Who cares if it’s weird, you do you

I always make my character look like my wife so I can experience her kicking ass in different universes. Plus I can stare at its butt and not feel weird about it cause it’s my wife 😂

I play both. It really depends on the game, like WoW where certain animations are wonky or like Mass Effect where FemShep is so much more badass (in my opinion).

Do what you want. If people insult you for it then it sounds like they care too much about the little things in life.

Never knew anyone cared, nor thought about it. My sister teases me, but she's just being as ass because she plays male and female character. I do both too, normally flip a coin to decide which sex to play.

I always play as a female character when I can in games as well. My wife asked me why and I told her if I'm going to be staring at an ass for 50+ hours might as well be a female one. She understood that logic. Now when I start a new game she helps me create the character so it looks like her as much as it can.

As a guy, I always play male characters when given the choice. I feel more immersion playing as what I am irl. Playing a female would feel weird to me in a rpg, for example.

I don't really care what other people play as in their games.

The "I'd rather stare at a female ass for x hours than a males" reason always makes me roll my eyes though.

I play as both. Whichever kind of suits my mood at the time. Exclusively playing as the opposite gender does seem a bit weird to me though.

20 years ago, yes.

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10 years ago, maybe.

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today, no one bats an eye.

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Normal has become the new 'oddly out of place'...

A friend of mine always play as a girl for years. I finally noticed and asked him and his response actually has me playing as a girl more often than not.

“Why would I want to stare at a dude’s ass all day?”

I'll play female characters in a lot of games solely because of slimmer character build. I hate the look of bulky armor.

I tell my kids that I play video games in order to do things that I can't do in real life. Since I'm not a girl in real life and can't be a girl without some serious life changes which I am not interested in doing, being a girl in video games is pretty standard for me. I've rarely had women comment about it and when they have, I just explain my reasoning and that's the end of it.

I do this too.

Some do, some don’t. Who cares.

In third person games, I prefer female characters because you see the character model and female models tend to have far more customization options. Plus, your character tends to be hot, so that’s a plus.

In first person games, I tend to choose a male character to imagine myself as the character and to have a voice that sounds closer to mine, especially since customization doesn’t matter much at all.

Play who you want to play; who cares what anyone else thinks?

nothing wrong with that, many of my male friends play girls too, it actually makes me feel better bc sometimes people harass girl players so when my friends are also playing girls then I’m not singled out. 😅

I’m a guy and I only play as female characters too. It’s a lot more fun to have a sexy bad bitch mess shit up anyways.

My wife says yes.

If you aren't hurting anyone, who cares what you do. Don't ever stop doing something you want to do just because people think it's weird.

I'm a guy and I think it's weird

I'm the same way. Customization is almost always better and the males feel weird to me usually. Mass Effect I did play as male Shepard though.

Literally played a female blood elf in wow and was asked if I was gay.

I seriously just like how the armor looks on the female blood elf over male lol…

Personally I don't care/mind. I've been in situations where a guy I happen to be playing with would have a female character but I never gave it much thought as it really doesn't seem like a significant thing in any way. It's fine to play as whatever character you feel comfy/happy playing with.

Also despite being a girl, I also tend to choose male characters to play as whenever it's possible so it would be quite silly and hypocritical of me to have an issue when it's the other way around :)

My take on this, as it has been for years, is if they ever bother to give dude character creation the level of detail and choice they do for female character creation, I might actually play a male character. I tried to make one in Violet and it just sucked! My wife and I both play female characters on our MMO of choice and it's no big deal at all.

It's not weird at all. Play whatever you have the most fun playing.

Nope. You play who you want.

I play a female in any game with character creation because I find it easier to make a satisfying female character instead of trying to make a male character but if it's a game where there's a premade male and female option I'll usually go male since it's more relatable for roleplay.

Honestly, I used to. When I was younger. Then I grew up and realized it doesn’t matter. If I can have super powers in a video game and save the world and do all that crazy shit, why can’t someone play as the opposite sex? I’ve even done it myself a few times. Sunset Overdrive, Skyrim and Diablo 3 are the ones that come to mind. It allows me to play differently than I normally would have.

Except in Skyrim. Doesn’t matter what I try, sneaky archer is life.

Haven't experienced that one, ever.

idc, but in fallout 4 there actually is a benefit in choosing the female character.

I doubt women give any thought whatsoever to the video game character you play as.

I'm a woman, don't find it weird at all. I played as dudes for years. Now I only want to play women.

Who cares what other people think. Do what you want as long as you not hurting anyone

I have a hard time playing a girl character. Like if I have to because the class had a predetermined gender, like the sorceress in D2R, it doesn't bother me as much but like I don't think I could get behind a girl pokémon trainer as my character as it is I want to age them, or like not going to be a girl monster hunter or tarnished. I like to make and play characters that look like me, well a version I can make in game.

Play what makes it fun. I find more enjoyment if I can immerse myself in the game.

