Women characters

[gratefulgriz]

I see a lot of female gendered characters in PSU, probably more so than male chars. Does anyone know if this game has a popular female following? Are there women playing the game?

[pikachief]

a lot of people just like playing female characters >.>

female characters do have generally better stats but the difference isnt big enough to make that big of a difference.

[Syl]

This wont end well lol

[chaoskila]

well have you ever looked down and imagined [what if "that" wasnt there]
psu can provide.
people get it.
i guess that girls look better as a fortetecher than boys has to do with it a little bit.

[pikachief]

well have you ever looked down and imagined [what if "that" wasnt there]
psu can provide.
people get it.
i guess that girls look better as a fortetecher than boys has to do with it a little bit.

I HIGHLY AGREE WITH THE ABOVE STATEMENT SAVES MONEY AND ITS NOT PERMANENT.

[chaoskila]

I HIGHLY AGREE WITH THE ABOVE STATEMENT SAVES MONEY AND ITS NOT PERMANENT.

i lol'd

[Yunfa]

for the inexperienced OP, yes there are quiet a bit of female players on the 360 side. Shame they get constanlty harrassed or stalked. My good friend who plays on the 360 side, she won 12mill from this Fashion contest a while back.

[xgp]

@(O_O)@ female have BOOBS and men lack BOOBS so thay play females so thay can see BOOBS

[chaoskila]

@(O_O)@ female have BOOBS and men lack BOOBS so thay play females so thay can see BOOBS

you forgot some woment dont...
remember. if say the word women/female and boobs come to mind. sir you need to know anatomy.

long story short.
-boobs dont make a women. umm its the other part ermmm...

[Miyoko]

PSU does indeed seem to have a bigger female playerbase than many other games I've played (at least, a bigger female to male ratio than others). I personally believe it's due to the fact that PSU has a very strong anime style to it. Despite what the stereotype says, anime attracts many, many females, and, could easily be the reason why you see so many girl gamers on PSU.

And if you don't believe me, well... Goto an anime convention. >_> It's quite a shocking experience.

[Syl]

you forgot some woment dont...
remember. if say the word women/female and boobs come to mind. sir you need to know anatomy.

long story short.
-boobs dont make a women. umm its the other part ermmm...

moar like, a lack of ;o

[Alastor_Haven]

BYAAAAAAAAAAA!?!?!?

[Bara]

most female chars = guys playing them. sometimes when you play a game 4-5 hours a day u wanna look at a nice female frame instead of a guy's ass.

[Syl]

Womunz? In mah PSU? moar liekly den u think

[Aorre]

Because everyone likes extra STA!

[ZyphNeko]

My reasons?

GENDAH CONFUZZLEMENT!!! D:

butsrsly...

Many of 'em female folks in PSU are infact male...wow, vhat a twist. > > But most of those guys are actually bi...which is understandable, yet scary at times.

Me? Well...
GENDAH CONFUZZLEMENT!!! D:

butsrsly...

There's one thing I absolutely hate about the male models in PSU...too freakin' muscled. Damnit, SEGA. We got a shota-sized kid who's as thin as a toothpick with a six-pack and beefy arm muscles. Then we got a fat guy with a six-pack and beefy arm muscles (...okay, that's understandable in some cases). It's just sickening to look at, even with an average body. And I don't think we have enough females in PSU to have the hots all over those muscles.
And most of the male clothing (and especially CAST parts) is made of Fail material...also, Kerselines.


most female chars = guys playing them. sometimes when you play a game 4-5 hours a day u wanna look at a nice female frame instead of a guy's ass.
Quote'd for win and pie...the pie is the truth.

And isn't it just utterly amusing when some dumb nub hits on you 'cause you got a female body? Just for some li'l nightly entertainment...I actually got some love-sick fellow to give me a free S-Rank weapon. But I won't be pointing out any fingers. ...But, I'm not really that evil, and that was the only time I ever did that. This idiot just begged for that moment to happen. But other than that, it's sometimes pathetic when you gotta resort to something as bad as that.

...All that, and also roleplaying. No, not cybering. GTFOAFM.

[pikachief]

This wont end well lol

Any thread that starts with "Women" end badly >.>

[RyuRoots]

*facepalm* Seriously? Have you ever played a video game whereyou make your own character before?

I have made a few actual female friends via PSU, but a good few of the people who use female characters (myself included) are guys. Not sure if I'd say the majority of them, but somehow I'm thinking it wouldn't be a bad bet. It's not as if I have this fascination with certain aspects of female physiology (read: OMGBEEEWBS), but they are easier on the eyes (generally speaking. I HAVE seen some characters that are crimes against humanity, but that's true of both genders) and where some animations look slightly different for each gender, I tend to prefer the female ones.

[lanvandam]

i kno 3 people who are really girls that play i think lol

[joefro]

If you think that PSU has a lot of girl characters, wait until Age of Conan comes to 360 next year. I currently play it on my PC(barely. specs are crazy) the girl characters can...wait for it...go topless. Though most people don't stay topless because you can't where armor. The graphics are very real looking too. On PSU I play two males and two females.

