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Ovv Topik
Proposition Thirteen The Third Rail
350
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Posted - 2013.03.26 23:46:00 -
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IGÇÖve often wondered and canGÇÖt find any thread on this.
Trolls & flames welcome as always. But some thoughts appreciated as well.
So why did you pick a female character?
Innominate Nightmare, :"Your Mother is an exotic dancer, and your Sister works in a Quafe factory!GÇ¥ |
Rebecha Pucontis
Tribal Liberation Force Minmatar Republic
75
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Posted - 2013.03.26 23:47:00 -
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Most female characters are alts is my guess. |
Savnire Jacitu
Black Rabbits Inc Krispy Kritters Alliance
117
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Posted - 2013.03.26 23:47:00 -
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Because I...oh wait I modeled myself in this game never mind.
Also see above post <corrupt> |
Stan'din
Incursion Squad Punkz 'n Monkeys
54
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Posted - 2013.03.26 23:48:00 -
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Well iv always wanted a Minmatar Slave girl so .... it was meant to be Your about as much use as a condom dispenser in the Vatican. |
Sentient Blade
Walk It Off
863
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Posted - 2013.03.26 23:49:00 -
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The female toons are softer on the eyes. |
baltec1
Bat Country
5737
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Posted - 2013.03.26 23:49:00 -
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Would be a nice bit of irony if no female avatars posted in this thread |
James Amril-Kesh
4S Corporation RAZOR Alliance
4426
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Posted - 2013.03.26 23:51:00 -
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My main is male. Female alt is a change of pace. It really doesn't make any difference except being slightly more fun to customize in character creator. Malcanis for CSM 8 Module activation timers are buggy - CCP please fix |
Ovv Topik
Proposition Thirteen The Third Rail
350
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Posted - 2013.03.26 23:51:00 -
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I vaguely remember reading that for some it is about creating detachment to minimize the sense of loss when podded.
Anyone here do it for sort of that? Innominate Nightmare, :"Your Mother is an exotic dancer, and your Sister works in a Quafe factory!GÇ¥ |
Unsuccessful At Everything
The Troll Bridge
2919
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Posted - 2013.03.26 23:52:00 -
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Mainly Men Online Role Playing Girls.
also see:
The Internet- where the men are men, the women are men and the children are FBI agents. Since the cessation of their usefulness is imminent, may I appropriate your belongings? |
Ovv Topik
Proposition Thirteen The Third Rail
350
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Posted - 2013.03.26 23:52:00 -
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James Amril-Kesh wrote:My main is male. Female alt is a change of pace. It really doesn't make any difference except being slightly more fun to customize in character creator. So it's a B@@B thing. I should have guessed. Innominate Nightmare, :"Your Mother is an exotic dancer, and your Sister works in a Quafe factory!GÇ¥ |
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Rebecha Pucontis
Tribal Liberation Force Minmatar Republic
75
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Posted - 2013.03.26 23:56:00 -
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Ovv Topik wrote:I vaguely remember reading that for some it is about creating detachment to minimize the sense of loss when podded.
Anyone here do it for sort of that?
I think you are overthinking this. lol
Most men like their main character (themselves) to be surrounded by a harem of pretty females that don't talk back and dont shout at them for not doing chores (their alts) :) Just like in real life.
Also the b@@b issue is a strong determining factor. |
Joelleaveek
Center for Advanced Studies Gallente Federation
206
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Posted - 2013.03.26 23:57:00 -
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I just didn't want to look at a boring generic male character all the time. |
Arronicus
vintas industries Mistakes Were Made.
414
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Posted - 2013.03.26 23:58:00 -
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It's important for my male main character to have a number of readily available and attractive females to breed with. |
Rovinia
Exotic Dancers Union SONS of BANE
51
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Posted - 2013.03.26 23:59:00 -
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I had femal characters in allmost all MMO's i've ever played. I mean, if you have to stare on your caracters ass for hours... The view is just better :D
Ok, EVE is a bit special, no real avatar gameplay here... But i think you get the point ;) |
Klymer
Hedion University Amarr Empire
161
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Posted - 2013.03.27 00:00:00 -
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for some, it's the closest they'll get to a woman |
Ovv Topik
Proposition Thirteen The Third Rail
350
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Posted - 2013.03.27 00:01:00 -
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Rebecha Pucontis wrote:Ovv Topik wrote:I vaguely remember reading that for some it is about creating detachment to minimize the sense of loss when podded.
Anyone here do it for sort of that? I think you are overthinking this. lol Most men like their main character (themselves) to be surrounded by a harem of pretty females that don't talk back and dont shout at them for not doing chores (their alts) :) Just like in real life. Also the b@@b issue is a strong determining factor. I'm not convinced.
It never even crossed my mind to pick a girl.
There's got to be some Freudian subtextual explanation for that.
Theories??? Innominate Nightmare, :"Your Mother is an exotic dancer, and your Sister works in a Quafe factory!GÇ¥ |
stoicfaux
2567
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Posted - 2013.03.27 00:02:00 -
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Well, in the beginning, we didn't have WiS, so we didn't have to deal with the Homerphobia of staring at a man's rump all day in 3rd person. Then Captain's Quarter's (CQ) arrived and everyone created BewBies! female alts. Then everyone[1] realized this wasn't WiS and turned off CQ. Eventually sub churn will restore the gender balance to what it was pre-CQ.
[1] CCP included.
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Karl Hobb
Stellar Ore Refinery and Crematorium
1417
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Posted - 2013.03.27 00:12:00 -
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I keep a couple of female alts for when I get the urge to play with space barbies, no lie. I support Malcanis and Psychotic Monk for CSM8. |
Nissui
Millennial Dawn Touch Fiberoptic
25
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Posted - 2013.03.27 00:13:00 -
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Wanted to play Vherokior for RP reasons, couldn't get an agreeable look from the males, while the females looked downright praeterhuman and more in keeping with the 'evolved' inhabitants of New Eden.
Still have yet to RP in this game, though. [:smirk:] |
DaReaper
Net 7 The Last Brigade
6
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Posted - 2013.03.27 00:21:00 -
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My hauler alt is female. I made her way back when, she pretty much just hauls and moves stuff. I figured i needed a female avatar eventually, all the rest are males. no real reason but she looked nice |
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Mascha Tzash
Royal Amarr Institute Amarr Empire
63
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Posted - 2013.03.27 00:21:00 -
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The chances of getting free stuff from other players are increased by ~0.01%.
Pro Tip: Let them have small breasts. This hides your real gender even better.
PS: Donations weclome. :) |
James Amril-Kesh
4S Corporation RAZOR Alliance
4426
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Posted - 2013.03.27 00:29:00 -
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Ovv Topik wrote:James Amril-Kesh wrote:My main is male. Female alt is a change of pace. It really doesn't make any difference except being slightly more fun to customize in character creator. So it's a B@@B thing. I should have guessed. More like how it's near impossible to make a male character that actually looks like a badass. Malcanis for CSM 8 Module activation timers are buggy - CCP please fix |
Rebecha Pucontis
Tribal Liberation Force Minmatar Republic
76
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Posted - 2013.03.27 00:32:00 -
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Mascha Tzash wrote:The chances of getting free stuff from other players are increased by ~0.01%.
Pro Tip: Let them have small breasts. This hides your real gender even better.
PS: Donations weclome. :)
I like how your portrait emphasises that you are a submissive woman begging for something ^ :) |
Tarpedo
Incursionista
27
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Posted - 2013.03.27 00:53:00 -
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I don't like to look at men. I like to look at women. |
Mallak Azaria
GoonWaffe Goonswarm Federation
2770
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Posted - 2013.03.27 00:57:00 -
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People give you free stuff when you pretend to be a girl. Apparently booking your flight & accomodation to Iceland BEFORE you buy the tickets for the convention which is pretty much the only reason you wanted to go there in the first place is popular. |
Slymah
33 RD Rebel Alliance of New Eden
73
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Posted - 2013.03.27 01:19:00 -
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Because boobs that's why. |
Thur Barbek
Republic University Minmatar Republic
88
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Posted - 2013.03.27 01:23:00 -
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Would you rather stare at a pretty lady's face all day? Or an ugly mug like mine?
Also in other mmo's you really like to stare at a guy's ass when he runs around while your playing the game? |
Angelique Duchemin
Serenity Prime Kraken.
339
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Posted - 2013.03.27 01:31:00 -
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Joelleaveek wrote:I just didn't want to look at a boring generic male character all the time.
And I guess the thunderboobs never get boring either eh?
Mascha Tzash wrote:The chances of getting free stuff from other players are increased by ~0.01%.
It's more of a sliding scale where on one side you have respect but responsibility and on the other side you have freedom but no confidence.
Females are less threatening to the alpha males which affords them more breathing room. Some mistake this for an advantage but females are also treated as less stable and less reliable.
As a woman the advantages are very short term. The extra breathing room you are afforded is useful when you're new to a community but you are seen as naturally less stable and capable than men so there's a tendency for the men to coddle and protect you which makes it harder to grow and advance in a community so you have to work extra hard to earn the true respect.
At the same time the ever present hunt for the true females and the witch hunt for the "fake" ones endanger your gender identity further because showing any sort of personal fortitude, strength or independence will have people pounce on you and accuse you of being male. On top of that you can't really counter that by throwing your sex around at every corner because then you undermine your position further by looking like you want to draw attention to the fact that you are a woman when all you really want people to notice is what you're capable of.
So as a woman you're left to choose between being a giggling, smiley spamming moron. Having a posse of drooling idiots follow you around, making sexual innuendos at every turn.
or throwing away your gender identity and turning into Hillary Clinton in hopes of a chance to earn some respect based on your own merits and capabilities.
If there's some sort of middleground then I have yet to find it but it depends mainly on the people around you.
Being a woman is in no way a free ride nor does it afford you unwarranted benefits. You merely pay for short term rewards with your long term dignity. If you choose to sell it that is. We miss you Saede. |
Kodama Ikari
Concordiat Spaceship Samurai
40
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Posted - 2013.03.27 01:38:00 -
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Rebecha Pucontis wrote:Most female characters are alts is my guess.
Bingo. Some first-hand PI tips |
Fractal Muse
Sebiestor Tribe Minmatar Republic
238
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Posted - 2013.03.27 01:50:00 -
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Free stuff is good.
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Alexis Machine
14
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Posted - 2013.03.27 01:58:00 -
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I like attractive women. I don't role-play a female. I don't want to BE a female. I just feel the need to create characters that make me say "Yeah.. I'd hit that" Does that say some psychobabble thing about my inner self? I don't know. I don't really care either. Alexis is sexy. I'd lick her bum eye. bwahah.
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Georgina Parmala
Science and Trade Institute Caldari State
30
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Posted - 2013.03.27 02:14:00 -
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Ovv Topik wrote:It never even crossed my mind to pick a girl.
There's got to be some Freudian subtextual explanation for that.
Theories??? The longer and the more games I play, the more the Male:Female character ratio approaches equilibrium.
I attribute much of it to just plain getting bored. I have ADHD when it comes to trying to stick to a character. I end up maxing out character slots in a fairly short order. Making some of them female helps differentiate them from each other. Making Ork3 with slightly different skin tone doesn't exactly convey a different character, especially in a game where you actually look at the model.
Strangely I agree with much of the sentiments in this thread. The female characters I have are not just alts, but also the alts with lowest skill points. |
Chani
Forgotten Souls
0
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Posted - 2013.03.27 02:21:00 -
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I created my accounts the first day the game was available and grabbed the name MuadDib (would've grabbed Muad'Dib but back then the rules said no punctuation).
After that it only seemed natural to get "Chani" as well.
One thing lead to another and now she is my main alt. |
Surfin's PlunderBunny
Sebiestor Tribe Minmatar Republic
9836
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Posted - 2013.03.27 02:45:00 -
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Frivolous.... just frivolous "Little ginger moron" ~David Hasselhoff-á |
Thor Kerrigan
Guardians of Asceticism
547
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Posted - 2013.03.27 03:20:00 -
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Does your sexual identity feels threatened when you play with an video game character that represents the opposite sex? "I do want to point out one "abuse" thing I did see however. *snipped* Please do not post details of possible exploits on the forums. - CCP Eterne" ... Because of Falcon. |
Jack Miton
Aperture Harmonics K162
1541
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Posted - 2013.03.27 03:52:00 -
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Welcome to the internet. Where the men are men, the women are men and the children are FBI. |
Terajima Kazumi
Enlightened Industries Test Alliance Please Ignore
78
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Posted - 2013.03.27 03:52:00 -
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Why did you pick a white male character with cornrows and a goatee?
Why do people think of gender differently than other attributes? |
Grayson Cole
R.A.V.E.N.
4
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Posted - 2013.03.27 03:56:00 -
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Confirming MMORPG = Mostly Men Online Role Playing Girls. |
Andracin
Sickology
72
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Posted - 2013.03.27 03:56:00 -
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I have a couple female alts...honestly cause I they started female I hit random everything and created them...they just do market orders anyway.... |
St Mio
Imperial Academy Amarr Empire
1197
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Posted - 2013.03.27 04:28:00 -
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If you think EVE has it bad, you should see the amount of male authors who write books with female characters in them |
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Sadie Eriker
Savage Socks And Shoes Fuzzy Nut Attack Squirrels
6
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Posted - 2013.03.27 04:29:00 -
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I suspect that if I had chosen a male character that people would not put up with me nearly as much as what they do. However, I chose a female character 'cause everyone knows boys have cooties. |
Asuka Solo
Stark Fujikawa Stark Enterprises
2330
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Posted - 2013.03.27 04:55:00 -
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Their more fun to look at. Eve is about Capital ships, WiS, Boobs, PI and Isk! |
Parliament x
Clandestine Management Group SiNTaX err0r
1
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Posted - 2013.03.27 05:07:00 -
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I usually have Female characters. I name them after girls who always have some of my heart. In alot of avatar based mmorps, females always gave an advantage because the model itself was smaller leading to being clicked on and focused less frequently in PvP |
Super spikinator
Hegemonous Conscripts Hegemonous Pandorum
119
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Posted - 2013.03.27 05:10:00 -
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Angelique Duchemin wrote:Joelleaveek wrote:I just didn't want to look at a boring generic male character all the time. And I guess the thunderboobs never get boring either eh? Mascha Tzash wrote:The chances of getting free stuff from other players are increased by ~0.01%. It's more of a sliding scale where on one side you have respect but responsibility and on the other side you have freedom but no confidence. Females are less threatening to the alpha males which affords them more breathing room. Some mistake this for an advantage but females are also treated as less stable and less reliable. As a woman the advantages are very short term. The extra breathing room you are afforded is useful when you're new to a community but you are seen as naturally less stable and capable than men so there's a tendency for the men to coddle and protect you which makes it harder to grow and advance in a community so you have to work extra hard to earn the true respect. At the same time the ever present hunt for the true females and the witch hunt for the "fake" ones endanger your gender identity further because showing any sort of personal fortitude, strength or independence will have people pounce on you and accuse you of being male. On top of that you can't really counter that by throwing your sex around at every corner because then you undermine your position further by looking like you want to draw attention to the fact that you are a woman when all you really want people to notice is what you're capable of. So as a woman you're left to choose between being a giggling, smiley spamming moron. Having a posse of drooling idiots follow you around, making sexual innuendos at every turn. or throwing away your gender identity and turning into Hillary Clinton in hopes of a chance to earn some respect based on your own merits and capabilities. If there's some sort of middleground then I have yet to find it but it depends mainly on the people around you. Being a woman is in no way a free ride nor does it afford you unwarranted benefits. You merely pay for short term rewards with your long term dignity. If you choose to sell it that is.
