I see the chance of play evil as a way to break up with the flow that forces you to play in the good side always, but it is always practical evil for me.

For me being evil is taking advantage of all the possibilities that would allow my “hero\heroine” end up in a possition of power after the conflict is done, I always tend more towards “realism” in interpretation than “idealism”, if the Alienage is attacked by the Darkspawn and me sending more forces would spread my defenses tight but help the elves who I as human consider barely sentinent animals I would not move a finger, is just what we do over and over thorough history.

Because I am forced more often than not to play always good in videogames, given the choice I choose the refreshing bit, I try my hardest to play different characters everytime so I could experience different sensations every time, if we had more games in which villany were forced down our throats I would probably play more paladin types more often but…we aren’t, so…

Maybe it’s that we can’t play a St. Francis and avoid killing neutral critters and spend our time picking herbs.

WoW happens to do well in supporting “Do Unto Others”. It’s possible to play a character that never makes the first strike, thanks to proximity aggro.

I’m well aware that some people play games to escape the reality of their situation. Sometimes the powerless of the real world suddenly find themselves in a position of power in game and aren’t up to the task of being a good leader. Instead, they abuse “weaker” players (whatever that means in any given circumstance).

I’ve never ganked someone in WoW. I’ve rarely started an equivalent-level pvp fight. About the only time I’ll attack unprovoked, in fact, is if I know the person has been griefing others.

Say what you will, but I play these games to extend my personality in a direction I wish it could be extended in the real world. I try to do the right thing, be honest and direct, and whatnot in the real world, but often to little or no avail (in fact usually I’m told I’m not being a “team player). In the game, at least I can feel in character, behaving heroically against overwhelming odds.

So no, I don’t.

But after reading Bastard of the Old Republic, I kind of wish I had …

What is evil?

Is it evil to kill anyone of certain race found within the borders of your country?
Most people would say Yes!
What about a certain species?
My mother would argue the proposed cull the ‘Ruddy Ducks’ across the Uk is an act of evil. I doubt many readers here would are with her. But what if instead of Ducks it was Orcs, or Dark Spawn or Gnomes. Most game players would be okay with that.

Most ‘evil’ people consider themselves good or ‘serving the greater good’ unless they’re actualy mentaly ill…..

Personaly I find the options for ‘evil’ so insipid and often so _stupid_ that unless its a game like Dungeon Keeper I end up playing a good guy…even in Fallout where I could be Hannibal Lector II