(07-24-2014, 07:20 PM)Warren Castille Wrote:(07-24-2014, 05:15 PM)Natalie Mcbeef Wrote: So no lalafells aren't born as strong as Roes, but they can work hard and eventually be as strong as one. Think of ather powers like muscles that can be built upon once your body already has all the muscles it's going to get.
Good, was hoping someone would bring this up.
So Lala A starts with a strength score of 10. Roe B starts with a strength scored of 18. Lala spends all his time training his aether and eventually becomes STR18 just like the Roe. So while Roes and highlanders are well known for their martial prowess, because with a little training they can be deadly warriors, it allows for other races to close the gap, until they can fight on somewhat of even terms.
...what happens when the Roe trains?
The same thing, but if they both increase in a linear fashion, the Roe will always be stronger, but eventually it's a miniscule difference. If the Roe is at 108 and the lala is at 100, that ~10% can be overcome with skill, courage, finesse etc.
Also I think the lord of the rings example is good, because it shows a similar way. The whole point of LOTRO is that ultimately your physical strength doesn't matter as much as your courage and strength of self. For example instead of HP you have morale. You don't lose when your character gets too hurt, you lose when your character loses heart. The game isn't saying a Hobbit is as strong as a Human, but that they can be just as strong of heart, which is the true measure of strength in Lotr.
FFXIV is the same way, lots of RPGs provide no mechanic for while different races of wildy different size can be on the same par physically. FFXIV seems to to have a mechanic for explaining it. It even possibly might account for Eorzea's egalitarean society, and why it's different from the seemingly more male dominated garlean society.
