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ruk1a · May 31, 2011, 05:16 AM // 05:16

Anyone else roll females solely because the men are too "stocky" and long necked? I mean.. I'm a guy, I don't know how to make this sound non-homo but when I'm playing a male character I'd like it to be the assassin-like body structure rather than the warrior structure that monks and some others seem to share.

StormDragonZ · May 31, 2011, 05:30 AM // 05:30

I use:

- Male Mesmer, Assassin & Ranger
- Female Necromancer, Warrior & Elementalist

I wanted a balance of male to female number. I don't regret my choices.

Kung Foo Man Choo · May 31, 2011, 05:34 AM // 05:34

I play solely male because well I am one and personally I find it a bit weird playing as a female since they are all scantily robed and I know that when someone whether it be family or friends will give me some sort of crap for playing as a female. I avoid the "stocky, long neck" attributes by making short characters

**cosyfiep** · May 31, 2011, 05:44 AM // 05:44

I am female, and play mostly female characters however, when I made my first monk--I didnt like any of the hair choices (still dont like the lack of color choices)..so my first monk was male (prophecies)..made a female monk in both factions and nf. The other male characters I have are a rit ---because I liked the face and hair, and a necro--because I wanted to see a regular guy looking necro male (not the ugly near death)...then I have a male dervish mule because I have 3 female dervish mules and couldnt find another hair style I liked.

so yeah looks.

Del · May 31, 2011, 05:48 AM // 05:48

Female armor mixing options are generally superior to male.

cataphract · May 31, 2011, 06:04 AM // 06:04

All my chars are female. Staring at female shapes is easier on my eyes. Also, slutty armors ftw.

_Nihilist_ · May 31, 2011, 06:05 AM // 06:05

I am male and I roll all male characters. I have no desire to dance in my undies for a few gold (those were the days... Pre-Searing... :*( ... I miss you...), most of the female "armor" wouldn't function well as such (Female Warrior Platemail, for example... with an exposed neck and cleavage... right... I know where my attacks are going to be aimed... visually 0AL over a vital area? LOL), and when I'm on Vent I'd crack up waaay too much running around with a female avatar and my voice calling targets.

As far as "long-necked" goes - don't roll a female Elementalist if long necks squick you, female Eles have a number of armors that give them long necks.

As far as some of the other reasons that I have heard given by my friends, Guildmates, and Allies as to why they roll female characters, this is the one that I have received more often than any other (paraphrased and edited for content, but the main point is still crystal clear):

"If I'm going to spend hours on end staring at something while I play GW, it's not going to be a guy's butt."

As far as other stuff goes... I shave my head IRL, and most of my male characters are bald, too. The only 3 that I can think of that aren't are my Necro (Prophecies) because the closest thing to bald is the Misfits-style buzz cut with the single long tail at the front and aesthetically the short, backswept hair looked better for my concept of him (black skin, white hair - yes, his visual concept is based off of the Drow from D&D), my Ranger (Prophecies) because there isn't a bald option, so I went with the long hair pulled back on top with the underside left alone, and my Mesmer (mule, Nightfall) because the Male Prophecies Mesmer hairstyles are all too offset for me, and the faces available are too Wesley (Princess Bride)/Orlando Bloom for my tastes... and the one that has a decently grown goatee still looks like crap, plus the red hair option for Male Prophecies Mesmers is too light - it's more pinkish/washed out/muted than Scottish/Irish redhead for my tastes (I'm Scottish/Irish... sue me for being picky).

ruk1a · May 31, 2011, 06:06 AM // 06:06

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Originally Posted by cosyfiep

I am female, and play mostly female characters however, when I made my first monk--I didnt like any of the hair choices (still dont like the lack of color choices)..so my first monk was male (prophecies)..made a female monk in both factions and nf. The other male characters I have are a rit ---because I liked the face and hair, and a necro--because I wanted to see a regular guy looking necro male (not the ugly near death)...then I have a male dervish mule because I have 3 female dervish mules and couldnt find another hair style I liked.

so yeah looks.

I don't like the lack of female hair choices either.. I mean why do they have to be bald in some parts no matter what? lol. I'm sure some monks out there have hair.

