What gender do you play as in RPGs?
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MetalBuddhist wrote...
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This is an understandable point and speaks to the degree of emotional investment you have in the games you play. On the other hand, you could always just become bisexual, like I did. As it turns out, dicks are great. DICKS ARE GREAT. ALMOST AS GOOD AS BOOBS.
And come on, Garrus. Garrus? You didn't romance Garrus? Mmmmm.... gotta get me some Garrus juice.
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I don't think i can just "become bixsexual". Also that picture rules.
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Zaff wrote...
I don't think i can just "become bixsexual". Also that picture rules.Well sure, I was being facetious.
It's interesting the way I choose who to romance in games, though; generally from a role playing perspective, and regardless of gender. For example, in one Mass Effect 2 playthrough I romanced Miranda. I can't stand Miranda, but the character I was doing was an ass who totally would have gotten with Miranda, so I pursued that subplot for the sake of continuity. And because I could afford to, what with having all those characters I made... hmmm. So in regards to gender and general choices in games, I guess I sacrifice "my own" preferences (to a point) for the sake of fulfilling these preconceived storylines for my characters.
To address your latter point: Yes. Yes it does.
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It absolutely depends on my mood... but nevertheless, in RPGs I always play both genders, it's just a matter of who I create first... I'm kinda a completionist in RPGs
Like in DA:O my first Warden was a guy, in DA2 a gal, in ME a dude and so forth...
Medieval, fantasy, scifi, etc. it all depends on what I feel when I'm in the character customization.
Like in DA:O my first Warden was a guy, in DA2 a gal, in ME a dude and so forth...
Medieval, fantasy, scifi, etc. it all depends on what I feel when I'm in the character customization.
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Either one, but I find myself having a better character later in-game as a female for some reason ._.
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It depends on the RPG really.
If it's just the basic fun hack, slash, grinding (like Guildwars 2, and probably Elder scrolls online ) I play as a female. I like seeing women kicking ass and taking names. Bonus points if the enemy is also a female.
But when playing as a gender has different plot points and romance in it (ME for example) I always go for the guy. For reasons previously stated before me.
When I have the option to play as a female I always try to recreate Charlotte Dunois though.
If it's just the basic fun hack, slash, grinding (like Guildwars 2, and probably Elder scrolls online ) I play as a female. I like seeing women kicking ass and taking names. Bonus points if the enemy is also a female.
But when playing as a gender has different plot points and romance in it (ME for example) I always go for the guy. For reasons previously stated before me.
When I have the option to play as a female I always try to recreate Charlotte Dunois though.
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MetalBuddhist wrote...
It's interesting the way I choose who to romance in games, though; generally from a role playing perspective, and regardless of gender. For example, in one Mass Effect 2 playthrough I romanced Miranda. I can't stand Miranda, but the character I was doing was an ass who totally would have gotten with Miranda, so I pursued that subplot for the sake of continuity. And because I could afford to, what with having all those characters I made... hmmm. So in regards to gender and general choices in games, I guess I sacrifice "my own" preferences (to a point) for the sake of fulfilling these preconceived storylines for my characters.
This is very much how I feel, and it's a key difference to
Rbz wrote...
Because games are unique, as they are an interactive medium that allow us to attach our ego to the character we control and live vicariously through them. (It would be nice, though, to be able to use my controller to have a TV character throw themselves off a cliff while a commercial is on.) If a character is supposed to be a representative of our "self," then when Zaff is offered some dick, instead of thinking, "my female char is is going to suck cock like a boss," he subconsciously thinks, "I'm going to suck cock like a boss," hence the disgust. It's an irrational aversion, but you can hardly blame the guy for not wanting to vicariously drink cum. This is where the cunnilinguistics skill comes in.
When I create an RPG character, I'm creating my own story. They don't have to feel like an extension of me, and I don't want them to. I play games like FIFA to imagine that I'm a world-beating footballer because, in some parallel universe, I can imagine that reality. But RPG worlds, while recognisable, are too far from reality for me to transpose myself into. They are stories, and in a story I'm happy to craft and play witness to any narrative that comes along.
Thank you all for your wonderful input, keep it coming. p.s. the avatar is from about three years ago, dug it up from an old folder.
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Data Zero
Valkyrie Forces CO
Depends on the play style.
If i go magic, then female
If i go hack and slash, Then male,
If sneaky, then i dont know.
Same with bow.
But mostly Male.
If i go magic, then female
If i go hack and slash, Then male,
If sneaky, then i dont know.
Same with bow.
But mostly Male.
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I play as a male character 98% of the time. I think the character is/should be a reflection of myself inserted into a different world, therefore I don't want my "game self" to be a girl. Also, in MMO's some annoying confusions arise from playing a female character being a male.
The only reason it's not 100% of the time is because I played a game that sorta required that a had a female character so I did and also because once, for the same game, I created a few female characters for "hentai" purposes :D
The only reason it's not 100% of the time is because I played a game that sorta required that a had a female character so I did and also because once, for the same game, I created a few female characters for "hentai" purposes :D
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If I only choose me, I usually pick a male on the first playthrough unless there's a distinct advantage to females. If I create a party's characters, chances are that it ends in a harem regardless of how I try to make it.
Then there's Dragon Quest IX, with the gender bender medal that allows me to have a party of males in bikinis.
Then there's Dragon Quest IX, with the gender bender medal that allows me to have a party of males in bikinis.
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It depends. Usually I choose male, unless choosing a specific gender has advantages/disadvantages (such as in Demon Souls only certain armors can be worn by a specific gender).
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I go with a female, because if I have to look at the rear of a character I rather look at a female's.
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In my first playthrough of the game I usually play as a Male and make him look as much like me as I can. It's usually on my second playthrough that I give the other sex a try. Oftentimes I just use the same two characters; myself as a guy and Touma as a girl.
Unless I'm playing a villain, then I'm always the male and play the mercenary type.
Unless I'm playing a villain, then I'm always the male and play the mercenary type.
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I'm almost always male. Sometimes my mind wonders and having a female avatar doesn't help...Also I find it difficult to see a woman as badass in her armor. I find the female form enticing therefore any form fitting anything is sexy and my mind tends to wander to certain places with female characters on the screen.
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depend on which character looks nicer... there are some game the girls looks muscular and that is just a NO for me..
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I play as a male because I am a male, playing a female usually kills the immersion too much for me to deal with it.
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artcellrox
The Grey Knight :y
If it affects how the game plays out, like the classes in Borderlands, then it'll depend on playing style I want most for my first playthrough. Otherwise, I just do what I feel like. It's random, really.
Though, recently with the concept of RP servers in MMOs, I'm thinking of sticking to males solely for those.
Though, recently with the concept of RP servers in MMOs, I'm thinking of sticking to males solely for those.
