Guy gamers who play girl characters

[Pandastirfry]

nb4soldierytankgear

actually I really like it, looks like a Lorica should though the "skirt" bit is a bit anachronistic. (believe it or not female versions do exist form the period and they had the "six pack" on them)

[Gormogon]

Because it appeals to me visually as an option. There's no contract that I signed when I was born that instigates that when i play a game I have to play the same genre and same race as my real life version with the same physical features as myself.

So why not dig deeper. There's also non-human characters option that are presentable.

Why do I choose orcs, elves, undead, cyborgs, etc when I'm human IRL? Well like I said before it appeals to me visually as an option.

We can even go deeper.

Why do I choose prefer 2H swords, black magic, guns, or other forms of weaponry if I don't do them IRL? Well I'll say again because it appeals to me visually as an option.

We can even go deeper and touch things like Auctioning, Exploration, Dungeons, Transportation, etc since a lot of these things I wont do in real life.

I don't know what kind of conclusion you are trying to draw but...

[i2agnarok]

I meant the clipping on a lot of models. There's a group that feels rather strongly about it.
I personally like the way the armor looks as far as the actual model, but the clipping is rather horrid on the women-folk.
I haven't actually seen a female character wearing it (and my tank isn't my main, so I'm not spending soldiery on it) up close.
But dat picture. O_o

Also, the post above me immediately made me think of:

[Pandastirfry]

I meant the clipping on a lot of models. There's a group that feels rather strongly about it.
I personally like the way the armor looks as far as the actual model, but the clipping is rather horrid on the women-folk.
I haven't actually seen a female character wearing it (and my tank isn't my main, so I'm not spending soldiery on it) up close.
But dat picture. O_o

Also, the post above me immediately made me think of:

really that's more of an artifact of how the armor is made I bet, they probably start with the Hyur male model then bend and warp it to fit the other races. Personally while the Daystar gear doesn't clip (as bad) I think it's over all look is a little too Warhammer High Elf so I had to glamour it, where as I could stand the clipping of the Lorica cause at least the over all look is good.

[Mega64]

Men should only play male characters, women should only play female characters. That way it's less awkward for me to ask people to be my internet catgirlfriend.

[captain_crunch]

why do you play a cat when you aren't a cat op?

[i2agnarok]

The more you know...
I think Daystar looks goofy no matter WHO is wearing it, personally. XD

[Vinroke]

because why the hell not?

[Aethaeryn]

Guy characters are almost always hideous in MMOs. ;_; I don't blame guys for wanting to play female characters. Also, if you knew some of the whispers females get when they play MMOs, you'd probably understand why a lot of them play male characters...

[Fizzy]

For me it comes down to imagination. I'm a creative person by trade, so I don't see myself as being the main character but rather me watching my character go through the story. I had made 4-5 characters with the character creator before the game was released and decided on the catgirl because she had the cutest animations and personality. I then decided to model her after one of my own cats for inspiration, including the name.