(04-14-2015, 09:46 PM)Val Wrote:(04-14-2015, 08:26 PM)Kayllen Wrote:(04-14-2015, 05:02 PM)Val Wrote: The only thing I see as far as power is concerned are the main villains in the main quest and the main characters centered around them. Pretty much everywhere I've RPed--ever--it's been common courtesy to assume that those characters are in a tier of their own and your character is simply another individual living in the world. They're god tier. And if they're god tier, and the Ishgardian Elite are a tier of their own as well, then our characters wouldn't have the same power/skills they do.
But that also means a line needs to be drawn or someone needs to figure out how to RP a caste of these elite properly. Everyone wants to be the emo Dark Knight, and everyone wants to be the flippy badass Dragoon. And I will agree that their powers are pretty cool, but I won't budge on their ability to not just dart forward over and over, and how a small, fast moving target can just jump out of the way (provided they see the dragoon coming in the first place).
I suppose the balancing in that would be that other characters would also have super badass abilities, then, to counter it--which I imagine would be employed as they see fit.Â
And then you have the people that use limit breaks as their personal special moves.
A bunch of stuff.
I'm actually not just fixed on Dragoons. I think that all skills should be taken in moderation unless we're just going to agree to RP anime #123807141.
As for the rest of your stuff, we'll just simply have to agree to disagree =)
You didn't advocate for moderation. You advocated for:
Quote:"someone needs to figure out how to RP a caste of these elite properly"
I appreciate the attempt at shifting the goalposts, though.
If you're unwilling or unable to answer any of my points then do feel free to 'agree to disagree' but realize that that is literally you being unable and/or unwilling to answer the points presented.Â
As for us agreeing to disagree on you advocating for what is essentially someone telling others how to RP? No, sir, I do not agree to disagree. I avidly disagree and until someone can convince me with logic, facts, and sound reason otherwise; I'll always oppose that notion. I've seen what happens to a creative writing/Role playing community when thought policing and narrative denial is allowed to pervade; it's not pretty and I truly do not wish to see that happen here, unless an actual FF14 lore writer comes in and lays down some ground rules.
Now something a bit more ON topic: IF someone or rather a group of people would like to get together and discuss openly and freely their take(s) on Dragoons and their lore especially how it pertains to Ishgard etc, I'm totally open for this. From there we could easily come up with a "What is known and what is suspected/open for debate/interpretation" type thing. This is the kind of thing that is 'proper' and as long as minds remain open and new ideas are welcome to being discussed then I think it could be a wonderful resource and/or starting point for people wishing to partake in that facet of the FF14 world.
I know I'd love to see one of those on Monks, Ninjas, and Paladins someday.
