Pretend cat girls, and real life.

[Wynn]

I don't understand why this matters to people so much.

[Jdog]

They also have a word for people like you... Bigots

Personally I don't partake in playing female characters but it's far from "Creepy" if thats really what puts you on edge perhaps you need to step out of the MMO world and back into the real world where more people tend to agree with your bigotry. You did "Hit a nerve" because idiots like you are more common nowdays than I'd like to admit.

Thanks for knocking my faith in humanity down another notch.

I've been playing MMO's my entire life dude....i'm not speaking up against MMO's just saying my opinion and how i feel on it. It's just the forums man...relax = )

[Jdog]

So let me get this straight, you cannot conceive of playing a female character without there being some underlying sexual subtext to it?

I think someone is projecting their own thoughts/fantasies a little.

Well...we are playing Final *Fantasy* lol and something tells me I'm not alone on this. This is an MMO which you control a character, this character represents you and speaks to *real people* for you, now just stop and think on that for a moment...that's all im sayin sir lol

[Haji]

I've been playing MMO's my entire life dude....i'm not speaking up against MMO's just saying my opinion and how i feel on it. It's just the forums man...relax = )

And apparently your opinion got deleted for violating forum guidlines. That says a lot about how your "opinion" is regarded.

Argh.. and now I'm the one posting pointless immflamatory comments. Sight.

Ok, so something constructive, something constructive...

Nope, nothing comes to mind. I guess it's just silly topic. Most topics about human nature are.

[Naylia]

When my wife and I play video games she almost always plays the warrior or dwarf with a sword, while I play the female mage or some such. It's just play style. Why are people so judgemental? Why do people feel the need to type cast everyone? Why are you trying to draw little lines and boxes around people saying, "you play different then me, therefore you are bad and I shall judge you and hurl insults". Get over yourself. It's a character...in a game...

[Esk]

I always find these topics a great insight to how a small number of people think.
How they see others reasons for creating a character probably says more about them self then the people they are talking about.

But to keep on topic.
I'm much happier with the idea these people label me with (at least with this character) then the idea that i like looking at guys rear end and wanting to get some off them.
Which by their own reasoning is what they are doing, along with representing them self as probably a much better looking guy then they actually are.

[Altera]

I personally dont understand why people needs to know whos behind the keyboard/controller of the character ingame. I am a male and I play both female and male chars in RPGs. In WOW i played Worgen Male cause they looked badass, while I played a female draenei priest cause I simply felt a female looked better in clothrobes and had better animations at casting heals.

When I meet other players in FFXIV, I really couldnt care less what gender the person behind the character is. If people are fun to play with, isnt that what should matter?

But to those out there who may hit on my female chars. Here is a pic of my main; Miqote and me in real life.

Miqote: http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y57...0803033cbd.jpg

Alexander: http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y57...0/DSC00029.jpg
I work as a tirefitter / mechanic at a Toyota dealership, hence the tyre I do look like the famous Michelin mascot dont I

[Jynx]

Epic tirelift skillz right there.

[Rinoa]

Altera, that was pretty brave of you to post yourself IRL.

anyway, can i buy my next set of tires from you? i think they are 16" rims. (^o^)

[Altera]

I do find it fun when we get Arctic Trucks Hiluxes and LandCruisers in for new tires. Not to mention the big US version Tundra and Tacomas. They are pretty massive That tyre i was holding there was from a tiny Yaris hehe