How many alts do you have? What do you do with them?

LukosCreyden
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Just wondering how many characters most people have. I'm currently sitting at 12, but am tempted to trim that down to one crafter and one main, for both pve and pvp purposes. Managing 12 different characters' gear and whatnot feels a little overwhelming to me! However, I have spent an awful lot of time on my alts and I am hesitant to delete them! Not quite sure what to do here, but I think hearing how other people play multiple/single characters may help.

EDIT: So, turns out I'm far too attached to all my characters to delete them! I'll likely focus more on my DPS, Healer, Tank and PVP'er in regards to gear and use my other characters to run dailies. I enjoy soloing pledges and those shoulders ain't gonna farm themselves!
Edited by LukosCreyden on June 9, 2017 3:14PM
Struggling to find a new class to call home.Please send help.
  • Shanjijri
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    Two alts, but I don't really play with them...
  • Balsagna
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    It's hard enough to play my main class well, let alone 5 others. My stepson made another toon on my account, but outside of that, I am a one toon man.
  • lakaisl
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    Eight alts.. gotta stay up with the meta :)
  • Sigma957
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    I have 12 alts from different classes and races that I play from time to time. Some mainly pvp while others do dungeons,questing etc to get gear.
  • SantieClaws
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    Khajiit has ten apprentices yes. One does the laundry, one feeds the camels, one cooks. Some of them go out and make a little coin here and there.

    Many of them are levelled in crafting. Six of them are beyond level 50.

    All do their bit for the family yes.

    Yours with paws
    Santie Claws
    Shunrr's Skooma Oasis - The Movie. A housing video like no other ...
    Find it here - https://youtube.com/user/wenxue2222

    Clan Claws - now recruiting khajiit and like minded others for parties, fishing and other khajiit stuff. Contact this one for an invite.

    PAWS (Positively Against Wrip-off Stuff) - Say No to Crown Crates!

    https://www.imperialtradingcompany.eu/
  • JKorr
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    14 on one account. 6 on a second one, but I do have the 14 slots on that one, for future use.

    While I do play all of them, I only do the questing/story parts periodically. I have two main crafters, both high level with maxed skills, so I don't find low level mats anymore. Doing writs does provide some low level stuff, but the only way I can make sure I have all levels of mats is to have alts that can farm the stuff I need. So all of them have crafting skills set to the mats I want. That way I'll get the level I need at least some of the time....
  • Kaymorolis
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    At the moment, 2 and nothing.
    PC | NA
    CP: 240+
    Tai'Zar - 50 Bosmer Stamblade
    Annatar the Fair - 50 Altmer MagSorc
    Rules Through Fear - 50 Argonian Templar
  • stewhead2ub17_ESO
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    I'm currently playing 13 char's. All different races and classes because I enjoy the differences in race, lore, and game play. Great for my RP opportunities as well!
  • CherryCake
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    Khajiit has ten apprentices yes. One does the laundry, one feeds the camels, one cooks. Some of them go out and make a little coin here and there.

    Many of them are levelled in crafting. Six of them are beyond level 50.

    All do their bit for the family yes.

    Yours with paws
    Santie Claws

    What does Khajiit do? D:
    I like sweetrolls and I cannot lie
  • Sotihe
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    I have 5 lvl 50 chars and then a few in the lvling stage. But I think I am going to trim that down to one main and then just focus on one char for a while. Well I might have one for pvp to.
  • CherryCake
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    I have 8 I think as well, but I love them all so much so I wouldnt call them alts :'(.
    I like sweetrolls and I cannot lie
  • SantieClaws
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    Khajiit has ten apprentices yes. One does the laundry, one feeds the camels, one cooks. Some of them go out and make a little coin here and there.

    Many of them are levelled in crafting. Six of them are beyond level 50.

    All do their bit for the family yes.

    Yours with paws
    Santie Claws

    What does Khajiit do? D:

    Khajiit travels extensively around the many taverns of Tamriel sampling the wares yes. Also she makes most of the coin that feeds the rest of them by being a legitimate and well known pocket inspector. Such a mistake hiring two greedy orcs!

    Yours with paws
    Santie Claws
    Shunrr's Skooma Oasis - The Movie. A housing video like no other ...
    Find it here - https://youtube.com/user/wenxue2222

    Clan Claws - now recruiting khajiit and like minded others for parties, fishing and other khajiit stuff. Contact this one for an invite.

