Final Fantasy XI - the first negative point

[chrisvenus]

Well, I just came across what might be the start of the first negative point of the game. It stareted like this: "Hey. ur characater's really cute".

It went on with lots of complements and when he started with the "asl" (age, sex, location for those not up on the desperate internet saddo slang) I started trying to work out what to say.

The crux of the problem? THere are several races in final fantasy I wanted to play a mithra. They're cat-like including have a swishy tale. I watned ot play one. But they only allow you to play female ones. "Oh well," thinks I, "not a problem."

So yeah, I told him that I was a bloke and he kept chatting to me. "Cool, maybe he's not just a desperate internet saddo after all."

A while later though came the phrase that filled me with dispair "I know ur male. At least you say you are..." What response is there to that? I mean, you've told him you're a bloke and he starts insinuating that he doesn't believe you? I tried to persuade him but hey, I wasn't getting annoyed enought to say "piss off, you twat". If he's still there when I get back I might though... :)

I hope this isn't likely to be a regular thing. I haven't had any other similar problems though and a once off its quite amusing. Certainly entertained zandev when I told him at the time. I've been called she a fair bit but that wasn't a problem. Its only mildly annoying when I'm being sexually harrassed (to overexaggerate the case slightly) by somebody who seems to find it hard to believe that I am male.

I don't even want to remember the comments he was making about how he wished my character were real.

Though I do want to remember how after about 30 minutes of talking to me he said "I'm male IRL" (or words to that effect). I couldn't help but reply "I guessed". I didn't add on "and I don't care". :)

In all honesty I think it was hilarious. He didn't get in the way of my levelling up and it was quite nice to have a cheerleading squad, even if he was probably just playing with camera angles to look up my skirt or down my top while I was killing bad guys.

I'd forgotten how bad it could be to be female online sometimes. Ladies, you have my sympathy and my assurances that any comments along the lines of "I think ur (LJ pic/username/image in my head) is sexy!" from me will not be as blindly meant as this but will have the full belief behind it that I really do think you are sexy or that your username is. I'm not just one of those desperate internet saddos... :)

Comments

[saft.livejournal.com]

Sometimes I have to pretend I'm gay to scare the annoying males off o0"

[chrisvenus]

Sorry... Did you just say that pretending to be a lesbian drove men off? Are you sure? :)

[athene.livejournal.com]

I'm not just one of those desperate internet saddos... :)

yes you are...but we love you anyway.

[chrisvenus]

Aww... I didn't know you still cared. :)

[saft.livejournal.com]

No I meant..Having to pretend I'm a Gay Man..they don't like it when other men come onto them :)

[nexusvt100.livejournal.com]

Here you go. Here are some tips on how to make people not want to cybersex with you:

http://5lmustang.com/cybersek.htm

[bateleur.livejournal.com]

That vegetables one is most funny. We like !

[nexusvt100.livejournal.com]

thought you might.

[twicedead.livejournal.com]

The rhinocerus one almost killed me from laughing.

[nexusvt100.livejournal.com]

I still like the robes and wizard hat... especially when he messages the chick again afterwards using a different screen name

[chrisvenus]

That is hilarious. I can't help but be scared that there seem to be places on the internet where you can go "Wanna cyber?" and the other person just goes "OK".

And just cos I'm curious, do I know you or where you just randomly surfing through my journal? I don't mind who reads but I am alwyas interested about where people find my journal. :)

[nexusvt100.livejournal.com]

When I'm bored at work and have finished my homework and refreshed my livejournal five times to no avail I look at my friends' friends pages. Rhona always has good taste in people and I miss the UK

[danfossydan.livejournal.com]

But your playing Final Fantasy XI - don't you deserve everything you get.....?

Still it does sound trully horrific!

[venta.livejournal.com]

When I was a student, I used to play a MUD which ran from some of the physics computers in the university buildings. Although nominally a questy game, it was a very chatty place.

I played a female character. Absolutely no one believed me. Apparently I was one of the most unconvincing females some of them had ever met online.

[zandev.livejournal.com]

On a more practical note, you can blacklist players in the game, so you never receive any of their messages. :)

[venator-roars.livejournal.com]

One of th hazards of the internet.

[scat0324.livejournal.com]

You're male?!???

I'd been resisting

[wimble.livejournal.com]

He is. And I don't care

[kissifa.livejournal.com]

No-one's ever said anything to me about my userpics... I wonder why...

[ao-lai.livejournal.com]

Well, you *did* choose to play a Mithra!

I've heard that some people deliberately play female characters because they get more help and free loot from the other players. But there is a downside...