(06-21-2013, 10:43 AM)Eva Wrote: But I tend to think of it this way. Â After you factor in time for work, sleep, RL stuffs, your play time is going to be somewhat limited. Â Further dividing this between multiple characters, in my opinion means there's less opportunity for adding more depth to each of those characters. Â That's not to say it can't be done well, but I think the more alts that see less play time there are, the less overall depth those characters are given. Â I will go on to say that I also have a tough time tracking who said what to whom and which of my characters was involved at a certain thing, sometimes. Â I have to keep notes. Â Juggling two characters I might be okay, but any more than three or four and I'd probably just have a perpetual headache. Â
That's my 2 gil.
I think this is a good point. There's something to be said about really living that "second life" through another character in a way. I typically have alt-itis as well. Even though it's not at all needed in this game, from an RP perspective each character is likely too different to fit multiple job roles etc. However, I really admire those that stick with one character for RP. They usually seem to have a lot of depth, and when you see them again and again in game, they feel almost more real. To me, I would like to be that dedicated and often I set out to be, but my wanderlust seems to typically get the better of me. It's hard to resist a new idea sometimes. It's often sparked by seeing another character in the game and then dreaming about the stories that they could tell.
So I think both sides have their place. The depth of a single character and the variety of alts. But when I see dedicated players like Eva, I too would like to strive to stick it out with one character and see how their life progresses, even through the low times. Maybe this time I can do it.
