So many female characters

[Camiie]

Why does it seem like 3/4 of players chose female characters? In other MMOs this doesn't seem to be the case.

Because you're human and your personal biases shape your perception of the world around you.

[Kallistra]

Oh my god, people outside of my control are doing things they like. Better complain on the official forums about it!

[HyoMinPark]

I don’t really play other MMOs so I can’t speak on the female to male ratio in them, but I prefer female characters because I’m a female and tend to play characters the same gender as myself. And most of my characters are based off of characters I have created in the past, which tend to be female.

[Alacran]

I have alt female characters but my main is male. I play as a male to help enjoy the story line. When i accomplish a feat, or am told of my deeds it's my representation in the world of Hydalen that i see. For others that's simply not a focus. Besides, it's very rare i get to play a male protagonist with my skin tone in any game. Not many latino characters out there.

[Canadane]

There was no such thing as a male Miqo'te eight years ago.

[Justuas]

Haven't you heard that MMORPG means Many Men Online RolePlaying Girls?

[ElHeggunte]

I usually find female characters more visually appealing and if it's something I'm going to be looking at for as long as I have the character, I want to enjoy looking at it (none of that "because female butt" nonsense though--I mean some games have an art style that give females phenomenal bodies, but that's not exactly the same thing as finding them visually appealing, even though it still plays a small part in my choice). It mostly boils down to how equipment looks on them and their range of animations--one of the reasons I'll never play a female Midlander even if they otherwise fall into the "attractiveness" category of my checklist. If I'm playing a game with male characters that meet my aesthetic tastes, I'd play one of those too.

I've never been one of those players who has a dire need to play same-sex characters because I've never been the kind of person who would typically make a character as an expy of myself. I'm already me, so when presented with a blank canvas in a fantasy world I want to be creative instead of just making a copy of myself. That's not to say I don't see the appeal of visualizing yourself in a fantasy world and making your character to reflect that. That's just not what I personally aim for and I feel like most games allow me to better exercise my creativity with female characters.

[Nicodemus_Mercy]

There was no such thing as a male Miqo'te eight years ago.

Thank goodness that's not the case now!

[SomeRandomHuman]

I recently started playing female for the smaller build. The only small build males are lalafells(and I dislike them) currently. I personally wish the catbois were very twink like some of the original concept art depicted them instead of the generic "built adventurer"

[Hestzhyen]

I recently started playing female for the smaller build. The only small build males are lalafells(and I dislike them) currently. I personally wish the catbois were very twink like some of the original concept art depicted them instead of the generic "built adventurer"

More meaningful muscle sliders would be nice in that regard. The current ones do hardly anything at all. I have them as low as they get for height and muscle definition and I'm still wishing I could be a little shorter, a little less muscular. XIV is still the only MMO game that's fun to play and aesthetically pleasing (in my opinion) so I guess I'm content for now though... I mean, if we want to talk "built" look at the male options for any Western game... they seem deathly allergic to "cute" in any form. But in the spirit of equality they'll let everyone wear every hair style. Beards for women, twintails for men. I don't understand.