You roll females because...
ruk1a
Anyone else roll females solely because the men are too "stocky" and long necked? I mean.. I'm a guy, I don't know how to make this sound non-homo but when I'm playing a male character I'd like it to be the assassin-like body structure rather than the warrior structure that monks and some others seem to share.
StormDragonZ
I use:
- Male Mesmer, Assassin & Ranger
- Female Necromancer, Warrior & Elementalist
I wanted a balance of male to female number. I don't regret my choices.
- Male Mesmer, Assassin & Ranger
- Female Necromancer, Warrior & Elementalist
I wanted a balance of male to female number. I don't regret my choices.
Kung Foo Man Choo
I play solely male because well I am one and personally I find it a bit weird playing as a female since they are all scantily robed and I know that when someone whether it be family or friends will give me some sort of crap for playing as a female. I avoid the "stocky, long neck" attributes by making short characters
cosyfiep
I am female, and play mostly female characters however, when I made my first monk--I didnt like any of the hair choices (still dont like the lack of color choices)..so my first monk was male (prophecies)..made a female monk in both factions and nf. The other male characters I have are a rit ---because I liked the face and hair, and a necro--because I wanted to see a regular guy looking necro male (not the ugly near death)...then I have a male dervish mule because I have 3 female dervish mules and couldnt find another hair style I liked.
so yeah looks.
so yeah looks.
Del
Female armor mixing options are generally superior to male.
cataphract
All my chars are female. Staring at female shapes is easier on my eyes. Also, slutty armors ftw.
_Nihilist_
I am male and I roll all male characters. I have no desire to dance in my undies for a few gold (those were the days... Pre-Searing... :*( ... I miss you...), most of the female "armor" wouldn't function well as such (Female Warrior Platemail, for example... with an exposed neck and cleavage... right... I know where my attacks are going to be aimed... visually 0AL over a vital area? LOL), and when I'm on Vent I'd crack up waaay too much running around with a female avatar and my voice calling targets.
As far as "long-necked" goes - don't roll a female Elementalist if long necks squick you, female Eles have a number of armors that give them long necks.
As far as some of the other reasons that I have heard given by my friends, Guildmates, and Allies as to why they roll female characters, this is the one that I have received more often than any other (paraphrased and edited for content, but the main point is still crystal clear):
"If I'm going to spend hours on end staring at something while I play GW, it's not going to be a guy's butt."
As far as other stuff goes... I shave my head IRL, and most of my male characters are bald, too. The only 3 that I can think of that aren't are my Necro (Prophecies) because the closest thing to bald is the Misfits-style buzz cut with the single long tail at the front and aesthetically the short, backswept hair looked better for my concept of him (black skin, white hair - yes, his visual concept is based off of the Drow from D&D), my Ranger (Prophecies) because there isn't a bald option, so I went with the long hair pulled back on top with the underside left alone, and my Mesmer (mule, Nightfall) because the Male Prophecies Mesmer hairstyles are all too offset for me, and the faces available are too Wesley (Princess Bride)/Orlando Bloom for my tastes... and the one that has a decently grown goatee still looks like crap, plus the red hair option for Male Prophecies Mesmers is too light - it's more pinkish/washed out/muted than Scottish/Irish redhead for my tastes (I'm Scottish/Irish... sue me for being picky).
As far as "long-necked" goes - don't roll a female Elementalist if long necks squick you, female Eles have a number of armors that give them long necks.
As far as some of the other reasons that I have heard given by my friends, Guildmates, and Allies as to why they roll female characters, this is the one that I have received more often than any other (paraphrased and edited for content, but the main point is still crystal clear):
"If I'm going to spend hours on end staring at something while I play GW, it's not going to be a guy's butt."