You used the phrase "alpha male" while typing on a forum for a hardcore science fiction space simulator. I'm sorry to say but there are no alphas here, just betas as far as the eye can see (which is variable dependent on how long a person's post is and whether someone has a high x scaled monitor).
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pussnheels
The Fiction Factory
1070
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Posted - 2013.03.27 06:50:00 -
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Ovv Topik wrote:IGÇÖve often wondered and canGÇÖt find any thread on this.
Trolls & flames welcome as always. But some thoughts appreciated as well.
So why did you pick a female character?
u rgink i answered that in another post today
most of us are men and most of us prefer looking at something pretty even if they are pixels beside they are just avatars I do not agree with what you are saying , but i will defend to the death your right to say it...... Voltaire |
Caitlyn Tufy
Bene Gesserit ChapterHouse Sanctuary Pact
215
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Posted - 2013.03.27 07:09:00 -
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I've always played girls in games. Nicer curves, their voices tend to be easier on the ears, you're generally accepted a bit better, etc. Picking a female character for EVE was natural, even back in the olden days when the avatar was just a tiny picture. |
Akirei Scytale
Test Alliance Please Ignore
3007
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Posted - 2013.03.27 07:17:00 -
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I'm not even sure what Akirei's gender is. TEST Alliance BEST Alliance |
chatgris
Quantum Cats Syndicate Samurai Pizza Cats
437
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Posted - 2013.03.27 07:19:00 -
[48] - Quote
Because at the time, Achura had by far the best stats, and there was no talk of normalizing the stats across races like we see now.
And Achura men were just godawful ugly.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnKk2ysyNrA : go to 1:15 where they introduce the blood lines, pretty much sums it up. |
Super spikinator
Hegemonous Conscripts Hegemonous Pandorum
119
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Posted - 2013.03.27 07:19:00 -
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Akirei Scytale wrote:I'm not even sure what Akirei's gender is.
Akirei is their own gender. |
Dessau
Phaeornis Asymmetrics
136
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Posted - 2013.03.27 07:28:00 -
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Akirei Scytale wrote:I'm not even sure what Akirei's gender is. A Jelly Tone, obviously.
Solo is one player, one pilot. |
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Zimmy Zeta
Red Federation RvB - RED Federation
12855
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Posted - 2013.03.27 08:09:00 -
[51] - Quote
chatgris wrote:Because at the time, Achura had by far the best stats, and there was no talk of normalizing the stats across races like we see now. And Achura men were just godawful ugly. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnKk2ysyNrA : go to 1:15 where they introduce the blood lines, pretty much sums it up.
This. As a new player around 2006/2007 you were told by older players that Achura was the only race to go for, if you took any other race your character would be gimped for the rest of his life.
And for reference, this and this is how the Achura males used to look. Please don't feed me. |
Ovv Topik
Proposition Thirteen The Third Rail
351
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Posted - 2013.03.27 08:11:00 -
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Terajima Kazumi wrote:Why did you pick a white male character with cornrows and a goatee?
Why do people think of gender differently than other attributes? Because changing your hairstyle or not shaving is on a slightly different level to "I think I'll chop off my tackle and get some silicone implants!" Innominate Nightmare, :"Your Mother is an exotic dancer, and your Sister works in a Quafe factory!GÇ¥ |
Josef Djugashvilis
Acme Mining Corporation
1101
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Posted - 2013.03.27 08:18:00 -
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Ovv Topik wrote:IGÇÖve often wondered and canGÇÖt find any thread on this.
Trolls & flames welcome as always. But some thoughts appreciated as well.
So why did you pick a female character?
It has been a while since this came up in the forums.
Does it matter, and does anyone really care? This is not a signature. |
Sola Mercury
Republic Military School Minmatar Republic
44
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Posted - 2013.03.27 08:22:00 -
[54] - Quote
players fielding male characters are either women or gay males. |
Feer Truelight
103
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Posted - 2013.03.27 09:16:00 -
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As a male person I like to look at women, not men. That awkward moment when I'm salvaging a Minmatar wreck and after 10 minutes the player starts shooting at me.
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Buhhdust Princess
Mind Games. Suddenly Spaceships.
1384
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Posted - 2013.03.27 09:26:00 -
[56] - Quote
I bought the character.
Had no choice ^_^ |
Radamant Nemess
Caribbean Coke Enterprises
15
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Posted - 2013.03.27 10:11:00 -
[57] - Quote
oedipus complex. i can fail at any speed you like |
KuroVolt
The Legion of Spoon Curatores Veritatis Alliance
54
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Posted - 2013.03.27 10:21:00 -
[58] - Quote
Boobs, this isnt rocketscience. |
Lara Dantreb
New Horizons
8
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Posted - 2013.03.27 10:24:00 -
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Feer Truelight wrote:As a male person I like to look at women, not men.
This ----á-á Buying T2 ship bpos since 2005-á --- --- -á-á-á-á-á-á BUT NOT ATM :)-á-á-á --- |
Nova Satar
Rekall Incorporated Sinewave Alliance
71
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Posted - 2013.03.27 10:32:00 -
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I think most people are confident enough in their own sexuality that they don't have to reinforce themselves via in-game avatars....
I am male and I have a female character, simply because i thought she looks better than the blokes. |
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Sorbus Lipstick
0
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Posted - 2013.03.27 11:14:00 -
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Rovinia wrote:I had femal characters in allmost all MMO's i've ever played. I mean, if you have to stare on your caracters ass for hours... The view is just better :D
This is exactly the reason.
But strangely in eve, besides this acco with all female chars, i do have my main account with all male chars. |
Nariya Kentaya
Always Negative.
464
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Posted - 2013.03.27 11:46:00 -
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I've always used almost exclusively girl characters. goes back to Pre-CU SWG. girl i knew from the school i attended got me to play it, she had already played it since beta and had a fairly large "No Boys Allowed" Guild (and had everyone in comms of one form or another, so they were actual girls funny rnough). she always mades guilds like that in all her games, even ones she didnt do too well at.
anyways, i really liked hanging out with her, and she liked playing with someone who was actually competent unlike all the other non-gamers from our school, so she said i could join... if i had a female character.
during and post-SWG playing (quit a while after NGE ruined it), we played other games, i think the grand total of games we played together (all MMO's) came out to around 100 something, over about 5 years (the msot games we played at one time was about 30). in all those games i made a female toon to roll with her and whatever silly group she inevitably made.
so girl toons/characters just became a habit. (i guess for most of my childhood and teenage years, being considered "one of the girls" [in contrast to a girl being "one of the guys"] didnt help much either). |
Zoe Alarhun
The Proactive Reappropriation Corporation
105
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Posted - 2013.03.27 11:48:00 -
[63] - Quote
Cause I want to be a woman :(
Also - eye candy. |
Tippia
Sunshine and Lollipops
13394
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Posted - 2013.03.27 12:30:00 -
[64] - Quote
Have you seen how male Achura looked before Incursion?! That should answer your question. Vote Malcanis for CSM8. |
Jenn aSide
STK Scientific Initiative Mercenaries
1524
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Posted - 2013.03.27 12:34:00 -
[65] - Quote
Ovv Topik wrote:IGÇÖve often wondered and canGÇÖt find any thread on this.
Trolls & flames welcome as always. But some thoughts appreciated as well.
So why did you pick a female character?
What real life dude doesn't want to be a white haired white chick in space? I should start a corp named "black guys with white girl avatars", i know I wouldn't be the only member lol. |
Xia Kairui
Delete Inc. Enigma Project
0
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Posted - 2013.03.27 12:37:00 -
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This character was made when the racial choices determined your attributes (and there was no remap possible), and this was the one with the lowest CHA. However male characters looked utterly silly so I made her female.
On my other account I alternated between male and female while trying out the background stories and starter missions of the various races. I rather randomly ended up with a female toon.
New alts made since Incarna are even more random, mainly guided by the clothes selection available for the race I chose. |
Angelique Duchemin
Serenity Prime Kraken.
344
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Posted - 2013.03.27 13:10:00 -
[67] - Quote
The part about Carriers at the start made me laugh so hard I got tears in my eyes. That was 8 years ago and it's still true. We miss you Saede. |
Sergeant Acht Scultz
School of Applied Knowledge Caldari State
700
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Posted - 2013.03.27 13:22:00 -
[68] - Quote
My Megaton is definitively male.
*removed inappropriate ASCII art signature* - CCP Eterne |
Toshiroma McDiesel
Lupus Draconis Dragehund
117
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Posted - 2013.03.27 13:29:00 -
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No. 1 Rule of the Internet : There are no women on the internet
I always look at it this why, can't remember where I first heard this:
The Internet, Where the Men are Men, The Women are Men, and the Kids are the FBI I"m not really the Evil One, I'm just his answering service. |
Nyla Skin
Maximum fun chamber
243
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Posted - 2013.03.27 13:40:00 -
[70] - Quote
My main was/is a male, and this used to be just a hauler alt, which developed into a pvp alt, which developed into the only character I play anymore.
I tend to create a male main, but then creating new characters I may choose females simply because its easier to make them look cooler or more interesting. Males tend to be lacking in the style department (and definitely in regards of clothes) in most MMOs character creators.. |
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Angelique Duchemin
Serenity Prime Kraken.
345
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Posted - 2013.03.27 13:42:00 -
[71] - Quote
Toshiroma McDiesel wrote:The Internet, Where the Men are Men, The Women are Men, and the Kids are the FBI
Jack Miton wrote:Welcome to the internet. Where the men are men, the women are men and the children are FBI.
Unsuccessful At Everything wrote:The Internet- where the men are men, the women are men and the children are FBI agents.
This ridiculous bullshit never becomes old to any of you does it?
We miss you Saede. |
Toshiroma McDiesel
Lupus Draconis Dragehund
117
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Posted - 2013.03.27 14:03:00 -
[72] - Quote
Angelique Duchemin wrote: This ridiculous bullshit never becomes old to any of you does it?
Because it never ends : http://hollywoodlife.com/2013/01/17/football-star-girlfriend-fake-death-hoax-notre-dame-manti-teo/ I"m not really the Evil One, I'm just his answering service. |
Indahmawar Fazmarai
1381
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Posted - 2013.03.27 14:37:00 -
[73] - Quote
This thread again? *yawn* The Greater Fool Bar-áis now open for business, 24/7. Come and have drinks and fun somewhere between RL and New Eden!-áIngame chat channel: The Greater Fool Bar |
Akiyo Mayaki
150
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Posted - 2013.03.27 14:44:00 -
[74] - Quote
Why did you pick a male character? No |
Mhax Arthie
Pagan INC 9th Company
47
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Posted - 2013.03.27 14:46:00 -
[75] - Quote
In Wow every kid has a female character, so if they can't get laid, at least they can see some shaking azz on their screen. Many of them use the virtual female character to ... feel good when they are home alone. Sad but true, I had meet even married people how did the same. Or homosexuals who pretend to be a chick for obvious reasons. No idea why to use a female avatar in EVE where all you can see is dots in space, or eventually your Domi big mama azz. Or who knows.. maybe some people use the avatar editor more than once... when they are home alone. |
Ager Agemo
Imperial Collective
253
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Posted - 2013.03.27 14:50:00 -
[76] - Quote
Actually I think most of those players are just people inside the closet yet afraid to show their true nature in real life and thus show it on a game, I personally did model my character after myself in real life, although way older. |
Debora Tsung
The Investment Bankers Guild
72
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Posted - 2013.03.27 15:10:00 -
[77] - Quote
Angelique Duchemin wrote:Toshiroma McDiesel wrote:The Internet, Where the Men are Men, The Women are Men, and the Kids are the FBI Jack Miton wrote:Welcome to the internet. Where the men are men, the women are men and the children are FBI. Unsuccessful At Everything wrote:The Internet- where the men are men, the women are men and the children are FBI agents. This ridiculous bullshit never becomes old to any of you does it?
Nah.
Wasn't that one of those stupid rules, repost of a repost of a repost... or something like that. Only heard it from a friend who had a friend, since I always avoided 4chan like the pox. There's nothing a million chinese guys can't do cheaper. |
Dessau
Phaeornis Asymmetrics
136
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Posted - 2013.03.27 15:10:00 -
[78] - Quote
There are some posters in this thread who would benefit from taking a human sexuality course at their local community college.
Solo is one player, one pilot. |
Djana Libra
The Black Ops Black Core Alliance
121
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Posted - 2013.03.27 15:13:00 -
[79] - Quote
Well we can all just say lots of stuff but lets be honost... (.Y.)
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servellious
United Federation Industries No Mercy For Percy
9
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Posted - 2013.03.27 15:46:00 -
[80] - Quote
Klymer wrote:for some, it's the closest they'll get to a woman
lol this. Ive always seen the "its nicer to stare at" excuse a billion times over and always laugh. Just admit it, you wish you were a female. The truth is, even in a game like wow your never really staring at your character. |
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servellious
United Federation Industries No Mercy For Percy
9
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Posted - 2013.03.27 15:50:00 -
[81] - Quote
Akiyo Mayaki wrote:Why did you pick a male character?
Definition of AVATAR 1 : the incarnation of a Hindu deity (as Vishnu) 2 a : an incarnation in human form b : an embodiment (as of a concept or philosophy) often in a person 3 : a variant phase or version of a continuing basic entity 4 : an electronic image that represents and is manipulated by a computer user (as in a computer game)
Hence I am the embodiment of myself. A man. That manipulates a electronic image of my true inner self. |
Aadi Grox
Hard Six Corp.
