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6/13/07 12:23:59 PM#21
Originally posted by Coldmeat
Dont say it doesn't happen its happened in my clan like 5 times already...not to me of course... i don thave many freinds. It completely depends on your view of online friends... if you dont consider people you only know online a REAL freinds then you shoudn't really be disgussing this anyway. Your probably thinking about some random girl character selling epic items on the street corner... whereas im refering too the people in your clan that you will probably be talkign with outside the game for years. |
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6/13/07 12:24:06 PM#22
I'm a guy and I usually play female characters in these games. Reason is simple. If I have to stare at the back of a character for endless hours, I'd much rather look at a female. There is a bit more to it than that though.
Since most MMO's are 3rd person view, I feel more like I'm controlling the character, rather than being the character. If it was a 1st person view, it would feel more natural to roll male. Edit: It's just like the Tomb Raider phenomenon. Do you think it would have been anywhere as popular if the lead character was a guy? Of course not. When I play Tomb Raider, I don't play it thinking I'm Lara Croft or that I want to be her. |
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6/13/07 12:24:12 PM#23
So uhm if I want to play a Gnome I need to be one? Or a Tauren, by your 'rules' only Taurens can play a Tauren so that doesn't quite work, now does it? Play what you want.
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6/13/07 12:27:38 PM#24
Originally posted by Soraellion Well put. I don't need to be girl to play female characters.
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6/13/07 12:27:46 PM#25
Wow, I keep seeing threads popping up about this topic. I'm a RL female gamer. I play male characters to avoid harassment and to be treated as an equal. I certainly don't play a male character because I'm a lesbian and I really don't think that men play female characters because they are gay. Why does it matter so much? Are men really questioning their sexuality over this? Do men really think they are gay because they were tricked by some guy in a game with a female avatar? Is the male psyche that fragile?
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6/13/07 12:30:01 PM#26
Originally posted by Jori
Again the truth comes from females mouth. (fingers, writing..) Edit: I play what I feel like creating at the time I start playing.
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6/13/07 12:32:04 PM#27
Originally posted by JoriI think this is the main problem here, that some people get so into a game that they dont want to play as a female because they think that it would somehow make them less masculine or even gay to play a female 
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6/13/07 12:32:57 PM#28
Originally posted by Jori
12 years into my second marriage, all my observations of male behaviour have all pointed toward "Yes."
J/K, mostly. My husband used to play male characters, but then he started playing one female, and now he's wall-to-wall girltoons. |
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6/13/07 12:35:21 PM#29
Every play CoX?
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6/13/07 12:36:50 PM#30
sup guys well for me i uasually play the big male troll warrior and character like that, but i do have some female character that ack as a buff bot and follow me arround while i solo arround. the only reason i made them female is that i i want to have something to look at while i have my downtime. |
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6/13/07 12:37:31 PM#31
Male toons, female toons... whats it matter, its a toon. You want to find women to date do it the old fashoned way and go find one in RL the last thing I'm looking for in a game is a dating service. |
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6/13/07 12:43:03 PM#32
I'm a male, and most of my toons are male. Of course, in SWG, I deceived everyone by playing humans, because I'm actually a Bothan. Playing a female toon gives you a different perspective, because there are a lot of players who take toon gender at face value. I've read that there are women who play male avatars to avoid being treated as females online, with subtle sexual innuendo and flirting and so forth. And here on this very thread we have confirmation of this notion. It's a sad commentary on our society that she feels she must have a male avatar to be treated equally, too. But I definitely can understand why she'd feel that way. It's a game. Have fun.
CH, Jedi, Commando, Smuggler, BH, Scout, Doctor, Chef, BE...yeah, lots of SWG time invested. Once a denizen of Ahazi |
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6/13/07 12:55:25 PM#33
(Just being funny, but that really is the guy playing that chick...) |
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6/13/07 12:56:32 PM#34
Role-playing aside, I think it comes down to how you relate to your character. Some people think of the character as an extension or representation of themselves. This type of person probably isn’t going to relate to a character of a different sex.
Other people think of their character in the third person. The character isn’t a representation of themselves it’s someone else, someone they find appealing and who’s adventures they would be interested in watching or following. Since a good percentage of the population find the opposite sex interesting, these people are likely to enjoy playing a toon of the opposite sex.
Personally I see a big difference in games that use a third person view vs games that use a first person view. I am male and if a game playes in the first person I typically end up playing a male toon, if it plays in the third person I typically end up playing a female toon.
On a final note, save yourself some embarrassment just assume everyone is male until you hear them on teamspeak. |
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6/13/07 12:57:00 PM#35
Originally posted by demolishIX Most of the time i play a guy toon. Sometimes i do play a female and pretend i'm a girl. i'm not sure why. I guess maybe because I like to role play. I like to pretend i'm a female and join up "female" only guilds. It's really funny calling everyone sister in guild chat and stuff,as long as they don't try force you on vent or something.it's really fun. |
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6/13/07 12:59:44 PM#36
Originally posted by stickm
I do have some online friends that carried over to become RL friends... but I've never had anyone lie to me about who they are for 4 years. I have played male characters and neglected to point out that I'm really female. I never said I wasn't female either. The worst reaction I've ever gotten is "OMG, you're REALLY a girl!"... and that was in reference to one of female characters. This topic amuses me. It's starting to get old though. Really. Guys play girls isn't going to be the lead story at 11 tonight because people know that, and most people don't care. |
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6/13/07 1:00:16 PM#37
The only time I ever play a female character is when it's the only sex (ie. Amazon in D2 or a single-player RPG such as, FF). I don't know why guys play girls in video games, but they tend to say "If I have to look at some ones ass for 6 hours it might as well be a girls ass." I don't care really, because I don't hit on any one on a game... because it's just creepy.
Edit: In terms of male/female character they're all unisex to me. If you play a female avatar... expect to die as if you were equal to that male avatar. "Sex" in a game doesn't matter, you will die as fast.... or slowly (damn high HP classes) no matter what. 
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6/13/07 1:03:54 PM#38
Guess I'm sick according to your poll. I'm not ALWAYS playing girl character but often. Found out that it's easy to get things done when you play a female character.
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6/13/07 1:05:11 PM#39
I have been in sooo many groups in MMORPG's with guys that are seriously playing just to meet girls. Like in Lineage 2, there was an Asian gold farmer chick that a guy in my group was just going crazy over...until he found out that it was a 15 year old boy. And he got really upset and sickened over this, while I laughed at him in group chat about it. Dont use these games as a dating service or youll wind up talking dirty to someone like Supernerd or that fat guy from Neschria's post.
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6/13/07 1:06:03 PM#40
Oh my god..this subject again...isn't this like the 1 billionth thread on this subject? Who cares who plays what!?!?! I play male toons to avoid all the weird creeps that want to hit on you for being female, although thanks to the built in group voice chat to DDO its just easier for me to go on and play a female toon so I don't confuse the easily bruised male gamer mind (ok not all male gamers are easily confused by a female playing a male toon but its been my luck of the draw when not playing with my RL friends).
Please Refer to Doom Cat with all conspiracies & evil corporation complaints. He'll give you the simple explination of..WE"RE ALL DOOMED! |
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