Imagination, abandoned...
Creativity, left to decay in the shadows...
Originality, nothing but a bittersweet memory...
*sighs* Fine, maybe I’m being a teeeeeensy bit melodramatic here, however, recently I have become more and more irritated by an increasing problem that I feel is infinitely more infuriating than the clichés of the orphan assassin stories.
The terrible curse, of which I speak, is - of course - bizarre eye colours.
Yes, I know, it sounds ridiculous, but I am sick of players using blood red, bright purple or otherwise luminous eyes to make their player seem unique and “special”. It doesn’t work, and it makes no sense. At all.
Orphan assassin characters are overused for sure, but at least these stories are very slightly plausible, despite being better suited to singleplayer games. Random luminous eye colours however are unjustifiable, and tend to ruin what could be an interesting, and relatively normal character. This makes people put you in a box. Don’t do it.
Normal eye colours, of course, vary for the different races, but the elf, dwarf and human races generally hover around blues, browns, greys and greens. You can make almost any eye colour sound interesting, you don't need to be lazy and just choose to have red eyes for no thought out reason whatsoever. In some cases “violet” eyes (that look more like lilac-grey), hazel - amber eyes, or very dark eye colours may be acceptable, but if you are going to go crazy with eye colours, please, please, please; have a valid reason.
Okay, that’s about it. Rant over.
*happily anticipates raging comments*
Creativity, left to decay in the shadows...
Originality, nothing but a bittersweet memory...
*sighs* Fine, maybe I’m being a teeeeeensy bit melodramatic here, however, recently I have become more and more irritated by an increasing problem that I feel is infinitely more infuriating than the clichés of the orphan assassin stories.
The terrible curse, of which I speak, is - of course - bizarre eye colours.
Yes, I know, it sounds ridiculous, but I am sick of players using blood red, bright purple or otherwise luminous eyes to make their player seem unique and “special”. It doesn’t work, and it makes no sense. At all.
Orphan assassin characters are overused for sure, but at least these stories are very slightly plausible, despite being better suited to singleplayer games. Random luminous eye colours however are unjustifiable, and tend to ruin what could be an interesting, and relatively normal character. This makes people put you in a box. Don’t do it.
Normal eye colours, of course, vary for the different races, but the elf, dwarf and human races generally hover around blues, browns, greys and greens. You can make almost any eye colour sound interesting, you don't need to be lazy and just choose to have red eyes for no thought out reason whatsoever. In some cases “violet” eyes (that look more like lilac-grey), hazel - amber eyes, or very dark eye colours may be acceptable, but if you are going to go crazy with eye colours, please, please, please; have a valid reason.
Okay, that’s about it. Rant over.
*happily anticipates raging comments*