[Yusaku_Kudou]

I'm a girl who plays on the 360 side. I rarely speak--not that I get hit on; I don't sound like a 16-year old cheerleader--but only two of my four characters are female, yet I do play with them extremely disproportionately compared to my human and CAST males. It's certainly not the half-assed anime styled that draws me to PSU, but the loot, PA leveling, and community.

[Kylie]

Those are mostly just males, but the real ones do exist.

[KunoTatewaki]

but the real ones are not easily found :p

[darkante]

I prefer to a balanced selection of both genders, just to see the differences in appearance and like.

But yeah, i gotta agree that Female characters looks more interesting then the more human male counter part...none the less i still like my old man Time Traveler rofl.
Cast Male is pretty cool actually.

[Fure_Rakune]

Gender issue is a nonpoint to me really, however I like to stick to the robotic class since they technically do not have a sex, rather the appearance of one.

[gratefulgriz]

THanks for your input. =) <3 <3 <3
Cheers to the b est online community ever!
have a good PSU!!

[Kizeragi]

I prefer to a balanced selection of both genders, just to see the differences in appearance and like.

But yeah, i gotta agree that Female characters looks more interesting then the more human male counter part...none the less i still like my old man Time Traveler rofl.
Cast Male is pretty cool actually.

Cast Male is cool. D:
Mine looks like a knight. xD

Anyway, I use 2 of each, 2 male, 2 female. Mainly because a mix is nice. :/

Human Male, Newman Female.
CAST Male, CAST Female.

[Cracka_J]

most female chars = guys playing them. sometimes when you play a game 4-5 hours a day u wanna look at a nice female frame instead of a guy's ass.

This is the sole reason I have a 3:1 female to male character roster.

[unicorn]

I agree with the gender confusement post a bit back... >_>;

Some guys actually do play to look at a female more, buuut a LOT of guys aren't sure of what they are in this game.

Annnd most gay dudes that like anime just happen to be ukes. Theres no semes in PSU. TRUST ME.

[Rust]

I think this picture is better than a written answer. :wacko:

http://img93.imageshack.us/img93/4011/psu20080724033930000pr9.jpg

[thematesV2]

I am a guy, and I have almost always play female chars. in any rpg where they give you a choice, it's a female char for me... I feel like vicious female heros don't get enough play in stories, old and new. sure there are lots of seductress types, and some matronly power types but the ratio of heros to hero'esses is off big time. I also find some enjoyment in watching the girls beat the boys to the punch too!

[ashley50]

Females look better...Males are good too. ...Kinda

[Zelos]

No there is not 1000+girls playing this...girl teachers look better then guy teachers and they have better colthes thats why most guys here play with newmen girls.So dont go in a room and go ''hey baby'' then he getz on the mik and goes Deep Voice:HEY MAN!!!

[ashley50]

No there is not 1000+girls playing this...girl teachers look better then guy teachers and they have better colthes thats why most guys here play with newmen girls.So dont go in a room and go ''hey baby'' then he getz on the mik and goes Deep Voice:HEY MAN!!!

That only applies to X360...right?

[relentless]

lol I heard there's some cases on 360 where irl girls have it kind of hard, because some people on 360 apparently like to "harrass" when hearing (/seeing?) a female.
Like that raven guy in that pic who probably wanted something from Rust... :lol:

[Rust]

He told me it wasn't the case at all and that he just liked to talk.
His first sentence was "You look cute." and I never heard of him again after I replied, though. ;|

[relentless]

Oh, I know a few people like that, had my share of sad experiences. ;L
I sometimes don't realize that friends actually think that I'm a girl irl, and some of them ended up getting hurt or very asshamed. (I usually never straight up say "lol I got a peniss" or "I'm a male.." because I find it ridiculous how it actually matters if one is a girl or a boy, so I never cared about that)
I already got a few friends who distanced themselves away from me, yet told me "yeah we're friends anyways".
Drama.

[Zelos]

lol I heard there's some cases on 360 where irl girls have it kind of hard, because some people on 360 apparently like to "harrass" when hearing (/seeing?) a female.
Like that raven guy in that pic who probably wanted something from Rust... :lol:

LOL o yea that happends alot i mean there's not alot of girls players but when some guys do run into the girls they go nutz start talking dirty and offering them items for real life pics of them...you should hear some of the things these guys do just to hear a female voice

[Rust]

Oh, I know a few people like that, had my share of sad experiences. ;L
I sometimes don't realize that friends actually think that I'm a girl irl, and some of them ended up getting hurt or very asshamed. (I usually never straight up say "lol I got a peniss" or "I'm a male.." because I find it ridiculous how it actually matters if one is a girl or a boy, so I never cared about that)
I already got a few friends who distanced themselves away from me, yet told me "yeah we're friends anyways".
Drama.

Now that I'm mostly playing with my beast, I prefer making things clear straight, just because of that. You should have seen some people I used to have in my cardlist when, instead of the hot red-haired beast, they saw a giant PedoBird pornbot incoming. :/

[Omega_Weltall]

NO GIRLS ON INTERNETS! Everyone on the internets is Male until proven otherwise.
Internets! when Men are Men; Women are Men; and hot 14/f's are FBI

[Kizeragi]

LOL o yea that happends alot i mean there's not alot of girls players but when some guys do run into the girls they go nutz start talking dirty and offering them items for real life pics of them...you should hear some of the things these guys do just to hear a female voice

True story. Not that I play on 360 too much, but I've had simliar things in Halo/Call of Duty/Battlefield. Offering to "boost" their ranks for pictures etc. It's sad.

