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[Kybernetes Moros]

Don't get bent out of shape about it. I haven't interacted with the character much on either Vaun or Kyber, but it didn't seem like it was a different person speaking; different characters react differently to things, and sometimes that means doing things that the character looks back on in the future with a wince.

tl;dr It seemed entirely realistic and good to me. Generated intrafactional conflict, which always gets me excited; didn't seem a stretch; well-phrased ideas. No point worrying if it was what he would have done having considered it: Malcolm-c wasn't thinking things through properly and acted accordingly. Imperfect characters rock.

[Ilsenae Alexandros]

Seriously, you could go pirate.  Like some sort of honorable pirate.  Mal Reynolds style, basically.  Milo would probably offer a nice signing bonus too... 

For anybody that knows how Mal started out this would actually be kind of silly, because that's the exact concept he started out as.

[Ken]

Seriously, you could go pirate.  Like some sort of honorable pirate.  Mal Reynolds style, basically.  Milo would probably offer a nice signing bonus too... 

For anybody that knows how Mal started out this would actually be kind of silly, because that's the exact concept he started out as.

I know.  Wasn't completely serious

[ArtOfLight]

Don't get bent out of shape about it. I haven't interacted with the character much on either Vaun or Kyber, but it didn't seem like it was a different person speaking; different characters react differently to things, and sometimes that means doing things that the character looks back on in the future with a wince.

tl;dr It seemed entirely realistic and good to me. Generated intrafactional conflict, which always gets me excited; didn't seem a stretch; well-phrased ideas. No point worrying if it was what he would have done having considered it: Malcolm-c wasn't thinking things through properly and acted accordingly. Imperfect characters rock.

Well this is actually encouraging, I was afraid it seemed completely out-of-character.

[Morwen Lagann]

Seriously, you could go pirate.  Like some sort of honorable pirate.  Mal Reynolds style, basically.  Milo would probably offer a nice signing bonus too... 

For anybody that knows how Mal started out this would actually be kind of silly, because that's the exact concept he started out as.

I know.  Wasn't completely serious

Mal was the Caldari Jack Sparrow. And it was hilarious.

Savvy?

Edit: More on topic, I've definitely done this once or twice with Morwen, though it was less "knowingly and willfully making a mistake" and more intentionally making a decision that turned out to be a mistake in the short term. She got bit pretty hard in the ass by it, but it worked out fairly well in the end, so no regrets. ...Mostly. >> *cough* :koro: *cough*

[ArtOfLight]

Alright, so it seems the consensus is that it was a believable mistake to make, stayed in-character and promoted conflict. So all-in-all, op success!

[Hamish Grayson]

Fancy going pirate yet?

Now that would be a twist... 

Previously stanch Caldari loyalist going pirate was all the rage from '06 to '08.   

[Jev North]

That means that counting in internet years, it'll be retro in early '13?

[Hamish Grayson]

Hipster Mal can go retro before it's cool again.

[Silver Night]

I've found that playing an imperfect character well is much more interesting and challenging than trying to play a perfect character.

[BloodBird]

Fancy going pirate yet?

Now that would be a twist... 

Previously stanch Caldari loyalist going pirate was all the rage from '06 to '08. '10.

Fixed that for you.

@ topic and a bit less /bitter, I was happy to see this play out (the public parts atl) and it seemed quite good, imho.