Mebrilia;n7527590 said:
Of course i am sorry if sometimes i could use tones that seems harsh but is mostly due to the fact i am not native english and this lead sometimes to write things in a manner when i meant a different tone...
Well of course. Fair enough. We have certain scenarios around here that trigger stupid fights, and that was one of them, thus my warning. That's all. No biggie.
Mebrilia;n7527590 said:
You can't define his personality
You can't define is view on the world
You can't define how it acts
You will have decision but always related on how the premade character handle the word...
So as you can see is something more close to cosplay than proper roleplay.
There's an argument for this, but I'd argue it's relevant more in cases like Witcher 3 with Geralt than a character whose backstory is picked, but who you can develop going forward.
It really depends on the flexibility of the character, I think.
Let's say that yeah, you get handed Bruce Banner, the Incredible Hulk. Well, that's not very flexible. You know his history, his choices, how he acts, his attitudes, everything. You are role-playing, but it's a much more limited role. Like cosplay, as you say.
Now let's say you get handed Dianne "Hammerdown" McPhee, ex-IRA bomber, grew up in Belfast, has two sisters and a brother, speaks three languages, hates football, likes lacrosse, ( of all things) and is missing her left eye. She currently works under false credentials as a low-level data processor for the NSA and has four online cover identities that she roams the Net with. Hammerdown is a modern Netrunner/hacker with a messy past and already pre-selected skills.
But, you can determine what her choices are from here on out. Nice, nasty, lying, honest, prefers ice cream over pizza, whatever. All that is up to you.
So that's what I wouldn't mind in terms of pre-gen character. More flexible.
Geralt, who I like playing, did feel like mine, but it took awhile. Even now, I don't like hearing how other people play him. Because they are all wrong. So yes, it was harder to role-play Geralt, in large part because of all the choices he made before I got there.
On the other hand, I did -have- to role-play him. For sure I would not have picked Yen, but I knew Geralt would have. So that was interesting.
Our cyberprotagonist, at worse, will be more like Hammerdown, I think. A pre-selected past and some background. The rest would be up to you.