I tend to play characters I can identify with.
I'm a really petite female, so I play a miqo'te because she's a really petite female.
Some people might think this is 'boring'... "You're creating a character in a fantasy world; it can be whatever you want!" But... I don't know, I just prefer to do it this way. I've never thought about having a male character, although I guess I'm not against it... I just don't identify with it.
