Thread:Epzilon/@comment-5651818-20141217021625/@comment-2089817-20141217031140

As I recall, the only time I accused you of copying (though I didn't say copying, since it was written in your own words, but rather, obsessive mimicking is what I considered it) was during your first attempt at remaking Mukei right after the Opposition RP; something you did admit that you were doing because you took the loss rather hard. The rest of the times, I don't recall Ten ever accusing you of anything personally and neither do I.

Epzi, many times people accuse others of copying, these are often misunderstandings. This is why we have such a thing as "debate". Authors have no problem defending their works' originality when they genuinely believe in their work. But you gave into those remarks without a fight. Why is that? Deep down, were you writing that stuff, and even this calligraphy stuff as a result, because you knew deep down that it was all born out of a burning desire to surpass me and Ten? And that, deep down, you knew that stuff wasn't coming from you but rather your deep-seated rivalry? We had this talk before.

Personally, if you want my take, I think you start way too huge. When you were doing the Hakuda stuff, Zanjutsu stuff, and so on, every single time, you started off way too huge. Almost exclusively, you were trying to make the character or technique massively powerful, and when it didn't live up to your expectations, you ditched the idea and started over. I've told you this again and again. Seireitou and Raian did not start off as they are now. They started off small and grew into the superpowers you see today. This is not something that can be matched through constant rewrites. It takes time. You start off small, with a basic concept, and then you allow it to grow and mature as you feel comfortable with it rather than forcing yourself to make it as strong as possible. You are never going to be satisfied if you keep this up.