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Mistress Smooth · Apr 16, 2006, 05:43 PM // 17:43

I'm a female but I don't find anything wrong if someone plays the opposite gender unless they claim to be something they're not. Like those playing females claim to be female in RL but in actuality they are not

Kurow · Apr 16, 2006, 06:15 PM // 18:15

Am I the only one here that thinks that male characters are worth playing? Sure people give you extra treatment and stuff if you play a female. But, to be honest, playing a female character is just different. Just like females play a more subservient role in society, they dont really personify the great adventurer or hero that I would like. Yes they can be heroic and adventurous, but they dont carry the characteristics that I see in a true hero, such as strength, will power, and that imposing prescense, etc. Sure others can see their characters this way, be they male or female, I just like my heroes male.

Half of my characters arent pretty, so much as characterized. The only male warrior look I like is the bald hair and wrinkly face, because it speaks to me, it tells me of all hes been through, it shows his character. I also like the creepy looking male ele face, not because hes pretty, hes not, but paired with the pony tail and white hair it makes him look tortured, like hes holding some terrible secret. Sure my other two characters are pretty, but hey, pretty people are nice too.

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Originally Posted by CHunterX

Why anyone would care if a guy plays a girl is beyond me. Do you plan on hitting on girls while you play this game? Some people (myself included) would rather stare at a girl all day than a guy.

Its just wierd. It's kinda like deception. But that's only people who play girls with the intent of pretending they are one, when they infact are not.

Corinthian · Apr 16, 2006, 06:22 PM // 18:22

I want my characters look like myself. Thus they are all male.

Rancour · Apr 16, 2006, 06:25 PM // 18:25

I'm into roleplaying in RPG's, surprise surprise, so my choice of gender depends on my character. My main character, a warrior, is male. Because that's what that character is. My secondary, a necro, is also male. Not only does that fit his role, male necros look better than females in my opinion.

However, my... third-ary and fourth-ary characters will be female. Female Canthan monk because they look good, and female assassin because, again, fits the role.

Of course, it's always good to have something nice to look at while running around the Crystal Desert, but it's not the main factor when I choose a gender. All depends on how I want my characters to be.

As Mistress Smooth said, it's annoying to play with people who claim to be something they're not, especially when everyone can hear the breaking
lumberjack-voice they're trying to hide on Ventrillo...

d4nowar · Apr 16, 2006, 06:30 PM // 18:30

I thought I posted in this before, but I guess not.

My first few characters were all male, like in all of the BWE and everything. Male male male male. Male ranger, male mesmer, male monk. It got boring after awhile. I wanted something new. I wanted to make a mesmer, and I didn't have one yet(my mesmer I just mentioned was in the BWE), so I made it a female mesmer for something new.

I think right now I have a fine balance of two male characters and two females. Female warrior because they just look better, and a female necro with 15k scars... which is amazing.

My male monk is the best looking monk ever... hands down. And then the other is just a pvp slot which is generally a male character, but I'm willing to change for a few laughs.

It really makes no difference if people are guys or girls in game. If you really want to know play some pvp with them and listen to them on vent/ts.

Markaedw · Apr 16, 2006, 06:33 PM // 18:33

I have had both male and female characters, right now they are all female

Started off with a male a warrior, he made it to beacon's then a I needed a temp character, so I made a female warrior, I took her to the north lands and killed all the char, well I couldn't get rid of her...so bye Aslan.

Had a male ranger/warrior, wasn't sure about the build so I did a ranger/monk and since I had a male already, I liked that build better, kept her.

I wanted to play a necro, and males are just ewwww!!!!!, couldn't stand looking at him for more than an hour, glady deleted him.

Had a male Monk, but I need a slot for the FPE, maybe I will start him up again.

Definitly want a male assissin.

And since I am going for women character I might as well make them as good looking as I can, my female warrior has definitely been called hot, poor guy I had to tell him he wouldn't say that if he saw me in real life.

When I go for male looks I also sometimes go for the "aged and wise".

Now if there was some gender advantage that would be different, such as males have more damage per attack and females have a higher rate of attack, that may cause a bit of a shift.

The undead Mesmer · Apr 16, 2006, 06:39 PM // 18:39

I have 2 male characters a Warrior and a necromancer i like em the way they are but some other characters just look better as female tbh...

My ranger is a female and thats fine by me my new characters (assassin and ritualist) are also gonne be female because i just like the look of them

*drinks some coffee*
(i am male btw)

isamu kurosawa · Apr 16, 2006, 06:39 PM // 18:39

well, i only run felmale character's if i find the male versionms disturbing...so far i have 2 male character's and a female necro (reason being as i sied, males look too disturbing for me)

my girlfriend also plays the game and plays only female character's, so not all female characters are guys in real life.

jciardha · Apr 16, 2006, 06:49 PM // 18:49

FYI, I'm female in real life. I have one female character at this time, and four males. I've been stalked and harrassed before in real life and online because I'm female. I don't need semi-illiterate "r u rly a girl?" spam.

