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Does Your IRL Height Determine Which Race You Play?

Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2012 6:14 pm
by Miacoda
Just thought I'd take a little survey. I'm a tall person IRL, and I can't stand playing short characters. It just feels so weird, hehe.
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http://onesockwolf.deviantart.com/art/B ... -261461979

Re: Does Your IRL Height Determine Which Race You Play?

Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2012 6:22 pm
by Vephriel
Hmm, in a way it might. I'm tall in real life (6'), and I highly dislike gnomes, and though I like goblins, I can't play one for the life of me. Female blood elves aren't exactly tall though, so...I dunno. xD

Re: Does Your IRL Height Determine Which Race You Play?

Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2012 6:27 pm
by Chakori
< short!
I have both short and tall characters D:

Re: Does Your IRL Height Determine Which Race You Play?

Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2012 6:33 pm
by Miacoda
Vephriel wrote:Hmm, in a way it might. I'm tall in real life (6'), and I highly dislike gnomes, and though I like goblins, I can't play one for the life of me. Female blood elves aren't exactly tall though, so...I dunno. xD
I consider Blood Elves Tall. And humans too. I guess anything with long legs, hehe.

Re: Does Your IRL Height Determine Which Race You Play?

Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2012 6:43 pm
by cowmuflage
I'm pretty sure I'm not as tall as a cow XD

Re: Does Your IRL Height Determine Which Race You Play?

Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2012 6:49 pm
by Miacoda
cowmuflage wrote:I'm pretty sure I'm not as tall as a cow XD
Well no it's not about being AS tall as the character you play, but in relative short and tallness.

Re: Does Your IRL Height Determine Which Race You Play?

Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2012 6:54 pm
by cowmuflage
Eh dunno then I just go with what I like haha.

I think that chart is a bit wrong I think female cows are taller than spacegoats and trolls but I dunno thats just me XD

Re: Does Your IRL Height Determine Which Race You Play?

Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2012 6:59 pm
by Malanade
Don't know, really.. I think the girl gnomes are adorable and tiny, but I tend to stick to Night Elves and Male Trolls.. But they're huge, I mean.. I'm only like 5'7", they're 7'+ feet tall. xD

Re: Does Your IRL Height Determine Which Race You Play?

Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2012 7:07 pm
by Bonita
Im short and I do love playing my gnome lock, but I love playing my Night elves as well lol.
My toons are of all sizes!! xD

Re: Does Your IRL Height Determine Which Race You Play?

Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2012 7:08 pm
by Miacoda
Yeah I'm pretty sure it's not accurate as well, just thought it was a fun image to go with the topic. XD

Re: Does Your IRL Height Determine Which Race You Play?

Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2012 7:11 pm
by cowmuflage
TheDoomcookie wrote:Yeah I'm pretty sure it's not accurate as well, just thought it was a fun image to go with the topic. XD
It does fit the topic!

Re: Does Your IRL Height Determine Which Race You Play?

Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2012 7:19 pm
by Wassa
More accurate race height chart: http://onesockwolf.deviantart.com/art/B ... -261461979

I'm 5'4" and I only play tall races aka trolls, taurens and a worgen currently. Used to have a night elf and draenei too before I faction transferred them.

My boyfriend is tall (6'4") and his main was a troll, but all his alts where shorter races such as goblins, a dwarf, and a blood elf.

Re: Does Your IRL Height Determine Which Race You Play?

Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2012 7:30 pm
by Chimera
Im 5'5 and i play tall characters. I dont mind small ones cause the tiny height makes me giggle but it makes it hard to see things in first person perspective. I have a large mix of tauren, trolls, blood elves, draenei, night elves, and worgen, and only one goblin (a few other races like a couple undead and one orc but they're still a fair height).

Re: Does Your IRL Height Determine Which Race You Play?

Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2012 7:40 pm
by meepitco
I'm 5ft exact, and all of my WoW characters, and even OCs, are normally taller than me. I can't play a Gnome, Goblin, or dwarf at all. It mostly ranges from Nelfs, Belfs, Trolls, Orcs, Tauren, and even a spacegoat that I play. Iunno why =/

Re: Does Your IRL Height Determine Which Race You Play?

Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2012 8:37 pm
by Miacoda
Wassa wrote:More accurate race height chart: http://onesockwolf.deviantart.com/art/B ... -261461979
Ah I remember seeing that a while back but completely forgot about it! Thanks for the link! ^-^

Re: Does Your IRL Height Determine Which Race You Play?

Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2012 8:52 pm
by Talaridan
Average height and I play both short and tall races.

My favorites are Trolls, closely followed by Goblins. Belves currently in third, even if my main is one! :o :D

Re: Does Your IRL Height Determine Which Race You Play?

Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2012 9:00 pm
by Aeladrine
I'm short, and the characters I make and play the most (all female) are Blood Elves, Night Elves, and Draenei. So, I guess it does!

Re: Does Your IRL Height Determine Which Race You Play?

Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2012 10:34 am
by Ceravan
6 foot here and I'm all over the board with my races.

Re: Does Your IRL Height Determine Which Race You Play?

Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2012 12:27 pm
by Boven
I'm pretty much average height or maybe just below it at 5'10". Most of my characters are Tauren. The exceptions are the classes that aren't available to the cow folks. For those, it's Orc, Belf, and Goblin.

Re: Does Your IRL Height Determine Which Race You Play?

Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2012 1:50 pm
by Sukurachi
I'm more or less average height: 5'11"

I have mostly Blood Elves, which is a preference totally unrelated to their height.

However, I also have a single Tauren (whom I don't play notably because of his size... I think he just takes up too much screen real estate when playing), a Goblin, and on another server, a slew of Worgen.

I have have a team of dwarf and gnome females ready on one server, for when I finally get my 3rd computer up and running, to triple-box them.

But I'm more attracted to Blood Elves as playing characters, even if the male B.Elf "there is nothing to attack" message is getting on my nerves.