The Case Aganast roleplaying as the Warrior of Light

[Morningstar1337]

Many good points there, but I think the real reason roleplaying as the WoL is discouraged is much simpler:
* You obviously cannot have everyone (in the RP community) roleplaying as the Warrior of Light - that would wreak havok with the canon.
* If only one person, or at most a few, get to RP as the WoL or their close companions, then who would that be? Expecting such a loosely organised community as the RP community to be able to agree on that is really out of the question.
* So the easiest solution is to have nobody RPing as the WoL: Solves a whole lot of problems.

I already addressed that in the OP namely the "too one of a kind bit" as well as the bit on retcons.

But yeah in hindsight, it does seem like the mostly likely reason, Occams's razor and all.

[MistakeNot]

I already addressed that in the OP namely the "too one of a kind bit" as well as the bit on retcons.

But yeah in hindsight, it does seem like the mostly likely reason, Hanlon's razor and all.

For the WoL case, yes.

However, the points you bring up touches on certain other character concepts that are typically discouraged within the RP community
* Overly powerful characters, or characters with who have lots of jobs unlocked. (Unlocked in-character that is. Nobody cares how many jobs you have unlocked out of character)
* Characters with close ties to any of the NPCs in the game

Of course, if it is just a few persons doing all the RP within their own circle, they can RP as whatever they agree upon without anyone outside objecting or caring.

[linayar]

Counterpoint: Shadowbringers affirms that multiple WoLs exist.

As for being the WoL, even the story allows for multiple interpretations. Which city did the WoL start their adventures? Was the WoL present in Eorzea before the Calamity? What job(s) did the WoL learn? Etc.

So if you want to RP as a (or even the) WoL, and other people also want to RP as a WoL, just make sure your stories allign. Maybe each of the Scion brought along a WoL, so there were multiple all along. (It gets trickier with Azem's portion, but meh, you could get creative with that too.)

As for being overpowered, the key is relative power. If everyone has the same power level, then that's fine. If one person is doing all the work because they're that powerful and the other people are like the unused TRUST who join after the duty is over, then what's the point?