As some one who has roleplayed their character as a magitek engineer for, well, near five years now, I'm not terribly concerned. At the end of the day, I enjoy my roleplay, and the people I roleplay with. I don't really concern myself with what other people choose to do with their characters unless I'm roleplaying with said person and it has some bearing on my own. Everyone is, after all, entitled to do as they please~
Do I think an absurd amount of engineers are going to flood out of the woodworks? Yeah, probably. Does it bother me any, though? Nope! I've long since established my character, and he is what he is. No one else can really detract from what your character is, because you are the one that makes your character special. :>
I know with Merri, he's always had a knack for engineering. Magitek is a part of who he is (quite literally, even), and something he has interacted with every single day for nearly twenty years. So, naturally he'd be all about the machinist archetype. As far as firearms go? He's not the best shot, but, he'll make it work I imagine. He's always had an interest in various firearms, due in part to his fascination with Imperial gunblades. At his core, though, Merri has always been about getting up close. I imagine his fighting style would still reflect that, even with a firearm. I've also already started building up the idea of him creating his own variant of the turrets we'll be getting. He's been playing around with concepts in his workshop since they first announced it.
Of course, I'm gonna be turn between being on Dark Knight and Machinist. Merri needs his greatsword. No dark magic, though. ; ;
Anyhow, to get back on subject, I'm not concerned. In all honesty, I'm kind of excited, because it's going to draw more attention to something that I feel doesn't get roleplayed out as often as many other things. I can't really remember the last time Merri has sat down with another engineer to tinker or talk shop.
Do I think an absurd amount of engineers are going to flood out of the woodworks? Yeah, probably. Does it bother me any, though? Nope! I've long since established my character, and he is what he is. No one else can really detract from what your character is, because you are the one that makes your character special. :>
I know with Merri, he's always had a knack for engineering. Magitek is a part of who he is (quite literally, even), and something he has interacted with every single day for nearly twenty years. So, naturally he'd be all about the machinist archetype. As far as firearms go? He's not the best shot, but, he'll make it work I imagine. He's always had an interest in various firearms, due in part to his fascination with Imperial gunblades. At his core, though, Merri has always been about getting up close. I imagine his fighting style would still reflect that, even with a firearm. I've also already started building up the idea of him creating his own variant of the turrets we'll be getting. He's been playing around with concepts in his workshop since they first announced it.
Of course, I'm gonna be turn between being on Dark Knight and Machinist. Merri needs his greatsword. No dark magic, though. ; ;
Anyhow, to get back on subject, I'm not concerned. In all honesty, I'm kind of excited, because it's going to draw more attention to something that I feel doesn't get roleplayed out as often as many other things. I can't really remember the last time Merri has sat down with another engineer to tinker or talk shop.
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