with Maxi in every Soul Calibur I've played.
I definitely gender typecast my characters. I know it's wrong but I never liked the thought of my druid (WoW oh noes) being male. It didn't seem to fit in my mind. Maybe because I relate men more with war and destruction than nature and healing.
Sometimes I find the male character choices in some games look like fags or idiots, so then I consider making a female character. In a game like WOW when you can make up to 10 characters, I like to have abit of variety, make my team more interesting.
I am a male gamer, and I would play a male avatar if they didn't look ridiculous most of the time. Which seems kind of hypocritical given how ridiculous most female avatars look. Oh, well, I digress.
Sometimes the character just *feels* more female, like the dervishes in Guild Wars.
Oh, and no one ever gave me anything for having a female avatar! Guess I'm just unlucky.
Sometimes the character just *feels* more female, like the dervishes in Guild Wars.
Oh, and no one ever gave me anything for having a female avatar! Guess I'm just unlucky.
Actually I thought I would mention that whenever possible I play an Ambiguously Gendered Character.
If I can put enough Armor on that you seriously can't tell what my gender is I am happy. It's fun to confuse people by using a character that no one can get a read on.
If I can put enough Armor on that you seriously can't tell what my gender is I am happy. It's fun to confuse people by using a character that no one can get a read on.
When I play a game, I prefer to crate a character with my choice. I'll make a character with the exact specifications that my mind thinks it should be. I just made a female Blood Elf priest to start leveling because that's just how I imagined the character in my mind. I write a story with each character I create, some stories have a female protagonist, therefore, I make, and play, a female character.