Other Are you male or female, and do you normally post interest checks, or answer others'?

[Kaoru Asuna]

I'm wondering what the male-female player ratio is on the site. It seems that most offerings for RP's are from females (at least in 1x1 RP's, which is all I play). Is anyone else seeing this?

Are you male or female, and do you normally post interest checks, or answer others'?

 

[Terry Bogard]

New member here, male rper, and... wow... I would’ve have guessed the ratio for male rpers would be a bit higher tbh lol, but it’s to be expected, anyways. So far, I haven’t posted interest checks yet. I’m still learning the ropes, tho, but I might as well be interested to check and, maybe, answer others’ interest checks.

P. S. Apologies for being such a noob in this forum. I hope I know what I was talking about lol

 

[Kaoru Asuna]

New member here, male rper, and... wow... I would’ve have guessed the ratio for male rpers would be a bit higher tbh lol, but it’s to be expected, anyways. So far, I haven’t posted interest checks yet. I’m still learning the ropes, tho, but I might as well be interested to check and, maybe, answer others’ interest checks.

P. S. Apologies for being such a noob in this forum. I hope I know what I was talking about lol

You're fine, bro. Yeah, I'm a bit surprised by the ratio, too. I thought it'd be more even, but almost all of the interest checks seem to be put out by women. Thanks for responding. I really only put this up for the poll, so it's good to hear a real answer!

 

[Terry Bogard]

You're fine, bro. Yeah, I'm a bit surprised by the ratio, too. I thought it'd be more even, but almost all of the interest checks seem to be put out by women. Thanks for responding. I really only put this up for the poll, so it's good to hear a real answer!

No prob! Always a pleasure to answer. I’ve been checking dozens of interest checks since I joined RPN days ago, and... yup! Like about ¾ of them came from women, instead of men. Lol. Tbh, I’ve always been told that women make up the majority of RP community, and based on my observation, it seems to be true for some of the platforms I’ve been part of, including RPN. Tho, I gotta say that it also depends on the fandoms. Fighting game fandoms (save for MK), for example, are usually dominated by men.

 

[Shashafury]

I am gender queer so I don't fit but I do definitely agree, in my roughly 15 years of rping on multiple sites, I've always noticed a female lean in terms of who's rping. I'd say roughly, for every 10 people I roleplay with, 1 is male and even that is a generous ratio but that said, there's also a chance I simply am not searching for rps that males are looking for ^^

 

[Terry Bogard]

I am gender queer so I don't fit but I do definitely agree, in my roughly 15 years of rping on multiple sites, I've always noticed a female lean in terms of who's rping. I'd say roughly, for every 10 people I roleplay with, 1 is male and even that is a generous ratio but that said, there's also a chance I simply am not searching for rps that males are looking for ^^

Ouch. Only 1? That kinda hurts lol.

I feel like guys are more interested in doing BRPs, y’know. Stuff that involves fighting, competing in a tournament, and all that. I guess this is why fighting game fandoms outside of MK are mostly dominated by guys. The other I can think of is DB. From my experience, it has a ton of guys with their OCs who’re literally just color swaps of Goku and Vegeta.

But yeah, usually, the more mainstream fandoms are dominated by women, and that even includes Marvel and DC at some point (especially the movie side of things). Seems like it’s not just about Lit RP, but also literature as a whole. Heard the other day that females are more into this sorta thing than males, and I guess that explains.