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Rothan Celt

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Feb 2008

Aura

Mo/R

01 Apr 2008 at 13:00 - 1

Hey peeps some of you may have read some of my other threads and more than a few have be cancelled because apparently there a dupe thread :S
At any rate i have searched this and I do not believe that there is another thread asking this question if there is sorry in advance .

Right then simple question is
How do you feel towards you avatars and do you try to make them have some physical appearance to resemble you?
Guild wars avatars not guru :P

Are you like me of example who only creates 2 pve avatars and only play on them. Or do u randomly create new chars at a mere whim.

I also want to know how many ppl are actually a dude yet they play a girl char. (pvp dnt count not in my opinion anyway)
Or if there a girl and play a dude char. (dudes on gal chars freak me out)
Also have you ever created a char that generally looks like you. I know at least one person which created a good look a like.

It was just a conversation that I had with a guildie last night and i decided to share it with guru.

What are your opinions on it?

plz do post your opinions

Pick Me

Forge Runner

Join Date: Feb 2006

Thornill, ON, Canada

THE CANUCK MONKS (TCM)

W/R

01 Apr 2008 at 13:14 - 2

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rothan Celt

Hey peeps some of you may have read some of my other threads and more than a few have be cancelled because apparently there a dupe thread :S
At any rate i have searched this and I do not believe that there is another thread asking this question if there is sorry in advance .

Right then simple question is
How do you feel towards you avatars and do you try to make them have some physical appearance to resemble you?
Guild wars avatars not guru :P

Are you like me of example who only creates 2 pve avatars and only play on them. Or do u randomly create new chars at a mere whim.

I also want to know how many ppl are actually a dude yet they play a girl char. (pvp dnt count not in my opinion anyway)
Or if there a girl and play a dude char. (dudes on gal chars freak me out)
Also have you ever created a char that generally looks like you. I know at least one person which created a good look a like.

It was just a conversation that I had with a guildie last night and i decided to share it with guru.

What are your opinions on it?

plz do post your opinions

1) I do not make my characters to look like me in GW.

2) I have 9 characters in PvE. They are not chosen by a whim, they are chosen by preference of what professions I like to play.

3) I am a guy who has 4 guy characters and 5 lady characters. I am an equal opportunist, and as such, I do not think I should be sexist and stay only with guy characters.

4) This is a fantasy game, and as such, my female Necro who looks like a vampire looks cool. My male Ritualist looks kinda plain, but his armor is very cool. I see nothing wrong with players playing professions or looking different (even gender) than they do in real life. I think the point is to escape the horrors of real life and temporarily enjoy a closer knit fake world.

EmptySkull

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jul 2006

KaoS League

E/

01 Apr 2008 at 14:02 - 3

bunch of characters male ane female. Dosen't matter play what you want.
O My main character my male ele. Is red head and pasty white skin. that's is me. O and GW doesn't allow portly/chubby characters so I made him tall and thin.

jonnieboi05

Forge Runner

Join Date: Mar 2006

Mableton, Georgia

Guild Ancestors Reunited [?????????]

01 Apr 2008 at 14:28 - 4

11 PvE characters, 3 Pvp-Made Mules, and 2 PvP slots (16 in total).

I have 15 female characters and 1 male (only have him b/c he's reeeeally old [almost 24 months. Lol... He used to have full FoW, but, I salvaged it

]). I created all females because I am only ever by myself, with heroes and hench, so, I like to see smexxy lookin' chicks.

~LeNa~

Flem

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jul 2005

NA

N/Me

01 Apr 2008 at 14:31 - 5

I have all guy toons, for one simple reason. My second toon ever was was a girl and I kept getting hit on, which made me feel wierd, so I deleted it and never turned back.

Bowstring Badass

Forge Runner

Join Date: Nov 2005

Character selection screen figuring what I want to play...

Purple Lingerie - :D

01 Apr 2008 at 14:38 - 6

Mainly female characters because well male casters look kinda gay. Male warriors are ftw.

Shadow Kurd

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: May 2006

Netherlands

Scouts of Tyria

P/

01 Apr 2008 at 14:42 - 7

Female cause i didn't want a man in a skirt(I am a if you didn't know by know)

kvndoom

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jul 2005

Communistwealth of Virginia

Uninstalled

W/Mo

01 Apr 2008 at 14:43 - 8

Definitely none of my toons resemble me... GW doesn't allow you to make anything that ugly. :-\

All mine are female. Guess I'm all about the femme fatale. Guess it's cool that you can create a thing of beauty and send it forth to kill the living shit out of something/body.

