(06-24-2015, 02:52 PM)Aya Wrote: I don't understand why MMO RP should lack the same sense of imagination that other RP embraces. Why place such unnecessary limits on it? The OOC game in FF, not to mention the MSQ, results in characters so ridiculous that they cannot be RPed plausibly. So why is there any reason to turn that ridiculous equation around?
It just doesn't make sense to me. Not to mention the shortcomings of the game in representing the full breadth of actual professions and skill sets available in the world of Eorzea (a shortcoming strictly shared by any MMO, by necessity).Â
Live, and play free. Its more fun that way (at least to me).
Edit: I just want to add that these is one of those unresolvable, intractable, and forever standing philosophical disagreements that occur within RP communities. There is no real way to reach consensus; its just a matter that people disagree on :-]
Am I limiting it, though? I certainly won't tell you that you can't play a waitress, or a model. If someone wants to be Eorzea's greatest plumber, shine on you crazy diamond. Those things are outside the scope of the game, though. The game is about high fantasy swords and sorcery, so most people are going to make characters suited for that in order to maximize their story potential. So if you're making a character in line with the scope of the game, why would your power not be in some way, even on a severe sliding scale, tied to their in game avatar?
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