These would be what I choose.
Warrior = Male
Elementalist = Female
Necro = Male
Ranger = Female
Mesmer = Female
Monk = doesn't matter
Guild Wars Gender Survey
Zero Hope
Romac
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Originally Posted by Red Cross Knight
I'm a male that plays males. But what do you do if a female character hits on your male character only to discover the player behind the female character is male?
(I've had hour long flirtatious conversations with these kind of characters only to have them 'come out' that they're male). I think you're correct in assuming that many female characters are controlled by males. This has put me right off the notion of online ingame romances. |
Zakarum's Wrath
Male here.
Male Necromancer
Male Warrior
Female Ranger
Female Necromancer
Male Necromancer
Male Warrior
Female Ranger
Female Necromancer
Lee Youngjin
I'm male with three female characters. The guys look nasty 
Fye Duron
male, play male char
Harlas Kije
I am a male
2 chars Male
Main: Monk/Ele
Ranger/Monk
1 female
Warrior/no secondary as of yet.
No reason for a female except I wanted one with my fiancee's name
2 chars Male
Main: Monk/Ele
Ranger/Monk
1 female
Warrior/no secondary as of yet.
No reason for a female except I wanted one with my fiancee's name
DismalClown
OK, someone had to do this at some point, the count so far is:
female playing male 0
female playing female 17
female playing both 3
male playing female 13
male playing male 18
male playing both 26
female playing male 0
female playing female 17
female playing both 3
male playing female 13
male playing male 18
male playing both 26
DismalClown
That's:
25% F, 75% M playing the game.
A female character has a 33% chance of being a real female.
25% F, 75% M playing the game.
A female character has a 33% chance of being a real female.
Chance Folly
I am a male playing 3 male characters.
fetiche rouge
i am female & my character is female, also.
my boyfriend plays a male.
:3
my boyfriend plays a male.
:3
pushbacker
I am male and play a male char.
the reasoning behind males playing female characters because you don't want to look at a man's ass all day has always baffled me.
If you can't resist staring at a man's ass when there's plenty of other graphics to look at....
I am more practical in my reasoning and do as other forum members mentioned, play male char because it is just an extension of my male self.
females can make male characters however because female chars get hit on all day and that's gotta get annoying.
the reasoning behind males playing female characters because you don't want to look at a man's ass all day has always baffled me.
If you can't resist staring at a man's ass when there's plenty of other graphics to look at....
I am more practical in my reasoning and do as other forum members mentioned, play male char because it is just an extension of my male self.
females can make male characters however because female chars get hit on all day and that's gotta get annoying.
nechronius
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Originally Posted by Red Cross Knight
I'm a male that plays males. But what do you do if a female character hits on your male character only to discover the player behind the female character is male?
(I've had hour long flirtatious conversations with these kind of characters only to have them 'come out' that they're male). I think you're correct in assuming that many female characters are controlled by males. This has put me right off the notion of online ingame romances. |
The only advice I can give you is "no regrets." Any halfway decent writer can fool you if that's all you have to go by.
Zoelef
Romac
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Originally Posted by pushbacker
the reasoning behind males playing female characters because you don't want to look at a man's ass all day has always baffled me.
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I've played enough male toons and female toons to honestly say i don't really care which i play, and that it doesn't affect my gameplay in any noticeable way.
I find the reasons why guy have an aversion to playing a female toons far more interesting.
some common reasons that creep to the surface are...
homophobia
sexual insecurity
real life sexual inferiority complexes
I can also understand why small, weak guys would have an aversion to playing a small, weak toons, but i don't have that problem either.
Sal Pancho
I also don't buy the excuse that someone 'would rather stare at a female's ass all day'...just because your playing a male character doesn't mean you have to sexualize him, and focus on his ass.
When I play a male character I connect with it in a completely differant way than when I play a female. When it's a male, it's more like 'Damn, I look frickin' badass in this armor, where's something I can smash?'. When it's a female it's more like 'Damn she looks frickin' hot in that armor, where's something she can smash?'.
Here's a quote, of a quote, from IAN on Machall.com that pretty much sums it up:
"I always remember how Chun-Li players had this kind of 'that's my girl' feeling when using her. And I still notice that today with any fighting game out there. If you play a female character and beat ass with her, that's your baby. She helps you win."
And here's a link to the place I got it in case your interested (Machall is funny as hell anyway, so you should check it out):
http://www.machall.com/?strip_id=233
When I play a male character I connect with it in a completely differant way than when I play a female. When it's a male, it's more like 'Damn, I look frickin' badass in this armor, where's something I can smash?'. When it's a female it's more like 'Damn she looks frickin' hot in that armor, where's something she can smash?'.
Here's a quote, of a quote, from IAN on Machall.com that pretty much sums it up:
"I always remember how Chun-Li players had this kind of 'that's my girl' feeling when using her. And I still notice that today with any fighting game out there. If you play a female character and beat ass with her, that's your baby. She helps you win."
