Two Mains? Does that make sense? - Page 4

Pink Poodle · 05-27-2007, 06:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Bruised

Apple juice isn't all that and a bag of rice.

But I like apple juice.

Osime · 05-29-2007, 01:54 PM

I have done everything i can think of to get a 2nd "Main" but every time I hit 30+ I get frustrated due to lack of grouping options etc, but i think i may have launched my latest alt option at the right time with Emo-Faye launch so I'm digging my new Brigand and am putting time in on that toon like it was my main... will it win out in the long run? maybe but we'll see.

Illuminator · 05-29-2007, 01:57 PM

Buy a second account, it will fix a lot of problems and even make the game more enjoyable.

Osime · 05-29-2007, 02:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Illuminator

Buy a second account, it will fix a lot of problems and even make the game more enjoyable.

That would imply that I have a 2nd comp speced to play the game that I can 2 box with (though I have been thinking about a bare bones system for this purpose) but not atm.

AricaJade · 05-29-2007, 02:48 PM

ah but dont have to. i box 2 accounts on the same system with np at all. easiest is my fury/monk or mystic/monk 8-) pop on the wards or hots, then start smackin the mobs 8-)

Grrrrrrrrl · 05-29-2007, 02:50 PM

Go buy a cheap ass eMachine and put a 5200 nvidia in it and a couple sticks of ram and youre golden. Or browse your local pawn shops.. thats where i found my second box

Illuminator · 05-29-2007, 03:06 PM

I run two characters smoothly one on PC, although it is growing into a beast of a PC. But damn it now I'm thinking of a third char. I have a spare 6600 AGP card too, this could get ugly.

Bruised · 05-29-2007, 03:25 PM

I run two accounts on on PC from two separate installs. The second account has much lower graphic settings for smoother gameplay on my main account.

If you are looking for a good cheap PC, lookup Newegg and build your own.

Intel E4300 dual core: $115.
2GB DDR2 Corsair ValueSelect RAM: $60.
Decent mainboard: $60.
NVidia 8600 GT: $130.
Seagate 320GB SATA2 HD: $70.
Antec Chassis/Power supply: $80.
NEC SATA DVD/R: $35.

Right around $600 shipped for a PC that will run the piss out of two EQ2 accounts.

Grrrrrrrrl · 05-29-2007, 03:39 PM

Seagate ftl go western digital
Almost any site you look for that compaires hard drives most seagate will not show your seek time.. after a few days of searching I found out why...
14mS!!!!!1
Hitachi or WD is better and compairably priced and the seek time on the similar HD is 8s <
its ok to be picky!

Ninibi · 05-29-2007, 03:45 PM

It's like pets: I love you all the same, but different! ;)

Nin/Fury will always be the "main" regardless of what toons I'm playing. She's the one I can play in my sleep, for the most part, and still be half decent.

Otherwise the "secondary" is a 70 monk I levelled for fun and enjoyment, that ended up being a raid alt I bring out to MA or pull or use when we're healer heavy. She's by far the most fun to play, the Brig is the most gratifying (debuffing the bejesus out of the mob then watching it just liquify is the coolest thing ever).

Now I'm starting to fall into the trap of "what can the raid use" alt levelling.

Our Brig is afk getting married and buying a house... mine is 69 and nearly gtg to fill in until we have one full time.

Meanwhile the SK is sitting at 59, with a pile of good basic raid gear (leftovers) & masters waiting for her in the bank...

And then I think... we really need a dirge... !

You see how it goes...

Disclaimer: I'm a complete nerd, so grain of salt here...

All my toons that I've kept have their own quirks and character to them - and each seems to suit or magnify different moods/personality traits (they ARE avatars, after all). People seem to like one over the other, which entertains me, but at the same time, I get it. Fala (monk) and Nin are the most distinctive of the two, and both are fairly different in their own ways. Possibly due to the roles they play, possibly due to what I feel they are. Not sure.

From the observation PoV, I've noticed my friend's personalities shift depending on what alts they're on, as well - one friend is somewhat passive/deferring on one toon, irritable on another, troublemaker on the next. I'm not sure if it is class, or race or what - the guys who've gone from human/elf/barbarian to gnome seem to take on the gnomish quirky/crankiness. A guildie who had a human monk had the flirty machismo thing going on the monk, then a reclusive, quirky irascibility on his gnome mage. Likewise, I've seen people who stir up shit on one toon, tone it down on another.

A friend's Barbarian monk has been an older brother figure to my "younger" monk, but his ranger and my brig are closer in "age" - it is just wierd. Or I am wierd. Or both! ;D

So that is to say that they all have their own "weight" personality wise - I'm not sure one is less/more than the others, though Nin feels closer to my 'real' skin than the rest, so she'll always be the "real" main, the rest are always going to be secondary to her, as much as I like them.