My sister and I got into a conversation concerning gender preferences for characters on Guild Wars. I think that the vast majority of female characters on Guild Wars are controlled by actual females (like real-life girls). While she takes the opposing side-believing that 50% or more of the females on guild wars are controlled by males.
We are both supporters of the game, and play compulsively. So, if you are reading this and have an opinion, or just want to put in your vote ("Yes, I am male and have a female character" or "Yes, I'm female and have a male character" or whatever) post it here. Or, maybe you've spoken to people who play Guild Wars and the vast majority of your friends (either gender) pick a certain gender for their characters, let us know.
Thanx for your time.
Guild Wars Gender Survey
Sbadboy85
Roken
I don't think it matters that much, but to get you started...
I am a male and have 2 male characters and 1 female character. The War armor looks too bulky on a male, but the females armor looks slick.
I am a male and have 2 male characters and 1 female character. The War armor looks too bulky on a male, but the females armor looks slick.
Alzbeta
I'm a female. My main character is male, and my alt is a female.
Rhazwyth
The majority of female characters in the game are played by males.
Just look on some statistics from other online games.
Just look on some statistics from other online games.
blood
I am Male, i have 4 characters going, and they are all Female.
This is just because they are more cosmetically pleasing on the eye while playing. The Male characters just look either too bulky, or plain ridiculous imho.
This is just because they are more cosmetically pleasing on the eye while playing. The Male characters just look either too bulky, or plain ridiculous imho.
Immortal Flame
I'm a male, and i have a female elementalist cause they look much better than the males. I also have a male monk because they look better than the female monks. But I admit, the female avatars all do look very...impossibly good.
Jana
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I'm a male, and i have a female elementalist cause they look much better than the males. I also have a male monk because they look better than the female monks. But I admit, the female avatars all do look very...impossibly good.
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Hey... my female monk looks cute
Anywho... I am female and the one and only character I have so far is female. Call it a sexist thing
Jana
jeffy
err, my friend's a MALE but he plays on a hot lookin ranger.
Juhanah
I am female and i play female character. If i was to play a warrior, i would play male tho (probably same with mesmer since they are pretty cute).
I have an elementalist (some male ele looks ok but they are still weird), a necromancer (male one look sick.. they should go see a doctor really), a monk(i have no preference between male and female for that class but i've chosen female because of the cute hairs[which everyone seem to have T_T]), and a ranger (played her as female because of my friend begged me to play a female ranger.. i personally would have taken male since they look very hot).
I never cared playing male or female in a game.. I take the one that look the coolest to me.
I have an elementalist (some male ele looks ok but they are still weird), a necromancer (male one look sick.. they should go see a doctor really), a monk(i have no preference between male and female for that class but i've chosen female because of the cute hairs[which everyone seem to have T_T]), and a ranger (played her as female because of my friend begged me to play a female ranger.. i personally would have taken male since they look very hot).
I never cared playing male or female in a game.. I take the one that look the coolest to me.
pHobac
I am male and i play two of each, my male characters are necro and warrior, cause they are full size and they are as tall as characters can be. And my other two are monk and ranger and they are the two smallest possible sizes in the game
Im a man of extremes ;P
Im a man of extremes ;P
eA-Zaku
I am male and play what looks best. So, obviously...so far all my characters have been female...
Warrior = no preference
Ranger = male
Elementalist = female
Monk = lean towards female
Necro = lean towards female
Mesmer = female
Warrior = no preference
Ranger = male
Elementalist = female
Monk = lean towards female
Necro = lean towards female
Mesmer = female
shady_knife
im male, all my chars will be female, id rather stare at a chicks ass all day long than a guys, and that the female char's look so much better than the males.
Tormunda
Me (Male) = 1 Male, 3 Female
Wife = 2 Female
Wife = 2 Female
Tormunda
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Originally Posted by shady_knife
im male, all my chars will be female, id rather stare at a chicks ass all day long than a guys.
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Madjik
I'm male, I have 2 female char's and 1 male. In most games female char's are vastly controlled by male's.
