(05-13-2015, 01:15 PM)Warren Castille Wrote:(05-13-2015, 01:04 PM)Zyrusticae Wrote:(05-09-2015, 03:05 PM)allgivenover Wrote:Also a hilarious manifestation of (fictional) racism, but partly the blame goes to Squeenix for the weak character creation in this case. You can only deviate so far from the four given facial templates and the tiny selection of hairstyles.(05-09-2015, 06:05 AM)Blue Wrote: For Blue:
"Can't say I really remember you. There's just so many of you Miqo'tes..."
This has a little of OOC involved in the way it irritates me. It's just a comment that I don't find very natural and believable to be said. It'd be as if IRL someone told me they didn't remember me because there's just so many caucasians here in Italy. Who'd ever say that?
Hipster RPers.
Could also be that certain races have certain lures. It's FFXI 6A syndrome.
I mean, count the tan Seekers, the white-haired Duskwights and the shark-faced highlanders. Is it the character creator, or the fact that some races have overwhelmingly popular choices in some cases?
No no no, don't misunderstand this. It's not "you all look the same", it's "there's so many of you".
In a world where a certain race is the majority (even though the lore states Miqo'tes are uncommon, the playerbase choices makes it not so), it is kind of silly to make statements like that. Again, it's like being in Italy (I can only speak for my country since I've hardly ever seen the reset of the world) and complaining that's there's too many caucasians in it. It's Italy. We're a nation of caucasian.
Or it'd be like going to Congo and say "there's so many black people here....!". It's just, weird.
To be an interesting, intriguing, well-written character, there needs to be something to allow the audience to relate to them. That is what the problem is with who wants their character to be "perfect". Perfect characters will never be strong, and strong characters will never be perfect, because WE (those who read, who watch, who RP) are not perfect.
"What makes a strong character is how they deal with their flaws, their fears, their turmoils, their troubles that get in the way. That's what makes them relatable." -- N.C.
"What makes a strong character is how they deal with their flaws, their fears, their turmoils, their troubles that get in the way. That's what makes them relatable." -- N.C.
