(06-17-2015, 12:55 PM)Graeham Wrote: I don't think it's 'insignificant' for a character to wake up one day and suddenly find out that they've been a completely different race all along. Or if they're aware of it, for their friends to find out that they're not what they said they were.
There's also some unfortunate implications as to why such things aren't mass produced/wielded by those in positions of power if every Tom, Dick and Harry can apparently acquire the means to disguise themselves on a long term basis without any real drawbacks.
I just wish more role-players were honest and just outright stated that they're no longer interested in playing their current race and want to play the fancy new race and retain everything about their existing character in the process. That's essentially what it seems to come down to in many cases.
Who said anything about someone waking up to a new body unexpectedly? I don't know of anyone rolling Au Ra in Heavensward that hasn't had things planned for months now, if not created and/or reinvisioned a character specifically for it. That is by all means insignificant, especially when Yugiri's reveal was more or less "Oh, okay."
Also keep in mind that our roleplayed PCs are still a minority. We're not talking every NPC having access to illusionary magic and the like, so why act like it's common when it's not?
And no, plenty of people have been up-front about it. That people are still surprised two days away from early access is honestly baffling.
(06-17-2015, 01:28 PM)Zyrusticae Wrote: Personally, that's what I'm going with, though I find it profoundly silly for people to be RPing as Au Ra in-game before they're even released because of the aforementioned lore problems with people glamouring themselves and all of that jazz. It's just so much trouble for something that doesn't really seem to add much to one's RP.
Just because it isn't important to you doesn't mean it isn't important to them. Had Au Ra been here from the beginning, I'm about 99% sure I'd have rolled one to begin with. I bet most people will tell you the same thing. Ultimately it's a personal choice that no one should be harassed or shunned for and I honestly can't believe our community is still making a big deal out if this; it isn't and will never be so please, move on.