Curse

Yanman.be · Apr 16, 2006, 08:47 PM // 20:47

All my chars are male, it's a bit logic, since I'm male myself.

I make sure they look ok, that's why I deleted my warrior.
Actually a woman pm'ed me saying my elementalist was hot...guess not just horny teen boys hunt after the opposite sex.

Sai of Winter · Apr 16, 2006, 08:58 PM // 20:58

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Originally Posted by jciardha

And that my male mesmer has a very nice, ahem, rear view, and I find my male necro almost cuddly doesn't hurt.

Lol Jciardha, always got to mention your mesmer's, uhh rear

Ishmaeel · Apr 16, 2006, 09:09 PM // 21:09

One word: Tomb Raider.

Eh, that's been two words, but hey, all the guys I know have been spoiled by Lara Croft.

Other than that, it's mainly visuals for me. If I am going to stare at somebody's back who is running around for hours on end, better it be somebody pretty. And honestly, I don't find the males in GW very attractive. Have you ever seen (I guess there are a couple, here and there) a male warrior? I am totally repulsed by their appearance. And the necros get the second prize. The only male models I would touch with a two foot stick would be the rangers, were it not for the fact(*) that female rangers are so much more gorgeous by far.

And my tertiary reason is roleplaying (combined with equal opportunity). Roleplaying part is that I like the idea of ass-kicking ladies. And when I play a single player game where I get to create a party of four/six characters, I make half of them male, half of them female. In GW too, half of my "solo party" is female (1 divided by 2, rounded UP

).

In game, I prefer people to refer to my characters as "she" and I always refer to my RL friend guildies (whom I know to be male and happen to have female chars too) as "she" in team chat in presence of strangers. They are virtual characters, we are not them, and they are female, dangit! I also type things like "yay" after a successful combat to roleplay a cutesy kickass lady. However, if somebody in my friends list whispers me if I'm male, I tell them yes, IRL, I am. Not that I get that too much. Regardless of your characters, most guys automatically assume you're a guy. When they encounter a genuine female behind the avatar, they are surprised and/or embarassed. Must be really annoying for the girls out there.

The only time I was hit on was from that creepy necro guy, right after I have seared the giant W/N girl that I created for my wife. It was a funny incident. My computer haven't even finished loading the Ascalon City when he said (in local chat, no less) "Hey sexy, wanna join my guild?" I somehow knew he was referring to me, even though the textures wasn't loaded and my screen was all but empty. I whipped open my cape (it was hidden as I always keep it that way) and he called me a "sviker fuker". Still puzzled as to what that means.

(*) The aesthetic views, opinions and the so-called "facts" mentioned herein belong to the poster. Forum staff and thread denizens cannot be held responsible. Arguing against these views are punishable by death.

jciardha · Apr 16, 2006, 09:50 PM // 21:50

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Originally Posted by Sai of Winterland

Lol Jciardha, always got to mention your mesmer's, uhh rear

Haha, and worth every single gold piece I've spent on him.

Martian · Apr 16, 2006, 10:08 PM // 22:08

I would like to take a moment to speak on behalf of the adolescant boys being mentioned as the main perpetrators in this forum. I am 14 and as such i crave Boobies as the vampire craves blood, and i dont believe people put enough consideration into the matter when they call us "horny little gits".
It is true we are very, very and sometimes annoyingly, horny and i apologise on behalf of my "people", but please just try and remember what it was like when you were a teenage boy, desperate and uneducated, beset by acne and homework.
So the next time a dribbling teen makes you feel uncomfortable in your female avatar, just flash them a bra strap and be as understanding as you can, thank you.

Oh and also "gay rights for gays" Davith; little Britain ( teh only gay in the vilage)

Str0b0 · Apr 16, 2006, 10:19 PM // 22:19

Pin-up factor. I have yet to make a female character but I plan to come Factions. After playing through the game with all male characters let me tell you one thing. Staring at the backside of a guy jogging along for an hour or more at a stetch gets dull. At least a curvaceous female form would give me something pleasant to look at.

Ishmaeel · Apr 16, 2006, 10:34 PM // 22:34

Haha. Martian, I want to adopt you if your parents throw you out for too much honesty and twisted humor.

Winterclaw · Apr 16, 2006, 10:37 PM // 22:37

I play both male and female characters. The male is usually my main character (the only PC I've finished GW with is my male warrior) and then the other slots are filled with females (because they look better). And whatever happens after that happens. For instance I've been toying with the notion of deleting my male warrior to make a monk.

