Alt-aholic needs help

[Mazzik81]

Hello!
So I started the game a few months back and really liked several different classes so I ended up making 5 alts, however as I played more I realized that it would have been better to maybe play 1 or 2 toons and just reinarnate of respec them as needed. I'm spread rather thin regarding my play time so the leveling is terribly slow. Anyone else end up this way? I was thinking maybe ya'll can look at my list of characters and tell me the ones that are no good so I can focus on the good ones. I need help!!

Meexo Bladeforged 14 sorc 2 pal
Mehne Deep gnome 16 wiz 2 rog
Veeyna Tiefling 13 brd 2 rog 1 barb
Vestani Shadar-Kai 7 FvS 5 rog 3 mnk
Xindii Sun Elf 13 clr 2 pal 1 fghtr
Zuggi Bladeforged 13 warlk 2 pal

[Livmo]

Hello!
So I started the game a few months back and really liked several different classes so I ended up making 5 alts, however as I played more I realized that it would have been better to maybe play 1 or 2 toons and just reinarnate of respec them as needed. I'm spread rather thin regarding my play time so the leveling is terribly slow. Anyone else end up this way? I was thinking maybe ya'll can look at my list of characters and tell me the ones that are no good so I can focus on the good ones. I need help!!

Meexo Bladeforged 14 sorc 2 pal
Mehne Deep gnome 16 wiz 2 rog
Veeyna Tiefling 13 brd 2 rog 1 barb
Vestani Shadar-Kai 7 FvS 5 rog 3 mnk
Xindii Sun Elf 13 clr 2 pal 1 fghtr
Zuggi Bladeforged 13 warlk 2 pal

I'd play all of those, but these are allot of fun

Meexo Bladeforged 14 sorc 2 pal
Mehne Deep gnome 16 wiz 2 rog

Why not make more accounts?

I play lots of toons and 17 accounts. This one has 30 char. slots. Also you can play on moar than 1 server for moar alts!

[C-Dog]

Alt-itis is what it is. And, yes, we - erm - they do exist.

Back in the day, alts were the thing - you'd have several/many for different situations or moods. But as the game progressed to the power of Reincarnation, the pressure to have "1 and only 1" swept across the player base.

Nothing wrong with what you're doing - BUT if you could pick one, you could try "this other build I'm thinking about" next life, and be bigger and badder and stronger for it.

As for what you have - I'd consider a build meant for raids or for guild help or for Cannith Crafting material gathering or a dedicated mule, and level couple/few into that role, then park them at whatever level fits the desired role.

[ekaterina]

I am a dedicated long-time altoholic. I have been running character after character and deleting and starting over since I came here a week ago. Not as inefficient as it sounds - not quite - since I have done all of this at levels 1-2.

Characters that are stronger do not necessarily suit my style. My current three characters are distinctly weaker in some ways but I prefer them anyway. I feel like a priest - I tell the characters get to 20 and die - you will go to a better place. They are ...sceptical.

So ignore any opinions we give you, including mine. Play what you enjoy and decide at level 20 what you want the character to be when it grows up.

[dunklezhan]

Hello!
So I started the game a few months back and really liked several different classes so I ended up making 5 alts, however as I played more I realized that it would have been better to maybe play 1 or 2 toons and just reinarnate of respec them as needed. I'm spread rather thin regarding my play time so the leveling is terribly slow. Anyone else end up this way? I was thinking maybe ya'll can look at my list of characters and tell me the ones that are no good so I can focus on the good ones. I need help!!

Meexo Bladeforged 14 sorc 2 pal
Mehne Deep gnome 16 wiz 2 rog
Veeyna Tiefling 13 brd 2 rog 1 barb
Vestani Shadar-Kai 7 FvS 5 rog 3 mnk
Xindii Sun Elf 13 clr 2 pal 1 fghtr
Zuggi Bladeforged 13 warlk 2 pal

*crocodile dundee voice* Aww, that's not an alt list. *This* is an alt list...

...I'm not typing out 20 character names. But yeah you're right: alt play is essentially dead unless you're in a bunch of static groups or like to server hop. I'm in 3 groups so these days I have 3 alts and a main but each of those 16 other alts was at one point, prior to reincarnation being a thing, played quite a lot.

[donblas]

Hello!
So I started the game a few months back and really liked several different classes so I ended up making 5 alts, l

5 alts do not an altoholic make!

On my main account I have 49 toons on Khyber alone (as well as other account and servers) - I use all of them. I am just waiting for my new slot from the expansion to make another!

[spifflove]

I have the same problem and am f2p so my approach is this:

One toon for reincarnation and all others must be able to survive epics as a first lifer or just play them occasionally not looking to level.

