nightbloom wrote:I am female...
I am NOT a...
random/off-topic: nice site in your sig
[NF]Itonami wrote:Death2U wrote:[NF]Itonami wrote:Death2U wrote:[NF]Itonami wrote:Death2U wrote:Most people on the forum an inside the game think that I'm a guy, but I'm actually a chick.
I guess I just revealed one of the best well-kept sro secret.
yeah.. totally a chick..
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get on vent darling
Now's not a good time... I just had a period not too long ago.
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I'm sure you would understand it all to well.
Lol. yeeeah. -.-;
Gonna miss yoo~
DarkJackal wrote:I really doubt female equip has more drop rate then male lol.
And chick isn't really degrading or anything I think but not being a girl myself I guess I wouldn't really understand lol, but probably seems like you see them as objects instead of women? Or maybe they don't like to be described as a baby chicken? lol :d.
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All this talk (aka post count inflation) of "surfing" in CS and no one mentions Tribes?ghostkilla43 wrote:Meow wrote:alienjep wrote:Meow wrote:[MD]Bowz wrote:I'm a girl player and a girl in real life just no-one thinks that i act like one but i skate and do heaps of other stuff.
I play online games.
Btw,What is the game surf?
Surf is a part of CS:S (Counter Strike Source). It's basically like sliding/surfing on ramps. Fun stuff ^^
where can i download it?
You have to buy CS:S in stores or get an account from a friend to play ^^
duh noob..

Cruor wrote:On topic, I think your character in game should be a reflection of who you are.
If you are a guy but you feel like a girl on the inside then go ahead and play as a girl character. But don't give me this BS about looking at "male polygonal ass" all day.
Cruor wrote:All this talk (aka post count inflation) of "surfing" in CS and no one mentions Tribes?ghostkilla43 wrote:Meow wrote:alienjep wrote:Meow wrote:[MD]Bowz wrote:I'm a girl player and a girl in real life just no-one thinks that i act like one but i skate and do heaps of other stuff.
I play online games.
Btw,What is the game surf?
Surf is a part of CS:S (Counter Strike Source). It's basically like sliding/surfing on ramps. Fun stuff ^^
where can i download it?
You have to buy CS:S in stores or get an account from a friend to play ^^
duh noob..
On topic, I think your character in game should be a reflection of who you are. If you are a guy but you feel like a girl on the inside then go ahead and play as a girl character. But don't give me this BS about looking at "male polygonal ass" all day.
To answer the question of how many women play this game, I say who cares? If you are asking them so that you can be a "gentleman" to them, save them the trouble. Real gentlemen are courteous to everyone.
vinogradov wrote:nightbloom wrote:I am female...
I am NOT a...
random/off-topic: nice site in your sig
No one role plays without a reason. Who you are determines what you role play as. But that is only if you are actually role playing.feba wrote:Uh, why? It's an MMORPG, massively multiplayer online role playing game. Not a massively multiplayer online be yourself game. If I wanted to be myself, I'd go to the mall and hang out with the few friends I've got, not play a game. Next thing I know, you're going to tell me that people that play Gnomes/Dwarves/Elves wish that they were midgets in real life
Stats: Perfectly acceptable, in a game where classes are gender based. Still doesn't apply to SRO.feba wrote:Uh, BS? The three biggest reasons men play female characters:
Stats
Fooling other players, for cash/items, or distracting them during PVP
Looks.

greecemilly wrote:"Chick" sounds cheap. Like, look at that chick over there -> look at that prostitute over there, that kind of thing. Not that I ever cared cuz nobody calls me a chick anywayThey call me master.
nightbloom wrote:I will never understand why guys play girls online. It's hard (for me) to view a man who plays a girl char as a MAN. I even refer to ppl I KNOW are male IRL as "she" (Ryoko, SG, Master, etc) because they ARE girls ig.
Who you are determines what you role play as.
Stats: Perfectly acceptable, in a game where classes are gender based. Still doesn't apply to SRO.
If you do it for cash/items then you are scum. Simple as that.
If you do it for some tactical advantage you think you have, then be aware that any fool who would fall for it would die just as fast by a male character.
You started out by putting role playing in bold but none of the arguments you brought up had anything to do with role playing.