[Arika]

I can say there are a lot of female players.
at least, I know for sure about 15 in my cards and about 20-30 no prove. some are very hardcore.
oh, and most people in my phanshion group are girls too.
female and male are equal, so please don't think that being a female can't be hardcore.

[Rust]

so please don't think that being a female can't be hardcore.

Lou IS hardcore.

[Arika]

what about Laia?

[Rust]

Laia is <Impossible to gauge>.

[Yusaku_Kudou]

LOL o yea that happends alot i mean there's not alot of girls players but when some guys do run into the girls they go nutz start talking dirty and offering them items for real life pics of them...you should hear some of the things these guys do just to hear a female voice

As stated above, I don't have that problem. I guess I sound too old.

[Zorafim]

Heh, more people confused about this? You'd think we've been over this enough times. For some guys, a male avatar just doesn't cut it.
When beauty and power combine is when true gaming starts.

[Kylie]

I also want to point out that there's a double standard. Guys can play as girls, and it's absolutely normal, but I get no respect when I play my male character. I get "WHY?" all the time. :disapprove: Someone said it's just that people give more respect to girls, but I feel like it's more than that. Then again, I named him Stud. :lol:

[Darius_Drake]

Actually I started with a male beast character. Thing was I got this game on the first day and male beasts never had any luck. It always seemed like the females got all of the luck, most specifically the female newman. I took that into account when making my alt characters. It would be nice to at least have one character with luck every now and then. I must admit male beasts are getting a little more love luck wise recently though.

[Rust]

I also want to point out that there's a double standard. Guys can play as girls, and it's absolutely normal, but I get no respect when I play my male character. I get "WHY?" all the time. :disapprove: Someone said it's just that people give more respect to girls, but I feel like it's more than that. Then again, I named him Stud. :lol:

Come on, we all know you are a dude. :wacko:

[Kylie]

Come on, we all know you are a dude. :wacko:
Believe me, I wish I was sometimes (on games). :lol: I get harassment for no reason.

[Jainsea]

As long as we get along I don't care what gender you are :p
I've had a few run ins with guys that just came out and said some
"flattering things" >.> Makes me feel sorry for both sides of the fence :\
Its sad when you tell the person Im a guy and they still keep on hitting
on you =___=

[unicorn]

I think its funny when a guy playing as a girl says, "Why does everyone think I'm a girl? :( *baw baw baw*".

If you're playing as a female, I'm going to assume you're a female. 'Nuff said. Even if I know the person is a guy, I sometimes forget. Its sooo much easier to just assume someone's gender by what they're playing as. I have female characters too, and I dont mind when someone thinks I'm a girl, because at the moment, my image is that of a female. 'Course I don't go around giving cyberz to creepos and pretending I'm a girl, I'm just not bothered by it.

I dunno if that makes sense....

[darkante]

I think its funny when a guy playing as a girl says, "Why does everyone think I'm a girl? :( *baw baw baw*".

If you're playing as a female, I'm going to assume you're a female. 'Nuff said. Even if I know the person is a guy, I sometimes forget. Its sooo much easier to just assume someone's gender by what they're playing as. I have female characters too, and I dont mind when someone thinks I'm a girl, because at the moment, my image is that of a female. 'Course I don't go around giving cyberz to creepos and pretending I'm a girl, I'm just not bothered by it.

I dunno if that makes sense....

Yesh, i usuelly go and say her/him depending of gender of character if i refer to something.
It´s just easier, and much less personal which is a good thing.

[Kizeragi]

Yesh, i usuelly go and say her/him depending of gender of character if i refer to something.
It´s just easier, and much less personal which is a good thing.

Seconded.

[Sekani]

I play whichever gender looks better. Sometimes that's female (PSU, WoW), sometimes that's male (KotOR, Mass Effect, WoW again). Big whoop.

[Fiohna]

My brother always says "Damn, why do the female characters get so many good outfits and guys get like 2 decent looking ones..."

And just last night one of my other friends said to me concerning PSU's Photon Arts, "You should know by now, it's not how powerful it is, but how cool it looks that matters." So true...

<3 being female.

My one problem with female characters is their stat deficit for Fighter and Gunner types. :/

[WBMike]

I agree with the gender confusement post a bit back... >_>;

Some guys actually do play to look at a female more, buuut a LOT of guys aren't sure of what they are in this game.

Annnd most gay dudes that like anime just happen to be ukes. Theres no semes in PSU. TRUST ME.

I totally totally disagree with that right there...


Back on Topic.
If i play my female character I get tons of card requests. Does this mean guys are Lonely..

[thematesV2]

i've only known 4 people in real life that play phantasy star alot. (i've known many more in game, but only 4 that I met outside of the game and then learned that they play it alot.) and 1 of those 4 was a girl. she also had a few friends that she knew that played (also girls).

so, i guess by my experience that at least 25% of players are girls or women... I wonder what the age ratio difference is... i.e. guys under 20 and girls under 20, compaired to guys over 20 and girls over 20....

