Yep, I age my characters. Usually this is just a function of them getting older with no outward effects, as getting wiser (or not 
) is a function of their RP. In CoH, I had two characters that I played from early access all the way to when I stopped playing about 2 years ago. One of them was in his early 30s at game start, and over time I greyed his hair a bit, modified his combat rotation to be less physical in nature, etc. There was also some RP about how he wanted to leave a legacy, how he felt he may be getting too old for the hero game, and the like. The other character matured mentally over that time, coming out of her shell and rounding out as a person. A character I started later and played for about 2.5 years started considering retiring, starting a family, and such as she aged.
In general, when I age characters, I do it by RL calendar years. Otherwise, the time compression would result in them being dust and bones by the end of the game's second or third year.
In FFXIV, I envision most of my characters being fairly young, so physical aging won't be a major factor. That said, a good friend of mine is going to play someone fairly old who's just recently taken up adventuring as a form of penance for past actions.
) is a function of their RP. In CoH, I had two characters that I played from early access all the way to when I stopped playing about 2 years ago. One of them was in his early 30s at game start, and over time I greyed his hair a bit, modified his combat rotation to be less physical in nature, etc. There was also some RP about how he wanted to leave a legacy, how he felt he may be getting too old for the hero game, and the like. The other character matured mentally over that time, coming out of her shell and rounding out as a person. A character I started later and played for about 2.5 years started considering retiring, starting a family, and such as she aged.In general, when I age characters, I do it by RL calendar years. Otherwise, the time compression would result in them being dust and bones by the end of the game's second or third year.
In FFXIV, I envision most of my characters being fairly young, so physical aging won't be a major factor. That said, a good friend of mine is going to play someone fairly old who's just recently taken up adventuring as a form of penance for past actions.
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