I think there's something to be said for someone's given potential in a field without ever actually realizing said potential. Someone who was raised on the streets as a tough in Limsa, who never got to partake in formal education or do more than subsist in the underbelly, might actually have a huge spark of personal aether that could have gone a long way in Ul'dah, or under the tutelage of a mage. This hypothetical ghetto kid might have grown up into an honest-to-Twelve axe-swinging Marauder to End All Marauders before getting out to experience the world outside. There, it might be possible for him to "play catch up" to his inner talents, but that would likely come as a result of doubling-down on learning how to do what might have come naturally.
In effect, you could end up with a badass axe guy who is also capable of fireballs. It'd work, and be pretty interesting I think, but at the end of the day Joe Random is going to see "Super tough axe man who can also throw Flare" with all of the negative power-playing implications that come as a result of that.
In effect, you could end up with a badass axe guy who is also capable of fireballs. It'd work, and be pretty interesting I think, but at the end of the day Joe Random is going to see "Super tough axe man who can also throw Flare" with all of the negative power-playing implications that come as a result of that.
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