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Re: CHARACTERS YOU HATE BECAUSE OF DWRP

[(Anonymous)]

it's a wol-specific problem, but also it's not: a character you can make look like a fictional, perfect version of your ideal self, who has relationships with likable characters, and who has very little personality or dialogue and can be endlessly projected onto, is always going to be a magnet for the sort of player who wants to be the center of attention and may pitch a fit when they're not. it makes sense to avoid them.

Re: CHARACTERS YOU HATE BECAUSE OF DWRP

[(Anonymous)]

+1 ffxiv wols stand out as the worst example of this phenomenon because of how popular the game is

Re: CHARACTERS YOU HATE BECAUSE OF DWRP

[(Anonymous)]

see: dragon age/mass effect protags

the thing is that those aren't the only games, but the games where player customization/personality depends on the player themselves aren't popular in dwrp. you don't see a lot of bhaalspawn players from the first two baldur's gate games, or someone playing their original character from pillars of eternity, even though those hit a lot of the 'super special protagonist-chan who the plot revolves around them' checkmarks. disco elysium and planescape: torment are similar types where the personality of the protagonist is ultimately all due to player choice, so you could play them as a OP attention grabbing butt baby and it would be considered canon.

it's easier to notice how shit WoLs are because ffxiv is extremely popular and there are so many people are playing from it.

+1

[(Anonymous)]

it's always the same whiney wankers that shit themselves about not getting tags, too. they take such a personal offense to their special baby not getting attention. I'd rather play with actual straight up ocs that aren't attached to some preestablished canon over self interest protags.

Re: CHARACTERS YOU HATE BECAUSE OF DWRP

[(Anonymous)]

+1 the reason why shitty wols get more attention than shitty dragon age protags is that ffxiv got big while nobody knows what the fuck is going on with da4. if not for that we'd have a different kind of elf thirst to wank about right now