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[SkreeMalicious]

If you have a choice, all skill points/abilities considered equal, which gender do you pick?

http://social.biowar...45/polls/35258/

For the sake of argument lets assume either choice results in a very attractive looking character.

Or do you not care, because polygons and textures dont make a difference how they are shaped?<3


edit: fixed link to poll

Modifié par SkreeMalicious, 13 juin 2012 - 05:14 .

[Eternal Phoenix]

Both but male first usually. Normally this is because I play a warrior class first in RPG's, a class which I associate with males. Most of my rogues and mages are female.

[LPPrince]

Depends. I like playing a male when I need to become the character, but play a female whenever its really not that important. Sometimes I switch just for the hell of it.

Examples-

Dragon Age Origins- Male(played both but my male was canon)
Dragon Age 2- Female
Mass Effect 1, 2, 3- Male(played both in ME1 but my male was canon)
Fable 2- Male
Fable 3- Female
Kingdoms of Amalur:Reckoning- Female
Elder Scrolls V:Skyrim- Male
Left 4 Dead- Female(typically played as Zoey)
Left 4 Dead 2- Male(typically played as Nick)
Borderlands- Female(played as Lilith)

Hell, in Assassins Creed Brotherhood and Assassins Creed Revelations, when I got 12 people to join the Brotherhood in each game, I got mostly girls. 9-3 girls to guys ratio in Brotherhood, 8-4 in Revelations(that I'm still playing right now).

So both, I guess. But yay for females! /is a gentleman

[Seagloom]

Female. I can live with a male character in a multiplayer game if options are finite and all the female characters are already in use. In those cases I rather play a male than miss out on the game. Given an option, however, I will never go that route. Playing a male just feels awkward to me.

[android654]

Both, I feel like I miss out in RPGs or games like Saints Row where I can create a character if I don't have multiple characters.

[RedArmyShogun]

I pretty much always play males as my main. At times I'll make a female for like the mage classes or what not, but mostly stick to male.

[C9316]

My canon character is usually male 100% of the time. Though I do make female characters when I feel like it.

[DiebytheSword]

Both, in the case of ME, Mark Meer and Jennifer Hale feel like completely different characters to me, and I feel you're missing some of the experience if you play only one.

[deuce985]

Well it really depends. In a game like ME's case, I play both. My main is always a male first. Then I make a female. It's nice to see the game from different perspectives and the reactions based on my gender.

I like to RP a lot too, so I go to the stereotype if I make a magic(biotic) class, it will be female. If I make a brute class(soldier) it will be male. This applies to fantasy games too. I see the females as being more frail and therefore resort to intelligence and mastering magic. It just doesn't seem realistic to me when a female is running around with a sword twice her size despite it being a fantasy game...

When I make a melee character in fantasy games, like a Warrior in Dragon Age, it's always male. In the Rogue's case, it can be either gender. Since the class doesn't seem to rely on brute strength but more on cunning, charisma and agility.

[Pacifien]

It depends. In Dragon Age Origins, it was predominantly female except for the City Elf and Dwarven Noble origins. In Dragon Age 2, I've played both, but I prefer the male. In Mass Effect, it's female 99% of the time. Going back to Ultima, it was female until they forced the male gender. In Skyrim, my first (and so far only, at 300 hours) playthrough was female. Baldur's Gate was female.

Actually, I suppose I just go with the female option unless given a good reason to try otherwise. When the protagonists were silent and you were left to fill in the character's background and motivations for yourself, I went with what I knew, which was me. But for a game like Dragon Age 2, for instance, I just liked the way the male Hawke sounded for the way I played the game.

[Pacifien]

deuce985 wrote...
It just doesn't seem realistic to me when a female is running around with a sword twice her size despite it being a fantasy game...

It really never seemed that realistic when Cloud did it either, but suspension of disbelief is a wonderful thing. 

[ErichHartmann]

I always create female adventurers when the option is available. Games, comics, literature, and movies are still heavily dominated by typical male protagonists.

