If you're asking if you're going to get shit for using an overdone trope? Probably depending on how well you roleplay it. If you're asking how much? Who knows depends on the crowd you play with and who your friends are. Should you care? Probably not, unless you do, then you should. <--- Wisdom.
@Hauntmedoitagain
Of course you perceive the negativity to be centralized in the RPC. I believe that is because this is a public forum for discussion, and here people are free to discuss their ideas and opinions no matter how upsetting they are to some of the listeners. In game, if I pass by someone roleplaying Cloud reborn, Slayer of Thrall and Garrosh, I'll shrug and move on to roleplay with someone else who is more my style. In the forum if someone asks me what I think of someone roleplaying Garrosh and Thrall slaying reborn Cloud I'll happily say I think that's an awful character and in my opinion wouldn't open yourself to a lot of fun roleplaying and writing opportunities.
I think a lot of good comments here. Eorzea is a dangerous place, the prospect of losing your parents and being adopted is more than plausible. If you have a unique character, and you can really bring that identity to life in a fun way. Go for it! Will it lump you in a category with a certain stereotype of cliche'd characters with cliched characteristics? Yup. Does that matter? Maybe. Up to you.
The game's RP community is robust enough that you will through a bit of searching find people who like to roleplay just as you do, and that's the beauty of it. Live and let live.
@Hauntmedoitagain
Of course you perceive the negativity to be centralized in the RPC. I believe that is because this is a public forum for discussion, and here people are free to discuss their ideas and opinions no matter how upsetting they are to some of the listeners. In game, if I pass by someone roleplaying Cloud reborn, Slayer of Thrall and Garrosh, I'll shrug and move on to roleplay with someone else who is more my style. In the forum if someone asks me what I think of someone roleplaying Garrosh and Thrall slaying reborn Cloud I'll happily say I think that's an awful character and in my opinion wouldn't open yourself to a lot of fun roleplaying and writing opportunities.
I think a lot of good comments here. Eorzea is a dangerous place, the prospect of losing your parents and being adopted is more than plausible. If you have a unique character, and you can really bring that identity to life in a fun way. Go for it! Will it lump you in a category with a certain stereotype of cliche'd characters with cliched characteristics? Yup. Does that matter? Maybe. Up to you.
The game's RP community is robust enough that you will through a bit of searching find people who like to roleplay just as you do, and that's the beauty of it. Live and let live.
Talks the talk, and walks the walk.
Serious, lore-abiding, mature roleplayer.
Serious, lore-abiding, mature roleplayer.
