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Cheese_Crackers
04/14/20 5:50:09 PM
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Is it weird for guys in RPGs to play as female characters?


Well?

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DrizztLink
04/14/20 5:50:52 PM
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I play as both.

There's usually different dialogue between the two.

Plus Female City Elf is the best origin in DA:O.

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Lost_All_Senses
04/14/20 5:51:49 PM
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I pick chicks if the game doesn't have love interest

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Squall28
04/14/20 5:52:53 PM
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I only do it in WoW because the male models look awful.

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Solar_Crimson
04/14/20 5:53:25 PM
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It depends. Female characters tend to have much better customization options.

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DrizztLink
04/14/20 5:53:26 PM
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Hairistotle posted...
i dont think it's weird. it seems to be really common for some reason. but i almost never do it myself. in fact im prob confident in saying i never do it. used to do it for kotor 2 but my most recent playthru was as a guy, so now it's probably nothing
KotOR II I always play as a dude because Handmaiden is fantastic while Disciple fucking sucks.

Whiny little bootlicker.

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ChrisTaka
04/14/20 5:53:40 PM
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It's only werid if they try to tell you they're a girl irl

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Cobra1010
04/14/20 5:53:43 PM
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Its only weird if they pretend to be a girl when they interact with other players.

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MutantJohn
04/14/20 5:54:07 PM
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Why is playing as a female weird? Do you think that by default you're anything like Big Boss just because you have a penis? If so, I got some bad news, mate
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Tyranthraxus
04/14/20 5:54:42 PM
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DrizztLink posted...
I play as both.

There's usually different dialogue between the two.

Plus Female City Elf is the best origin in DA:O.

Female City Elf was OP intro not fair to the rest of the game.

Like, can you imagine doing Female City Elf on your first run and then Dailish Elf on your second?

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DrizztLink
04/14/20 5:54:55 PM
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Hairistotle posted...
romances are always a stupid waste of time

wait, that's not a romance i dont think. nvm
It's not even because of romance, you straight-up get one or the other depending on your character.

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Tyranthraxus
04/14/20 5:56:18 PM
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DrizztLink posted...
KotOR II I always play as a dude because Handmaiden is fantastic while Disciple fucking sucks.

Whiny little bootlicker.
Same deal with FE Awakening actually. Doesn't matter how cute you think Female Robin is, play Male Robin or you'll regret it later.

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SH_expert44
04/14/20 5:56:21 PM
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Ivynn
04/14/20 5:56:31 PM
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DrizztLink posted...
I play as both.

There's usually different dialogue between the two.



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Cheese_Crackers
04/14/20 6:02:46 PM
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MutantJohn posted...
Why is playing as a female weird? Do you think that by default you're anything like Big Boss just because you have a penis? If so, I got some bad news, mate
I don't think it's weird but evidently some people do. However they never have an argument beyond "it's weird".

I personally never get into RP enough where I personally identify as my player character, so the gender doesn't matter to me. I usually go by aesthetics. Some male models look way better in games - won't catch me as a female troll in WoW.

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Tyranthraxus
04/14/20 6:04:51 PM
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Cheese_Crackers posted...
I don't think it's weird but evidently some people do. However they never have an argument beyond "it's weird".

I personally never get into RP enough where I personally identify as my player character, so the gender doesn't matter to me. I usually go by aesthetics. Some male models look way better in games - won't catch me as a female troll in WoW.

Funny that the female trolls are way better than the male trolls.

Taurens though the men just look way better IMO.

Orcs/Undead is about equal.

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OffTempo
04/14/20 6:05:07 PM
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I don't think so. I usually have both copies of a Pokemon game and I go male in one run and female in the other. Also some rpgs have stat differences for the gender you choose so it can also just be about playstyle.

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AloofHermit
04/14/20 6:05:21 PM
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SH_expert44 posted...
No. i like to oogle my big tiddy waifus.


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Cheese_Crackers
04/14/20 6:06:55 PM
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Tyranthraxus posted...
Funny that the female trolls are way better than the male trolls.

Taurens though the men just look way better IMO.

Orcs/Undead is about equal.
My bad, I meant Orcs. I don't like how either troll gender looks honestly. Night Elf is debatable but for the other elf races there's almost no difference between male and female.