As long as you are honest about your RL gender when asked (if asked), then it isn't a problem with me. I usually assume that 90% of the people playing the game are males, reguardless of PC gender.

sh4ft3d · Apr 16, 2006, 10:46 PM // 22:46

Same as winterclaw, my main is male, and 2 secondarys are female. Another male ranger. And thats it. I don't think its wierd, Unless people start having "fun" with their characters. Then its disturbing.

mega_jamie · Apr 16, 2006, 10:49 PM // 22:49

I tend to make female characters, maybe its because i'm gay and something in me is trying to be even more feminine, who knows.

When factions comes out im making a female Assasin, because the female Assasin dance is better.

My first character was female, but currently all mine are male, I avoided female with necro because the box are has female necro and i thought everyon ewould be using it. I made then deleted a female monk, and followed it up with a male monk, becuase all the japanese names i come up with sound more masculine than feminine.

And I have a male warrior because I thought female ones look weird. And again with my ranger when i remkae fo rfactions its gonna be male because i saw better hairs for male rangers, and thats the only reason im deleting him in the first place.

Konrow · Apr 16, 2006, 10:56 PM // 22:56

I made a female necro and ranger cause i hate the way male necros look and i prefer the way female rangers look as opposed to the male ones. its that simple.

DJ Josh · Apr 16, 2006, 10:59 PM // 22:59

my warrior and monk(main on each account)are both male only because they look better than the fem versions + most 55 bots i have seen in the past seem to be fem monks.my other 4 chars are female because (imho) they look better and as some have stated already,i would rather have to look at a fem's behind for many hours a day than a males.

also i always tell the truth of my gender on the rare occasions i'm asked.

side-note,my wife uses my 2 spare slots and she has a female and a male char so women cross-gender aswell.

but at the end of the day,who cares who plays what gender(unless your sad and are trying to pick someone up in the game).

Jas D · Apr 16, 2006, 11:00 PM // 23:00

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Originally Posted by aismailuk

Since there is a thread already about female players playing male characters, i was just wondering the reasons behind why male characters play as female characters?

It's called ROLEPLAYING. SOME people do that, you know.

konohamaru heaven · Apr 16, 2006, 11:21 PM // 23:21

I play both male and female characters myself I have 2 male and 2 female characters as of now. The reason I choose Female is becasue some of thearmors I like to craft and wear tend to look better (some combinations of armors look better as well)

Misc Merik · Apr 16, 2006, 11:26 PM // 23:26

I made all female chars without thinking about it really. Made my war female because the male macho war screams retard to alot of people myself included. Monk is female because I liked the look of the armors more. Lastly my mesmer is female mainly because well.... they look alot better than thier male counterparts imo. My assassin in chapter 2 will be male because after seeing a screen of the 15k armor for male assassin I decided wow that looks cool, and the general appearence of them clicked pretty well with me to. Not overbuilt like war, just wirey enough to be ignored until the other guy goes O crap he did not just gank me. <3 assassin

Kurow · Apr 16, 2006, 11:48 PM // 23:48

People should stop bad mouthing the male mesmers also, so what if they have some funny hairstyles? They have charming faces and stylish clothing!

BDStyle · Apr 17, 2006, 12:03 AM // 00:03

I have

Monk (male)
Ranger (male)

Ele (female)
Mesmer (female)

Why?

because the male ele+mesmer look distinctly feminine, so why not go the whole hog?

bulletsmile · Apr 17, 2006, 12:04 AM // 00:04

well i play both female and male char, i think on what armors they get, how would they look, some male can be crazy, mad and cool - like some of the necros, and females are often "better to look on", so sometimes i make a male crazy one or a mysterious female, anyway, it's better for a guy to look on a females back while walking from ascalon to hell's precipie. and armors......i think, even females out there have to admit that the mesmer fow armor looks a lot better on female then the male, while necro fow is best on male....my opinion.
well anyway, most guys likes to watch a female moves around rather then a male, wich is very normal, if you take a walk around, do you want to look on women or men?

Evilsod · Apr 17, 2006, 12:09 AM // 00:09

Warrior (female) <--- Male armour looks shit
Ranger (male) <--- First char so wtf

Monk (male) <--- Tats look stupid on women imo
Ele (female) <--- Male ele dance, enough said
Mesmer (female) <---- FoW armour, what else?
Necro (male) <---- Necro dance ftw!

Misc Merik · Apr 17, 2006, 12:12 AM // 00:12

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do you want to look on women or men?

Kinda depends on how you look at that. For sheer appearence guys would have to agree female= ftw, but others view their characters as an extension of themselves in a different world. Maybe thats why you see male mesmers and female assassins being made despite what people think about them. I for one tend to lean toward the classes and genders with the best looking armor. My view on best looking armor isnt everyone elses though. What really bothers me are those people who hit on your char. Wth is up that its a game get over it.