Hi, I'm doing some research for a class I'm currently taking. and I'd like to ask some questions on how people play and what they think about playing different genders. feel free to skip over any questions you don't feel comfortable answering. your avatars name will not be used in the final report.
1.what is your gender?
2.Have you ever played a character of the opposite sex?
3.why or why not?
4.Do you often suspect anyone else of playing a gender not their own?
5.Do you treat players differently based on their avatar’s gender?
6.Have you taken advantage of your characters gender?
7.If you know someone is playing a character of a gender not their own, do you treat them differently?
8.Would you be more likely to play a character of the other sex in another game? If so, which one(s)? Why?
what gender do you play?
spike470
Murmel
1. Both (mostly male)
2. Yup
3. I play different in GW mainly for the appearance. I hate the male monk animations and looks so I play a female monk.
4. Sometimes
5. Not really no
6. No.. That's very difficult
7. No I don't
8. Depends on how good they look and such. In games like Oblivion I mainly play males. Not often I play female except SOMETIMES in MMO's.
There's my answers ^
2. Yup
3. I play different in GW mainly for the appearance. I hate the male monk animations and looks so I play a female monk.
4. Sometimes
5. Not really no
6. No.. That's very difficult
7. No I don't
8. Depends on how good they look and such. In games like Oblivion I mainly play males. Not often I play female except SOMETIMES in MMO's.
There's my answers ^
Bryant Again
1. Male
2. Yes
3. Got bored of dudes, really
4. I assume every female avatar is really a guy
5. Nope
6. Nope
7. Nope
8. Yes. My best character in Oblivion is a chick, and I've played in other RPGs and games as a female
2. Yes
3. Got bored of dudes, really
4. I assume every female avatar is really a guy
5. Nope
6. Nope
7. Nope
8. Yes. My best character in Oblivion is a chick, and I've played in other RPGs and games as a female
Tyla
1. Male.
2. Yeah.
3. Because most male characters are ugly, and female characters look purdy. Not to mention some dances are bad / good (Male Ele dance = wtf?).
4. I'm not really concerned about real-life genders.
5. Nope.
6. I don't really understand that one.
7. Nope.
8. Depends. I don't want extremely ugly characters, now do I?
@Bryant -- Oblivion FTW!
2. Yeah.
3. Because most male characters are ugly, and female characters look purdy. Not to mention some dances are bad / good (Male Ele dance = wtf?).
4. I'm not really concerned about real-life genders.
5. Nope.
6. I don't really understand that one.
7. Nope.
8. Depends. I don't want extremely ugly characters, now do I?
@Bryant -- Oblivion FTW!
wilderness
1. Male.
2. Yes.
3. Mostly I select based on my preference of elite/obsidian armour models for each gender of each class.
4. Suspicion is never a factor. I've no real interest in people's real world gender.
5. Never.
6. A couple of times
7. Never.
8. Again, depending on the character/armour models for each gender. ie: I can't stand butch warriors, so I'll always role a female in Gws.
2. Yes.
3. Mostly I select based on my preference of elite/obsidian armour models for each gender of each class.
4. Suspicion is never a factor. I've no real interest in people's real world gender.
5. Never.
6. A couple of times
7. Never.
8. Again, depending on the character/armour models for each gender. ie: I can't stand butch warriors, so I'll always role a female in Gws.
StormDragonZ
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1- Male
2- Yes.
3- Because I just didn't want all male characters. I wanted to have a combination of both.
4- Strangely enough, the two female friends who play Guild Wars do not have male characters. Mostly everyone I know who is male prefer female characters.
5- Gender means nothing to me when it comes to meeting people or making groups.
6- My female characters tend to join groups more than my males, but my male characters tend to, as strange as this is, not get attacked as much from monsters.
7- Only if someone only played their opposite gender.
8- I have no comment.
Bryant Again
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I think number six was directed towards people who act all flirty just to get a few extra gold or other items/services.
