(03-16-2015, 02:56 AM)ArmachiA Wrote: Sounssy has a reputation for being very kind
Thanks Armi, but I'm about to completely dash this reputation cuz this thread has really chafed me to no end.
(03-11-2015, 08:16 PM)Heart Quintessence Wrote: So I was reading else where and someone made it sound like White Mages were supposed to be super rare/anomolies or 'special'.. Maybe I am confusing things or getting wires crossed.
But what's the Lore behind White Mages? As part of my character's history, her parents were part of a Miqo'te group of Moon Keepers who went to the Battle of Cartenau to aid any who needed it, it didn't exactly mater the side, death was everywhere in a wore and easing the passing of those who weren't going to make it, or save some lives...
 Anyway, I get the sense that White Magic is manipulation of Aether, but reading ina few other places ( I think it was between here and Reddit), that the people using White Magic is sort of weird an tied into the Storyline of ARR?
Can someone Clarify (I know I should just jump on a server and play, but I wanna have a little knowledge.
For those who have forgotten, or didn't bother to check on their way in, this is the OP. Please note how the thread title "Lore Reasons: White Mage?" as well as the questions asked in the OP revolve around lore and lore reasons and lore explanations for the White Mage job. Please also note how nowhere in this OP does she ask for players opinions on semantics or the value of "discussion." She asks folks to clarify... not muddle.
So why then has the last seven pages of this discussion been filled with quibbling over impertinent junk? The argument moved from
"You should not RP WHM because... / Well I think you can RP WHM because..."
to
"I feel as though I am being attacked for my opinion therefore I must defend my stance at all cost / You really shouldn't read into tone."
Neither of which are truly on topic, but the latter is so far removed that this thread has since gone from being a somewhat useful WHM thread four days running to a cluster of just useless bickering over an off-topic discussion and a bunch of aggressive snaps back at each other in the span of several hours. If you all want to discuss lore, be my guest, but you all aren't discussing lore. You're discussing discussion - which belongs in this thread. Hell, I haven't seen a post with actual lore in it in several pages now. I think I posted one in here earlier, but it's gonna be pretty difficult for the OP to find cuz it's buried in a bunch of fluff, which brings me to my point. If a post with lore on it - if any post with lore on it (doesn't have to be mine) is difficult to find in a thread asking for lore help...............
Here's how many posts contained the words white mage, succor, or Elemental at least once in the last 80 posts:
White Mage - 22
Succor - 4
Elemental - 3
Hmm...
But I've said my piece, and feel like I've made my lore contribution to this thread. If someone has lore questions they can PM me. Enjoy your discussion on whether or not some post someone made was aggressive or not.