0
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Posted - 2013.03.27 15:53:00 -
[82] - Quote
Because space pirate boobies. |
Sophia Merchana
Merchana Inc.
0
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Posted - 2013.03.27 16:08:00 -
[83] - Quote
Being a lesbian trapped in a man's body, Sophia makes it suck a little less. Thanks, Sophia! Also, I wanted to find out if fake space women were as capable as fake space men. Turns out she does alright. |
Potrondal Morrison
The Scope Gallente Federation
72
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Posted - 2013.03.27 16:26:00 -
[84] - Quote
this happens 64% of the time but there is only about a 22% chance of that. |
Bellanea Rajanir
Poseidaon
2
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Posted - 2013.03.27 16:34:00 -
[85] - Quote
This alt was meant to be pretty. |
CeNSeR
Jazz Associates Azgoths of Kria
9
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Posted - 2013.03.27 16:50:00 -
[86] - Quote
My main is male who earns all my isk.
My alt is female who spends it all. |
Real Poison
Aura of Darkness Nulli Secunda
143
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Posted - 2013.03.27 17:46:00 -
[87] - Quote
95% + 50%... 145% !
Wow that's almost as much as the voter turnout at last russian presidential despotational election. |
Chandaris
Immortalis Inc. Shadow Cartel
292
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Posted - 2013.03.27 18:12:00 -
[88] - Quote
I have an army of Sexalicious Space Vixens
You have a **** in a box.
Case closed. No homo. |
Akiyo Mayaki
150
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Posted - 2013.03.27 18:18:00 -
[89] - Quote
servellious wrote:Akiyo Mayaki wrote:Why did you pick a male character? Definition of AVATAR 1 : the incarnation of a Hindu deity (as Vishnu) 2 a : an incarnation in human form b : an embodiment (as of a concept or philosophy) often in a person 3 : a variant phase or version of a continuing basic entity 4 : an electronic image that represents and is manipulated by a computer user (as in a computer game) Hence I am the embodiment of myself. A man. That manipulates a electronic image of my true inner self.
Because trying to recreate yourself in an internet space game is not weird at all No |
Cascinova Egnald
Pator Tech School Minmatar Republic
0
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Posted - 2013.03.27 18:24:00 -
[90] - Quote
The only thing that confuses me is when you are writing about someone in game chat that is using a female avatar and a female name. Do you say "she or her"? Even when you know that more than likely it's a dude? Do you ignore the avatar and assume it's a man? |
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Angelique Duchemin
Serenity Prime Kraken.
352
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Posted - 2013.03.27 18:34:00 -
[91] - Quote
Cascinova Egnald wrote:The only thing that confuses me is when you are writing about someone in game chat that is using a female avatar and a female name. Do you say "she or her"? Even when you know that more than likely it's a dude? Do you ignore the avatar and assume it's a man?
Now there's a genuine issue. We miss you Saede. |
Eurydia Vespasian
Nova Insula Mining and Industrial
1899
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Posted - 2013.03.27 18:34:00 -
[92] - Quote
i don't have an issue with guys having female avatars. some of them make some pretty good ones. just don't pretend to actually be female. your follies and shenanigans are only making things more exasperating and irritating for we legit girls that game.
not that any of the guilty will actually heed that advice. felt compelled to add my 2 cents anyway. |
Cascinova Egnald
Pator Tech School Minmatar Republic
0
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Posted - 2013.03.27 18:50:00 -
[93] - Quote
Angelique Duchemin wrote:Cascinova Egnald wrote:The only thing that confuses me is when you are writing about someone in game chat that is using a female avatar and a female name. Do you say "she or her"? Even when you know that more than likely it's a dude? Do you ignore the avatar and assume it's a man? Now there's a genuine issue.
Exactly, now that's the reason that I did not use a female avatar. I have used female characters on other single player games, for example Skyrim. But that is the reason I did not for this game, I think I would get annoyed if someone who didn't know me saw my female avatar and name (have to use a female name if the avatar is female right?) and was talking about me as a REAL female by saying, "her", or "she". |
Galaxy Pig
New Order Logistics CODE.
708
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Posted - 2013.03.27 19:06:00 -
[94] - Quote
Galaxy Pig is my main character and, if you like, I'll walk you through my noob thought-process as I recall it.
After reading the descriptions of there various races and observing that Caldari is very obviously the best one, I noticed how all the Caldari men of the time were either weasly-looking Asian men or Neanderthal-football-player types (not much improved today). A sexy looking Civire girl seemed like the much better option.
Also, consider these points:
1) If everyone chose their Avatar's gender according to their real life gender, New Eden would be a sausagefest, and nobody wants that.
2) Not picking a female character because "it would be gay", in my mind, actually reflects back at you and testifies to your own latent homosexual tendencies you have yet to come to terms with. So, pretty much the way I see it, not having at least one female avatar, is kinda gay. Friends of mine have tried to give me s*** about having a girl avatar, I always just laugh and think how they must not be secure in their own gender identity.
3) Whether they realize it or not, guys are more inclined to be nice/give stuff to pretty girls. You could see how this could be advantageous in EVE, particularly for new players.
4) Perhaps there's a divide between people who view their avatar as an actual digital representation of themselves, and people like me who feel less "at one" with their avatar. I think of Galaxy Pig as more of a pet I own who lives in the Internet and likes to blow up exhumers.
5) In conclusion, girls are pretty, guys are ugly.
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Akiyo Mayaki
150
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Posted - 2013.03.27 19:08:00 -
[95] - Quote
Cascinova Egnald wrote:The only thing that confuses me is when you are writing about someone in game chat that is using a female avatar and a female name. Do you say "she or her"? Even when you know that more than likely it's a dude? Do you ignore the avatar and assume it's a man?
Always assuming it's a guy. If it's a girl she can object. No |
Galaxy Pig
New Order Logistics CODE.
708
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Posted - 2013.03.27 19:15:00 -
[96] - Quote
Ya, that's my rule of thumb too. Trust me, It's a guy. |
Eurydia Vespasian
Nova Insula Mining and Industrial
1900
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Posted - 2013.03.27 19:20:00 -
[97] - Quote
Galaxy Pig wrote:5) In conclusion, girls are pretty, guys are ugly.
i don't know. i've seen some rather attractive guy avatars in this game (pixelatedly speaking, naturally) and, on the other hand, some pretty awful female ones. lol |
Nariya Kentaya
Always Negative.
464
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Posted - 2013.03.27 19:54:00 -
[98] - Quote
Cascinova Egnald wrote:The only thing that confuses me is when you are writing about someone in game chat that is using a female avatar and a female name. Do you say "she or her"? Even when you know that more than likely it's a dude? Do you ignore the avatar and assume it's a man? Funny enough, ive been called "she" and "her" before, on comms, 3 months after ive talked with these people, daily. they know full well im a guy, but i guess the combination of a slightly high-pitched voice and the female avatar, they just dont care. |
Posta Wifda Mosta
Republic Military School Minmatar Republic
72
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Posted - 2013.03.27 20:18:00 -
[99] - Quote
Yes the main is a male then I have a harem of female alts. |
Alayna Le'line
National Liberation Force Nomads.
79
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Posted - 2013.03.27 20:23:00 -
[100] - Quote
Cascinova Egnald wrote:The only thing that confuses me is when you are writing about someone in game chat that is using a female avatar and a female name. Do you say "she or her"? Even when you know that more than likely it's a dude? Do you ignore the avatar and assume it's a man?
I've always considered the characters separate from the player so I refer to the characters with their gender and to the players with their gender, defaulting to the character's gender if I don't know the player. Seems the sensible thing to do.
Since I consider my characters separate from myself I don't feel it's any weirder to play a female than it is to play a half-orc, a dwarf, a klingon, a fae or whatever else you can think of, none of them look like me, think like me or behave like me. But for some reason playing a male Fae is somehow acceptable but a female one isn't. Insecure much? |
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Bizzaro Stormy MurphDog
Homowners
55
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Posted - 2013.03.27 20:30:00 -
[101] - Quote
Thur Barbek wrote:Would you rather stare at a pretty lady's face all day? Or an ugly mug like mine?
Also in other mmo's you really like to stare at a guy's ass when he runs around while your playing the game?
Makes zero sense. Like, none.
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Krell Kroenen
Miner Intimidation
129
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Posted - 2013.03.27 20:32:00 -
[102] - Quote
Arronicus wrote:It's important for my male main character to have a number of readily available and attractive females to breed with.
So when someone tells you to go F... yourself you can take that advice to heart? |
DeMichael Crimson
Republic University Minmatar Republic
6182
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Posted - 2013.03.27 20:48:00 -
[103] - Quote
I'm male in real life and I always create a male character which is my main. For this game though the general consensuses was to have 2 accounts so for my 2nd account I created a Female. That way for RP action, my main - male character - has a female character as a mate / girlfriend / wife. However, my female alt doesn't get much game time.
DMC |
Ovv Topik
Proposition Thirteen The Third Rail
354
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Posted - 2013.03.27 21:05:00 -
[104] - Quote
Real Poison wrote:95% + 50%... 145% !
Wow that's almost as much as the voter turnout at last russian presidential despotational election. 95% male players. 5% female players. 50% female avatars. 50% male avatars. Innominate Nightmare, :"Your Mother is an exotic dancer, and your Sister works in a Quafe factory!GÇ¥ |
Unezka Turigahl
Det Som Engang Var
63
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Posted - 2013.03.27 22:12:00 -
[105] - Quote
Girls are pretty... and soft, like bunny rabbits. |
Skorpynekomimi
484
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Posted - 2013.03.27 22:17:00 -
[106] - Quote
Well, this toon is male. The other two are female, because girls are pretty. |
Praxis Ginimic
269
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Posted - 2013.03.27 22:27:00 -
[107] - Quote
Mine looks like my wife...well...like my wife did, before 3 kids and all that Italian food that I regret cooking for her |
Ginger Barbarella
Caldari Provisions Caldari State
1223
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Posted - 2013.03.27 22:33:00 -
[108] - Quote
As someone posted in another (nearly identical) thread, because I like looking at good looking chicks, not white-eyed dudes with their arms crossed. All male here, but only a couple female alts. I HAVE, however, trained up some female alts just to sell them (industry, Orca/Hulk pilots, FW combat pilots, etc).
Purdy chicks > scarred, white eyed dudes with faux-hawks. "Blow it all on Quafe and strippers." --- Sorlac |
Rebecha Pucontis
Tribal Liberation Force Minmatar Republic
84
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Posted - 2013.03.27 22:58:00 -
[109] - Quote
Bellanea Rajanir wrote:This alt was meant to be pretty.
Lol. My commiserations. |
Praetor Meles
Blue Republic RvB - BLUE Republic
16
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Posted - 2013.03.27 23:00:00 -
[110] - Quote
Rebecha Pucontis wrote:Lol. My commiserations.
Confirming: Rebecha Pucontis would look better with dark hair.
[insert random rubbish that irritates you personally] is further evidence that Eve is dying/thriving*
* delete as required to make your point |
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Rebecha Pucontis
Tribal Liberation Force Minmatar Republic
84
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Posted - 2013.03.27 23:03:00 -
[111] - Quote
Cascinova Egnald wrote:The only thing that confuses me is when you are writing about someone in game chat that is using a female avatar and a female name. Do you say "she or her"? Even when you know that more than likely it's a dude? Do you ignore the avatar and assume it's a man?
Yeah, that is the embarassing thing and why my main characters are always male. If a guy creates a female avatar then I don't care, I refer to them as a her. It's amusing when they try to correct you and say I'm actually a guy as if you should have known it. Although a lot of guys probably just roll with it seeing as they have obviously decided to RP a female character. That being said I don't know that many who have a female as their main character. |
Rebecha Pucontis
Tribal Liberation Force Minmatar Republic
84
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Posted - 2013.03.27 23:06:00 -
[112] - Quote
Praetor Meles wrote:Rebecha Pucontis wrote:Lol. My commiserations. Confirming: Rebecha Pucontis would look better with dark hair.
I would change it, but I can't be bothered. :) |
J'Poll
The Fiction Factory Tribal Band
2013
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Posted - 2013.03.28 00:26:00 -
[113] - Quote
Ovv Topik wrote:IGÇÖve often wondered and canGÇÖt find any thread on this.
Trolls & flames welcome as always. But some thoughts appreciated as well.
So why did you pick a female character?
Because for some weird reason having a female character makes stuff easier.
People tend to be less strict on their rules and principles.
Ooh....and the looks are just better Typical CCP. Giving away new clothes but don't have the forums ready to show them.
I feel naked. |
Norm Tempesta
The Konvergent League Sev3rance
27
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Posted - 2013.03.28 00:52:00 -
[114] - Quote
You know all us guys really want some big breastesses and and a short skirt to wear. |
Cel Nobol
Red Federation RvB - RED Federation
2
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Posted - 2013.03.28 03:49:00 -
[115] - Quote
Why do people do anything else in EVE? Because they can.
I have the hottest avatar here. |
Justyn Bieber
School of Applied Knowledge Caldari State
0
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Posted - 2013.03.28 05:39:00 -
[116] - Quote
Closest I could get to a Justin bieber Look alike |
Herzog Wolfhammer
Sigma Special Tactics Group
2521
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Posted - 2013.03.28 05:43:00 -
[117] - Quote
It's a common problem in MMOs and when Eve when "3rd person view" with WIS, a lot of people who rolled dudes would have to contend with looking at some dudes arse.
But WiS is mainly a side note, a gimmick for when you want the fan in your computer to make more noise.
I rolled a female alt and found that it did not make me ghey or trans not want to cross dress (though I like to threaten to do that and keep my friends living in fear).
Just a game, when all is said and done. |
Katran Luftschreck
Royal Ammatar Engineering Corps
1229
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Posted - 2013.03.28 06:42:00 -
[118] - Quote
Just look at their picture.
Men do boob shots.
Women do head shots. Live Events are neither. |
Darth Nenny
Sebiestor Tribe Minmatar Republic
1
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Posted - 2013.03.28 07:46:00 -
[119] - Quote
Rovinia wrote:I had femal characters in allmost all MMO's i've ever played. I mean, if you have to stare on your caracters ass for hours... The view is just better :D
Ok, EVE is a bit special, no real avatar gameplay here... But i think you get the point ;)
im the same, have done it 4 every mmo, ive played and i do it in dnd as well, just so i can c my friends faces when i roll play hitting on them wile in character lol
and 4 u trolls no im not gay nor am i by, so leave ya 3rd leg in ya pants cause im not interested in that small thing u call a **** |
Cyprus Black
The Learning Curve.
