There are a few people I know off hand that are changing race, and a few that are changing gender (I think).
I'm usually against it.. but there's a pretty big IF involved.
I'm against it IF your character is heavily involved with a lot of other characters. That's a LOT of characters you're going to affect when you change. It's at that point where I think people should consider thinking a bit more on it.
Race kinda to me is something that is very weird when people decide to just change, because to me, if you're playing a Hyur and such, and you think all along that he should have been a Miqo'te, but he's never displayed the traits of a Miqo'te nor had the past associated with being one.. then how is it that he should be a Miqo'te again? XD If you really just want to play one, then make a new character that is one, because you basically are doing just that, just keeping the connections you've made and a name..?
Race has a lot to do with how characters interact with each other too, as Eva said: some characters may exhibit racist tendencies (or put more mildly, maybe preferences towards some races more than others) and past interactions might not make sense if we are left to assume that a character was "X race all along". My character is one of those, and it's kinda crappy to have her suddenly forced to be friends with someone who she may not ever have been had interactions gone differently due to racial stuffs, and having no IC reason why she apparently set aside her prejudice for this particular character.
But you know, if you're set on it, even if you have RP'd with a lot of people.. at least having the courtesy to talk to the ones who have somewhat close relationships with your character about the change before just DOING it is much appreciated..
BUT.. if you haven't RP'd with very many people? If those people are fine with you switching? Go for it!!
..I got totally off topic.
The only thing I'm changing is possibly hair style. It all depends on what options they give us, but I really have been really happy with how Aysun looks since I made her in OB. xD /boring
I'm usually against it.. but there's a pretty big IF involved.
I'm against it IF your character is heavily involved with a lot of other characters. That's a LOT of characters you're going to affect when you change. It's at that point where I think people should consider thinking a bit more on it.
Race kinda to me is something that is very weird when people decide to just change, because to me, if you're playing a Hyur and such, and you think all along that he should have been a Miqo'te, but he's never displayed the traits of a Miqo'te nor had the past associated with being one.. then how is it that he should be a Miqo'te again? XD If you really just want to play one, then make a new character that is one, because you basically are doing just that, just keeping the connections you've made and a name..?
Race has a lot to do with how characters interact with each other too, as Eva said: some characters may exhibit racist tendencies (or put more mildly, maybe preferences towards some races more than others) and past interactions might not make sense if we are left to assume that a character was "X race all along". My character is one of those, and it's kinda crappy to have her suddenly forced to be friends with someone who she may not ever have been had interactions gone differently due to racial stuffs, and having no IC reason why she apparently set aside her prejudice for this particular character.
But you know, if you're set on it, even if you have RP'd with a lot of people.. at least having the courtesy to talk to the ones who have somewhat close relationships with your character about the change before just DOING it is much appreciated..
BUT.. if you haven't RP'd with very many people? If those people are fine with you switching? Go for it!!
..I got totally off topic.
The only thing I'm changing is possibly hair style. It all depends on what options they give us, but I really have been really happy with how Aysun looks since I made her in OB. xD /boring
