Almost every character I have is a gnome.

I don't get why anyone would want to play what they are in real life. Unless it's because they like the lore of Azeroth humans, then that's cool. But to play a human simply because that's what we are IRL? So boring.

I'm with Shinae, I never play a human in any game unless I'm forced to (like Mass Effect). Especially when I can play a werewolf.

meh, I used to play only humans because I hated the way that armor looked on almost any other race. I want to see my boots, not hooves, I hate the hunched over look and I can't stand the jumping animations of belves or the way the males (which is what I always play) have their arms bent at unnatural angles when standing still. Or the way they look like a fatty sucking in huge breaths after a marathon while they're standing still. Did I mention I hate playing belves? I think I did. Just in case I didn't, I hate playing belves.

"I don't get why anyone would want to play what they are in real life."

I play a human because in real life I've a weak body. I've health issues and I can't do a lot of physical things. But in WoW I am a sword and shield wearing, death dealing, tank of a warrior.

I can wish that I resembled my human warrior that I've been playing for over six years now, but I'm probably as similar to him as you are to whatever race you choose.

I love the humans because they always of just how resilient they are. The horde invades out of nowhere, the humans perservere. The Scourge consumes Lordaeron, humanity lives on.

And there are so many awesome heroes and villians who are, or orignially were boring plain old humans -Anduin Lothar, Turalyon, Arthas, Medivh, Jaina , the Wrynn family, the Greymanes, Bolvar, Tirion, all the Mograines, the Trollbane dynasty, Matthias Shaw, Nathanos the Blightcaller, John J. Keeshan, all of them total badasses!

There really is no other race like humanity.

Oh, and yeah, I thought I might as well stick what I was familiar with when I made my first toon...

Not gonna lie my first character ever was a human warrior because of the same reason, i AM a human and if i cant be a warrior in real life why not in the game, and identify myself with it, i feel comfortable with how i look and feel as ME right now why not try to represent that same confidence and feeling to the game as well?