28 June 2013

Character creation...

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We all want to look the best in a new game and therefore the character creation can take years...! Or something that feels like it at least.
But why is it we can spend hours on picking the right hair, eyes, nose etc.?

Personally I spend a long time creating the perfect character, cause the character represent me in the game, or at least thats how I look at it. Others may just create a character that looks funny, sexy or fantasy like. It is up to the person itself. I always try to aim for something that match what I find pretty and that fits the lore of the specific game.

Another idea about why it can take ages to make the right character, might be the fact as soon as you start the game you are focussed at levelling, and when you reach max level, you might look into other alternatives in the game such as roleplaying, events, etc. and that's the moment where you want your character to suit your alternative, whatever it may be. On top of that you don't want to be looking at an ugly character for about 50-80 levels no? Maybe thats just my point of view.

Generally I would say that with a new game I can spend up to 1 hour in character creation screen, but usually that's what I try out betas for, so I am prepared for how my character should look like and can easily set all the bars and sliders once again on behalf of my notes and drawings. Geeky? Yeah I know!

But anyway I am curious as always:

How much time can you spend in the character creation screen and why?


7 comments:

  1. I, too, often spend an hour or more on the character creation screen getting the look of my characters just right. Why? I don't know, perhaps for the same reason I spend time grooming myself in the morning: I want to project the best face I can in the game world. It's kind of funny because, while I spend tons of time on my own characters, I rarely look closely at the characters of other players at all.

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    1. Maybe that's because you prefer your look to others?
      I always go totally up front and zoom into other characters faces just to admire the work of the gamer :)

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  2. I spend hours at creating characters too. My newest record was my sniper, who took 5 hours and another hour of change at the appearance designer as soon as she hit level 10. Strangely enough, I don't spend much time grooming myself in the morning at all. I usually don't even look into the mirror.

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    1. Hahah that's quite interesting somehow! That your character means so much to you! :)

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  4. I hiting random apperance. But many many times, until I will, tell... Hey! That guy loking nice! Sometimes its fast sometimes its taking ages.

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    1. Oh wauw really ? How come ? Too lazy to make your own appearance or what ? :)

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