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Vicious_Dios
04/14/20 6:09:16 PM
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It's weird, but I'll play as them if the game offers bonus, extra dialog, or provide us with a smaller hitbox.

Other than that, I'll play as a dude.

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pfh1001
04/14/20 6:32:39 PM
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Only if it's one of those guys who is creepy about it.
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andri_g
04/14/20 7:46:05 PM
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No. I've done this in every BioWare game except Jade Empire (because, Monk Zeng).

Seriously, some of the being hit-on moments by other N/PCs in those games are... pretty creepy.
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legendarylemur
04/14/20 7:50:30 PM
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People who think it's unacceptable for guys to play as girls are the weird ones. They're the type of ppl who put way too much weight into wish fulfillment. But most people just play games without the need for wish fulfillment, like oh, I get to play as a cute character, that's nice. Immersion is all in one's head. Just because a character isn't able to resemble a player doesn't mean it is somehow not immersible

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kinetika_
04/14/20 7:51:09 PM
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I've been doing it since Perfect Dark. My reasons may be "weird", but it really doesn't matter

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Turbam
04/14/20 7:53:35 PM
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I just play with whichever one looks better.
Only exception is Pokemon, where I always play as the male even though the girl trainer always looks a million times better.

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Juhanor
04/14/20 7:53:40 PM
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No, who cares
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Flockaveli
04/14/20 7:53:57 PM
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If given the choice I always pick female. If I'm gonna be looking at an ass for hours I'd rather it be a female's ass.

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Turbam
04/14/20 7:54:38 PM
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Flockaveli posted...
If given the choice I always pick female. If I'm gonna be looking at an ass for hours I'd rather it be a female's ass.
If they're customizable then you can give the dude a female ass.

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DevsBro
04/14/20 7:56:11 PM
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Hurr durr I gotta look at someone's butt for 40+ hours.

I swear, women are right about us.

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Ving_Rhames
04/14/20 7:57:06 PM
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Depends entirely how they dress them.

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TheLastHero
04/14/20 7:58:50 PM
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DevsBro posted...
Hurr durr I gotta look at someone's butt for 40+ hours.

I swear, women are right about us.


Lol fr

Playing video games to look at polygonal ass has never been a thought that crossed my mind
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MutantJohn
04/15/20 12:40:41 AM
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TheLastHero posted...
Lol fr

Playing video games to look at polygonal ass has never been a thought that crossed my mind

You're missing out, mate

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toyota
04/15/20 12:46:52 AM
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If its a set premade character eg. playing lightning or cammy/chunli in a game, then not really

if its a create a character and you choose to create a female despite not being trans, then yes its weird
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MT_TRAEH
04/15/20 12:50:39 AM
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nope, girls look better than guys

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toyota
04/15/20 1:24:36 AM
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Conflict posted...
No it's not weird, period. Literally why do you care about this
its gender appropriation
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UnholyMudcrab
04/15/20 1:26:07 AM
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I basically always play female characters. It has nothing to do with the looks, even. I just like playing female characters.
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An_Actual_Chad
04/15/20 1:28:17 AM
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Am I the only one who will admit that I like to play female characters in games because it's fun to pretend like you're a girl in an alternate reality?

Has nothing to do with "customization options," "I prefer to look at a girl's behind while i play," or whatever other pathetic excuses you guys always use. Sometimes I just want to be pretty, too!

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teepan95
04/15/20 1:29:12 AM
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I'm playing as a female in my current playthrough of new vegas

The Black Widow perk has some great conversation choices
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Irony
04/15/20 1:29:37 AM
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Unless I can make a CaC that looks exactly like me. Female every time

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AlisLandale
04/15/20 1:33:55 AM
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legendarylemur posted...
People who think it's unacceptable for guys to play as girls are the weird ones. They're the type of ppl who put way too much weight into wish fulfillment. But most people just play games without the need for wish fulfillment, like oh, I get to play as a cute character, that's nice. Immersion is all in one's head. Just because a character isn't able to resemble a player doesn't mean it is somehow not immersible


What if wish fulfillment is the reason to play as a girl and that scares them?

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MyMainAccount
04/15/20 1:38:13 AM
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I actually play as a female avatar more times in games with custom options because I'm basically playing as a guy in almost every game without them. I prefer more variety in my protagonists.

Although if it's something like Bordlerlands or Diablo I just play whichever class I feel like, regardless of whatever gender it's locked as.

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