In a game where only vanity and gold persists…we’re pretty much playing a glorified barbie game when you think about it.
Power progression hasnt meant much since scaling got implimented since ilvl naturely increases over time. If someone only did world quests the entire expansion they would still be within the same gap as a mythic raider (which is like 40 ilvl difference i think?).
Many do that. They just put “Guy IRL” on their TRP. 
Yeah, I forgot that addon existed, lmao. As I said, I rarely RP.
Because I like playing a female character. It’s just that simple.
With all due respect to the OP and those who share the mindset… they simply look better, have better animations overall, in many cases better armor and such. Speaking for myself, I don’t really care what someone’s gender is or if it’s different from the character they play, it’s not something that crosses my mind.
My reason for the 2 female characters I have is because I have enough males of the same race I wanted to role a female for different customisations and I also named 1 after my daughter
Yet you won’t accept the biggest reason.
I play both but if I “had” to pick one, and only one, it would be an undead female because their front flip on 1H melee attacks are the hotness and I like all of their casting animations.
Elf characters are also nice because they just look good. Goblin girls are maximum adorable and feisty to boot.
Model variety and animations is 1 thing wow does well over their competitors (even if most of their competitors have more detailed ones, the animations usually aren’t as varied).
You know their’s like a gazillion jillion other threads for this, right?
I mean, this is a question that’s been asked to death.
My eyes are constantly on Wild’s butt, thank you very much. Your claim is a blatant lie.
The real question, is why do you spend so much time thinking about the choices other players make with their characters?
This 100% needed a new thread about this very new and interesting topic that is at the forefront of everyone’s minds.
Do you only pick male characters in every game you play?
Would you actively avoid Chun-Li in Street Fighter?
Skip playing RPGs with female characters forced into your party?
I’ll never understand why people fixate on this response that only a handful of people have ever said without it being a joke.
I mean, have you seen how big a druid’s (non-were)bear form butt is? It’s hard not to have it taking up half your screen at all times.
More seriously: It could be because players tend to equate a player character’s in-game sex as the player’s IRL sex.
I usually pick a race/gender/racials based on animations and how armor fits them, like i hate night elf male casting animations but love their melee animations and vice verse for female night elves.
Nothing beats being a night elf in pvp.
Elf women are hot and I like slapping them into skimpy mogs
jeez are we gonna have one of these a week?
use the existing ones!
this forum is worse than youtube when it comes to stolen ideas 
Real talk here. IRL gender changes are expensive, taboo and not as good as the real thing. On the other hand, gender change in WoW allows us a safe environment to play out our fantasies.
You have no idea how many excuses I’ve had to come up with to tell my raid leader why I actually died…
Apparently he has never played a female blood elf
i beg to differ.
Look at this face and say that again without tellin a fib
Because it’s fun?
Why are you so offended? Personally it’s amusing when I get the damsel in distress treatment till after all the white knighting I never asked for, I have to inform them that im not what you think.
Because I like mogs on WoW’s females characters more then guys, whats wrong with that? Also shamans cant be elves/humans and I hate every other race thats monster-ish.