I'm a male who has played as both genders, and for myself, I figure out what I want the character's goal to be, who they are, where they are going, etc. Then I choose which gender I think would better represent my story I want to tell.
For instance my current character; I wanted someone down on their luck, an outcast in their own city, raised by a single parent in a place they did not really belong. I wanted to play a character who for every reason should hate the world and loathe others around them, but yet, somehow they manage to look past all that and still love and show kindness to everyone.
I wanted a character who wanted to achieve great things, but lacked the tools to do it. Someone who would strive to better themselves, someone who would tackle any obstacle set before them, someone to overcome their fears, someone who should have everything, but yet they have nothing. I wanted someone who despite life kicking them around, battering them, but always seems to get back up on their feet and keep on going until they achieved their dreams.
So for this, I felt that a female character could better tell the story I wanted to write. So that is what I choose, and I feel it was the right decision to make.
For instance my current character; I wanted someone down on their luck, an outcast in their own city, raised by a single parent in a place they did not really belong. I wanted to play a character who for every reason should hate the world and loathe others around them, but yet, somehow they manage to look past all that and still love and show kindness to everyone.
I wanted a character who wanted to achieve great things, but lacked the tools to do it. Someone who would strive to better themselves, someone who would tackle any obstacle set before them, someone to overcome their fears, someone who should have everything, but yet they have nothing. I wanted someone who despite life kicking them around, battering them, but always seems to get back up on their feet and keep on going until they achieved their dreams.
So for this, I felt that a female character could better tell the story I wanted to write. So that is what I choose, and I feel it was the right decision to make.
