07-30-2010, 08:01 PM
This is really starting to get on my nerves, and it is something I want to get off my chest.
Many people are saying that certain races can't do this or that, because their race wouldn't do that, because of their beliefs. For example, a night elf becoming a shadow user. A belief is an opinion, not a fact of life.
I may be going against a majority of the server here, but saying somebody can't do something because of their race is silly. Look at the Twilight's Hammer Cult. They have night elf members, who are -evil-. You also must remember that our characters have free will. Most of those night elves in the Twilight Hammer's Cult weren't corrupted or enslaved, they joined the Cult because they wanted to.
There is no reason to say somebody can't choose a profession because of their race. Yes, a tauren engineer may be weird, but that doesn't mean they can not exist. They would probably have to, otherwise how do the tauren have elevators, and huts? Now, I'm not saying that ICly you can not have your character say, "A tauren engineer? That's the dumbest thing I've ever heard!"
But trying to prevent people from playing those characters doesn't make sense to me. Stereotypes are just that: stereotypes. If you want, you are free to avoid roleplaying with that character who upsets your OOC view that all forsaken are evil etc, but to try and get somebody banned for it, or starting OOC drama over it is asinine.
I hate seeing people fight, especially over something as silly as a fictional universe. I have questioned people about their characters before, but I have stopped because it is their character, and not mine.
There are rules to prevent people from being something too silly, such as the son of Jaina and Thrall. But there is nothing OOClywise to prevent a human character of mine to want to become a druid, and a night elf druid from agreeing to train him. It probably won't work out in the end, but they can try (and funny shenanigans would be had).
As long as somebody is roleplaying something realistically, than I don't see why there should even be a problem, as long as it is in reason.
So don't go giving me this racial purity crap when we have http://www.wowpedia.org/Valeera her, and that Medivh and Garona fell in love during the First War, and Garona and Khadgar were friends during the First War.
I control my characters. I will make sure they follow the server rules, but they are not going to follow the whims of somebody who thinks races of the Alliance and Horde should start fighting as soon as they spot one another (unless Kretol makes it a rule that they have to).
Many people are saying that certain races can't do this or that, because their race wouldn't do that, because of their beliefs. For example, a night elf becoming a shadow user. A belief is an opinion, not a fact of life.
I may be going against a majority of the server here, but saying somebody can't do something because of their race is silly. Look at the Twilight's Hammer Cult. They have night elf members, who are -evil-. You also must remember that our characters have free will. Most of those night elves in the Twilight Hammer's Cult weren't corrupted or enslaved, they joined the Cult because they wanted to.
There is no reason to say somebody can't choose a profession because of their race. Yes, a tauren engineer may be weird, but that doesn't mean they can not exist. They would probably have to, otherwise how do the tauren have elevators, and huts? Now, I'm not saying that ICly you can not have your character say, "A tauren engineer? That's the dumbest thing I've ever heard!"
But trying to prevent people from playing those characters doesn't make sense to me. Stereotypes are just that: stereotypes. If you want, you are free to avoid roleplaying with that character who upsets your OOC view that all forsaken are evil etc, but to try and get somebody banned for it, or starting OOC drama over it is asinine.
I hate seeing people fight, especially over something as silly as a fictional universe. I have questioned people about their characters before, but I have stopped because it is their character, and not mine.
There are rules to prevent people from being something too silly, such as the son of Jaina and Thrall. But there is nothing OOClywise to prevent a human character of mine to want to become a druid, and a night elf druid from agreeing to train him. It probably won't work out in the end, but they can try (and funny shenanigans would be had).
As long as somebody is roleplaying something realistically, than I don't see why there should even be a problem, as long as it is in reason.
So don't go giving me this racial purity crap when we have http://www.wowpedia.org/Valeera her, and that Medivh and Garona fell in love during the First War, and Garona and Khadgar were friends during the First War.
I control my characters. I will make sure they follow the server rules, but they are not going to follow the whims of somebody who thinks races of the Alliance and Horde should start fighting as soon as they spot one another (unless Kretol makes it a rule that they have to).