In GW, most people assume I'm a guy, because I play guy characters. I don't bother to correct them usually. I find it easier and more relaxing to play male characters. It's sad that the population of overly-horny adolescents has driven me to feel this way, but nevertheless, they're to blame.

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

pigdestroyer · Apr 16, 2006, 06:52 PM // 18:52

the weird thing about playing with female chars is that some guys try hitting on you... kind of sad

Markaedw · Apr 16, 2006, 07:08 PM // 19:08

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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 so you are going with the butt reason too. I may have started them for other reasons, but the veiw doesn't hurt.

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Originally Posted by jciardha

FYI, I'm female in real life. I have one female character at this time, and four males. I've been stalked and harrassed before in real life and online because I'm female. I don't need semi-illiterate "r u rly a girl?" spam.

In GW, most people assume I'm a guy, because I play guy characters. I don't bother to correct them usually. I find it easier and more relaxing to play male characters. It's sad that the population of overly-horny adolescents has driven me to feel this way, but nevertheless, they're to blame.

There needs to be a /slap emote. To bad there can't be a gold penalty with it, like x amount of gold or an item deducted from the slapee's (is this a word) account. Of course this goes right up there with a friendly fire ability.

BloodBrooder · Apr 16, 2006, 07:13 PM // 19:13

Yeah I am a girl in RL and half the time the main cities are more like a dating service then a game lol. I know my bf only has male chars but alot of my male friends have female chars because they think the guys look stupid. So maybe if they changed it so you could customize the faces more you'd have more males playing male chars. Personally i don't really care either way its the preference of the people playing

FeroxC · Apr 16, 2006, 07:15 PM // 19:15

In the real world im a women trapped in a mans body through the anonyminity of GW i can be a girl and dance naked by the fountain for all the male characters to watch and stare.

Also abit of flirting can make you very very rich.

Kook~NBK~ · Apr 16, 2006, 07:24 PM // 19:24

My first character was a male ranger. It was easy to make the character look the part - he LOOKED like a ranger! My second try at character creation was a male warrior, he lasted about an hour, almost as long as it took me to settle on his appearance. IMHO, all male warrior combos look horrid. I re-casted the warrior as a female, and haven't stopped playing her - easy on the eyes & fun profession to play. Now I've got 4 female characters, mainly because I don't care for the looks of the male mesmers, eles, or monks either.

Ira Blinks · Apr 16, 2006, 07:25 PM // 19:25

I play female characters, because i like how they look. I simply dont think of character as me, but rather my pretty toy. I never pretended being a girl in rl nor been harrased. I dont know where you people get all this, but I dont recal anyone even asking me about my gender.

Desbreko · Apr 16, 2006, 07:29 PM // 19:29

I'm actually split evenly on which classes I prefer to play as male and which as female. (Though at the moment my characters are one male, three female.) My monk somewhat mirrors a role playing character I've had around in my head for a long time, so he's male, and I prefer male characters for mesmers, warriors, and ritualists as well. For elementalists, rangers, necros, and assassins, I like the female models.

And that's mainly it is for me. I prefer the character models for one class/sex, or I dislike another and so I use the alternative. The only reason my necro is female, for example, is because I dislike the male necro models. If I'm going to be playing a character for a long time, I want them to look good, be they male or female.

I find it funny when guys hit on me while I'm playing a female character, though. Sometimes I do a bit of role playing and act like I'm a girl to string them along. What can I say? I like toying with people.

isamu kurosawa · Apr 16, 2006, 07:58 PM // 19:58

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Originally Posted by jciardha

FYI, I'm female in real life. I have one female character at this time, and four males. I've been stalked and harrassed before in real life and online because I'm female. I don't need semi-illiterate "r u rly a girl?" spam.

hehe, my girlfriend gets that alot, so ive taken to playing with her on every mission, thne when she gets a question i state who i am and it soon shuts those perverts up, she also gets "wll yu go out wit mi" alot, oddest thing was when some guy accused her of being a pervert for playing a female charactr, and wouldn't believe she was a real girl....guess he's never had much experience with females

xuemin · Apr 16, 2006, 08:09 PM // 20:09

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Originally Posted by Mistress Smooth

I'm a female but I don't find anything wrong if someone plays the opposite gender unless they claim to be something they're not. Like those playing females claim to be female in RL but in actuality they are not

i get accused of that so often =/ once i was in a ranger trap team in UW and two of them were in the same guild and just kept asking me if i was really female IRL and if i had boobs -.-;;

i'm female IRL, and it just so happens that i prefer to play female chars; in all the games i've played online i've always chosen females for some reason, males ones just don't appeal to me.

tomcruisejr · Apr 16, 2006, 08:30 PM // 20:30

i'm a male and i love to stare at females

i used to play male characters for roleplaying but statitistics shows that almost all the female characters out there are handled by males. gotta avoid engaging in a sausage party.

< got pve female ranger and warrior. they're hot and sexy.

jackie · Apr 16, 2006, 08:40 PM // 20:40

My Chars are divided by 1 male & 3 females. I just picked gender looking through armour catalogs to see what kind of armour is best looking.

From my opinion female characters have more personality in their looks.

Btw. where are the rest two sex? androgyn & pandaka

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