Shadow Spirit
1. Male
2. Yes indeed
3. I figure if I'm going to look at a character for a million hours, it might as well be a pretty girl
4. Yes. I always figure a female character is a guy in RL.
5. No
6. No
7. No
8. I usually play both male and female characters in all of the games I play for visual variety
Good luck with your project!
2. Yes indeed
3. I figure if I'm going to look at a character for a million hours, it might as well be a pretty girl
4. Yes. I always figure a female character is a guy in RL.
5. No
6. No
7. No
8. I usually play both male and female characters in all of the games I play for visual variety
Good luck with your project!
Olim Chill
1. Male
2. No
3. Just have no desire to
4. Sure
5. No
6. No
7. No
8. Probably not
2. No
3. Just have no desire to
4. Sure
5. No
6. No
7. No
8. Probably not
Shuuda
1.Male.
2.Yes.
3.I'd rather stare at a woman's arse when I play than a man's.
4.Yes.
5.No.
6....................................no.
7. Don't know, don't care
8. Not sure.
2.Yes.
3.I'd rather stare at a woman's arse when I play than a man's.
4.Yes.
5.No.
6....................................no.
7. Don't know, don't care
8. Not sure.
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Silly questions if you ask me.
9 chars 1 Male ele (my first gw char ever, acts like a mule & and an ass
), Female: Warrior, Paragon, 2 Ele's, Necromancer, Ranger, Ritualist & Monk.
Narcissia
1.Female
2.Yes. One, my male ele mule.
3.Because Male elonian eles with chia pet hair = funny
4.Yes lol...
5.Nope
6.Hmm... not really, no
7.Yes, because I find it a bit strange.
8.No. I'm female. Why would I play more male chars?
To males that play females to have something to stare at: They're pixels. should u really be staring anyway? ew.
2.Yes. One, my male ele mule.
3.Because Male elonian eles with chia pet hair = funny
4.Yes lol...
5.Nope
6.Hmm... not really, no
7.Yes, because I find it a bit strange.
8.No. I'm female. Why would I play more male chars?
To males that play females to have something to stare at: They're pixels. should u really be staring anyway? ew.
Kusandaa
1. Male.
2. Yeah.
3. When I made my warrior, a female, I didn't like male armors. Then I made a female monk out of boredom.
4. Most female characters are controlled by males sooooo.... and I know a couple gals who have male chars.
5. Depends. I still call female characters "she" until I'm told it's a guy...
6. Nope.
7. Nah.
8. Don't care so much, depends of the playability... Usually prefer playing males because I'm male; being gay I prefer looking at male bodies, but I do like variety sometimes and when armors doesn't suit me for males, I play female chars. Although sometimes it's just awkward to play as a female, especially if I have no choice in choosing genders (Diablo 2 comes to mind).
2. Yeah.
3. When I made my warrior, a female, I didn't like male armors. Then I made a female monk out of boredom.
4. Most female characters are controlled by males sooooo.... and I know a couple gals who have male chars.
5. Depends. I still call female characters "she" until I'm told it's a guy...
6. Nope.
7. Nah.
8. Don't care so much, depends of the playability... Usually prefer playing males because I'm male; being gay I prefer looking at male bodies, but I do like variety sometimes and when armors doesn't suit me for males, I play female chars. Although sometimes it's just awkward to play as a female, especially if I have no choice in choosing genders (Diablo 2 comes to mind).
mr_groovy
Just for reference I also think the age, or maturity plays a part in picking a male or female char.
< Late twenties.
< Late twenties.
Lest121
Depends on the Armor for the Class.
Monk-female.
Warrior-Male.
Assassin-Male.
Dervish-Male.
Ranger-Female.
Paragon-Female.
Necro-Female.
Rit-Male.
Monk-female.
Warrior-Male.
Assassin-Male.
Dervish-Male.
Ranger-Female.
Paragon-Female.
Necro-Female.
Rit-Male.
