why wouldn't a guy want to watch an attractive female character run around and do his bidding?

Not if I had the choice. I tend to rp off and on and can not think of one logical reason why I would want to be the girl. Guess it is a leftover from my D&D days of sitting around playing through campaigns it would just be extemely wrong to be sitting around a table of your buddies and rping a girl.

Originally posted by karat76

Not if I had the choice. I tend to rp off and on and can not think of one logical reason why I would want to be the girl. Guess it is a leftover from my D&D days of sitting around playing through campaigns it would just be extemely wrong to be sitting around a table of your buddies and rping a girl.

I don't really get that.

I'm going to assume you're a human male in RL...and If you can RP an elf, halfling, or orc, why can't you RP a girl?  Sure it could be a bit more difficult sitting around a table playing D&D....but in an MMORPG, behind  computer...it's much easier.

You're not any of those races, yet you can make believe you are....as long as it's a male?

You mean people that their minds are stucked i guess.

It's a fantasy game and you can play what ever makes you have fun.

If the only way that your friends can deal with a female in an RP situation is to giggle and make rude comments, it's time to get some more mature friends.

If I play I'l play a heavily armoured badass Warrior. A women ain't gonna cut... character needs to look more then a skinny 150lbs character.

For stealth type of classes I do occasionaly play female characters because it fits imo.

Originally posted by japo

Originally posted by karat76

Not if I had the choice. I tend to rp off and on and can not think of one logical reason why I would want to be the girl. Guess it is a leftover from my D&D days of sitting around playing through campaigns it would just be extemely wrong to be sitting around a table of your buddies and rping a girl.

 

I don't really get that.

I'm going to assume you're a human male in RL...and If you can RP an elf, halfling, or orc, why can't you RP a girl?  Sure it could be a bit more difficult sitting around a table playing D&D....but in an MMORPG, behind  computer...it's much easier.

You're not any of those races, yet you can make believe you are....as long as it's a male?

Pretty much I can get into a mindset to rp them but  don't find being a girl appealing at all.

That's gay.

If you are gay then good for you.

A player's avatar is supposed to be an extension of the player, like a representation of the player's persona in the game world. If you play a female character as a guy, you are saying you want to be a girl.

this is a good example of a guy that would play a girl in a game

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mahUWz31Xak

Originally posted by Karble

That's gay.

If you are gay then good for you.

A player's avatar is supposed to be an extension of the player, like a representation of the player's persona in the game world. If you play a female character as a guy, you are saying you want to be a girl.

this is a good example of a guy that would play a girl in a game

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mahUWz31Xak

I often think I'm an Orc in real life.

Originally posted by Karble

That's gay.

If you are gay then good for you.

A player's avatar is supposed to be an extension of the player, like a representation of the player's persona in the game world. If you play a female character as a guy, you are saying you want to be a girl.

this is a good example of a guy that would play a girl in a game

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mahUWz31Xak

Living vicariously as a virtual representation of one's self is gay.

I play games for the game, not to pretend to be something I'm not.

Originally posted by Vanskills

A "man" playing a female toon as about as gay as it gets.

 

I guess you haven't heard of some of the other things gay people do.  Men having sex with other men is about as gay as it gets. Playing a female character is nothing.

Originally posted by Karble

That's gay.

If you are gay then good for you.

A player's avatar is supposed to be an extension of the player, like a representation of the player's persona in the game world. If you play a female character as a guy, you are saying you want to be a girl.

this is a good example of a guy that would play a girl in a game

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mahUWz31Xak

 That’s a very narrow minded way to think about it.  Some people do play their avatars as extensions of themselves others don’t associate with them at all.  To each their own.

I've played female characters in some games because I couldn't stand to be represented by that particular game's male avatars, but I don't think I've played a female character in about seven years, probably because the steady increase in character customization has greatly increased the probability of me being able to craft an avatar I'm comfortable being represented by.

Originally posted by bonobotheory

Originally posted by Vanskills

A "man" playing a female toon as about as gay as it gets.

 

I guess you haven't heard of some of the other things gay people do.  Men having sex with other men is about as gay as it gets. Playing a female character is nothing.

It is something. It is a sign that you might want to search your soul and ask yourself if you are maybe a little gay if you play a female character.

I mean we are talking about a minimum of 50 hours playing a character in a game like this. That is a long time running around in the skin of a woman. You might want to think about comming out of the closet if you haven't already.

Originally posted by lunatis

Some people say that it's very bizzare to play as another sex in an online game, do you think it's simply fun and for the look, do people take this too seriously, or is it linked to an identity problem?

 why you wanna ask in the first place?  the dev always create the male characters fxxking ugly while the female characters more beautifully done up. simple as that. don't think too far away....

You're trolling, Karble, aren't you. Good show.

Originally posted by Karble

Originally posted by bonobotheory

Originally posted by Vanskills

A "man" playing a female toon as about as gay as it gets.

 

I guess you haven't heard of some of the other things gay people do.  Men having sex with other men is about as gay as it gets. Playing a female character is nothing.

It is something. It is a sign that you might want to search your soul and ask yourself if you are maybe a little gay if you play a female character.

I mean we are talking about a minimum of 50 hours playing a character in a game like this. That is a long time running around in the skin of a woman. You might want to think about comming out of the closet if you haven't already.

Yeah, I'm sure when I spent all that time playing Tomb Raider I was questioning my sexuality, and not just trying to get stuck in a corner so I can get a better angle on the polygonal honkers.

Your logic be infallible.

Originally posted by Karble

Originally posted by bonobotheory

Originally posted by Vanskills

A "man" playing a female toon as about as gay as it gets.

 

I guess you haven't heard of some of the other things gay people do.  Men having sex with other men is about as gay as it gets. Playing a female character is nothing.

It is something. It is a sign that you might want to search your soul and ask yourself if you are maybe a little gay if you play a female character.

I mean we are talking about a minimum of 50 hours playing a character in a game like this. That is a long time running around in the skin of a woman. You might want to think about comming out of the closet if you haven't already.

Do I also need to search my soul and ask myself if maybe I'm a little bit Orc, Troll, Paladin, Mage, Jedi, Hobbit, Dwarf, or Superhero?

Yeah, I'm about as gay as I am orc. It's a video game. It's not real.

Zug zug

Originally posted by GTwander

Originally posted by Karble

Originally posted by bonobotheory

Originally posted by Vanskills

A "man" playing a female toon as about as gay as it gets.

 

I guess you haven't heard of some of the other things gay people do.  Men having sex with other men is about as gay as it gets. Playing a female character is nothing.

It is something. It is a sign that you might want to search your soul and ask yourself if you are maybe a little gay if you play a female character.

I mean we are talking about a minimum of 50 hours playing a character in a game like this. That is a long time running around in the skin of a woman. You might want to think about comming out of the closet if you haven't already.

Yeah, I'm sure when I spent all that time playing Tomb Raider I was questioning my sexuality, and not just trying to get stuck in a corner so I can get a better angle on the polygonal honkers.

Your logic be infallible.

If a game has no choice for you to choose anything about your character, the game itself is 100% different than what has been discussed here. I agree that in those games like Tomb Raider, or Mirrors Edge....you play whatever it gives you and if the game is good you can see past that detail. It is when you literally have the choice of many different looks and types and you knowingly choose a woman that you have crossed an invisible line...one which might make you a little gay.