I don't see why we would care if a guy plays a female character. I play male characters sometimes. Honestly, I think the only part that's a little confusing to me is that you never play male characters. What if you're playing a game that doesn't let you create your character and the character choices are only male characters? Would you just not play the game? Or what it has a mix but the female characters aren't very fun to you? Would you force yourself to play the female characters anyway?

I do have a friend who won't play any male characters and she loved the Tomb Raider games and always wanted to play Uncharted but refused to because the main character is male so some people are just like that.

Nah. It’s the same concept as women choosing to play male characters. Sometimes ya just think the opposite gender character is cooler, or you need to change it up

I've played a lot of female character models in games like Guild Wars 1 and WoW because of the slimmer model and animations.That said I've also played many of male characters.

I did think it was weird, until like 5 years ago, for men to play female characters it they were actively role-playing as a female character. But I started following some role-playing content on Twitch and have become entirely accepting of people role-playing characters of the opposite gender.

I still think people who men who play female characters and try to catfish other men with ERP is weird as fuck though.

The first time I saw my boyfriend play a lady, I was a bit surprised. Then I saw him moving the camera around in questionable ways and it all made sense. xD

I was 16. With another 16 years under my belt, nope, not weird in the least.

My ex-husband also played female chars "because they're a smaller target", so. Whether it's borderline creepy or tactical, you do you broh.

I think the only time people get bothered by someone playing as the opposite gender (and, in particular, men playing female characters) is when it's being used to prey on others in some way. Playing a female to pretend to be one to get free stuff from others, get closer to IRL women for nefarious purposes, that kind of thing. But some of these things occur even without the character-gender factor. And ultimately, I am of the opinion that in an MMO it is no one's business what gender you are on the other side of the screen. If a situation arose where it mattered--sure be honest. I just can't think of too many scenarios where that would be the case? But that's just my opinion. I think too many men get maligned for playing a female character when there's really no negative reason behind the choice.

I've created male characters so I don't see how it's much different. It's kind of funny though because I usually make female characters, and people still assume I'm a dude. I try to avoid voice chatting and stay anonymous because I don't want to deal with potential assholes.

I do this and have done it.

It turns out in FPS girl characters have smaller hitboxes most of the time. Its bullshit but I will exploit it

I would say if they care that much about what your pretendy-fun-times fictional character has between their fictional legs, that's a red flag of someone who takes things FAAAR too seriously. Run.

I am a man and if I have the choice to play as a man or a woman in a game I will always choose a woman. Why? Cause I like women better. That's as far as this goes and I never gave it more thoughts than that. It's your character and you do what you want with it. Most people won't care and the few idiots who are going to lose some sleep over it deserve a bad night's rest. Do yourself, don't mind them.

Do you feel weird when a girl plays a male character?

I apologize if this gets lost in the replies, but I really appreciate all the replies with both support and advice. I feel less "afraid" about playing female characters with my sister and her friends/randoms. Thanks you so much, from any gender :D

in games w premade characters: no. in games like WoW where ur entire character is custom: yes. but tbh who cares what others think as long as ur having fun !!

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I do that too. I like when my character is a little psychopath running around being evil for kicks. I hear most people play as a superman type - big, strong, and helpful; but for me that’s how I am irl, so it’s not an escape. Besides, you’re watching the character for hours and I prefer looking at women

As a girl, when I started playing I assumed all girls were girls IRL. Over the years I’ve realized more guys than not prefer to play as female toons actually. It makes no difference to me personally. In my wow guild I would say there maybe 3 girls out of 20 of us but probably 75% of the toons are female. At the end of the day, it doesn’t affect any one but you so eff them if they care.

But you could always just ask your sister if she cares. Chances are she doesn’t :)

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I actually got a lot insults for playing females in games (from both genders). It actually upset me back then because I was the only one who had to deal with it. So I've always been stuck playing males for years. I think it's affected me to the point of seeing women as "superior" and I feel like I'm not good enough to play them?. I don't know if I should try and play them now because honestly I am afraid the reaction I'll get.

Not really. People do different things for different reasons. I know people who make up elaborate backstories for their characters, and go through the game as if they are being told a story ABOUT those characters. Me personally, I go the self insert route, so I have a really hard time playing female characters. I like to imagine I AM the character. I also do that with books, so its hard to read a book if the MC isn't male for me there too. It doesn't bother me at all to have female leads in movies or TV shows, but books and games can be difficult if the MC is female.

Still remember how I played as a female character and pretended to be a girl to scam Item like it was yesterday.

Oh wait. It is yesterday!

It's kinda like the male version of dolls we like to dress up our female characters and make them look cute. I always play a female khajiit in elder scrolls and tend to play female characters in most other games because their clothing options tend to be far better in most games than the male clothing options.

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I do this too. Idc how weird I sound saying this but I’d rather look at a female character and hear her voice over looking at a male character and hearing a man’s voice the entire game.

Honestly, the way you describe it is a bit creepy.