As far as other stuff goes... I shave my head IRL, and most of my male characters are bald, too. The only 3 that I can think of that aren't are my Necro (Prophecies) because the closest thing to bald is the Misfits-style buzz cut with the single long tail at the front and aesthetically the short, backswept hair looked better for my concept of him (black skin, white hair - yes, his visual concept is based off of the Drow from D&D), my Ranger (Prophecies) because there isn't a bald option, so I went with the long hair pulled back on top with the underside left alone, and my Mesmer (mule, Nightfall) because the Male Prophecies Mesmer hairstyles are all too offset for me, and the faces available are too Wesley (Princess Bride)/Orlando Bloom for my tastes... and the one that has a decently grown goatee still looks like crap, plus the red hair option for Male Prophecies Mesmers is too light - it's more pinkish/washed out/muted than Scottish/Irish redhead for my tastes (I'm Scottish/Irish... sue me for being picky).
ruk1a
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Originally Posted by cosyfiep
I am female, and play mostly female characters however, when I made my first monk--I didnt like any of the hair choices (still dont like the lack of color choices)..so my first monk was male (prophecies)..made a female monk in both factions and nf. The other male characters I have are a rit ---because I liked the face and hair, and a necro--because I wanted to see a regular guy looking necro male (not the ugly near death)...then I have a male dervish mule because I have 3 female dervish mules and couldnt find another hair style I liked.
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AndrewSX
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Originally Posted by StormDragonZ
I wanted a balance of male to female number. I don't regret my choices.
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-Male Sin, Derv, Ele(main)
-Female Mes, Nec, Monk, Rit
Plus the PvP char which is generally male, unless is a ele/sin/derv which already have for pve. Just for the sake of use every combination.
Plutoman
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Originally Posted by _Nihilist_
"If I'm going to spend hours on end staring at something while I play GW, it's not going to be a guy's butt."
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Pinkest One
I have a female mesmer and assassin because the male counterparts annoy me
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Originally Posted by ruk1a
no-homo
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Enchanted Krystal
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Originally Posted by _Nihilist_
"If I'm going to spend hours on end staring at something while I play GW, it's not going to be a guy's butt."
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All my toons are female, for that very reason. Females just make the view soooo much more plesant.
Remember, each to his/her own.
SheilaWhiteclaw
my chars are females cuz i'm a female myself XD ...but i have amale char too 
Spiritz
Usually the ppl who ask this type of question are ready to put us males down who use female chrs but for once this is different.I play female chrs for the same reason as many others - who wants to stare at the back of a male.
Question here for those who call us "female chr" players weird etc - i take it you have never played nor will play any games that have a female chr enforced on you - ie tomb raider series ?
Question here for those who call us "female chr" players weird etc - i take it you have never played nor will play any games that have a female chr enforced on you - ie tomb raider series ?
Riot Narita
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Originally Posted by _Nihilist_
"If I'm going to spend hours on end staring at something while I play GW, it's not going to be a guy's butt."
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I do not pretend that my ingame characters are "me", they are they are simply third parties that I control. May as well choose third parties that are nice to look at. Males, whether they are stocky/longnecked or not... are not as nice as females for me to look at.
I see no point in making them male, simply because I am male in real life. They still wouldn't represent the real "me" at all. (If my characters really represented me, they'd look extremely dull and would not be able to use magic, wear heavy armour, smash giant enemies etc etc)
Spiritz
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Originally Posted by Riot Narita
They still wouldn't represent the real "me" at all. (If my characters really represented me, they'd look extremely dull and would not be able to use magic, wear heavy armour, smash giant enemies etc etc)
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seriously tho you hit the nail on the head - we play chrs who are totally different to ourselves in real life and in no way do they represent our real life.
If i played tomb raider id be playing the game as lara croft not as myself - hell i doubt id be able to do anything in real life that she does in the game.
Regardless of your chrs sex - its the idiots in outposts who assume your female , call your chr sexy and then try and proceed to chat you up.You get to become the target of slurs etc when the idiot learns your a male not female - and its their fault its happened.
