(10-21-2015, 03:03 PM)Graeham Wrote: I've - thankfully - never had to acknowledge them. They may technically exist within the game's lore but as with many things related to the Warrior of Light I tend to shy away from them if at all possible.But what if they -do- get a soulstone but don't suddenly learn everything? I mean, look at Isaulde. She has a Soul of the Dark Knight, yeah.
I won't lie - I'm not particularly interested in interacting with characters that suddenly gain access to a bunch of knowledge just because they happen to tie obtaining a soul crystal into one of their personal events. I much prefer interacting with characters that train and better themselves through shedding blood, sweat and tears. It's just a lot more engaging for me.
A character that can do pretty much everything tends to hog the spotlight anyway. A character that is specialised in one or two specific roles, however, leaves plenty of room for other characters to shine - which is the key to telling a good story as far as I'm concerned.
But she's been training for 12 years, 15 if we count pre-DRK training, and she's not done with it yet.
She has a Soul Crystal, yes, but it's to avoid the lore about DRKs backlashing and saying that no Crystal = no Dark Knight. Just like what happened with BLM.
Also, having a Soul Crystal doesn't necessarily mean that character is good at everything.