What do you use alts for?

Vevvev · September 2020

I use alts to get extra copies of museum stuff, roleplaying, and to make me feel like I'm getting my money's worth by having a full roster on log in. I mostly play one character.

Phaedryn · September 2020

I simply have one of each class to play. I don't especially consider them alts as they are full builds. I just choose which to use in a given circumstance based on group composition or what feels like the most fun for a given activity.

AcadianPaladin · September 2020

I've been playing the same little wood elf since 2007 as she has grown, learned time travel and moved from Oblivion to Skyrim to ESO. She is skilled with both bow and magic and eschews melee weaponry. To support our needs, she manifests in ESO as numerous variants. All look the same and the only real differences are the class and spec. She may go to work in ESO as a templar healer. The next session, she might grab her bows and play as a sorc archer. She approaches which class/spec she plays for any given session as casually as she selects her hairstyle or outfit.

This is basically driven by ESO's unfriendliness to our desire to play as a mystic archer - an archer who backs herself up with support magic instead of melee. Oblivion and Skyrim were friendly enough to bow-wielding mages that one character sufficed. So. . . rather than abandon ESO as unsuitable, we came up with this rather unique approach.

GimpyPorcupine · September 2020

18 toons, 3 of each class. Enjoy trying all roles on each class. I don't actively play all of them, so I use them as mules while they're on the shelf.

CaffeinatedMayhem · September 2020

All are fully geared, 8 trait max level crafters. They all do writs. My alts are for multiple roles (PvE tank healer and DPS) plus multiple PvP toons. Some patches Warden just isn't viable as a PvP DPS (my primary PvP) so I can switch out as necessary.
E.g. - when gap closers were broken in IC I could use warden or sorc instead of templar.

Kalik_Gold · September 2020

I initially tried building with a Stamina or Magicka for each class. I do use them for daily writs when low on cash, but that is tedious at times and have found myself doing other gold activities lately (or staying broke).

List in sig with how I typically use them below. (2 of each class, with an extra DK.)

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richo262 · September 2020

With the set collection system, the requirement for mules just got neutered.

I wonder what people are going to do with all their mules when they are in the unemployment line.

I'm hoping ZOS lets us merge 2 (or 3) characters together to make 1 robust character that has load out profiles, the option of 3 different racial passives, CP, Att loadouts and no longer requiring a shrine to change morphs.

Meaning, you can have 1 DK that could be a MagDK, StamDK, Tank, PVP loadout, Solo loadout.

3x daily writ cost, 3x reward.

Obviously some people want quantity, I prefer quality, 6 robust characters, 1 for each class, would make them more meaningful. Less relogging too. If most would use a system like this, it would contract the character server down substantially freeing up room for more character slots for other players that want more. Or a new class eventually.

Enemy-of-Coldharbour · September 2020

Writs and storage.

UGotBenched91 · September 2020

I have a problem...dare I say addiction... with making ults. Some for PVE group and PVP. But, I just recently made a character who I intend to main just to solo and occasional group content.

SydneyGrey · September 2020

I have alts for two reasons:
1) I like making new characters
2) I like having stamina and magicka versions of each class, in as many different races as possible just so I can experience more play styles.

bmnoble · September 2020

Daily crafting writs, storage and for screwing around with different classes skills in overland/trying out different builds.

karthrag_inak · September 2020

All 18 of this one's alts are 7 prof master crafters. 6 are stam dps, of each class, 6 are mag dps, also of each class, and 6 are tanks. Since it has been made clear that they are not adding any more slots, this one has been having his magdps also level up in healing.

This one logs into every alt perhaps 5 days a week, if not more, for daily crafties and TG missions, and Karth plays at least 5 or 6 different alts every week doing actual content, such as dungeons, quests, or trials. Perhaps 14 of this one's 18 alts have done at least a few vet trials (at least in craglorn, which this one knows hardly count heh).

Oh and 17 of them are khajiit, obviously. One argonian with furry aspirations.

Joy_Division · September 2020

Mostly to maintain my sanity and to have playable specs on hands after the invariable nerfs ZOS hands down with every patch.

Feizao · September 2020

I have two holding gear stam sets/magicka sets. i had another holding monster sets, but i use for tanking now. I'll need to buy a storage chest for those now. Besides those two, the rest are pvp builds.

Hapexamendios · September 2020

I don't have alts. I have 18 mains.

LadyLethalla · September 2020

I use one alt - magsorc - for clearing VMA. And my Fennorian clone magplar for the antiquities event, because then I have something nice to look at...

Wildberryjack · September 2020

To get more stuff during events and just to change it up every now and then for a few days when I get bored with my main.

16BitForestCat · September 2020

Mine all serve the following functions:

-Writs
-Storage
-Testing classes and builds that my primary doesn't have
-Roleplaying (I mostly just RP solo in my head, making ESO versions of my original characters and having them perform in-character during normal gameplay--this is my favorite use of alts)
-Farming quests for future events so if I don't have time to actively play, I can just turn in a relevant quest each day and still get my tickets. This is a lifesaver during the PVP events where I could spend all night trying to get anything done due to all the jerk players camping quest progress points. I have characters from each alliance sitting on town quests in Cyrodiil so I always have something to turn in, no matter who owns which town.
-For my "joke" characters: making players laugh at their names/outfits when we're waiting around at bosses or world events

Slyclone · September 2020

12 nightblades each with different builds including 1 with absolutely no nightblade skills. They are all Breton Females who model the infinite outfits I have at my disposal (I own 96% of all Motifs and Style Pages)

And 1 DK I have not tried yet, because I want her to git gud first.

Most are crafters of different levels for writs and to be able to farm ALL mats. Not just top tier.

5 of them are top lvl.

