(04-14-2015, 08:55 AM)Knight Kat Wrote: What I see here, and I am not directing this at anyone specific, is a swift attempt by some to try and limit or balance the impact of the lore bomb the video dropped. I think people fear the "Sues" this may cause. But throwing up arbitrary means to try and limit people can also offend those who are not the target.
My character is NOT Dragoon. She will never be one. However, she is 24 years old. I see plenty of realistic evidence from my research that she can have the training time needed at her age to be a skilled Lancer. It would suck if people started thinking my character's skills invalid because she's in her early twenties.
Was it really a lore bomb? All it showed is that awesome dragoons are in fact awesome, something that some dragoons roleplayers have already been asserting. I don't think it's reasonable to state that those dragoons in the trailer are indicative of every single one.
Maybe it is, though? Maybe you only get the armor and title and distinction once you're capable of performing those feats. That begs the question though of why people of that ability aren't remaining on the front lines. That, in essence, is what I'm having the most trouble digesting from all of this. Specialized, dedicated training doesn't usually get to walk away during wartime. Maybe it works similarly to tours of duty in the real world? X months on the frontline, followed by optional downtime? We just don't know right now.
My axe to grind is with the "I became a master dragoon in the time since the Calamity, and also I'm not in Ishgard for some reason" variety. It's a very specifically constructed straw-elf, and perhaps I should have 1) made that more clear or 2) kept my mouth shut.
As always - Roleplay what you want. Naysayers like myself on the forums have no authority over people enjoying their own immersion and storytelling.
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