Quote Originally Posted by Raven2014 View Post
Gosetsu, Yukiri, Hien, Esternien, Ice Heart all had the same or far less screen time than WL and they'll all heroic characters. While not all of them are "great", they're all at least "good". At the sametime, if I say WL is "not that bad", that would just me being extremely polite. Heck, Moenbryda got introduced in one patch and killed in the next and still left a much stronger and more positive impression.

It's not about the time, it's what you do with it. You can cut WL's time in half, or you can double and I doubt the perception about the character would change. One pile of crap, two pile of crap or half a pile of crap, the amount ain't gonna change the fact they're still just crap.
Even the characters you listed have something going for them, though. Yeah, they're heroic, but none of them are at square one of their journey by the time you meet them. Gosestu, Yugiri, and Hien have already fought in a failed revolt. Estinien has years of experience under his belt as a dragoon. Ysayle's made a name for herself as a heretic leader. Wuk Lamat has none of that. That's the big difference with her. Also, this is a topic for another day but I wouldn't really call Moenbryda a good example of a character who got enough screen time.