Aion Gender: Female Mages?

[cwtrex]

Originally Posted by Cammy

Seems like the genders for most classes are fairly split down the middle...

That said - it seems like Mages have a HUGE showing for female avatars.

I can only assume this is due to male Mages don't look good in the armor/robes?

Not sure if its just me - but every Mage I see has a female avatar so I was curious why this is...

Im including a poll - just to see the results. Forgive me if this has been posted before I didn't find any such thread from the search.

Or could be that the females show more skin as a mage and are nicer on the eyes to look at. Seems to be a bit difficult to make a bad-A looking guy mage that you don't mind staring at all day playing.

[gaelicvixen]

IRL I'm a chick, so my sorc will be rocking the lingerie armour.

I'm glad to see more guys saying they'll be rolling guy characters. Girls need eye candy, too, so please, keep this in mind when you're sitting at the character creation screen.

[ViciousGX]

Rofl.
Lets see this Distinction.
Guys creating other guys to watch them play. Is not homoerotic...it's immersion.

Guys wacthing the backside of big boobed toons..thats crazy......Lawl......

When you look at Stud Muffin magazines. i'm sure thats all about immersion....oh the irony

[cwtrex]

Originally Posted by gaelicvixen

IRL I'm a chick, so my sorc will be rocking the lingerie armour.

I'm glad to see more guys saying they'll be rolling guy characters. Girls need eye candy, too, so please, keep this in mind when you're sitting at the character creation screen.

Why don't you create a guy to stare at. Besides, this isn't second life. I can't see too many relationships coming from this game just because of a good looking avatar/character.

[gaelicvixen]

Originally Posted by cwtrex

Why don't you create a guy to stare at. Besides, this isn't second life. I can't see too many relationships coming from this game just because of a good looking avatar/character.

Relationships coming from...?

Anyways, that was my joking way of saying "Please, for the love of all that's holy/unholy, don't make fugly characters!" Subtlety fail, it would seem.

[cwtrex]

Originally Posted by gaelicvixen

Relationships coming from...?

Anyways, that was my joking way of saying "Please, for the love of all that's holy/unholy, don't make fugly characters!" Subtlety fail, it would seem.

Perhaps the web is not the best place for subtlety.. :-p

[Facad]

All i see in this thread is alot of people calling players that play the opposite 'sex' Avatars wierd? Because they want to immerse themselves with there same 'sex' avatar?

Now the only wierd people i see are the ones that give a damn about what sex is playing what sex and are not comfortable with there own.

This is a 'GAME' not an online dating site, though i do know people that are into that but each to there own.

So GET over your selves! play what u feel like playing for any reason you like who cares long as you enjoy it right?... lol

[DrNordo]

Originally Posted by Tase

Indeed most people will make female avatars for the Mage classe, same goes for assasin (bit less). Other more "manly" classes like Gladiator will be more male-populated, but who doesn't like looking at a hot girl in plate armor ?

Everyone likes looking at a hot girl in plate armor.

That being said, I will be playing a female sorcerer. I really like not only the way they look in their armor but their casting animations as well far more than that of the male sorcs.

All i see in this thread is alot of people calling players that play the opposite 'sex' Avatars wierd? Because they want to immerse themselves with there same 'sex' avatar?

Now the only wierd people i see are the ones that give a damn about what sex is playing what sex and are not comfortable with there own.

This is a 'GAME' not an online dating site, though i do know people that are into that but each to there own.

So GET over your selves! play what u feel like playing for any reason you like who cares long as you enjoy it right?... lol

QFT

[RomaFireheart]

Each of my characters has their own story, I used to be a big RP nerd. So my Sorcerer in any game has always been female while the Healer type ends up male. And I have to say one thing, I am so grateful for the customisation options in this game. I was so tired of seeing all the steroid-induced male avatars in WoW and AoC.

[Retronaut08]

I rather look at a bunch of pixels depicting a woman's behind than a man in dress.

[DrNordo]

Originally Posted by Retronaut08

I rather look at a bunch of pixels depicting a woman's behind than a man in dress.

Mmmmhmmm...just check out Jasper, the male Elyos Sorcerer if you don't agree.

[justamemory]

I'm a transvestite mage.

[Erethiel]

I see nothing wrong in gender-bending in mmo's. To be honest, in most games male character either look like if they were some teenage models or just metro-sexual (I personally like crude looking things). Also in most games armor look like **** on male character - apart from plate/heavy armor. So, if someone likes to play a female toon just because the look usually ten times better in every armor than male toons, I see nothing wrong in that.

And it is not only teenage boys who do this. If what do you say if you know that real-life girls play male characters? does that break your immersion badly?
I understand perfectly those who want to stick into one gender. I can play as both. I won't dislike playing games like heavenly sword just because I can't play male character there :P
And just to add... I am not homo -.-;

[Ottos]

/Facepalm.

[gamatos]

Actually I choose gender depending the class I’m playing...if I’m playing with warriors I choose males and for the ranged and mage classes I prefer females

it’s just stupid saying that playing with males or females is wrong