[Fiohna]

My guess would be that the majority of the people playing this game are 18 to 30.

This is from my own experience, anyway. Everyone I know well in this game (whether knowing them IRL or meeting via PSU) is 20+.

[Rust]

Yesh, i usuelly go and say her/him depending of gender of character if i refer to something.
It´s just easier, and much less personal which is a good thing.

I say "It" when I'm not sure about the gender. :wacko:

[Triple_S]

Out of my three characters, only one (Syl) is a female, and a Beast at that. I usually have more fun when playing as her, although that probably has to do with being a Protranser. Damn that class is fun.

Coming in second is my male Cast, FAILcast. Fighgunner is fun as well, but I seem to get bored playing as him a lot easier.

Then in third is my male Human, which someone told me to name Hyoo-man for the hell of it (less hilarity ensued than we thought, but I have gotten booted from parties for it). He's an Acrofighter, another fun class to play, and I plan on switching him to Acrotecher sometime soon since that looks fun.

So yes, I am male in real life, but the character I use the most is female in PSU. Has nothing to do with "o lol breasts" or anything of the sort, but I had already made a goofy-looking Cast, a Human that looks like Riku (but I gave him a different outfit recently), so what I thought would be best as the third one would be a beautiful Beast woman. Would've done a loli Newman girl if my last slot wasn't filled by Zeru back when he shared my account, though.

[Cracka_J]

I say "It" when I'm not sure about the gender. :wacko:

heshes or shemales in my book.

I also did try to name my females so ridiculous that most people should be able to guess that I was male. I suppose my only semi-normal female name is Kailyn, who's name I stole from a character I designed several years back.

I really doubt there's any females out there who would actually agree to naming their character "Sexual Favors" in an online mmo, unless they were just looking for punishment. On the other hand, I don't have to care...the conversation ends at "lol I'ma guy".

[SStrikerR]

I have one female and I only made her because I hate my male techer.

[autumn]

I know a few girls other then myself who play on this game. Imo girls on this game just look better, guys are weirdly proportioned and what you thought was good when you made them looks weird with clothes on. I started with a 2:2 ratio with my characters but I'm 3:1 now. Female characters have better faces, way better hairstyles, WAY better clothing / parts choices. My RL guy friends who play the game play females for the same reasons. (Yes my RL friends like taking the time to dress their character, male or female, and have as many clothing items as I do in their PMs >. o )

[ForeverStronger]

LolIloveFemales. -The End-

[moomoopenguin]

I totally totally disagree with that right there...


Back on Topic.
If i play my female character I get tons of card requests. Does this mean guys are Lonely..

yes it does, and *poke* for saying something XD

360 is a lot worse than pc servers. i never talk in party or even tell people i'm a girl. it makes it a great deal easier in the long run. esp considering that a great deal of the people who play psu are teenage males who seems to think that it gives them some right to act like a horse's ass and say some very wrong/ rude things to a woman, and sometimes it does single me out. like in halo 3 other players seem to go to killing me a lot faster cus of my gamertag.

[ForeverStronger]

This is the interweb.. People develope LolInterwebRPG Syndrome. Then believe that their in-game lives conflict or reflect them irl. "I'm a Female in game and that's where my self-esteem comes from.. so when I walk out into the world as the male that I am, I will be respected!" LAWLZ . Earn it. Live it. Love it.

[Fiohna]

Huh? Are you talking about role-playing as your character or something else?

[relentless]

This is the interweb.. People develope LolInterwebRPG Syndrome. Then believe that their in-game lives conflict or reflect them irl. "I'm a Female in game and that's where my self-esteem comes from.. so when I walk out into the world as the male that I am, I will be respected!" LAWLZ . Earn it. Live it. Love it.

My main reason for having 3 (well, currently 4...) female chars is just because... they look better imo. That's it, really. :lol:

I don't think the point you're stating here really applies to PSU, but animes I'd say.
Watch anime - think: I'm in a similar position irl - think like the anime char which reflects your rl position - try to act or think like the anime char, because what that char did in the anime lead to a happy ending - The End.
That's how I see it, at least.

[ForeverStronger]

Yes... I slap on my Maydi outfit and matching shoes then run around downtown with my makeshift Psycho-Wand yelling out, "YAAAHH!!!" Whenever I attempt to cast my spells.

[darthplagis]

well my 'real world' wife plays/ed PSU on her Xbox, i have about 5 female friends on PSU who i catch up with when i grace the servers.

yes i have about 15 guy friends that are in my regular crowd so that makes about 1 in 3 people i regularly run with are female, most of the ladies do us female chars but some like to have a bit of MAN in the game LOL. i myself over my 2 accounts on PSU have had half of them female (a cast male GT/4teG, male human protranser, female newman acrotech/4teT, female beast 4teF/WT and a male human FiG, female cast FiG, female newman 4teT and a cast gunner).

i really dont see an issue with the gender of your guys in game......... but then you get those kids who "why are you a GIRL?? you arnt a GIRL IRL??" next breath "hold on cover me while i go beast." to which i reply as i leave party "why are you a BEAST?? you arnt a BEAST IRL??" next breath " BYE"

[relentless]

@ForeverStronger
You would get humiliated by straights, laughed at by bis and seduced by gays. True story.

edit:
About those kiddies, I just play along with them until the point they have to laugh themselves. Duh.