    PAWS (Positively Against Wrip-off Stuff) - Say No to Crown Crates!

    https://www.imperialtradingcompany.eu/
  • NewBlacksmurf
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    Technically 1 but the characterscreen shows 6 total characters.
    -PC (PTS)/Xbox One: NewBlacksmurf
    ~<{[50]}>~ looks better than *501
  • Gothlander
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    I have a lvl 50 stamplar, a lvl 33 I think, sorc. Lvl 12 sorc and lvl 3 sorc. The lvl 3 is a high elf and plan to play it once I master my stamplar in pvp. The other two sorcs, don't really play. I want to make a dunmer sorc and Khajit nb. Argonian nb or Templar.
    PAWS (Positively Against Wrip-off Stuff) - Say No to Crown Crates!

    TESO needs a wardrobe system badly. Something similar to WoW's tmog system would make this game one of the best mmorpg out there!
  • Gothlander
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    I also been playing eso on and off since beta. I take very long breaks through lol.
    PAWS (Positively Against Wrip-off Stuff) - Say No to Crown Crates!

    TESO needs a wardrobe system badly. Something similar to WoW's tmog system would make this game one of the best mmorpg out there!
  • vamp_emily
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    I got around 38 characters :)

    Most are used for storage but as they sit there I train all their mounts. I also use them to test different armor combinations, and then for pledges/trials I have a healer, tank and dps available for a group if needed.

    I won't delete any of my characters. I've done that in the past but I feel bad when I do.


    If you want a friend, get a dog.
    AW Rank: Grand Warlord 1 ( level 49)

  • zaria
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    8 sorcerer main, templar second, warden i level now, an NB; DK and extra sorcerer as horse feeding bank alts
    Two pure bank alts.
    Grinding just make you go in circles.
    Asking ZoS for nerfs is as stupid as asking for close air support from the death star.
  • nine9six
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    14 Alts.

    I play them.
    Wake up, we're here. Why are you shaking? Are you ok? Wake up...
  • faerigirl
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    1 Main that does all the crafting and has made all the CP.
    1 Mule
    1 for giggles
  • Yuls
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    36 atm.
    I'm playing the 12 on my main acc, and 4 on the others, the rest are mostly for selling/storage/bouncing back mails and testing stuff...or running around incognito if I feel like it :)
  • BlackSparrow
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    11 characters, entirely for RP purposes. Each character has a different personality, playstyle, and story, which lets me roleplay however I'm feeling like playing that day.

    Building up stories is fun for me, so figuring out how each character would react to the situations in front of her according to her backstory and personality is the most fun part of playing. Ergo, lots of alts = lots of emergent storytelling. ^_^
    Edited by BlackSparrow on June 9, 2017 12:55PM
    Living vicariously through my characters.

    My Girls:
    "If you were trapped in your house for, say, a year, how would you pass the time?"

    Nephikah the Houseless, dunmer assassin: "I suppose I could use the break. I have a lot of business holdings now that need management."
    Swum-Many-Waters, elderly argonian healer: "I think that I would enjoy writing a memoir."
    Silh'ki, khajiit warrior-chef: "Would this one be able to go outside, to the nearby river? It's hard to fish without water!"
    Peregrine Huntress, bosmer hunter: "Who is forcing me to stay inside, and where can I find them?"
    Lorenyawe, altmer mechanist: "And why would I want to go outside in the first place? Too much to be done in the workshop."
    Lorelai Magpie, breton master thief: "I'd go nuts. Lucky for me, I have a little experience sneaking out!"
    Rasheda the Burning Heart, redguard knight: "I would continue my training to keep my skills sharp."
    Hex-Eye Azabi, khajiit daedric priestess: "I suppose it would be lucky, then, that I built a shrine to Mephala in my backyard."
    Yngva Stormhammer, nord bandit (reformed...ish): "I hate being inside even when I'm not forced to be. GET. ME. OUT."
    Madam Argentia, vampire dunmer aristocrat: "I suppose it would be more of the same. I have a rather... contentious relationship with the sun."
    Mazie gra-Bolga, orc scout: "Uh... I'd have to house train my bear..."
    Felicia the Wanderer, imperial witch-for-hire: "What Lorelai said."
    Calico Jaka-dra, retired khajiit pirate: "This one would like a rest from her grand adventures. Her jewel shop runs out of stock!"
    Shimmerbeam, blind altmer psijic: "Provided that I am confined to Artaeum, I do not think I will want for things to occupy my time."
    Shauna Blackfire, redguard necromancer: "Sounds like paradise. I hate people."
    Kirniel the Undying, cursed bosmer warrior: "I would feel useless, not being able to fight."
    Echoes-from-Dragons, argonian who thinks she's a dragon: "All the better to count my hoard!"

