Talk:Darrel Conway/@comment-4773581-20140109140335/@comment-1456272-20140110044705

Okay, I understand that you don't like my characters power levels, but I don't want to get into a fight over it, so please don't get angry. If there is one thing I hate on the Internet, more than anything else, it's fights. We're both RWBY fans, so we should get along. If I'm making you angry over this, then clearly I'm doing the wrong thing.

I tried to justify why my character had such an ungodly power level, and you've rejected the explanation. But despite what you may think of me, I'm not angry at you. I want to thank you.

You've proved your point: Darrel. Is. Overpowered.

Clearly, I wasn't thinking when I was writing this. I want my story to be good and I sure as hell want Darrel to be liked by the community, not hated because he could survive the destruction of reality itself.

So, Darrel can break off pieces of his soul? That was a lapse of judgement on my part, and to be particularly honest, STUPID.

Firing arrows sourced from his Aura? STUPID.

Near-infinite power source? STUPID.

Lacking control over his Aura? STUPID, STUPID, STUPID.

So yes, my character will be changed. He'll have the same Aura levels as anyone else, though when I say he'll have little control over it, he won't know how to utilize it. He's seen it happen, he knows it exists, but he doesn't know how to use his. It'll be like a superhero first getting their powers. For reference, think of Sam Raimi's Spider-Man. When Peter is first shown exhibiting his powers, he doesn't know how to control them properly, and ends up pissing off the bully by yanking a tray of food into him with his webbing by accident. Then when he tries to fire a strand of webbing, he ends up using a variety of poses, none of which work, until he tries the one which results in the web shooting. As he swings for the first time, he slams into a billboard. The scene in question.

And yes, this is for a self-insertion, and yes, I'm an idiot for giving him this sort of power. Pretty much the one thing that terrified me about writing this story with this character was that he would become a Gary Stu. I even made a concerted effort to try to avoid being branded as such. Your explanation gives me some insight into his ridiculously high power levels.

And yes, it is for wish fufillment, but I'm trying to be REALISTIC about it. I'm not giving him powers that could pull an airship out of the sky because:

A) That isn't possible

B) Only Penny would be able to do that, but only with a Bullhead

C)It makes me seem like a Nevermore-sized douche.

I'm going off what makes my character unique, and what makes him fit in Remnant, as well as how out of place he is in Remnant, and clearly, his weapon's abilities and Aura levels are very much in the wrong.

So, if I've pissed you off by offering a half-assed explanation which sounds right to me, but it sounds wrong to everyone else, then I apologize. I don't want to infuriate anyone, least of all a fellow RWBY fan.