Jenn
1.what is your gender? female
2.Have you ever played a character of the opposite sex? nope
3.why or why not? they fugly as hell, the male characters
4.Do you often suspect anyone else of playing a gender not their own? yes
5.Do you treat players differently based on their avatar’s gender? no
6.Have you taken advantage of your characters gender? yes
7.If you know someone is playing a character of a gender not their own, do you treat them differently? no
8.Would you be more likely to play a character of the other sex in another game? If so, which one(s)? Why? no. game designers are a bunch of horny guys who want to see sexy chics, and totally fail at giving male charactesr proper attention. So for that, I will always play female characters.
2.Have you ever played a character of the opposite sex? nope
3.why or why not? they fugly as hell, the male characters
4.Do you often suspect anyone else of playing a gender not their own? yes
5.Do you treat players differently based on their avatar’s gender? no
6.Have you taken advantage of your characters gender? yes
7.If you know someone is playing a character of a gender not their own, do you treat them differently? no
8.Would you be more likely to play a character of the other sex in another game? If so, which one(s)? Why? no. game designers are a bunch of horny guys who want to see sexy chics, and totally fail at giving male charactesr proper attention. So for that, I will always play female characters.
Loco roco
1.what is your gender? - male
2.Have you ever played a character of the opposite sex? - no
3.why or why not? - why should i?
4.Do you often suspect anyone else of playing a gender not their own? - many times
5.Do you treat players differently based on their avatar’s gender? - never
6.Have you taken advantage of your characters gender? - no
7.If you know someone is playing a character of a gender not their own, do you treat them differently? - i try not to
8.Would you be more likely to play a character of the other sex in another game? If so, which one(s)? Why? No, same answer as question3
Hope that helped :P
2.Have you ever played a character of the opposite sex? - no
3.why or why not? - why should i?
4.Do you often suspect anyone else of playing a gender not their own? - many times
5.Do you treat players differently based on their avatar’s gender? - never
6.Have you taken advantage of your characters gender? - no
7.If you know someone is playing a character of a gender not their own, do you treat them differently? - i try not to
8.Would you be more likely to play a character of the other sex in another game? If so, which one(s)? Why? No, same answer as question3
Hope that helped :P
Chrono Re delle Ere
1.My gender is male; my main's gender is also male.
2.Yup
3.Depends from the class; for instance I prefer a female monk as resembles a more "kind" touch
4.Always
5.Depends from player's behaviour
6.Sorry I didn't get this question x)
7.Of course not.
8.Well when I had to play games like Diablo2 LoD, Oblivion, Dark Messiah and such I always made a male "smash heads" warrior. You ask why? Well because male warriors DO smash heads!
2.Yup
3.Depends from the class; for instance I prefer a female monk as resembles a more "kind" touch
4.Always
5.Depends from player's behaviour
6.Sorry I didn't get this question x)
7.Of course not.
8.Well when I had to play games like Diablo2 LoD, Oblivion, Dark Messiah and such I always made a male "smash heads" warrior. You ask why? Well because male warriors DO smash heads!
Nightmares Hammer
1. Male.
2. No.
3. Because i'm not female. Duh.
4. This is the Internet.
5. I'm not a big fan of pixels.
6. No...
7. Nope.
8. No.
2. No.
3. Because i'm not female. Duh.
4. This is the Internet.
5. I'm not a big fan of pixels.
6. No...
7. Nope.
8. No.
Spaced Invader
1. Male.
2. Yes.
3. Because I can.
4. Never. In fact, I ALWAYS expect EVERY person in the internet (that includes online games such as Guild Wars) to be male.
5. See 4.
6. I also expect that everyone else ALWAYS expects EVERY person in the internet (that includes online games such as Guild Wars) to be male. Which means I always expect that everyone knows that I am male, while playing a female char. So naturally I can't take any advantage of my avatar's gender.
7. See 4 (and never had a situation where the opposite was proven, so.. no.)
8. Always depends on my mood and on what looks better for a certain class in a certain game.
2. Yes.
3. Because I can.
4. Never. In fact, I ALWAYS expect EVERY person in the internet (that includes online games such as Guild Wars) to be male.
