No. For the simple reason is that I'm a guy and I'm gay, thus I love men, so of course I'm going to play a male character. I have nothing against players who play the opposite gender, but I'm annoyed by players who use that as a means to get free stuff from other players or they marry a player in game and don't reveal what gender they really are irl.


For sample, in FFXI, you would have irl males playing female avatars (female humes more so since Mithra was a all female race but we all know mostly males played them) and irl males playing male avatars would get attracted to the female avatar and would assume the player is female. The male character would give the irl male playing female character free gifts, money, etc, while not even knowing that the female character is actually being controlled by a irl male character.



And vice versa, irl females playing male characters to seduce other players and or get gifts and free gil. This was a rampant thing in FFXI and it was beyond petty and deceptive.


That's why in this game, seeing as you can have gay marriages in this game, if I like a male character in game and get to know them more and maybe even marry them in game, I want to know if they are actually male irl and not just some girl looking for free gifts.



If you aren't truthful and you are deceiving your partner by not revealing who you really are, then don't be surprised if your partner drops you like a hot potato. FYI, no one likes liars.