While I agree broody characters can be a treasure trove of quality rp, there are any number of things that can go wrong:
#1 - they can be TOO good at playing broody.
If my character tries to interact with them for a half hour, and its like pulling teeth just to get a simple yes or no answer out of them, both I and my character will fail to get emotionally invested, will get bored, and move on. People can create too much of a barrier on their characters, severely limiting who will interact with them.
To use a single player game character like Cloud Strife is a poor example. That story was written specifically to tell Cloud's emotional journey. The other characters in FF7 did not have a choice whether or not they would interact with Cloud, their roles were written specifically that way. In essence, he could be as broidy as he wanted to be without losing friends.
#2 - they can be too dark/dramatic.
Traumatic backstories can lead to very compelling, intimate, emotional rp. But consider this; lets say my main character has 20 friends with traumatic pasts (its very prevalent in rp). And in one way or other, these backstories come to light by them acting out, breaking down, or creating very
dramatic stories. At some point, my character becomes a damn social worker completely flooded by constant drama.
It reaches a point where in order to stay sane she just doesn't give a crap. She can only harbor so much compassion for so many people. Its only natural she should seek out sunny, cheerful dispositions to alleviate the constant broodiness/drama/darkness.
#3 - broody characters can severly limit themselves.
Someone else touched upon this. A lot of broody characters get caught up in 'my character wouldn't fit here'. 'My character wouldn't fit there'. Essentially, you are left needing a very specific type of rp that requires a perfect storm of the right people, and the right scene, for your character to progress at all. Which isn't fair to you, or to other rpers.
Hope some of that helps! Broody chars can be a lot of fun to rp with, but it definitely requires a eeft touch!
#1 - they can be TOO good at playing broody.
If my character tries to interact with them for a half hour, and its like pulling teeth just to get a simple yes or no answer out of them, both I and my character will fail to get emotionally invested, will get bored, and move on. People can create too much of a barrier on their characters, severely limiting who will interact with them.
To use a single player game character like Cloud Strife is a poor example. That story was written specifically to tell Cloud's emotional journey. The other characters in FF7 did not have a choice whether or not they would interact with Cloud, their roles were written specifically that way. In essence, he could be as broidy as he wanted to be without losing friends.
#2 - they can be too dark/dramatic.
Traumatic backstories can lead to very compelling, intimate, emotional rp. But consider this; lets say my main character has 20 friends with traumatic pasts (its very prevalent in rp). And in one way or other, these backstories come to light by them acting out, breaking down, or creating very
dramatic stories. At some point, my character becomes a damn social worker completely flooded by constant drama.
It reaches a point where in order to stay sane she just doesn't give a crap. She can only harbor so much compassion for so many people. Its only natural she should seek out sunny, cheerful dispositions to alleviate the constant broodiness/drama/darkness.
#3 - broody characters can severly limit themselves.
Someone else touched upon this. A lot of broody characters get caught up in 'my character wouldn't fit here'. 'My character wouldn't fit there'. Essentially, you are left needing a very specific type of rp that requires a perfect storm of the right people, and the right scene, for your character to progress at all. Which isn't fair to you, or to other rpers.
Hope some of that helps! Broody chars can be a lot of fun to rp with, but it definitely requires a eeft touch!