Thank you all for the -excellent- responses so far. It seems like everyone was being totally honest with me, and I greatly appreciate it. I talked OOC with some friends, and found that it is just a touchy subject.
That was rather presumptuous of me, but I said it for a reason. I apologize to everyone for that. I am not a RPer who has alts. I just can't seem to find the motivation to play anything else except my main. I can't think of a story I would find interesting enough to make me choose to play an alt instead of my main at any given time. However, I understand that many people are not like that. I just wanted to make sure that people were thinking of characters they actually care about before answering my questions.
I respectfully ask that you do not try to read too deep into what you interpret as my tone, and certainly not try to attach words to it that I did -not- write.
I was letting people know why I was conflicted in the most concise way I knew how without having to explain the whole context of my character's situation. I also wanted to avoid automatic responses that I have seen some people do without thinking through their answers.
Perhaps the only thing I did wrong was fail to explain my feelings in the best way possible. However, that is difficult when I am conflicted about something. The only purpose of my OP was to get honest feedback from others, not tell people what my opinion is. If I had a set opinion on this topic, I would never have started this thread.
Berrod Wrote:On a side note, alts are not just cannon fodder! For some of us, our alts are characters we cherish just as much as our mains!
That was rather presumptuous of me, but I said it for a reason. I apologize to everyone for that. I am not a RPer who has alts. I just can't seem to find the motivation to play anything else except my main. I can't think of a story I would find interesting enough to make me choose to play an alt instead of my main at any given time. However, I understand that many people are not like that. I just wanted to make sure that people were thinking of characters they actually care about before answering my questions. Liadan Wrote:I would not. And I don't see how letting your main character "die" before the end of their story is, in any way, some kind of heroic act. And I kind of feel like the tone of your original post is a bit..how shall I say it...people should not be shamed into letting go of a character they love simply because some people on the internet say it's the cool thing to do, and only real RPers are courageous enough to do so.
Cuz that's bullshit
I respectfully ask that you do not try to read too deep into what you interpret as my tone, and certainly not try to attach words to it that I did -not- write.
I was letting people know why I was conflicted in the most concise way I knew how without having to explain the whole context of my character's situation. I also wanted to avoid automatic responses that I have seen some people do without thinking through their answers.
Perhaps the only thing I did wrong was fail to explain my feelings in the best way possible. However, that is difficult when I am conflicted about something. The only purpose of my OP was to get honest feedback from others, not tell people what my opinion is. If I had a set opinion on this topic, I would never have started this thread.