726
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Posted - 2013.03.28 08:19:00 -
[120] - Quote
Ovv Topik wrote:IGÇÖve often wondered and canGÇÖt find any thread on this.
Trolls & flames welcome as always. But some thoughts appreciated as well.
So why did you pick a female character?
I created my character a LONG time ago. Back when there was no WiS and back before gender and race had any bearing other than how your portrait (that you rarely ever saw) looked. Back then nobody had ever suspected we'd be able to walk around with our characters or that they'd ever be anything more than a silly looking picture.
Now that character avatars are in the game, I would like to change my characters gender and blood line. My portrait looked VERY different back then from how it looks now. But when WiS became a reality we were not given the option to do so.
Trolling is like art. Anyone can finger paint, but it takes true talent to create a masterpiece. |
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Tarpedo
Incursionista
28
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Posted - 2013.03.28 08:23:00 -
[121] - Quote
<= because clothing glitch sometimes and it's much more fun on female toons. |
Ginger Barbarella
Caldari Provisions Caldari State
1224
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Posted - 2013.03.28 16:09:00 -
[122] - Quote
Katran Luftschreck wrote:Just look at their picture.
Men do boob shots.
Women do head shots.
Maybe there are more mature men here than you think. And no, this avatar is not a "boob shot". "Blow it all on Quafe and strippers." --- Sorlac |
Ovv Topik
Proposition Thirteen The Third Rail
356
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Posted - 2013.03.28 16:26:00 -
[123] - Quote
Katran Luftschreck wrote:Just look at their picture.
Men do boob shots.
Women do head shots. Clever! I'll remember that one. I bet it's >90% true! Innominate Nightmare, :"Your Mother is an exotic dancer, and your Sister works in a Quafe factory!GÇ¥ |
Laura Valu
Imperial Shipment Amarr Empire
7
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Posted - 2013.03.28 17:01:00 -
[124] - Quote
Space barbies. This alt is used for Jita pricechecks, the forums, and playing dress up. I spent like an hour getting the smirk right, and you can't even see it normally. |
Tippia
Sunshine and Lollipops
13401
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Posted - 2013.03.28 17:17:00 -
[125] - Quote
Katran Luftschreck wrote:Just look at their picture.
Men do boob shots.
Women do head shots. So what am I? Vote Malcanis for CSM8. |
Eurydia Vespasian
Nova Insula Mining and Industrial
1939
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Posted - 2013.03.28 17:22:00 -
[126] - Quote
Ginger Barbarella wrote:Katran Luftschreck wrote:Just look at their picture.
Men do boob shots.
Women do head shots. Maybe there are more mature men here than you think. And no, this avatar is not a "boob shot".
lol
of course there are exceptions. but it seems to ring true more often than not. say what you like and people rail against them with great conviction...but, you know, there is a reason why stereotypes exist. not just in this topic but in pretty much all walks of life lol
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De'Veldrin
East India Ore Trade The East India Co.
1223
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Posted - 2013.03.28 17:24:00 -
[127] - Quote
Rebecha Pucontis wrote:Cascinova Egnald wrote:The only thing that confuses me is when you are writing about someone in game chat that is using a female avatar and a female name. Do you say "she or her"? Even when you know that more than likely it's a dude? Do you ignore the avatar and assume it's a man? Yeah, that is the embarassing thing and why my main characters are always male. If a guy creates a female avatar then I don't care, I refer to them as a her. It's amusing when they try to correct you and say I'm actually a guy as if you should have known it. Although a lot of guys probably just roll with it seeing as they have obviously decided to RP a female character. That being said I don't know that many who have a female as their main character.
First, this is my main. All my alts are female too. Why? Girls are nicer to look at, and if all I can do with space barbie is play dress up, I'm not dressing a Ken doll over and over again.
In chat I just refer to the character by the avatar gender, unless the player gets all bent out of shape, in which case I refer to them as "it". In teamspeak, I use the player's gender, since that's what you know.
Honestly...I'm not sure why this is all so hard to understand and requires this much discussion. Malcanis for CSM 8
Eve Online: The full-contact sport for your brain. Twitter --á@DeVeldrin |
Chandaris
Immortalis Inc. Shadow Cartel
293
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Posted - 2013.03.28 17:25:00 -
[128] - Quote
Cascinova Egnald wrote:The only thing that confuses me is when you are writing about someone in game chat that is using a female avatar and a female name. Do you say "she or her"? Even when you know that more than likely it's a dude? Do you ignore the avatar and assume it's a man?
I use the gender of they player when referring to them (if I know it, otherwise the gender of the 'main' avatar, and the gender of the avatar when referring to that.
Example: Is Mike online? does he still have Shirley in Old Man Star? I need HIM to move HER to Rancer. |
Abrazzar
Vardaugas Family
1179
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Posted - 2013.03.28 17:28:00 -
[129] - Quote
It just shows how progressive the EVE player base is: Despite the unequal player gender distribution, the character genders have a realistic ratio. The things done for equality. Someone should write a blog about it. Mining Overhaul Nothing changed since 2008. |
Herzog Wolfhammer
Sigma Special Tactics Group
2527
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Posted - 2013.03.28 17:37:00 -
[130] - Quote
Kinda funny to see a "sexy babe" avatar and in TS or chat she sounds like Barry White |
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Ovv Topik
Proposition Thirteen The Third Rail
356
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Posted - 2013.03.28 20:20:00 -
[131] - Quote
Cyprus Black wrote:Ovv Topik wrote:IGÇÖve often wondered and canGÇÖt find any thread on this.
Trolls & flames welcome as always. But some thoughts appreciated as well.
So why did you pick a female character?
I created my character a LONG time ago. Back when there was no WiS and back before gender and race had any bearing other than how your portrait (that you rarely ever saw) looked. Back then nobody had ever suspected we'd be able to walk around with our characters or that they'd ever be anything more than a silly looking picture. Now that character avatars are in the game, I would like to change my characters gender and blood line. My portrait looked VERY different back then from how it looks now. But when WiS became a reality we were not given the option to do so. Gutted to find out Cyprus is a dude. Hottest avatar bar none. Now I'm all confused Innominate Nightmare, :"Your Mother is an exotic dancer, and your Sister works in a Quafe factory!GÇ¥ |
Jayson Kassis
Carbon Industries
36
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Posted - 2013.03.28 21:58:00 -
[132] - Quote
I never considered playing a female character as a main. I have a hard time respecting men that do. The compulsive need to stare at something cute while engaging in RPGs/MMOs shows some of the most basic lack of self-control. Also, I don't want to be treated kinder for playing a female. The thought of it makes me sick.
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DrunkenNinja
Caldari Provisions Caldari State
140
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Posted - 2013.03.28 22:52:00 -
[133] - Quote
I have to agree with Ovv Topik here. There's probobly some deep psychological reason that so many guys choose female characters. Trying to get in touch with their "feminine" side? A touch of homosexuality? Desperation to have contact with a female, even imaginary? Personally I like being a man and im not ashamed to have all male characters. Playing as a female character feels weird to me. |
Tippia
Sunshine and Lollipops
13402
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Posted - 2013.03.28 22:59:00 -
[134] - Quote
DrunkenNinja wrote:I have to agree with Ovv Topik here. There's probobly some deep psychological reason that so many guys choose female characters. Trying to get in touch with their "feminine" side? A touch of homosexuality? Desperation to have contact with a female, even imaginary? Personally I like being a man and im not ashamed to have all male characters. Playing as a female character feels weird to me. Well, it's good to see that you are so comfortable with your homosexual side then.
See how that probability works? Vote Malcanis for CSM8. |
Nexus Day
Lustrevik Trade and Travel Bureau
499
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Posted - 2013.03.29 01:17:00 -
[135] - Quote
Tippia wrote:Katran Luftschreck wrote:Just look at their picture.
Men do boob shots.
Women do head shots. So what am I? A boob with a headshot? This thread has so much content it may be 'Thread of the Year' and it is only January.
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Jayka Kyer
M1N
1
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Posted - 2013.03.29 07:47:00 -
[136] - Quote
When i was growing up a lot of the games i was playing were gender locked on roles/class. For example the Amazon in diablo2 could only be played as female.
Did people really miss out on class or roles back then because it some how reflected on them?
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Celeste Taylor
Ruby Dynasty
140
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Posted - 2013.03.29 14:39:00 -
[137] - Quote
My characters are frequently not the same age, race or gender as me. Is it any more bizarre for a Caucasian to play an Asian character? Would anybody seriously think someone playing another ethnicity really hates their own background? Are authors who have protagonist of the opposite gender homosexual? Are players who play pirates in Eve unlawful in real life? This type reasoning is rather absurd since our characters don't necessarily reflect us,
I also tend to agree with many here in regards to Eve women being rather pretty. I have never designed a female character in a Bethesda game since they all look terrible. I am however enjoying the new Tomb Raider release, and got the collectors set which came with the Play Arts Kai version of Lara.
These are our characters and like my friends they span a wide variety of types. I've even caught myself saying "hello" to my characters upon logging on on occasion, since they have personalities which are as different from each other as they are from mine. This last bit might sound a bit schizo, but I have spoken to a few authors who have similar relations to their characters. |
De'Veldrin
East India Ore Trade The East India Co.
1233
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Posted - 2013.03.29 14:49:00 -
[138] - Quote
Celeste Taylor wrote:My characters are frequently not the same age, race or gender as me. Is it any more bizarre for a Caucasian to play an Asian character? Would anybody seriously think someone playing another ethnicity really hates their own background? Are authors who have protagonist of the opposite gender homosexual? Are players who play pirates in Eve unlawful in real life? This type reasoning is rather absurd since our characters don't necessarily reflect us,
I also tend to agree with many here in regards to Eve women being rather pretty. I have never designed a female character in a Bethesda game since they all look terrible. I am however enjoying the new Tomb Raider release, and got the collectors set which came with the Play Arts Kai version of Lara.
These are our characters and like my friends they span a wide variety of types. I've even caught myself saying "hello" to my characters upon logging on on occasion, since they have personalities which are as different from each other as they are from mine. This last bit might sound a bit schizo, but I have spoken to a few authors who have similar relations to their characters.
I tend to find that people who used to RP a lot (either TT or online) tend to be less hung up on the gender of their character. It's not always true, but I think the experience of having to play multiple distinct roles in a game tends to make one less focused on the physical aspects of the character (unless they are germane to the role being played) and more focused on the personality and mannerisms. Malcanis for CSM 8
Eve Online: The full-contact sport for your brain. Twitter --á@DeVeldrin |
Mr Kidd
Center for Advanced Studies Gallente Federation
1096
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Posted - 2013.03.29 14:50:00 -
[139] - Quote
You know, I don't play Eve for the realism. And while I'll never have a fine piece of ass staring me in the face in real life, does not mean I can't have it in Eve. So....most of my alts are female with a gorgeous trunk and huge gazoongas! I may not be all that attractive in real life, but I'm still a man! HTFU!...for the children! |
Dersen Lowery
Laurentson INC StructureDamage
466
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Posted - 2013.03.29 15:13:00 -
[140] - Quote
I've been doing table top RP, and then text-MU RP, for so many years that at this point all I need is a hook and characters come to me fully formed. Sometimes they're male, sometimes female.
They were all male once, but only because I had that silly idea in my head that men can't play women and vice versa. Once I got over that, gender and sex just became two more aspects of the character, as variable as anything else.
While female avatars are certainly a bit easier on the eyes, I don't try to make them as gorgeous as possible--those efforts seem to result in caricature more often than not. They're designed to look the way I picture them in my head, flaws and all. And their portraits are head shots. ;-) Malcanis, Ripard Teg, and Trebor Daehdoow for CSM 8
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Eurydia Vespasian
Nova Insula Mining and Industrial
1945
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Posted - 2013.03.29 22:20:00 -
[141] - Quote
Celeste Taylor wrote:My characters are frequently not the same age, race or gender as me. Is it any more bizarre for a Caucasian to play an Asian character? Would anybody seriously think someone playing another ethnicity really hates their own background? Are authors who have protagonist of the opposite gender homosexual? Are players who play pirates in Eve unlawful in real life? This type reasoning is rather absurd since our characters don't necessarily reflect us
this is a good point. i have certainly bent genders in other games. in wow i had a tauren male alt. i remember the first skyrim character i created was a huge beefy redguard male with long dreadlocks. (thanks to apachii hair mod lol) when i make characters, one of the important aspects to me is if i can feel a connection to the character. this is especially critical to me in single player games where it's just me experiencing the content. there needs to be a sense that my actions are their actions and have some sort of meaning in the realm of the game. even if it's just in my head for immersion purposes.
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Felicity Love
STARKRAFT Joint Venture Conglomerate
384
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Posted - 2013.03.29 22:29:00 -
[142] - Quote
I wanted to get in touch with my feminine side...
Proud Beta Tester for "Bumping Uglies for Dummies" |
Herzog Wolfhammer
Sigma Special Tactics Group
2533
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Posted - 2013.03.29 22:30:00 -
[143] - Quote
Tippia wrote:DrunkenNinja wrote:I have to agree with Ovv Topik here. There's probobly some deep psychological reason that so many guys choose female characters. Trying to get in touch with their "feminine" side? A touch of homosexuality? Desperation to have contact with a female, even imaginary? Personally I like being a man and im not ashamed to have all male characters. Playing as a female character feels weird to me. Well, it's good to see that you are so comfortable with your homosexual side then. See how that probability works?
Interestingly I have seen (and this does come out in a topic like this thread) men who like women, repress or avoid any feminine side they started out with (out of some kind of fear or true phobia), and end up repressing their own heterosexuality. The guys in the GBTQ world have at least a closet to hide in and and some direction to go even if against their nature.
But men suppressing their own heterosexuality are dually homeless and that's why you meet guys in the IT/Hacker/Gaming world who are experts in their field or game but totally forget how to act properly when a woman is in the room and doing heinously dumb things.
This is why I challenge anybody who is in fear of rolling a female alt to go ahead and put on their big boy panties and just do it. You will find that you won't wake up wanting to decorate the apartment the next day or automatically know what Dennis Miller is talking about in his monologues.
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Aline Kia
White Raven Industries Mistakes Were Made.
9
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Posted - 2013.03.29 22:40:00 -
[144] - Quote
chatgris wrote:Because at the time, Achura had by far the best stats, and there was no talk of normalizing the stats across races like we see now. And Achura men were just godawful ugly. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnKk2ysyNrA : go to 1:15 where they introduce the blood lines, pretty much sums it up.