And here's a link to the place I got it in case your interested (Machall is funny as hell anyway, so you should check it out):
http://www.machall.com/?strip_id=233
Khyron the Dark
Male playing male ranger/warrior....
Vitae
I'm female and three of my chars are male and one female. Why? Because I find the male versions far more cosmetically pleasing on the eye. My muscled and tanned male warrior is much more handsome than a lanky female warrior ever could be.
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exa dust
im a male and i play female char with a r/l friend of mine (she is female 
) honestly because when i first got the game i clicked create and the char was female.. so i was like ok.... and kinda stuck with it (plus i love mini rangers ninja power!) but because she plays with me i tend to "overlook" if anyone calls me names hinting that i am a woman, but honestly if people get offended by finding out that female chars are male, when you first meet them say hey, are you a guy or a girl, 90% of the time that stops the idiot flurting men do while playing female avatars to get freebies etc. this is the only game however that i do play female characters. and like people have said when im on my TH in lin2 (male char) im like OMG who's da bada$$ now
) honestly because when i first got the game i clicked create and the char was female.. so i was like ok.... and kinda stuck with it (plus i love mini rangers ninja power!) but because she plays with me i tend to "overlook" if anyone calls me names hinting that i am a woman, but honestly if people get offended by finding out that female chars are male, when you first meet them say hey, are you a guy or a girl, 90% of the time that stops the idiot flurting men do while playing female avatars to get freebies etc. this is the only game however that i do play female characters. and like people have said when im on my TH in lin2 (male char) im like OMG who's da bada$$ now
Ichorspring
I'm a male and have two of each.
Mesmer Female (primary) - total babe
Warrior Female - looks adorable wading into combat against all those massive brutes
Necro Male - looks like a ghoul because of the hunched over model
Elemenatalist Male - didn't care for the female models
For me its pure appearance. The females for the most part are drop-dead gorgeous. The males <snore> are mostly generic aside from Necros.
Mesmer Female (primary) - total babe
Warrior Female - looks adorable wading into combat against all those massive brutes
Necro Male - looks like a ghoul because of the hunched over model
Elemenatalist Male - didn't care for the female models
For me its pure appearance. The females for the most part are drop-dead gorgeous. The males <snore> are mostly generic aside from Necros.
Zfactor
It's actually a funny state of affairs if you look at it. Males use female characters mainly to get free items from pre-pubescent 10 yr olds, and females use male characters so that pre-pubescent 10 yr olds don't constantly hit on them.
of course this is not everybdoy, but it always makes me laugh to think about it.
of course this is not everybdoy, but it always makes me laugh to think about it.
Ludic
I'm male, and I have a male Necro/Mesmer. I also play a female Monk/Warrior. For the story, it just seemed more appropiate for some reason.
Icarium
im male, i have one male mes/nec and one female war/ran . . . the female modles seem to look better, like more detail to them
Tweaker
Dude get real this is a video game, Games are mostly played by Guys its a rule. 90% of any game is male.
Zelkova
I made my female warrior the tallest setting there is. Last night, another female warrior stood next to me and it made my character look like an Amazon. That's fine by me, my warrior is supposed to look strong. Maybe some players don't realize you can change heights.
On the other hand, I made my monk on the small side to reflect how delicate she is. I figured all you big, strong men would want to protect her in battle. But...you're mostly playing women!
On the other hand, I made my monk on the small side to reflect how delicate she is. I figured all you big, strong men would want to protect her in battle. But...you're mostly playing women!
Jizzy
One day I would like to make love to a real life human female.
I am 36...
I am 36...
Aravice
While I try to play mosly male charachters in MMOs, the male models in GW are, well, terrible (save a few). Especially the mesmer, which I wanted as my main. Maybe I'm too picky...
Sir Maddox
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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, and that the female char's look so much better than the males.
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I kinda follow the same addage. I play a male mesmer. I must say, Male mesmer asses > all.
Otherwise, I prefer:
Warriors - Female
Ranger - Both
Monk - Male
Elem - Female
Necro - Neither
Right now, I have 1 female Ranger, a male Ranger, a male Monk, and of course, a male Mesmer. I'm all about aesthetics. I'm a guy, btw.
SirXangoroth
Male here
3 males and 1 female
3 males and 1 female
Blae_FeatherArrow
I feel that my GW avatar is an embodyment of me in the game soe I always paly male chars cause I am male, but there is nothin wrong with gus playin girls and girls playin guys. However I do wish that the ppl playing the cute girls running around were actually girls.
Boris_714
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Originally Posted by Tweaker
Dude get real this is a video game, Games are mostly played by Guys its a rule. 90% of any game is male.
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Maiyn
I'm female, and I always play fem characters It's funny when this conversation comes up 
"Are you really a girl? No girls play this game" hahah :P
It's funny when this conversation comes up "Are you really a girl? No girls play this game" hahah :P