
I think everyone plays/makes their character differently. Some people see the DRG job in the game and think, "Wow, that looks really cool!" so they make a dragoon and then assign that character a personality and traits. Others think, "I want to play short-fused, womanizing extrovert!" and then assign a class/job/race/etc. to that character. I don't believe either way of doing it things really makes for "better" role-playing, because ultimately, that will always just boil down to the creativity, wit, and writing skills of the role-player.