(09-21-2016, 03:37 PM)Renault Delumiere Wrote:To be absolutely honest, if I knew they leveled the profession because of their character concept I'd respect it more than just the fact that they did it. Though, to be fair, that's kinda part of why I leveled BSM/ARM/LTW all to 60. However, I don't feel like everyone else would need to do that. That's just my personal preference (and I liked the idea of making some gear for people and having them wearing stuff that had Chachan's name on it).(09-21-2016, 03:28 PM)Gegenji Wrote: How much OOC proof would I have to provide that Chachan's a good smith in this situation?Â
To me, it is not about proving your skill in terms of your character's story or self-perceived achievements, but rather how you size up to other players claiming that they are the same, or better.
If a player claims that their character is a better smith than yours, has specialists in each profession, leveled to maximum, with fully melded gear, and all of the achievements, would you not be more inclined to humor that claim than if they were a level 1 crafter?
I would never say that going that extra mile is necessary to RP something, but it certainly does, in my eyes, make the story more believable.
And to imply that their character was better just because they got all the crafting gear and over-melded the whole set would strike me as rude. If, instead, they RPed themselves as someone who had been smithing for as long or longer than Chachan, who showed their character was an experienced smith instead of just telling me and pointing at a number and a gear set for their reasoning... then I'd be more likely to roll with it.
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