(09-21-2016, 02:41 PM)Renault Delumiere Wrote: I do understand what you're saying. However, in my experience it is -also- very rare for RPers to actually RP many of the things they claim their characters to be skilled at. Whether it be battle, tradecrafts, or something else.ÂBolding this bit for emphasis. That's still the desired outcome for what I'm looking for too - someone actually RPing what they say they're skilled at. The thing is, you can RP being a seasoned soldier without maxing out your GC rank. You can RP being a gillionaire without actually having millions upon millions of gil on your person.
To me, I think it is similar to the argument that a max level character is more credible than a fresh level 1. There are exceptions, but I am personally more inclined to believe that the person holding the server 1st kill of T13 was there to see Bahamut's final fall, rather than the Level 30 claiming the same.Â
To clarify, I am not claiming that this character is "better" or "stronger", just that they have more credibility to claim their achievements if they have in-game achievement to back it up.
The point is presenting it believably - show, don't tell. In a literary sense. Rather than just say you're a master of the sword, describe your combat as such. If you're an accomplished miner, describe your times down in the mines - digging among your peers at that vein of rich ore. If you're an Ishgardian noble, present yourself as such.
I get what you mean for people who claim they've fought every primal, arm-wrestled the Garlean Emperor into submission, and slept with every Scion twice. But those people are looked at askance already, and would likely still be looked at that way even if they were touting an achievement.
Also, to further play devil's advocate - some people don't even raid on their RP characters. I know people who RP on Balmung but do their raiding and whatnot on another server entirely. So, how do we know the player hasn't actually done what they've claimed on their level 15 alt they made? I think it's just far easier to just see how they present their character - how they show, rather than tell - and then decide whether you want to accept that character into your head canon for your own character's story.
... I warned you I was getting rambly.
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