Cool thread, and great questions!
3. I think an OOC connection is important here. If OOCly the person is willing to switch their characters upon request, and make their characters available, I see no reason to require 'mains with mains'. I've had several rewarding tales with alts; both my alts and with others.
If I am crafting serious storylines, I would expect the other person to craft time with me to explore these stories. That's why I think OOC trust is the number one factor here, not seeking out people's mains only. Everyone has a limit to how many characters they can handle, and knowing your own limits is key.
4. Not on serious storylines, no. I have had a couple friends I stopped RPing with because EVERY time I RP'd with them, they had a different character. It made it impossible to develop any sort of foundation.
5. I can't picture a reason having one character would be frowned upon. I guess the only thing I can come up with is that person than limits themselves on their number of RP partners. Say I want to develop a storyline with Professor X, because I respect the hell out of X's OOC RP abilities, but Prof. X's character really has no opening to bring in another RP partner... I would be elated if they created an alt to give me the opportunity to RP with them as enemy/best friend/lover/other.
7. Three is my magic number I've learned, and I've been complimented on handling/juggling them quite well! I love all three of my characters, and would never deprive them of the time and growth they so deserve by creating a fourth. This falls under the 'everyone needs to know their own limits, if they want to create meaningful RP.'
8. Unless otherwise busy, I am always available to switch characters for some RP. Even if I am busy, I will try to set up some time when contacted. This is where that OOC trust comes in. As I've stated, I love all 3 of my characters, and have interest in telling any of their tales (if not all) any day of the week.
Great discussion!
3. I think an OOC connection is important here. If OOCly the person is willing to switch their characters upon request, and make their characters available, I see no reason to require 'mains with mains'. I've had several rewarding tales with alts; both my alts and with others.
If I am crafting serious storylines, I would expect the other person to craft time with me to explore these stories. That's why I think OOC trust is the number one factor here, not seeking out people's mains only. Everyone has a limit to how many characters they can handle, and knowing your own limits is key.
4. Not on serious storylines, no. I have had a couple friends I stopped RPing with because EVERY time I RP'd with them, they had a different character. It made it impossible to develop any sort of foundation.
5. I can't picture a reason having one character would be frowned upon. I guess the only thing I can come up with is that person than limits themselves on their number of RP partners. Say I want to develop a storyline with Professor X, because I respect the hell out of X's OOC RP abilities, but Prof. X's character really has no opening to bring in another RP partner... I would be elated if they created an alt to give me the opportunity to RP with them as enemy/best friend/lover/other.
7. Three is my magic number I've learned, and I've been complimented on handling/juggling them quite well! I love all three of my characters, and would never deprive them of the time and growth they so deserve by creating a fourth. This falls under the 'everyone needs to know their own limits, if they want to create meaningful RP.'
8. Unless otherwise busy, I am always available to switch characters for some RP. Even if I am busy, I will try to set up some time when contacted. This is where that OOC trust comes in. As I've stated, I love all 3 of my characters, and have interest in telling any of their tales (if not all) any day of the week.
Great discussion!
