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

  • Starlight_Knight
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    Female
    i seam to have a thing in ESO where i play Male for Stam and Female for Mag - But as my main is Mag i guess i main a female.
  • LordLomax
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    Both
    Both as my main was male as usual = hero so my alt I wanted a bad ass woman Daedra elf lol
  • Raraaku
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    Male
    Male, I only have one female character. For me it's just hard to immerse myself as a female character, I don't know why, I just have trouble doing it.
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    Tank Enthusiast || CP: 445 || Stormproof

    Tanks
    Karsaak gro-Ursa: DC || Orc || Stamina Dragonknight || Tank || Level: CP 445
    Sir Leopold Stotch: DC || Breton || Magicka Templar || Tank || Level: 445
    Protects-Squishy-Ones: EP || Argonian || Magicka Sorcerer || Tank/CC || Level: CP 445
    Björn Shadow-Walker: EP || Nord || Stamina Nightblade || Tank || Level: 15
    Tiberius Valerion: AD || Imperial || Stamina Warden || Tank || Level: 15

    Damage Dealers
    Morrigan Ravyn-Cloak: AD || Altmer || Magicka Nightblade || DPS || Level: CP 445
    Ra'Zahkara: AD || Khajiit || Stamina Dragonknight || DPS || Level: CP 445
    Ezra al-Khazir: DC || Redguard || Stamina Templar || DPS || Level: 40
    Erryndril Telvaux: EP || Dunmer || Magicka Dragonknight || DPS || Level: 25
    Uzara gra-Khalari: DC || Orc || Stamina Nightblade || DPS [2H/DW] || Level: 15
    Solomon Motierre: DC || Breton || Magicka Sorcerer || DPS || Level: 20
    Ragnar the Wulf: EP || Nord || Stamina Warden || DPS || Level: 30
    Ra'Rahku: AD || Khajiit || Stamina Nightblade || DPS [Bow/Bow] || Level: 15

    Healers
    Sees-through-Hist: EP || Argonian || Magicka Warden || Healer/CC || CP 445
    Daedalus the Artificer: AD || Altmer || Magicka Templar || Healer || Level: 15
  • Kawall
    Kawall
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    Male
    I'm a dude playing a dude.
  • xeNNNNN
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    Both
    Single player games usually just guys (unless I dont have a choice), in MMOs for some odd reason certain armors look better males than they do females and vice versa and so because I do like asethetics I sometimes make female characters even though I am male.

    I also seem to have some weird nightblade issue....I can never make a a male nightblade unless its a khajit haha

    My only two female characters are both nightblades and both female, one breton (magicka) one bosmer (stamina) The rest are male. Idk what it is, maybe its because i like nocturnal or w.e idk. Its a weird thought process :D

    but no generally I play male characters, my other 6 characters are all male.

    There is also character creation and backstory and all that and while im not a true role player, I do like too head cannon my own characters background and a good creator wont only create characters of one gender, they're make multiple characters male and female respectively.
    Edited by xeNNNNN on June 10, 2018 12:05PM
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  • Itacira
    Itacira
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    Female
    I main a female in 99% of games where I can chose because most games are usually sausage fests anyway so yay for some diversity.
    When I roll, I usually pick between female and male based on RP aspects.
    PC/EU - PVE 2H stam orc petsorc (meta, what meta?) ww - terrible dps - mediocre player - fun times - free ww bites to whomever asks so don't be shy if interested
  • Anastian
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    Both
    I'm a male, main character is a male argonian as I like the race, its lore and learnt how to play around the passives.
    I needed a dunmer alt for min-maxed PvE and went for a female character as I felt she was more aesthetically pleasant than the male counterpart (I do have a male DK, and orc sorc).
    The PvP templar is an Argonian female, mostly because I love argonians and already have a male one.
  • Kiralyn2000
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    Female
    Question for the people saying "Male, because it represents me" Do you also make it human, same hair color, same skin color, etc? Because otherwise it's not 'you' and you can't 'immerse'?


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    I had a reply a bunch of pages back, but to summarize: The character isn't me, it's just an action figure I'm playing with; I like kick-butt female characters in fiction; and I don't believe in/experience 'immersion'. So why not make a pretty female character?

    (Star Trek Online's new Dominion expansion's a bit annoying - to get all the new content, I had to make an ugly, male, Jem'Hadar character. ;) )
  • Kawall
    Kawall
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    Male
    Question for the people saying "Male, because it represents me" Do you also make it human, same hair color, same skin color, etc? Because otherwise it's not 'you' and you can't 'immerse'?


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    I had a reply a bunch of pages back, but to summarize: The character isn't me, it's just an action figure I'm playing with; I like kick-butt female characters in fiction; and I don't believe in/experience 'immersion'. So why not make a pretty female character?

    (Star Trek Online's new Dominion expansion's a bit annoying - to get all the new content, I had to make an ugly, male, Jem'Hadar character. ;) )

    Well my main is stamina DK who is redguard which uses giant 2h sword to kill his foes. I'm that dude who plays male human warrior in every game.
  • HEXENWOLF
    HEXENWOLF
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    Male
    I play male characters despite being a female. There is tendency among MMO players to sexualize female characters and I'd rather blend silently into the background than call attention to myself. When I play female characters (even in ESO) men often offer to do things for me in game or give me things for free and I find this patronizing. Its also strange given how many men pay female characters. But I digress. I'd rather rely on myself for my progress and earn my rewards through my own play than be given things because of my gender.
  • JJBoomer
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    Both
    both, depending pretty much on my mood. my main has gone through 2 gender changes lol
    Edited by JJBoomer on June 10, 2018 3:18PM
  • Astrid
    Astrid
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    Female
    Female cos I’m female.
  • Simit
    Simit
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    Both
    Play both because i want to, nothing to do with silly immersion or anything i just make chars an hit things with them.

    If you ever played games like the ME an DA seies where the pc is voiced an never did a pt as a female shepard or hawke/inquisitor then your doing yourselves a disservice, especially the ME series as quite frankly the female va does a hell of a better job particularly as a renegade.

    So basically i play all rp games i get as both male an female an from all other angles the game allows through choice or action simply because i can
  • EvilAutoTech
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    Female
    Simit wrote: »
    Play both because i want to, nothing to do with silly immersion or anything i just make chars an hit things with them.

    If you ever played games like the ME an DA seies where the pc is voiced an never did a pt as a female shepard or hawke/inquisitor then your doing yourselves a disservice, especially the ME series as quite frankly the female va does a hell of a better job particularly as a renegade.

    So basically i play all rp games i get as both male an female an from all other angles the game allows through choice or action simply because i can

    I know it's off topic but the female Shepard was voiced by our very own Lyris Titanborn (Jennifer Hale).

    I can't remember if I posted here before but kick ass women kick ass.
  • neverwalk
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    Male
    I play as male as i am male, simple as that.
  • Khumbu
    Khumbu
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    Female
    Female because I'm female and can't play the males of any race without feeling "disconnected" from the character, even if it's a race where I like the male's design more (Argonian).
  • Allypage
    Allypage
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    Female
    Because I am a woman. I do have a male Toon I made but other than an RP plot and crafting I don't play him.
  • ZOS_JesC
    ZOS_JesC
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    Greetings, we've removed several comments that were off topic. Since the thread has derailed, we have decided to close it. Thank you for your understanding.
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