Spongebob episode where he gets those gigantic fake muscles and can't actually do anything useful with them.
Spongebob episode where he gets those gigantic fake muscles and can't actually do anything useful with them.
YES.
And in some roleplay battles, there's always that one character that just seems so undefeatable and pretty much ignores any attacks thrown at him/her. And when you call them a powerplayer for ignoring your attacks, they throw a big fit about it.What's beyond me however is sometimes, not all, I witness some members attempting at informing the said 'undefeated character' on how not everyone can win all the time. If that were true, it'd not only make your character be perceived as someone unfair and/or boring, it'd cause them to appear as someone under the title of perfection. Which, let's admit it, imperfection is what makes life so meaningful. Yet the said perfected member takes it not only as an IC-insult but an OOC one as well. I know not about you guys, though if someone told me a bit of advice on how to improve my character and/or roleplay style, I'd at least take consideration into their advice. However most of the time when said event happens, the member stirs up an argument and before you know it, hello senseless grudge!
Spongebob episode where he gets those gigantic fake muscles and can't actually do anything useful with them.
YES.
I must have missed this. That is probably the best analogy for this I've ever heard. LOL
This is why I tend to avoid those kinds of characters (and those kinds of roleplays). It just seems so childish, to want to be the biggest, baddest kid on the block. This is a GAME, people! Calm down!*reply to quotes* POWERPLAY ALERT! >:O Don't you just hate that? Bison herd? Seriously?
And besides, with everybody making their characters "hardcore" invincible fighters, nobody would ever win in a fight, anyway. It's like,
"You can't beat me! I'm the lead alpha wolf in my pack! I've killed an entire herd of bison, all on my own! I've never lost a fight!"
"You can't beat me, either! I'm the strongest warrior in my clan! I've killed an entire pack of wild dogs, all by myself! I've never lost a fight, either!"
"Well, you still can't beat me!
"And you can't beat me!"
"Grrrrrr!"
"Grrrrr!"
What's the point of something like this? It just makes for boring characters and boring rps. It's like how everybody likes to make their characters "big" in Character Creator, so when I play as one of my "big" characters and go into a public map, everybody's on their "big" characters, so my character just ends up looking normal-sized (and the few normal-sized characters look like munchkins).
Spongebob episode where he gets those gigantic fake muscles and can't actually do anything useful with them.
It's a common thing to wanting to be the perfect fighter and win every battle. Yes, we can look at the scenario in a fantasy point of view, however, even in fantasy, there is imperfection. Not everyone wins, the "hero" doesn't always get the last laugh. If they did, would they be interesting in a whole?
With a character that is spot on with everything, in this case, winning, how are they interesting? What does it say about the character themselves? Yes, we could agree they are strong, but is that it? Winning does not define the character, interaction and progression does. In my opinion, if there is no loses, how can your character grow? In developing a character, it is great to see how they learn and improve themselves in whatever story-line they are put into.