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RE: How Special Are We? - Clover - 09-04-2013
(09-03-2013, 05:48 PM)Siobhain Wrote: Honestly, I haven't seen a single case of a child (ICly) stating (oocly) they want to be stronger than a High Commander simply because they spent more time playing the game.But I have! That example was a real one from the Spanish Aion community I used to play in. That's simply something that can happen when ingame levels matter more than the story itself. We might not find such hardcore cases, but we might still find cases that won't quite work ICly.
It depends on the character people want to play. Say that I want to play a 38 years old veteran soldier who managed to survive Carteau. I can't imagine that he has no experience whatsoever when he starts at lv1Â five years later, for all his heavy training and experiences happened in the past. This is why I'll only care about your story and who your character is, not about their OOC levels.
Another example is my own characters. They do start as inexperienced at lv.1 because I consider that more fun, but they don't gain experience as they gain levels. That would mean that they've killed Ifrit, Titan, and even Jesus, which doesn't work. Until Clover receives proper training in the RP itself (and perhaps not even then), she won't be any sort of outstanding fighter.
RE: How Special Are We? - Dubs - 09-04-2013
Personally I find RPing weaknesses, quirks, and or habits to be more rewarding than lets say the power grab. My character has a particular affinity for fire but it's uncontrollably sporadic so he just doesn't try to attempt it. I decided to try out THM to see how astral fire would work out with RP not really understanding the mechanics of the class. The issue is I RP that I cannot access the other elements within THM besides fire. The whole mechanic of THM mp management is using umbral ice...which I refuse to use (Ice spell). So i just keep casting fire over and over again because that's all I can tap into, thus draining my mp pool and becoming mentally drained and exhausted. All in all it's just something my character is not good at and I'm perfectly happy with RPing that vulnerability.
I just find that having faults is part of being well rounded, though it can be completely subjective and misinterpreted of course. As of now I find playing a supporting role to others stories is fun. If at some point in time we alternate through each character's goals and plots I'll maybe toss something involving my character's story in there but not too often. Subtle, long intermittent character growth/ plot development is more appealing to me.