(12-28-2014, 02:23 AM)hauntmedoitagain Wrote:(12-28-2014, 01:57 AM)allgivenover Wrote: That was the opinion of a few individuals that was mistakenly passed around as canon by others. Miqo'te traditions are very much alive, in fact there is far more evidence that those Miqo'te that do stray from tradition are the minority.
I don't see evidence of this in regards to Moon Keepers whatsoever given that their presence is so culturally scattered throughout the game world.
Other than Revenent's Toll and Gridania, I don't see Moon Keepers anywhere but the Shroud, where they vary between bandits and cityfolk. Those integrated into the city seem to be exclusively female as well, or vast majority, going by the NPC count.
(12-28-2014, 02:47 AM)allgivenover Wrote: People don't want to RP Miqo'te, they want to RP Hyur with cat ears and a tail, and really there is nothing wrong with that. But after a year and a half the non traditional Miqo'te is very much old hat to me, but if that is what makes people happy in RP who am I to call it wrong?
That's basically my opinion of "city Miqo'te" as well. I much prefer to RP with Miqo'te who actually acknowledge their racial lore as a result of it.
OOC-wise, Seeker lore seems very dodgy to me in terms of its social structure (people actually try to defend it, lol). Rather than embrace it, people play "citycats" as if to try and avoid the negative OOC implications of Miqolore.Â
A comparative example would be playing a proud encultured Ul'dahn but "not being that much into the pursuit of money". No. Embrace the whole lore! Though I'm probably a centre-leftie IRL, my character unabashedly believes in the Ul'dahn "pursuit of money" thing despite it not being too cool in Western ethics. He sees wealth as a product of hard diligence. I'd much prefer to RP with a Miqo'te who embraces Seeker lore even if it may be iffy IRL than someone who tries to push it aside.
