I never make alts, with the exception of CoV. It was just fun to make 'em in that game.

My biggest fault with EVE are the insane amount of alts (obviously 2 or more accounts) in the game. It's pretty much standard fair for Cap pilots as there is not always someone around to Cyno. I understand it's all business so i get it. Doesn't mean I like it.

I rarely make alts and if I do they tend to be very casual "before bed" sort of things.

They never get to anything higher than say lvl 18 or 20ish.

I always feel that if I am playing my alt I could be working on my main character. I also tend to identify with the character I create and get used to all of its quirks, strengths, weaknesses.

I am an Mainchar-Player - in all the games i ever played i have one Mainchar and only Alts for banking purposes or for special group play in fixed groups.

Originally posted by Sovrath

I rarely make alts and if I do they tend to be very casual "before bed" sort of things.

They never get to anything higher than say lvl 18 or 20ish.

I always feel that if I am playing my alt I could be working on my main character. I also tend to identify with the character I create and get used to all of its quirks, strengths, weaknesses.

Yeah thats how I am, didn't really recognize it untill you said it.

But I make my main, and even if i'm making an alt with the exact same stuff hunter tauren, or whatever... I really don't edentify with an alt like I do with my main, I get attached.

I guess thats why I didn't care for WoW much, is I burned through the game in 6 months and then most people just did engame, or made alts. I just couldn't get into it.

Thats why i'm hoping FFXIV will be a long game. That way I can stay with it.

Just my 2 cents though...

Im a massive toon whore, constantly making alts and hopping around on them every few days, while usually having 2 or 3 mains that i spend most of my time focusing on. A lot of that has to do with the time ive got to play too since i also play most games from work. Thing is i tend to get bored very easily, not just with a specific toon but with the game in general. I havent been able to settle down and really get into 1 game for more than a month or 2, usually less, before i get bored and want to move on. The reasons above are why i really wish they would make some better/newer sandbox style games that allow you to perform multiple roles and build out your character exactly how you want without being stuck in some cookie cutter role with the same exact toon as a thousand other people youre playing against. Unfortunately for people like me, games are getting dumbed down more and more over the years and games are usually more succesful by holding peoples hands and saying "this is your class, these are your skills, you can only do this job, youre not allowed to think for yourself, just pick a class and go spam the 2 or 3 good skills we give you".

I'm a one toon dude. The only time I've ever had more than one toon per game was in CoV when I unlocked my VEAT and began using that for my main.