I'm considering giving up on my long stated standard of playing a male character. Which of course would cause some naming issues Still what sex would people be playing?
It's still too early to start deciding how I'm going to play the game; It will just make me excited and then disappointed that release is still so far off.
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I almost always play male characters. I probably still will. I'm thinking a Male Cimmerean (surprise, surprise)., but we'll see what class I decide I want to play and what the races look like in the character generator. Maybe there will be some super awesome looking female model that I can't help but play.
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I don't understand the appeal of playing a character of the opposite sex, so I'll be male. As for character race, that really depends on class. So far no class in AoC or WAR appeals to me; I guess I have to wait to read some previews from third parties who cut through the devs' baloney and just tell us what the classes are like in familiar terms. I like flavor, but flavor doesn't tell me whether a Bard (not in AoC, I know) functions like a melee DPS with buffs, or a healer, or what. I gotta know that stuff nowadays!
Now back in the day, I created my characters more from flavor and confusion. I'm a 70 paladin today because I'm a cheeseball who likes paladin flavor, plus "strong melee character who can also heal himself? ZOMG!" And now I rarely heal myself, and my melee attacks are almost irrelevant.
On the other hand, my shaman was rolled because I liked the idea of dual-wielding and throwing in some damaging spells, resulting in godlike DPS.
Point? Uh...no point. I'm sure there are classes in these games for me. I just need the players to tell me "Necromantic Pyromancer = Warlock" or whatnot. Okay, that one's obvious. "Subterraean Guard = MS Warrior with cannibalize", maybe. Yes, I'm making these up.
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If i do go female it'll probably be named Lorishan. Only time before this i thought of rolling up a female was in Lineage2. Some nice models there My class choice are pretty much always a reflection of how i want to fit into the lore.
Definitely female as I do understand the mentality of playing the opposite sex =)
The strong melee with heals seems to be the Bear Shaman, Fedaykin. There is also the dark templar that is strong melee with spells and life taps for healing.
My class preference right now lies with the ranger, tempest of set, dark templar or necromancer. I think the only classes that don't sound interesting to me but I will probably end up playing are:
priest of mithra, bear shaman, guardian
Alt classes are: demonologist, assassin, herald of xotli
maybe classes are: conqueror, barbarian
edit: Oh and one of my favorite alt names is Andalyn.
Being fangoriously devoured by a gelatinous monster.
I'm not planning to play AoC, but I do tend to sway from male to female avatars depending on the game. If I'm reading a book, I tend to get more enjoyment out of reading about female heroes than with male heroes. So if I'm playing a game to feel like I'm having some epic journey through a land, I'll tend to create female characters. If I'm just playing to waste some time, or playing hacky-slashy games, it could go either way.
In WoW, either way, I'll create a female avatar simply because I can't stand how most of the males look, especially on Alliance side. Why does every male in that game have to be on freakin' steroids? I'm a mage damnit... I'm not trying to pummel my foes with nearby oak trees.
As someone who plays Female avatars And is male I would likely play a male in AOC just given the general state Of females In Mr Howards world Even the most dangerious Female warrior tends to go all Weak kneed For Mr Conan Sooo Male it will be for me
Yea though I have walked through the valley of the shadow of death I shall fear no evil because it will kill the clothies first
Terase - lvl 70 balance druid
Elorin - lvl 70 frost mage
Teriine - early 30s marksmen hunter
Terrion - early 20's warri
In AoC, gender actually matters, so I'd likely stick with male. I'll sometimes play female chars in other games (Zeletria, my main in WoW, is female), but that's from the 'if you're going to stare at something all day, it might as well look good' school of thought. When it will likely effect how interaction with the world and other characters, I'll stay in my actual gender, thank you very much.
yeah, gotta go with male char given the vibe/homoerotic overtones. Weird, considering that I'm a chronic cross-gamer. Not that there's anything wrong with that..
Unless there's an actual difference in game mechanics, or I feel like checking out how the male avatars animate vs. the female avatars, it really doesn't matter much to me one way or the other.
I will second that the male characters in WoW look universally oversized. What I wouldn't give for a CoH level of customization in that game.
Sometimes, if you wanna save the world, you have to push a few old ladies down the stairs.
All of my avatars are always female. Every once in a while, I will roll a male.
Makes me feel weird though. One time, I met this younger guy (around 20) while out adventuring in LOTRO. Well, we grouped together for a bout 2 weeks or so, and we only typed, never chatted. The conversation of gender never came up. I started to feel kind of odd about it...like, at what point do I 'come out' to him and let him know I'm a 34 year old woman? I just wondered if it would creep him out if he knew.
All of my avatars are always female. Every once in a while, I will roll a male.
