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Gender Crossplay: Why men play as women in games? - Page 2
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DoSu
Spain54 Posts
Any1 who has played it will know what Im talking about. | ||
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holdthephone
United States523 Posts
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Erik.TheRed
United States1655 Posts
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Ettick
United States2434 Posts
-Guy I did some low level dungeon in WoW while leveling up for the first time This was when I was about 13 so I didn't exactly get their point, though I'm pretty sure I can see where they're coming from now | ||
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Burrfoot
United States1176 Posts
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Capped
United Kingdom7236 Posts
Never really thought about it, but i tend to pick women about 70% of the time i think, even been faced with the thought that its weird and im going to get questioned not knowing what to say (my wife and brother in law have asked before lol) Someone posted "the bully effect" which i think applies to me somewhat...i prefered watching my small (albeit still giant norn) female smashing things up as a greatsword wielding guardian in guild wars 2. Other times its me wanting a "sneaky" character and i feel women are smaller and more petit, so fit the role better and i choose them. Sometimes i do just choose them without thinking, others are times like re-playing mass effect, might as well choose the other option right? I guess on some level i do just prefer to look at small bodied women then big brutish men though, but usually i'll choose a male role for some "big bad class" in a game | ||
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Kuni
Austria765 Posts
Moreover, you don't really roleplay in any of the games, where the looks of your avatar are a visual factor. This is quite important I feel. You just don't identify with the avatar at all, it's just necessary to use it in order to play the game in the first place. Another part is probably the racial preference. I mean if you like Elves, Dark Elves etc, pretty much always, the males look like, well .... like they bat for the same team. On the other hand, I could not really see myself picking a chick in a classic D&D session, where I actually have to really pretend being my character (otherwise such games wouldn't be fun at all). | ||
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WindWolf
Sweden11767 Posts
But when I play games where I can customize my character, it depends on a couple of factors what gender I choose, and it varies a bit from case to case. But in general, I think that when I choose female characters I do so because they look good aesthetically (Aesthetics in something I care about when playing games). | ||
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Animzor
Sweden2154 Posts
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TheFish7
United States2824 Posts
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snexwang
Australia224 Posts
I don't identify with or role-play as the characters I play. Consequently, however, I probably don't have as much fun as I could be having in certain games. | ||
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Ryka
United Kingdom254 Posts
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Kenpachi
United States9908 Posts
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Myrtroll
139 Posts
People are different, and will pick different things. That's why some males pick female avatars, and some females pick male ones. There need not be anything "big" behind it at all. If you look down on your male friends for picking female chars, there is a good chance you are a homophobe, and you should look into that instead of judging your friends choice in a game. | ||
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blackone
Germany1314 Posts
On March 03 2013 10:43 Myrtroll wrote: The question is why people keep asking this question. That's what I'm asking myself too. Why is this a thing that people talk about? Where does it say that videogame characters should be a representation of yourself? I mean, do you also ask why people play an Orc in Warcraft even though they're human in real life? Is that race crossplaying? What about skin color? Hair color? I don't think it says anything about the person, most people just make a character they feel like playing the moment they create it. Whatever looks cooler, of fits a certain type of character, it can literally be anything. | ||
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Fruscainte
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LaNague
Germany9118 Posts
Also, 99% of those games, you play as a char, but you still talk as a player to others, not as the char. So you dont really roleplay a female. Very few people actually pretend to be a female when playing a female char, and most of them just do it to mess with others. why people ask tjis question? Because they hear roleplay game and think everyone roleplays in it, when in reality players just play a game. | ||
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BabyToss!
Czech Republic588 Posts
On March 02 2013 09:00 FromShouri wrote: I think it is as simple as that for most people, you seem to have some gender "idenity" crisis going on, I say fuck what society says are gender "specific" roles. if you're a female and you want to slam a beer after lifting weights go ahead, if you're a boy and you want to worry about your clothes and make up, do that. Just don't let society tell you who you are. The bold part, million times and then some more.  | ||
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Dfgj
Singapore5922 Posts
For me it's just the aesthetic of the character I'm creating. | ||
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