Anime Divine
because girls run the world
BEYONCE!!! all creat a beyonce char now
because of the boobs
BEYONCE!!! all creat a beyonce char nowbecause of the boobs
BoredJoe
Also man-boobs are kinda gross.
-Vodka-
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Originally Posted by cataphract
All my chars are female. Staring at female shapes is easier on my eyes. Also, slutty armors ftw.
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Also, it's nice not to follow the 'strong knight in shining armor' cliche.
RedDog91
I try to avoid playing a female chatacter because when I do make one, I spend hour upon hours making sure she is the prettiest damn woman to ever grace the game. And then she has to have lots of armor sets, because she's my spoiled little girl.
Try to avoid girl characters cuz just like in real life girls make me go broke.
Try to avoid girl characters cuz just like in real life girls make me go broke.
Dot Rotten
I try to keep a mix :P
I'm a guy and i've got 3 female chars, and 3 male chars :P
Personally I find almost all the armours to be nicer on a female!
but, each to their own ;D
I'm a guy and i've got 3 female chars, and 3 male chars :P
Personally I find almost all the armours to be nicer on a female!
but, each to their own ;D
Dewshine Wildclaw
All my chars are female because Im one in rl.
Sure my chars are not representing me, but it is easier for me to... identify myself or bond with my char if it is female... that might sound odd, but I can't think of other ways to say it.
Each their way right
Sure my chars are not representing me, but it is easier for me to... identify myself or bond with my char if it is female... that might sound odd, but I can't think of other ways to say it.
Each their way right
Stranger The Ranger
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Originally Posted by _Nihilist_
"If I'm going to spend hours on end staring at something while I play GW, it's not going to be a guy's butt."
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matter of time
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Originally Posted by Dewshine Wildclaw
All my chars are female because Im one in rl.
Sure my chars are not representing me, but it is easier for me to... identify myself or bond with my char if it is female... that might sound odd, but I can't think of other ways to say it. Each their way right |
Although I fully accept other chioces I would find myself playing as a female a bit of ''trans feeling'' ... definitelly I prefer to look (no only) at real female butts
Zenzai
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Why waste time staring at pixelated butts instead of just.. playing the damn game?
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Any who... I roll girls because not only can I relate, they are for the most part attractive (save the female warriors. Their pencil necks and tiny faces are very distracting and disproportionately annoying). Their armor is usually better than the males. Over all, most female models look somewhat realistic. The male models are bulky and the faces just look wrong.
Jeydra
I use some female characters because male casting animations look terrible (especially the male Elementalist animations).
With some professions I'll run male characters, with others I run female.
With some professions I'll run male characters, with others I run female.
VikingHaag
I use little female chars becuase i find them cute and cuddly.
But i made a male warrior too, just to piss off afkers dancing behind them, and a big hammer warrior is almost always welcome in a pug (the one i get at least.
But i made a male warrior too, just to piss off afkers dancing behind them, and a big hammer warrior is almost always welcome in a pug (the one i get at least.
gremlin
Mixture of both though I think I have slightly more female to male, gonna get really complicated when gw2 offers me race and sex to choose from.
Sometimes the choice is based on look ie male necro looks stupid so that was an obvious decision.
Then its the class you tend to expect warriors and assassins to be male so again I made mine female.
Sometimes its the starter armour or the dance routine my male mesmer looks great but the dance is terrible.
Dancing in my undies for gold lol well I haven't done it in in guild wars or live action role playing but tabletop sure I have played D&D Runequest etc and played female characters and uses the female to lure seduce steal from and kill males.
Slightly worried when players talk in a deep voice and say I am a male and only play male characters.
I always thought it weird in role playing games where you would delight in playing a charr but would shy away from the obvious role play of running a female charr.
Sometimes the choice is based on look ie male necro looks stupid so that was an obvious decision.
Then its the class you tend to expect warriors and assassins to be male so again I made mine female.
Sometimes its the starter armour or the dance routine my male mesmer looks great but the dance is terrible.
