MMORPGs: Assessing the trend of male players playing female characters 9 Articles

by Richard Bignon

It is no secret that there is a lot of "gender confusion" in the world of today's MMORPGs. That is, a large proportion of female characters are played by males. There are several reasons that explain this trend. However...read more

by Alan Fernald

I am a Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game (MMORPG) addict. Moreover, I am one of those growing number of men who play female characters. I cannot believe that I just admitted that! However, it is true, and t...read more

by Alexander Maaby

In a MMORPG there can be several reasons for a male assuming the role of a female and not all of them are as pathetic as the general concept sounds. I do not believe there is gender confusion or the lust to be a girl that ...read more

by William Shoemaker

The most frequent reason that male characters play female avatars in MMORPG's is that there is a distinct social advantage to being a "cute and bouncy" female in a place that has at least a 80 - 20 male population split. ...read more

by Jay Hogan

A lot of male players of MMORPGs choose to play as a female character because not unlike the real world, women can use their feminine charm to gain free equipment from the males. It may sound like a sexist statement but...read more

by Kate Shea

With the launch of mmorpgs players faced an important decision. Play as a female or male. Surprisingly (or not so) a percentage of males actually play as females. A small percentage of males truly want to play as a girl...read more

by WordVixen

I've often had discussions on this topic with one of my best friends. He's a gamer who rarely chooses a male character to play. While he is only one of many, I've noticed that many of my male friends who are gamers maint...read more

by Andy Hu

Have you ever talked to a female character in a game before, and found out later that the person sitting behind the computer controlling that character was a guy? Yeah, I was shocked too. Yet, this kind of behaviour is ...read more

by Sammie Banks

Female characters have enhanced themselves creating a trend of males role playing a gender conundrum. The aspects as to why this has become such a trend lays a both apparent and underlying states of consciousness. Strong...read more