AndrewSX · May 31, 2011, 06:08 AM // 06:08

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Originally Posted by StormDragonZ

I wanted a balance of male to female number. I don't regret my choices.

Pretty much this. When i had to create my chars, looked at wiki for models and armors. So now:
-Male Sin, Derv, Ele(main)
-Female Mes, Nec, Monk, Rit

Plus the PvP char which is generally male, unless is a ele/sin/derv which already have for pve. Just for the sake of use every combination.

Plutoman · May 31, 2011, 06:15 AM // 06:15

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Originally Posted by _Nihilist_

"If I'm going to spend hours on end staring at something while I play GW, it's not going to be a guy's butt."

Quoted for truth. That's generally it.

Pinkest One · May 31, 2011, 06:29 AM // 06:29

I have a female mesmer and assassin because the male counterparts annoy me

Quote:

Originally Posted by ruk1a

no-homo

Enchanted Krystal · May 31, 2011, 07:29 AM // 07:29

Quote:

Originally Posted by _Nihilist_

"If I'm going to spend hours on end staring at something while I play GW, it's not going to be a guy's butt."

Hit the nail on the head.

All my toons are female, for that very reason. Females just make the view soooo much more plesant.

IMO

Remember, each to his/her own.

SheilaWhiteclaw · May 31, 2011, 07:49 AM // 07:49

my chars are females cuz i'm a female myself XD ...but i have amale char too

Spiritz · May 31, 2011, 09:31 AM // 09:31

Usually the ppl who ask this type of question are ready to put us males down who use female chrs but for once this is different.I play female chrs for the same reason as many others - who wants to stare at the back of a male.
Question here for those who call us "female chr" players weird etc - i take it you have never played nor will play any games that have a female chr enforced on you - ie tomb raider series ?

Riot Narita · May 31, 2011, 09:37 AM // 09:37

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Originally Posted by _Nihilist_

"If I'm going to spend hours on end staring at something while I play GW, it's not going to be a guy's butt."

This^

I do not pretend that my ingame characters are "me", they are they are simply third parties that I control. May as well choose third parties that are nice to look at. Males, whether they are stocky/longnecked or not... are not as nice as females for me to look at.

I see no point in making them male, simply because I am male in real life. They still wouldn't represent the real "me" at all. (If my characters really represented me, they'd look extremely dull and would not be able to use magic, wear heavy armour, smash giant enemies etc etc)

Spiritz · May 31, 2011, 10:16 AM // 10:16

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Originally Posted by Riot Narita

They still wouldn't represent the real "me" at all. (If my characters really represented me, they'd look extremely dull and would not be able to use magic, wear heavy armour, smash giant enemies etc etc)

I can almost imagine a 10 stone person in very light armor shouting - you think your hard - infact leeroy jenkins springs to mind .
seriously tho you hit the nail on the head - we play chrs who are totally different to ourselves in real life and in no way do they represent our real life.
If i played tomb raider id be playing the game as lara croft not as myself - hell i doubt id be able to do anything in real life that she does in the game.
Regardless of your chrs sex - its the idiots in outposts who assume your female , call your chr sexy and then try and proceed to chat you up.You get to become the target of slurs etc when the idiot learns your a male not female - and its their fault its happened.

Anime Divine · May 31, 2011, 10:34 AM // 10:34

because girls run the world

BEYONCE!!! all creat a beyonce char now
because of the boobs

BoredJoe · May 31, 2011, 10:43 AM // 10:43

Also man-boobs are kinda gross.

-Vodka- · May 31, 2011, 10:56 AM // 10:56

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Originally Posted by cataphract

All my chars are female. Staring at female shapes is easier on my eyes. Also, slutty armors ftw.

This. Not gonna make up some excuse about game-mechanic superiority or whatever. I just prefer how the female models look.

Also, it's nice not to follow the 'strong knight in shining armor' cliche.

RedDog91 · May 31, 2011, 10:58 AM // 10:58

I try to avoid playing a female chatacter because when I do make one, I spend hour upon hours making sure she is the prettiest damn woman to ever grace the game. And then she has to have lots of armor sets, because she's my spoiled little girl.
Try to avoid girl characters cuz just like in real life girls make me go broke.