Hey guys!
Time to dive deeper in our exploration of BEING UNIQUE in MMORPGs! Thanks to all of you who participated to the previous discussion TOPIC: Being unique in MMORPGS part 1 - How important is it for you?
TOPIC: Being unique in MMORPGS part 2 - Character creators
Today, let's speak about the Character Creation.
All modern MMORPGs feature a flexible, detailed character creator where players can customise their character in depth. Sliders to increase the size of your hands, or the inclination of your nose; accessories and body markings, dozen of haircuts and skin colors, the possibilities are endless and players can create truly unique characters. Even World Of Warcraft, the most modernised and updated of the “old MMORPGS” is releasing a completely revamped character creator with dozen of new options per races with the new expansion Shadowland! You will be able to create Tauren with flowers in their hair. Yes. You read that right!
Certain games are pushing the character creator to such extend that its a game in itself. Black Desert, for example, is featuring probably the most complex character creator on the market. Players can tweak the physiognomy of their avatar to such degree that there were contests to create celebrities portrait.
In general, Asian MMORPGS tend to put even more importance on the appearance of their avatar than western games, as if it was the key element for players to immerse themselves. Characters and armor are extremely detailed, the well known astonishing breast physics, fluid and flashy combat animation, extremely large choice of haircut or make-up. Afterall, "playing doll" is part of the fun MMORPG offers to their players! We would be wrong to not enjoy it!
Different races are also part of what make the Character Creation exciting. Each race isrepresenting a sort of archetype to which players can identify their avatar with. For example: The big badass, the nature creature, something small and cute, something emo-goth, something elvish, something that likes explosives or alchemy, powerful wizard race etc... You see my point. Very often, the varied races of a game have access to some cosmetic features that will underline their culture, such as racial dance, or cultural armor sets. This adds more charm to each races and more reasons to prefer one over another.
Let's make this discussion fun! I want to know:
Time to dive deeper in our exploration of BEING UNIQUE in MMORPGs! Thanks to all of you who participated to the previous discussion TOPIC: Being unique in MMORPGS part 1 - How important is it for you?

TOPIC: Being unique in MMORPGS part 2 - Character creators
Today, let's speak about the Character Creation.
All modern MMORPGs feature a flexible, detailed character creator where players can customise their character in depth. Sliders to increase the size of your hands, or the inclination of your nose; accessories and body markings, dozen of haircuts and skin colors, the possibilities are endless and players can create truly unique characters. Even World Of Warcraft, the most modernised and updated of the “old MMORPGS” is releasing a completely revamped character creator with dozen of new options per races with the new expansion Shadowland! You will be able to create Tauren with flowers in their hair. Yes. You read that right!
Certain games are pushing the character creator to such extend that its a game in itself. Black Desert, for example, is featuring probably the most complex character creator on the market. Players can tweak the physiognomy of their avatar to such degree that there were contests to create celebrities portrait.

In general, Asian MMORPGS tend to put even more importance on the appearance of their avatar than western games, as if it was the key element for players to immerse themselves. Characters and armor are extremely detailed, the well known astonishing breast physics, fluid and flashy combat animation, extremely large choice of haircut or make-up. Afterall, "playing doll" is part of the fun MMORPG offers to their players! We would be wrong to not enjoy it!
Different races are also part of what make the Character Creation exciting. Each race isrepresenting a sort of archetype to which players can identify their avatar with. For example: The big badass, the nature creature, something small and cute, something emo-goth, something elvish, something that likes explosives or alchemy, powerful wizard race etc... You see my point. Very often, the varied races of a game have access to some cosmetic features that will underline their culture, such as racial dance, or cultural armor sets. This adds more charm to each races and more reasons to prefer one over another.

Let's make this discussion fun! I want to know:
- What is your favourite races across all games and why
- What is your favourite MMORPG for the character creator
- How do you create your character. Are you lead by aesthetics, backstory or practicality
- Share a screenshot of the character you lastly played
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