Kusandaa

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jul 2006

N/Mo

01 Apr 2008 at 15:02 - 9

I have 2 characters that look like me - my ele and my ranger... here's a quick comparison shot just tp prove how much my ranger IS me...

My ele looks less like me IMHO, but still x]. My other chars look nothing like me, and I don't mind really. My assassin is a short brunette; my dervish is a drow; my paragon is a cute Black guy; my main warrior is a silver-haired, tanned girl...

In general I make my characters male, well I'm gay and like most guys I like to stare at something I actually like, and who the hell's gonna hit on the drow dervish and the male monk? x] (so I don't get to deal with the kids who go "WILL U BE MAI GF PLZZZ????"). My warrior is female 'cause I didn't like male armors when I made one, so I made a second male warrior... which I never play (can't be bothered, he's lv8) and I made a second monk, female, out of boredom (she's a lv15 mule now).

In total, 14 PvE chars: 2 females, 12 males.

Tyla

Emo Goth Italics

Join Date: Sep 2006

01 Apr 2008 at 16:49 - 10

None of my chars look like me. Specially because 5 of them are female (out of about 14 chars PvE) but I can't do anyway.

And when someone says "want 2 b my gf?" I just lol at them for failing at life.

Valcion

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Aug 2007

A/

01 Apr 2008 at 17:50 - 11

I have 3 PvE male(no gender swaps for me) character which is my Assassin (main), monk (farmer to support main), and warrior (made so I can play through the games chronologically starting from pre-searing).

I try to model my characters so they look "normal" (as in, no crazy hair styles or overly huge of small stature), and I tend to pick armor that look logical (which is why I will forever stay away from Derv and Para, because guys don't wear skirts >_________________>).

This also comes in conflict with assassin armors because I simply can't imagine how the assassin can't stab himself while doing anything (such as dancing) with some of these armors that have huge ass spikes everywhere (yes NF sin and imperial armors, I'm looking at YOU).

Sparhawk Quickfire

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Apr 2007

South-East England

HmD

W/Mo

01 Apr 2008 at 18:13 - 12

i am a guy and i have a couple of female characters
just coz i liek a bit of variation

Operative 14

Forge Runner

Join Date: Nov 2006

Arizona, USA

[OOP] Order of the Phoenix I

01 Apr 2008 at 18:54 - 13

I don't really go out of my way to make characters that look like me. Probably the only exception is that I always choose blond hair becuase that's my own color and stylistic preference.

I have two male characters and four female. I choose them because;
1) My Ele was my first ever MMO avatar so I went with what I am, and since then I've had no reason to delete him.
2) I think a Warrior should be a big strapping lad.
3) A man should never wear a skirt (Dervish).
4) Male Rangers look like hippies.
5) I don't like armor with 'chest feature stylization' like the batman outfits (Paragon).
6) Male Monks are fat.

Basically, when I make a new character I probably spend a week or more just flipping through all the combinations; man or woman, blond or auburn, this hair style or that hair style, and then I go with what I think looks best.

Shai Lee

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Aug 2006

Somewhere

01 Apr 2008 at 20:19 - 14

My characters tend to have dark hair and be female, like me. I've never thought of creating a male character to play. Probably because I play GW with my boyfriend, so playing as a male character would feel weird since all his characters are male. :P

Red Sand

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Mar 2008

New England

Warriors of Wynd [WoW]

W/

01 Apr 2008 at 21:26 - 15

My warrior looks like me: big, bald and mean.

My necro looks like my wife: Hot!

Darkobra

Forge Runner

Join Date: Aug 2006

Scotland

Type like an idiot, I'll treat you like an idiot

E/Me

01 Apr 2008 at 21:30 - 16

I made my elementalist look like me.

Woops. Wrong one.

Online Gamer

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Nov 2007

HELL!!

D/Mo

01 Apr 2008 at 22:22 - 17

I Make characters that look cool and do not resemble me at all and if they do that only a coincidence. I try to make 1 of each profession having 2 in each continent 2 in Tyria 2 in northern tyria 2 in cantha and 2 in elona, my female characters are my monk and ritualist and the rest are male out of 8. the female are for variation

1. I find it wierd that u find the animated people to be "hot" or "sexy" I dont know about you but I tend to like real live women.
2. I really also find it wierd to hit on people in Guild Wars, so i feel sorry for who ever has been

I have found a femal char that looks exact same as my male one

kuplo

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Nov 2006

01 Apr 2008 at 22:41 - 18

I can't even come close to making my GW avatars look anything like me. The sheer beauty that is me would surely blind all others in the game if I were able to duplicate myself in my avatar so I think it's probably best not to even try.

cosyfiep

are we there yet?

