(01-28-2015, 08:37 AM)allgivenover Wrote: ...and (although it's fine to have a non-traditional Miqo'te) outright ignoring the lore because many find it distasteful - at least have the character acknowledge that lore with an IC rejection, don't pretend it doesn't exist at all or be outright hostile to those who acknowledge Keeper promiscuity or the political correctness nightmare that is Seeker harems.
This right here is one of my peeves when it comes to RPing the miqo'te. Especially when I see in many miqo'te RPers. I almost made a thread about it one night, but after talking with my boyfriend about it I figured I'd be opening up yet another can of worms that might stem into some kind of bickering that some of my last threads have started due to their content ("Polyamory: A Roleplay Guide" being one of the biggies for its controversial nature).
I don't feel like we should all RP our characters in a cookie cutter sort of way, mind you, but a certain level of acknowledgement and lore following is expected since the game does give us plenty to go off of if you know where to look or even if you browse the forums here or on the main site. Especially with a race like the miqo'te that, let's face it, goes against a lot of our social and cultural norms many of us have had hammered into us since we were small. Keeper promiscuity being one of them.
There have been many a night that I have facedesked and groaned with frustration when I'd be out RPing something as simple as bar chat and a miqo'te with traditional naming, mannerisms, and everything else shows disgust and disdain for the 'sluttiness' of his/her people. When it's like "...you do realize it's a cultural norm, ja?".
Granted, I understand that part of RPing individual characters is that some of them will go against the norm. Which is part of the beauty of having your own character: to an extent, you're allowed to let them go against the grain. It's part of what can make them fun!
But it's almost all that I see around. Save a handful of miqo'te RPers that I've met over the almost year since I've been on this game full time, when the topic comes up there's some sort of judgement, scorn, etc. Like what they're doing is wrong and despicable when it's what many NPCs, lorehounds, and otherwise acknowledge as being part of the racial structure. With the variations between clans (Keeper and Seeker) of course.
As for the subtle motions and the like being described in the RP, I do it about 40% of the time with my miqos. For the most part? I'm too focused on the story and dialogue to remember to put it in place all of the time and I never think much of it if others don't add it in for themselves.
Also as for the miqo'te being like cats...they have a lot of catlike mannerisms. I don't mind myself if one plays them more neko like (as long as it's not going into anime style territory). I mean, hell, just watch the female miqo'te sleep animation when you log out or exit the game from an innroom. Kitty central, yo. Not including many of the emotes the miqo'te have.
