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I may be wrong but it often feels very much like some people use 'realism' as an excuse to push their own personal power fantasy. No matter what MMO I've invested in for role-play I've often seen people argue that 'realistically' the bigger races should almost always beat the smaller races in a straight up fight.
The thing is, this is pushed by some people even when there's examples given to the contrary and even when people try to explain that the same realism we'd apply to the real world doesn't necessarily carry the same weight in a heroic fantasy setting.
On the subject of the real world, however, it's worth noting that there's average women who have managed to lift up a car through sheer will and adrenaline when their child has been endangered. I can quite easily envision something similar happening in a fight between a lalafell and a roegadyn.
To be honest, I'm getting very weary of the ridiculous 'highlander/roegadyn master race xD' crap that seems to lurk beneath the surface within this community. Bigger isn't necessarily better - especially in a fantasy setting.
Besides, I'd like to think quite a lot of people invest in role-play for the sake of fun and not stroking other people's egos to perpetuate what often comes across as little more than a power fantasy.
For clarity, this isn't aimed at anybody in particular and is more a general message to the community based on what I've seen in-game.
On a side note, I do wonder if people shy away from role-playing lalafell because of the uphill struggle they often have to be taken seriously. It isn't a whole lot of fun when a character isn't allowed to score a victory - and roll fights alone aren't a fair system in every case since they usually revolve around leaving things up to chance rather than establishing that a smaller character can, in fact, beat a larger character in a straight up fight.
The thing is, this is pushed by some people even when there's examples given to the contrary and even when people try to explain that the same realism we'd apply to the real world doesn't necessarily carry the same weight in a heroic fantasy setting.
On the subject of the real world, however, it's worth noting that there's average women who have managed to lift up a car through sheer will and adrenaline when their child has been endangered. I can quite easily envision something similar happening in a fight between a lalafell and a roegadyn.
To be honest, I'm getting very weary of the ridiculous 'highlander/roegadyn master race xD' crap that seems to lurk beneath the surface within this community. Bigger isn't necessarily better - especially in a fantasy setting.
Besides, I'd like to think quite a lot of people invest in role-play for the sake of fun and not stroking other people's egos to perpetuate what often comes across as little more than a power fantasy.
For clarity, this isn't aimed at anybody in particular and is more a general message to the community based on what I've seen in-game.
On a side note, I do wonder if people shy away from role-playing lalafell because of the uphill struggle they often have to be taken seriously. It isn't a whole lot of fun when a character isn't allowed to score a victory - and roll fights alone aren't a fair system in every case since they usually revolve around leaving things up to chance rather than establishing that a smaller character can, in fact, beat a larger character in a straight up fight.