Comments on: New alt, or new game? http://spinksville.wordpress.com/2009/05/21/new-alt-or-new-game/ MMOs and game design Tue, 21 May 2013 14:36:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Syrana http://spinksville.wordpress.com/2009/05/21/new-alt-or-new-game/#comment-1121 Fri, 22 May 2009 02:46:26 +0000 http://spinksville.wordpress.com/?p=1448#comment-1121 I go through phases it seems of alting, but I usually hop around to other games too. However, if I’m feeling a bit burnout of another game too, then I definitely play an alt.

I try to rotate what I’m playing game-wise and alt-wise… helps keep things a little more interesting for me.

Then again, I also go through phases of ultrafocus on one game/one character.

TL;DR – I really have no rhyme or reason or any sort of clue how I decide, I just… do. :P

]]> By: We Fly Spitfires http://spinksville.wordpress.com/2009/05/21/new-alt-or-new-game/#comment-1119 Thu, 21 May 2009 20:40:12 +0000 http://spinksville.wordpress.com/?p=1448#comment-1119 I’m a bit of an altaholic usually because I either get bored with my current character or I get that ‘grass is greener’ syndrome and want to try something else I’ve seen which I think looks cool.

]]> By: Elleiras http://spinksville.wordpress.com/2009/05/21/new-alt-or-new-game/#comment-1115 Thu, 21 May 2009 17:28:24 +0000 http://spinksville.wordpress.com/?p=1448#comment-1115 WoW is my only game, so it’s alting for me. Easy choice. :)

That said, I wouldn’t be opposed to exploring a new MMO. I just wouldn’t know where to start.

]]> By: Tesh http://spinksville.wordpress.com/2009/05/21/new-alt-or-new-game/#comment-1113 Thu, 21 May 2009 16:12:54 +0000 http://spinksville.wordpress.com/?p=1448#comment-1113 The only reason I play alts is to explore; new races, new classes, new zones. If all that were available to me with a single character, I’d probably not have alts.

One facet of that is that a game that forces me to have several alts to see everything is one that I view with a jaded eye, especially if the bulk of the alt experience is repetition of something I’ve done already. At the same time, if the alt experience is sufficiently distinct, it can feel like a different game, which is a nice thing.

Oh, and I’ll second Stabs’ pacing comment; that’s one reason I like W101′s combat as a slower paced engine, and its “sidewalks” as safe zones.

]]> By: Stabs http://spinksville.wordpress.com/2009/05/21/new-alt-or-new-game/#comment-1111 Thu, 21 May 2009 15:05:50 +0000 http://spinksville.wordpress.com/?p=1448#comment-1111 Coming back I’d like to add one thing: other games can have a complete change of pace. Eve which I’m trialling now is a slow game. Now as a second game that’s wonderful, I’m actually playing as I type this. I’ll still be playing in a bit when I start cleaning the house and I’ll probably alt tab and keep things going while WoW raiding tonight.

I’d forgotten how much I used to do chores, surfing, etc while playing MMOs like SWG in the past. I’m loving the minimal amount of player input that some Eve roles allow you to get away with.

]]> By: Melissa http://spinksville.wordpress.com/2009/05/21/new-alt-or-new-game/#comment-1108 Thu, 21 May 2009 13:45:39 +0000 http://spinksville.wordpress.com/?p=1448#comment-1108 My “alts” are in LOTRO. I still raid with my WoW mains, but enjoy that I can play LOTRO and do different content and mechanics. It’s a nice diversion.

]]> By: *vlad* http://spinksville.wordpress.com/2009/05/21/new-alt-or-new-game/#comment-1107 Thu, 21 May 2009 11:56:09 +0000 http://spinksville.wordpress.com/?p=1448#comment-1107 I love rolling and playing alts in WoW, but once they get to about lv 15, the grind starts, and I end up deleting them soon afterwards.

Recently I have been playing Wizard101, maybe 2 to 3 hours a week instead of alting.
There have been a lot of improvements to W101 recently, and despite the rather simplistic gameplay, it is a fun game. Try it if you havent already done so, people. The first area is free.

]]> By: Stabs http://spinksville.wordpress.com/2009/05/21/new-alt-or-new-game/#comment-1104 Thu, 21 May 2009 10:33:34 +0000 http://spinksville.wordpress.com/?p=1448#comment-1104 I’m something of an altoholic but I’d vote for new game. I recently decided to change from a one mmo habit to a two mmo habit which is working well for me.

]]> By: thedoctor http://spinksville.wordpress.com/2009/05/21/new-alt-or-new-game/#comment-1103 Thu, 21 May 2009 09:16:17 +0000 http://spinksville.wordpress.com/?p=1448#comment-1103 I love alts, but if there is a platform game I been wanting to check out, I will definitely break from wow and give that a shot until it bores me. (Usually a week to a month)

good read

]]> By: Longasc http://spinksville.wordpress.com/2009/05/21/new-alt-or-new-game/#comment-1102 Thu, 21 May 2009 07:36:41 +0000 http://spinksville.wordpress.com/?p=1448#comment-1102 I do not roll an alt when I get bored. I usually roll them when I am still “in” the game, immersed and engaged.

I usually start playing new games when I lamented enough about the shortcomings of the once beloved game and see it all doom and gloom, while the old enthusiasm is gone.

WoW also has another problem. Even if they speed up levelling so much that talking to a NPC gives me +5 levels in Elwynn, I am still far away from 90% of the population, feeling an urge to hurry through the content and then to hang in the same rather limited endgame content as the rest.

I must have been away from the game for quite some time to again find that special spark of interest that makes levelling again enjoyable.

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