How do you view your character?

[Preypacer]

I think I'm somewhere between B and C.

I consider myself "RP-Lite". I tend to inject some of my own personality into my character - usually goofy, joking around, making bad jokes, etc. I think I originally chose Mithra in XI because their "mischievous" nature (per the description) matched my personality best.

I carried that over into XIV and on to my Miqo'te, though I haven't explored it as thoroughly.... yet.

So I guess you could say I kinda inject myself into the world through my character.

[Sanadaiyeve]

Sanadaiyeve was a random woman in a painting I never finished and her name was thought up randomly from syllables I like.

As I began exploring with her she developed into her own person.

Little kitten Sana off on an adventure with her father's axe slaying dragons. It seemed too big for her and whenever I'd face her she was always frowning at me. I wondered what I did to make her so moody. And then I watch her adventure and people rely on her and others thank her and respect her. And through numerous cut-scenes she has lost her frown and begun to smile bright as her moon.

I love her now and I want Sana to smile and laugh and be the blood thirsty axe murdering kitten I've grown to love. And miss... oh I miss her. Rock on Sana!

So as far as her being her own person, I'm just a spirit or something watching her life and ..maybe using the echo to see into hers and talk to everyone to manipulate events around her ( so i can see her personality develop in cut-scenes and stuff). But she's on her own mission.

Thanks for letting me be a freaky stalker god in your life Sana <3. (I'm her freaky godesshyur-stalker-guardian-person) Seeing what she see through pixel eyes.

[Rahsch]

Haha I gotta say (C)

[Nix]

B for me~
My character is a representation of myself, if I'm feeling totally mischievous that day I'll play on my lalafell but otherwise I am my easy-going elezen self. People can be assured that when I help them out ingame it's because I genuinely want to, not because I'm roleplaying a nice person lol (Which I surprisingly have been asked many times D: ).
It's tough to explain, but I really take pride in my character; not so much the gear side of things but how people perceive her, not to say that I'm gimp but for people to have nice things to say about me on a personal level totally trumps OMG UR PIXELZ ARE HAWT. I want my character to be known as 'the lass that will help you out if you need it' not 'The BRD who can get an arrow right between an Ixal's eyes'... even though the latter one sounds cool I want to be more reliable than deadly! haha

So even though I'm very connected to my character, I know the game is a game but I use my character as kinda like an extension of myself.

[Vilhem]

Character is totally fictional and is in no way representative of me. As a long time creator of stories and roleplays, this is what I enjoy most (though I don't actually do any active roleplaying ingame)

My character is a womanizing, sassy manslut that will chase miqo'te tail. He has his own backstory, and when I view cutscenes, I view him as his own person experiencing the events.

[Molly_Millions]

My character is a womanizing, sassy manslut that will chase miqo'te tail.

I can vouch for this.

My char is an ex-dominatrix turned stone cold mercenary, which is by no means representative of my rl self, and is just a vessel for my in-game deviance.

[SkyeWindbinder]

I can vouch for this.

My char is an ex-dominatrix turned stone cold mercenary, which is by no means representative of my rl self, and is just a vessel for my in-game deviance.

I can relate too!

My character, a power hungry wizard who is treading the line between anti-hero and villain. Hates authority (very free-spirited), arrogant yet underneath the rock-hardness still exists an element of kindness. Also honorable, will not prey on the weak, but will often challenge those stronger. Bull-headed, has a huge ego, and dangerous when angry. lol

I've been working on my character's profile for a while, can you tell?

[Keith_Dragoon]

I can vouch for this.

My char is an ex-dominatrix turned stone cold mercenary, which is by no means representative of my rl self, and is just a vessel for my in-game deviance.

You sure there is no relation to the rl you? :P



B/C for me, when i am in-game m character is half exactly like me and half exactly opposite of me. He pretty much takes my good qualities and those of his own. However I do not lose track of reality, only time. :P

[Rhomagus]

Character is totally fictional and is in no way representative of me. As a long time creator of stories and roleplays, this is what I enjoy most (though I don't actually do any active roleplaying ingame)

This sums up my position quite nicely.

It's a little more than A as there's still an attachment of some kind but it's not a reflection of myself. If anything it's only a reflection of my creative ability (which isn't much considering the lack of options). I tend to hold a backstory for my character and I'm always editing it in the back of my mind. I've thought about putting it down on paper or perhaps roleplaying it but I just don't have the time for it, or I just won't make the time, not sure which.

One of XIV's primary functions is as a communication tool. In the chat log it reads

Rhomagus Asclepiot: "A reaction to someone or something that actually is my personal opinion in real life."

So while my name isn't Rhomagus Asclepiot and I don't roleplay as him or have him roleplay as me, there is a bit of a disconnect depending on the context of the conversation or situation.

I think it's safe to say I'm free to weave in and out of all of those options including D depending on context. The above example would be as close to C as I could see myself getting.

[TohruHonda]

A cluster of pixels.