Why dont we seperate IRL and non IRL?

[Nividia Stormlance]

To many people are choosing male chars bacause they are males in real life.. Does that make any sence no.. not at all.. Womens are in the minority because they rather look at TV than playing Computer games (tell me if im wrong ) Since this is a roleplaying game it could be fun with more women chars
Example: Many games forces you to play a female char. That doesn't mean that you can't play the game..


Nividia's glossary:

Chars= Characters
the thing you control in your game.

[Waylander]

Womens are in the minority because they rather look at TV than playing Computer games (tell me if im wrong )

That's completely wrong, they like cooking and cleaning not looking at the TV pssssh *gets slapped*(I know nobody has done it yet, but you will)

Anyways, this topic has been discussed quite a bit.  All in all, the planeshift community isn't exactly against men roleplaying women (read: There are a few exeptions but most don't care).  Just make sure you tell people before things get...too far...cough

[lilyanna]

I'm all female!

Yeah we do game too

[Karyuu]

I've both male and female characters, but it all comes down to preference. And since PlaneShift is a roleplaying game, many people are more comfortable acting out a character of their same sex.

Everyone here also knows what "chars" are ;} This is way too common of a word, especially in games, to not understand its meaning.

[Pestilence]

Guess the flirting game is atractive Karyuu

Anyhow don't believe there aren't enough fenki's around and as a menki I am glad of that

[zorbels]

I am female and love to game. Like Karyuu, I have both male and female characters.

[Waylander]

I've never met Karyuu or Zorbels ingame males...well, maybe Karyuu's, but I don't think so.

And Pestilence, all in all, the more fenkis the merrier, eh?

[Netty]

All in all, the planeshift community isn't exactly against men roleplaying women (read: There are a few exeptions but most don't care).  Just make sure you tell people before things get...too far...cough

What exactly is "too far"? =)

Personally, I don't think anyone is obligated to tell anyone what their real gender is because this is, after all, role-playing. There is a similar thread on WoW forums about female characters getting special treatment, such as rare loot rights, if they're believed to be a female IRL. That, in turn, prompts guys playing as female chars just for that reason alone. The whole thing, in the end, is as far removed from an actual role-playing as possible. Besides, a person can lie about their true gender. Would you then require everyone to scan and post their picture/ID holding a newspaper, and a sample of their voice recording? =P

[Waylander]

No, those are easy to get from friends.

I require all female chars to webcam with me...in the nude...for a few hours.

Preferably drunk

[zorbels]

No, those are easy to get from friends.

I require all female chars to webcam with me...in the nude...for a few hours.

Preferably drunk

  *Zorbels hands Waylander a blow up doll (Adult sized). "Don't say I never gave you anything."

[Sangwa]

I've got a female character and I'm a male dude.

[Waylander]

No, those are easy to get from friends.

I require all female chars to webcam with me...in the nude...for a few hours.

Preferably drunk

  *Zorbels hands Waylander a blow up doll (Adult sized). "Don't say I never gave you anything."

Don't worry, you give me a lot, babe *nudge nudge*

Anyways, Sangwa, if I'm thinking of the right character, you need to play with your female char more.  I want to be mad and impatient with her

[zorbels]

Don't worry, you give me a lot, babe *nudge nudge*

*Zorbels pinches Waylander awake from dream land*

[Kymizer]

hahaha...wow...this is probably the most interesting posts i've seen on this forum yet...

[Thyme]

Though I'm female irl and play female characters, I agree that it's good fun to play other genders, and good for the game too...
though to be honest, there's no reason why anyone need know a player's "real" gender unless they're interested in looking for a RL relationship.
In the RP world, we pretend to be plenty of things that we would never dream of doing irl (like killing people ;P - at least I hope most don't dream of doing this irl... heh), so even if you're not comfortable irl with being with someone who is of the same gender as you, it doesn't really matter IC or in RP... That's the joy of Role Play... that you can take on another identity that is not real.

Having said that.. I happen to be a sucker for trying to get to know people OOC too ;P  So I don't blame those who (like me), try to get to know players irl as well as ic...

What I do find incredibly annoying though, are players who are simply looking for "mates", or female players to be their girlfriend or wife, with little focus on the RP or character's personalities, etc...
It's boring to think that irl you would date someone, or marry someone, just because they were a woman or a man...  The same goes for in game...  It is much more interesting for a relationship, romance, or flirtation to occur because of the characters' personalities and the context of interaction.  The ones that develop through RPing are always more exciting than ones that are decided upon in an instant upon first meeting someone.

Now, if you want to know what I really think... the real shortage in PS are female chars who are intersted in being with other female chars, and who aren't already attached to jealous male chars.  That's the real thing that's lacking in PS... in my humble opinion *laughs*