I was debating what topic I should start my brand new blog with, when I realized something. I...have a problem. And I think it's finally time I do something about it.
My name is Jonoth. And I'm an altoholic.
A lot of you read my super-cool-awesome-lifechanging thread about making RP, which details how my altoholicism started. Mostly it was born out of a desire to interact and meet people on the server, as well as the need to flesh out concepts and learn lore. That said, I recently created an alt, Thalvine, which I though would be epicly epic (as my alts tend to be naturally XD), when it struck me...
This alt is just the human version of a character I already play.
I have reached the point of redundancy, and -that- is no good. So, I've decided to make a drastic change in my RP life, which I hope sticks this time around. I am dropping a crapload of characters off the grid. Some are characters I love, but have run their course. Some are new characters that haven't gotten or won't get the love and attention they need to grow. But lately, I find myself logging on and not knowing who or what to play. My lack of desire for RP at times isn't grounded on not having options I will enjoy, but rather just having too many options.
And so, I post this here in the hopes that doing this publicly will make me better able to stick with these changes. Feel free to post your thoughts about the characters which have hit the chopping block.
Here to Stay!
Gone but not Forgotten
My name is Jonoth. And I'm an altoholic.
A lot of you read my super-cool-awesome-lifechanging thread about making RP, which details how my altoholicism started. Mostly it was born out of a desire to interact and meet people on the server, as well as the need to flesh out concepts and learn lore. That said, I recently created an alt, Thalvine, which I though would be epicly epic (as my alts tend to be naturally XD), when it struck me...
This alt is just the human version of a character I already play.
I have reached the point of redundancy, and -that- is no good. So, I've decided to make a drastic change in my RP life, which I hope sticks this time around. I am dropping a crapload of characters off the grid. Some are characters I love, but have run their course. Some are new characters that haven't gotten or won't get the love and attention they need to grow. But lately, I find myself logging on and not knowing who or what to play. My lack of desire for RP at times isn't grounded on not having options I will enjoy, but rather just having too many options.
And so, I post this here in the hopes that doing this publicly will make me better able to stick with these changes. Feel free to post your thoughts about the characters which have hit the chopping block.
Here to Stay!
- Jonoth - The Captain will continue to sail the seas of Azeroth with his merry band of mariners.
- Remyl - The Dwarf. The Myth. The Legend. I may make a minor change by making him more of a warrior than hunter, and Ishkun more of a cub than a full grown bear, but he'll still be the flirtiest flirt in Azeroth.
- Dibykali - The Darkspear Orc will continue on her quest of finding balance between the Orc blood in her veins and the Trollish culture she grew up with.
- Gabrielle - This one surprised me the most among my keepers. But there are some great things I see for this Nun of War, and I hope to use her more as time goes on.
- Yvakara - Upon completion of Rites of The Lifebringer, Yva will be back in full swing.
- Dunkhaan - The manly Shaman will get involved with the Earthen Ring, and I plan a lot of development around his spirituality.
- Penandion - My Demon Hunter. I've been slow in developing him since the "Demon Hunter restart", but I still have interest in getting some things going.
- Yancy - I want to give Yancy a chance, mostly because he is a very distinct type of char with openings for RP dealing with race relations as well as flying battle missions.
- Alekzandra - I take great joy in playing out this lady's arcane corruption, and she has grown on me quite a bit as a character.
Gone but not Forgotten
- Bruhara - This is one of the saddest ones for me to let go. I've had some amazing times with this character, and enjoyed her subtle manipulative behavior and public insanity. But I haven't felt like there's been a place for her in a long while, and though I love her to death, Jonoth wins out in the battle of Forsaken. She is the only one on this list I will consider breaking my ruling for.
- Kerana - Another hard choice, but it has been terribly difficult to find reason to continue to play her. I lost the desire for the work-based RP she was involved in, and I feel strongly that without running the guild, there isn't much place for her, and I haven't been wanting to hop on her. As I did in the guild thread, I thank everyone who helped make it a fun experience while it lasted.
- Tunkar - After a long while pondering it, I've decided to keep Tunkar dead. Tunkar was amazing, but his time has passed, and Dibykali fills the roll of my Orcish hunter best. And speaking of Dibykali...
- Kela - Diby's mom. I love Kela almost as much as I love Diby, but as was my intention when the restart happened, I wanted to explore more of the Loa elements with Diby herself, and so I wish to spend more time working on Diby.
- Rhodyngar - Grandfather of Jonoth. He never quite fulfilled his potential, and I don't see any remarkable plans for him in the future. So while I did enjoy the character, I think its time he moves on.
- Quennath - I enjoy RPing his sexist behavior. At times though, he still seems like just a BElf Remyl, even though I try hard for him not to be. So I think it's time he goes away. As a side note, Muffin ran away from home, so if Reigen wants to ICly adopt him, she has my blessing.
- Sasslyn - After thinking it over, Sassy's best days were with the Heretic Circus, and those days are sadly long gone. Therefore, I'm retiring her.
- Ogarloktra - Decided to narrow it down to a single Orc, and focus my development on Dibykali.
- Rosmari, Janxil, Worthington, Arjua - I'm lumping all four of these together, as I feel pretty much the same about them all. Characters that I had spur of the moment ideas for, that were initially fun, but didn't maintain their appeal long term.