(04-29-2015, 07:20 PM)Graeham Ridgefield Wrote: I've made a bet with a friend that quite a few of the role-players rushing to kill/retcon their current characters in favour of embracing the flashy new race will end up becoming very vocal throughout the expansion about their regret once everything stops being shiny and new.
It's the same story with every new race I've seen added to an MMO and I'll be commending those who will actually stick with their decision to play a Au Ra long term and those who - quite sensibly - have decided to wait and see what they're like in-game before investing in one full time.
Obviously everybody is entitled to do with their character what they wish but it's a little troubling that so many interesting characters are being killed off or suddenly made into 'actually Au Ra all along'. To me that screams indecision and that any long term role-play with those individuals is unwise as they're liable to change significant aspects of their character on a whim.
Even though I didn't RP him much, I don't plan to actually kill my old character, but rather switch him to 'mostly inactive alt' status.Â
Death is too finite for me, even if the character wasn't really RP'd. I suspect a lot of other people who picked that option on the poll are also in this same situation.
Even so, I see nothing wrong with changing a character to suit your needs and wants (magical girl transformation or not). It's all for fun and if a change will make RP more fun for you, then I say go for it.
