Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-28501958-20160529004015

What is a negative feat, you ask? Well, while most feats are used to prove how powerful a character is (this character lifted X, therefore, they are Y strong) negative feats cite a character's failues as evidence of their weakness (this character was one-shotted by X, therefore, they suck Y hard). While there is nothing necessarily wrong with citing a character's failures and short-comings, this becomes problematic when applied to one-time failures, particularly those in media with inconsistent power levels (Mortal Kombat, SpongeBob SquarePants, Most Comic Books).

Personally, I don't think that negative feats should be used unless they highlight a consistent character flaw. Example:John Constantine once got drunk and screwed up a magic circle, which left him vulnerable to a succubus attack. This shows how John's alchoholism (a consistent flaw) can hinder him. When one-time failures (Raiden one-shots Mileena, lol) are used to justify that character losing, I don't feel the character is being done justice.

Thoughts on this? 