Guild Wars Gender Survey - Page 5 - Guild Wars Forums

Zero Hope · May 24, 2005, 01:31 PM // 13:31

These would be what I choose.

Warrior = Male
Elementalist = Female
Necro = Male
Ranger = Female
Mesmer = Female
Monk = doesn't matter

Romac · May 24, 2005, 05:04 PM // 17:04

Quote:

Originally Posted by Red Cross Knight

I'm a male that plays males. But what do you do if a female character hits on your male character only to discover the player behind the female character is male?
(I've had hour long flirtatious conversations with these kind of characters only to have them 'come out' that they're male).
I think you're correct in assuming that many female characters are controlled by males. This has put me right off the notion of online ingame romances.

well anyone so desperate and pathetic that they would waste time flirting with cartoons ...(you fill in the rest)

Zakarum's Wrath · May 24, 2005, 05:17 PM // 17:17

Male here.

Male Necromancer
Male Warrior
Female Ranger
Female Necromancer

Lee Youngjin · May 24, 2005, 06:31 PM // 18:31

I'm male with three female characters. The guys look nasty

Fye Duron · May 24, 2005, 06:36 PM // 18:36

male, play male char

Harlas Kije · May 24, 2005, 06:37 PM // 18:37

I am a male

2 chars Male

Main: Monk/Ele
Ranger/Monk

1 female

Warrior/no secondary as of yet.

No reason for a female except I wanted one with my fiancee's name

DismalClown · May 24, 2005, 09:58 PM // 21:58

OK, someone had to do this at some point, the count so far is:

female playing male 0
female playing female 17
female playing both 3
male playing female 13
male playing male 18
male playing both 26

DismalClown · May 24, 2005, 10:23 PM // 22:23

That's:

25% F, 75% M playing the game.

A female character has a 33% chance of being a real female.

Chance Folly · May 24, 2005, 11:01 PM // 23:01

I am a male playing 3 male characters.

fetiche rouge · May 24, 2005, 11:09 PM // 23:09

i am female & my character is female, also.

my boyfriend plays a male.

:3

pushbacker · May 24, 2005, 11:32 PM // 23:32

I am male and play a male char.

the reasoning behind males playing female characters because you don't want to look at a man's ass all day has always baffled me.

If you can't resist staring at a man's ass when there's plenty of other graphics to look at....

I am more practical in my reasoning and do as other forum members mentioned, play male char because it is just an extension of my male self.

females can make male characters however because female chars get hit on all day and that's gotta get annoying.

nechronius · May 24, 2005, 11:48 PM // 23:48

Quote:

Originally Posted by Red Cross Knight

I'm a male that plays males. But what do you do if a female character hits on your male character only to discover the player behind the female character is male?
(I've had hour long flirtatious conversations with these kind of characters only to have them 'come out' that they're male).
I think you're correct in assuming that many female characters are controlled by males. This has put me right off the notion of online ingame romances.

Not much you can do about that. How a person chooses to represent a character online is how they must be viewed. If some guy gets off on acting like a female online for the sake of luring other guys into intimate conversations then so be it. This is not like you're having a face to face interaction with somebody (who, with the right makeup and/or surgery can look strikingly like someone else) but rather are dealing with nothing but text to decypher who they are.

The only advice I can give you is "no regrets." Any halfway decent writer can fool you if that's all you have to go by.

Zoelef · May 25, 2005, 10:13 AM // 10:13

VGCats is copyright of its respective artist-guy.

Romac · May 25, 2005, 11:44 AM // 11:44

Quote:

Originally Posted by pushbacker

the reasoning behind males playing female characters because you don't want to look at a man's ass all day has always baffled me.

well another dimension to my reasoning is that i simply don't care. (Not caring is so liberating)

I've played enough male toons and female toons to honestly say i don't really care which i play, and that it doesn't affect my gameplay in any noticeable way.

I find the reasons why guy have an aversion to playing a female toons far more interesting.

some common reasons that creep to the surface are...
homophobia
sexual insecurity
real life sexual inferiority complexes

I can also understand why small, weak guys would have an aversion to playing a small, weak toons, but i don't have that problem either.

