what gender do you play?

Just Z

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Apr 2007

Quote:
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?
1. Female
2. No
3. I never really wanted to be male.
4. I don't think about it and I don't care.
5. No
6. No
7. No
8. No

Dravyn

Academy Page

Join Date: May 2006

Quote:
Originally Posted by Zesbeer
the irony is that he has a avatar of a woman....
I'm pretty sure its meant to be a sarcastic post.

Sujoy

Sujoy

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Sep 2006

In Livia's Cleavage (.)ME(.)

The Early Monk Heals The Worm [EMHW]

Mo/

Maybe no one told you this but doing surveys on the net adds to the fact that you're research is purely subjective and biased. Hopefully this isn't anything serious, otherwise you would be spewing sophisms.

dread slayer

dread slayer

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Mar 2008

Somewhere

A guild??? What is that?

A/

When i talk in gw..... it scares me sometimes tht ur thinking ur talking to a girl but in rl ur talking to a guy...... so if ur fooling around and u flirt wit a girl char...... and in rl tht person is a hairy old man....... its freaky and u wanna logg for like months...

ON topic:

1.Male
2.Yes (once)
3.Eh...... i like to play wit the gender i am in rl...(not gay *cough*)
4.Lol......do i need to answer tht?
5.Even if it scares me a bit.......No
6.Hmmmmmm......(ponders for a while) pretty sure no...... i think
7.

Cammy

Cammy

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Apr 2007

WA

zulu

Mo/

1. Female
2. Yes
3. Experimentation
4. Yes
5. No
6. No
7. No
8. No

Dark Kal

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Dec 2006

1. Male
2. Yes
3. It makes no difference to me.
4. Yes
5. No
6. No
7. No
8. No, I'm most likely to play my own gender but I do not mind playing the other gender either.

wu is me

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Oct 2007

Anything you like, sexy

lemming

lemming

The Hotshot

Join Date: May 2006

Honolulu

International District [id???]

Quote:
Originally Posted by spike470
1.what is your gender?
Male.
Quote:
Originally Posted by spike470
2.Have you ever played a character of the opposite sex?
Yes; all of my characters (including temporary pvp chars) are female.
Quote:
Originally Posted by spike470
3.why or why not?
Male characters in this game are hideous. The fact that female characters are attractive doesn't hurt.
Quote:
Originally Posted by spike470
4.Do you often suspect anyone else of playing a gender not their own?
Even more so in PvP than on the rest of the internet, it's assumed that everyone is male, so pretty much every female character on obs mode is played by a male.
Quote:
Originally Posted by spike470
5.Do you treat players differently based on their avatar’s gender?
No.
Quote:
Originally Posted by spike470
6.Have you taken advantage of your characters gender?
No.
Quote:
Originally Posted by spike470
7.If you know someone is playing a character of a gender not their own, do you treat them differently?
Who cares? Everyone does it.
Quote:
Originally Posted by spike470
8.Would you be more likely to play a character of the other sex in another game? If so, which one(s)? Why?
Assuming that there are no in-game differences between the genders, I'd do so provided the female characters are better-looking.

Amazing Stroopwafel

Academy Page

Join Date: Jan 2008

R/

1. Male
2. Yes
3.My characters gender depends on the armor of that class

monk: male since the dwarfen pants but female in pvp since they don't have those pants there
warrior: I never play a war
ele: female
mesmer: male
necro: male, metal!!!!
ranger: female
rit: female
assassin: male/female
paragon: female
dervish male, robes ftw

4. I think most female charrs are from male players and this thread confirms my suspicion
5. not realy
6. never ever
7. no
8. perhaps, in most games the girls look better

beanerman_99

beanerman_99

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Apr 2005

In the clouds

[Sage]

E/

Male player but charcters are mostly female except for my monk, warrior, and necro. All others are fems. I didn't like the look of male mesmer, ranger, ele and dervs.

Elder III

Elder III

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jan 2007

Ohio

I Will Never Join Your Guild (NTY)

R/

1.what is your gender?
Homo Sapien
2.Have you ever played a character of the opposite sex?
Yes
3.why or why not?
I have too many characters to keep them all of one gender
4.Do you often suspect anyone else of playing a gender not their own?
M.M.O.R.P.G. = Mostly Men Online Role Playing Girls
5.Do you treat players differently based on their avatar’s gender?
I usually don't even notice what it is.
6.Have you taken advantage of your characters gender?
No & seems like a waste of time to try
7.If you know someone is playing a character of a gender not their own, do you treat them differently?
If someone tells me they are a girl I will treat them a little more respectfully, as I do in RL.
8.Would you be more likely to play a character of the other sex in another game? If so, which one(s)? Why?
I go with whatever looks coolest to me for the specific race/class/profession.

Zapper901

Zapper901

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jan 2007

Fire and [ICE]

W/

Quote:
Originally Posted by spike470
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?
1. Male.
2. Yes, but it was just a PvP character and got deleted in 20 minutes. Other than that, no.
3. Keep the retarded Wammos off of me.
4. I always assume someone is male until told otherwise.
5. Not at all.
6. How could I? No.
7. No.
8. No, I would not.

Twonaiver

Twonaiver

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: May 2006

S??o Paulo Brasil

R/

1 - Male
2 - Yes
3 - I was only able to do one male char wich is me, the rest only females (love females)
4 - No
5 - No
6 - No (i dont know how, if i did....)
7 - No
8 - No, tho im not sure i get the question lol

upier

upier

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Mar 2006

Done.

[JUNK]

Quote:
Originally Posted by romeus petrus
Any moderators to get rid of this very offensive and uncalled for post?
Thanks for pointing it out.
Didn't even see it - but after reading it - I was like like "Whoa! The girl has some serious issues!"

Report button FTW btw.

gremlin

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Oct 2006

GWAR

Me/Mo

Quote:
Originally Posted by dread slayer
When i talk in gw..... it scares me sometimes tht ur thinking ur talking to a girl but in rl ur talking to a guy...... so if ur fooling around and u flirt wit a girl char...... and in rl tht person is a hairy old man....... its freaky and u wanna logg for like months...

ON topic:

1.Male
2.Yes (once)
3.Eh...... i like to play wit the gender i am in rl...(not gay *cough*)
4.Lol......do i need to answer tht?
5.Even if it scares me a bit.......No
6.Hmmmmmm......(ponders for a while) pretty sure no...... i think
7.

Speaking generally.
Don't see the problem with being a guy with a female character flirting with a male or female character played by either sex.

Its called role playing

That said I just play the game and don't really chat anyone up, especially as I have no way of knowing the age of the other player.

I could well imaging the press getting the story of some older guy pretending to be a girl in an online game chatting up youngsters.

Better keep flirting to people you meet in real life.