User blog:Wolfdragon Rex/A message to users

Hello, I'm just your average wolfdragon, and I'm here with some advice for you guys. Now this doesn't just apply to new users, older veteren users can take from this as well.

Overpowered characters do not make good characters. Now, just take a step back and think about it. What's more entertaining, a character who just beats opponents hands down, or one who has to struggle against adversity, and has hills to overcome?

Now overpoweredness can come in various forms, and it tends (I repeat tends, not always) shows up at the start of a new author's career. You want to show off how awesome and amazing and strong your characters are right? Don't do this by giving them every single fighting style, or making them seriously wanted by the world government (or whatever alternative you're using). '''Build them up from the bottom. Don't start at the top.'''

Let's look at One Piece for example. Does Luffy start off knowing Gear Second and Third? No! At the start he's weak! A mountain bandit is able to take him down! But this gives him the motivation to get stronger. And you know what? He does! He trains to learn about his abilities, and his effort pays off. He's now on a level above Buggy!

What wait you say? That's not much of an achievement. Oh but it is. It's a step on his journey. You don't just skip steps and go from mountain bandits to Rob Lucci to Admirals, you take them step by step and use the experience to become better. If we just saw Luffy's experiences at Windmill Island and then skipped to Marineford, we'd be confused and disappointed at the sudden power shift. Getting stronger doesn't happen at once, it's a process.

Heck, I'm only discussing one source, the fighting abilities of characters. That's not why we love One Piece and it's various characters is it? It's their personalities and interactions! They have conflicts, they get together. Don't make a character who's liked by everyone, give them conflicts.

So yeah, here's just a bit of advice from your average wolfdragon to you.