(03-16-2016, 06:02 PM)FreelanceWizard Wrote: Well, in terms of the named Ixal ones, we have magical healing. Perhaps they get taken from the field and healed when they fall? Even if we dismiss those particular FATEs as impossible to repeat, it doesn't necessarily follow that no FATE represents a recurring issue. In fact, a great many FATEs appear to represent recurring problems, whether animals overrunning an area, Garleans testing new war machines, or people needing escort through dangerous areas.

As for levemetes, it's important that they be canon, because levequests are the whole basis of the adventuring economy in Eorzea. Individuals or groups go to the Adventurers' Guild or nearest levemete and commission a leve to take care of some problem that they're having, and the levemete hands it via leveplate to an appropriately authorized adventurer who completes the task. Upon verification and turning in the leveplate, the levemete pays the adventurer.

I come from a school of RP (which runs all the way back to EQ ) where the world is integrated into the RP. If the world says, "hey, around here, coeurls tend to run amok" through a FATE, then that's the case. If it says, "there's this story about this mysterious woman from some other reality," then yep, that's true too. There's a famous investigator named Hildibrand, rocs periodically assault Camp Dragonhead, and yes, some pink-haired woman was allegedly teleporting around and being reported on by the various newspapers (which apparently only target the rich and adventurers ). If SE says, "this is why this works," then that's how it works, and that's that. I accept it because that's the stated lore, even if I don't agree with it <insert angry ranting about White Mage here>.

(03-16-2016, 06:30 PM)K Wrote: I'm not sure I'm getting the part where people are suggesting that the WoL from the cutscenes might represent someone else entirely when the exact same person represented us in the Heavensward cinematic.

(03-16-2016, 06:51 PM)Flynn Rosenberg Wrote:

(03-16-2016, 06:30 PM)K Wrote: I'm not sure I'm getting the part where people are suggesting that the WoL from the cutscenes might represent someone else entirely when the exact same person represented us in the Heavensward cinematic.

Comment by a dev:

"So yes, the Midlander male, Miqo’te female, Roegadyn male, Elezen female, and Lalafell female in the recent trailers are in fact the same ones that appeared in the 1.0 trailer! (Yes, the black mage is the Elezen female from the morbol party, not the snooty male from the Midlander’s party. The robe & hat conceal some of her more distinguishing features, and we all know there was no bust size adjustment feature back in 1.0).

But that still leaves one question—was the party an actual party, or were they merely symbols meant to represent you, the players? Well, you can breathe easy knowing they are both. They all ventured into Eorzea at the same time as you did. They all did similar quests, and lived through similar adventures. They exist as your characters exist (in a virtual world-sort of existence). The fact that you haven’t come across them is probably the same reason you haven’t come across my character, Amanda Hugginkyss (or maybe you have? /wink). They’re just somewhere else. Though, maybe you’ll stumble across their party in the future. Or maybe you won’t. How’s that for committing to an answer?"

Though I can't find the original source, this basically says Derplander and pals exist like our characters do, we just haven't seen them until recently in 3.1, confirming our WoL isn't Derplander.

(03-16-2016, 06:36 PM)Glioca Sargonnai Wrote: I look at it this way.  Final Fantasy XIV is basically a low-scale shonen anime anyway.  Have you seen the way certain NPC's fight and stuff? It all seems legit to me. 

A game based on realism, it isn't. 

(03-16-2016, 06:55 PM)Warren Castille Wrote: I implore you to instead look at how the majority of the NPCs fight. Realism it isn't, but only the exceptional few manage to break through the anime barrier. I'm yet to see a rank-and-file Brass Blade do more than swing his sword mindlessly and die to ants out in Thanalan.

(03-16-2016, 06:55 PM)Warren Castille Wrote:

(03-16-2016, 06:36 PM)Glioca Sargonnai Wrote: I look at it this way.  Final Fantasy XIV is basically a low-scale shonen anime anyway.  Have you seen the way certain NPC's fight and stuff? It all seems legit to me. 

A game based on realism, it isn't. 

I implore you to instead look at how the majority of the NPCs fight. Realism it isn't, but only the exceptional few manage to break through the anime barrier. I'm yet to see a rank-and-file Brass Blade do more than swing his sword mindlessly and die to ants out in Thanalan.

(03-16-2016, 07:17 PM)Glioca Sargonnai Wrote: it stands to reason that there are people who are gifted or skilled enough to battle alongside the WoL, even if not specifically shoulder-to-shoulder with him/her/them, and those should and can also be player characters. 

(03-16-2016, 07:22 PM)Val Wrote:

(03-16-2016, 07:17 PM)Glioca Sargonnai Wrote: it stands to reason that there are people who are gifted or skilled enough to battle alongside the WoL, even if not specifically shoulder-to-shoulder with him/her/them, and those should and can also be player characters. 

I'm just going to have to respectfully disagree with this. No characters should ever fight alongside/interact with the Warrior of Light, shoulder-to-shoulder or not. You could make a character that is powerful enough to stand toe to toe with a primal solo. But why would you? Not only does that not sound remotely entertaining, but it's kind of taking a crap on all the other RPers in the world around you. I feel like it's kind of a respect thing. It's also the same reason (primarily for me, at least) that I abhor seeing people RP NPC characters in the middle of the city. No one can, or should, be able to stop them because they're powerful PC-RPed NPCs. If people want to RP them, do so privately. It's disrespectful to take them publicly.