Alts! \ o /
I have a few... although I know others who have leveled WAY more than me.
While Roen is my main, Raelisanne is my main alt (and I will just stick to talking about her for this post for brevity's sake). I leveled her to 50 when I started to play this game because on my previous MMOs, leveling alts were a thing.
This game though made me finally say "Ugh leveling alts is hard" because of stories and scenarios that I had to do for each character.
But I am glad I did level her because she was/is the main villain in the very first group oriented plot that I was involved in. Like Osric mentioned, having her be a playable character really does help out the scenes she is in. It also helps me slip into her shoes easier, her mannerisms, appearance, dialogue is wholly different from Roen, and it is easier for other characters to immerse themselves into the scene as well because she is standing right there. I think it definitely enriches a scene visually to play against a character that is standing there.
Forum RP/text RP is another way to tackle that problem though if you don't want to spend the time leveling.
As for how much time I play my alts vs main... it really depends on the arc. Because Raelisanne is a villain, I don't have her casually walking about, hanging out at taverns, or whatnot. She doesn't get leisure play. I bring her out for specific meetings and such. But that's because that's who she is. She abides by schedules, do not do things without purpose or plan. So scheduling scenes and RP for her is easy to do, and the rest of the time, I am playing my main.
The major arc she is in, the chapter has come to an end, so she is laying low for now. So right now she isn't getting any play time really. But there were days where I was on her more than Roen so that I can set up plots, RP meetings and such.
Still, I have never really felt that Rae took my play time away from Roen. Rae is there to enrich other's stories, throw conflicts their way... and maaybe get some development her way long the way (because cardboard villain without depth is boring). I plan to explore her story though mostly through written posts. But those revelations will come pretty slow.
Will I have difficult time ending her story? Nope! I kind of have an end in mind for her, although it's vague and RP will largely dictate it, but when the time comes, if her story comes to an end, she will become a new character with a new name and look. Perhaps a new villain? I don't know! But she is planned to be a long-spanning arc character so that won't be anytime real soon.
Again, long winded, my apologies. I hope that lends some insight.
I have a few... although I know others who have leveled WAY more than me.
While Roen is my main, Raelisanne is my main alt (and I will just stick to talking about her for this post for brevity's sake). I leveled her to 50 when I started to play this game because on my previous MMOs, leveling alts were a thing.
This game though made me finally say "Ugh leveling alts is hard" because of stories and scenarios that I had to do for each character.
But I am glad I did level her because she was/is the main villain in the very first group oriented plot that I was involved in. Like Osric mentioned, having her be a playable character really does help out the scenes she is in. It also helps me slip into her shoes easier, her mannerisms, appearance, dialogue is wholly different from Roen, and it is easier for other characters to immerse themselves into the scene as well because she is standing right there. I think it definitely enriches a scene visually to play against a character that is standing there.
Forum RP/text RP is another way to tackle that problem though if you don't want to spend the time leveling.
As for how much time I play my alts vs main... it really depends on the arc. Because Raelisanne is a villain, I don't have her casually walking about, hanging out at taverns, or whatnot. She doesn't get leisure play. I bring her out for specific meetings and such. But that's because that's who she is. She abides by schedules, do not do things without purpose or plan. So scheduling scenes and RP for her is easy to do, and the rest of the time, I am playing my main.
The major arc she is in, the chapter has come to an end, so she is laying low for now. So right now she isn't getting any play time really. But there were days where I was on her more than Roen so that I can set up plots, RP meetings and such.
Still, I have never really felt that Rae took my play time away from Roen. Rae is there to enrich other's stories, throw conflicts their way... and maaybe get some development her way long the way (because cardboard villain without depth is boring). I plan to explore her story though mostly through written posts. But those revelations will come pretty slow.
Will I have difficult time ending her story? Nope! I kind of have an end in mind for her, although it's vague and RP will largely dictate it, but when the time comes, if her story comes to an end, she will become a new character with a new name and look. Perhaps a new villain? I don't know! But she is planned to be a long-spanning arc character so that won't be anytime real soon.
Again, long winded, my apologies. I hope that lends some insight.