[Kizeragi]

My main reason for having 3 (well, currently 4...) female chars is just because... they look better imo. That's it, really. :lol:

I don't think the point you're stating here really applies to PSU, but animes I'd say.
Watch anime - think: I'm in a similar position irl - think like the anime char which reflects your rl position - try to act or think like the anime char, because what that char did in the anime lead to a happy ending - The End.
That's how I see it, at least.

^QFT

I have a Cowboy PT, a Knight fF, a smexy fT and a smexy fG. I think I'm happy with that? :/
Also, lol at preference at looking at a female frame.

[Shinko]

NO GIRLS ON INTERNETS! Everyone on the internets is Male until proven otherwise.
Internets! when Men are Men; Women are Men; and hot 14/f's are FBI

I so agree with this. I say everyone is a male until proven. (And even then u still don't know)

Guys on psu are dumb, they shouldn't go flirting with every female character they see and giving then s-ranks items (shit i'm not giving no1 my stuff...female or not) knowing that most are guys...... and if they don't know that then there's something wrong or this is his first mmo.

Though one thing that always get me is that when anyone sees a guy character they always think it's a guy. I knew some females that played with guys...

[MysticGoten]

I agree that all female chars are played by male until proven.

All of my male friends except for me play as female chars. They should expect to be hit on, but not get any items.

Those newman females are smoking!! (I'm terribly upset because I think the story mode forces you to get with Laia when I love Maya Shidow with a passion, my #1 NPC)

I feel like its misrepresentation to the online community if you don't play the sex you are in RL in the game. I would never want to play as a female PERIOD.

One of my shortcuts says "You really aren't female are you sicko?"

[pikachief]

one time i said someone was a shemale and it was a girl and she turns on her mic and starts yelling at me XD LOL how was i supposed to know!? XD and y couldnt they take such a small joke :/

[MysticGoten]

one time i said someone was a shemale and it was a girl and she turns on her mic and starts yelling at me XD LOL how was i supposed to know!? XD and y couldnt they take such a small joke :/

I would have cleared my throat and been like, heeeeeeeyyyyyyyyyy baby.

I'm sure it is an easy opening line for anyone to say, "Did you know that almost all of the female characters in this game are played by males. I'm glad there are people like your around."

[pikachief]

its ok someone asked her were she lived (i forgot whre but) there were crabs there she said so i asked her if she rides one to work every day and it was alll better :P


;)

[GaNksTa]

Currently I am half and half in the ratio of girls to boys. My M Beast is a FF and my M CAST is a FiG; my F CAST is a GT and my F Human is a PT.

In ALL games I make my fighters male, archers/range female and magic/tech female. Along with that I usually make them smaller if I am given the capability in whichever game I am playing; I do this because I feel as if gunners/techers don't unnecessarily need all the brute strength which are generally tied down to male traits.

My only exception was my my F PT who is a look-a-like of Yoruichi in which I use mostly striking; the main reason for it were the traps in which I found to be a "stealthy way" of attacking which in turn corresponds to her previous role as the 2nd division captain and the leader stealth forces unit.

While everyone is a man until proven otherwise is a "safe" way to look at things, what exactly defines proving? I would have to say I have met around 25 girls on PSU maybe more and currently have 4 on my list.

Oh yeah, and take into thought that Many Men Online Role Play Girls.

[gratefulgriz]

Thanks for the replies; the PSU psychology is very <borat> nice!!

[Laquill]

Agreed

[Brainwrecked]

Female characters...create them for looks, keep with them for the lulz.

Seriously, who cares about spawn zone issues or enemy dis-synchronization when my female characters are...um...fully represented in the pants area? -_-

[OzDarkKnight]

I'm a guy and I do have well mostly female characters, the reason? I think that they have a slightly diffrent way of attacking with all the weapons than the males do. I played extra mode WAY to much with my male cast

[Kizeragi]

Female characters...create them for looks, keep with them for the lulz.

Seriously, who cares about spawn zone issues or enemy dis-synchronization when my female characters are...um...fully represented in the pants area? -_-

I lol'd.

@Ganksta: We're alike in the character creation business. XD

[CAVAOUBIEN]

I agree with the gender confusement post a bit back... >_>;

Some guys actually do play to look at a female more, buuut a LOT of guys aren't sure of what they are in this game.

Annnd most gay dudes that like anime just happen to be ukes. Theres no semes in PSU. TRUST ME.

I actually find all these gender confusion theories quite ridiculous.
If a player's motivation is to look at something he finds (sexually) attractive, then a gay player will play a male character in PSU, not a girl. Especially since they all look like clones from the village, with perfect six packs and muscular arms... kind of a perfect turn on for gay guys I suppose.

so according to such criteria, most male players on PSU are gay, since they use male characters for the most part.

It obviously doesn't make any sense whatsoever.

I see no correlation between the gender of your avatar and your potential doubts on your sexual orientation, or some gender confusion. If you think that... you're either 14 and going through your teenage sexual identity crisis, or... you're really wierd man...

CAVAOUBIEN
mais... ça va ou bien?

[doomkilledu]

girls look better period!

