View Poll Results: How do you Role-Play a character?

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  • I play myself!

    4 23.53%
  • I play someone completely different from myself to have new experiences

    0 0%
  • I play based on what I think my character would do based on story, backround, etc

    5 29.41%
  • I just kind of make it up as I go

    4 23.53%
  • I usually make a joke character to be funny

    1 5.88%
  • I make who I would like to be, ideally. Or maybe an idol I admire. That type of thing.

    3 17.65%
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    0 0%
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    Meaning you play one of those choices matter games with dialogue options and customization and all of that, how do you play your character?

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    Happiness Hurricane!! Pike's Avatar
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    I like to come up with different characters who have different motivations but they all usually end up being at least decently friendly people, mostly because I hate being mean to video game characters because I'm a loser and I might hurt their imaginary feelings.

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    Needed an all of the above. I've literally done all of those things, it just depends on how I'm feeling at the time.

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    Generally I play what I'd do but, If I've played a game a few times I'll change it up.

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    Somewhere between C and D. It usually starts off with me winging it until I get a feel for the character and world and then play based off of that.

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    The first time round I usually play it how I think the character would act, but on subsequent playthroughs I'll just go for whatever I'm feeling at the time.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Pike View Post
    I like to come up with different characters who have different motivations but they all usually end up being at least decently friendly people, mostly because I hate being mean to video game characters because I'm a loser and I might hurt their imaginary feelings.
    So much this. In every game I've played, I've been super friendly and supportive to everyone that I meet, even Vivienne from DA: I.

    I suppose that makes me fall under the 'role model' category I guess.


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    I play myself, of course! It doesn't matter if it's the real life, internet or an video game - I'm always myself.

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    I try my best to play the character as I expect them to be. Basically the same thing I do with characters when I am writing a story.

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    Gobbledygook! Recognized Member Christmas's Avatar
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    I am a professional RP-er and will get into character of course. I remembered one of my role was playing a serial killer in the Red Light District in downtown Midgar. The amount of rats I killed to get into character prior! This is what professionalism is all about.

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