Leventh
im male, i play three males and one female
shinseikaze
male.........play as a male ele/monk
Warrior = female
Ranger = male
Elementalist = male
Monk = male
Necro = male
Mesmer = female
Warrior = female
Ranger = male
Elementalist = male
Monk = male
Necro = male
Mesmer = female
TeiMurasaki
I'm a female and I have two female characters - a necromancer & elementalist.
I know several guys that play GW as female characters though because they like the female character designs better.
I know several guys that play GW as female characters though because they like the female character designs better.
Freakychakra
Female here:
Main, Female Warrior
Alt, Male Elementalist
Alt 2, Female Mesmer
Main, Female Warrior
Alt, Male Elementalist
Alt 2, Female Mesmer
Mariena Feladon
Female
Female Ranger/Monk.
I agree, the women do look like some kind of super models.. don't they? At least the Rangers do.
Female Ranger/Monk.
I agree, the women do look like some kind of super models.. don't they?
At least the Rangers do.
digZ
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im male, all my chars will be female, id rather stare at a chicks ass all day long than a guys, and that the female char's look so much better than the males.
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same here ^^
Vynn
I have 4 characters.
3 males and 1 female. The female character is an El/Ne, level 11. Actually she is further than all the other characters I got.
I chose female, because I already had 3 male characters and because I thought a female elementalist looks better.
Oh, and I'm male btw.
3 males and 1 female. The female character is an El/Ne, level 11. Actually she is further than all the other characters I got.
I chose female, because I already had 3 male characters and because I thought a female elementalist looks better.
Oh, and I'm male btw.
Celes Tial
I believe its more than 50%. I know lots and lots of male players who only play females... as others have said, because of the looks.
Pevil Lihatuh
me > female
my chars > 3 female 1 male
my chars > 3 female 1 male
Soldier45
I am male
Play 3 Female
Play 1 Male
Play 3 Female
Play 1 Male
Ziniue
Yeh the male warrior why is he so fat cant they make a normal size warrior. There should be new amendments on charcters to change how fat or thin u want them to be
Midnight Scorpion
im male, and i have 4 male characters
Romac
i am male, my main is female and my next highest alt is female...i play females because they look better from my angle 
...tomb raider introduced me to the pleasures of staring at female ass while i play. I also know a few guys who have 4 female alts, and know guys in other games that never play male toons.
if you'd like some real stats to base your opinions on, check out the deadalus project: http://www.nickyee.com/daedalus/gateway_genderbend.html
http://www.nickyee.com/daedalus/
the reason why most men playing women toons are over 25 is most likely due to the fact that they are way past the point of sexually defining themselves...ie they are secure in their sexuality, and don't feel their studliness is affected by playing a female toon.
kinda like the guy that turns the tables by saying 'yeah wanna make out?' when one of his peers slings the common teenage insult of 'you're gay' at him.
...tomb raider introduced me to the pleasures of staring at female ass while i play. I also know a few guys who have 4 female alts, and know guys in other games that never play male toons.if you'd like some real stats to base your opinions on, check out the deadalus project: http://www.nickyee.com/daedalus/gateway_genderbend.html
http://www.nickyee.com/daedalus/
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Men are 3-5 times more likely than women to gender-bend in MMORPGs. The demographic that is most likely to gender-bend are men over the age of 25. So in this hypothetical population, we have: 260+438+5=703 male characters, of which 5 (1%) are played by female players. 142+32+123=297 female characters, of which 142 (48%) are played by male players. Thus, about 48% of the female characters you meet in the game are actually played by male players. |
kinda like the guy that turns the tables by saying 'yeah wanna make out?' when one of his peers slings the common teenage insult of 'you're gay' at him.
thaumaturge
Male, have 3 male chars. I would find it slightly odd to play a female char myself. I want to role play as a male character because that represents my attitude and what I'd like people to view me as - a male. While I do agree that female chars are more "attractive" than the males it's not enough for me to change. While I don't often ask specifically a large proportion of female chars are most certainly male.