Makes me feel weird though. One time, I met this younger guy (around 20) while out adventuring in LOTRO. Well, we grouped together for a bout 2 weeks or so, and we only typed, never chatted. The conversation of gender never came up. I started to feel kind of odd about it...like, at what point do I 'come out' to him and let him know I'm a 34 year old woman? I just wondered if it would creep him out if he knew.
It might. Then again he might not be a tool.
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I normally play female avatars, which mainly started back in AC when I could garner free stuff from people, and since then, it has stuck as I generally roll up a girl. Hey, if I have to objectify something I stare at for hours on end, it might as well be some cute pixellation.
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I play female for almost everything, except if the female will be horrendously ugly. For instance, on WoW, I play horde so my paladin is female (blood elf), my mage and priest are female (undead), but my hunter is male because orc females are too ugly for me.
I'm not really a girl. I just play one in video games. My WotLK Beta Blog Elysium wrote:
I will be playing male as my primary. No need to speculate on gender.
However if I make a secondary character who would be more my just screwing around online by myself character, I might make it a woman just to see how many geeky guys I could string along and take advantage of. Evil!
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I always play male characters - never played a female character. Never really thought about it - kind of designed my mythical me - which isnt a woman .
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I tend to like the hybrid classes - Shaman's and any Assassin type. I usually always have a Paladin alt and a mage - they all have a nice goatee - my wife - well and the Navy wont let me grow one, but they sure look good on a hard core medieval can of whoop a$$.
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Still what sex would people be playing?
Ranalinette.... No problem there.
It's still too early to start deciding how I'm going to play the game; It will just make me excited and then disappointed that release is still so far off.
*edit for punctuation.
Hmm, well WoW is alluring.
And I am jealous of these NDA's and what not.
I may not make it but I hope to play a male character.
*Legion* wrote:
I almost always play male characters. I probably still will. I'm thinking a Male Cimmerean (surprise, surprise)., but we'll see what class I decide I want to play and what the races look like in the character generator. Maybe there will be some super awesome looking female model that I can't help but play.
Fletcher wrote:
Well Ranalin if you do play as a female, please let us know what your character's name is. I'll mark it down as one less "female" to cyber with.
I'm interested in when they bring out a 3rd sex, perhaps a trans gendered option or a eunuch.
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I would be al over a eunuch option. Think of the chat.
"Hey, yeah you just got beat by a guy without balls! Suck on my non-existent member!"
*Legion* wrote:
I don't understand the appeal of playing a character of the opposite sex, so I'll be male. As for character race, that really depends on class. So far no class in AoC or WAR appeals to me; I guess I have to wait to read some previews from third parties who cut through the devs' baloney and just tell us what the classes are like in familiar terms. I like flavor, but flavor doesn't tell me whether a Bard (not in AoC, I know) functions like a melee DPS with buffs, or a healer, or what. I gotta know that stuff nowadays!
Now back in the day, I created my characters more from flavor and confusion. I'm a 70 paladin today because I'm a cheeseball who likes paladin flavor, plus "strong melee character who can also heal himself? ZOMG!"
And now I rarely heal myself, and my melee attacks are almost irrelevant.
On the other hand, my shaman was rolled because I liked the idea of dual-wielding and throwing in some damaging spells, resulting in godlike DPS.
Point? Uh...no point. I'm sure there are classes in these games for me. I just need the players to tell me "Necromantic Pyromancer = Warlock" or whatnot. Okay, that one's obvious. "Subterraean Guard = MS Warrior with cannibalize", maybe. Yes, I'm making these up.
- Legion, taking "keeping it in the family" to a whole new level.
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- Legion, taking "keeping it in the family" to a whole new level.
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If i do go female it'll probably be named Lorishan. Only time before this i thought of rolling up a female was in Lineage2. Some nice models there
My class choice are pretty much always a reflection of how i want to fit into the lore.
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Well bud I knew a girl named Annalyn once. so Just take off the R. Analin or Analyn .... Unless they have issues with Anal again.
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Rated M so i think i'm safe this time
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Definitely female as I do understand the mentality of playing the opposite sex =)
The strong melee with heals seems to be the Bear Shaman, Fedaykin. There is also the dark templar that is strong melee with spells and life taps for healing.
My class preference right now lies with the ranger, tempest of set, dark templar or necromancer. I think the only classes that don't sound interesting to me but I will probably end up playing are:
priest of mithra, bear shaman, guardian
Alt classes are: demonologist, assassin, herald of xotli
maybe classes are: conqueror, barbarian
edit: Oh and one of my favorite alt names is Andalyn.
Being fangoriously devoured by a gelatinous monster.
Definitely female!