I too had this exact thought process when I first started this game. Shallow huh but they really were pug ugly. |
Vilnius Zar
Ordo Ardish
803
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Posted - 2013.03.30 01:39:00 -
[145] - Quote
Terrible looks for Achura is the payment for being a min-maxer, you deserve every possible bit of ugly :) Amat victoria curam. Excellence in everything.
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Ace Uoweme
Republic Military School Minmatar Republic
3
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Posted - 2013.03.30 01:57:00 -
[146] - Quote
Herzog Wolfhammer wrote:But men suppressing their own heterosexuality are dually homeless and that's why you meet guys in the IT/Hacker/Gaming world who are experts in their field or game but totally forget how to act properly when a woman is in the room and doing heinously dumb things.
That's more to do with a lack of home training than anything else. I'd be more in shock to find any chat/voice where the kids were trained to not state certain things in mixed company. In the time I was growing up ladies and men didn't converse like they do these days, the guys BSed among themselves, but in mixed company they were more polite.
I wince going into TS/Vent in games as the players talk so obscenely, as it's worse than the crap in chat. Guys these days have zero concept of mixed company dialogue. It's also creepy watching what the ladies will become in such an environment to "fit in", as being some sex kitten or trash talker.
But I play male toons to get away from the typical creeps online. Too many play games as a means to cyber, and not actually knowing who's behind the screen, don't want to be bothered by perverts. Games, especially like in EvE, tend to attract weirdos with strange tastes, that if seen on the street in RL, any sane person would bypass quickly. |
Herzog Wolfhammer
Sigma Special Tactics Group
2537
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Posted - 2013.03.30 03:08:00 -
[147] - Quote
On the flip side I know women who play WoW who never go into voice chat because if they do, look out.
In a way, men playing female avatars is like concealed carry of guns. Criminals don't know who is armed, and are reluctant to victimize people in such areas where that activity is going on. So when these cretins lurching around in MMOs don't know who is really female or not, they are not as willing to go into sleeze mode.
Kind of ironic though to see that some people who could behave in such cretinous manner would feel embarrassed over anything such that they do (if at all) when they accidentally hit on a dood. |
Meridith Akesia
Tempest Legion
165
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Posted - 2013.03.30 03:42:00 -
[148] - Quote
I regularly beat off to my avatar. |
Andrea Skye
FLA5HY RED
9
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Posted - 2013.03.30 11:41:00 -
[149] - Quote
I picked one because in every MMO I play, I play a female character. I do so because generally females always looked better (better animations, look better in armor, look cooler). Male characters always looked like over muscled jocks with square jaws fake sun tan.
Females are kinda stereotyped too, but at least they are pleasing to look at.
So why break the tradition in EvE? It would be boring if the male 95% played males. You wouldn't see any female characters at all.
And another thing, its pretty funny when people just auto assume you are a girl. I don't know why but it amuses me. |
Indahmawar Fazmarai
1402
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Posted - 2013.03.30 14:26:00 -
[150] - Quote
Andrea Skye wrote:I picked one because in every MMO I play, I play a female character. I do so because generally females always looked better (better animations, look better in armor, look cooler). Male characters always looked like over muscled jocks with square jaws fake sun tan.
Females are kinda stereotyped too, but at least they are pleasing to look at.
So why break the tradition in EvE? It would be boring if the male 95% played males. You wouldn't see any female characters at all.
And another thing, its pretty funny when people just auto assume you are a girl. I don't know why but it amuses me.
That depends a lot on the character. Many portraits just shout out "man behind the wheel", and not just the "look at my bazoongas" type of portrait. A natural looking avatar strongly reinforces the "feminine" impression.
What intrigues me is, is there a way to tell that there is a woman behind a male avatar? The Greater Fool Bar-áis now open for business, 24/7. Come and have drinks and fun somewhere between RL and New Eden!-áIngame chat channel: The Greater Fool Bar |
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Valari Nala Zena
Perkone Caldari State
62
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Posted - 2013.03.30 17:30:00 -
[151] - Quote
I rather stare at the ass of a women than the ass of a guy, unless you are into that sorta thing.
Replace ass with boobs or face as you see fit.
Also, the internets needs more boobs.
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Dessau
Phaeornis Asymmetrics
142
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Posted - 2013.03.30 17:32:00 -
[152] - Quote
Indahmawar Fazmarai wrote:What intrigues me is, is there a way to tell that there is a woman behind a male avatar? Fabio hair and a well-defined pectoralis major, possibly.
Solo is one player, one pilot. |
Valari Nala Zena
Perkone Caldari State
62
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Posted - 2013.03.30 17:47:00 -
[153] - Quote
Indahmawar Fazmarai wrote:That depends a lot on the character. Many portraits just shout out "man behind the wheel", and not just the "look at my bazoongas" type of portrait. A natural looking avatar strongly reinforces the "feminine" impression. What intrigues me is, is there a way to tell that there is a woman behind a male avatar?
You can never be 100% it's a "man behind the wheel", even if it's super bazoongas and super slutty weird looking, there are women out there that rolled avatars like that. And yes, there are also women out there rolling male avatars.
Most people on EVE are male, so every time you guess a guy created the avatar the odds of guessing right are in your favor. |
Alexander Bjorvisk
School of Applied Knowledge Caldari State
0
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Posted - 2013.03.31 00:39:00 -
[154] - Quote
I didn't. |
Kirjava
Deep Core Mining Inc. Caldari State
1431
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Posted - 2013.03.31 01:25:00 -
[155] - Quote
My main is male... and my alts are female.
When you are sculpting a character that represents "you", I find people have a habit of making something attractive to them from another perspective.
Which is why my alt is a cute redhead.
Haruhiists - Overloading Out of Pod discussions since 2007. Cardinal Kirjava - Redeclaring the Crusade in the name of the Goddess since 2012. |
UKBigWolf
8
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Posted - 2013.03.31 05:11:00 -
[156] - Quote
Valari Nala Zena wrote:I rather stare at the ass of a women than the ass of a guy, unless you are into that sorta thing.
Replace ass with boobs or face as you see fit.
Also, the internets needs more boobs.
This... |
Ace Uoweme
Republic Military School Minmatar Republic
7
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Posted - 2013.03.31 06:38:00 -
[157] - Quote
Indahmawar Fazmarai wrote:What intrigues me is, is there a way to tell that there is a woman behind a male avatar?
Does my avatar look feminine?
I like beefcake. He's not going to be feminine at all. "In a world of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act." ~George Orwell
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Celeste Taylor
Ruby Dynasty
140
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Posted - 2013.04.01 12:31:00 -
[158] - Quote
Vilnius Zar wrote:Terrible looks for Achura is the payment for being a min-maxer, you deserve every possible bit of ugly :)
If you look at Eve Boards statistics the ratio for female Achura is higher than any other bloodline. I didn't realize until this thread that it was due to the old male model design. Weird how much of an impact this made. The old female design and especially the new female Achura is one of my favorites. |
Celestra Doxaila
MinTek Heavy Industries
52
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Posted - 2013.04.01 14:50:00 -
[159] - Quote
Same reason I fly Gallente ships. They are better looking. (OK, OK, I will admit the new non-lopsided Caldari ships like the Rokh and Scorpion are good looking. And the Domi manages to drag Gallente ships average down.) |
Ayari
Caldari Independent Navy Reserve The Fourth District
8
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Posted - 2013.04.01 18:40:00 -
[160] - Quote
Trained Ayari up for about two months, got accepted into CAIN and went, "No way I'm retraining all that again" and stuck with her. Despite being in an RP corp, I don't really RP much. Any RP I do is usually non gender specific and relates to how much Ayari likes shooting people in the face.
As a joke though, I sometimes carry Marines in the hold of my ship as an equivalent to Exotic Dancers. |
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Your Royal Highness
Mohawk Campers
12
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Posted - 2013.04.01 18:50:00 -
[161] - Quote
Strange but true... When EVE first came out I made my main toon a female and was surprised how many other players assumed that I was a female player.
People are more familiar with MMO's and not so naive now.
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Matt Treck
Caldari Provisions Caldari State
0
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Posted - 2013.05.01 14:45:00 -
[162] - Quote
Meh, no real reason. I like to make my characters look nice. And I usually think females look better. |
Teinyhr
A Club for Reputable Gentlemen
162
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Posted - 2013.05.01 14:54:00 -
[163] - Quote
Sadie Eriker wrote:I suspect that if I had chosen a male character that people would not put up with me nearly as much as what they do. However, I chose a female character 'cause everyone knows boys have cooties.
Off topic, but my god that is possibly the most adorable character portrait I've seen in this game so far. |
Murk Paradox
Red Tsunami Moon Warriors
332
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Posted - 2013.05.01 14:57:00 -
[164] - Quote
I love all the excuses about playing female pilots because you like looking at them... when this game is far more optimal with all pictures disabled.
Sack up. "I say tomato, you say tomaCCP BAN ALL TOMATOES THEY ARE HARASSING ME I WANT TOMATO FREE HIGHSEC."-á -TheGunslinger42 Proud enforcer of the Code, see [url]http://www.minerbumping.com[/url]-á for details. |
Cpt Stratos
Hedion University Amarr Empire
0
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Posted - 2013.05.01 15:29:00 -
[165] - Quote
I mostly choose female characters in games these days. In the past I only ever played males, but now I am tired of making male characters. I have no"insecurities" for playing a game where my digital avatar is not my gender. Plus I have more fun making female characters and they sometimes have more options in the character creators.
In other games it seems the female models had better overall animations, such as attack and running. I have seen games where the males run like they have a stick up their butt. However in this game that is not really an issue.
There is really nothing "deep" about why I made/make female characters, I just prefer their look and enjoy making them. I can never seem to make a good male character. If people have issues with me or others who play a game and make a digital character of the opposite gender then I am sorry. |
J3ssica Alba
Federal Navy Academy Gallente Federation
715
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Posted - 2013.05.01 15:39:00 -
[166] - Quote
More pleasing to the eye but my main is a male ... in other games which involves running my toon around and watching its rear end for hours I make female ones also. I must say though that the butts modelled in CQ in Eve are some of the finer butts in all games I've played. Kudos to CCP for being good butt designers. This is my signature. There are many others like it, but this one is mine.-á Without me, my signature is useless. Without my signature, I am useless |
Velicitia
Nex Exercitus
1445
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Posted - 2013.05.01 15:41:00 -
[167] - Quote
Cascinova Egnald wrote:The only thing that confuses me is when you are writing about someone in game chat that is using a female avatar and a female name. Do you say "she or her"? Even when you know that more than likely it's a dude? Do you ignore the avatar and assume it's a man?
Well, if we're referring to the character themself (e.g. Seleene), then I'd say "her". Or hell, I usually end up talking about Vel (or my alts) in the third person, even when I'm logged in as them.
However, if we're talking about Seleene as the human CSM member who happens to own the character "Seleene", it's "he".
They're two different "people", and should be referred to as such. Here, my characters are closer to 50/50 (realistically more like 60/40) than in other RPG style games where they'd normally be all female; due to the male character portraits always looking daft -- especially in games like NWN or BG, where you had a very limited pool of portraits to work from (e.g. 1-3 for any character type). One of the bitter points of a good bittervet is the realisation that all those SP don't really do much, and that the newbie is having much more fun with what little he has. - Tippia |
Murk Paradox
Red Tsunami Moon Warriors
333
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Posted - 2013.05.01 15:45:00 -
[168] - Quote
I will always refer to the avatar's gender unless I personally know that person.
It's the price of admission.
For instance, Tippia and mynnna I know both are male, but I will always refer to them as "she". It's simple politeness at the base level since they prefer to be known as such (I have known scammers in other games who use the female gendering of their toon for maximum effect and respect that). "I say tomato, you say tomaCCP BAN ALL TOMATOES THEY ARE HARASSING ME I WANT TOMATO FREE HIGHSEC."-á -TheGunslinger42 Proud enforcer of the Code, see [url]http://www.minerbumping.com[/url]-á for details. |
Harry Forever
Federal Navy Academy Gallente Federation
1
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Posted - 2013.05.01 15:45:00 -
[169] - Quote
those figures are indeed worrisome :D OMG! the asteroid is depleted! |
Harry Forever
Federal Navy Academy Gallente Federation
1
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Posted - 2013.05.01 15:59:00 -
[170] - Quote
playing female characters is like wearing female underwear :D OMG! the asteroid is depleted! |
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Logan Nask
School of Applied Knowledge Caldari State
0
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Posted - 2013.05.01 16:15:00 -
[171] - Quote
So I suppose since I'm female and only have female characters so far I should see what the other side is like. |
Muad 'dib
The Imperial Fedaykin Amarrian Commandos
910
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Posted - 2013.05.01 16:20:00 -
[172] - Quote
i think the biggest tip for this would be the words role play in the term MMORPG which i believe eve is.
50/50 sounds bang on for working as intended no?
And wouldn't it spoil the immersion if there were 95% of male chars flown?
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Velicitia
Nex Exercitus
1445
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Posted - 2013.05.01 16:25:00 -
[173] - Quote
Harry Forever wrote:playing female characters is like wearing female underwear :D
they make me feel pretty. One of the bitter points of a good bittervet is the realisation that all those SP don't really do much, and that the newbie is having much more fun with what little he has. - Tippia |
Mire Stoude
Antelope with Night Vision Goggles
176
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Posted - 2013.05.01 16:42:00 -
[174] - Quote
Ok, it's time to finally tell the truth.. Even though my current avatar is male, all my eve alts and every character in every other game is female. This is mainly due to the fact I've always wanted to be a woman.
There, are you satisfied OP? You have outed me, omg the weight is lifted. I feel so much better. |
Kaliska Asuful
Pator Tech School Minmatar Republic
11
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Posted - 2013.05.01 17:32:00 -
[175] - Quote
Because I'm part of the 5%. |
Spurty
V0LTA Verge of Collapse
842
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Posted - 2013.05.01 17:37:00 -
[176] - Quote
Just like cars, spaceships are great equalizers when it comes to the male/female thing. --- GÇ£If you think this Universe is bad, you should see some of the others.GÇ¥ GÇò Philip K. **** |
Brit Green
Science and Trade Institute Caldari State
21
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Posted - 2013.05.01 18:03:00 -
[177] - Quote
Let's face it. Even though they should know better, the basement dwelling neckbeards that inhabit this game will give more stuff to a character that presents as a hot female.
I, for one, take full advantage of that. |
Indahmawar Fazmarai
1586
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Posted - 2013.05.01 19:55:00 -
[178] - Quote
Kaliska Asuful wrote:Because I'm part of the 5%.
