Huh, I actually never chose to play MMORPG (massive time waster in my opinion) so I never knew male chose female characters so commonly. Of course I have no problem with it if part of their ID or profile clearly states that they are male- not that I specifically care about gender of another person far out there, but the idea of male choosing female gives me strange peeves.

As for non-MMORPG, who actually care about gender of the protagonist? :p

EchOne

United States2906 Posts

July 06 2010 18:33 GMT

#62

On July 07 2010 03:20 Hesmyrr wrote:
As for non-MMORPG, who actually care about gender of the protagonist? :p

My old roommate actually found it a huge turn-off to play a female hero in a single player game. He actually disliked entire games on this basis alone.

QuanticHawk

United States32056 Posts

July 06 2010 18:40 GMT

#63

That south Park episode where Cartman explains how it's gay to get buttfucked or whatever, but not gay to do the buttfucking?? Using female characters is just like that. Which is more shameful: Using Peach or getting your ass kicked by the dude using peach??

0rganism

United States7 Posts

July 06 2010 20:01 GMT

#64

On July 07 2010 03:40 Hawk wrote:
Which is more shameful: Using Peach or getting your ass kicked by the dude using peach??

There is no shame in losing to Peach. Peach is a badass. Consistently.

semantics

10040 Posts

July 06 2010 20:07 GMT

#65

Peach is top teir, you pick low teir like ness then bitch about teirs.

QuanticHawk

United States32056 Posts

July 06 2010 20:14 GMT

#66

Oh I was talking about Mario Kart.

Jiggly puff or bust in Smash. That's degrading.

TOloseGT

United States1145 Posts

July 06 2010 20:21 GMT

#67

Peach in Mario Kart Wii using mach bike is pro.

As is Peach in SSBM.

I always play female characters in any game, MMORPG or RPG. WoW, Pokemon (newer generations) etc.

Hesmyrr

Canada5776 Posts

July 06 2010 20:22 GMT

#68

On July 07 2010 05:14 Hawk wrote:
Oh I was talking about Mario Kart.

Jiggly puff or bust in Smash. That's degrading.

WTF Rest is awesome. Stop degrading Jigglypuff.

Ndugu

United States1078 Posts

July 06 2010 20:26 GMT

#69

I think I prefer to play as female characters for a similar reason as you, although I've never really thought about it.

In games with a "make your own" hero, I don't really *like* my character. It's just some dude. I'm not particularly fond of some random dude I customized. (Think Oblivion/World of Warcraft/Dragon Age style games). Some random attractive female I care more about keeping alive and enjoy as a part of my party.

Characters aren't really an extension of myself. My WoW character is a unit, like a Collosus. I like using it more if its something I consider aesthetically appealing.

This is all kinda hard to describe, as its not something I really think out. Bioware games are sorta the exception, since I think through dialogue selection, you're meant to play as something like yourself-- so Romance and stuff kinda encourages me to play male. I still often choose to play female, and just download some girl on girl mod so I don't have to romance a dude.

Except Allistair. There is no type of sexual orientation that doesn't welcome loving on Allistair. He's like the Day[9] of Dragon Age.

ieatkids5

United States4628 Posts

July 06 2010 20:33 GMT

#70

i always play as a female character, i play touhou games.

QuanticHawk

United States32056 Posts

July 06 2010 20:56 GMT

#71

I always played as the assassin in D2 exp, but that was mostly because those claws are fuckin' bad asssssssss.

lone_hydra

Canada1460 Posts

July 06 2010 21:02 GMT

#72

Apparently, female characters are easier to play in MMORPGs thanks to ignorant horny kids. I personally never play as female characters because 1) I don't play MMORPGs and 2) in any other game I always go with the tank character cause I love to tank (Hon, Fighting Games). And tank characters are never girls because then they'd be fat. And there are no playable/main character fat chicks in games.

Romantic

United States1844 Posts

July 06 2010 22:00 GMT

#73

I always roleplay RPGs as myself, so I usually never play female characters. If possible, i always make a younger, blue-eyed, with dirty blonde hair and a red tinged beard with skills I think I would learn if I were living in Imaginary World. Usually involving magic because I'm a bookworm, so I wouldn't be busting my ass working out to be a knight or some shit

TieN.nS)

United States2131 Posts

July 06 2010 23:46 GMT

#74

Princess Jacob ROFL

Count9

China10928 Posts

July 06 2010 23:49 GMT

#75

How can you not play a female in MMORPGs? If I don't at least stare at a pixel representation of a female ass while dealing with idiot guildmates/rating conflicts/pugs/idiot pvpers/guild drama etc. etc. I'd go mad.

Chairman Ray

United States11903 Posts

July 07 2010 00:52 GMT

#76

I played Annie a couple times in League of Legends. Does that make me a pedophile?

SirJolt

the Dagon Knight4003 Posts

July 07 2010 01:12 GMT

#77

I actually picked up Mass Effect and Mass Effect 2 in that big Steam sale. Time to replay as a woman, I think :D

chocopan

Japan986 Posts

July 07 2010 01:33 GMT

#78

On July 07 2010 05:26 Ndugu wrote:Except Allistair. There is no type of sexual orientation that doesn't welcome loving on Allistair. He's like the Day[9] of Dragon Age.

Awwwwrrrr -titter-

That, my friend, is a genius comparison.

Endurethetoothache

United States51 Posts

July 07 2010 01:56 GMT

#79

For me personally it is less about trying to not be gay as much as female characters either are treated just the same as males and so there isn't really a good experience altogether or they act like men, which is just as bad.

Mortality

United States4790 Posts

July 07 2010 02:41 GMT

#80

I've always liked playing female characters. Especially when I can do moves that make their skirts flip up and their breasts jiggle.

Just because you're all grown up doesn't mean you can't indulge in moments of immaturity.