OP, this is a really good discussion, thanks for posting it up!
That said...
At the moment, I have 2 characters. One, Renata Lynn, over on the Jenova server, is my "experience the game" toon. She is the one I leveled, ground, and now am farming with.Â
The other is, of course, Eorla Brynn. She is my "live the game, breathe the game" toon. She is the one I RP as. When I get tired of farming stones and the like, I hop off of Jenova and log onto Balmung. I've got Eorla as a lvl 30 cnj/whm, but I'm really not all that concerned with getting her through all the game content. I do that with Renata. If Jenova had a flourishing rp community, I might never have made Eorla on Balmung. But I find that I like having the two separate.Â
I'm sorry, but I don't know that I'll ever permakill Eorla, except maybe at the end of it all when the community is fading (from what I've read, it happens to all MMOs, whether it takes years or decades), and then as a part of her saga.
Should Jenova ever get a respectably-sized rp community, I might find myself developing a backstory for her...but Renata is already developed. She's beaten Ultima Weapon, she's started running through the Crystal Tower. She's already working on her relic quests...they aren't really a part of her story, if that makes sense. With Eorla, each dungeon she runs through is more than just a farm or a leveling grounds, it is part of her story. She investigated Fallgourd Float, she entered Haukke Manor with her beloved and left the place a woman on the brink of a change. Within days, her beloved left her, and Eorla began her own dance with the darkness. It affected her.Â
And that is something I'm not sure I'll ever be ready to quit watching unfold.
That said...
At the moment, I have 2 characters. One, Renata Lynn, over on the Jenova server, is my "experience the game" toon. She is the one I leveled, ground, and now am farming with.Â
The other is, of course, Eorla Brynn. She is my "live the game, breathe the game" toon. She is the one I RP as. When I get tired of farming stones and the like, I hop off of Jenova and log onto Balmung. I've got Eorla as a lvl 30 cnj/whm, but I'm really not all that concerned with getting her through all the game content. I do that with Renata. If Jenova had a flourishing rp community, I might never have made Eorla on Balmung. But I find that I like having the two separate.Â
I'm sorry, but I don't know that I'll ever permakill Eorla, except maybe at the end of it all when the community is fading (from what I've read, it happens to all MMOs, whether it takes years or decades), and then as a part of her saga.
Should Jenova ever get a respectably-sized rp community, I might find myself developing a backstory for her...but Renata is already developed. She's beaten Ultima Weapon, she's started running through the Crystal Tower. She's already working on her relic quests...they aren't really a part of her story, if that makes sense. With Eorla, each dungeon she runs through is more than just a farm or a leveling grounds, it is part of her story. She investigated Fallgourd Float, she entered Haukke Manor with her beloved and left the place a woman on the brink of a change. Within days, her beloved left her, and Eorla began her own dance with the darkness. It affected her.Â
And that is something I'm not sure I'll ever be ready to quit watching unfold.
"You...make me believe I am all those things you say I am. You make me believe good things about myself..."
