People throwing race away as though it's not a defining characteristic are baffling me a little bit here, I'll be honest.
Race is always a huge deal in the fantasy genre, whether it's from books, films or video games.Â
Yes, play what you like is a huge deal, however my issue is if I've been RPing with someone for over a year and our characters are close and this person is a Hyur, and then suddenly skip forward to ARR and they're now a Miqo'te.
If I haven't been told that they were supposed to be a Miqo'te in 1.0, or even told they're going to change to Miqo'te, then it's a tad confusing. I don't think there's an issue with warning people you're going to do it. Not ASKING them if you can, but at least having the courtesy to say you aren't going to be the same race so people can prepare for how it will change their RP/if there needs to be any retcon happening.
Race isn't THE defining feature of a character, but it should be a very important feature in my opinion. The reason the races are even given this individual lore is to show that they're different from one another. They're not Humans in different skins, and changing race without saying anything gives me the impression that people presume they are.
Let's put it this way. My character was a Dragoon in 1.0, always has been. I've RPed him as a Dragoon since release, but come ARR I saw Arcanist and Summoner was being released. So I decide that he's been a Summoner since 1.0, and wasn't a Dragoon without giving warning to anyone I RPed with in 1.0.
I'm aware race and 'job' are very different to each other, but I still think both are very important characteristics of a character.
Personally I'm not a fan of the "changing race I was this all along", but I have no issue with it so long as people involved with the person changing are at least alerted that it's happening. If your character is involved with someone, it's part of their story. If you suddenly change their race without warning, yes you're changing your own story but you are also changing their's without letting them know.
Race is always a huge deal in the fantasy genre, whether it's from books, films or video games.Â
Yes, play what you like is a huge deal, however my issue is if I've been RPing with someone for over a year and our characters are close and this person is a Hyur, and then suddenly skip forward to ARR and they're now a Miqo'te.
If I haven't been told that they were supposed to be a Miqo'te in 1.0, or even told they're going to change to Miqo'te, then it's a tad confusing. I don't think there's an issue with warning people you're going to do it. Not ASKING them if you can, but at least having the courtesy to say you aren't going to be the same race so people can prepare for how it will change their RP/if there needs to be any retcon happening.
Race isn't THE defining feature of a character, but it should be a very important feature in my opinion. The reason the races are even given this individual lore is to show that they're different from one another. They're not Humans in different skins, and changing race without saying anything gives me the impression that people presume they are.
Let's put it this way. My character was a Dragoon in 1.0, always has been. I've RPed him as a Dragoon since release, but come ARR I saw Arcanist and Summoner was being released. So I decide that he's been a Summoner since 1.0, and wasn't a Dragoon without giving warning to anyone I RPed with in 1.0.
I'm aware race and 'job' are very different to each other, but I still think both are very important characteristics of a character.
Personally I'm not a fan of the "changing race I was this all along", but I have no issue with it so long as people involved with the person changing are at least alerted that it's happening. If your character is involved with someone, it's part of their story. If you suddenly change their race without warning, yes you're changing your own story but you are also changing their's without letting them know.
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