Dancing in my undies for gold lol well I haven't done it in in guild wars or live action role playing but tabletop sure I have played D&D Runequest etc and played female characters and uses the female to lure seduce steal from and kill males.
Slightly worried when players talk in a deep voice and say I am a male and only play male characters.
I always thought it weird in role playing games where you would delight in playing a charr but would shy away from the obvious role play of running a female charr.
_Deals_
I pretty much prefer female characters just because i don't want all my male toons acting like "juggernauts" with large bulky armor, that would be almost seemingly impossible to move in IRL (Male-Warrior-Obsidian)
vader
I play female characters because I think all the female armors look way better than the male armors do. The only male character I would play would be a Warrior to get the Silver Eagle armor. Other than that, I'll stick with females.
Bright Star Shine
I don't see why anyone would ever choose a male ele or mesmer. Others I can agree on to roll male, but those? All their armors look hideous, and the characters themselves look aweful as well..
I only run a male necro, because the male necro dance is just too awesome.. Besides that, all female, although I could settle for a male ssin, but that's because I only like 1 female ssin armor, and that's normal Kurzick, dyed black.. I hate female assassins with skirts or bodyparts left open. I mean, what? You're supposed to be some ninja type of prof and you leave an entire arm blank? (elite kurzick) So that only leaves me with obby, normal kurz, vabbi and Ancient.. Ancient, well that speaks for itself... Vabbi, I don't wanna look like I'm wearing spandex.. I actually bought vabbi for my ssin once.. Once I put it on, I immediatly salvaged it.. And obby, well, I don't wanna look like the other 2 million assassins out there with obby armor..
Elementalists, there is nothing more elegant than a female ele in this game, so why roll the ugly male ones?
Mesmers: same, they're very elegant and nice to watch..
Rits: screw rits, I barely play mine..
Rangers: I can see why you roll male there
Warrior and Monks: acceptable to roll male as well, though I prefer female monks..
Dervs: meh, don't like dervs
Para's: who the hell has a paragon?
I only run a male necro, because the male necro dance is just too awesome.. Besides that, all female, although I could settle for a male ssin, but that's because I only like 1 female ssin armor, and that's normal Kurzick, dyed black.. I hate female assassins with skirts or bodyparts left open. I mean, what? You're supposed to be some ninja type of prof and you leave an entire arm blank? (elite kurzick) So that only leaves me with obby, normal kurz, vabbi and Ancient.. Ancient, well that speaks for itself... Vabbi, I don't wanna look like I'm wearing spandex.. I actually bought vabbi for my ssin once.. Once I put it on, I immediatly salvaged it.. And obby, well, I don't wanna look like the other 2 million assassins out there with obby armor..
Elementalists, there is nothing more elegant than a female ele in this game, so why roll the ugly male ones?
Mesmers: same, they're very elegant and nice to watch..
Rits: screw rits, I barely play mine..
Rangers: I can see why you roll male there
Warrior and Monks: acceptable to roll male as well, though I prefer female monks..
Dervs: meh, don't like dervs
Para's: who the hell has a paragon?
Da Mystic Reaper
I have a male monk and ele but all my others are female (dervish, assassin, paragon, mesmer, ranger, necromancer and warrior) for one simple reason, female armor just looks better than male armor.
MidnightOokami
I'm a guy but I only play female characters in PvP because people seem more forgiving towards female characters. I mean when I play a female monk, mesmer and elementalist people usually don't trash talk at all.
PvE though ... I have to play a Male. I keep my male characters around longer because I feel like I can act like myself and not pretend to be something else. It sounds weird but I've seen it time and time again when I roll new characters.
PvE though ... I have to play a Male. I keep my male characters around longer because I feel like I can act like myself and not pretend to be something else. It sounds weird but I've seen it time and time again when I roll new characters.
Nekodesu
Honestly, if the guys looked better I doubt there would be more male characters in the game either way.
