Don't use the talking dog and talking gorilla as a reason to deny accurate writing in a piece of fictional work, please. It gives people an excuse for lazy writing, that doesn't care for the readers or audience's own understanding. Both Winston and Lucky have been explained in a way that's in line with Overwatch's own themes.
Sorry, it's just my pet peeve when people make the argument, "It's a fictional world, so what does it matter?" A writer, RPer or not, should always do their best to make sure their audience understands what's going on in a story and why, as long as it's pertinent to the plot and the setting, itself. Allowing yourself to sink into the mindset of, "There's a talking dog and magic, so accuracy, logic, and explanations don't matter." It both tells your readers that you don't care about the story or characters enough to delve deeper into how they work, and that their understanding doesn't matter to you. ;-( And that sucks.
And I'm not saying you guys are doing that, don't misunderstand my words here, I just want to clarify why I absolutely hate when people make that the basis of their argument. It rubs me the wrong way.
Sorry, it's just my pet peeve when people make the argument, "It's a fictional world, so what does it matter?" A writer, RPer or not, should always do their best to make sure their audience understands what's going on in a story and why, as long as it's pertinent to the plot and the setting, itself. Allowing yourself to sink into the mindset of, "There's a talking dog and magic, so accuracy, logic, and explanations don't matter." It both tells your readers that you don't care about the story or characters enough to delve deeper into how they work, and that their understanding doesn't matter to you. ;-( And that sucks.
And I'm not saying you guys are doing that, don't misunderstand my words here, I just want to clarify why I absolutely hate when people make that the basis of their argument. It rubs me the wrong way.