Dude gal, your make up! The Greater Fool Bar-áis now open for business, 24/7. Come and have drinks and fun somewhere between RL and New Eden!-áIngame chat channel: The Greater Fool Bar |
Sulei Acami
Imperial Academy Amarr Empire
0
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Posted - 2013.05.01 21:53:00 -
[179] - Quote
Because whatever. I already had a male avatar, so I figured I'd make a female one. Doesn't really matter to me either way, I play as both male and female characters in games all the time. |
Liang Nuren
Heretic Army Atrocitas
3384
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Posted - 2013.05.01 21:54:00 -
[180] - Quote
Ovv Topik wrote:IGÇÖve often wondered and canGÇÖt find any thread on this.
Trolls & flames welcome as always. But some thoughts appreciated as well.
So why did you pick a female character?
Because Achura males used to look like complete ass.
-Liang Normally on 5:00 -> 9-10:00 Eve (Aus TZ?) Blog: http://liangnuren.wordpress.com PVP Videos: http://www.youtube.com/user/LiangNuren/videos Twitter: http://twitter.com/LiangNuren
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Angang Ostus
Shooting Red Crosses
67
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Posted - 2013.05.01 21:57:00 -
[181] - Quote
Not too much of the whole meeting your girlfriend through an MMO thing in EVE I guess. |
mmorpg lol
Deep Core Mining Inc. Caldari State
12
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Posted - 2013.05.01 22:25:00 -
[182] - Quote
Name doesn't work if its a male char.... |
Destoya
Sniggerdly Pandemic Legion
80
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Posted - 2013.05.01 22:43:00 -
[183] - Quote
I follow the policy of equal opportunity for all my mains!
Of my 2 oldest acounts, 1 is a Caldari Achura female because the men looked terrible and the other is a Civire male, also because the male Achura looked horrible.
Since the racial base attributes got removed, I have made a female Minmatar character, a male Amarr character, and most recently a female Gallente one. |
Nex Killer
Drunk3n Warfare
28
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Posted - 2013.05.01 23:49:00 -
[184] - Quote
I have 4 accounts 2 girls 2 guys. |
Akirei Scytale
Test Alliance Please Ignore
3090
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Posted - 2013.05.01 23:54:00 -
[185] - Quote
Katran Luftschreck wrote:Just look at their picture.
Men do boob shots.
Women do head shots.
TIL I'm a woman?
I think you're confusing men with teenage boys. TEST Alliance BEST Alliance |
Sisohiv
Center for Advanced Studies Gallente Federation
229
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Posted - 2013.05.02 00:29:00 -
[186] - Quote
The topic has been done many times. The answer for me, is always the same. I don't see myself as a mirror of a video game character. I see them as actors in a movie I am the director of. I have a matriarchal faith system (God is a feminine) so a heroine makes more sense to me. Hence, I roll heroines in my video game movies. |
Kirjava
Deep Core Mining Inc. Caldari State
3422
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Posted - 2013.05.02 01:05:00 -
[187] - Quote
Kirjava is an idealised me, my alts are sexy girls, my main alt is my definition of a sex bomb.
Basically I immerse my own ego into my main, my alts are just accessories. Apart from my second I don't have much investment in them before them looking cool.
Haruhiists - Overloading Out of Pod discussions since 2007. Cardinal Kirjava - Redeclaring the Crusade in the name of the Goddess since 2012. /S¦¦GùòGÇ+GÇ+GùòS¦¦\ |
dark heartt
I Own Four Sheep
158
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Posted - 2013.05.02 01:26:00 -
[188] - Quote
Bought this character. My first one is male. Bienator II: "You can identify eve players by looking at their cars. Since they don't drive what they can't afford to lose."
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Keera Keikira
Coreli Corporation Ineluctable.
0
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Posted - 2013.05.02 02:43:00 -
[189] - Quote
It weirds me out since if a guy has a female avatar I wind up saying "she" anyways (Unless I've heard them on teamspeak!) I don't know, if I were a guy I'd most likely make myself a guy character since it would be me in the game, and because roleplay. |
Lost True
Paradise project
2166
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Posted - 2013.05.02 02:48:00 -
[190] - Quote
Ovv Topik wrote:IGÇÖve often wondered and canGÇÖt find any thread on this.
Trolls & flames welcome as always. But some thoughts appreciated as well.
So why did you pick a female character?
1. Obviously, a female character is much pleasing for eyes. Why would we take the male ones when there is a females? Well, only if you indentify yourself with the character. But for such thing it's should be very immersive game. EVE is not. And i haven't seen such immersive enough games anyway.
2. Do you prefer 95% male characters? It's just boring.
3. There will be another issue anyway, like: why 90% of players create a normal guys, while 70% of them are ugly no-lifers?
P.S. Well, i have different characters. But as long as there are no cool coats and suits for them, this is my favorite. in 2007 i've thought it's a sci-fi simulator, not an "e-sports" game. I'm not a teenager, how would i like it much? [-á-¦-¦-Ç-â-é-+-+-¦] -£-¦-¦-+-+-+-¦ -¦-+-Ç-+-+-Ç-¦-å-+-Å Transtellar |
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Celeste Taylor
Ruby Dynasty
152
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Posted - 2013.05.02 09:52:00 -
[191] - Quote
Chandaris wrote:Cascinova Egnald wrote:The only thing that confuses me is when you are writing about someone in game chat that is using a female avatar and a female name. Do you say "she or her"? Even when you know that more than likely it's a dude? Do you ignore the avatar and assume it's a man? I use the gender of they player when referring to them (if I know it, otherwise the gender of the 'main' avatar, and the gender of the avatar when referring to that. Example: Is Mike online? does he still have Shirley in Old Man Star? I need HIM to move HER to Rancer.
Exactly! I too refer to my characters in the third person using the gender of the character. I wonder if people who have more alts tend to view their characters in the third person? My characters are all individuals with very different personalities, ethics and history from my own. I will say X came across some extra ISK so she bought a new ship, and Y got ganked and lost his ship when referring to my characters. I don't RP in the sense that I "pretend" to be my characters, but there are certain things I know that some of my characters will do, and others will not. |
Meryl SinGarda
Belligerent Underpaid Tactical Team
790
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Posted - 2013.05.02 10:03:00 -
[192] - Quote
Akiyo Mayaki wrote:Cascinova Egnald wrote:The only thing that confuses me is when you are writing about someone in game chat that is using a female avatar and a female name. Do you say "she or her"? Even when you know that more than likely it's a dude? Do you ignore the avatar and assume it's a man? Always assuming it's a guy. If it's a girl she can object.
That's sexist
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Muad 'dib
The Imperial Fedaykin Amarrian Commandos
916
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Posted - 2013.05.02 10:25:00 -
[193] - Quote
Angang Ostus wrote:Not too much of the whole meeting your girlfriend through an MMO thing in EVE I guess.
a small percentage sure, but it happens for sure.
About the guys picking the girl avatars, if you are going to be an ass you might as well have a nice one too Cosmic signature detected. . . . http://img299.imageshack.us/img299/4375/mynewsig2.jpg CCP Hilmar CEO > "why am i sweating, why is the game doing this to me"
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Valari Nala Zena
Perkone Caldari State
63
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Posted - 2013.05.02 10:45:00 -
[194] - Quote
Rebecha Pucontis wrote:Most female characters are alts is my guess.
This is true for me.
Also, i'm in favor of more boobs on the internet. Also, "If i have to look at an ass all day, better be a women's" (although not very applicable in this particular game but still). |
Lady Areola Fappington
New Order Logistics CODE.
113
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Posted - 2013.05.02 10:49:00 -
[195] - Quote
Delving a little deeper into the psychology of it, there's also a degree of disconnection between avatar and RL person, that's enhanced when a cross-gender avatar is used. It helps prevent too investment of self" into the bad things done, or done to the character in the game.
For some, it's a means to an end (corp thefting and such) Others, might just be the "looking at a female backside" To be honest, I'm sure more than a few gents derive some sort of carnal excitement in impersonating the opposite gender. It's "safe" crossdressing after all. Don't worry miners, I'm here to help!
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Muad 'dib
The Imperial Fedaykin Amarrian Commandos
917
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Posted - 2013.05.02 10:55:00 -
[196] - Quote
what about feminine gay men picking the girls because they have prettier clothes, i mean different DIFFERENT oh now its out there Cosmic signature detected. . . . http://img299.imageshack.us/img299/4375/mynewsig2.jpg CCP Hilmar CEO > "why am i sweating, why is the game doing this to me"
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Kirjava
Deep Core Mining Inc. Caldari State
3536
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Posted - 2013.05.02 10:58:00 -
[197] - Quote
Muad 'dib wrote:what about feminine gay men picking the girls because they have prettier clothes, i mean different DIFFERENT oh now its out there They should let the clothes work across the board.
Imagine all the fabulous cross dressing pirates with makeup, lels had all round
Haruhiists - Overloading Out of Pod discussions since 2007. Cardinal Kirjava - Redeclaring the Crusade in the name of the Goddess since 2012. /S¦¦GùòGÇ+GÇ+GùòS¦¦\ |
Kharamete
Feral Solutions Inc
17
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Posted - 2013.05.02 11:08:00 -
[198] - Quote
I think that some of the responses in this thread show that there is a large segment of the player base that have issues with their gender identity and/or their sexuality. I would also wonder why it is so necessary to focus on the GÇ£I want to look at a nice assGÇ¥ when what you are playing in the games where you have a chance to see that are not human. Does this mean that there is a serious amount of bestiality going on in the gaming community?
In my case I have two mains; one male and one female. My male main was supposed to be a jack-of-all trades, but have segued via initial missioning and stuff into being my PVP/combat main. My female main was much more utilitarian. I needed someone to haul things with; salvage and reprocessed minerals that the male main generated in his more noobish missioning days.
Now I have a plethora of alts and I would say it's about fifty fifty. I can't really say there is any rhyme or reason to why they are their particular gender. My first impulse when I build another alt is their function: cyno, trader, etc. This alt I'm writing this on was never supposed to undock from a station, and I think I created him just to not have to travel to far to go to Amarr. It was entirely random.
The more menacing, bean-countery look was made possible by Incarna. Before Incarna he looked much more silly. |
Lost True
Paradise project
2167
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Posted - 2013.05.02 11:57:00 -
[199] - Quote
Celeste Taylor wrote:Chandaris wrote:Cascinova Egnald wrote:The only thing that confuses me is when you are writing about someone in game chat that is using a female avatar and a female name. Do you say "she or her"? Even when you know that more than likely it's a dude? Do you ignore the avatar and assume it's a man? I use the gender of they player when referring to them (if I know it, otherwise the gender of the 'main' avatar, and the gender of the avatar when referring to that. Example: Is Mike online? does he still have Shirley in Old Man Star? I need HIM to move HER to Rancer. Exactly! I too refer to my characters in the third person using the gender of the character. I wonder if people who have more alts tend to view their characters in the third person? My characters are all individuals with very different personalities, ethics and history from my own. I will say X came across some extra ISK so she bought a new ship, and Y got ganked and lost his ship when referring to my characters. I don't RP in the sense that I "pretend" to be my characters, but there are certain things I know that some of my characters will do, and others will not. Now when i've thought about this, i have something like that too.
I have 2 male combat pilots without any research or industry stuff(of course!). And this one, almost without any combat skills, designed to do any stuff that doesn't involve shooting. Sometimes i like to switch to this one and calmly mine in the highsec, building stuff a bit... Have a different contacts, different corps. They have almost the same ~150kk SP, so i kinda have 2 mains. And i like to use this one for forum... I don't know, maybe because the womans talks a lot, so this role is suitable for this char in 2007 i've thought it's a sci-fi simulator, not an "e-sports" game. I'm not a teenager, how would i like it much? [-á-¦-¦-Ç-â-é-+-+-¦] -£-¦-¦-+-+-+-¦ -¦-+-Ç-+-+-Ç-¦-å-+-Å Transtellar |
Daimon Kaiera
Kraken.
251
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Posted - 2013.05.02 11:58:00 -
[200] - Quote
I picked a female because I wish I was born a female in real life.
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Mara Rinn
Cosmic Goo Convertor Cosmic Consortium
3345
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Posted - 2013.05.02 13:59:00 -
[201] - Quote
Meryl SinGarda wrote:Akiyo Mayaki wrote: Always assuming it's a guy. If it's a girl she can object.
That's sexist
No, that is just statistics.
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Mara Rinn
Cosmic Goo Convertor Cosmic Consortium
3345
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Posted - 2013.05.02 14:02:00 -
[202] - Quote
Kharamete wrote:I think that some of the responses in this thread show that there is a large segment of the player base that have issues with their gender identity and/or their sexuality. I would also wonder why it is so necessary to focus on the GÇ£I want to look at a nice assGÇ¥ when what you are playing in the games where you have a chance to see that are not human. Does this mean that there is a serious amount of bestiality going on in the gaming community?
We call those people "furries". You know, because their fantasy partner would be covered in blue fur from nose to tail tip. Day 0 advice for new players: Day 0 Advice for New Players |
Khadi Nakrar
Imperial Shipment Amarr Empire
2
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Posted - 2013.05.02 14:09:00 -
[203] - Quote
James Amril-Kesh wrote:Ovv Topik wrote:James Amril-Kesh wrote:My main is male. Female alt is a change of pace. It really doesn't make any difference except being slightly more fun to customize in character creator. So it's a B@@B thing. I should have guessed. More like how it's near impossible to make a male character that actually looks like a badass.
I've seen a few around, not that much tho. |
Lipbite
Express Hauler
650
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Posted - 2013.05.02 14:27:00 -
[204] - Quote
Tera: 44% male toons, 56% female toons. Some people play MMOs for pixelpron. Scarlet Blade must be really successful game. |
Dyjal'Ryn
Validation Error Ishuk-Raata Enforcement Directive
6
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Posted - 2013.05.02 14:39:00 -
[205] - Quote
I have played female characters in just about every RPG in which I can choose my gender for about a decade. Frankly, it's just become part of how I create characters, and I still haven't gotten bored. Additionally, in EVE female characters, in my opinion, are much more distinctive and have more customization options. |
Ana Vyr
Vyral Technologies
374
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Posted - 2013.05.02 15:07:00 -
[206] - Quote
Up until a couple years ago, your character was just a picture. Now that we have bodies, I still feel that I'd rather look at a woman on screen. |
Reiisha
Evolution The Retirement Club
267
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Posted - 2013.05.02 15:29:00 -
[207] - Quote
Ovv Topik wrote:IGÇÖve often wondered and canGÇÖt find any thread on this.
Trolls & flames welcome as always. But some thoughts appreciated as well.
