New character slots

[Slapphappy]

Are there any plans for new character slots in the future? I would love a few more to try out experimental builds without having to delete old toons.

Thanks!

[Mercules]

Altoholic here.

I was debating on deleting a character to try something new, but I can't decide which I would like to get rid of or which of the multiple ideas I would like to try. I am always for more character slots per server.

[Aesop]

Ditto I hope we get one for each new class that gets added (and new race)


Aesop

[llevenbaxx]

Same here, I dont really want to delete my ftr14 but he has been the least played and my desire to start another character is sparking up again. Will not buy two accounts, dont see how it should be needed to continue enjoying the game.

If and when a new class is brought into the game I dont see how they could get around openning more slots but you never know. Heres hoping.

[Aesop]

I keep filling up all the servers and then I think of another creation... I hate that

Aesop

[Lorien_the_First_One]

It would be nice if we had 11 slots like on the Euro server

[llevenbaxx]

It would be nice if we had 11 slots like on the Euro server

Did they start at that many or have they just increased from the base a little faster than us?

[WeaselKing]

It would be nice if we had 11 slots like on the Euro server

Well, it would be nice but they don't have as many servers as we do, so there is a trade-off.

[Mad_Bombardier]

It would be nice if we had 11 slots like on the Euro server

Tell you what. When we're down to 2 servers, I'll champion the cause with you.

[Impaqt]

Tell you what. When we're down to 2 servers, I'll champion the cause with you.

THe number of servers should have nothing to do with the number of character slots we get.

We have the Exact same amount of time available to us to play as the folks over in Europe. Time doesnt move any slower across the pond, alowing them to level up characters faster and have to play alts.

a Well structured database should not have a theoretical limit.

[Alavatar]

You should appreciate the fact that we can create X characters per server. In EQ and EQ2 you got X characters. Period. If X = 6, then you get a total of 6 characters to spread across the servers. That's it.

Although, I think they increased it to 7 or 8 by now; it's been a couple years since I last played.

[Slapphappy]

It's the OP here. I am sure the Dev's get asked this a lot. I am also sure that if I hunted around the forums enough, I could probably find the answer. But what is the 2 sentence answer? Any hope of new slots down the line or just learn to deal?

Thanks

[Aesop]

You should appreciate the fact that we can create X characters per server. In EQ and EQ2 you got X characters. Period. If X = 6, then you get a total of 6 characters to spread across the servers. That's it.

Although, I think they increased it to 7 or 8 by now; it's been a couple years since I last played.

But when you only really have 7 or 8 character builds (minus equipment) then you can have only a couple of slots... when you have hundreds of possible builds... people are always gonna wonder about something different.


Aesop

[Alavatar]

But when you only really have 7 or 8 character builds (minus equipment) then you can have only a couple of slots... when you have hundreds of possible builds... people are always gonna wonder about something different.


Aesop

Meh.

WoW has X slots per server. As does LotRO (or so I have heard). And those all have virtually the same class structure as EQ and EQ2. I don't know about CoX, Lineage, DAoC, or any other MMO.

All I am saying is that we should be thankful for what we have. Granted, more is nice, but I don't think more character slots is important enough to use resources on.

Disclaimer: The second paragraph is an opinion.

[ArkoHighStar]

Back when this first came out, the devs indicated we would get new slots as we got new races and classes so that nobdy would be forced to delete characters to try out new things. However if you created characters on 2 merged servers and you are currently over the limit then you will haev to prune back your used slots

[Lorien_the_First_One]

Did they start at that many or have they just increased from the base a little faster than us?

Prior to mod 5 we were both at 7. When mod 5 hit they went to 11 when we went to 9.

[Lorien_the_First_One]

Well, it would be nice but they don't have as many servers as we do, so there is a trade-off.

That's not a real trade off. How many of you have maxed out chars on more than 2 servers? If you have less than that, the Euros have it better. And frankly most of us would rather have 11 on 1 than 9 on 1 and 2 on another.

[Impaqt]

That's not a real trade off. How many of you have maxed out chars on more than 2 servers? If you have less than that, the Euros have it better. And frankly most of us would rather have 11 on 1 than 9 on 1 and 2 on another.

WHat percentage of players, do you honestly believe, play on a regular basis on 2 or more servers?

Forget about the folks that abusded the merger anouncment and went and made characters strictly because they knew they would get merged......

I want to play on Thelanis.... Thats where my Friends are.....

As for EQ haveing X amount of slots.. not a good comparison.. EQ has 20 times the amount of end game content we do. ANd have had for a LONG time..... There are also a LOT more things to do other than Loot run.

[Barumar]

That's not a real trade off. How many of you have maxed out chars on more than 2 servers? If you have less than that, the Euros have it better. And frankly most of us would rather have 11 on 1 than 9 on 1 and 2 on another.

I agree, having 11 on one is way better, as once you hit 600 (Drow) or better yet 1750, why would you want to roll a 28 pt build on another server? I ONLY want to roll 32-pt builds now that I can!

Barumar

[Mercules]

I don't know about CoX...

CoX allows 10+/server and has about 10 servers. CoX also has a LOT of different possible builds you can create and so offers you a lot of slots to try different things on.

5 Hero archetypes with 4-7 main powers and 4-7 secondary power-sets each. 5 Villain archetypes same power breakdown. Add in the optional power-sets that include things like travel powers and excellent character helping options and you have a lot of possible builds to try.