Modifié par ErichHartmann, 13 juin 2012 - 04:34 .

[barbara2012]

Both but female first, in DAO DAII female in ME 123 i tried to play male but ( im sorry for meer fans) the voice the meers in this case made me sleepy, maybe was my mistake play female first with Hale doing her voice i dont know, but Meer to me sound like a soup without salt ;P

[Seagloom]

deuce985 wrote...

If I make a brute class(soldier) it will be male. This applies to fantasy games too. I see the females as being more frail and therefore resort to intelligence and mastering magic. It just doesn't seem realistic to me when a female is running around with a sword twice her size despite it being a fantasy game...

When I make a melee character in fantasy games, like a Warrior in Dragon Age, it's always male. In the Rogue's case, it can be either gender. Since the class doesn't seem to rely on brute strength but more on cunning, charisma and agility.

Swords are not that heavy. And the gigantic swords in some of these games would be no easier to wield by a man than a woman. One thing about female warriors is there is a tendency to depict them as frail twigs in most games instead of wiry or bulky. The only recent example I can think of where this was not the case is Diablo III's female barbarian.

Beyond that, there are women out there who can definitely beat the snot out of the average person--male or female. Considering fantasy protagonists are always exceptional individuals, I do not think a female warrior is really a stretch.

[Chromie]

Always male. Women are weak!

/troll

[Megaton_Hope]

Whatever I feel like at the time. Mostly dudes, since I myself am a dude.

However, as with FemShep, I will also play lady characters. Including when there is to be violence; I find the tough lady shooting up the place and intimidating people amusing.

[Train00]

It depends on the game!

[RedArmyShogun]

Pacifien wrote...

deuce985 wrote...
It just doesn't seem realistic to me when a female is running around with a sword twice her size despite it being a fantasy game...

It really never seemed that realistic when Cloud did it either, but suspension of disbelief is a wonderful thing. 

Minus weapons of that size were used.

Great Swords,  zanpakuto, meteor hammers, some types of the pollaxe were rather large. And men used to carry 40 pound shields into battle. The typical urban male of today is a far cry from his forefather.

[cJohnOne]

I try to use both male and female but tend to use females more since I find them to be more attractive and interesting characters.

Modifié par cJohnOne, 13 juin 2012 - 05:13 .

[Chromie]

Pacifien wrote...

deuce985 wrote...
It just doesn't seem realistic to me when a female is running around with a sword twice her size despite it being a fantasy game...

It really never seemed that realistic when Cloud did it either, but suspension of disbelief is a wonderful thing. 

But that's sword isn't 11 feet! (Cloud is 5' 7")

Modifié par Skelter192, 13 juin 2012 - 05:03 .

[Pacifien]

barbara2012 wrote...
 Both but female first, in DAO DAII female in ME 123 i tried to play male but ( im sorry for meer fans) the voice the meers in this case made me sleepy, maybe was my mistake play female first with Hale doing her voice i dont know, but Meer to me sound like a soup without salt ;P

Hey, my City Elf is voiced by Meer!

[vometia]

Seagloom wrote...

Swords are not that heavy. And the gigantic swords in some of these games would be no easier to wield by a man than a woman.

There seems to be a lot of misinformation about swords and how much they weigh: I've seen a lot of claims of "60 lbs" and so on (I think this has actually been demonstrated to be a physical impossibility using a normal-sized sword).  I have a bunch of them nearby and most of them weigh between two and three pounds.  The heaviest I've heard of is a replica of a film sword that weighed about eight pounds, and even experienced swordsmen didn't want to swing it more than a few times.

Er anyway, I generally stick with female characters whenever possible.  Usually the same one!

[SkreeMalicious]

fixed link to poll sorry

[happy_daiz]

If there is an option, I will always play as female, as I am female.

I've created a few male characters in the past, but I'm usually never happy with how they turn out, so I use defaults.