(07-06-2015, 01:21 AM)LiadansWhisper Wrote:(07-06-2015, 12:22 AM)Enla Wrote: Yeah, without going into spoilers I'm rather disappointed as well in all honesty... I really, truly, wished to know through which means someone could become a WHM without the Elemental's approval as that would provide some really interesting story opportunities. However given the state of things at the end of the job story line as of now, I'm hoping that'll be covered in the next expac. If not SE has some explaining to do next time they hold a lore panel...
I initially thought that was the angle they were going to take. Â But instead, we had a cardboard cutout villain that seemed really two dimensional.
I can't maneuver very well with this laptop, so instead of quoting again I'll just throw my thoughts here for another matter that's been posted.
I will say though that just because someone has a character who will call you out on the matter or don't want to RP with you doesn't mean they're bad people. Everyone has different preferences, and so long as nobody is institutionalizing what is and isn't acceptable while banning everyone else from their own antics then does it truly matter? We all have our niche's and petpeeves when it comes to RP. In the end it's merely something to be aware of when trying to find your own niche. Hell, I'm one of those people who has a character who -will- call people out if they claim to be WHM in character. Why? Because as someone who was raised in Gridania and who has studied Conjury extensively it's been beaten into her head that WHM are chosen, not self made for a very real and practical purpose. Unless, of course, the user turns to nefarious methods to bypass the Elemental's will. And she would see it as nefarious given the reasons -WHY- both white magic and black magic are viewed with such outright suspicion given how they jointly wreaked havoc upon Eorzea once upon a time. All of which I'm sure are, again, beaten into the heads of anyone wishing to partake of the instructions offered within the Stillfane Glade.
Does that mean I personally have an issue with the person? No. It's merely something my character would do. The other person is more than free to respond in kind and while we might find our characters don't mesh, it doesn't mean that I'm going to demand they abandon their character concept. Different strokes and all and frankly everyone is allowed to RP however they want as far as I'm concerned. All I feel is that it should be respected that people have different preferences that aren't always blendable. Plus if they can find a really interesting concept to explain their control of Succor that fits within the lore, then more power to them!
I'll be honest, I do hope they come up with more lore friendly reasons as to why 'x' job can be used by more than 'x' race/nationality/nobody unless certain forces agree to the matter. In some ways I enjoy having some of the classes and jobs being limited from a roleplaying perspective, as it provides an interesting challenge to see just what sort of character concepts I can come up with due to the restrictions. However I know a lot of people are not happy with them, myself included at one point in regards to WHM lore though I've since grown to love the simplicity of Conjury. In the end however, whether or not someone wishes to give the middle finger to the lore is ultimately up to themselves at this point until we're thrown the appropriate scraps from the lore division over at SE.