So why did you pick a female character?
This is like asking why people in World of Warcraft play anything other than humans.
Playing a human female, to any sane person, raises less eyebrows than playing a giant bipedal talking cow.
That said, video games are a form of escapism. They're not meant to reflect your real life. In EVE, you're flying gigantic spaceships, docking at space stations which resemble the Tardis from Doctor Who, kill millions of crew members on a daily basis, fight sentient robots, fly through wormholes, shoot at asteroids with a laser which for some reason puts ore in your cargohold, asteroids which regenerate (!), planets that don't rotate around their sun....
I can go on for ages, but you get my point. After all of that, playing a female character is what sets you off?
Some people really need a reality check :P
(yes that was a pun)
If you do things right, people won't be sure you've done anything at all... |
Muad 'dib
The Imperial Fedaykin Amarrian Commandos
920
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Posted - 2013.05.02 15:55:00 -
[208] - Quote
Daimon Kaiera wrote:I picked a female because I wish I was born a female in real life.
End story.
I picked a man (well a boy that looks like a member of N-Sync) for my char because i am a guy. Cosmic signature detected. . . . http://img299.imageshack.us/img299/4375/mynewsig2.jpg CCP Hilmar CEO > "why am i sweating, why is the game doing this to me"
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Mr Epeen
It's All About Me
2447
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Posted - 2013.05.02 15:59:00 -
[209] - Quote
mmorpg lol wrote:Name doesn't work if its a male char....
Same.
Well, except the other way around. Mrs Epeen just wouldn't have the same punch.
Mr Epeen
There are 86,400 seconds in a day. You just saved one of them by typing 'u' instead of 'you'.-á Congratulations, dumbass! |
Asxthia Strangula
Native Freshfood Minmatar Republic
7
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Posted - 2013.05.02 16:01:00 -
[210] - Quote
I'm a girl.
with a *****
Seriously, you can't say *****? Can you say vagina? |
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Oxandrolone
Bite Me inc Bitten.
172
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Posted - 2013.05.02 16:08:00 -
[211] - Quote
Because who is going to make the sandwiches? |
Kaliska Asuful
Pator Tech School Minmatar Republic
12
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Posted - 2013.05.02 16:15:00 -
[212] - Quote
Oxandrolone wrote:Because who is going to make the sandwiches?
The good people at Subway |
Josef Djugashvilis
Acme Mining Corporation
1190
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Posted - 2013.05.02 16:17:00 -
[213] - Quote
My main is female because... This is not a signature. |
Anselm Toralen
Science and Trade Institute Caldari State
1
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Posted - 2013.05.02 16:33:00 -
[214] - Quote
IT never crossed my mind to create a femail character. Even in any other game where you can choose a race, i've aways been a human male. |
Harland White
Circle of Fortune
161
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Posted - 2013.05.02 20:36:00 -
[215] - Quote
Sorry but I find it pretty messed up when a guy plays a girl character. Creepy and just weird. Like they lack interaction with women so bad that they resort to simulating it in their minds with EVE characters or something.
Just weird. |
Mr Epeen
It's All About Me
2453
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Posted - 2013.05.02 20:40:00 -
[216] - Quote
Harland White wrote:Sorry but I find it pretty messed up when a guy plays a girl character. Creepy and just weird. Like they lack interaction with women so bad that they resort to simulating it in their minds with EVE characters or something.
Just weird.
No, sir, it's you that are the weird one.
But if you like I can link some gender locked MMOs for you try out. Be comfy with your own kind and all that.
Mr Epeen
There are 86,400 seconds in a day. You just saved one of them by typing 'u' instead of 'you'.-á Congratulations, dumbass! |
Mara Rinn
Cosmic Goo Convertor Cosmic Consortium
3346
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Posted - 2013.05.02 20:49:00 -
[217] - Quote
Harland White wrote:Sorry but I find it pretty messed up when a guy plays a girl character. Creepy and just weird. Like they lack interaction with women so bad that they resort to simulating it in their minds with EVE characters or something.
Just weird.
Oh. then there's the confusion that can be caused when the female characters I play refer to themselves with female pronouns. The amount of icky attention you get
Guys thinking that they have a chance to get with some girl they only just met while playing a computer game? That is weird. Day 0 advice for new players: Day 0 Advice for New Players |
Toriessian
Helion Production Labs Mildly Intoxicated
120
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Posted - 2013.05.02 21:01:00 -
[218] - Quote
Mara Rinn wrote: Guys thinking that they have a chance to get with some girl they only just met while playing a computer game? That is weird.
Best story about this ever: http://themittani.com/news/circle-two-heist-50b-stolen
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Sheriff Jones
Clinical Experiment
3
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Posted - 2013.05.02 21:22:00 -
[219] - Quote
Well i chose this delicious look since it really shows my personality and i look absolutely stunning in a low cut dress. |
Eurydia Vespasian
Nova Insula Mining and Industrial
2387
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Posted - 2013.05.03 03:35:00 -
[220] - Quote
oh, this thread again
wait, wait...it actually is the same thread. lol. necrothreadage. |
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Fleur Kendall
Black Frog Logistics Red-Frog
15
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Posted - 2013.05.03 06:13:00 -
[221] - Quote
Angelique Duchemin wrote:Joelleaveek wrote:I just didn't want to look at a boring generic male character all the time. And I guess the thunderboobs never get boring either eh? Mascha Tzash wrote:The chances of getting free stuff from other players are increased by ~0.01%. It's more of a sliding scale where on one side you have respect but responsibility and on the other side you have freedom but no confidence. Females are less threatening to the alpha males which affords them more breathing room. Some mistake this for an advantage but females are also treated as less stable and less reliable. As a woman the advantages are very short term. The extra breathing room you are afforded is useful when you're new to a community but you are seen as naturally less stable and capable than men so there's a tendency for the men to coddle and protect you which makes it harder to grow and advance in a community so you have to work extra hard to earn the true respect. At the same time the ever present hunt for the true females and the witch hunt for the "fake" ones endanger your gender identity further because showing any sort of personal fortitude, strength or independence will have people pounce on you and accuse you of being male. On top of that you can't really counter that by throwing your sex around at every corner because then you undermine your position further by looking like you want to draw attention to the fact that you are a woman when all you really want people to notice is what you're capable of. So as a woman you're left to choose between being a giggling, smiley spamming moron. Having a posse of drooling idiots follow you around, making sexual innuendos at every turn. or throwing away your gender identity and turning into Hillary Clinton in hopes of a chance to earn some respect based on your own merits and capabilities. If there's some sort of middleground then I have yet to find it but it depends mainly on the people around you. Being a woman is in no way a free ride nor does it afford you unwarranted benefits. You merely pay for short term rewards with your long term dignity. If you choose to sell it that is.
From my experience, this says more about you, than about actually playing as a female in this game. As a female in RL and in game, i wouldn't do it any other way, basically gender politics in a space game yeah its there, but in my opinion, who can really be bothered. |
Terrorfrodo
Renegade Hobbits for Mordor
432
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Posted - 2013.05.03 08:52:00 -
[222] - Quote
My main is male. I would feel a little weird if corpmates called me by a girl name.
Also, 4 of my 6 characters that are actually used are male. But my favorite alt (my char with second-most SP) is female and somehow she is my favorite character
Although emotionally I feel that I play myself when I use my main, but more like I only control someone else when I play my female alt. . |
Sulei Acami
Imperial Academy Amarr Empire
0
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Posted - 2013.05.03 09:20:00 -
[223] - Quote
Harland White wrote:Sorry but I find it pretty messed up when a guy plays a girl character. Creepy and just weird. Like they lack interaction with women so bad that they resort to simulating it in their minds with EVE characters or something.
Just weird. To me it's pretty creepy that you think that way. When you play Mirror's Edge or Beyond Good & Evil, do you feel stimulated by the character? Are you simulating female interaction? Because if that's all women are to you, means of stimulation, that's pretty damn creepy. |
Fleur Kendall
Black Frog Logistics Red-Frog
15
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Posted - 2013.05.03 09:32:00 -
[224] - Quote
Remind me not to post when tired and about to face peak hour traffic. I wanted to come back to my throwaway comment and go into it a bit more.
I totally disagree with the freedom but no confidence thing. Do you mean, others having no confidence in you as a character/player because they identify you as a woman? That is pretty disgraceful, and imho a function of the maturity of the players around you. With my life experience, and my gender I have found there are flaky people everywhere, but in key areas (financial and work related) I have found most women that I have dealt with to be reliable and up front. The other male players I have engaged with in this game have treated me equally in this regard, they knew I was a female, I roamed, crafted, participated in alliance exec and in general perceived no major barriers/issues other than those triggered by my own pecadilloes, and the one or two immature players who dwelt within the prejudices you have outlined.
As to your other comment, respect and responsibility arrive in this place like any other (real life included), if you show competence you will be offered responsibility, and if you are not given the responsibility you desire, in Eve you can certainly go and make it yourself. Its up to you what you do with what you are offered/or can take.
If people have a problem with all of that and being female, time they grew up.
Quote:pounce on you and accuse you of being male. I find this pretty laughable, as it can be proved in a short minute using eve voice. The alternative is to ignore it and move on, again the idea that they could minimise the threat to themselves by implying your are female (ergo a lesser human being) or only competent if male is pretty laughable. Again if you do prove it, more egg on their face according to their own assumptions.
I understand where you are coming from, and there are prejudiced people everywhere, but in Eve you have more freedom than most places to put yourself in a respectful environment, without being hindered by real life pressures.
Your last statement really sums it up, and showed me that despite our differing interpretations we are coming from the same place Quote:being a woman is in no way a free ride nor does it afford you unwarranted benefits. You merely pay for short term rewards with your long term dignity. If you choose to sell it that is.
This I unequivocally agree with, and I would point out that this being a game, I will barter my dignity for amusement from time to time, but its generally self effacing, and never at the expense of someone else's dignity. This is what makes the difference for me, by treating others as individuals first rather than males or females we usually end up with a whole lot more amusement. Eve is full of pretty idiosyncratic people, and that on its own is usually enough
Terrorfrodo wrote:My main is male. I would feel a little weird if corpmates called me by a girl name.
My hubby made a female character, and it was damned funny when peeps called him Mary on comms. But we got over that pretty quick in the heat of battle, and whatnot. With names like Mr Epeen and whatnot floating around, there's plenty of other names you could choke on.
I might also add, I have quite a few female characters, none as amply endowed as Fleur. I had a great time with the character creator, and there was no doubt I wanted to push it to its limits in certain areas. On the other hand, I have buddies in real life not unlike this shape, and damned tootin, they love the way they look, and if you dis them for it, you ought to be prepared for the consequences. It was an exercise in something, and it is still playing out. |
Glissando
Caldari Provisions Caldari State
3
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Posted - 2013.05.03 22:50:00 -
[225] - Quote
Well, I'm a female and I usually play a female character as such. Most people assume I'm a guy until I join vent or ts and then everyone flips. Whenever I mention the boyfriend, they jump straight to the conclusion that we're gay lovers vs me actually being female. It's a little silly.
For most MMO's, I assume that guys just like the skimpy clothing and watching their char's bouncy butt and boobs. Since there's not a lot of char watching in this game, I think it's just that they like to be seen as less threatening than a guy despite actually being male. For example, if you were being chatted with by a non obvious man-name (an example of obvious male being obvious would be something like 'boobs mctits') vs if you were being targeted by DethKiller Shadowman or something overly masculine, you would probably feel more secure due to the disarming nature of the female figure.
I'm not a psychologist, I have no idea if this is weapon-grade bologna or not. All I know is is that it's a drop of water in a burning building to find a female character who actually is a female. |
Celeste Taylor
Ruby Dynasty
155
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Posted - 2013.05.03 23:53:00 -
[226] - Quote
Fleur Kendall wrote:I might also add, I have quite a few female characters, none as amply endowed as Fleur. I had a great time with the character creator, and there was no doubt I wanted to push it to its limits in certain areas. On the other hand, I have buddies in real life not unlike this shape, and damned tootin, they love the way they look, and if you dis them for it, you ought to be prepared for the consequences.
While there are a number of male players that have created some awesome avatars for either gender there are also many male players that don't seem to care and are happy with the random button which can result in some truly bizarre looking results. These same players are probably the ones who just slide the breast size to the max without a second thought. Most of the female players (the above posts included) seem to spend more time in the character design process, and rarely will I see a character that feels randomly thrown together or awkward. |
TravisWB
63
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Posted - 2013.05.04 00:27:00 -
[227] - Quote
Ovv Topik wrote:IGÇÖve often wondered and canGÇÖt find any thread on this.
Trolls & flames welcome as always. But some thoughts appreciated as well.
So why did you pick a female character?
LOL, what?
It is as close as most of the derps in here will be getting to a real girl for quite a while.
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Provence Tristram
Federal Navy Academy Gallente Federation
97
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Posted - 2013.05.04 08:47:00 -
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Celeste Taylor wrote:Fleur Kendall wrote:I might also add, I have quite a few female characters, none as amply endowed as Fleur. I had a great time with the character creator, and there was no doubt I wanted to push it to its limits in certain areas. On the other hand, I have buddies in real life not unlike this shape, and damned tootin, they love the way they look, and if you dis them for it, you ought to be prepared for the consequences. While there are a number of male players that have created some awesome avatars for either gender there are also many male players that don't seem to care and are happy with the random button which can result in some truly bizarre looking results. These same players are probably the ones who just slide the breast size to the max without a second thought. Most of the female players (the above posts included) seem to spend more time in the character design process, and rarely will I see a character that feels randomly thrown together or awkward.
I really think you did a fine job on your avatar, by the way. |
Josilin du Guesclin
University of Caille Gallente Federation
24
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Posted - 2013.05.04 11:53:00 -
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Ovv Topik wrote:Terajima Kazumi wrote:Why did you pick a white male character with cornrows and a goatee?
Why do people think of gender differently than other attributes? Because changing your hairstyle or not shaving is on a slightly different level to "I think I'll chop off my tackle and get some silicone implants!" When you can hop bodies at a whim? Gender, height, skin tone, etc., to a capsuleer could be about as much of a deal as what coloured jacket to wear that day.
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Josilin du Guesclin
University of Caille Gallente Federation
24
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Posted - 2013.05.04 11:59:00 -
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Angelique Duchemin wrote:Cascinova Egnald wrote:The only thing that confuses me is when you are writing about someone in game chat that is using a female avatar and a female name. Do you say "she or her"? Even when you know that more than likely it's a dude? Do you ignore the avatar and assume it's a man? Now there's a genuine issue. Solved by using 'they' and 'them', as English speakers have been doing for centuries, notwithstanding the efforts of certain grammarians in love with Latin.
