Monsters and place names have always been recycled and reused in FFs, reuse of characters is much more rare (though definitely done before, as a few people have pointed out). To me seeing monsters and places from other Final Fantasies does not indicate there was already dimensional hopping, it's just reuse like we've seen in so many predecessors. ARE there indicators of dimensional hopping in the game already? Yes, I can think of at least one in the Cavernous Maws/Atomos. They look juuust like they did in XI, but if you'll recall, it took a special snowflake character with a mystically obtained "pure white feather" to be able to hop through and save the past and/or Abyssea. As far as I recall, this prestige was limited to you and a few others only (including storyline NPCs) according to the storyline (obviously everyone actually got to do it : P). Of course, that's XI and methods of use may be different in XIV, but the point of all that was to demonstrate the limited nature of these things. I haven't seen any pure white feathers yet~
All that in mind, my personal gripe with this is that I don't want a million dimensional hopping RPers coming in claiming they're from Vana'diel, or the Firefly universe or New York, Earth. Crossovers are a cute amusement, I admit, but they always feel very non-canonical to me. Yes, just to me, it's just my opinion : P. I'll also admit that seeing characters from other Final Fantasies doesn't really bother me TERRIBLY because supposedly it all in the same universe anyway. I'm just worried this is going to be a gateway drug for over the top, unbelievable characters from ridiculousville. Honestly, if people can avoid this, my worries are pretty much moot.
I also don't mind this event/quest line and I plan to enjoy it. I just consider it more for fan-service and fun than something that ought to be considered main storyline. Like I said earlier, I hope to see costumes from other games; ones I actually enjoyed : P. I am not going to pass terrible judgement D:! on anyone who chooses to consider the event canon or dimension hop, though. I realize plenty of people have a different viewpoint than I do and none is necessarily more right than the other. Ultimately, a quality character is a quality character and even if I think one aspect of your character is strange, it doesn't mean I can't enjoy RP with you.
All that in mind, my personal gripe with this is that I don't want a million dimensional hopping RPers coming in claiming they're from Vana'diel, or the Firefly universe or New York, Earth. Crossovers are a cute amusement, I admit, but they always feel very non-canonical to me. Yes, just to me, it's just my opinion : P. I'll also admit that seeing characters from other Final Fantasies doesn't really bother me TERRIBLY because supposedly it all in the same universe anyway. I'm just worried this is going to be a gateway drug for over the top, unbelievable characters from ridiculousville. Honestly, if people can avoid this, my worries are pretty much moot.
I also don't mind this event/quest line and I plan to enjoy it. I just consider it more for fan-service and fun than something that ought to be considered main storyline. Like I said earlier, I hope to see costumes from other games; ones I actually enjoyed : P. I am not going to pass terrible judgement D:! on anyone who chooses to consider the event canon or dimension hop, though. I realize plenty of people have a different viewpoint than I do and none is necessarily more right than the other. Ultimately, a quality character is a quality character and even if I think one aspect of your character is strange, it doesn't mean I can't enjoy RP with you.
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