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Which gender do you choose to play in-game and why?

  • mareikeb16_ESO
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    Female
    Female, because I'm one and I can not play a male char. I have had three male chars here but I have deleted them all. :D
    Edited by mareikeb16_ESO on November 28, 2017 12:49PM
  • FakeFox
    FakeFox
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    Female
    I'm not into staring at male butts while playing. :D
    EU/PC (GER) - Healermain since 2014 - 50305 Achievement Points - Youtube (PvE Healing Guides, Builds & Gameplay)
  • Egonieser
    Egonieser
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    Both
    Both. Gender in a fictional environment does not matter to me. I make whatever my fancy takes at the time of creation. I've made almost a complete male character just to roll it back at the last stage and re-do as a female because it's what I was into at the time. It has no political, stereotypical or sexist or whatever "deep" reasons.
    It's just a bit of fun and it really doesn't bother me what curves or reproductive organs the pixels in front of me have.
    Sometimes, I dream about...cheese...

    Dermont - v16 Pompous Altmer Sorcerer (With a very arrogant face!)
    Egonieser - v16 Nord Stamina Dragonborn Wannabe
    Endoly - v16 Tiny Redguard Sharpened MaceBlade
    Egosalina - v16 Breton Cheesus Beam Specialist
    Egowen - v16 Dunmer Whipping Expert (Riding crops eluded her)
    (Yes, I had to grind all these to v16)
    Akamanakh - lvl 22 Khajiit GankBlade (Inspired by Top Cat)
    Targos Icewind - lvl 34 Imperial (Future) Jabplar
    (CP 830+)

    PC - EU
  • Raudgrani
    Raudgrani
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    Both
    For the sake of immersion, I do both. But I'm a tiny bit "sexist" here. I at least originally made my female toons healers/magsorcs, and my male ones stamina oriented. Now, some of these have changed considerably. I do however favor female ones, not so much because I identify as a woman or anything like that - but because I enjoy watching the backside of a woman far more than I do watching men. LOL
  • Naughty_Ryder
    Naughty_Ryder
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    Female
    This thread is about what gender you as a player choose for your in game experience. This thread is not about being rude or making snarky comments about the LGBTQ community. Such things will be considered Hate Speech and is not appropriate and will not be tolerated on The Elder Scrolls Online Official Forum as can clearly be seen in the community rules. As this thread continues please keep this in mind and remember to be civil, be constructive, and follow the community rules.

    For sure!
    Fairies are invisible and inaudible like angels. But their magic sparkles in nature.

    - I solemnly swear that I am up to no good.
  • Larry78
    Larry78
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    Male
    Feeling bad if I choose female, Im male.
  • Jaimeh
    Jaimeh
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    Both
    I play both, but the majority of my characters are females, because I prefer the way they look.
  • srfrogg23
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    Male
    Male, because I’m a male (and I feel like a creeper if I stare at a females [snip] every time I log in, lol).

    [Edited to remove profanity]
    Edited by ZOS_KatP on November 28, 2017 6:29PM
  • Reventius
    Reventius
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    Male
    I've always chosen to play a *** wielding character. Has something to do with being a boy irl I rekon. However, I recently created an Argonian with a vaginal racial trait.
    For The Covenant!

    "I made the CV for each
    a character with a story comes to life
    without it, it is like the spoon in the cupboard"

    -Azurya
  • Tywele
    Tywele
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    Female
    Even though I'm male myself I feel more comfortable playing a female character in any game.
  • Larry78
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    Male
    Tywele wrote: »
    Even though I'm male myself I feel more comfortable playing a female character in any game.