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LittleTerror
Illuminated Foundation Trust
44
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Posted - 2013.05.04 12:09:00 -
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Ovv Topik wrote:IGÇÖve often wondered and canGÇÖt find any thread on this.
Trolls & flames welcome as always. But some thoughts appreciated as well.
So why did you pick a female character?
Because I like boobies. |
Indahmawar Fazmarai
1602
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Posted - 2013.05.04 13:41:00 -
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Heh, I just noticed this... I do play mostly females because I see my avatars as characters from a story, rather than incarnations of myself. I've never used game characters to be an incarnation of myself, but as tools.
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Surfin's PlunderBunny
Sebiestor Tribe Minmatar Republic
11032
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Posted - 2013.05.04 13:45:00 -
[233] - Quote
Because I couldn't figure out how to work a kitchen "Little ginger moron" ~David Hasselhoff-á |
Fleur Kendall
Black Frog Logistics Red-Frog
16
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Posted - 2013.05.04 22:31:00 -
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Josilin du Guesclin wrote:When you can hop bodies at a whim? Gender, height, skin tone, etc., to a capsuleer could be about as much of a deal as what coloured jacket to wear tha4t day.
Nice point too, though in EVE's setting, it seems at least for now that the gender of the clone matches that of the original. And errors in brain taping/imprinting the exception, the original personality usually goes with it. Or not? |
Sobaan Tali
Caldari Quick Reaction Force
161
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Posted - 2013.05.05 00:22:00 -
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Female characters are easier on the eyes, I guess (I'd rather not stare at a guy's *** in CQ, to put it bluntly). That, and my main (who is male) likes chicks, so my alts are chicks, cause he likes them...and so do I. |
Barrogh Habalu
Imperial Shipment Amarr Empire
456
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Posted - 2013.05.05 11:35:00 -
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Josilin du Guesclin wrote:When you can hop bodies at a whim? Gender, height, skin tone, etc., to a capsuleer could be about as much of a deal as what coloured jacket to wear that day. It appears that different sources are in disagreement on how much your clones should be alike in order for neural burning to work correctly. Then again, something similar to plastical surgery that doesn't affect neural system shouldn't be a problem IMO. Oh the perversion potential...
More OT, in most games with character creation tools approx. half of my characters are male, half are female, just for the sake of diversity. |
Dalmont Delantee
EXPCS Corp SpaceMonkey's Alliance
131
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Posted - 2013.05.05 11:55:00 -
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Free stuff? I know people in wow who always played female characters just to get free stuff.
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Tukee
Mom 'n' Pop Ammo Shoppe R.E.P.O.
3
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Posted - 2013.05.05 12:34:00 -
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Closet Transvestites m8. If that floats their boats then thats cool, just one thing though... Shave....please shave....FOR THE LOVE OF GOD PLEASE SHAVE ! |
CrazySpaceHobo
Haddock's Legitimate Trading
15
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Posted - 2013.05.05 15:02:00 -
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Because I started playing pre-incarna, where all of the achura men looked like they've gone 5 rounds with mike tyson.
Not cool.
(Alternatively, I'm the 5%)
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ISD Cyberdyne
ISD Community Communications Liaisons
1262
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Posted - 2013.05.05 22:35:00 -
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Quote:6. Racism and discrimination are prohibited.
Racism, gender stereotyping and hate speech are not permitted on the EVE Online Forums. Derogatory posting that includes race, religion or sexual preference based personal attacks and trolling can result in immediate suspension of forum posting privileges.
2. Be respectful toward others at all times.
The purpose of the EVE Online forums is to provide a platform for exchange of ideas, and a venue for the discussion of EVE Online. Occasionally there will be conflicts that arise when people voice opinions. Forum users are expected to be courteous when disagreeing with others.
Please remember to be respectful when posting and refrain from any gender stereotyping. Thank you! ISD Cyberdyne Lieutenant Community Communication Liaisons (CCLs) Interstellar Services Department |
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Solhild
Republic Military School Minmatar Republic
989
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Posted - 2013.05.05 23:30:00 -
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Rebecha Pucontis wrote:Ovv Topik wrote:I vaguely remember reading that for some it is about creating detachment to minimize the sense of loss when podded.
Anyone here do it for sort of that? I think you are overthinking this. lol Most men like their main character (themselves) to be surrounded by a harem of pretty females that don't talk back and dont shout at them for not doing chores (their alts) :) Just like in real life. Also the b@@b issue is a strong determining factor.
Quoted for truth. |
Harland White
Circle of Fortune
162
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Posted - 2013.05.06 02:25:00 -
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Man, you people resort to some pretty amazing mental gymnastics and accusations to defend how weird it is for you guys to be playing female characters, and especially roleplaying as them. But no one ever said the player base in EVE was anywhere within 100 miles of normal. |
Sishen Gzi
Hellion Support Services
30
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Posted - 2013.05.06 03:48:00 -
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Statistically enough people are born hermaphrodites that they should be included in this discussion, shame on you op, shame. |
Zodiac Smith
University of Caille Gallente Federation
0
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Posted - 2013.05.06 06:01:00 -
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It's not weird to play a female character, you are just insecure and close-minded. I'm sure everyone here has some female TV or movie characters that they like. Making one on EVE is no different. You are making a character. That's it. The end. People been doing this on RPG's and MMO's since the dawn of time. |
Akirei Scytale
Test Alliance Please Ignore
3117
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Posted - 2013.05.06 06:42:00 -
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Here's the thing. Akirei is not me. She is not a reflection of me or even just an analogy. She's just Akirei.
I am not some spacesip-piloting, suicidally aggressive asian tomboy IRL.
I've never understood people who link their characters with themselves, TBH. TEST Alliance BEST Alliance |
Kytayn
Kronos TEchnologies
146
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Posted - 2013.05.06 07:32:00 -
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Akirei Scytale wrote:Here's the thing. Akirei is not me. She is not a reflection of me or even just an analogy. She's just Akirei.
I am not some spacesip-piloting, suicidally aggressive asian tomboy IRL.
I've never understood people who link their characters with themselves, TBH. It depends I suppose. I identify with Kytayn. In game, he is me. I have female alts that I do not identify with. They are characters I manage or direct.
I think there are a number of levels people create and use avatars for:
- Identity - the character is a representation of you
- Masquerade - the character is a representation of who you want people to think you are
- Propriety - They are not me but they are mine. This can range from viewing the character as a pet, a child, a favored pupil, to something more unseemly like ownership of a slave or minion.
- Convenience - Don't care about the character just didn't want to look at dude/dudette all day
My female characters tend to be a combination of the last two. |
Anyura
Ministry of War Amarr Empire
37
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Posted - 2013.05.06 07:59:00 -
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Akirei Scytale wrote:Here's the thing. Akirei is not me. She is not a reflection of me or even just an analogy. She's just Akirei.
I am not some spacesip-piloting, suicidally aggressive asian tomboy IRL.
I've never understood people who link their characters with themselves, TBH.
Androgyny is way cuter than excessive cleavage. ^_^
For myself, yeah, I like Anyura's image but then I'm from the Bloodline times as well and Khanid males were not just hit with the ugly stick but also with the ugly Titan and then podded by a Lachesis. |
Jenny Jupiter
Center for Advanced Studies Gallente Federation
0
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Posted - 2013.05.06 09:07:00 -
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Why does no one say that it's weird to be playing a space pirate when you're clearly not one in real life.
Who cares what gender your picture is? |
Higgs Foton
4S Corporation RAZOR Alliance
3
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Posted - 2013.05.06 09:15:00 -
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I got a female friend to play EVE.
She made a male char, and judging by a post on her facebook she went for the perfect man in her most humble opinion.
Caldari, completely bald and with piercings seem to be what she likes best. |
Cas Mania
League of Non-Aligned Worlds Nulli Secunda
55
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Posted - 2013.05.08 21:44:00 -
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Ovv Topik wrote:Rebecha Pucontis wrote:Ovv Topik wrote:I vaguely remember reading that for some it is about creating detachment to minimize the sense of loss when podded.
Anyone here do it for sort of that? I think you are overthinking this. lol Most men like their main character (themselves) to be surrounded by a harem of pretty females that don't talk back and dont shout at them for not doing chores (their alts) :) Just like in real life. Also the b@@b issue is a strong determining factor. I'm not convinced. It never even crossed my mind to pick a girl. There's got to be some Freudian subtextual explanation for that. Theories???
Homosexuality? Not to be insulting.
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Abused Slave
Sebiestor Tribe Minmatar Republic
4
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Posted - 2013.05.08 21:56:00 -
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Stan'din wrote:Well iv always wanted a Minmatar Slave girl so .... it was meant to be
selling on bazzar as we speak |
Meryl SinGarda
Phoibe Enterprises Project Wildfire
822
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Posted - 2013.05.08 22:36:00 -
[252] - Quote
Akirei Scytale wrote:Here's the thing. Akirei is not me. She is not a reflection of me or even just an analogy. She's just Akirei.
I am not some spacesip-piloting, suicidally aggressive asian tomboy IRL.
I've never understood people who link their characters with themselves, TBH.
Yeah all those people who play RPGs are so frikken weird, amirite?
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Neil armstrong
Sebiestor Tribe Minmatar Republic
0
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Posted - 2013.05.09 21:49:00 -
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Ovv Topik wrote:IGÇÖve often wondered and canGÇÖt find any thread on this.
Trolls & flames welcome as always. But some thoughts appreciated as well.
So why did you pick a female character?
when your in 3rd person view would you rather look at a blokes arse or a womans? |
Mr Epeen
It's All About Me
2483
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Posted - 2013.05.09 22:10:00 -
[254] - Quote
Neil armstrong wrote:Ovv Topik wrote:IGÇÖve often wondered and canGÇÖt find any thread on this.
Trolls & flames welcome as always. But some thoughts appreciated as well.
So why did you pick a female character?
when your in 3rd person view would you rather look at a blokes arse or a womans?
To be honest, I'd rather look at my own glorious man bewbs. Although, if I do say so myself, I've got a nice tight little tush.
Mr Epeen
There are 86,400 seconds in a day. You just saved one of them by typing 'u' instead of 'you'.-á Congratulations, dumbass! |
Morganta
Peripheral Madness Clockwork Pineapple
1854
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Posted - 2013.05.09 22:19:00 -
[255] - Quote
Ovv Topik wrote:IGÇÖve often wondered and canGÇÖt find any thread on this.
Trolls & flames welcome as always. But some thoughts appreciated as well.
So why did you pick a female character?
cause it pisses you off when some ugly ***** woman kicks the tar out of you and your GQ runway model
or so the theory goes anyhow
and you're just starting to wonder about this now? its been the norm for 20 years already
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Dersen Lowery
Laurentson INC StructureDamage
488
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Posted - 2013.05.09 22:22:00 -
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Harland White wrote:Man, you people resort to some pretty amazing mental gymnastics and accusations to defend how weird it is for you guys to be playing female characters, and especially roleplaying as them.
Defend? I've had to explain to people who are trapped in gender essentialism that playing a woman and playing a man (in text) is about 80% identical, and the differences tend to be in the details.
To say that a man can't play a woman, or that a woman can't play a man, is to say that neither gender can feel empathy toward the other. I call BS on that. There are people who have never tried to develop empathy for other genders, but that's their problem.
Harland White wrote:But no one ever said the player base in EVE was anywhere within 100 miles of normal.
You think this is in any way particular to EVE. Proud founder and member of the Belligerent Desirables. |
Mr Epeen
It's All About Me
2483
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Posted - 2013.05.09 22:28:00 -
[257] - Quote
Oh...by the way.
Men have been playing women since at least the time of the ancient Greeks. This ain't some MMO thing. It's more about semi religious drivel spit out by people who are afraid of their own sexuality.
Just sayin'
Mr Epeen There are 86,400 seconds in a day. You just saved one of them by typing 'u' instead of 'you'.-á Congratulations, dumbass! |
Shiho Weitong
Koa Mai Hoku Nulli Legio
24
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Posted - 2013.05.09 23:05:00 -
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James Amril-Kesh wrote:Ovv Topik wrote:James Amril-Kesh wrote:My main is male. Female alt is a change of pace. It really doesn't make any difference except being slightly more fun to customize in character creator. So it's a B@@B thing. I should have guessed. More like how it's near impossible to make a male character that actually looks like a badass.
We Achura beg to differ.
My alt is female.
Same modus operandi for all games for me. Male - Female - Male - ... That's just how i do it I guess. |
Concurssi Mellenar
The Scope Gallente Federation
71
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Posted - 2013.05.10 09:36:00 -
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Cas Mania wrote:Ovv Topik wrote: I'm not convinced.
It never even crossed my mind to pick a girl.
There's got to be some Freudian subtextual explanation for that.
Theories???
Homosexuality? Not to be insulting. I lol'd irl. This is the mental gymnastics part of this thread, not the part that someone was referring to previously. He who controls the veld, controls the universe. |
smokeAjoint
No Self Esteem Invictus Void
56
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Posted - 2013.05.10 11:22:00 -
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this is my main i also have allot of female alts and a few male
GIRL as in guy in real live name not gender specific tho it tells something about me :)
i would cross dress my main male alt if i could
i guess the homophobe people in this thread that say you should get a male char if you are a male look funny at me now :p
it is a game about space ships hwo cares what gender your char is -álegalize it |
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Adela Talvanen
School of Applied Knowledge Caldari State
35
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Posted - 2013.05.10 11:36:00 -
[261] - Quote
Ovv Topik wrote:IGÇÖve often wondered and canGÇÖt find any thread on this.
Trolls & flames welcome as always. But some thoughts appreciated as well.
So why did you pick a female character?
Had rubbish luck playing a male, and have had a lot more success playing as a woman. Besides, Eve women look far better then Eve men. |
Adela Talvanen
School of Applied Knowledge Caldari State
35
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Posted - 2013.05.10 13:09:00 -
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Jayson Kassis wrote:I never considered playing a female character as a main. I have a hard time respecting men that do. The compulsive need to stare at something cute while engaging in RPGs/MMOs shows some of the most basic lack of self-control. Also, I don't want to be treated kinder for playing a female. The thought of it makes me sick.
I am a man and I do manly things.
Try eating less red meat, you won't have so much testosterone then. |
Madeleine Raske
Native Freshfood Minmatar Republic
0
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Posted - 2013.05.10 13:22:00 -
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I picked a female character cause I'm a female. I do have a male alt though so I don't think what gender you are is really an impact of your character choice. |
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