Sal Pancho · May 25, 2005, 12:36 PM // 12:36

I also don't buy the excuse that someone 'would rather stare at a female's ass all day'...just because your playing a male character doesn't mean you have to sexualize him, and focus on his ass.

When I play a male character I connect with it in a completely differant way than when I play a female. When it's a male, it's more like 'Damn, I look frickin' badass in this armor, where's something I can smash?'. When it's a female it's more like 'Damn she looks frickin' hot in that armor, where's something she can smash?'.

Here's a quote, of a quote, from IAN on Machall.com that pretty much sums it up:

"I always remember how Chun-Li players had this kind of 'that's my girl' feeling when using her. And I still notice that today with any fighting game out there. If you play a female character and beat ass with her, that's your baby. She helps you win."

And here's a link to the place I got it in case your interested (Machall is funny as hell anyway, so you should check it out):

http://www.machall.com/?strip_id=233

Khyron the Dark · May 26, 2005, 04:26 AM // 04:26

Male playing male ranger/warrior....

Vitae · May 26, 2005, 08:54 AM // 08:54

I'm female and three of my chars are male and one female. Why? Because I find the male versions far more cosmetically pleasing on the eye. My muscled and tanned male warrior is much more handsome than a lanky female warrior ever could be.

blink

exa dust · May 26, 2005, 09:39 AM // 09:39

im a male and i play female char with a r/l friend of mine (she is female

) honestly because when i first got the game i clicked create and the char was female.. so i was like ok.... and kinda stuck with it (plus i love mini rangers ninja power!) but because she plays with me i tend to "overlook" if anyone calls me names hinting that i am a woman, but honestly if people get offended by finding out that female chars are male, when you first meet them say hey, are you a guy or a girl, 90% of the time that stops the idiot flurting men do while playing female avatars to get freebies etc. this is the only game however that i do play female characters. and like people have said when im on my TH in lin2 (male char) im like OMG who's da bada$$ now

Ichorspring · May 26, 2005, 06:02 PM // 18:02

I'm a male and have two of each.

Mesmer Female (primary) - total babe
Warrior Female - looks adorable wading into combat against all those massive brutes
Necro Male - looks like a ghoul because of the hunched over model
Elemenatalist Male - didn't care for the female models

For me its pure appearance. The females for the most part are drop-dead gorgeous. The males <snore> are mostly generic aside from Necros.

Zfactor · May 26, 2005, 06:10 PM // 18:10

It's actually a funny state of affairs if you look at it. Males use female characters mainly to get free items from pre-pubescent 10 yr olds, and females use male characters so that pre-pubescent 10 yr olds don't constantly hit on them.

of course this is not everybdoy, but it always makes me laugh to think about it.

May 24, 2005, 01:31 PM // 13:31	#81
Zero Hope Academy Page Join Date: May 2005	These would be what I choose. Warrior = Male Elementalist = Female Necro = Male Ranger = Female Mesmer = Female Monk = doesn't matter

May 24, 2005, 05:17 PM // 17:17	#83
Zakarum's Wrath Ascalonian Squire Join Date: May 2005 Profession: N/E	Male here. Male Necromancer Male Warrior Female Ranger Female Necromancer

May 24, 2005, 06:31 PM // 18:31	#84
Lee Youngjin Pre-Searing Cadet Join Date: May 2005 Profession: R/E	I'm male with three female characters. The guys look nasty

May 24, 2005, 06:36 PM // 18:36	#85
Fye Duron Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: May 2005 Location: Chico, CA, USA Guild: Dragon Fang	male, play male char

May 24, 2005, 06:37 PM // 18:37	#86
Harlas Kije Academy Page Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: NW Indiana Profession: Mo/E	I am a male 2 chars Male Main: Monk/Ele Ranger/Monk 1 female Warrior/no secondary as of yet. No reason for a female except I wanted one with my fiancee's name

May 24, 2005, 09:58 PM // 21:58	#87
DismalClown Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: May 2005	OK, someone had to do this at some point, the count so far is: female playing male 0 female playing female 17 female playing both 3 male playing female 13 male playing male 18 male playing both 26

May 24, 2005, 10:23 PM // 22:23	#88
DismalClown Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: May 2005	That's: 25% F, 75% M playing the game. A female character has a 33% chance of being a real female.

