Ah, we could compare with [thread=13656]this one[/thread] and see how it evolved over last year. I thought it interesting back then that the gender amongst characters was almost exactly 50/50, even if it wasn't amongst players.
So far it looks like that's definitely not so anymore. But more voters may still appear over the coming days.
Anyways, boy playing girl here. For a multitude of reasons. I'll admit she's nicer to look at than a male character, which probably does play a part too. But my main reason is that it's just more interesting to try acting out the other gender. Being inside a strange body in addition to being in a strange world, if you will. Also, I found playing a character of the other gender makes me more aware of my own gender stereotypes.
Lastly, I realised that if I switched back to playing a male character, my main reason for that would be "what will other people think of me?", and that's not a good reason.
turjake wrote:If I *were* a cynic, I'd say that some male players create female characters because of the advantage given by some soft bits when
dealing with other males ingame. Luckily I'm not a cynic
Not cynic, just truthful. You did after all say "some male players", and some indeed do. Cynic would be "all male players that create female characters".
Definitely not a reason for me though, au contraire. I didn't even really think about it at first. Not until a few months ago when I heard it being mentioned as a possible reason for guys to crossdress. Since then I'm all paranoid ingame whenever someone I don't know acts nice to me. My sympathy for all women, who also have this problem in real life.
alibasil wrote:Im quite interested to see how many RL women out there play a guy char as their main...
There aren't many, that's for sure. As rough estimates, it seems that only about 10% of female gamers play male characters, against up to 40% of male gamers playing female characters. I really do wonder why that is.
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go figure