Wandering_Immigrant · September 2020

I have 9 geared and ready for action. I play them all, though 1 of them I haven't been on in months, I feel like he's got kinks to work out and I haven't gotten around to it. Even he's not terrible though, mDk wearing BSW/SotS/Illambris, so could be much worse, I think his kinks are mostly on my end. The rest I've played on in the past couple weeks. I don't log into them all everyday, but when I do it's not just to do writs or for storage, I'm actually running content with them, vet dungeons, cyro, ic and BGs, as well various solo stuff.

I have 8 under 50, one of them is 48.5 and has cp160 gear waiting for him in a chest at home. I mostly chip away at these slowly. I'll log into one one day, do their writs, maybe a dungeon or two if they have any they still need the quest for, maybe run the undaunted or mage's guild delve daily or a BG. Then the next day I might do it with a different one. Eventually one will click with me and become my next project to focus on until they hit 50.

I enjoy theory crafting, all my characters start with a general theme in mind at creation, sometimes inspired by outside sources like other games or movies tropes, other times by things I saw in game and thought would be fun to build around. That theme evolves as I play around with them and try to make it work within the mechanics of ESO until I eventually have a solid idea of thier eventual build. That's when it 'clicks' and they become my focus.

They all play very different from each other giving me incentive to use them all. I even go so far as to try not to use the same set on more than one character, which makes building them fun since I'm always looking for new set combos to try. It helps that I mostly focus on PvP so I don't have to try and fit into the meta, it's just whatever gets me kills and keeps me alive.

volkeswagon · September 2020

experimenting with different races, builds and classes but mostly for dailies

Dojohoda · September 2020

Variety of gameplay.
Although I mainly play magblade, I have one or two characters of each of the other classes.

Waffennacht · September 2020

PvP fun

newtinmpls · September 2020

Sarannah wrote: »

I have 18 characters and I basically play all

Same here... sorta.

I have 17 characters on my main account, all are 50 except for one that I like ... but it's just not been the right time for her.

I have a second account with currently 7 or 8 characters (heck I'm not completely sure) one is about 20th and has done the entirety of her leveling in the Wailing Prison. Another is a NB that I love the character, but struggled with the class. I will come back to her at some point. I think all the rest are 50th.

I don't use anyone as a "mule"; though now that I'm using Alpha Gear (PC NA so I can play with addons) I'm having each character keep a "full set" (full body, 3 jewelry and 2 "weapon slot's worth") of the sets they prefer. There is some duplication there, and there are a few sets that I am "collecting" but haven't worked a lot with (scathing mage is one).

VoidCommander · September 2020

I have 10 toons. All are fully leveled, geared, and max crafting, I do daily writs on all of them and make bank. Besides one dk healer they are all different dps builds of each class with some being the stamina version and others the magicka version.

BRogueNZ · September 2020

writs and mules mainly, the few I've levelled to 50 Alliance rewards 3
wish I could find the motivation to level them all and do the skill point grind.

Hotdog_23 · September 2020

Ratzkifal wrote: »

I use alts so I can play all classes and all specs on them for different purposes. Each of them also is a dedicated mule for a single category of items so I know where to put them without cluttering my whole inventory with junk.

This is exactly what I do. Keep a written list so I refer to for quicker time looking up who has what items. Looking very much toward the new sticker book idea. More excited for it then I should be but managing bank/bag space is just unfun and a pain in the @$$.

18/18 all maxed and leveled in all most skill lines. In fact, only 3-4 do not have all weapons lines maxed to 50. All have armor to 50 in all weights. Guild lines are at least level 10 except for two who are level 7 and 8 on mages guild but other 16 are level 10 mages guild. Alliance and support lines to level 10 as well on all 18. Bank/horse training/legerdemain maxed as well on all. 17 of the 18 where max vamps before they were gutted as well. Number 18 is a werewolf maxed out.

Also just finished research all crafting lines to 9 for each character but only one grand master crafter. Not doing the motif grind for each. Main is up to date as yesterday on all motifs release so far. My 2nd character does know over 25 full motifs.

Not planning on doing Scrying/Excavation on all 18 just my main which is maxed out. Psijic Order broke me doing it 18 times for about 3 hours each. Figure Scrying/Excavation would take 5 hours each and I am not doing that grind.

Would like to have 3 of each class but have 1 to many NB’s and templars. Wish I could class change one templar to warden (Only have 2) and one NB to a socr (only 2 here as well). Have not and will not delete a character just to change race because I have to much time invested into each.

Curious note is all have done the mages guild quest line on all 18 mostly for the few lorebooks you get doing the quest but only 2 have completed the fighters guild quest line.

Jesus, I play too much. All 18 get played not daily of course but over time they do. Even more insanity I wish they allow us to have 36-character total per account. 1 Stam dps, 1 Mag dps, tank, healer, 1 pvp stam, 1 pvp mag for each class or 6 for each class in game.

Be safe and have fun

Michae · September 2020

Crafting writs and occasional (very rare lately) rp with my guildmates.

RageKing · September 2020

I have 18 chars maxed out and fully geared and mount training complete. I like to play alot of diff roles and classes so i made alts for each. I have 4 tanks,4 healers and 10 dps( stam and mag for each class) with my tanks and healers also able to throw out some dps with gear swap.

It started out as mule for hoarding all my gear before craft bag came out, then slowly started to level them. I love being able to play basically any role or play style I want. Each is geared but the goal is to give each a pvp and pve set on hand, and when the set collections update comes out then i will really be able gear them all even better. 90% of my playtime lately has just been a nonstop grind for gear for all my chars, glad it will be nearly over.

SteveCampsOut · September 2020

I'm addicted to alts. I love leveling them and the sense of achievement as they gain skills.