The following is my opinion and is neither right nor wrong, just an opinion.
First, I find the fact that Nat received such dramatic backlash for her choice to kill her character to be really surprising. I've always respected Nat for having the balls to ACTUALLY kill her main character and go through with it all the way. Killing off a character isn't an easy thing at all to begin with and I always felt Nat's death was one of the most memorable moments in my rp career. Especially since I was there when Nat did it.Â
Second, if someone decides to axe their character off, it's their right to do so. Will it affect other characters? Yoouuuu beeet ya. But is death in real life any different? Do we get to PICK when the people we love go? Do we get a nice, drawn out -hey I'll be dying soon- talk from those about to go? No. Death is something that can happen in a flash with no ceremony or warning and to say that people should be warned OOC is a nice idea but, in my opinion, hardly a necessary one. Maybe that makes me an ass, but doesn't the idea that we could lose a beloved character at any moment make the rp spent with them even better?
People talk about how death is so common in Eorzea, so doesn't a player character dying actually drive that reality home? What good is saying "Eorzea is dangerous" if no one ever dies?
People kill off characters for all sorts of reasons. Plot purposes, tired of playing them, etc. Hell I've axed off like five different characters for various reasons. I think its a very viable tool and one players should use if/when they desire to do so and I always respect a player when they do it cause it takes guts. If you haven't killed off a character, trust me when I say it really is something not done lightly.
So in answer to the OP, yeah I'm open to killing my characters. lol
First, I find the fact that Nat received such dramatic backlash for her choice to kill her character to be really surprising. I've always respected Nat for having the balls to ACTUALLY kill her main character and go through with it all the way. Killing off a character isn't an easy thing at all to begin with and I always felt Nat's death was one of the most memorable moments in my rp career. Especially since I was there when Nat did it.Â
Second, if someone decides to axe their character off, it's their right to do so. Will it affect other characters? Yoouuuu beeet ya. But is death in real life any different? Do we get to PICK when the people we love go? Do we get a nice, drawn out -hey I'll be dying soon- talk from those about to go? No. Death is something that can happen in a flash with no ceremony or warning and to say that people should be warned OOC is a nice idea but, in my opinion, hardly a necessary one. Maybe that makes me an ass, but doesn't the idea that we could lose a beloved character at any moment make the rp spent with them even better?
People talk about how death is so common in Eorzea, so doesn't a player character dying actually drive that reality home? What good is saying "Eorzea is dangerous" if no one ever dies?
People kill off characters for all sorts of reasons. Plot purposes, tired of playing them, etc. Hell I've axed off like five different characters for various reasons. I think its a very viable tool and one players should use if/when they desire to do so and I always respect a player when they do it cause it takes guts. If you haven't killed off a character, trust me when I say it really is something not done lightly.
So in answer to the OP, yeah I'm open to killing my characters. lol