5. See 4.
6. I also expect that everyone else ALWAYS expects EVERY person in the internet (that includes online games such as Guild Wars) to be male. Which means I always expect that everyone knows that I am male, while playing a female char. So naturally I can't take any advantage of my avatar's gender.
7. See 4 (and never had a situation where the opposite was proven, so.. no.)
8. Always depends on my mood and on what looks better for a certain class in a certain game.
Dravyn
1.Male
2.Not of my own..i have played my gf's characters at times
3.I'm a dude..and i don't buy that whole "staring at polygons" bit
4.Yea
5.Nope
6.Nope
7.No, even though dudes playing chicks seems weird to me
8.No
2.Not of my own..i have played my gf's characters at times
3.I'm a dude..and i don't buy that whole "staring at polygons" bit
4.Yea
5.Nope
6.Nope
7.No, even though dudes playing chicks seems weird to me
8.No
CagedinSanity
1.what is your gender?
I'm a guy
2.Have you ever played a character of the opposite sex?
Yes.
3.why or why not?
Multiple reasons. Like, a lot.
-As a writer, I have a few characters that are female and I reflect them in games.
-A more common excuse, I don't want to look at a guy's ass for 2-8 hours.
-Male armor... isn't that great.
-Females are skinnier so I see a bit more on screen.
-More I can't even remember.
4.Do you often suspect anyone else of playing a gender not their own?
Always.
5.Do you treat players differently based on their avatar’s gender?
I do not.
6.Have you taken advantage of your characters gender?
Once in pre-searing on a sexy female elementalist, some guy kept giving me hold. I happily took. But that was a year+ ago and I've never taken advantage over my female characters.
7.If you know someone is playing a character of a gender not their own, do you treat them differently?
Nope. Because I do the same thing.
8.Would you be more likely to play a character of the other sex in another game? If so, which one(s)? Why?
75% of my characters on WoW are also female, and they're 100 times better looking than GW females.
I'm a guy
2.Have you ever played a character of the opposite sex?
Yes.
3.why or why not?
Multiple reasons. Like, a lot.
-As a writer, I have a few characters that are female and I reflect them in games.
-A more common excuse, I don't want to look at a guy's ass for 2-8 hours.
-Male armor... isn't that great.
-Females are skinnier so I see a bit more on screen.
-More I can't even remember.
4.Do you often suspect anyone else of playing a gender not their own?
Always.
5.Do you treat players differently based on their avatar’s gender?
I do not.
6.Have you taken advantage of your characters gender?
Once in pre-searing on a sexy female elementalist, some guy kept giving me hold. I happily took. But that was a year+ ago and I've never taken advantage over my female characters.
7.If you know someone is playing a character of a gender not their own, do you treat them differently?
Nope. Because I do the same thing.
8.Would you be more likely to play a character of the other sex in another game? If so, which one(s)? Why?
75% of my characters on WoW are also female, and they're 100 times better looking than GW females.
Darcy
1. Female
2. No (if you mean in GW)
3. Just seem to create girls, except for my two mules, whom I don't play.
4. No
5. No
6. No
7. No
8. Probably not, but question too iffy.
2. No (if you mean in GW)
3. Just seem to create girls, except for my two mules, whom I don't play.
4. No
5. No
6. No
7. No
8. Probably not, but question too iffy.
I MP I
1. Male
2. Yes
3. I'm one of those guys that looks like a girl with the long hair, sexy eye lashes, smooth soft skin, and hot lips lol! Aside from that, girls are more pleasant to look at.
4. Always. This is the internet.
5. No.
6. Sure have. I've gotten free stuff.
7. Not at all.
8. Girls all the way!
2. Yes
3. I'm one of those guys that looks like a girl with the long hair, sexy eye lashes, smooth soft skin, and hot lips lol! Aside from that, girls are more pleasant to look at.
4. Always. This is the internet.
5. No.
6. Sure have. I've gotten free stuff.
7. Not at all.
8. Girls all the way!
karlitea
1.Female
2.Yes
3.I prefer to play my own gender, but some of the male characters are pretty good-looking.
