discussion Do you play as yourself or role-play as someone else?

[dudetts]

I always choose the same name but it has nothing to do with my real name. And no, I don't roleplay as myself, but I play according to my kinks (mostly domination and corruption). Definitely not how I act in real life

 

[archaelon01]

I mostly act as a "viewer" in all games I play, be it SFW or NSFW. Like someone watching someone's story unravel before my eyes, like I'd do when watching a movie or anime.

 

[whisperpuppy]

I don't see the point of an RPG if you play as yourself. Kind of defeats the purpose.
"Thanks for letting me join your D&D campaign! Here's my character: Human Depressed College Graduate."

 

[shakazulu232]

Always a roleplay, its supposed to all be make believe anyways for a story.

 

[blanknameinuse]

I normally play a version of myself just with cosmetic changes. I'm just bad at role playing especially when there's a logically correct choice

 

[asvgdad]

It really depends on the mood but mostly roleplay in order to get immersed in the story.

 

[Daddysgirl2006]

If Female Protagonist I Play as myself
Male I play default and try to find a character in the story that I can Identify as or rename her to myself.

 

[jarhead]

I always role-play as what is hot in the moment, not who I am.

I also have started just using the default name. Some games mess up sometimes and end up mistakenly using the default name, and sometimes I want to use a guide for the game, and it confuses the hell out of me if I changed the names.

 

[JinChill]

I have not yet had the opportunity to participate in a role-playing game as such but I assume that I would behave depending on my mood

 

[azhomeboy]

I play as "me"; however, depending on the game, I'll play a run through as who I "would be" and then another as the opposite of my normal mo.

 

[caballerodelam]

I use the default/"canon" name if available or make something up otherwise, and though I make choices I agree with or for the content I want to see in choice based games, I don't really self-insert at all.

 

[vdkai]

Never play as myself. I will use the default name if available and role-play a character based on the mood or what the game tells in its intro.

 

[simly]

I like playing role playing as someone else but sometimes i like to be myself

 

[JhonDoe1029]

i do both but i always use default names when available. I will note i have many kinks that i wold not do IRL.

 

[SilentHunter]

For the main character. For example, how can I play for FMC as a man? But I make the same choices in visual novels that I would make in real life. Even if I lose some of the content.

 

[edgebravesteam]

i'd say i play as a version of myself/someone how I'd like to be

 

[thehusk]

I pretty much always name characters after my self, if I can.

Sometimes, with girls names based on people I have had crushes on irl.

 

[BLBoi69]

Both are fun! Really depends on the mood and game tho!

 

[bobby3183]

i dont use my name but a fake one, always the same lol. but i first see how the game wants to portray me then i will work from that, most of the time though i just do what i want, as it is a game at the end of the day. i do try to stick to the character.

 

[muschi26]

I don't play as myself, nor really as how I would like to be. I don't even really play as a character. Mostly, I pick choices which I think will result in the type of content I like.