You're just bad with the character creator.

A lot of interesting replies.

But one thing just occurred to me.

All these women avatars are getting blown up.
Shredded, Frozen and flat out pulverized.

Is there a hidden psychological message int that ?

Hmmmmm.

I think the real answer comes down to whether you identify with the character or not. For me, Kytayn is a representation of me, and I made that choice when I built the character.

I didn't care but being a chick would be stupid. No immersion at all unless you have some sexual issues.

WHo sits in eve looking at their little tiny less than an inch picture all day? Weird

I didn't care but being a chick would be stupid. No immersion at all unless you have some sexual issues.

WHo sits in eve looking at their little tiny less than an inch picture all day? Weird

GǪand thus you invalidated your own argument: since you're not staring at that little picture all day, it ceases to matter what's in it.

Also, you're not a chick (wellGǪ unless you are, but then your answer would make even less sense) GÇö you're you. The avatar is a chick (or not).

I don't identify with my char, as I see it just as a way to try something what I wouldn't do in real life. And I prefer doing that when I got a char that's easy on the eyes.
Tbh, I always played with female avatars, except in early times, but playing a male char just didn't feel right. Not many guy enjoy looking at other guys. I'm sure most of us rather enjoy watching someone of female gender, even without it being some topmodel or somesuch. If you rather enjoy male avatars then female avatars, that's up to you.

Tbh, these threads mostly seem to come from guys playing male characters, never seen it from another combination (like girls playing female chars, or guys playing female ones)

Absolutely that is how I see it too, I am not female so I could never relate to a female character in a game for years I have never understood the boys playing as girls and think it is some projection of themselves. Or I am one of the few who play games to immerse myself into it for a few hours and can't do that with gender not my own.

Didn't invalidate anything dumbass. It is not the picture it is the immersion learn to understand. You're a dude playing a chick you most likely have some dude problems like huge pimples and no dates at 25.

These threads also seemed to come from guys playing male characters who were "disappointed" (to dramatically understate it) to learn that that hot avatar was a guy in RL.

I never understood this. You're also not a pod pilot, you don't live thousands of years in the future, you don't control the wealth of nations. And yet gender is your biggest obstacle in connecting with your character?

This would be a dead horse thread. Please use search before posting.

A) Social Disorder
B) Abused by sister / mom / niece
C) Too much mom huggin in childhood
D) Too much **** viewing
E) Never had a Girlfriend (need to type that otherwise those ppl think about goodfights)
F) Stuck in high school girl obsession
G) Natural Psycopathic behaviour
H) A mix of all above
J) All above togheter

It seems pretty obvious to me that your parents caught you looking at a playgirl when you were young. The traumatic moment was enough that ever since that day you feel that you must over compensate your manliness which I'm assuming includes driving a fast car or big truck, saying anything chauvinistic in public, hosting football sundays with a barbeque and maybe a little man on man in the closet wrestling afterward.

You can try to hide it, you can deny it all you want, but that little boy wants out again. You should seek professional help before you attempt to start a bromance with your male friends.

I never understood this. You're also not a pod pilot, you don't live thousands of years in the future, you don't control the wealth of nations. And yet gender is your biggest obstacle in connecting with your character?

Yeah pretty much Freudian :)

No see I had dates and sex all my adult life so the desire and need to look at a female avatar is little strange to me. I am perfectly healthy male and was blessed with great sex in my 41 years on the planet.