[quote=@One Who Tames]
[@Ammokkx] Don't you fucking start nit-picking over terminology with me.  I made it clear what I meant.

I don't really have much more to add without repeating myself.  I have no desire to change your mind.  Doing so would only ruin what you currently enjoy and that isn't how this one does things.  We're just going to have to disagree.
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I mean, you're in a [i]discussion[/i] thread lol. If I didn't want to argue about it, I wouldn't have replied in the first place.

Even then, my first sentence includes "to me," which is my attempt at setting an expectation for it being a subjective distinction. I still think words like that have merit, because it carries a certain implication. What's there to "legacy" if there's no "legacy" to speak of, right?

In particular, you never explain why one and done is "shallow and lazy." To me, it's the exact opposite from this, as you're putting effort into building something new from the ground-up each time you undertake a creative endeavor.

I also don't see how you can be better developed if your development doesn't carry over- and I'd dare even call this a detriment as it would imply a certain unwillingness to change them. Development is good, both in the negative and positive sense. A character should, ideally, change throughout the story- at least in a leading role, which is what each character barring NPC's in an RP are. It's good to have fairly one-dimensional ones in supporting roles since they don't get nearly as much spotlight, so having someone to learn from is ideal. But if your focus is on a singular entity, they should ideally be molded over the course of it to keep it fresh and interesting, and also make the story have weight and a point.

I also don't see how one character over-and-over has inherently more love put into it than a one-shot. Especially not in the case of Tamatsu, which I will never shut up about because she's a stroke of genius I'll never be able to replicate and that makes me upset :c. As a person, I grow from trying new things, so I'd like the perspective from someone who sees merit in repeatedly doing the same thing and growing from that.