Officially Unofficial Weekly Discussion #10: Alt-itis

[ZorkNemesis]

26 level 50s on Indom and about 90 more characters of various levels and concepts, many abandoned for the next big idea I have (along with late game burnout, there needs to be more content for 30-34 and 45-49).

 

I'm actually reminded of the Dexter's Labratory episode where Dexter finds himself in an older section of the lab surrounded by works that at one point he deemed his "greatest creation" before immediately moving on to his next "greatest creation."  Alt-itis feels like that sometimes.

[roleki]

It's a little outdated, but my spreadsheet says I have 83 level 50 characters spread across Indom and Excelsior with a combined 2578 vet levels.  I have another 56 non-50s at an average level of 9; some are placeholders, others are just stalled out somewhere in the middle. 

As far as why I have so many alts, it varies.  Sometimes I'm sitting there and a name pops into my head, so I'll log in and nab it, then eventually I'll think of a character to build around it.  Other times I'd think of a build I'd like to try, and just wing it from there.  Sometimes, it's a combination of both.  

I also like to have multiple characters that would align with my state of mind and abilities, in relation to what I've consumed that day/evening.  That's why the Claws/WP that I'm *not* in love with has more vet levels than the Ice/TA that I *do* love: quite often, I find myself in a situation where I want to play CoH, but I only have about 3-button-clicks of mental/physical dexterity available.  Don't worry, I rarely PUG.