It's not weird, I tend to play female characters too coz they are usually hot and nice to look at with the clothing customization lol

I guarantee you they don't care

for me it depends on roll play. im a guy so normally i lean towards male characters but for games like swtor it feels wrong playing a jedi healer or a sith sorc as a male so i almost always play those females. but as far as weirdness. i dont think its weird and i have friends that do the same thing.

As a woman and a gamer, I don’t find it odd or weird. It’s a game, the point is to have fun while playing. You don’t have to mimic real life. Playing as a male or female shouldn’t have anything to do with one’s sexuality. Everyone is different and has different gaming preferences. Just do what you enjoy regardless of how others feel.

Why would it be weird? It's a role playing game, your character is playing a role. Now elden ring is a weird game to roleplay as a dishwasher in but - just kidding!!

But seriously yeah I've made male and female characters depending on the mood. I think it's weirder to try snd create a clone of yourself personally. I try to create a character I feel would fit into the existing lore of the game

I find it odd that you "exclusively" play as a female character yes. I mix it up and pick male or female depending on my mood and the style of the game. But the fact you seem to always pick that option is a bit awkward, yes. Lol

... I don't think women give much of a shit what your character looks like in a game.

I played an undead female warlock in WoW whose jaw was missing.

If a woman looked at that and thought to herself, "perv, why is MaleficentPi playing a female warlock, must be some kind of super gross dude with a thing for female characters" I'd have questions about why she's assuming a man she never met would find a rotting female corpse with no lower jaw sexy AF.

Night elf, sure. Orc, maybe. Troll, okay.. Dwarf, sure.

But an undead warlock?

Methinks the lady doth project too much

Why would they?

There's a lot of reasons someone might want to play a female character. In Fallout 4 and 2077 because the female voice actor is hands down better. Sometimes the gear is cooler looking. Maybe you just want to. Even if you usually play as a male maybe it's your second playthrough and you want to try both protagonists.

Consequently, I feel like if you're playing as a female on an online game and the character creator sliders are generous so you make them fat assed and physic based enormous breasts and then run around being a stereotype you're likely NOT going to be popular among female gamers.

I remember playing Halo 3 online and noticing that dudes would rush to kill gamers who were female. So I changed my characters gender to female. It worked like a charm. I would EASILY get the most kills every round because they'd literally just rush towards me... lol. Ever since then, I play all games that I can, exclusively as a female character. Also too, female characters normally have more customizing options than male characters. *In Halo 3, if you selected female. Your death voice sound sounded feminine so that's how players knew*

>My reasons aside

I'm gonna look at polygons in the shape of a human butt, might as well be one I enjoy looking at

I play female players on some FPS games for smaller silhouette. On MMORPS I have a few female characters but all my characters have some kind of backstory and as a writer I think making only one type of character for stories is wierd if the story doesn't demand it

As a woman I played as men before, but not because I wanna see a man's body in front of me, just because I was a closeted lesbian.

But if you play as a woman just so you can see a womans butt in front of you instead of a man it's kinda just ...weird ?

But if you play as a woman because the women character feel more developed or badass or different (FemShep from Mass effect is my first example) then it's totally fine who cares.

I mean I can't judge we obviously don't know why you play as a woman so no judgment there so far. I don't care what you do as long as its not fueled by some sexualisation for your character. Have fun bro

For me, it depends on the game.

In World of Warcraft where I don't have any bond with the world and just push keys and do raids I play a mix of genders, it all depends on what race/gender has nicer animations like I hate female undead animations so I play male undead, on the other side, I hate male trolls animations (especially as a caster) so I play female troll.

In FFXIV I can play only male characters, there is a huge bond with the story and characters, I play as "me" for the immerse. I tried to play as a female character in FFXIV, I cringed out and bought Phantasia instantly and switched to male.

So just two examples, but I apply that to everything - it all depends on the game, if I do care about immerse, storyline, and characters, or do I just play it whatever.

Girls almost always have more AND better customization options (ESPECIALLY hair...) and better looking suits

And they usually have better voice actors too (Hale anyone?)

What’s wrong with staring at a lady’s ass for 40 hours instead of a dudes

I have a male friend who absolutely will not play as a female character in a game. If a female is the only option, he won't play it. But I'm fairly certain he's also closet bisexual because he says and does some blatantly gay stuff when drunk.

Some may find it weird, I think most wouldn't really care either way though. It's rarely ever a concern what gender my team mates are, it doesn't matter.

Just say you like looking at girl butts over guy butts, it's a hard point to argue 🤷‍♂️

I think it's sus. I'm not a girl tho. Girls probably don't care. I hate when I have to be a female in a game. Sometimes it makes or breaks my decision to buy a game. For example, the most recent Tomb Raider games were great, but I hated playing as a woman. Same with the Horizon games. I would have enjoyed them more if I got to play as a male. But I guess you're the opposite. There's nothing wrong with it, I just dont personally understand it.