4.I assume everyone I'm playing with is a guy until proved otherwise.
5.No
6.Not certain what this means exactly
7.Not really, but I always get a kick out of finding out one is a girl. Chick gamers unite!
8.Nah, I prefer playing girls. We're just more purty.
2.Yes
3.I prefer to play my own gender, but some of the male characters are pretty good-looking.
4.I assume everyone I'm playing with is a guy until proved otherwise.
5.No
6.Not certain what this means exactly
7.Not really, but I always get a kick out of finding out one is a girl. Chick gamers unite!
8.Nah, I prefer playing girls. We're just more purty.
Shadowmere
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2.yes
3.it really depends on what character options I'm given, when I made a warrior I made a female one b/c I can't stand the look of male wars. Often times with GW however it's just what face/hair options for each gender that determine what I choose.
4.not really, I don't really think about the person behind the avatar unless they feel like sharing, and I've met enough female gamers to make me not believe everybody's actually a guy
5.no aside from different pronouns for them (if you're a guy with a fem character that charater's still a she)
6.nope
7.nope, it's a character you like the look of, don't see why it should matter what the gender is in rl
8.it all depends, often times I'll play through a game once or twice with both genders just because (@ Bryant my best Oblivion character was a chick too
DarkWasp
1.Male
2.Yes
3.Because I use characters from a story that I am writing, there are women in the story.
4.In Guild Wars? Always. With most having over 10 character slots, how could one resist stepping over to the other side?
5.Yes, sort of. Like avatars on a forum, a subconcious message is sent. (Like hippos for example, they are much more dangerous than gators, but many dont instantly recognise them as hostile because they don't look as mean.)
6.Not on purpose, I always roleplay a small bit though. Unless someone mentions me personaly, all the messages are counted as directed toward my character.
7.Yep, it gets real awkward when this text bubble apears over a woman character: "Im scratching my nuts". If that player would have used a male character while saying that, I wouldn't have to have mind troubles.
8.Any game where you need to spend more than 80% of your time on one character or have only 1 slot, my character will always be male.
2.Yes
3.Because I use characters from a story that I am writing, there are women in the story.
4.In Guild Wars? Always. With most having over 10 character slots, how could one resist stepping over to the other side?
5.Yes, sort of. Like avatars on a forum, a subconcious message is sent. (Like hippos for example, they are much more dangerous than gators, but many dont instantly recognise them as hostile because they don't look as mean.)
6.Not on purpose, I always roleplay a small bit though. Unless someone mentions me personaly, all the messages are counted as directed toward my character.
7.Yep, it gets real awkward when this text bubble apears over a woman character: "Im scratching my nuts". If that player would have used a male character while saying that, I wouldn't have to have mind troubles.
8.Any game where you need to spend more than 80% of your time on one character or have only 1 slot, my character will always be male.
Dr Strangelove
1.Male
2.Yes
3.I like the way womenfolk are put together
4.Considering I do, yes
5.No
6.If you mean using it against someone else, no. If you mean heightening my own enjoyment of the game, yes.
7.No
8.Depends on how the textures look. In NWN, both are ugly so I take a dude for expediency. In Oblivion, it's a lot of fun to play with the face creator until I get a good looking woman. It's vastly easier to design a good looking female character as a guy, since I know what I'm looking for.
Any picture of another person, real or computer generated, is pixels. Artists make pixels with the intent of being good looking, and they generally do a decent job.
2.Yes
3.I like the way womenfolk are put together
4.Considering I do, yes
5.No
6.If you mean using it against someone else, no. If you mean heightening my own enjoyment of the game, yes.
7.No
8.Depends on how the textures look. In NWN, both are ugly so I take a dude for expediency. In Oblivion, it's a lot of fun to play with the face creator until I get a good looking woman. It's vastly easier to design a good looking female character as a guy, since I know what I'm looking for.
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Woops, posted with the wrong account (not on my own pc).
>_>
Maximumraver.
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Maximumraver.
Shiney
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1. Male.
