Most respondents, about 60 percent, said they play as females because they think it gives them some kind of advantage. Some respondents said that male game players sometimes underestimate the power and ability of female characters, especially if they have innocent-sounding names. And some said that they play as female characters because it's easier to get help from other players. Another group of respondents said female characters are sometimes smaller, so they are more difficult to shoot, and sometimes have better skills than the available male characters. About 25 percent of those responding to the survey said they played as female characters because it added to the role-playing experience in games.
Variety is good.
Meanwhile, Wright found that 19 percent of those who play games as female characters do so to explore gender issues. I have learned that I am much more a feminine human than a male human. The more passive and caring attitudes that I have are more in line with what people expect from a female than a male. During a phone interview with Wright, she said the survey didn't have enough respondents for the results to be considered a broad scientific polling of male computer gamers. The reasons are, in fact, common reasons.