    very strange
  • VerboseQuips
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    Both
    Usually I play males, for it is easier for me to identify with them. The one exception so far is my Argonian. If I remember well, female Argonians become females because they ingest more Hist sap than their male counterparts, and I manted her to be a Magic user, so it kind of made sense, in my mind, to have her enjoy a stronger connection with the Hist. (I don't remember the source for the emergence of sexual features among Argonians, though. :-s)
    My characters:
    Main and crafter: A Breton magicka templar named Erwann Sorril
    Alt 1: A Bosmer sorcerer named Tuuneleg
    Alt 2: An Imperial dragonknight named Gaius Tullius Hastifer
    Alt 3: An Argonian vampire/nightblade named Observe-le-Xanmeer
    Alt 4: A Nord werewolf/dragonknight named Sigurd Hurlevent
    Alt 5: A Breton sorcerer named Gilian Sorril (he's Erwann's younger brother)
    Alt 6: A Khajiit nightblade named Jolan-dar
    Alt 7: A Nord warden named Sigurmar Hurlevent (he's Sigurd's younger brother)
    Alt 8: An Altmer templar named Oioriel
    Alt 9: An Argonian stamina Warden named Danse-avec-les-Rainettes
    Alt 10: A Redguard templar named Neemokh af-Corelanya
    Alt 11: A Nord stamina sorcerer named Olga Écoute-Vent
    Alt 12: A Breton magicka Warden named Ian Sorril
    Alt 13: A Dunmer magicka necromancer named Ilmoran Dren
    Alt 14: An Orc stamina necromancer named Norgol gro-Borziel
    Alt 15: A Nord magicka necromancer named Thorgen Givresang
    Alt 16: An Imperial magicka dragonknight named Publius Valeirus Hastifer (Just call him "Valerio" - he's Gaius younger troublemaker of a brother)
    Main in NA (For collaborative events): A Breton magicka nightblade named Titouan Sorril (long-lost brother of Erwann and Gilian)
  • stumpy999
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    I have no female toons

    Not really thought about it but they just get generated as boys


  • badmojo
    badmojo
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    Both
    Both, because its not real.
    [DC/NA]
  • Tywele
    Tywele
    Soul Shriven
    Female
    Larry78 wrote: »
    Tywele wrote: »
    Even though I'm male myself I feel more comfortable playing a female character in any game.

    very strange

    It is how it is :)
  • Cpt_Teemo
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    Female
    I have all female characters in both Swtor / ES, but also have males in WoW as well just cause WoW has Gnomes.
  • Azurya
    Azurya
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    Female
    why I love it to give each of them an awesome look,

    and then go out and crush enemies with them
  • Jayman1000
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    Both
    Sometimes I play female characters with big boobs and butt because it looks nice. Other times I play as male and give them huge muscles because that is also fun. Sometimes I create really ugly characters, but that is beyond the scope of your question I think.
  • Zhaedri
    Zhaedri
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    Female
    Only one of my ten characters is male.

    I like choosing females for several reasons. Firstly, I am a female RL, and I like seeing female heroes, as well as being able to identify on that very basic level.

    Secondly, I think the in-game models for women are more attractive than the male ones. If I am going to spend 3+ hours staring at a butt, it should be one I like.

    I also like the female voices better.

    Whenever possible in any game I choose to be represented by a female hero. It's nice to be represented.
    @Zhaedri PC NA

  • Rickter
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    gender =/= sex

    so what are we asking here?
    RickterESO
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  • Stania
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    Male
    I don't remember If I answered this specific thread before, but here I go:

    I'm a female who prefers to play as a male character, specially if I can design him.
    PC NA server
    ¡Hablo español!
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    My characters:
    <List of characters that no one cares to know with their classes and roles>

    "Inspirational quote"
  • Asardes
    Asardes
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    Both
    7 guys and 7 girls, half magicka and half stamina. No special reason, I just love symmetry.
    Beta tester since February 2014, played ESO-TU October 2015 - August 2022, currently on an extended break
    vMA (The Flawless Conqueror) | vVH (Spirit Slayer & of the Undying Song) | vDSA | vAA HM | vHRC HM | vSO HM | vMoL | vAS+1 | Emperor