I even refer to ppl I KNOW are male IRL as "she" (Ryoko, SG, Master, etc) because they ARE girls ig.
Which brings me back to the "feeling like a girl inside" argument.
Jex wrote:my brother was always kirby, I'd beat the crap out of that pink little punk and he'd always come floating back, so i'd charge an attack and beat him out again... and again and again until eventually he hit off screen far enough to sink or get shot out
Now you bring up single player games, once again. Most single player games have some sort of a linear storyline behind them, making them far more similar to something like a book or movie where I suppose you could identify with a character. You aren't the only one controlling the character, there are times when the character acts on its own will (such as in cutscenes) and so you are encouraged to behave like the character. As for SSBM, that is completely invalid because in fighting games, people almost always choose their characters based on moves. I use Falco myself, but I don't see myself running around in game and shooting a laser. I see Falco as the end result of my input through the controller. He's just a pawn on a chess board. As far as how who you are reflects who you choose to play as, if you aren't serious and just play around you are probably more likely to choose someone like Jigglypuff or Mr. Game and Watch (although you could still choose both based on their moves). If you feel a bit evil you might choose Ganondorf over Captain Falcon, even though they are pretty much clones. Perhaps you like the color red or enjoy explosions so you choose Roy over Marth.feba wrote:Untrue- again, this would mean that people that want to play as dwarves etc. When was the last time you played a video game because you identified with the character? Think about GTA- That's popular because it lets you do things you'd never want to do in real life, with no consequences, and no guilt. Have you ever played Super Smash Bros.? Playing as just about any characters besides Marth, Roy, and Link would make you a freak, by your standards.
If you can't find that +5 male hat you've been looking for then either look harder or buy NPC equipment. Or just have someone gender-change it. If you are shopping for SoSun you aren't going to see a difference in between the prices because anyone serious enough to have/spend that much gold on their equipment is just going to gender-change it if need be anyway. What happens if you did choose a female character and you saw a really good deal on male SoSun equipment? You are going to gender-change it. Sure, you can't change Gold Dragon Flags and female ones are typically cheaper. If you want to play as a female character just so you can have some bonus stats while grinding or because you perceive a large gap in between the prices/availability of male and female equipment then be my guest.feba wrote:Way to completely ignore my point about armor being cheaper/more readily available.
Agreed. However, even if I did play as a female character I wouldn't accept such gifts because that's not the sort of person I am.feba wrote:Depends. If you string someone on, lie to them, etc, then yes, you're a horrible person. However, if someone just walks up to you and offers you something for being female, that's their own perversion at fault.
Show me these statistics. Sure, it's true in real life but in games where any character can be physically as strong as any other (don't get me wrong, there are lots of women in RL who could beat the snot out of most men) I don't see this effect. If some girl character runs up and smacks me I'm going to smack her back, simple as that. When I play SSBM using Falco and I see someone using Peach, I am going to flash run over there and give them hell, regardless of the fact that the character they are using is a girl wearing pink.feba wrote:Again, way to completely skip over the point I made. It has been statistically shown that people are more likely to hesitate when fighting female characters. Respectfully ignoring Mr. Disraeli, that means a lot more than your opinion.
When I look at my character, I see a collection of polygons that practice my will in game. Again, like a pawn on a chess board. When I talk in first person, saying perhaps "I'm in Hotan" it's because it is the more natural way to speak. It requires less effort than saying "My character is in Hotan" just as it takes more effort to talk in third person in real life. You skipped over my hunter/thief argument completely. Role playing is more than just putting yourself in the position of the character. It's doing that AND acting as the character as well. It's true that you could spare a thief while playing as a hunter and still be role playing, but your character and not you has to be the one who has a reason to do that.feba wrote:Just because you don't speak in character doesn't mean you aren't role playing. When you look at your character, and you think "What is that?" Do you think "me" or "an ancient warrior. my avatar."?
Elaborate on how that is sexist. Sexism is "discrimination and/or hatred against people based on their sex rather than their individual merits" according to Wikipedia. I treat everyone with respect, including those who choose to role play as the opposite gender so I don't think that qualifies as "discrimination and/or hatred".feba wrote:Which is just sexist.
