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nomotog wrote:
and it implied that there was some inherent differences between the sexes that was making them jump more or something.

Said nothing about it being inherent.

nomotog wrote:
I wonder now. How many people are really uncomfortable playing as a character of a different gender? (Butt staring doesn't count.)

I have eight male and three female characters currently.

Two of those female characters, however, recieve disproportionate amounts of attention from me. (One is my main.)

I dunno, I do not find it that different to play a male character... I can basically act exactly the same way without it seeming immersion-breaking.

 Hybrid Son Of Oxayotl wrote:

I am a PhD student, and my sig' is just a parody of H.B.M.C's. But it is also 100% true: I do not in any way speak on behalf of GW!

I fething knew it and I laughed out loud on confirmation.

Yes, elf female comment was a joke. I agree with Melissia in that elves in games are often just like normal men, lacking the insane bulging muscles of what is usually the "default" male human. I also have actually played female characters in games, but I usually go for male.

 Ashiraya wrote:
I dunno, I do not find it that different to play a male character... I can basically act exactly the same way without it seeming immersion-breaking.

Not surprising given that most of the time, characters in video games go around bashing and killing pretty much everything in sight. So most players should be quite used to their character behaving in a very different manner than they do themselves, otherwise… it is pretty bad .

 Hybrid Son Of Oxayotl wrote:

 Ashiraya wrote:
I dunno, I do not find it that different to play a male character... I can basically act exactly the same way without it seeming immersion-breaking.

Not surprising given that most of the time, characters in video games go around bashing and killing pretty much everything in sight. So most players should be quite used to their character behaving in a very different manner than they do themselves, otherwise… it is pretty bad .

There's that, of course, but remember that I'm a roleplayer.

I dunno. I played quite a while on the german Roleplaying Server "Aldor". And I gotta say, while I dont find "opposite sex of player" creepy in regular play, I often feel akward when dealing with them in Roleplay. Often, they seem a bit off, and it only gets worse once relationships get into the picture.

And I will admit, when im waiting for something, or just genreally derping around, I tend to hammer that Jump Button like a looney.

 Ashiraya wrote:

 Hybrid Son Of Oxayotl wrote:

 Ashiraya wrote:
I dunno, I do not find it that different to play a male character... I can basically act exactly the same way without it seeming immersion-breaking.

Not surprising given that most of the time, characters in video games go around bashing and killing pretty much everything in sight. So most players should be quite used to their character behaving in a very different manner than they do themselves, otherwise… it is pretty bad .

There's that, of course, but remember that I'm a roleplayer.

I figure this is relevant. Not sure if I can find parts of the episode that sum it up fully enough.

Probably NSFW so keep an eye out for that. It's also probably best if I don't have a video directly to it here.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9d71vhVweqo

 Ashiraya wrote:
There's that, of course, but remember that I'm a roleplayer.

Is roleplaying not just about giving your omnicidal maniac character reasons to go around killing every mod in sight ?
Reminds me of that RPG I found on TVTropes :
http://johntynes.com/revland2000/rl_powerkill.html

 Hybrid Son Of Oxayotl wrote:

 Ashiraya wrote:
There's that, of course, but remember that I'm a roleplayer.

Is roleplaying not just about giving your omnicidal maniac character reasons to go around killing every mod in sight ?
Reminds me of that RPG I found on TVTropes :
http://johntynes.com/revland2000/rl_powerkill.html

Hey, only three or four of my characters are omnicidal maniacs!

 Ashiraya wrote:

 Hybrid Son Of Oxayotl wrote:

 Ashiraya wrote:
There's that, of course, but remember that I'm a roleplayer.

Is roleplaying not just about giving your omnicidal maniac character reasons to go around killing every mod in sight ?
Reminds me of that RPG I found on TVTropes :
http://johntynes.com/revland2000/rl_powerkill.html

Hey, only three or four of my characters are omnicidal maniacs!

While mine aren't all omnicidal they do all contain a slightly twisted sense of humour and a highly developed spite gland.

 Ashiraya wrote:
Hey, only three or four of my characters are omnicidal maniacs!

Oh, really? I never thought you would play omnicidal maniacs. You seemed more like a person who would play goody-two-shoes pacifist hippies that believe strongly in the magical power of friendship
Well, I guess those characters of yours that are not ominicidal maniacs are genocidal madmen, or at the very least mass-murderers, are they not .

 Melissia wrote:
I kindof like to defy archetypes like that.

In City of Heroes, my Invulnerable/Energy Melee Tank was a 5'0" slender girl in a tee-shirt and baggy jeans. Meanwhile my Sylvari Warrior in Guild Wars 2... uses a rifle as her main weapon. And I already mentioned my Hobbit Guardian from LotRO.

Just started a new Skyrim playthrough.

i was originally intending to create a feminine, lithe assassin who relied on stealth and cunning...And I've now ended up with a heavily muscled lightly armoured, scar-faced half blind war-painted female Nord Werewolf who only uses stealth to sneak into position before going berserk and tearing the enemy to shreds with a pair of war axes.

Should be fun...will see how it goes.

 purplefood wrote:

 Ashiraya wrote:

 Hybrid Son Of Oxayotl wrote:

 Ashiraya wrote:
There's that, of course, but remember that I'm a roleplayer.

Is roleplaying not just about giving your omnicidal maniac character reasons to go around killing every mod in sight ?
Reminds me of that RPG I found on TVTropes :
http://johntynes.com/revland2000/rl_powerkill.html

Hey, only three or four of my characters are omnicidal maniacs!

While mine aren't all omnicidal they do all contain a slightly twisted sense of humour and a highly developed spite gland.

I play as a spite gland.

 Hybrid Son Of Oxayotl wrote:

 Ashiraya wrote:
Hey, only three or four of my characters are omnicidal maniacs!

Oh, really? I never thought you would play omnicidal maniacs. You seemed more like a person who would play goody-two-shoes pacifist hippies that believe strongly in the magical power of friendship
Well, I guess those characters of yours that are not ominicidal maniacs are genocidal madmen, or at the very least mass-murderers, are they not .

Let's see here.

An overpowered malicious grimdark mary sue snowflake female Death Knight (My main, and a character that I am really proud of. Very fleshed out and deep under the iron surface)

A calm, calculating, surprisingly civilised and patient but no less zealous female Warlock/Necromancer.

A usually silent, brooding, efficient male Death Knight (I have three DKs now- still need more) who likes to pretend to the foe that he is a cannibalistic blood-crazed maniac just for their entertaining reactions.

A male rogue who never wanted to be evil, got forced in and is being slowly corrupted.

And a male Death Knight who is presumably evil due to his loyalty but I have not had time to flesh him out yet.

That's five, yes. That leaves six of my characters that are non-evil, instead varying levels of good. Interestingly most of those are male.

I find it difficult to roleplay a truly good character. I know how to do it, I can do it, but it just does not hold my interest as much as being evil does.

In the same way my female characters has recieved far more attention than my male ones.

I roleplay Forsaken dudes.


Being a good guy ain't an option. Nor are non-British accents.

 thenoobbomb wrote:
I roleplay Forsaken dudes.


Being a good guy ain't an option. Nor are non-British accents.

Badrp! Only Gilneans have British accents!

 Ashiraya wrote:

 thenoobbomb wrote:
I roleplay Forsaken dudes.


Being a good guy ain't an option. Nor are non-British accents.

Badrp! Only Gilneans have British accents!

Let me replace "British accents" by "proper English". Most of the other races speak American, which is way less classy.

At least they aren't welsh.

 Melissia wrote:
At least they aren't welsh.

Thank the lord for small mercies.

AY UP BOYO.