(10-25-2014, 01:02 AM)Sounsyy Wrote: This is getting out of hand.I agree 100% with this. And I've gained a ton of friends and Rp since I started with only an extremely small amount of lore knowledge ( read that as NONE )
Personal opinions and hipsterisms aside. If you want to roleplay as a Thavnairian, Doman, or Far Eastern native, go for it. There is not a wealth of lore on the Far East, but there is some. And there is more coming this Tuesday. (There's literally a Ninja quest called "Once Upon a Time in Doma.")
Also discouraging people on this forum from roleplaying a character that they would enjoy playing on the basis that there isn't a wealth of lore detailing every aspect of Far Eastern culture is absolutely preposterous. Especially considering there's a large population of roleplayers in game and on the RPC who have but the barest, cursory knowledge of the lore surrounding Eorzean city-states like Ul'dah.
We do not shame new players who aren't yet familiar with XIV lore from roleplaying what they want to even though they have very little knowledge about it. Why would you shame an Eastern roleplayer for doing what is essentially the same? There is functionally no difference between a player who has not yet learned the lore, and another player who's character has no lore basis yet. Retconning personal choices made in the early stages of those characters is a reality to both of those player types.
The point is having fun, and making it work along the way I think. My current alt is being done with almost zero information too, and that's going well.
Then again I also Rp with almost anyone...so I'm probably as open as you can get to content.