2. Yes. 3. Because I can. 4. Never. In fact, I ALWAYS expect EVERY person in the internet (that includes online games such as Guild Wars) to be male. 5. See 4. 6. I also expect that everyone else ALWAYS expects EVERY person in the internet (that includes online games such as Guild Wars) to be male. Which means I always expect that everyone knows that I am male, while playing a female char. So naturally I can't take any advantage of my avatar's gender. 7. See 4 (and never had a situation where the opposite was proven, so.. no.) 8. Always depends on my mood and on what looks better for a certain class in a certain game. |
1.Female
2.Yes
3.I think many of the female sprites look nicer, but I have a few male characters too for variety (Ranger, Paragon, Mesmer and Dervish I think)
4.Yes, many people do it, variety and all.
5.Nope
6.I don't think this one really deserves a dignified answer...
7.Nope
8.Yeah, in any game, variety et cetera.
Narcissia
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Shiney
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doesnt change the fact that saying "i play a female char in gw so i have something to look at" sounds pathetically desperate
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Since many people play guild wars as a hobby for maybe an hour or more per day, they want to enjoy it as much as possible. If that means they want to have a female character over a male character (maybe because 1. there aren't as many female chars from my own experience and 2. female sprites look better)
I really don't see how that sounds pathetically desperate.
Narcissia
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Speaking as an objective outsider, what difference does it really make what sex your character is? If you find the female sprites more aesthetically pleasing, play with female chars. If you like male sprites more, use male characters.
Since many people play guild wars as a hobby for maybe an hour or more per day, they want to enjoy it as much as possible. If that means they want to have a female character over a male character (maybe because 1. there aren't as many female chars from my own experience and 2. female sprites look better) I really don't see how that sounds pathetically desperate. |
Lawrence Chang
1.Male
2.Yes
3.Some armors look horrible on males. Plus, female characters are pretty sexy.
4.Yes, usually by the way they talk.
5.Nope, I treat the the same, knowing that its a 50/50 chance that they are either a girl or boy.
6.No, but people have tried it on me.
7.No, I judge by gender.
8.Yes, Max Payne 2. That chick is hot.
2.Yes
3.Some armors look horrible on males. Plus, female characters are pretty sexy.
4.Yes, usually by the way they talk.
5.Nope, I treat the the same, knowing that its a 50/50 chance that they are either a girl or boy.
6.No, but people have tried it on me.
7.No, I judge by gender.
8.Yes, Max Payne 2. That chick is hot.
Dr Strangelove
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doesnt change the fact that saying "i play a female char in gw so i have something to look at" sounds pathetically desperate
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From another angle, plenty of girls think various celebrities they will never meet in real life are hot. As long as my girlfriend doesn't take her crush on Johnny Depp past idle fantasy, it's fine. As long as I don't take my crush on Scarlett Johansson or my avatar in Guild Wars beyond that, it's fine.
Marionette
1.) Female.
2.) No, not yet at least. I do want a male character for variety.
3.) I enjoy playing female characters because I'm feminine in the sense that I get giddy over cute hair and armor styles. I do enjoy the male looks, but I've just naturally gravitated toward female characters for the most part.
4.) Yes.
5.) No, I treat them all the same depending on what they do or say.
6.) No.
7.) I tease my friends about it but I don't really mean it. I wouldn't mind playing a male character, and I can see why they would want to play female characters. However, I do tend to roll my eyes at the stereotypical "female characters are better to look at while I'm playing" thing... I don't see what's so terrible about the male looks I guess.
8.) In a lot of fighting games I'd rather play a more normal looking male than over-sexed looking chick who flops around like two gigantic bags of jello with every move they make.
2.) No, not yet at least. I do want a male character for variety.
3.) I enjoy playing female characters because I'm feminine in the sense that I get giddy over cute hair and armor styles. I do enjoy the male looks, but I've just naturally gravitated toward female characters for the most part.
4.) Yes.
5.) No, I treat them all the same depending on what they do or say.
6.) No.
