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Fan Area => The Hydlaa Plaza => Topic started by: Illysia on July 31, 2008, 08:39:15 am
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I finally made a test. It is short and I made it late at night, (meaning I was half delirious at the time) but I made it. Play around with it and have fun. :D
PS Mary Sue Litmus Test (http://www.gotoquiz.com/ps_mary_sue_litmus_test)
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0% Mary Sue \o/
I'd add a bit more detail to the quiz though, the end comment told me to flesh my character out a little... my characters are plenty fleshed out! :)
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0% Mary Sue \o/
I'd add a bit more detail to the quiz though, the end comment told me to flesh my character out a little... my characters are plenty fleshed out! :)
Maybe once I have gotten some sleep. Although I will only be about to do about 37 or so questions maximum. Characters can get pretty complicated. :D
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Out of curiousity, I checked what's the result of a player that is "just playing"; mining platinum and grinding on monsters (basically, one that should get 0%):
Congradulations! You are 62% Mary Sue.
Sorry, but your character is very close to being a full fledged Mary Sue. You might want to cut back on some of the cliches like having your whole family killed in front of you by a maurading Enkidukai band and then hating all Enkidukai.
Something's terribly wrong here :P
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0%
I only mine platinum when I need it. Which is never.
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0% too. Yay!
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7%?
Huh. Must be the angsty past or somethin'. >_>;
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"in a world where everyone strives to be unique, everyone ends up being the same."
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Nice test Illysia :)
Maybe add something about going to the tavern to cry instead of just having a drink?
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Wow, Roboki is only a 17% mary sue. :P
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"in a world where everyone strives to be unique, everyone ends up being the same."
And in a world where everyone is the same, everyone strives to be unique. Everything is a tautology at the end of the day.
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Out of curiousity, I checked what's the result of a player that is "just playing"; mining platinum and grinding on monsters (basically, one that should get 0%):
Congratulations! You are 62% Mary Sue.
Sorry, but your character is very close to being a full fledged Mary Sue. You might want to cut back on some of the cliches like having your whole family killed in front of you by a maurading Enkidukai band and then hating all Enkidukai.
Something's terribly wrong here :P
Not really. Mary Sues are cliches and even grinders have a few cliches. Someone who who grinds a little and has a little story won't get that high a score. No one has gotten 100% though. :D
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Only 13%? This test needs to be fixed, I usually score in the 80-90 percentile :P
Just kidding, good job ;) I woulda got 0% if it weren't for that question about angsty pasts ;D
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"in a world where everyone strives to be unique, everyone ends up being the same."
And in a world where everyone is the same, everyone strives to be unique. Everything is a tautology at the end of the day.
And thus, people should strive to be just themselves, and not worry about anyone else's looks, mannerisms, etc, for all we truly ever are and ever will be, are, ourselves. ;)
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"in a world where everyone strives to be unique, everyone ends up being the same."
And in a world where everyone is the same, everyone strives to be unique. Everything is a tautology at the end of the day.
And thus, people should strive to be just themselves, and not worry about anyone else's looks, mannerisms, etc, for all we truly ever are and ever will be, are, ourselves. ;)
Which happens to be like everyone else's "ourselves"... ;D
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Lolitra - 7%... hmm.
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"in a world where everyone strives to be unique, everyone ends up being the same."
And in a world where everyone is the same, everyone strives to be unique. Everything is a tautology at the end of the day.
And thus, people should strive to be just themselves, and not worry about anyone else's looks, mannerisms, etc, for all we truly ever are and ever will be, are, ourselves. ;)
Which happens to be like everyone else's "ourselves"... ;D
Which makes our selves strive to be different. And repeat ad nauseum.
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Woot 0% !
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Not really. Mary Sues are cliches and even grinders have a few cliches.
Where does this idea stem from?
Mary Sues aren't cliches. Mary Sue is a character that, by its characteristics, is supposed to be special, better than others, or basically begs to be center of everyone's attention.
This has nothing to do with following the cliches, although there are cliches among the Mary Sue elements (becoming highly skilled at a very young age or having an angsty past are examples). Typically Mary Sue characters are highly attractive and/or very powerful, at the same time lacking any serious flaws (that other players would realise).
Mind you, a character that had its entire village wiped out on their own eyes isn't a Mary Sue unless they reveal this part of their past to other characters/players. I don't see what's so Mary Sue about being evil either (unless you're Duraza-sort of evil ;P ). An eager hero can be as MS as an eager villain.
Also, stating fighting monsters is a cliche among grinders is the same as stating pretending to be someone you're not is a cliche among roleplayers. Neither is an overused phrase/idea/whatever to start with. These actions are what the words represent.
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Draklar the party pooper with his 'facts' and stuff :P
All the same, good quiz. 0% with Nurahk... surprisingly :P
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Not really. Mary Sues are cliches and even grinders have a few cliches.
Where does this idea stem from?
Mary Sues aren't cliches. Mary Sue is a character that, by its characteristics, is supposed to be special, better than others, or basically begs to be center of everyone's attention.
This has nothing to do with following the cliches, although there are cliches among the Mary Sue elements (becoming highly skilled at a very young age or having an angsty past are examples). Typically Mary Sue characters are highly attractive and/or very powerful, at the same time lacking any serious flaws (that other players would realise).
Mind you, a character that had its entire village wiped out on their own eyes isn't a Mary Sue unless they reveal this part of their past to other characters/players. I don't see what's so Mary Sue about being evil either (unless you're Duraza-sort of evil ;P ). An eager hero can be as MS as an eager villain.
Also, stating fighting monsters is a cliche among grinders is the same as stating pretending to be someone you're not is a cliche among roleplayers. Neither is an overused phrase/idea/whatever to start with. These actions are what the words represent.
One, you are taking this way to seriously. Two, that defiinition of Mary sue has to be tweeked since this isn't fanfiction. Three, does even an honest to goodness true to the sterotype Mary Sue see themselves as a Sue? Four, just enjoy the test or make another. ;) Yes, there could stand to be some additions, but in the meantime everyone can have a good laugh. Especially those Sues, who creep by with a 0%. I know you are out there. :D
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I don't see what's so Mary Sue about being evil either (unless you're Duraza-sort of evil ;P ).
Don't be jealous because my characters are the very incarnation of what a mary sue is :P Besides, with everyone scoring low it makes me feel like if I had a high score my character would in fact be more unique because everyone else is non-marysue. At least unique when grouped with other planeshift characters ;D (too bad my score wasn't really high for this one....)
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I reckon its only people that are remotely concerned that will do the test, let alone post their results.
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Bah, I did it for the laughs.
But I do have a tendency to give my characters slightly angsty pasts :P
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Good quiz!
Yeah i am guilty of the angsty past syndrome too.. >.>
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@Illysia: If you don't wish to receive constructive criticism on "discussion boards", it's always a good idea to state so in the opening post :P
@Duraza: Right, there's nothing wrong with a bit of Mary Sue in roleplaying games. Especially ones that are driven not by a story, but by the characters. The world would be such a dull place, otherwise.
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Hmm, 0% Mary Sue :)
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0% Mary Sue... Gaian is Gaian, not Mary Sue >:(
Anyways good test :P