Male player, have 7 female and 1 male characters.
Clearly I don't get it. It would be cool to meet someone with similar interests (especially in TES/ESO games) but I just don't see myself finding and connecting with the right lady in an mmo game. I'm a decent looking guy but my voice is pretty deep (more so over phones/mics) so I would probably intimidate strangers if I tried talking to them. 'wait don't fast travel away...I'm really a nice guy in real life'It can happen if you put more into than that. It's probably hard to explain unless you.. get it.ha very educational. I'm tempted to play that through the mic while my character dances in the middle of the city square[snip]
traigusb14_ESO2 wrote: »Vulsahdaal wrote: »Female player here..
6 out of my 8 characters are male. I do play them all, but this is my main-
That guy is waaaaay too pretty. I feel like he's going to ask me to buy shower gel or a hair product.
newtinmpls wrote: »I'm female, mostly play female characters ... kinda depends on the backstory/inspiration.
As for a tiny magic-weilder, I rolled up a goblin (used the most ugly tiny version of a bosmer I could make) and her backstory is she's from Toothmaul Gully. Saw a pair of altmer sisters (templer and sorc) and decided she wanted to be like that (powerful and magical) too.
She's a templar who uses bow (the best weapon is one they don't see till too late - and turn around or look up and get an arrow in the eye) and I have her crouching most of the time because... goblin!
Quite a few of the characters (not just the players) I game with are fond of her.
you ever find the goblin costume?
I stopped correcting people. I guess I adopted their "who cares?" attitude.BlueViolet wrote: »I've noticed a few folks in zone chat making "corrections" when someone calls them dude, or man, and they're female. They typical response seems to have been "so?" or "no one cares".
Vulsahdaal wrote: »Female player here..
6 out of my 8 characters are male. I do play them all, but this is my main-
BlueViolet wrote: »I've noticed a few folks in zone chat making "corrections" when someone calls them dude, or man, and they're female. They typical response seems to have been "so?" or "no one cares".
I'm 40 years old. Once upon a time it was unusual to run across a female gamer - so I was informed when I started gaming. Most people back then refused to believe I was female, but now, nobody seems to care either way.
To me, unless I find out differently, everyone is a "them" - a name on a screen, a person who's gender makes no difference to me. I just like nice, affable and fun people. My husband doesn't like computers, so he refuses to play, but my younger son does, so we adventure together sometimes. Otherwise most of the time I play alone.
As for characters, mine are all female. Oddly, on thinking, I've never made a male character ever. I don't know why.
Hmm, I call both guys and girls "dude" in real life if it seems appropriate. And whether it seems appropriate to me has nothing at all to do with gender...BlueViolet wrote: »I've noticed a few folks in zone chat making "corrections" when someone calls them dude, or man, and they're female.
Caius Drusus Imperial DK (DC) Bragg Ironhand Orc Temp (DC) Neesha Stalks-Shadows Argonian NB (EP) Falidir Altmer Sorcr (AD) J'zharka Khajiit NB (AD) |
Isabeau Runeseer Breton Sorc (DC) Fevassa Dunmer DK (EP) Manut Redguard Temp (AD) Tylera the Summoner Altmer Sorc (EP) Svari Snake-Blood Nord DK (AD) |
Ashlyn D'Elyse Breton NB (EP) Filindria Bosmer Temp (DC) Vigbjorn the Wanderer Nord Warden (EP) Hrokki Winterborn Breton Warden (DC) Basks-in-the-Sunshine Argonian Temp |
I played many many MMO and can honestly say I've never created a female character. First, because I'm - well a man. Second, because I'm not a weirdo. Honestly don't know why so many guys make female characters. Something weird about that.
traigusb14_ESO2 wrote: »I'm 40 ish and I'm pretty sure dude is pretty neutral these days.
I'm old enough to blame movies about bowling...
Hmm, I call both guys and girls "dude" in real life if it seems appropriate. And whether it seems appropriate to me has nothing at all to do with gender...
We create female characters exactly because we are not weirdos..I played many many MMO and can honestly say I've never created a female character. First, because I'm - well a man. Second, because I'm not a weirdo. Honestly don't know why so many guys make female characters. Something weird about that.
Psychobunni wrote: »TommyGoodgone wrote: »Your gender doesn't matter unless you want to use it.
Girls in game gets more treat from fellow guildies, more popular and advance in guild hierarchy faster. A lot of guild die because they choose officers by popularity and not by suitabilty. Girls are popular from day 1. A guy have to proove he is useful.
Theres a stereotype that girls in gaming are nicer but that's not true. They are the same race: human and there are just as many not nice girl as guy.
Want to be an officer or just extremely popular in a guild?
- Post an unknown teen modells picture on the guild forum.
- Mention in guild chat that you not used to these games cos u r a girl
You will get more advice, people will be more patient with you with your mistakes, they will not try to lecture you how to play your game. You will get more bargains, free stuff, presents, you may win the guild lottery more etc.
You think this is miserable? I think it is but I know many player doing this. Even real girls doing this by not realizing they really using their gender to gain popularity.
Playing the other gender in a role playing game has never been my cup of tea. I know all the excuses. I heard it all. Boys don't play with dolls period. (No! Not that kind of period.) But that's just my conservative nature. I can take it that other people think else.
In MMO's I don't care what gender is the player I met. Only thing I usually ask is nationallity (for language barriers). And threads like looking for girl guild and how many girl gamer...
Come on!
I would like to think that most "real girls" at least *women* (I'm 35) want nothing to do with any of that. Maybe a young teenage girl who hasn't quite found herself yet or needs attention, but most female gamers I've talked to just want to *game on*
If a guild wants to be anything more serious than social and are giving out officer(s) based on popularity alone, they are doomed to fail anyway (imo)
Edit:35 in Oct lol, getting old enough to forget my own darn age