These is an example of choicing between the lesser of two evils here. For instance, on Virmire, I loathe Ashley Williams, her abrasive personality and overall character annoys me. I really can't stand her. Kaidan, as far as I'm concerned, is a very boring character. Which one is really a bad thing?
As far as entertainment goes, I rather have a character that is annoying then have a character who I find to be boring. In the above scenario, for some people like myself this became a case of picking between the annoying one(Ashley), and the boring one (Kaidan). I believe that the reason why many people left Kaidan to die on Virmire is not because they found him whiny, it is because they found him to be a very flat character (seriously he made a story about him killing his biotic instructor boring).
Lets take Jacob Taylor for example. Subjectively speaking, Jacob Taylor is the flat out worst character in ME2 and not in the good way. I believe that a character is a good character if they are loved/hated based upon their viewpoints, personalities, loyalities, goals, and what not. The reason why most people dislike Jacob (myself included) is because there is nothing to his character that sparks interest. This is my reason why I personally I can't stand him. Jack may annoy me at times but at least I find her interesting. Jacob does not spark any interest in me at all.
Once again restating, this is mainly my opinion, but I want to know. If you had to pick between an annoying character or a boring one who would you choose?
Would you rather have a character who is boring or one is annoying?
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Posté 05 avril 2010 - 11:38
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If I could get one that is both I would be extremely pleased. That way I should feel no remorse for killing them off when given the opportunity.
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Posté 05 avril 2010 - 11:47
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Boring.
Boring = 0
Annoying = -1
0 > -1
Boring = 0
Annoying = -1
0 > -1
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Posté 05 avril 2010 - 11:47
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I guess I'd rather have a boring character. I'd rather be stuck with a character that makes me go 'meh' than one that I actively hate (this is part of the reason it took me so long to slog through the Hope+Lighting sections of FF13, I found Hope so annoying I just didn't want to play the game).
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Posté 05 avril 2010 - 11:48
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I don't really know since I've never come across a gaming character that was annoying
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Posté 05 avril 2010 - 11:49
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HEYLISTENHEYLISTENHEYLISTENHEYLISTENHEYLISTENHEYLISTENDarthCaine wrote...
I don't really know since I've never come across a gaming character that was annoying
Boring is much more preferable to that.
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Posté 05 avril 2010 - 11:50
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DarthCaine wrote...
I don't really know since I've never come across a gaming character that was annoying
yeah sure you haven't
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Posté 05 avril 2010 - 11:52
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Maybe I have, but I don't really remember any annoying character right nowMarkinator_123 wrote...
DarthCaine wrote...
I don't really know since I've never come across a gaming character that was annoying
yeah sure you haven't
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Posté 05 avril 2010 - 11:52
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Boring > Annoying.
A boring character that puts me to sleep is better than a character that makes me want to hurl my controller at the TV.
Sleep Aid > Broken Television
A boring character that puts me to sleep is better than a character that makes me want to hurl my controller at the TV.
Sleep Aid > Broken Television
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Posté 05 avril 2010 - 11:53
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I say annoying. Look at Joker for example, he was annoying in ME1 with all his issues but he was still cool and very interesting. Plus he evolved a lot from ME1 to ME2.
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Posté 05 avril 2010 - 11:53
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Azint wrote...
HEYLISTENHEYLISTENHEYLISTENHEYLISTENHEYLISTENHEYLISTENDarthCaine wrote...
I don't really know since I've never come across a gaming character that was annoying
Boring is much more preferable to that.
For a while I had Navi's "Hey!" as my phone's text message sound.
When you think about it, modern day phones are just like Fairies. They provide us with information against our enemies, they interrupt us when we don't want them to, etc.
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Posté 05 avril 2010 - 11:57
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I never thought about that.sergio71785 wrote...
For a while I had Navi's "Hey!" as my phone's text message sound.
When you think about it, modern day phones are just like Fairies. They provide us with information against our enemies, they interrupt us when we don't want them to, etc.
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Posté 06 avril 2010 - 12:02
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I'd take an annoying character over a boring character any day of the week. Boring characters trigger the absolute worst response from people: apathy. I'd rather take a character that I can feel something about (even if that emotion is absolute dislike) over a character I feel nothing about. At least then if I am given the chance to kill said annoying character, I can feel good about it afterwards. Killing a boring character yields no response at all.
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Posté 06 avril 2010 - 12:04
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Umanix wrote...
I'd take an annoying character over a boring character any day of the week. Boring characters trigger the absolute worst response from people: apathy. I'd rather take a character that I can feel something about (even if that emotion is absolute dislike) over a character I feel nothing about. At least then if I am given the chance to kill said annoying character, I can feel good about it afterwards. Killing a boring character yields no response at all.
That is exactly what I was thinking. I am surprised that many people here so far prefer boring characters. Hating fictional characters can make the story more fun for you.
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Posté 06 avril 2010 - 12:14
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I see your point, but really annoying characters just make me want to not play the game any more, which is worse. Whenever there was a Hope section in FF13 I started noticing that the living room really needs vacuuming or that the dishes were piling up.Markinator_123 wrote...
Umanix wrote...
I'd take an annoying character over a boring character any day of the week. Boring characters trigger the absolute worst response from people: apathy. I'd rather take a character that I can feel something about (even if that emotion is absolute dislike) over a character I feel nothing about. At least then if I am given the chance to kill said annoying character, I can feel good about it afterwards. Killing a boring character yields no response at all.
That is exactly what I was thinking. I am surprised that many people here so far prefer boring characters. Hating fictional characters can make the story more fun for you.
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Posté 06 avril 2010 - 12:18
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I know what you mean. Hope was the only character I disliked, yet he was so useful.enormousmoonboots wrote...
I see your point, but really annoying characters just make me want to not play the game any more, which is worse. Whenever there was a Hope section in FF13 I started noticing that the living room really needs vacuuming or that the dishes were piling up.
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Posté 06 avril 2010 - 12:20
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annoying > boring
At least an annoying character makes you feel... something.
At least an annoying character makes you feel... something.
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Posté 06 avril 2010 - 12:21
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I have to go with the majority on this one. I prefer having boring Kaidan on my team to annoying Jack. Hell, I'll take Jacob over Jack.
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Posté 06 avril 2010 - 12:34
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annoying, because then they can still have an interesting character.
for instance, Jacob is not really annoying, he's just very boring. he has very little character. however, ashley is very annoying, however she is by no means boring. she is a fairly deep ,well though out character. i would much prefer a well-made character who i personally dislike, rather than a cardboard cut-out who no one with a brain could actually like.
for instance, Jacob is not really annoying, he's just very boring. he has very little character. however, ashley is very annoying, however she is by no means boring. she is a fairly deep ,well though out character. i would much prefer a well-made character who i personally dislike, rather than a cardboard cut-out who no one with a brain could actually like.
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Posté 06 avril 2010 - 12:41
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Nightwriter wrote...
annoying > boring
At least an annoying character makes you feel... something.
I;ll take my army of faceless Icewind Dale party members over Grandia 2's cast any day.
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Posté 06 avril 2010 - 12:45
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Annoying.
At least annoying people can be entertaining.
At least annoying people can be entertaining.
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Posté 06 avril 2010 - 12:45
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Onyx Jaguar wrote...
Nightwriter wrote...
annoying > boring
At least an annoying character makes you feel... something.
I;ll take my army of faceless Icewind Dale party members over Grandia 2's cast any day.
To each their own.
I think Xaijin's pretty much got the correct answer to all this in caps, though.
