(10-18-2016, 12:46 PM)McBeef Wrote:(10-18-2016, 12:37 PM)V Wrote:Lol I agree, no one follows the lore.Â(10-18-2016, 12:35 PM)AlionLucada Wrote: That being said, don't be surprised or upset if you encounter people who follow the loreÂ
Or at least allege to.
Every RP character is a form of lore breaking. Or show me in the lorebook where it has your character in there.
Respectfully, that sounds a bit disingenuous..
People are not arguing that their characters are part of the lore, they are saying that they don't clash with the lore, or don't break it. Or even bend it.
I for once, think that given the correct, convoluted explanations, most jobs are playable ICly. Again, it just is a matter of how far you are willing to push suspension of disbelief. It's not black and white.
(10-18-2016, 02:01 PM)McBeef Wrote: The only reason people ever have for saying things like "You can't be a Dragoon" is because Dragoons are cool and they fight dragons and they're in the trailer for Heavensward and Estinien is hot and everyone wants to be a dragoon.Â
Other people are Dragoons and they have a lot of fun being dragoons but somehow that is NOT OK, because it makes your adventurer feel less cool. "It's not that my character isn't strong/cool/interesting enough it's that they're SPECIAL SNOWFLAKES."
And now everyone is like AH HA. I knew it! There aren't that many dragoons!!!! You're not allowed to play what you want! You have to RP like I do! Everything has to be Generic! SEE THE LORE BOOK SAYS RIGHT THERE, ALL YOU DRAGOONS HAVE BEEN DOING IT WRONG.Â
These are the same people who will say the same things once Stormblood comes out and it turns out there are only like 5 monks or something.
That's bordering on ascribing nefarious motives to people. I don't think that kind of bullshit brings anything to the discussion at all.
(10-18-2016, 12:50 PM)Abelia Kir Armiger Wrote:(10-18-2016, 12:47 PM)PrinceKlari Wrote: I honestly don't see the issue here. Dragoons can salute and acknowledge other Dragoons. It's doubtful that you would EVER be in RP with ALL 30 or so IC Dragoons at the same time. So why why get all bent out of shape. People RP as Paladins (very few), Scholars (lost art), SMNs (lost art), WHMs (lost art), etc. All the time.
If anything this should IMO INCREASE people doing open RP or walk-ups to the IC Dragoons because they would be basically famous to Ishgardians. To even RP and make your own story is lore breaking in-and-of itsself because we are all WOL, technically.Â
If you enjoy RP as a DRG, continue to RP as a DRG. Just know the rules have changed abit, but this is supposed to be FUN.
And being the lore police over something like this imo is silly. Unlike say, being a Samurai or Red Mage when the jobs or lore hasn't been even introduced in the canon yet.
I thought WHM was a forbidden art, not lost?...if so there is a difference there. Either way, I have noted many dragoons calling themselves knight dragoons or retired dragoons. I saw someone call themselves a dragoon reservist, meant to go active should war start once more.
Both more or less. Forbidden by the Elementals and most of Eorzea, like black magic is by everyone.
I mean, it doesn't mean that your character can't 'stumble' on an amdapori soulstone somewhere. Sounds silly? Possibly. Goes against the lore? Not really, as far as I know.
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