Survey! Are your alts the mains of their own story, or are they sidekicks to your main?

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Subject really says it all.

My alts are all just sidekicks to my main. Their stories intertwine with his and their paths will, sometimes, cross.

But, ultimately, my main is the hero of Azeroth and my alts have lent their aid when they were able.

Heck, some of my characters are opposed to the Banshee Queen, while my main is fiercely devoted to her.

Some have rejected N’zoth’s Gift while my main has embraced it.

Just curious to see if I’m the only one to see things in this light as I plan a follow-up post pertaining to this very question.

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Some of my alts are connected, but they all have their own storylines. And none of them are a major hero.

One of my friends once wrothe, “Pick your battles. We can’t all be the one who killed the Lich King or Deathwing. But we can be part of the group that tried to hold the Citadel or one of those who tried to keep the Twilight Drakes distracted while the Aspects worked to stop Deathwing.”

So that’s the philosophy we base our characters around for RP. It’s been fun. :slightly_smiling_face:

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I really like this philosophy.

I like how alts can develop their own personalities, as well!

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My alts are all sisters… and then one odd pet werewolf

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Now that I think of it, there’s really no reason for any of my alts to know each other. At most, they may have met in passing when stopping in to deal with my bank alt.

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They all have their own motives but ultimately they’re sidekicks to my main.

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Is it really that odd to have a pet werewolf these days? :stuck_out_tongue:

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I love this question.

My alts are mains of their own stories, which are side stories to my main. If that makes sense.

So Fenshire here is my main, so the overall story centers around him. My mag’har orc shaman is the alternate timeline version of my old orc death knight, who prior to being a death knight, was a war buddy of my main’s. There’s a whole headcanon about the two of them. The death knight actually fell during the campaign to rescue the mag’har from alternate Draenor (the mag’har recruitment scenario). Now my main deals with having this orc who was his good friend, but who is now uncorrupted and has lived a completely different life.

My human warrior is the Alliance hero in my story, and generally opposes my main. Not exactly a villain, but definitely an antagonist to my character. However, they have begrudgingly worked together in the past when the times have required it.

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All of my characters have their own backstory for roleplaying purposes, but a couple overlap. My Forsaken warlock, as example, was a former Priestess of the Light who was found consorting with the Cult of the Damned, and was subsequently killed by my Paladin.

The hardest ones I have at the moment are my Horde toons. My BE paladin reluctantly follows the Horde, my Zandalari is highly confused, my Mag’har warrior just wants to murder all the undead at this point, and my Tauren hunter thinks EVERYBODY needs the Earth Mother.

My warlock is damn happy though. Glory to the Dark Lady! :stuck_out_tongue:

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I, and each of my alts, are effectively the hero of the story. The thing is, they’re each in a slightly different timeline-- alternate Azeroths, if you will. In one, my fire and flame are the main (if unsung when the final kill is inevitably stolen by whoever Blizzard picks) reason we have won. But in the universe next door, it’s my warrior’s impeccable skill with the blade, and in the one next to that, it’s a hunter’s aim and her loyal Core Hound pet that bring victory to the day. Each equal, but slightly different.

Kinda like most of DC or Marvel comics, or the history in Doctor Who. It’s all a bit timey-wimey, you see.

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All my alts, are level 80 or lower. Their all minor local heroes, basically ,while my main character is the one that goes out and actually does things.

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Indeed. Mine have such different personalities and backstories. I love it. :slightly_smiling_face:

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My alts do not exist simultaneously and all fulfill the same role with slightly differing motivations.

Same character different universes maybe?

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This makes sense. The multiverse as it exists on Azeroth.

I’m sure that’s how most people view their alts.

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My chars have always been independent. More part of a collective… ha ha.

With the class changes though it kind of impacted how I see them. Which I found surprising. I had no idea how invested I was in having this guy be a “ranged” SV hunter… That kind of took away any sense of this being a “character”.

Changing my combat rogue to outlaw was the same way. I kind of had a “head story” about how he came about and was the way he was… Which didn’t fit “outlaw” at all.

After that I kind of stopped caring.

I no longer really have a *main" anymore. In expansions past I’d always level this guy first. He was the pathfinder! In Legion I leveled my warrior for the 10% human diplomacy perk. Even though I don’t care for melee much. At the end of Legion I boosted a shaman - Insta gear! Then did all the LFR instances as a heals… By then it didn’t matter if she could heal or not, because everybody overgeared everything.

Probably do the same thing in BfA… If anyone is still running LFR by the end of the expansion. lol

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I usually dress them up in maids outfits and make them wash my feet. Except my shaman. She has other ‘duties’.

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my alts are all vessels, husks to further my mains quest to glory. I will gladly sell all my gear and items on alts to further my mains pioneering through this world…of warcraft.

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My main is the son of my first main, who is now grey haired and living in Northrend (he was my main back then so that’s his retirement home). All other alts are part of the family as well. Sisters, brothers, cousins, etc… Makes it fun for me. Especially since they all support one another with mats and such.

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Yes, I could see a warlock doing this.

Sounds legit to me.

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The retirement home I planned on using burned to the ground… So, yeah…

I always used either the tree or Iron Forge as my home base. Now my tree is gone. :frowning:

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