I was literally playing as a girl before it was cool in the early-00s (as a straight cis guy). My friends called me gay or thought it was weird and so did other gamer guys. Now all my friends do it and it's popular in general (again, in relation to straight cis guys).

I sometimes want to play as a guy now because it's too mainstream and I'm a hipster asshole. Only half kidding.

[–] PineRune@lemmy.world 61 points 5 months ago

Them: "You play a girl character? That's pretty gay."

Me: "I'm not the one staring at man-ass for several hours each day."

[–] programmer_belch@lemmy.dbzer0.com 16 points 5 months ago

I also play girl characters when avaliable, I like how badass is having a girl gunning down or slicing enemies.

[–] PyroNeurosis@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 points 5 months ago

They have a smaller hitbox! Probably!

[–] kadotux@sopuli.xyz 2 points 5 months ago

I relate 100%

[–] Ibaudia@lemmy.world 60 points 5 months ago (3 children)

I like playing as women because women are fucking beautiful, dude. I'm gay as fuck for women (as a cis man).

[–] yetAnotherUser@lemmy.ca 22 points 5 months ago

Real Jocat vibes in this comment

[–] Bonje@lemmy.world 9 points 5 months ago

Real and me

[–] ZombieMantis@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago

Real.

[–] LightlySalty@feddit.dk 54 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Society if it was normal for huge men to wear dresses

[–] SSUPII@sopuli.xyz 17 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I wish

[–] LightlySalty@feddit.dk 24 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Fuck it, if I get huge I'll post a pic of myself in a dress. Be the change you want to see.

[–] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 12 points 5 months ago

Scots had the right idea.

[–] kittenzrulz123@lemmy.blahaj.zone 43 points 5 months ago (1 children)

There are men irl who look like the second image :3

[–] sparkle@lemm.ee 13 points 5 months ago (1 children)

where

[–] FunkyElectro@pawb.social 10 points 5 months ago (1 children)

where

[–] trashgirlfriend@lemmy.world 8 points 5 months ago

Grindr probably

[–] Squirrel@thelemmy.club 23 points 5 months ago

I can't be pretty in real life, but I have no such restriction in video games.

[–] AVincentInSpace@pawb.social 17 points 5 months ago

Listen, alright, this game is played in third person. I'm going to be staring at my player character more than all the people in this lobby combined. Might as well be something I like looking at.

And something I identify with. That's important too

[–] Maggoty@lemmy.world 12 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I'm in this picture and I kind of like it?

[–] somtwo@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

...the one on the left or the one on the right?

[–] Maggoty@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

Both?

[–] I_like_cats@lemmy.one 5 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Failed to load media 🙁

[–] cactus_head@programming.dev 5 points 5 months ago

That happens to me from time to time too

Anyhow, the image is a big buff men with text men IRL and men in games for an Asian girl (Korean, I think) in dress in MMO game

[–] uid0gid0@lemmy.world 5 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I used to try to make my characters look as much like I actually do as possible. Then I started paying FFXIV now I rock a max height male Au Ra with blue skin.

[–] yuri@pawb.social 1 points 5 months ago

max height male Au Ra with blue skin

what a vibe

[–] nifty@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago

I get it, I almost always create a male character bc it’s different from me irl. I think part of it is when you’re you 24/7 you just want to play as something not you