@MidnightOokami: Every PvP person I know trash talk when they play female chars or male chars. And they trashtalk so much to each other regardless of gender on the characters. Just see when Cnex, Exit, ngty, MaSS or KISS plays. They troll thought. And because alot of them actually are getting pissed off Like Victor for example.
@MidnightOokami: Every PvP person I know trash talk when they play female chars or male chars. And they trashtalk so much to each other regardless of gender on the characters. Just see when Cnex, Exit, ngty, MaSS or KISS plays. They troll thought. And because alot of them actually are getting pissed off
Like Victor for example.
Steps_Descending
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Originally Posted by _Nihilist_
"If I'm going to spend hours on end staring at something while I play GW, it's not going to be a guy's butt."
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Anyway, I still have female on all char for that reason. Like a poster above, I can immerse myself easier that way. Ironically, I think I can immerse better when the character is different than me.
My only exception are rit (the armor are cooler on male IMO) and monk (50/50) As much as I hate the bulk on a warrior, on a pascifist caster doing half-dressed yoga all day, I think it looks good.
Rightnow, most character are male because II made them playing with a (female) IRL friend, it just seemed righter that way.
Lest121
My preference was based on armor and looks....for example I went male Rit because all the female faces were ugly..am not gonna create a female character and hide her face, I went male Assassin because the female looked anorexic, I went female Nec because the males were too creepy....
garethporlest18
I have a few female characters just because I like to play dress up sometimes. But I don't really use them. The female mesmer and ele make me feel like I'm a ditz when I play them, it's very uncomfortable. My female monk doesn't however so she gets more play time.
Also I never understood that saying about looking at a characters butt, I don't look at my Warrior's butt when I'm playing because I'm focusing on what I'm doing in the game. However if I play a female I tend to stare at the character more, thus distracting me and well it's not as productive. So that's why I'm all for the male character.
Also I never understood that saying about looking at a characters butt, I don't look at my Warrior's butt when I'm playing because I'm focusing on what I'm doing in the game. However if I play a female I tend to stare at the character more, thus distracting me and well it's not as productive. So that's why I'm all for the male character.
Golgotha
Whichever gender has the best armor/looks customization of a given profession is the one I roll with. Nothing more to it than that. My two most used characters (Paragon and Rit) are female because of these reasons.
stanzhao
all my chars are males because i am a man and men are awesome!
http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/User:Stan_zhao
you can see 2 of my chars lookingly studly and awesome on my old wiki page
but the armor is all just down to personal taste in the end. people who say there arent enough mixing combinations just dont like the armor for the profession or gender.
my sin has E luxon all dyed black and i think he looks good. my war has E sunspear and i think it looks good too.
although, the male warriors do look mostly hideous when you try to mix them up
http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/User:Stan_zhao
you can see 2 of my chars lookingly studly and awesome on my old wiki page
but the armor is all just down to personal taste in the end. people who say there arent enough mixing combinations just dont like the armor for the profession or gender.
my sin has E luxon all dyed black and i think he looks good. my war has E sunspear and i think it looks good too.
although, the male warriors do look mostly hideous when you try to mix them up
Urcscumug
Because, as the fantasy goes, I'm the mastermind and the pretty female warriors do my bidding. Have the Bond villains taught you nothing, people? Besides, have you even seen how female assassins move in a pair of Seitung pants?
But seriously now; I guess it comes down to whether you personally identify with a certain character or not. For me, GW is a strategy game and the characters are chess pieces. You can have a good looking (and expensive!) chess set and it definitely adds to the enjoyment of the game, but at the end of the day it's the game that matters most.
Besides, have you even seen how female assassins move in a pair of Seitung pants?But seriously now; I guess it comes down to whether you personally identify with a certain character or not. For me, GW is a strategy game and the characters are chess pieces. You can have a good looking (and expensive!) chess set and it definitely adds to the enjoyment of the game, but at the end of the day it's the game that matters most.