1. What do you think is a main character?
Non-RP: The character which you spend the most time on, and often is the first to experience new content / grind on to get top tier stuff
RP: The Character which you dedicate the most time to playing and immersing yourself as, and often ends up being the one involved in most events
2. What do you think makes a character an alternate character?
Non-RP: You do not like the class that much... or they are something as simple as extra storage space (bank alt)
RP: They are playing a secondary role in your storyline, or serve as a break away from your main character (changing up your RP role)
3. Do people have a responsibility to make certain "mains pair with mains" if you sense an interesting relationship (friends/rivals/lovers/enemies/long-lost relatives) forming or is it okay that someone's just not going to be around at random or for long periods of time?
Non-RP: No
RP: Maybe... to a point but if you immerse yourself in RP and the world and someone is almost never around one might not consider them a friend anyhow (casual friend perhaps or acquaintance). However it is understandable that people can't always be around one another in a "video game" / "virtual" world and thus life moves on, but perhaps there should be a small attempt to stay in contact (even if simple letters via mail, or if you share a linkshell.. say hello!!)
4. Have you ever discovered that your main was paired off in one of those situations with someone's alt? They just didn't play them at all or played other characters? Did it stall out your story? What did you do?
Non-RP: N/A
RP: Never. Even if my main bumped into an Alt, if said Alt was RP'ing then so be it. You work with it, in my book. If said person decided to never be on that alt again or delete them, well try to figure out a way to make all that make sense or at worse restructure the story.
5. What's the biggest stereotype you think of when you think of people who only have one main character?
Non-RP: They enjoy mastering a single class/role to perfection
RP:
I... only have one main character. NOoOO!!!!! I'm a stereotype!!! Okay seriously, I look at it as a form of dedication / immersion. You are living one life in the game and that life will change and grow with each passing day.
6. What's the biggest stereotype you think of when you think of people who suffer alt-itis and swap characters often?
Non-RP: They enjoy playing / testing out everything and feel as if they are a jack of all trades. (or just love to have a character available for a certain situation)
RP: Distracted.... unable to stay focused on a single task or story, or allow a single story to grow
7. Which are you? A single or two main characters? 5 main characters? A bunch of alts?
SINGLE main.
no-alts (at least in Final Fantasy 14 since you can swap classes/jobs)
In other games I often play one main, with 2 or 3 alts for variety in both helping out with content , experiencing new angles of content, and character variety. (it can get boring playing as a single class for months on end)
8. How did you usually break up your time between your main characters? Play on demand? Always on one, demand for the other? One with one group and when they all sign off switch to the other?
in other games I would just see what's going on. Depending on the day and what was going on in the RP community it might suit another character better; also if I wasn't feeling very RP-ish I would just play the class I wanted.
Non-RP: The character which you spend the most time on, and often is the first to experience new content / grind on to get top tier stuff
RP: The Character which you dedicate the most time to playing and immersing yourself as, and often ends up being the one involved in most events
2. What do you think makes a character an alternate character?
Non-RP: You do not like the class that much... or they are something as simple as extra storage space (bank alt)
RP: They are playing a secondary role in your storyline, or serve as a break away from your main character (changing up your RP role)
3. Do people have a responsibility to make certain "mains pair with mains" if you sense an interesting relationship (friends/rivals/lovers/enemies/long-lost relatives) forming or is it okay that someone's just not going to be around at random or for long periods of time?
Non-RP: No
RP: Maybe... to a point but if you immerse yourself in RP and the world and someone is almost never around one might not consider them a friend anyhow (casual friend perhaps or acquaintance). However it is understandable that people can't always be around one another in a "video game" / "virtual" world and thus life moves on, but perhaps there should be a small attempt to stay in contact (even if simple letters via mail, or if you share a linkshell.. say hello!!)
4. Have you ever discovered that your main was paired off in one of those situations with someone's alt? They just didn't play them at all or played other characters? Did it stall out your story? What did you do?
Non-RP: N/A
RP: Never. Even if my main bumped into an Alt, if said Alt was RP'ing then so be it. You work with it, in my book. If said person decided to never be on that alt again or delete them, well try to figure out a way to make all that make sense or at worse restructure the story.
5. What's the biggest stereotype you think of when you think of people who only have one main character?
Non-RP: They enjoy mastering a single class/role to perfection
RP:
I... only have one main character. NOoOO!!!!! I'm a stereotype!!! Okay seriously, I look at it as a form of dedication / immersion. You are living one life in the game and that life will change and grow with each passing day.6. What's the biggest stereotype you think of when you think of people who suffer alt-itis and swap characters often?
Non-RP: They enjoy playing / testing out everything and feel as if they are a jack of all trades. (or just love to have a character available for a certain situation)
RP: Distracted.... unable to stay focused on a single task or story, or allow a single story to grow
7. Which are you? A single or two main characters? 5 main characters? A bunch of alts?
SINGLE main.
no-alts (at least in Final Fantasy 14 since you can swap classes/jobs)
In other games I often play one main, with 2 or 3 alts for variety in both helping out with content , experiencing new angles of content, and character variety. (it can get boring playing as a single class for months on end)
8. How did you usually break up your time between your main characters? Play on demand? Always on one, demand for the other? One with one group and when they all sign off switch to the other?
in other games I would just see what's going on. Depending on the day and what was going on in the RP community it might suit another character better; also if I wasn't feeling very RP-ish I would just play the class I wanted.
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