If it is an MMO, i have to go male. Playing a female You can only get so many selfies from drunk fellas trying to show off their muscles before you go jump off a cliff. No i dont need help! I dont care where the magic armor is! No i don't want to chat! Im a dude git off me!!
Wait, what? I made super sexy twi'lek ladies in SWTOR and never got naked selfies from guys hitting on me. Opportunity = missed..... 
Because I'm not a man. Why would I want to play as a man being a woman?
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Wait, what? I made super sexy twi'lek ladies in SWTOR and never got naked selfies from guys hitting on me. Opportunity = missed.....
LOL.
I always play male. No reason in particular.
I have this weird thing where I seem to end up hating my male characters. But I'm trying to work through it for Cassandra
Dragon Age having different protagonists actually helped me discover a new style of roleplaying. I'm a writer, I love collecting narratives and building characters, and up until DA:O I was a self-insert type player.
My Warden is like the amalgamation of all the self-insert human warrior dudes I created in my image, he is me but not me, and he's dead (double meaning!).
My femHawke is a snarky gay one-woman Force Mage army, and making the conscious choice to play as something different really let me flesh out a new character. I have such a strong idea of who she is, as a fictional person, and DA:I even managed to capture what felt like "my" Hawke pretty well based on a small handful of personalization.
Since then, I've leaned towards women. But, honestly, it always depends on the game, on the mechanics, on the environment. When I roleplay, I try to go in with limited knowledge; I don't know who my companions will be or what came before, what the class balance or gender differences will be. So I pick what looks cool at character creation and try to spin the best story with what the game gives me.
And Lady Lavellan is kicking some ass, so far. Shame Hawke has Merrill or she'd be all on that.
I very occasionally will play a male character, but generally I prefer to play a female. It's just more fun for me. If I play a male, there's usually a specific reason, either male-only content or RP. However, I've never gotten very far with a male PC in a Bioware game. No further than Ostagar in DAO.
I'm not sure why, but I've never enjoyed playing as a male character. It feels...off somehow. I've tried to play as a male before, but I never make it very far into the game. The only time I play as men is in games with pre-made characters and female is not an option or I don't like the female option that was given.
Wait, what? I made super sexy twi'lek ladies in SWTOR and never got naked selfies from guys hitting on me. Opportunity = missed.....
Hehe it is not nearly as bad as it was. And really I dont see it much anymore. There are a lot more ladies enjoying games now. But back in the day (im old) when online games were more of a sausagefest the female character never had a chance... Or had all the chances as everyone rained free stuff down upon them. Yeah im bitter and jealous, so what?!
I know a few female friends who've gotten legendaries for free from some dudes in Guild Wars 2 , yes it sucks that we guys get nothing for free lol
I think a better question is why play as something that doesnt represent you.
I play a guy only because:
1. I like romance sub plots in my Bioware games and have no interest n romancing female options. Straight or lesbian
2. I have no interest in seeing the story from a woman's perspective
3. I simply relate more to being a guy (obviously) and therefore enjoy the game more.
I can completely understand your first point. If that's not your thing, then it's not your thing. I can also see where you might be coming from with your third point as well; it took me years before trying out a male character in a BioWare game. I have fun playing men sometimes (Dorian, you're gonna love my warrior,) but I have more fun playing as my own gender most of the time
However, your second point puzzles me. What an odd statement regarding Dragon Age games. I've played both genders in previous DA games, and I have no freaking clue what you are talking about here. I didn't see much of a difference between male Hawke and female Hawke in terms of perspective. Same with DA:O. There is a couple of lines early in Origins, one of them being "I'm the bravest one here and I'm a woman." It isn't something that is stressed in the game much past that point.
Other than some comments about a lady Inquisitor being more reminiscent of Andraste due to her gender, I don't see how this magical change in perspective happens because some of my PCs have boobs and some have other bits.
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Despite it being fine in the game world, it's not fine to me for women is a semi middle ages type of society to be leaders, go out hunting or fighting, etc..,. so I play a male (I am a woman RL) I also do not take the female companions out except for their personal quests if the game won't let me finish them w/o the women in the party.
Being a woman I understand a myraid of feminine motivations. Not being a man I don't. I may think I know how a man would act in a certain situation, but I might not be correct, and I'm big on character motivations for decisions.
There's a hell of a lot of sexism in those few sentences.
So you are a Herald irl? It's roleplaying.
Also gender is a very miniscule part of the whole representation, if you would like your character to be as similar as possible to the real you. I am a male, but I can very often relate to many lead female characters more than to male ones, because of other characteristics.
Yes i am a herald irl.
For me it comes down to voice actors. I play through using both genders, but most of my run-throughs are done with female character because I like their voice actors and line delivery a lot more in bioware games.
I do not project myself playing the games - I play them for the story and because I enjoy actor performance. Gender and character reaction to it doesn't matter or bother me.
In Mass Effect I preferred Jennifer Hale's voice and I liked her line delivery a lot more than Mark Meer's.
In DA2 I loved how Jo Wyatt delivered sarcastic lines which was my usual response hence I mostly played as female there.
In DAI I started of using Alix Wilton Regan's voice because I loved her performance in ME3 so I thought I'll roll with that. I'm on 3rd playthrough and I'm still using it.
I rarely had a problem, while playing mostly female characters, back when I played WoW. Of course, people who actually knew me in-game generally also knew my husband. On the rare occasions when young men behaved inappropriately, report and ignore took care of it.
Yes i am a herald irl.
There's a hell of a lot of sexism in those few sentences.
Where is the sexism? I'm expressing why I don't play men. I'm not denigrating the decisions of men or expressing that men are less, just different. I'm saying that I don't think like a man or see things as a man because I'm a woman. It's fact, not sexism.
Where is the sexism? I'm expressing why I don't play men. I'm not denigrating the decisions of men or expressing that men are less, just different. I'm saying that I don't think like a man or see things as a man because I'm a woman. It's fact, not sexism.
Well then consider yourself lucky, that you have a lot to relate to, when it comes to your protagonist, because I don't.
Tell you what, send me your resume and i will fill out an application and send it to the school of heralds for you , when you get accepted you will be able to relate to this game as i do.
I play as a female far more than a male (and I am male). The main reason for that is character creator is much more fun when you are designing an attractive woman. When I play as a man I just pick the default as often as not.
I do only romance women so I love Bioware's inclusive policy in this regard (although I guess its not aimed at me). 
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aaaaaaaaand sexism argument, ladies and gents place your bets now!
Tell you what, send me your resume and i will fill out an application and send it to the school of heralds for you , when you get accepted you will be able to relate to this game as i do.
Wait what?People play female characters in DA:I?
But...But...how can you romance Dorian if you play a female character?
For me it comes down to voice actors. I play through using both genders, but most of my run-throughs are done with female character because I like their voice actors and line delivery a lot more in bioware games.
I do not project myself playing the games - I play them for the story and because I enjoy actor performance. Gender and character reaction to it doesn't matter or bother me.
In Mass Effect I preferred Jennifer Hale's voice and I liked her line delivery a lot more than Mark Meer's.
In DA2 I loved how Jo Wyatt delivered sarcastic lines which was my usual response hence I mostly played as female there.
In DAI I started of using Alix Wilton Regan's voice because I loved her performance in ME3 so I thought I'll roll with that. I'm on 3rd playthrough and I'm still using it.
Ah, yeah, the voice is a big part of it, too. I hear Jo's voice and sarcastic Hawke just comes to mind, and after so many hours Alix's voice and my Inquisitor's expressions/body language are one in the same, so it really helps with the immersion.
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