(04-15-2015, 08:49 PM)Caspar Wrote: The F/SN comparison works poorly because most TM works focus on those exceptions, and it's perfectly reasonable to focus on those exceptions in rp as well.Eh. I say it works perfectly fine, because those exceptions only work because they are just that - exceptions. The grand majority of the time servants are depicted as being far above ordinary humans, and usually the exceptions either have some kind of plan or tool (or both) to use to even the playing field. In scripted RP this is perfectly acceptable, because some level of planning and familiarity is likely to be present, but in random encounters? 9 times out of ten the mage is going to get his or her ass kicked, end of story.
FFXIV's story doesn't lend itself too well to random macguffins and happenstance changing the course of entire battles. For the most part, the WoL succeeds because he and his friends are just that good, with a little bit of pushing from the Mother Crystal (and now, probably, Midgardsormyr). If we ever see a random mook take down a major character in open combat, I'll probably change my stance on this, but until then...
