[quote=@Hero] I completely forgot about the OOC leakage, ugh, pls no. You just don't understand their paaaaaaaaaiiiin /s It just gets so old so quick...worst part is, a tragic backstory can be used well. It can add some depth to a character, provide some motives, too. But no, this sort of character prefers to just be 2edgy4u. [/quote] It can be done well, yes, I agree. [i]But it never is.[/i] Very rarely is it handled tastefully and respectfully, it's often just shoehorned in and forced. Depression/addiction/a broken family... all of that is fine, it [i]can[/i] be used for character development and depth, but my god please. Don't make it the only thing the character has! This is some good venting we're doing.