    (Signature idea shamelessly stolen from Abeille.)
  • TheShadowScout
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    Let's see....
    ...I have three "mains" (aka, characters I roleplay with, have a detailed backsatory more then one line long, pay most attention to and really care about; actually supposed to be only two, but my prime crafting alt kinda grew on me, so I decided to promote her to "main" as well...)
    Leskandera the dunmer nightblade bounty huntress
    Kelasendar the dunmer sorceror goth librarian
    Kes dre-Lana the orsimer blacksmith amazon

    And then I have eleven more alts...
    Seklandera the bosmer nightblade lycantropess
    Laaskerden the argonian "draconian" dragonknight
    Andrea Selk the breton nightblade vampiress
    Deslankera the altmer healer templaress
    Akar-Sendel the nord sorcereor thunder priest
    Alakserden the dunmer pyromancer dragonknight
    Elsa Dekran the imperial pirate templaress
    Kera de'Saln the khajiit battlemage sorceress
    Al'Serkande the redguard dragonknight bandit
    Karel Danes the nord mountain man warden
    Selkendara the bosmer treehugger wardeness

    ...nine of them are at champion levels, three at mid fourties, and the wardens both below ten in levelling...

    Most of them I made as "testbed" characters (now that the one I had intended as crafting alt became more or less a third "main"), see what a class can do, try out how it works with a diffferent gear and armor setup, grab an special vampire or werewolf dye achievement, etc.
    ...and two of them are kinda duplicates in character setup due to wardens coming later (the second bosmer and nord characters), so the old ones are sort of put on hold, and may get redone someday if I get a better idea (or they add a new race to the crown store - I'd love to redo Akar as maormer stormcaller instead, or Selka as gobbo or something...)
  • DaiKahn
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    • 1 main
    • 1 ESO toon I play alongside my girlfriend
    • 1 Vvardenfell toon I play alongside my girlfriend
    • 1 toon I use to buggerise around
    I'm just a man
    Hail Sithis
  • KimberlyannKitsuragi
    Once I max out my main, I MAY make an alt
    Feel free to add me. I'm part of the Gummy Guars PC/Mac NA server. Master crafter and working on getting 9 traits on everything
  • Ryelis
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    Currently running 6 characters, soon to be 7. 4 I play along with friends and 3 I play by myself with one of them as my main crafter.
    PC - NA
  • Iselin
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    Just wondering how many characters most people have. I'm currently sitting at 12, but am tempted to trim that down to one crafter and one main, for both pve and pvp purposes. Managing 12 different characters' gear and whatnot feels a little overwhelming to me! However, I have spent an awful lot of time on my alts and I am hesitant to delete them! Not quite sure what to do here, but I think hearing how other people play multiple/single characters may help.

    Unless you feel a compulsion to play them all just because they are there and want to remove the temptation, why delete them? At worst they are extra storage space for things like gear sets you may or may not eventually find a use for.
  • scipionumatia
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    I've got 10 toons total, I'll get into moods where I will main my stam blade then swap for stam dk etc. i tend to pvp more these days so i work on all my characters little by little.
    Scipio Numantia Red guard Nightblade PvP- AD
    Scipio Asiaticus Khajiit Nightblade (CRAFTER/DPS) PvE- EP
    Altmer Nightblade PvP- EP
    Fueoculto Breton Templar (DPS) PvE- EP
    Rasoculto Orc Dragon Knight PvP- EP
    Caethus Argonian Templar (HEAL) PvE- EP
    Vale Oso Nord Sorc (DPS) PvE- AD
    Sir-Galahad-the-pure Altmer Sorc (DPS) PvE- EP
    Scipionumantine Imperial Templar PvP- EP
    Un-bearable Imperial Warden PVP- EP
    Vale Bear Altmer Warden PvP- EP
    Baits-All-Zergs Argonian Dragon knight PVP- DC
  • lardvader
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    I got 9 maxed out and in golden gear.

    My 3 placeholder/projects might get deleted. Not sure what to do with them yet. I deleted my first warden so maybe time to roll out one.

    Of my 9 champs 3 of them are considered main characters - all Dunmer <3

    Only log on with magSorc these days but I'm planning to tinker with my mDK this weekend.
    CP 1200+ PC EU EP
  • Defilted
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    8 characters
    -PVE/crafter/DPS mag sorc
    -PVE tank DK
    -PVP Mag DK DPS
    -PVE DPS Stam Sorc
    -Low level healer. Unsure of purpose .Templar
    -PVP stam sorc
    -Low level nightblade. Unsure of purpose
    -New Warden. Stam. Will be PVP when I am done with Morrowind.
    Edited by Defilted on June 9, 2017 1:30PM
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    XBOX Series X

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  • Lake
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    I never make alts in MMOs. I stick with one character.
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