[Kizeragi]

I actually find all these gender confusion theories quite ridiculous.
If a player's motivation is to look at something he finds (sexually) attractive, then a gay player will play a male character in PSU, not a girl. Especially since they all look like clones from the village, with perfect six packs and muscular arms... kind of a perfect turn on for gay guys I suppose.

so according to such criteria, most male players on PSU are gay, since they use male characters for the most part.

It obviously doesn't make any sense whatsoever.

I see no correlation between the gender of your avatar and your potential doubts on your sexual orientation, or some gender confusion. If you think that... you're either 14 and going through your teenage sexual identity crisis, or... you're really wierd man...

CAVAOUBIEN
mais... ça va ou bien?

(borrowing a line here...)
"Yeah, how about no." How can you be... "sexually" attracted... to a... uh... virtual avatar?

I make my characters the way I want them. I don't try to make some stupid good looking ingame character. What's the point in "ZOMG I STARE AT MAH CHARACTER CUZ THY IZ SMEXY?" if you wanna stare at something, your in the wrong place. This is the most ridiculous idea ever. <<;

[Quebe_Lae]

Leseee.... I am female. I have three female characters, and one male newman... but he's pretty girly. I even put him in a dress- er robes. I was planning on having half and half, but I ended up going for a girl cast with sudden inspiration from Breath of Fire nostalgia.

I find that people are often a bit more eager to be my friendwhen I'm playing on one of my girls; my girly typing probably gives it away. Lots of smilies. I find that people treat me a bit differently when I play BlackWaltz#3. I usually change my typing style a little, to see what happens.

Why a boy at all? I wanted to have a little fun with all that PSU offered. Sadly no male cast=no male cast parts to have fun with (I wish they gave us one more slot T_T ), so I have two girls, one caseal, and one boy; beasr, human, cast, neuman.

Come to think of it, BlackWaltz#3 was my only male on PSO too. But the way the girls ran in PSO pissed me off so much. Little girly bouncy jog. Too dainty for what a Guardian does. I was quite relieved to see they changed that animation for PSU.

I was so mad when Laia came out. It was like they swiped my badass beast girl idea, then gave it the cool story character beast ears and unobtainable awesome clothes. :p Well, Laia still needs to look upwards at my character in story mode.

[CAVAOUBIEN]

(borrowing a line here...)
"Yeah, how about no." How can you be... "sexually" attracted... to a... uh... virtual avatar?


er... well don't ask me... read the thread... a fair portion of it was about players preferring to look at nice looking and attractive avatars (guiding character creation), with some hazy conclusions on sexual orientation and gender confusion.

I was pointing out the ridicule of the latter.

CAVAOUBIEN
mais... ça va ou bien

[ForeverStronger]

How about this is all in opinion and we can now close the topic!! Go team!

[Yuudai_Riisu]

How about this is all in opinion and we can now close the topic!! Go team!Go team! If you can't do it nobody can! *Cheerleader tone*

fixed

[Triple_S]

How about this is all in opinion and we can now close the topic!! Go team!


Yes, but hearing the community's opinion on the matter isn't exactly a bad thing, now is it? Closing the topic now would be stupid. Wait and see if it gets out of hand. If it dies, it dies. If not, leave it be.

[Noblewine]

I rather just pay attention to playing the game and PA lvl or update my equip. However most of the time I'm on people are modest if they can do this in a game why can't they do it outside? I already know what happens if you randomly hit on a girl online back then and it's not pretty. XD

[unicorn]

I was so mad when Laia came out. It was like they swiped my badass beast girl idea, then gave it the cool story character beast ears and unobtainable awesome clothes. :p Well, Laia still needs to look upwards at my character in story mode.

Laia has to look up at my Glamazons too :D

[gratefulgriz]

LOl, i am impressed with all the feedback and the tones of all whom have replied have been generally positive!! keep up the good work and YEA for PSU community, the Best Community of ALL time! at least in Gurhal universe.. XP HELLO 132!!

[Bupon]

I play as a female and I am a male. I dont see anything wrong with it. Unless you are trying to pick up guys.

[Mikura]

Never fails. A topic gets started asking how many females play this game, and it goes on for 10 pages. I guess girls will always be a hot topic in any videogame forum. ;p

Anyway, I only have 3 characters, and they're all female. But that really has a lot more to do with the fact that I generally don't like how the males look in this game. Otherwise, I'd probably have at least one or two male characters to balance things out. Plus, the females do tend to have better clothing options. My only gripe at all is they need more pants instead of skirts, stockings, or some other frilly crap.

Also, from personal experience at least, it seems a fair amount of women play PSU. But it's not an unusually high amount that I've noticed. I meet quite a few female gamers in every online game I play, so I think it's rather normal to see girl gamers in an MMO. I'm sure the social aspect of MMO's has a lot to do with that since most girls anyway love to chat, and MMO's are a great place to do that while also playing a game they enjoy too. Sorta like a glorified chatroom, but with a game and world attached to it.

[Shinko]

Wow i didn't think this topic would get this big... (should of known though)

I don't see what with all the controversy about who playing with what character.

