Quote Originally Posted by Lirion View Post
This is one of the things I hated in both XI and XIV. My character doesn't feel important at all in the story, I'm just some dude saving the world while the NPC who saved me earlier from the boss I just beat the shit out off takes all the credit. Alright I might exaggerate a tiny bit but it's still somewhat true. I wouldn't mind if our characters to talk in CS or stayed silent, but I would much rather have THEM save the NPCs and then proceed to battle the boss. That's not saying they have to be Rambo in every cutscene though.

When you first meet Gaius, this part http://youtu.be/XvVGqx5r1mg?t=1m3s I hate it. Makes me feel like a defenseless young anime girl about to fall on her bum. The hero of Eorzea...

At least the final cutscene where everyone praise you was good, I liked that.

In short, please make our characters actually feel like the heroes they are and not "You're the one who will save us! Now please go and stand in the corner while me and this Miqote talk like you're not here".
Doesn't feel important? Whaaaa!?

I don't know about you, but there were plenty of times I felt like the most important character in my world.

Like when I saw the rain of fire at the beginning that no one else around could see that bestowed the echo on me. Or when I was told I had been specifically selected to be a BLM for a reason. Or when Lousioux entrusted the taking down of the primals specifically to me. Or when I was given the mission to storm the Garlean base and destroy the transmitter that was bringing down Dalamund, or when Cid flew me up in his airship to face Van Darnus and kill him and save our world. And holy hell, let's not forget the ending where everyone was there, from the circle of knowing to the commander of each Grand Company, saluting me for a job very heroically done!

Not important, pffft. I'm the sole reason Van Darnus is dead. I have faced GODS and beat the crap out of them. Heck, Lousioux saw me so important that he saved me from Bahamut and teleported me to the future, where I could face him later. You may not feel important, but as far as I'm concerned, I'm the friggin Chosen One. And yes, I wrote Chosen One with capital letters. It's that deep. lol