7.) I tease my friends about it but I don't really mean it. I wouldn't mind playing a male character, and I can see why they would want to play female characters. However, I do tend to roll my eyes at the stereotypical "female characters are better to look at while I'm playing" thing... I don't see what's so terrible about the male looks I guess.
8.) In a lot of fighting games I'd rather play a more normal looking male than over-sexed looking chick who flops around like two gigantic bags of jello with every move they make.
Fear Me!
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Originally Posted by spike470
Hi, I'm doing some research for a class I'm currently taking. and I'd like to ask some questions on how people play and what they think about playing different genders. feel free to skip over any questions you don't feel comfortable answering. your avatars name will not be used in the final report.
1.what is your gender? 2.Have you ever played a character of the opposite sex? 3.why or why not? 4.Do you often suspect anyone else of playing a gender not their own? 5.Do you treat players differently based on their avatar’s gender? 6.Have you taken advantage of your characters gender? 7.If you know someone is playing a character of a gender not their own, do you treat them differently? 8.Would you be more likely to play a character of the other sex in another game? If so, which one(s)? Why? |
2.Yes
3.The female form is exquisitely attractive, even the majority of heterosexual women will tell you that. And for some strange reason, this is true of mmorpg femmes where minimum coverage=more armor, go figure.
4.No, I don't care for other player's rl sex type, I care for how they game.
5.No, an avatar is an avatar, nothing more. I treat them on how they act, and treat others.
6.? I don't understand this one. Do you mean, asked a cosplay girl to dress up as a ranger wearing elite druid armor, perform the ranger stripper dance, and let me have my way with her? Sure, I'm guilty as charged. =]
7.No. I treat everyone based on their actions.
8.Yes, as stated before, the female form is alluring. If I want to stare at naked guys, I'd join any sports team.
Li Xien
1. Male.
2. One.
3. My girlfriend and I made twin assassins.
4. Everyone on Guild Wars is a man.
5. No. I assume they're all men. They all receive equal amounts of love and devotion.
6. It's not easy to use my character's masculinity to my advantage against other men, unless ...
7. Only if they ask for it. Sometimes I make fun of my friend Mike(forum username Mike the Spike) on the public chat channel because he loves playing females and likes to pretend he's a dainty young girl.
8. No. I don't mind looking at the backside of a male avatar for hours on end. It makes me feel unique.
2. One.
3. My girlfriend and I made twin assassins.
4. Everyone on Guild Wars is a man.
5. No. I assume they're all men. They all receive equal amounts of love and devotion.
6. It's not easy to use my character's masculinity to my advantage against other men, unless ...
7. Only if they ask for it. Sometimes I make fun of my friend Mike(forum username Mike the Spike) on the public chat channel because he loves playing females and likes to pretend he's a dainty young girl.
8. No. I don't mind looking at the backside of a male avatar for hours on end. It makes me feel unique.
Mike The Spike
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1. Male.
2. One. 3. My girlfriend and I made twin assassins. 4. Everyone on Guild Wars is a man. 5. No. I assume they're all men. They all receive equal amounts of love and devotion. 6. It's not easy to use my character's masculinity to my advantage against other men, unless ... 7. Only if they ask for it. Sometimes I make fun of my friend Mike(forum username Mike the Spike) on the public chat channel because he loves playing females and likes to pretend he's a dainty young girl. 8. No. I don't mind looking at the backside of a male avatar for hours on end. It makes me feel unique. |
Narcissia
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It really only becomes pathetically desperate if that's the only interaction with women you're going to get, or if you deposit your character's image into the spank bank.
From another angle, plenty of girls think various celebrities they will never meet in real life are hot. As long as my girlfriend doesn't take her crush on Johnny Depp past idle fantasy, it's fine. As long as I don't take my crush on Scarlett Johansson or my avatar in Guild Wars beyond that, it's fine. |
plenty of girls, maybe. buuuut not me, so ill obviously think differently from that
anyway. this thread is supposed to be about the survey. soo stop going on about my opinions plz and ill do the same.