A guy plays as a guy... so what
A guy plays as a girl... so what
A girl plays as a girl... so what
A girl plays as a guy... so what

People can play with whoever the f*** they want to play with. They pay 9.99 every month to do what ever they want in the game. If guy create a girl so he doesn't have to look at a guy behind 24/7 then he can do that or if they guy is gay and wants to play as a girl to be more female like then he can do that. (and vice verse for girls)

And as far as they confusing gender thing goes... so what if you don't really know if he/she is a he or she. if that person wants you to think he's a girl when he really a guy then that's what he's going to do and there really no way you can find out if he's good at it (unless you use the mic) but for the most part guys usually tell you there a guy if you ask them. So instead of b****ing when you find out that the girl you was hitting on was a guy try asking 1st before you go firting geez

And besides most girls hate it when they get hit on all the time. Instead of trying to pick up on girl in a video game (when they most likely live far away from you and you never met then in real life) yall need to go out in the real world and stop being scared and ask out REAL females!

Geez..... sry if i was a bit rude but i hate when ppl try to say what ppl should do in a game.

[Brainwrecked]

I think this picture is better than a written answer. :wacko:

http://img93.imageshack.us/img93/4011/psu20080724033930000pr9.jpg

Lol, I tried this line tonight when a random person sent me their partner card. They guy just stopped in his tracks and stood there frozen in time. Of course, I had to take the party's word for it -- I scrammed for the mission counter door as soon as I hit Enter.

The actual female in the party was in utter disbelief that I said that. :D

[GlowSticks]

i kno 3 people who are really girls that play i think lol

MIC = Teh truth usualy...

[gratefulgriz]

Now we all know whats best for lvling! whats best for fun ??

[Rust]

Mushrooms. And Giresta.

[Kizeragi]

Wow i didn't think this topic would get this big... (should of known though)

I don't see what with all the controversy about who playing with what character.

A guy plays as a guy... so what
A guy plays as a girl... so what
A girl plays as a girl... so what
A girl plays as a guy... so what

People can play with whoever the f*** they want to play with. They pay 9.99 every month to do what ever they want in the game. If guy create a girl so he doesn't have to look at a guy behind 24/7 then he can do that or if they guy is gay and wants to play as a girl to be more female like then he can do that. (and vice verse for girls)

And as far as they confusing gender thing goes... so what if you don't really know if he/she is a he or she. if that person wants you to think he's a girl when he really a guy then that's what he's going to do and there really no way you can find out if he's good at it (unless you use the mic) but for the most part guys usually tell you there a guy if you ask them. So instead of b****ing when you find out that the girl you was hitting on was a guy try asking 1st before you go firting geez

And besides most girls hate it when they get hit on all the time. Instead of trying to pick up on girl in a video game (when they most likely live far away from you and you never met then in real life) yall need to go out in the real world and stop being scared and ask out REAL females!

Geez..... sry if i was a bit rude but i hate when ppl try to say what ppl should do in a game.

This is the best post here. :/

[Arika]

And besides most girls hate it when they get hit on all the time. Instead of trying to pick up on girl in a video game (when they most likely live far away from you and you never met then in real life) yall need to go out in the real world and stop being scared and ask out REAL females!

That is the reasons most of real girl I know are trying to play on random uni with friends, They only want to stay from Uni2.

[haruna]

Males in this game don't have much in the way of badass clothes or parts. I tried to make a decent looking male cast...Tried and failed. >_>

I haven't changed my man-beast's look since version 1 either.

[Zorafim]

I like how the two leading theories on why guys play as girl characters is they either want something sexy to stare at, or they're gender confused. You really have to wonder about this country sometimes...

[Fiohna]

Wow i didn't think this topic would get this big... (should of known though)

I don't see what with all the controversy about who playing with what character.

A guy plays as a guy... so what
A guy plays as a girl... so what
A girl plays as a girl... so what
A girl plays as a guy... so what

People can play with whoever the f*** they want to play with. They pay 9.99 every month to do what ever they want in the game. If guy create a girl so he doesn't have to look at a guy behind 24/7 then he can do that or if they guy is gay and wants to play as a girl to be more female like then he can do that. (and vice verse for girls)

And as far as they confusing gender thing goes... so what if you don't really know if he/she is a he or she. if that person wants you to think he's a girl when he really a guy then that's what he's going to do and there really no way you can find out if he's good at it (unless you use the mic) but for the most part guys usually tell you there a guy if you ask them. So instead of b****ing when you find out that the girl you was hitting on was a guy try asking 1st before you go firting geez

And besides most girls hate it when they get hit on all the time. Instead of trying to pick up on girl in a video game (when they most likely live far away from you and you never met then in real life) yall need to go out in the real world and stop being scared and ask out REAL females!

Geez..... sry if i was a bit rude but i hate when ppl try to say what ppl should do in a game.
This is the best post here. :/
I agree that this was pretty much the best post in the thread. Who cares about why someone plays a certain gender?

They can if they want to and it won't affect you in any way UNLESS you hit on them and then you feel embarrassed afterwards, and that's your own fault for pursuing a relationship via an online game.

Almost all the guys I know play girl characters except 3, and those guys even acknowledge that there are benefits to playing female characters that they hadn't thought about when they were making their mains. The same goes for just about all the girls I know that play, most of them have at least one guy character, but it DOESN'T MATTER, because as long as people are having fun, who cares what the real gender is of the person you're playing with.

