What motivates a GUY to roleplay a girl?

[Illysia]

I'm just curious as to what makes a guy want to roleplay a girl character? Forgive my ignorance but this is something that has been nagging at the back of my mind for a awhile now.  Me personally I wouldn't feel in the slightest bit interested in roleplaying a guy character, but then again I don't even have alts. Everything goes into developing Illysia.

[Karyuu]

Some people just like staring at a female on their screen moreso than a male For others it can be an interesting challenge to play a character that is not of their own gender. Those are the two most common reasons I have encountered.

As for why girls may sometimes roleplay a guy - much of the time, it's to escape unwanted attention

[Rayken]

I think it's the same thing that makes a male writer want to write about female characters.  Role Playing is really an extension of story-telling, and there's no reason to limit your creations based on reality.

[Illysia]

I figure things like this are good to understand so you can better understand RPing and better understand the other characters you encounter.

[neko kyouran]

As for why girls may sometimes roleplay a guy - much of the time, it's to escape unwanted attention

I have heard of guys playing female characters for that exact reason.  Do female characters really get free stuffs?   

[bilbous]

You can avoid the who issue and play a kran! Of course the figure is fairly masculine but that isn't something you notice in first person viewpoint which any real role player uses as a matter of course, right? Well, there is no escaping the picture in the inventory screen which is kind of too bad as it is just wasted space to me. As far as I am concerned it could be a lot smaller. Hey maybe that is a reason for taking a female character is its picture smaller?

[Karyuu]

I wasn't talking about PS alone - but here, too, I've had moments where I thought "I should have begun as a male character."

[Jurrel]

   Female players do unfortunatly at times get unwanted attention. As my female character has endured a stalking and many inappropriate remarks. It is disappointing that some  players don’t use there brains. Those players are very few, still it does happen.This is not at all enjoyable and makes you want to never play again. Be aware of conversations around you and step in if you feel someone is being harassed. It is not a joke there is little you can do in game on your own to stop it.  When other players do step in  it helps loads.
   As to playing a female character I chose a female for both the reasons the very wise Karyuu has mentioned. My experience in RP has been amazing and I now have a really good sense how my character feels as I’m going through the RP with her. I understand how females feel about not wanting to be a female character If you deal with people like that all day..then why would you want to at night? On the other hand I do feel players go out of their way more often and are much more likely to help. I am now comfortable in having a female character and really think it made RP that much more fun. Part of playing a character is to escape from reality for a bit and I think it really helped because it forces you to stay IC.

[ScytheKnight]

I'm just curious as to what makes a guy want to roleplay a girl character? Forgive my ignorance but this is something that has been nagging at the back of my mind for a awhile now.  Me personally I wouldn't feel in the slightest bit interested in roleplaying a guy character, but then again I don't even have alts. Everything goes into developing Illysia.

Well I'm one of those who do, I play and RP both Male and Female characters.

As for why.. different points of view. Male and Female characters do the same things the same way for the same reason but completely different motivation, in general of cause.

So gender is just something else that I think about when I start brewing a new character, and whatever I chose it puts the character and personality in a different light.

[zanzibar]

Male and Female characters do the same things the same way for the same reason but completely different motivation, in general of cause.

Oh, of course.  I was a bit skeptical but then I read that you only meant it as a generalization.

[Raleigh]

An OOC pretext so I won't have to bother with people that insist on roleplaying "romantic relationships", because I'm not here for a cyber-date with avatars

First characters I created were male, and my first main that "worked"(And still is there) was male as well, I would say it's also a bit of aesthetics, besides from the klyros(congratulations to the creator of the skin and models as it's definitively the best one on Planeshift now) most aren't well polished... and well, I for some reason don't fancy much walking around with a male character wearing only loincloth too...

[Ice_Stovo]

I think it is the same thing that makes me playing for a dwarf even I'm 197 cm tall.

[Shangreloo]

I'm just curious as to what makes a guy want to roleplay a girl character? Forgive my ignorance but this is something that has been nagging at the back of my mind for a awhile now.  Me personally I wouldn't feel in the slightest bit interested in roleplaying a guy character, but then again I don't even have alts. Everything goes into developing Illysia.

I have been a text-based role player, a table top role player, and have tried various graphics-based RP games. Text-based is by far the best for people truly interested in the role playing aspect of a game. In my role playing experience I have played both male charries and female charries. Playing a male character was a challenge at first -- mannerisms, manner of speaking, the way a male carries himself and reacts to others is (obviously) quite different from a female. After a couple weak starts, I actually found myself enjoying playing an occassional male character because it allowed me to step fully outside myself and not carry my own quirks, preferences, etc into the game. 

Favourite male charrie I ever played was a particularly twisted Malkavian (from VTM) named Berlioz who was incredibly fun to play.

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[One and only tanner]

i tell you what made me use a female char
evil ness!!
i chose klyros race when its only gender was unknown
but oh no they can't keep it that way oh no they make me female 

[ScytheKnight]

I'm just curious as to what makes a guy want to roleplay a girl character? Forgive my ignorance but this is something that has been nagging at the back of my mind for a awhile now.  Me personally I wouldn't feel in the slightest bit interested in roleplaying a guy character, but then again I don't even have alts. Everything goes into developing Illysia.

I have been a text-based role player, a table top role player, and have tried various graphics-based RP games. Text-based is by far the best for people truly interested in the role playing aspect of a game. In my role playing experience I have played both male charries and female charries. Playing a male character was a challenge at first -- mannerisms, manner of speaking, the way a male carries himself and reacts to others is (obviously) quite different from a female. After a couple weak starts, I actually found myself enjoying playing an occassional male character because it allowed me to step fully outside myself and not carry my own quirks, preferences, etc into the game. 

Favourite male charrie I ever played was a particularly twisted Malkavian (from VTM) named Berlioz who was incredibly fun to play.

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Malkavian = Instant irrevocable win.

NOTE: My opinion is probably tainted by the fact that my RP 'Quirk' that finds its way into many of my better characters is.... mental instability. Ranging from Eccentric, to completely batshit.