Quote Originally Posted by Loony BoB View Post
I want people to have roles. Maybe they might not be fixed so that Aeris IS ALWAYS a mage, but fixed by choice, so that when you start a new game or find a new character, you can choose what role they take and they have to stick with it.
I agree. I think that characters have much better character development and characterization when they have a fixed role in gameplay. It is difficult to relate to someone that, in the storyline, claims that he is helpless, yet he can do anything and everything the second a battle hits the screen.

I think that games can greatly benefit from having their gameplay and storyline intertwined rather than separate. It can lead to the jarring of ideas between developers and players.