Pretend cat girls, and real life.

[Chain]

For me, I'm much more weirded out by the men who think they HAVE to play a male character.

The ones that pick the prettiest male or the beefiest one they can find, were you instantly attracted to his body or face? Sounds creepy to me, maybe something you feel you have to prove?

A few of my best online friends from the early days of FFXI until now played and still play female characters because we enjoy the aesthetics of them. None of us and I assume the majority of the men that do play them are not the closet trolls you like to pretend they are.

[Dargoth_Draconia]

For me, I'm much more weirded out by the men who think they HAVE to play a male character.

The ones that pick the prettiest male or the beefiest one they can find, were you instantly attracted to his body or face? Sounds creepy to me, maybe something you feel you have to prove?

A few of my best online friends from the early days of FFXI until now played and still play female characters because we enjoy the aesthetics of them. None of us and I assume the majority of the men that do play them are not the closet trolls you like to pretend they are.

A lot of guys generally pick a male class because they are picking something that would represent themselves in that game world even if they are not into RPing. Some guys just want to look at a girls ass instead of a guys all day long when they play. Personally I pick a character that I think would look awesome decked out in different types of gear and sometimes I roll with the least played race. Remembering back to FFXI Galka wasn't played near as much I rolled with a Roegadyn this time around. In WoW I have two female characters and on this game I have a Miqote DoL chick.

[Geesus]

Some guys just want to look at a girls ass instead of a guys all day long when they play.

LOL I know so many guys who say that and to me that's just retarded. If you're staring at a character's ass in game then you have a problem.

[Jynx]

LOL I know so many guys who say that and to me that's just retarded. If you're staring at a character's ass in game then you have a problem.

There is pretty much two main aproaches when people creat a MMO character.

Party A: I create my character to represent the ideal me, what I find most represents a ideal me. When I accomplish something in the game I accomplished it, I am my character.

Party B: I creat my character to represent my ideal character, what I find most interesting. When I acomplish something it's they who are sucsessfull due to my actions, my character is not me.

It's a main distinction to wether people play their avatar as themselves or just a proxy to play the game. Those who feel like their avatar is pretty much themselves will tend to create characters of the same gender / physical appearance or based on their ideal physical condition. While the latter treat their avatar as just that, a tool to play the game with. The avatar is a seperate entity to them and not a extension of themselves in the online world, so they choose to pick it by what is asthetically pleasing to them including different genders.

Nothing strange or creepy about it. Some people just don't conform to everyone elses silly ideals and have their own....who woulda thunk it. By the way I fall into Party A.

[CrystalObsidian]

Nothing strange or creepy about it.

A guy using a female character, and vice versa, is still strange and creepy to me :-/
Even when you try putting logic to it, with your Party A, B speech.
I just can't help but shudder every time a "female character" finally reveals that "she's" a "he", after weeks of thinking otherwise >.<

[Jynx]

A guy using a female character, and vice versa, is still strange and creepy to me :-/
Even when you try putting logic to it, with your Party A, B speech.
I just can't help but shudder every time a "female character" finally reveals that "she's" a "he", after weeks of thinking otherwise >.<

Solution: Consider everyone a male until evidence shows otherwise. That or just don't worry about the "Person" behind the screen. I generally take characters at face value until I know otherwise female characters are female. It's not like I'm trying to hit on them so the gender really doesn't phase me either way.

I guess it's different values I guess. I just don't get how someone is "Creeped" out by the fact someone prefers to play a female character instead of a male one, now if they are trying to "Trick" you then thats another issue all-together. Them be trolls.

[Geesus]

A guy using a female character, and vice versa, is still strange and creepy to me :-/
Even when you try putting logic to it, with your Party A, B speech.
I just can't help but shudder every time a "female character" finally reveals that "she's" a "he", after weeks of thinking otherwise >.<

What would you do if you found out the she character was being played by a he who in RL wants to be a she and plays a she character based off of Jynx's well written "speech" as you called it and fell into catagory A? O.o

And no....it's not me LOL Friend of mine and former epic Rng in XI since launch.

[Jynx]

What would you do if you found out the she character was being played by a he who in RL wants to be a she and plays a she character based off of Jynx's well written "speech" as you called it and fell into catagory A? O.o

The two subsects can't obviously cover everyone in the world. There are obviously a few people out there who feel they are "Trapped" as the wrong gender and playing as the oposite gender is the perfect way for them to express themselves.

Although the chances of these type of people revealing that fact to someone who they don't know well enough for that to be a normal conversation topic would be fairly rare I'd say. I'm sure there are a few "manthras" who are gender confused in that sense. Thats a whole different beast alltogether and then it turns into what you feel is morally correct.

Personally all the power to them. MMO's are an escape from reality, let them live on the game how they want to live.

[CrystalObsidian]

What would you do if you found out the she character was being played by a he who in RL wants to be a she and plays a she character based off of Jynx's well written "speech" as you called it and fell into catagory A? O.o

And no....it's not me LOL Friend of mine and former epic Rng in XI since launch.

Oh god why are you making my brain hurt!! lol jk
Anyways, well props to them! If they wanted to be a "she" in real life and portrayed it through a female character (or vice versa....) then that's fine, I just really hoped that people would admit their real genders sooner, rather than leading us on >.<
It's the deception that bother me more I think, rather than knowing simply that a guy is playing as a female char. (vice versa) <-- sorry I feel like I have to keep saying that.

[Dargoth_Draconia]

LOL I know so many guys who say that and to me that's just retarded. If you're staring at a character's ass in game then you have a problem.

A nice ass is a nice ass. Who cares if it is a couple pixels put together to resemble something that is real. Most guys have imaginations, I didn't say it was fap material or anything but it is a simple truth for many players. Girls may see things differently but guys got two heads and usually think with the smaller one and that is the simple truth. You can say a guy has problems for that but I on the other hand says he has an influx of raging hormones and sh!t happens. Doesn't change the fact that is it the truth of the matter for several people. The term Eye Candy fits perfectly, something that is there that you cannot physically touch but you can oggle over it all you want.