Join Date: Dec 2005

in a land far far away

guild? I am supposed to have a guild?

Rt/

01 Apr 2008 at 22:43 - 19

there was a thread about this in the screenshot forum...got moved around abit---

however; with 29 characters a few of which are male (and I=female), there just arent any ughly enough female characters to even come close to me---and the few faces that could dont have hair styles anything like mine (actually the female dervishes come the closest on the hair---just not long enough---I can sit on mine).
so I would have to say mostly no---though my first character does have china white skin like mine, that is where the similarity ends.

Sir Pandra Pierva

Forge Runner

Join Date: Apr 2007

Sardelec yelling at Tenshi

Angels Of Strife

E/

01 Apr 2008 at 22:53 - 20

btw to the guy who has the ancient dyed black get the sunglasses as well for it

Randvek

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Sep 2006

Rise From the Ashes [phnx]

W/

01 Apr 2008 at 22:57 - 21

Quote:

Originally Posted by cosyfiep

there just arent any ughly enough female characters to even come close to me

No self-esteem ftl. :/

Barbie

Academy Page

Join Date: Feb 2008

Qu??bec

W/

01 Apr 2008 at 23:11 - 22

All my characters are females, simply because I can't roleplay a male =p

Rue The Day

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Apr 2006

Disciples Of Sunset [DusK]

N/Me

01 Apr 2008 at 23:14 - 23

I have 10 characters...and not a one of them looks a thing like me. Until I see a character with freckles across their noses and cheeks, I'm out of luck. All of my characters are female though, so at least that is accurate.

englitdaudelin

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jul 2006

East Coast

Soldier's Union [SU]

N/Me

02 Apr 2008 at 01:08 - 24

I make my characters have one of my traits, usually (but not always). Necros and rits get tattooed up; my necro has purple hair (I had blue hair once...).

I play a mix of male and female characters, although I'm a man. My 6-year old daughter really enjoys creating characters for me to play.

llsektorll

Desert Nomad

Join Date: May 2005

Toronto, Canada

R/

02 Apr 2008 at 01:08 - 25

a lame idea...

Dark Kal

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Dec 2006

02 Apr 2008 at 09:41 - 26

My warrior looks most like me, the rest is choosen by what I liked best at the time. I play male and female characters just for variation. I tried to make my dervish look like Jayne Cobb from the Firefly series though, as a tribute to both Jayne and the Firefly series.

TPike

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jan 2008

Pennsyltucky

The Imperial Gaurds Of Ascalon [TIGA]

E/

02 Apr 2008 at 10:02 - 27

Most of my GW characters are attractive females, with a couple evil or scary looking males thrown in the mix.

My avatar is a pic of a bunny with a pancake on his head, if you don't know why I'm not going to explain.

SilverSlave

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jun 2006

Elder Wolves

A/

02 Apr 2008 at 11:13 - 28

I have 4 long standing chars and the rest I fool around with on and off. The 4 I don't mess with is purely because of their age. I'm kind of attached to them. 3 are coming up to their 3rd birthday including my old Ranger main and my current Assassin main is coming up to her 2nd birthday.

All my chars bar 1 (created by my brother) are female because I think they look better than the male chars and, like someone said earlier, I like the idea of a slight, demure lady ruining the big warriors day. In real life I'm a guy. Controversial maybe?

Specifically, I try to make them as pretty as possible. I'm a sucker for the faces that have pale, piercing eyes. I generally create white avatars, probably because I am.

This topic would make for a great psychology case study

Rothan Celt

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Feb 2008

Aura

Mo/R

02 Apr 2008 at 15:11 - 29

Quote:

Originally Posted by Online Gamer

1. I find it weird that u find the animated people to be "hot" or "sexy" I dont know about you but I tend to like real live women.
2. I really also find it weird to hit on people in Guild Wars, so i feel sorry for who ever has been

Who you saying that to?
If it was to me then when did i ever say that i
1. Like digi chicks over real women
&
2. When did i say i hit on someone?

Ur makeing odd assumptions there dude :P
O btw i corrected ur spelling mistakes

Twonaiver

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: May 2006

S??o Paulo Brasil

R/

02 Apr 2008 at 16:42 - 30

my ranger is kinda my alter ego, and it looks like me, at least before i cut my hair, well, it was made back then lol
besides him i got me a harem of 16 other female chars, just cant make another male dude beside my 4 rit mules wich i dont see the face lol

cosyfiep

are we there yet?

