(10-05-2013, 01:27 PM)Illira Wrote:This. I actually enjoy playing characters of a wide variety of shapes and personality types. I especially love designing characters that are diametric opposites and putting them in similar situations. They all have their own deep, developed storylines, some eventually converge in interesting ways, and it compliments the playability between all of them.(10-05-2013, 12:08 PM)Nebbs Wrote: If you spend that time instead with six Characters in six separate FCs then it is likely to be a more "diluted" (among your characters) RP experience. Volume is not the same as Quality.
But quantity and quality aren't mutually exclusive things. As an altaholic, I always find RPing multiple characters as helping me to better shape an understanding of the world lore, as you have to approach situations in different manners, and that they have more variety. RPing alts also helps to relieve burnout, if that is an issue for any folk (I know that it can be for me). I find that I have to switch it up and play different characters to keep things fresh. Playing many characters doesn't mean that they don't/can't be developed to deep extents, but it does keep your options to explore themes of a much greater depth and breadth.
I have eight role play characters on WoW, six of which are max leveled and well geared, all well written (well, in my opinion). There's a unique story line for each one, and a sort of 'meta story' between all my characters. I rotate between them based on what I am in the mood to play, and because of the converging storylines I have more opportunities to interact with people outside of what is necessarily 'normal' for any one character.
I already scrapped one character concept for XIV, but I like the one I have now. Youthful, excitable, chaotic Miqo'te lad. But I'll get bored or burnt out one day, probably sooner than later, and I'll want to do something completely different. Maybe an old, stoic Roe Paladin?
...but I really should settle one character concept before I start planning another. Or, you know, I'll end up with eight again.
