(05-02-2015, 04:02 PM)Seriphyn Wrote: Personally, my issue with being an overplayed race is that I feel like I would struggle to play a unique and compelling character for others to be entertained by. I gloss over any Miqo'te characters most of the time because there's just so many, it's just mathematical you'll have more bad characters among them as a result.
So as Au Ra #51412, how are you going to distinguish yourself from all the others?
That's strictly my problem, of course, and I'm sure people have plenty of techniques. But to me being part of the crowd was never my preference.
Funny thing is? Most of the best roleplayers I've met in this game happen to main a Miqo'te. It pains me to think they've been shunned by people such as yourself for what ultimately amounts to nothing more than an aesthetic choice.
Also, to answer your question: by providing a compelling, well-written, three-dimensional character backed by a concept no one else is willing to touch. Those are the qualities that drive someone to roleplay with another, not a token racial selection.