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I'm not planning to play AoC, but I do tend to sway from male to female avatars depending on the game. If I'm reading a book, I tend to get more enjoyment out of reading about female heroes than with male heroes. So if I'm playing a game to feel like I'm having some epic journey through a land, I'll tend to create female characters. If I'm just playing to waste some time, or playing hacky-slashy games, it could go either way.
In WoW, either way, I'll create a female avatar simply because I can't stand how most of the males look, especially on Alliance side. Why does every male in that game have to be on freakin' steroids? I'm a mage damnit... I'm not trying to pummel my foes with nearby oak trees.
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As someone who plays Female avatars And is male I would likely play a male in AOC just given the general state Of females In Mr Howards world Even the most dangerious Female warrior tends to go all Weak kneed For Mr Conan Sooo Male it will be for me
Yea though I have walked through the valley of the shadow of death I shall fear no evil because it will kill the clothies first
Terase - lvl 70 balance druid
Elorin - lvl 70 frost mage
Teriine - early 30s marksmen hunter
Terrion - early 20's warri
In AoC, gender actually matters, so I'd likely stick with male. I'll sometimes play female chars in other games (Zeletria, my main in WoW, is female), but that's from the 'if you're going to stare at something all day, it might as well look good' school of thought. When it will likely effect how interaction with the world and other characters, I'll stay in my actual gender, thank you very much.
Where did you see that? They've mentioned 2-3 times already that it doesn't matter, and have taken slack for it by the REH purists.
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It's an adult-themed game set in the Conan universe. No matter what they say, gender matters.
Way you're perceived in game maybe but not in any sort of game play mechanics.
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Well, feel free to enjoy your avatar's package when you swap armors. Me? I'll be enjoying oogaba!
(totally kidding here ;P)
Being fangoriously devoured by a gelatinous monster.
yeah, gotta go with male char given the vibe/homoerotic overtones. Weird, considering that I'm a chronic cross-gamer. Not that there's anything wrong with that..
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I still am holding out for the eunuch option.
"Hey, suck on this not a penis!"
*Legion* wrote:
Unless there's an actual difference in game mechanics, or I feel like checking out how the male avatars animate vs. the female avatars, it really doesn't matter much to me one way or the other.
I will second that the male characters in WoW look universally oversized. What I wouldn't give for a CoH level of customization in that game.
Sometimes, if you wanna save the world, you have to push a few old ladies down the stairs.
-Bernard
All of my avatars are always female. Every once in a while, I will roll a male.
Makes me feel weird though. One time, I met this younger guy (around 20) while out adventuring in LOTRO. Well, we grouped together for a bout 2 weeks or so, and we only typed, never chatted. The conversation of gender never came up. I started to feel kind of odd about it...like, at what point do I 'come out' to him and let him know I'm a 34 year old woman? I just wondered if it would creep him out if he knew.
*Legion* wrote:
I normally play female avatars, which mainly started back in AC when I could garner free stuff from people, and since then, it has stuck as I generally roll up a girl. Hey, if I have to objectify something I stare at for hours on end, it might as well be some cute pixellation.
Well, Cooking Mama didn't help me become a better cook, and Trauma Center certainly didn't help me become a better surgeon. I have the proof of both sitting in my freezer. -- imbiginjapan
I can go either way. I'm an altaholic and pick genders at random.
I play female for almost everything, except if the female will be horrendously ugly. For instance, on WoW, I play horde so my paladin is female (blood elf), my mage and priest are female (undead), but my hunter is male because orc females are too ugly for me.
I'm not really a girl. I just play one in video games.
My WotLK Beta Blog
Elysium wrote:
I will be playing male as my primary. No need to speculate on gender.
However if I make a secondary character who would be more my just screwing around online by myself character, I might make it a woman just to see how many geeky guys I could string along and take advantage of. Evil!
Prederick wrote:
"When fascism comes to America it will be wrapped in a flag and carrying a cross." - Sinclair Lewis.
I always play male characters - never played a female character. Never really thought about it - kind of designed my mythical me - which isnt a woman
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SI VIS PACEM, PARA BELLUM "IF YOU SEEK PEACE... PREPARE FOR WAR"
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I've pretty much done the same thing in most of the games I play. My main is usually of an ongoing theme: Male, Warrior, Bald, Heavy Armor, Tank.
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I tend to like the hybrid classes - Shaman's and any Assassin type. I usually always have a Paladin alt and a mage - they all have a nice goatee - my wife - well and the Navy wont let me grow one, but they sure look good on a hard core medieval can of whoop a$$.
XBL Gamertag
SI VIS PACEM, PARA BELLUM "IF YOU SEEK PEACE... PREPARE FOR WAR"
PUBLIUS RENATUS, 390 AD