(08-03-2013, 02:21 PM)Naunet Wrote:(08-03-2013, 09:29 AM)Teardrop Wrote: I always wonder how often this thought process carries over to real life..."There are too many white people here in my home country of Sweden. Â I think I'll move to Uganda, where I'll stand out more."
Eh, that's not really fair. Your real life race isn't exactly something you can pick and choose, but you can in a video game.
Naw, its fair...true, you can't chose your race, but you absolutely can choose your location, and that can effect the racial representation of those around you, and the diversity of your surroundings. Having lived in Korea for 4 years (and not being Asian) made me the almost the literal Hyur in a sea of Miqo'te That wasn't anything more than a bit of throwaway comment for fun about taking that thought process into real life, and was only applicable to the "real life" part, anyways
I would still say that, at least for me, my happiness with what I'm playing is going to outweigh any displeasure at what others won't be doing for me by making themselves a more diverse community racially. Can't really effect what others do, alas . You changing your own character to your "B" choice isn't going to make anyone else do the same, so the ability to run into more cultural diversity throughout the remainder of the player base won't be modified or enhanced by your unilateral choice. Given that others will play what they will, I stand by one playing what makes them happy and can relate to as being the way to go .