C-Tzar
I am male, my main is female, all of my alts are male.
Ramus
I have 2 males, 2 females.
My main is male, my pvp warrior is male (only because he is based off a popular internet craze) and then my other two alts are female.
I always go male as my main, female as my alts.
And im male, obviously.
My main is male, my pvp warrior is male (only because he is based off a popular internet craze) and then my other two alts are female.
I always go male as my main, female as my alts.
And im male, obviously.
XxSwOrDxX
I am male..Lady Thalia is my main..girl of course..Alexandria Ownage is my second..another girl..then i got King Aemo..male..then Sword Arcani..male..
I do infact believe that more than 50% of the female characters in the game are males, justn from experience.. Sure i have met some actual females who play females chars..but ive come to see that more female chars are played by males..I for instance, play them because they look more "sleek" and..well beautiful looking chars
Male chars are so gay IMHO...they look to bulky, and there are some ugly lookin combinations ive seen on male chars lol...Female chars got all the style..
I do infact believe that more than 50% of the female characters in the game are males, justn from experience.. Sure i have met some actual females who play females chars..but ive come to see that more female chars are played by males..I for instance, play them because they look more "sleek" and..well beautiful looking chars
Male chars are so gay IMHO...they look to bulky, and there are some ugly lookin combinations ive seen on male chars lol...Female chars got all the style..
Gauwyn Vorec
I'm a male... with a male character. My wife plays with a female character... and we have two alternates that act as extra storage and "Sales" (we sell weapons, items, dye, etc through them).
If it wasn't for my inventory being full I wouldn't use the alternates for selling things (which one is a Male, and one is a female).
If it wasn't for my inventory being full I wouldn't use the alternates for selling things (which one is a Male, and one is a female).
Yojinj
I'm male and i only play male. Don't like to play female because some ppl asume too much etc etc..
Fact is:
The more ridiculously a female char name is, the bigger is the chance that a male is behind that char.
I could give some examples but most are morphed names with R rated meaning ^^.
Fact is:
The more ridiculously a female char name is, the bigger is the chance that a male is behind that char.
I could give some examples but most are morphed names with R rated meaning ^^.
Spirit Firefly
I'm 100% hermaphrodite and play a female monk who i hope 1 day to enjoy moonlit walks and romantic dinners with. Just waiting for technology to catch up.
GraceAlone
I am a male but play a female Ele. But I also play a male warrior and a male Ranger. If I play a necro I'll probably go with the female and also the female mesmer. Just better to look at imo
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and yes I am married with 2 kids. Just celebrated my 6th anniversary too
Edit:
and yes I am married with 2 kids. Just celebrated my 6th anniversary too
Sal Pancho
I'm a male, and I'm not ashamed to admit that I have a female Ranger for no reason other than she jiggles when the arrows fly 
And before the peanut gallery lynches me, I do have a girlfriend. She just doesn't know how to use a bow...
And before the peanut gallery lynches me, I do have a girlfriend. She just doesn't know how to use a bow...
Jsu
Male
I usually make female characters since they look much better than male.
I have a female warrior, i dont like the look of the male warrior, too bulky.
Male ranger
Female Mesmer
Female Elementalist
Female Necro
Male monk, looks better than female and male suits monk class better.
I usually make female characters since they look much better than male.
I have a female warrior, i dont like the look of the male warrior, too bulky.
Male ranger
Female Mesmer
Female Elementalist
Female Necro
Male monk, looks better than female and male suits monk class better.
Soul Monarch
I am a male, playing three characters, all of which are male. I played girls a few times in beta, because yeah, they're hotter. But now that I'm actually playing the game for real, I would rather everyone be able to equate my avatar to my actual gender.
The only possible exception I'd make to this rule is the warrior class, because the male warriors all look like freakin' idiots.
The only possible exception I'd make to this rule is the warrior class, because the male warriors all look like freakin' idiots.
Phantium
*coughs*
I'm male and I play male characters.
I'm male and I play male characters.