Was playing around a bit with Throne and Liberty, and there’s a fun feature where you can upload a photo of your face, and have it be your in-game face as well.
It doesn’t seem to be working properly, which made me sad lol, but it begs the question-
Would you play a character with your own face?
I know I would- but probably on a gnome or something like that lol. I’d make it silly in my own way.
I think it’s the funniest self-insert I’ve seen. You just see your character, and you’re like “Yeah, that’s totally me”.
And no, I’m not afraid of people finding me based on what I look like- I’ve got a twin brother so I guess I’ve never really been all that concerned lol.
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Also I wonder how they’re mitigating abuse of that feature in the way that, let’s be honest, we all immediately thought of.
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Lol they ‘say’ they delete the photos upon being sent in, but yeah, no real way to confirm that lmao.
I still think it’s neat, dubiousness aside.
There was some Madden or NBA game from years ago, where you could do the same thing on athletes, make-your-own-character kinda deal.
Wrestling games too. I think they still have that feature, seemed successful.
Wouldn’t be too surprised if Street Fighter or Soul Calibur had it too, at this point.
That sounds awesome, yeah i would
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I don’t even like looking at my mug in real life. I definitely don’t want to see it in my games.
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I remember when Ravenshield terrorists/tangos were simply just the devs faces.
But those were people who had a public face anyway. Ya’ll wouldn’t want my ugly mug. Safer that way. No mirrors get broken.
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Nah. Mostly because I also don’t really want to see other people’s faces either, I imagine that there will be a genius out there that uses a picture of something that isn’t their face and then it gets into all sorts of ugly.
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And I bet my forehead compared to yours, makes mine a fivehead lmao. 
I think it’s normal for most people to be hyper-critical of their own features.
As someone who works with the public, I’ve seen all types. Very rarely do I see someone that’s conventionally “ugly” lol. And even so, you don’t judge a book by its cover. They are often very cool people.
I think everyone is pretty or handsome in their own ways. 
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I doubt my face would work for an Orc.
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not gonna lie, i’m a little buzzed and that title did not register the way i read it.
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Yep, I’d play nothing but Human if this were a thing. I am very comfortable and secure with my appearance.
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True. I see lots of patients all day long. Even people with congenital defects. I still think they look better than I do.
In 40 years I’ve had exactly one good photo of me taken by a photographer for a Ford Commercial in the early 90s. Just one. The rest of my photos. Nope. In fact, if I see people looking for a group photo, I’m like trying to hide off the side or stand behind someone taller.
That’s what I like about WoW; I can be the complete and TOTAL opposite of what I am in real life. My face on a mob. Nope.
I thought about being a streamer too. But only if I wear a funny mask or something like a Murloc head.
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torn about this tbh
on one hand, nobody wants to see that
on the other, would make for a slick and cheesy one-liner
“somehow, darth hideous has returned”
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One day an NPC is gonna turn their face towards me, and it’s gonna be someone’s buttcheeks lmao.
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I wouldn’t blight my WoW character in that way.
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No. I hate myself way too much. Games are supposed to be an exit from reality.
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