The Daily Grind: Do MMOs underrepresent ethnicity?
by Akela Talamasca 
Apr 12th 2008 at 8:00AM
Filed under: Fantasy, Sci-fi, Age of Conan, Opinion, The Daily Grind, Races, All Points Bulletin
Part of the fun of fantasy and science fiction MMOs is playing a race substantially different than your own, whether it be orcs or aliens. But when you feel like playing close to your own type, and aren't Caucasian, do you feel underrepresented?Games like Age of Conan and APB offer some pretty sophisticated character creation tools that allow more accurate rendering of facial morphologies -- epicanthal folds vs. no folds; lip thickness; cheekbone sharpness and angle, etc. Most of the rest simply allow you to change skin color, yet leave the actual skull structure of your characters alone. This is not a deal-breaker by any means, but does it ever bother you?
