Poll: RPG Schizophrenia

Sewblon

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I don't get very far in RPGs like the original fallouts and the elder scrolls games. I get lost in the character creator and try out every configuration that I can think of until I lose interest in the game for about a month. at which point I usually pick a ranged damage based character and play the game in earnest. Does this happen to any of you, if so what type of character do you usually settle on.
 

Graustein

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Yes, oh dear lord yes.
I love having lots of things to do, but I don't mind linearity either. If a game's too sandboxy, I drown in it. It's why I've never played Oblivion. I start it, make a character, play for a while, get sidetracked, get bored, rinse and repeat. I've never gotten further than entering the plane of Oblivion once, story-wise.
 

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I like tinkering around with the looks quite a bit, but I tend to make similar sorts of characters skill-wise. Ranged characters are always underpowered, and I guess I just don't "get" how to play magic users, so it's muscley swordsman with charisma skills for me.
 

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Certainly happened to me in WoW. I played 6+ different characters, and only got a character to 60 after the expansion came out. Just barely had a level 70 character (another one) before the second expansion came out. Granted, if the story and setting was any good, like it is in normal RPGs, I would probably have "played in earnest" earlier.

I go for controlling characters that are a challenge to play but powerful when you don't screw up. Never healers or very straightforward damage. In WoW terms, mage, rogue, protection warrior are where it's at.
 

geldonyetich

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Schizophrenia actually is a disorder from which multiple personality disorder is a very small percentage.

But yes, I'm a alt-o-holic. A chronic character indecision syndrome sufferer. After years of grappling with it, I think I diagnosed the nature of the beast. I never truly settle on any character. It drives anyone who wants to play with me nuts.

The thing is that a lot of RPGs are developed in such a way that you can uncover a part you might still enjoy them by rolling up a different character. After being rewarded for doing so enough, you start rolling new characters to try to recapture that lost appeal even after there's really nothing new left to try.
 

Sewblon

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geldonyetich said:
Schizophrenia actually is a disorder from which multiple personality disorder is a very small percentage.

But yes, I'm a alt-o-holic. A chronic character indecision syndrome sufferer. After years of grappling with it, I think I diagnosed the nature of the beast. I never truly settle on any character. It drives anyone who wants to play with me nuts.

The thing is that a lot of RPGs are developed in such a way that you can uncover a part you might still enjoy them by rolling up a different character. After being rewarded for doing so enough, you start rolling new characters to try to recapture that lost appeal even after there's really nothing new left to try.
Thanks for giving this condition a better name than RPG Schizophrenia, my fellow alt-o-holic.
 

rossatdi

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My normal routine is pick a character I want play for about 5 hours, realise I was doing it all wrong and go back and build a character who'll actually survive. Seriously, how the fuck was I supposed to know how important repair would be in Fallout 3!

But I play games to complete them, so I don't tend to get too sidetracked unless a side quest catches my fancy.
 

Naterstein

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rossatdi said:
My normal routine is pick a character I want play for about 5 hours, realise I was doing it all wrong and go back and build a character who'll actually survive. Seriously, how the fuck was I supposed to know how important repair would be in Fallout 3!

But I play games to complete them, so I don't tend to get too sidetracked unless a side quest catches my fancy.
LOL. I did the same thing. I got to Megaton, did a few sidequests, realized I needed a Repairer, started all over.

In general, it can take me a few tries before I get a character I really like to play. It's ruined some games for me as I never completed them. WoW wasnt too big a deal, but it took me about 2 warrior builds, 2 rogue builds, then 1 hunter build to realized how much I really like hunters, but then I quit.
 

rossatdi

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Diablo 2 was great from alting as it took so little time to clear the first few acts and get a half decent feel for a character. And this is me, I normally can't stand grinding! But you put some music on in the background and away you go.

Closed Battlenet:

Lvl 70: Paladin - Sacrafice-a-din build. Dealt obscene quantities of damage, was 1-2 hit killing monsters on Hell mode. Unfortunately I had to have about 40% worth of life steal equip on to keep him from dying continuously.

Lvl 85: Sorceress - Fire & Ice baby! Full Tal Rasha's kit socketed, was mondo sweet.

Then I went travelling for 3 months and the accounts got locked (should have sent them an email before, I know). Lost the taste for grinding after that.