This has actually been something I've been thinking about a lot lately. I know it's totally not my place, but I occasionally find myself berating close friends of mine for playing female characters deliberately. Now, if they're playing Skyrim, it never bothers me. Who cares? It's a single player game. In a game like Destiny however, I end up clenching my teeth a little at the thought of my male friends playing female characters. I think it's because when I play a game like this, I'm playing as me, and I expect to see my friends in the same capacity. It's you. Now say they're playing as an awoken, or an exo. That's not kosher too right? My friends aren't glowy or robotic, so seeing that representation of them should disappoint me right? It seems to me though, it's about the consistency between real life and the game concerning my state of gender awareness. I'm naturally going to perk up, and pay more attention to my actions, act differently, when an attractive female is in proximity. My desire for complete immersion in games like this is so intense that I think I'm frustrated when my male friends are female avatars because of that. I have to associate my buddy Bill with an attractive chick. Maybe I've got issues, but it does annoy me. It annoys me much like smacking while eating food does. Is it ultimately a big deal? Of course not. Will I speak up about my frustration though? Probably. I do feel silly though. It's a damn game. Why should I care what my friends want to look like in it? It's definitely not okay for me to tell people what is and isn't cool. Regardless, these topics aren't simple. Out in the real world there is a very real movement that's changing the way we perceive gender, and things like this are the little pieces that ultimately become the world we live in. I think regardless we need to think about this stuff, think about why it bothers us or why it doesn't. All that to say, let's be careful about what we get passionate about. Don't be the guy to get verbally violent for something as unimportant as chewing with your mouth open.

I can relate to a male character, so all my characters are men, if I want to stare at a good booty I got my girl

I only do it in third person games because booty

Another thing, I think you're looking at this all wrong. For you, you pretend to be something. You personify yourself through this guardian. It make you live a different story or life through the game. For me, I want to witness a story unfold. It isn't me in the game, it is the character I've created, it's her story. I am just witnessing it unfold. I want to see her do all the cool things she can do. I am not her, I am just a witness. It's all about play style. I don't watch tv so I get entertainment this way. Those who watch tv probably will try to personify themselves in game because they get entertainment elsewhere. Either way, it is an outlet for someone to escape. To either live a different reality or to enjoy witnessing one.

Yeah, I don't get why anyone would pretend to be something they aren't. Humans are weird.

Nothing wrong with having a waifu character. Watch the sun set with her. Kill Fallen with her. Have her to dance for you on top of a table. Cheaper than paying a stripper. Lol.

I don't enjoy looking at boys asses when I'm in 3rd person. Excuse me for not being a fagget.