And I totally agree that females get hit on WAY too much, and it can often lead to some really uncomfortable situations. If you get upset because someone is playing the wrong gender, you're also probably one of the people that causes those uncomfortable situations. Please, learn to keep it in your pants and everyone can bypass this whole mess.

[Fure_Rakune]

http://www.explosm.net/db/files/Comics/Kris/fighting.png
Relevant.

[Fiohna]

Hahaha, you deserve a cookie. :heartcookie:

[ForeverStronger]

This is -Phantasy- Star Universe. Whatever goes on within this game is not supposed to make sense... Sure is fun to come here and express ourselves and our opinions on every matter that tends to pop up though. Community group hug!! *Presses the red button*

[Yusaku_Kudou]

(borrowing a line here...)
"Yeah, how about no." How can you be... "sexually" attracted... to a... uh... virtual avatar?

I make my characters the way I want them. I don't try to make some stupid good looking ingame character. What's the point in "ZOMG I STARE AT MAH CHARACTER CUZ THY IZ SMEXY?" if you wanna stare at something, your in the wrong place. This is the most ridiculous idea ever. <<;

It's not virtual, but it's worse.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NeVI2kWsjE

You can watch the whole episode on BBC America On Demand if you have digital cable.

[xXJoshXx]

women characters ftw :D

[darkante]

It's not virtual, but it's worse.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NeVI2kWsjE

You can watch the whole episode on BBC America On Demand if you have digital cable.

Lol, i feel that he should have gotten himself a pet if he is lonely.
That´s just bizarre.

[gratefulgriz]

your right! it is a phantasy!!

[gratefulgriz]

132, lets party during MAG!! show em what real women are capable of!! <3

[Miyoko]

Want to know the easiest way to tell if a female avatar is being played by a male?

http://www.pso-world.com/psu/items/2888/8985-m.jpg >.>

[xXJoshXx]

Want to know the easiest way to tell if a female avatar is being played by a male?

http://www.pso-world.com/psu/items/2888/8985-m.jpg >.>

heh...

[Kairi_Li]

Want to know the easiest way to tell if a female avatar is being played by a male?

http://www.pso-world.com/psu/items/2888/8985-m.jpg >.>

That may not always be the case. I like that outfit and I am a girl in real life. The only reason i stopped wearing its cause I'm sick of that color on fleshies.

[Yusaku_Kudou]

LOL I hate the casino set. :S You might be on to something there. You'd NEVER see me wearing that in real life.... unless you paid me monies.

[Rust]

Want to know the easiest way to tell if a female avatar is being played by a male?

http://www.pso-world.com/psu/items/2888/8985-m.jpg >.>

I'm a male and this is the set I hate the most.

(No need to say I won't wear that IRL either. :wacko:)

[Akaimizu]

That actually cracks me up, because every single true female player I've known in this game (360) (and actually played the game since that outfit came out) has worn that outfit. Fairly often.

My female characters totally refuse to wear that outfit because it would be so out-of-character for them to do it. Completely out of their styles.

Still, to tell the truth, out of pretty much all of the Online RPGs I've ever played; this seems to be the only one that truly gives the player this much variety over their clothes and fashion without the need to hunt hundreds of hours to finally earn a set. (And normally those sets aren't interchangable). The idea that shields are invisible barriers which only show up as a small part of the clothing (color) was kind of ingenious. It basically made the simple and common answer to the question of "You're going to fight, wearing what??!?!?!!" something that makes a little more sense. (Of course, fighting in heels and stuff is still silly, but it helps explain away the other stuff).

Oddly enough, the fact that there are more athletic style shoes to wear in this game is nice. I feel a character really feels natural running around in them.

Anyway, the anime portion helps attract a more diverse crowd, and the customization options also increase the audience size. Like it or not, that ability expands the kinds of stuff you can enjoy to do in the game and thus helps the diversity of the population. Even though we do ask for better customization options, often enough, other online MMOs hardly go anywhere as far as PSU does with it. It's just that those who have *other* games like the SIMS or something have seen some customization options that they'd like here as well. (Or just the fact that it goes so far with them, just a little more can't hurt).

I just like to call it like this. Players love the option to create stuff. It's probably the sole reason why people like Will Wright make sales hand over fist. It's pretty nice that you also have a variety of plain fun fast-action combat as a base. Everybody loves a good hack and slash, or Dungeon Crawler every now and then.

[gryphonvii]

I went for a male on my beast becasue I love large numbers, and females fo the rest of my slots cuz my beast is a pimp.

[VivAviva]

i am a chick...and i really only play with friends...but i will sometimes play with randoms...and not talk....because as soon as i do talk the feel of the party becomes COMPLETELY different and everyone like either tries to be "the man" of the group or something like that you know? Thats why i love the guys that i play with on a regular basis because they could give a sh*t weather or not i am a girl...they like me because i am a kick @ss gamer and dont put on the "hey i have IRL bewbies gimme ur rawrzzzzzzzes" bs


anyways to touch on the topic....there are some girls that play....there are way more guys that play a girls...but it doesnt really matter...until they try and pretend that they are like girls or something and they cant talk because they dont have a mic or they are mute and they want special attention because they have girly parts or something....thats just sick ^.=