I'm curious as to what the most popular races are to play as in an mmo.

i think it depends on what game you play and what role you want to play....some pvp based games you might wanna be orc damage dealer but on an rp server you might wanna play roleplaying as an elve....so its not easy to make a poll for that ^^

No matter what MMO it is, I almost always play as the tall and skinny race, because that's what I am IRL. It varies from game to game. If there is not a tall AND skinny race, I just settle for the tallest.

This depends on what the models look like.  I kinda like the Gnome models in World of Warcraft.  In other games I have liked Elves, Humans, and Rakki. 

I dont like playing as a human, human midget (gnome, dwarf), or elves that look human with pointy ears.  I'll play anything else as long as I think it looks cool.  Basically, I would rather play something besides a human since that's already what I am. 

I play as whatever race which gives stats for my class. Although, I am assuming that you mean if stats had no interference with race, I would probably go with human.

I like to imagine myself in other worlds and situations so I always roll human and try to make myself, they... or rather we are my favorite race.

I prefer to see new, unique races.  However, I tend to choose halfling/midget types, or those that are thin and agile (as long as they are not elves).  Sometimes I even go for the incredibly large, buff races.  Anything extreme.  Anything not average/normal, like humans. 

i am a human so i fantasized to be have a weird race LOL 

 like this

ot this 

or even this 

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LOL 

Orc female all the way =)

^^^^ haha, one of the few 

my favourite races was zabrak and twi'lek.

but for fantasy i choose dark elves.

I like Elves, Humans and Halflings...

I voted for Elves <ducks>. hey i got pointed ears in RL so maybe I can identify with them. but if an MMO doesnt have them its all good of course

I pretty much exclusively go Human.  I dont think much of Role Playing, so i like to make my character Human, and usually unique looking.

I voted for Gnomes and Halflings but I am really Gnomes and Dwarves now.

I used to play a Halfling in EQ and started as one in EQ2 but then switched up to a Gnome.

I then started playing WoW as a Gnome and then started a Dwarf so I am always kind of tossed between the two when I play a game now.

It all depends on what class I choose to make and if I want to make it seem out of the ordinary or play the part.  For instance, if I'm making a warrior I'll either pick a race that's imposing or I'll pick the shortest, least likely race just to be different.

Ogres! The bigger, the smellier, the uglier the better!

I am a pretty big guy in real life, so I like to play something I can relate to. In EQII I am an Ogre Guardian. They didn't have Ogres in WoW, so I went with my second choice, Dwarf. Hey, they are the next best thing. They may be short, but Damn are they tough!

Originally posted by Homeslice513

I voted for Gnomes and Halflings but I am really Gnomes and Dwarves now.

I used to play a Halfling in EQ and started as one in EQ2 but then switched up to a Gnome.

I then started playing WoW as a Gnome and then started a Dwarf so I am always kind of tossed between the two when I play a game now.

Whatever strikes my fancy at the moment....