So my epic gathers resources to level my main.

Having a spread of alts means there will always be an open group somewhere.

But yes the most efficient way would be to test your builds with one character.

[Annex]

I play lots of toons and 17 accounts.

Holy guacamole, Livmo!

[DoctorOfLiterature]

Hello!
So I started the game a few months back and really liked several different classes so I ended up making 5 alts, however as I played more I realized that it would have been better to maybe play 1 or 2 toons and just reinarnate of respec them as needed. I'm spread rather thin regarding my play time so the leveling is terribly slow. Anyone else end up this way? I was thinking maybe ya'll can look at my list of characters and tell me the ones that are no good so I can focus on the good ones. I need help!!

Meexo Bladeforged 14 sorc 2 pal
Mehne Deep gnome 16 wiz 2 rog
Veeyna Tiefling 13 brd 2 rog 1 barb
Vestani Shadar-Kai 7 FvS 5 rog 3 mnk
Xindii Sun Elf 13 clr 2 pal 1 fghtr
Zuggi Bladeforged 13 warlk 2 pal

As others have said, alts have their role. They can useful to farm gear for your main, be a crafter, use as an opener for quests with difficult flagging, park at end game for raiding, or as a mule for extra storage of gear.

That said, if you want to play the most challenging content and have a stronger toon, focus on one main and many lives. Which one you pick is not critical because you can reincarnate and start over w it at 20 or 30.

You may want to decide based on the past life feat you will get although it would also help to know what your next few lives will be as some past life feats help some future lives more than others.

https://ddowiki.com/page/Past_Life_Feats

[Livmo]

Holy guacamole, Livmo!

I have a penchant for playing first lifers. Recently I TR'ed and got back to 20 on my Harty™

All of my arty gear is loaned out to my rouges right now, so I'll probably be farming/crafting gear for my Harty™ on Livmo at some point this weekend. I'm also itching to run Haunted Halls as well.

My Harty™ running around Epic Saltmarsh at level 20 (L21 now) with mostly heroic gear, but have a maxed L20 sentient repeater:

[Livmo]

Got me a rune arm now!

[Stoner81]

I play lots of toons and 17 accounts. This one has 30 char. slots. Also you can play on moar than 1 server for moar alts!

Stoner81.

[Annex]

I have a penchant for playing first lifers.

Back in 2013, when I first started playing DDO, I took over the family account and made 5 more. Obviously, that was done so my personal Guild could have the maximum renown bonus. At first I only played accounts 1 and 2, a runner and a protector. Around 2016 I started playing a character on account 3. Around 2018, I slowly began to advance the characters on accounts 4, 5, and 6. This took a great deal of time and effort. That you have 17!!! accounts blows me away.

Recently I TR'ed and got back to 20 on my Harty™

All of my arty gear is loaned out to my rouges right now, so I'll probably be farming/crafting gear for my Harty™ on Livmo at some point this weekend. I'm also itching to run Haunted Halls as well.

My Harty™ running around Epic Saltmarsh at level 20 (L21 now) with mostly heroic gear, but have a maxed L20 sentient repeater:

After many years I finally have Rogue equipment sets at 4, 8, 12, 15, and 20 on three different accounts. All my character use them, with minor modifications.

Back in 2019 or maybe 2020, I decided to start collecting named equipment. That led to the creation of a bunch of new Vault Maids. Then I decided to run each one to 30. Progress on my Avatar ground to a halt and never recovered. The craziest part is that I have not used a single piece of that named equipment.

Much like surviving in Reaper Mode, how people like you can advance so many characters is a mystery to me. Most of my new generation characters end up sucking pretty hard.

[Bogenbroom]

5 alts do not an altoholic make!

On my main account I have 49 toons on Khyber alone (as well as other account and servers) - I use all of them. I am just waiting for my new slot from the expansion to make another!

I'm at about 40-43 per account on 3 accounts. Bounce back and forth between trios of them. A handful of reincarnates, but I don't particularly enjoy doing that. The only time I reincarnate one of them is if I don't really like the way he turned out. So, I don't like reincarnating and I don't like playing a guy at cap, so.... new guy.

[Yvonne_Blacksword]

12 accounts, play whichever on whatever server I feel like at log on. All have at least 1 expansion.... This one has all has all.

I say it is a game and it should be fun, play how you like, mix it up on the servers, each has its own flavor.

Pure builds, mixed builds, builds others worked up, find quests you like to play (I personally skip Stealthy Repossession for the last several years).

Join a guild, make your own guild go freelance... Just enjoy yourself. Its not worth your time if you don't. That path just leads to madness...(mwhaahaahaa!)