    PC-EU CP 3000+
    41,000+ Achievement Points before High Isle
    Member of:
    Pact Veteran Trade: Exemplary
    Traders of the Covenant: God of Sales
    Tamriels Emporium: God of Sales
    Valinor Overflow: Trader
    The Traveling Merchant: Silver


    Characters:
    Asardes | 50 Nord Dragonknight | EP AR 50 | Master Crafter: all traits & recipes, all styles released before High Isle
    Alxaril Nelcarion | 50 High Elf Sorcerer | AD AR 20 |
    Dro'Bear Three-paws | 50 Khajiit Nightblade | AD AR 20 |
    Veronique Nicole | 50 Breton Templar | DC AR 20 |
    Sabina Flavia Cosades | 50 Imperial Warden | EP AR 20 |
    Ervesa Neloren | 50 Dark Elf Dragonknight | EP AR 20 |
    Fendar Khodwin | 50 Redguard Sorcerer | DC AR 20 |
    Surilanwe of Lillandril | 50 High Elf Nightblade | AD AR 20 |
    Joleen the Swift | 50 Redguard Templar | DC AR 20 |
    Draynor Telvanni | 50 Dark Elf Warden | EP AR 20 |
    Claudius Tharn | 50 Necromancer | DC AR 20 |
    Nazura-la the Bonedancer | 50 Necromancer | AD AR 20 |

    Tharkul gro-Shug | 50 Orc Dragonknight | DC AR 4 |
    Ushruka gra-Lhurgash | 50 Orc Sorcerer | AD AR 4 |
    Cienwen ferch Llywelyn | 50 Breton Nightblade | DC AR 4 |
    Plays-with-Sunray | 50 Argonian Templar | EP AR 4 |
    Milariel | 50 Wood Elf Warden | AD AR 4 |
    Scheei-Jul | 50 Necromancer | EP AR 4 |

    PC-NA CP 1800+
    30,000+ Achievement Points before High Isle
    Member of:
    Savage Blade: Majestic Machette


    Characters:
    Asardes the Exile | 50 Nord Dragonknight | EP AR 30 |
  • Ratzkifal
    Ratzkifal
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    Female
    I choose to play both, but for some reason only the female characters stay for longer.
    This Bosmer was tortured to death. There is nothing left to be done.
  • Bo0137
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    Male
    Back in the time when my friends and I used to play asiatic free to play mmos, we would choose 80% of the time to play as a female character. Male character in these games were too ugly.

    When I got money to play p2p games (american/european games), I would always choose male characters because the immersion is way superior (I like to character myself or something close).

    This or I just got older and got tired of playing sexy characters
    -On my shoulder, Ms. Ahvine
  • FearlessOne_2014
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    Both
    Mostly female characters, because why not.

    I do have my one Magicka Dragonknight dude. That I play when I'm feeling in the mood, to RP or tease a bit.
    Edited by FearlessOne_2014 on November 28, 2017 7:46PM
  • altemriel
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    Female
    main, was first highelf female, just because they are the hottest (together with bosmer), so it was nice to look at a pretty female char, while playing, I switched her to redguard then, for better racials for her role, she is also pretty.

    second char, now my main, khajiit, also female, just because it came to my mind to create a female khajiit

    (I am male in real life)
  • Girl_Number8
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    Female
    Female because I am one. I like to add myself to my characters as much as I can. It's neat seeing a little version of me dropping mages wrath on someone's head :)
  • EvilAutoTech
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    Female
    Interesting thread. I guess we will see it again in 3 months.

    The first time I chose female was probably KotOR but I preferred the NPC interaction with male characters.

    I got stuck on females with Skyrim because Lucan Valerius had so much more gold for a female with maxed speech.

    And yes, kick@$$ women kick @$$.
  • cbdfarm
    cbdfarm
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    Male
    Deleted because mods are ***
    Edited by cbdfarm on November 28, 2017 11:07PM
  • Casul
    Casul
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    Male
    male, no reason honestly. Guess i would argue i like how the heavy armor looks a bit bulkier on most male characters and i like that look more?
    PvP needs more love.
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