(01-28-2015, 09:00 AM)Kellach Woods Wrote: Saying you're X race so you must act like this is... kinda making me uncomfortable.
Leads to so much bad territory.
It depends on the approach. I mean, I won't lie - it would be refreshing to see more Miqo'te acting like Miqo'te. Even the subtle stuff like twitching ears or struggling to grasp the full extent of Eorzean culture can make a huge difference in terms of a character's impact.
On the other hand for some races it'd be great to see less stereotypical behaviour. Almost every Highlander I meet is some sort of brute and I don't think I've ever met one who hasn't pushed the height and muscle slider up to max and made much of their role-play about how much of a sex symbol their character supposedly is.
In the end it's a matter of balance. A varied community is much more interesting than one where everybody is doing the same thing. Though on the other hand that also means that it isn't necessarily good for the bulk of role-players to be operating outside of the realm of plausibility.
