How did you choose and develop your character?I always enjoyed the sneakiness of playing a thief. Even when playing a mage, I ensure that he knows how to hide out of harm's way (mostly because I have always played a loner character). Now I mostly play a wilderness-scout type.
Is your character like yourself? Or someone you know? Somewhat. I try to extend my own personality into an online persona, rather than creating an entirely new persona that takes much effort to get around. I play this game for fun, not to win an Oscar award for Best Lead Actor.
Do you feel what your character feels (fear, courage, awe, excitement etc)? Or is it all acting? Fear in some situations. For example... last night my fiancée and I came upon a wisp. After realizing that our mundane weapons were useless against it, I realized that we were up the proverbial creek without paddles. So I had to formulate a plan to make our escape not-too-difficult. It was challenging but fun.
In other words, is there a clear line between you and your character?Not really. I treat the in-game character as a 'residual self image' of what I'd be like in a medieval setting. I find immersion more enjoyable as such.
Did you do lots of thinking and planning before developing your character, or are you making it up as you go along?The application I submitted was more of a general guideline. It's in my own personal nature to change my mind at will, so I decided to play a character free from the bonds of society, so that anything erratic he (e.g. I) does is more or less acceptable because of his class.
What is it like when you have several characters?I rarely if ever play several characters. I 'get into' one character and enjoy it for as long as I humanly can, which can be years.
Also very frequently I find myself wondering what the people behind the characters are like. I often feel the urge to break out in a RL chat, but I know that's a "no-no." Does one get to know the real people behind the characters as well?Sometimes the desire to get to know people is there, but in the long run, I like having the anonymity and just treating the game as a game. On the other hand, the only time I play the game is with my RL fiancée. We meet lots of different characters in-game, but we're there to play online for fun.
This a brand new world to me and very fascinating. I look forward to your comments. Enjoy
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