You also apparently missed understanding that most of a paragraph was completely tongue-in-cheek. However, because I did go off in an unintended direction, I wrote an entirely new, subsequent article to clarify that tangential point.

However, I’m interested in what you read that led you to the observation that I’m “way, way off base,” since I was in no way trying to draw any conclusions. Where, exactly, did I state or even imply how I relate to my characters?

My characters, unlike yours, are not imaginary forms of me. When I play a female character I am not pretending to be female. I do not have fantasies about being female. I am not “getting in touch with my female side”. My characters are not avatars or representations of me. They are not equivalent to children’s action figure toys. They are characters I coach, protect, operate and look after.

I find female toons more visually appealing than their male counterparts. I find their voices more pleasant and animations more pleasing than those of males. They stimulate my very male protective instincts thereby making their victories more sweet, defeats more painful while providing a heightened sense of danger. If I were gay my characters would be male.

This way of relating to a character is usually incomprehensible to those who identify with a character. You are way, way off base.

@Megan: And you have such a hard time writing, too. :p

Ahh crap, I’ve been tagged, more words I have to write. Maybe I’ll just /faceroll on the keyboard, hey I am a Lock after all.

Being a girl gamer since the days of the NES, many people seem surprised when I say that I own so many game systems, Killer Instinct is my favorite fighting game, and I will play a male character in WoW just to keep things fun!