May 24, 2005, 11:01 PM // 23:01	#89
Chance Folly Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Apr 2005 Profession: E/Mo	I am a male playing 3 male characters.

May 24, 2005, 11:09 PM // 23:09	#90
fetiche rouge Ascalonian Squire Join Date: May 2005 Profession: E/Me	i am female & my character is female, also. my boyfriend plays a male. :3

May 24, 2005, 11:32 PM // 23:32	#91
pushbacker Pre-Searing Cadet Join Date: May 2005	I am male and play a male char. the reasoning behind males playing female characters because you don't want to look at a man's ass all day has always baffled me. If you can't resist staring at a man's ass when there's plenty of other graphics to look at.... I am more practical in my reasoning and do as other forum members mentioned, play male char because it is just an extension of my male self. females can make male characters however because female chars get hit on all day and that's gotta get annoying.

May 25, 2005, 10:13 AM // 10:13	#93
Zoelef Ascalonian Squire Join Date: May 2005 Profession: W/Mo	VGCats is copyright of its respective artist-guy.

May 25, 2005, 12:36 PM // 12:36	#95
Sal Pancho Pre-Searing Cadet Join Date: May 2005	I also don't buy the excuse that someone 'would rather stare at a female's ass all day'...just because your playing a male character doesn't mean you have to sexualize him, and focus on his ass. When I play a male character I connect with it in a completely differant way than when I play a female. When it's a male, it's more like 'Damn, I look frickin' badass in this armor, where's something I can smash?'. When it's a female it's more like 'Damn she looks frickin' hot in that armor, where's something she can smash?'. Here's a quote, of a quote, from IAN on Machall.com that pretty much sums it up: "I always remember how Chun-Li players had this kind of 'that's my girl' feeling when using her. And I still notice that today with any fighting game out there. If you play a female character and beat ass with her, that's your baby. She helps you win." And here's a link to the place I got it in case your interested (Machall is funny as hell anyway, so you should check it out): http://www.machall.com/?strip_id=233

May 26, 2005, 04:26 AM // 04:26	#96
Khyron the Dark Ascalonian Squire Join Date: May 2005 Location: Texas Guild: Nation of armed Heroes Profession: R/E	Male playing male ranger/warrior....

May 26, 2005, 08:54 AM // 08:54	#97
Vitae Pre-Searing Cadet Join Date: May 2005 Location: UK Guild: Voices in the Wind [VW] Profession: N/Me	I'm female and three of my chars are male and one female. Why? Because I find the male versions far more cosmetically pleasing on the eye. My muscled and tanned male warrior is much more handsome than a lanky female warrior ever could be. blink

May 26, 2005, 09:39 AM // 09:39	#98
exa dust Academy Page Join Date: May 2005 Guild: LoTD Profession: R/Mo	im a male and i play female char with a r/l friend of mine (she is female ) honestly because when i first got the game i clicked create and the char was female.. so i was like ok.... and kinda stuck with it (plus i love mini rangers ninja power!) but because she plays with me i tend to "overlook" if anyone calls me names hinting that i am a woman, but honestly if people get offended by finding out that female chars are male, when you first meet them say hey, are you a guy or a girl, 90% of the time that stops the idiot flurting men do while playing female avatars to get freebies etc. this is the only game however that i do play female characters. and like people have said when im on my TH in lin2 (male char) im like OMG who's da bada$$ now

May 26, 2005, 06:02 PM // 18:02	#99
Ichorspring Ascalonian Squire Join Date: May 2005 Location: Canada Profession: Me/	I'm a male and have two of each. Mesmer Female (primary) - total babe Warrior Female - looks adorable wading into combat against all those massive brutes Necro Male - looks like a ghoul because of the hunched over model Elemenatalist Male - didn't care for the female models For me its pure appearance. The females for the most part are drop-dead gorgeous. The males <snore> are mostly generic aside from Necros.

May 26, 2005, 06:10 PM // 18:10	#100
Zfactor Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: NYC Guild: Freelance Profession: Mo/E	It's actually a funny state of affairs if you look at it. Males use female characters mainly to get free items from pre-pubescent 10 yr olds, and females use male characters so that pre-pubescent 10 yr olds don't constantly hit on them. of course this is not everybdoy, but it always makes me laugh to think about it.