No, I’d just rather chat with someone in there who has the decency to present themselves as who they are. And so far, it’s been little but hormonally challenged males gyratiing their virtual female hips at people.

Works for me 99% of the time.

“Get it? No one looks like their avatar! No one !!!”

There’s a difference between trying to make a close approximation of yourself, and choosing to present yourself as the opposite gender, with the weak reasoning that “If they don’t ask, I don’t have won’t tell them.”

“I’d also like to point out that you said MOST of the people you met in second life ARE the genders they claim to be. Anyway:”

Let me rephrase then. Those with a female avatar in Second Life that I’ve chatted did, in fact, turn out to be women.

“Would you try to make a character that looked exactly like you in, say, Oblivion? No?”

Actually, I do try my best to make my avatars in those games look myself, to the point where I’ll actually reduce the character muscle mass to something more realistic if the option is available to me. =P

“How about in a wrestling game?”

I don’t play wrestling games.

Regardless, it doesn’t change the fact that you’re using a social interaction tool to interact with real people, and presenting a false image. Hey, if a guy wants to be a woman, that’s his choice. I just wouldn’t care for someone that wouldn’t openly admit of their own accord.

Would you try to make a character that looked exactly like you in, say, Oblivion? No? Because that would completely limit you to being human? Because that eliminates the point of having so much choice when making an avatar in the first place?

How about in a wrestling game? Do you make him look exactly like you, or do you make him look completely ridiculous? Yeah, I thought so.

Making a female avatar is not saying you’re female, just because people assume that doesn’t mean you have to conform to their assumptions and bend your own preferences to those assumptions.

Fair enough!

“Most of the people I’ve met in Second Life *are* the genders they claim to be… and even better, women don’t get harassed from the moment they enter the (virtual) room to the moment they leave.”

I don’t use/play Second Life, so I can’t verify your statements but I strongly doubt this is true. Maybe your own anecdotical evidence, but anyone else’s mileage may vary.

Okay, I’ll compare it to Second Life then.

Most of the people I’ve met in Second Life *are* the genders they claim to be… and even better, women don’t get harassed from the moment they enter the (virtual) room to the moment they leave.

Yes, being controlled by real people.

“Even if the gender is correct, they do not (need to) represent your real looks, as I said before.”

If you’re not being honest, that defeats the whole point of socialising with someone.

*points to his post about LittleBigPlanet being his favourite game this year*

“So you suggest that real women dress up as men? ”

You’re not getting sexually discriminated against simply because of your gender. They are.

And most women I’d wager would rather simply *not* use than pretend to be a man. That’s why social networks like FaceBook have become so much more popular than MySpace, because functionality in relation to who you really are is ingrained into the system, whilst still providing privacy.

So you suggest that real women dress up as men?

I don’t care what system you have, I have mine and it has GREAT games, GREAT ONLINE, and GREAT other bonuses (you all know which I am talking about, and if you don’t know what the PS3 has to offer you are a closed minded fool). I think this will be my last post on here, as I realize that I don’t game as much as I read about it and all your lame interpretations and beliefs about your damn system.

Good night

At some point of a relationship: Yes, I totally agree!
When seeing someone for the first few minutes: No, it’s a very stupid advice to be 100% honest!

And just a reminder: Not being “100% honest” does not equal “lack of social skills”. It’s plain stupid to say something like this.

The women on Home aren’t real women?

Oh wait, that’s right, most of them hate using it because of the constant sexual harassment and stalking they get.

“And what has this to to with “social skills”? This is really beyond me.”

Honesty tends to be one of most important parts of social interaction.

You seem to be an equally “fucking muppet”: I made it very clear from the start that I’m not interested in getting real woman’s attention, just meeting nice people of both genders. I also said that I do admit my real gender when asked about, so what makes you state otherwise.
And what has this to to with “social skills”? This is really beyond me.

Making threats on the internet, ftw!

Self-expression would be him admitting to these women that he’s really a man. Not a man whose lack of social skills means he has to pretend to BE a woman to get their attention.

“no its because he doesn’t want his home burnt down”

I find that 90% of the people I’ve played games online against / with on the 360 are normal, reasonable adults.

There’s even… SHOCK HORROR… women are there. Imagine that! And since most of them use headsets, its a hell of a lot easier to know whose who than it is with some virtual female on Home who conveniently doesn’t have a headset.

“man the usual fagbots are all up in here commenting on a console they can’t afford. thats just sad don’t you guys have that great game called halo to play instead?”

I’m not usually this inflamatory… but god, you’re a fucking muppet.

I have a PS3. I also have LittleBigPlanet, and consider it the best game of the year. I also don’t particularly like Halo.

That doesn’t mean I can’t look at something Sony does and thinks its stupid.

I find it ironic that the guy whining about fanboys is the one acting like a bigger fanboy than everyone else. The PS3 an Sony are just as capable of making mistakes as Microsoft and the 360 are.

I wonder what the numbers are like now from the day it launched. How many daily visits? Be an interesting stat, that. Are people using it?

Now I see why you don’t have a 360…

You’d get totally ripped apart on LIVE doing that sort of stuff!

LOL!

no its because he doesn’t want his home burnt down

Sad?

Hey, it’s Xbox LIVE. I didn’t make it the way it is.

He’d get “torn apart” for that on XBox Live? I would love to introduce you to a real World transvestite, Gigz. That’d be a show I’d pay to see, honestly!

I’m thankful I don’t have a Live subscription, so I can’t be a part of the user-base who would “tear apart” Quick for self expression. And that’s what it is, self expression, a concept that only a backwater hick couldn’t grok.

Good show, Gigz. Blimey O’Riley…

As for me, I’ve had good experiences in Home, too, but usually only in the Euro-zones, I’ll admit that much. I should probably try the female character thing, but then I’d have to give up my Egon Spengler clone.

(Edit: I’m sorry … but he really did make me angry, this time. I’m a gay individual, and I do happen to personally know very effeminate gays. It’s each person’s prerogative whether they wish to portray themselves as feminine or masculine, in my opinion.)

Exactly! Someone (*cough* Hideo *cough*) even once made a game mechanic out of changing the controller-ports on a console.