Ho boy, somebody opened up the can of worms that is the Anime topic.
Well, as far as I see it personally, It really depends on the Lore limitations. Many Roleplayers pride themselves in remaining low-key so to speak (Playing characters akin to grunt level, or, if the hero is level 75, they cap themselves and expect others to likewise cap themselves around level 20), which on one side I can very well understand and even embrace (Because not everyone can be a hero, and not everyone can be a super villain), but at the same time, it truly depends on the sensitivities of it all.
To have a bloodthirsty, power hungry villain for a character aspiring for greatness and challenging his limits, in a nigh 'Uber-mensch' fashion as Nietzsche would describe it doesn't make your character 'bad' in a RP sense. It just means that his story will follow an entirely different scope.Â
It's this difference in scope and perhaps personal limitation that breeds all of this 'Realism vs. Fantasy vs Anime' Argument. Some people draw their own line at 'I can hold my sword, I can swing it pretty well, but anything above that isn't my thing'. Others draw it at 'I can use my Scholarly book to summon nifty pentagrams that can bend the elements.'Â
Others draw their lines somewhere around Super Sentai Majin Buu one Shotting Mechahitler with a Nuclear Rasenshuriken while Jo from Jojo's Bizarre Adventure fist bumps With Captain falcon to evoke a Hadron Collider collision.
This line in the end is different for everyone, which is why I generally place as a rule of thumb ; If it's plausible and possible within the Lore, it is fine, ASLONG the player understands that his powers are not to be abused. Sure, some would argue OOC has no place in IC matters, but from a certain standpoint of IC power, you absolutely must communicate and also negotiate with other players as to not just believe yourself able to steam-roll them 'cause you can'.
But I'm getting very technical here in regards to RP itself, For the point at hand ;Â
Anime isn't anime. if you take inspiration from any media (because yes, there's actually some good anime out there devoid of the 5 episode power charges), and do it right, you can very well do it. Also, perhaps as a last point ; To get 'too' harsh in regards to realism in a Final fantasy game is folly. Final fantasy features Primals summoned, creatures from a hell-like realm known as the void, Characters with skull armors that technically should weigh them down to the floor (See Garlean armors), and overall beings capable of intomidable feats like handling the elements and/or summoning creatures to their aide as summoners.
That many roleplayers choose to keep it low-key in order to not provoke an in-character arms race where you have eventually demi-gods fighting eachother is quite fine, aslong in that wish you don't begin to tirelessly discriminate against everything that does not fit your 'bill' of logics. That line, is and will be, different for most.
Well, as far as I see it personally, It really depends on the Lore limitations. Many Roleplayers pride themselves in remaining low-key so to speak (Playing characters akin to grunt level, or, if the hero is level 75, they cap themselves and expect others to likewise cap themselves around level 20), which on one side I can very well understand and even embrace (Because not everyone can be a hero, and not everyone can be a super villain), but at the same time, it truly depends on the sensitivities of it all.
To have a bloodthirsty, power hungry villain for a character aspiring for greatness and challenging his limits, in a nigh 'Uber-mensch' fashion as Nietzsche would describe it doesn't make your character 'bad' in a RP sense. It just means that his story will follow an entirely different scope.Â
It's this difference in scope and perhaps personal limitation that breeds all of this 'Realism vs. Fantasy vs Anime' Argument. Some people draw their own line at 'I can hold my sword, I can swing it pretty well, but anything above that isn't my thing'. Others draw it at 'I can use my Scholarly book to summon nifty pentagrams that can bend the elements.'Â
Others draw their lines somewhere around Super Sentai Majin Buu one Shotting Mechahitler with a Nuclear Rasenshuriken while Jo from Jojo's Bizarre Adventure fist bumps With Captain falcon to evoke a Hadron Collider collision.
This line in the end is different for everyone, which is why I generally place as a rule of thumb ; If it's plausible and possible within the Lore, it is fine, ASLONG the player understands that his powers are not to be abused. Sure, some would argue OOC has no place in IC matters, but from a certain standpoint of IC power, you absolutely must communicate and also negotiate with other players as to not just believe yourself able to steam-roll them 'cause you can'.
But I'm getting very technical here in regards to RP itself, For the point at hand ;Â
Anime isn't anime. if you take inspiration from any media (because yes, there's actually some good anime out there devoid of the 5 episode power charges), and do it right, you can very well do it. Also, perhaps as a last point ; To get 'too' harsh in regards to realism in a Final fantasy game is folly. Final fantasy features Primals summoned, creatures from a hell-like realm known as the void, Characters with skull armors that technically should weigh them down to the floor (See Garlean armors), and overall beings capable of intomidable feats like handling the elements and/or summoning creatures to their aide as summoners.
That many roleplayers choose to keep it low-key in order to not provoke an in-character arms race where you have eventually demi-gods fighting eachother is quite fine, aslong in that wish you don't begin to tirelessly discriminate against everything that does not fit your 'bill' of logics. That line, is and will be, different for most.
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