So one of the things I loved about XIV 1.0 is that it told this unusually dark and hopeless story for an MMO and dark even for a FF game. The good guys hardly ever got a win, corruption ran rampant in all the city states, the evil empire almost seemed good by comparison despite their atrocities, and even the Light of the world (Player Character) faltered at every turn. (Definitely not like in 2.0 where everything the Player Character does is like WOW OMG YOU'RE SO SPECIAL) In 1.0, you were a nobody. Nobody had faith in you. There were fights you could not win because you weren't strong enough. The Elementals of Gridania had even given up hope for the world.
So when creating the persona of Sounsyy Mirke, I really took that dark, hopeless setting to heart. I wanted to play with that "good guys don't win" motif and what the constant loss and struggle would do to a really pure, young and impressionable heart. So I made a Miqo'te Gladiator hailing from the fallen nation of Ala Mhigo (cuz big fan of J'moldva) and her backstory was designed to be just one loss after another, until now, in the present that I RP her, she's just a husk of a person.
From there, I really wanted to RP a flat, two dimensional side character who really has no more goals in a setting with other RPers who had made very dynamic, three dimensional characters and see what kind of response that evoked from Sounsyy. I wanted the joy of seeing how a flat character would respond in a dynamic situation. How does she respond when a comedic character approaches her, when a character struggling with his own drama befriends her, when someone tries to love her? And so far, RPing her has been a great experience and the few people she's met have really shaped her in unforeseen ways.
As for action scenes, Sounsyy so far has only gotten into a few fistfights (which she's terrible at). But being a Gladiator and a seasoned veteran besides, I like to keep her fighting visceral and gritty, even when sparring with friends, just to keep that dark setting looming over her.
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So when creating the persona of Sounsyy Mirke, I really took that dark, hopeless setting to heart. I wanted to play with that "good guys don't win" motif and what the constant loss and struggle would do to a really pure, young and impressionable heart. So I made a Miqo'te Gladiator hailing from the fallen nation of Ala Mhigo (cuz big fan of J'moldva) and her backstory was designed to be just one loss after another, until now, in the present that I RP her, she's just a husk of a person.
From there, I really wanted to RP a flat, two dimensional side character who really has no more goals in a setting with other RPers who had made very dynamic, three dimensional characters and see what kind of response that evoked from Sounsyy. I wanted the joy of seeing how a flat character would respond in a dynamic situation. How does she respond when a comedic character approaches her, when a character struggling with his own drama befriends her, when someone tries to love her? And so far, RPing her has been a great experience and the few people she's met have really shaped her in unforeseen ways.
As for action scenes, Sounsyy so far has only gotten into a few fistfights (which she's terrible at). But being a Gladiator and a seasoned veteran besides, I like to keep her fighting visceral and gritty, even when sparring with friends, just to keep that dark setting looming over her.
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