I, for one, am one of those players (and this dates back since 2006 when I met Mithras, now Miqo'te) that do not like the Miqo'te = cat comparison, jokes and the like.
Miqo'te are feline humanoids and I'll give them that, but they are not cats. When I meet someone who tries to RP a "pretty kitty" as a Miqo'te, purring and meowing and doing cute stuff cats do, I always like to point out that if they want the cat deal, they should take all of it. Including licking oneself, vomiting fur, and pooping in litter. Do those RPers do that? No. They RP an incomplete cat, yet label themselves as kittens.
Even today, seeing Miqo'te players with names along the lines of "kitty" "cat" "meow" or "princess purry pinkypaw" make me cringe.
So, back to your OP question... No. I don't think catnip affect Miqo'te. They are not cats.
Miqo'te are feline humanoids and I'll give them that, but they are not cats. When I meet someone who tries to RP a "pretty kitty" as a Miqo'te, purring and meowing and doing cute stuff cats do, I always like to point out that if they want the cat deal, they should take all of it. Including licking oneself, vomiting fur, and pooping in litter. Do those RPers do that? No. They RP an incomplete cat, yet label themselves as kittens.
Even today, seeing Miqo'te players with names along the lines of "kitty" "cat" "meow" or "princess purry pinkypaw" make me cringe.
So, back to your OP question... No. I don't think catnip affect Miqo'te. They are not cats.
To be an interesting, intriguing, well-written character, there needs to be something to allow the audience to relate to them. That is what the problem is with who wants their character to be "perfect". Perfect characters will never be strong, and strong characters will never be perfect, because WE (those who read, who watch, who RP) are not perfect.
"What makes a strong character is how they deal with their flaws, their fears, their turmoils, their troubles that get in the way. That's what makes them relatable." -- N.C.
"What makes a strong character is how they deal with their flaws, their fears, their turmoils, their troubles that get in the way. That's what makes them relatable." -- N.C.
