I don't actually think there's anything remotely odd about the Miqo'te being, presumably, the most played race. I don't think playing one makes it less unique either. There will always be a favorite of the community, and whilst it usually is humans/hyur that take that spot, it just isn't in this game.Â
But anyways the popularity of a race doesn't make the individual character any less unique to start off with - and a good, interesting character you want to sit down and have a long talk with isn't necessarily going to be the one that is the most unique. In fact, some of the most memorable characters I've roleplayed with throughout my 5-ish year long career haven't had much unique/special snowflake-ism about them.Â
When I see -any- character, I always wonder who they are, and if I'm lucky I'll get to find out.Â
I have a dark past to reveal.. Sastra was once Miqo'te! When I first heard of the Miqo'te I was like "Oh my god, really?" but as I got a chance to play around with them, I actually started to see an appeal. Their emotes are really good (Except for male /sit. It's cool for about 5 seconds until you realize you're not going to be perching on tree branches all the time), they remind of something that is human, but isn't. I've got an issue with roleplaying things that do not resemble something akin to a human, and even something like the roe is a bit too much for me. The furthest away from playing a human that I've ever gotten, is the draenei in WoW, which is something I don't really rate that highly since it was quite literally my first RP character ever. I also liked what I had heard of their lore, I thought it to be an interesting challenge..
So as you might have noticed, I fantasia'd myself into being a highlander. What drove me away from the Miqo'te in the end, happened to be the very thing I thought was interesting: The lore. Whilst it did sound interesting, I found myself not able to work with it or come up with anything that could maybe eventually work. I could probably have done more to save it, but I tend to not chew too much on the same thing and rather move on to a new idea when I feel stuck. And I am happy with my now-highlander girl, she is lovely, despite having a fairly generic background. That said, I also have a male Miqo'te alt these days, a character I made with some ties to an existing character within the fc, that I am enjoying very much.
But anyways the popularity of a race doesn't make the individual character any less unique to start off with - and a good, interesting character you want to sit down and have a long talk with isn't necessarily going to be the one that is the most unique. In fact, some of the most memorable characters I've roleplayed with throughout my 5-ish year long career haven't had much unique/special snowflake-ism about them.Â
When I see -any- character, I always wonder who they are, and if I'm lucky I'll get to find out.Â
I have a dark past to reveal.. Sastra was once Miqo'te! When I first heard of the Miqo'te I was like "Oh my god, really?" but as I got a chance to play around with them, I actually started to see an appeal. Their emotes are really good (Except for male /sit. It's cool for about 5 seconds until you realize you're not going to be perching on tree branches all the time), they remind of something that is human, but isn't. I've got an issue with roleplaying things that do not resemble something akin to a human, and even something like the roe is a bit too much for me. The furthest away from playing a human that I've ever gotten, is the draenei in WoW, which is something I don't really rate that highly since it was quite literally my first RP character ever. I also liked what I had heard of their lore, I thought it to be an interesting challenge..
So as you might have noticed, I fantasia'd myself into being a highlander. What drove me away from the Miqo'te in the end, happened to be the very thing I thought was interesting: The lore. Whilst it did sound interesting, I found myself not able to work with it or come up with anything that could maybe eventually work. I could probably have done more to save it, but I tend to not chew too much on the same thing and rather move on to a new idea when I feel stuck. And I am happy with my now-highlander girl, she is lovely, despite having a fairly generic background. That said, I also have a male Miqo'te alt these days, a character I made with some ties to an existing character within the fc, that I am enjoying very much.
