HMD | October 2014

[these_balls]

EVALUATE MY BATTLING!

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Comments

[sincereheart]

Those are some really good questions, and thank you for bringing them up. I'm afraid that I can't really give you an answer beyond "it just felt like what I should have him do in those situations." If you think I should change that stuff, I will. If you want to hash things out in a more detailed conversation on the HMD or in a PM or whatever, I'll gladly do that too. Whichever way, I'll definitely take what you've said into consideration.

(Also, on the Rocket front, he doesn't know that getting two starters or being in Goldenrod means you're a Rocket. As far as he knows, he just got two starters because he's that special.)

[(Anonymous)]

On the Rocket front, does that mean he didn't read any of the Team Rocket information he was provided with upon introduction? The Code of Conduct would have explained some of that at least, and since Valmont is no stranger to secret organizations, I'm not sure why he wouldn't be more cautious about what he was telling people in general.

I'm a little concerned that you don't have any reasoning for those choices. There's leeway for interpretation with any character, but that needs to be supported by canon or game development. Otherwise it seems like you're ignoring characterization in order to get the outcome you want, rather than following what the character would be likely to do in that situation.

[sincereheart]

As for the TR thing: yes, I consciously didn't have him read the booklet. If all Rockets need to have read it before posting, well, my screwup there was on an OOC level, not an IC one.

As for ignoring characterization to suit my needs: I promise I'm not doing that on purpose. I'm doing my best to follow the characterization as well as I can. I see your point that it might seem that way, but any mistakes are because I'm bad at characterization, not because I'm intentionally manipulating anything.

As for everything else: that's fair. I'm not sure what I can say, apart from what I've said: that I've taken what you said about supporting his actions into consideration, and I'll try to do better. Thank you for your feedback. I'll do my best to use it to improve.

[(Anonymous)]

I'm still a little confused about how you can be following his characterization without having reasoning behind your characterization choices, but I appreciate your willingness to receive criticism and improve. Thanks for your time.