Join Date: Dec 2005

in a land far far away

guild? I am supposed to have a guild?

Rt/

02 Apr 2008 at 20:41 - 31

Quote:

Originally Posted by Randvek

No self-esteem ftl. :/

All the females are made after models---I am no model (I broke my nose as a kid and have some nice scars on my face as well)---so its not an exaggeration on my part).....realists ftw.

Shadowhaze

Nothing, tra la la?

Join Date: Oct 2007

03 Apr 2008 at 13:00 - 32

I have quite a few characters and all are female. I like playing as what I am. lol. I don't really think any of them look quite like me, but I try giving them same hair color and such. So yeah. :P

Commander Ryker

Site Contributor

Join Date: Jun 2005

R/

04 Apr 2008 at 00:59 - 33

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shadow Kurd

Female cause i didn't want a man in a skirt(I am a if you didn't know by know)

You're a man in a skirt?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Online Gamer

1. I find it wierd that u find the animated people to be "hot" or "sexy" I dont know about you but I tend to like real live women.

There's nothing wrong with that, these are drawn very realistically and there are some hot looking characters out there. What would be weird was if he wanted to marry his character.

creelie

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jan 2007

Alberta

Charter Vanguard [CV]

Mo/

04 Apr 2008 at 01:35 - 34

My monk sort of looks like me - pale, brown hair, greenish eyes, as tall as a monk can get. However, I have hair on both sides of my head. I like all my characters to look different, so none of the others look anything like me.

All my characters are female, for three reasons. First, I've had male chars and always felt kind of wierd playing them. Second, female characters are generally prettier; it seems to me that the GW designers put a lot more loving attention into the female character models than the male ones (big surprise). Third, female characters have a shorter minimum height - I'm not sure if I buy into the idea that small avatars are measurably harder to target, but it can't hurt, so I make my PvP characters itty-bitty.

Oh, and I did have a whole slew of PvE characters, but I found trying to play and equip all of them exhausting, so now I'm down to 3: my monk who's done everything I care to do, my SY paragon I'm rushing through the game so she'll be available to help guildies with Hard Mode, and my warrior who I only play with my husband. All the rest get repeatedly reborn as PvP characters.

Esprit

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jun 2005

Dvd Forums [DVDF]

E/

04 Apr 2008 at 01:40 - 35

I made myself look like my main PvE toon.

Or...

I made made my characters by finding a combination of hair, skin, face, color that was appeasing to me and maybe a little unique (e.g. Rangers that look like Gaile Gray's Ranger).

I wouldn't be able to play a character for nearly three years if I just randomized everything.

Aera Lure

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Aug 2005

In Baltar's head

Bring Out Your Dead [BOYD], former officer [LBS]

Mo/

04 Apr 2008 at 02:03 - 36

My characters do not look like me, because A) then they'd all look similar and B) GW does not have a robust enough character creation system.

Res Ipsi

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: May 2006

Canada

Angel Sharks [As]

Me/

04 Apr 2008 at 03:32 - 37

My avatar (the char on the right) is a self-portrait. This is what happens when there isn't enough coffee in me.

StormDragonZ

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jan 2008

New York

W/R

04 Apr 2008 at 03:35 - 38

Ranger = Orange Dyed Armor (Hunter)
Elementalist = Purple Dyed Armor (Red Fire + Blue Water)
Warrior = Red Dyed Armor (I just like red)
Mesmer = Silver Dyed Armor (Pimp Suit)
Necromancer = Purple + Brown Dyed Armor (Fake Black)

Zahr Dalsk

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Aug 2007

Canada

04 Apr 2008 at 03:38 - 39

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rothan Celt

Are you like me of example who only creates 2 pve avatars and only play on them. Or do u randomly create new chars at a mere whim.

I also want to know how many ppl are actually a dude yet they play a girl char. (pvp dnt count not in my opinion anyway)

I actually kind of wish I could change my Ritualist's gender, since too much time and effort has been spent on him to just reroll. Ah well, he's pretty hot already

Yuhe Ji

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jan 2008

Los Angeles

E/

04 Apr 2008 at 03:51 - 40

I tried to get my first character to look like me (a Prophecies ele). It didn't work too well considering the fact that I was Asian. I gave up after that and just made whatever looked the best. I have three female characters, but they tend to get less attention than the males, maybe because of their professions (one warrior that is now a mule, one sin, and one necro that is trying to level in Gunnar's Hold). I used to play my female characters occassionally, but it felt sort of weird interacting with everyone else. I got very bored of the sin and warrior and I haven't taken the time to level my necro.