STATE OF THE ALTS
Let us start at the top, then. This will be long.
M3
CURRENT
Jeremy White: Still my primary alt over on M3, even after all these years, and going on strong. With his current ridiculous project, the Dual Avatar System well underway, it looks like it's just going to get more ridiculous. Now that he's the CO of Repliforce Intelligence (something I never, ever would have predicted when I apped the character), he's got more on his plate and more resources to do what he wants to do!
The problem there is that I... don't have any particularly pressing intelligence-related matters to take care of right now. When he was in the Mavericks/Irregulars, there was all sorts of crap to dig up on people, places, things. Now that he's on the other side of the law, it's a little bit stifling. Maybe I'll throw caution to the wind once again and see what happens.
Siarnaq: I had a long time where I didn't do much with Siarnaq, but this was remedied by a scene with Grandmaster Meio and being given a real purpose again. I've discovered that I need to have a direction given to me with him to get shit done, because unlike, say, Jeremy, I can't just point him at something and roll Science/Arcanotechnology or something at it and see what falls out. He's got a personal mission now--that is, to test himself with the pleasures of the world, and then have the strength to reject them--and this should give him some stuff to do that isn't "attempting to murder Alloy Stuart."
Alessandro Firenze: My erstwhile Hunter. I've had him for two years and barely done anything with him, despite the claims that I would and attempts to get active. I like the concept, I like the character, I like the history... but I think I like it more when I see someone else play it. I don't think I can be that straight-up heroic anymore with a character. He lacks the depth that I've developed with Jeremy, and a purpose that I at least have with Siarnaq. I'm almost definitely going to be shelving him, but maybe someday he'll come back with a vengeance... since his grandfather just got killed in battle and all. I can't get into his head, so this is probably for the best.
Gate Man: My Robot Master Sometimes Food. Still amazing to pose; I still have the problem of playing a villain and seemingly being expectedto fail with anything big I try. I love posing Gate Cannon and I love being ridiculous with him, but... only once in a while.
Deimos: Oh right, I'm the Robot Master staffer now. I guess I have to watch my times on Gate Man from now on. :|a
FUTURE
Tangram: So I've been working on this OC concept for a little while, of a Reaver whose Function is "Stellar Construction/Space Monster." I think I'm going to actually app him, probably as a replacement Hunter. Since there are like three people in the world who do Reaver stuff and one of them is Dr. Stevenson (and I'm not apping O-Tag), he's going to end up being a Prismaticbot. I'm still working out the details; he'll end up being specialized in, well, Reaver-tech, and in space construction and operations. Weapons are kind of up in the air, but I really want to make his whole body modular and smacking of the Drej (ala Titan AE), so there's that. I'll have to think about this (and am willing to entertain suggestions, too).
SRT
Akira Tadokoro: Kind of became a sometimes-alt. I think he's still my alt with the most masteries, but he's felt more and more like he lacked a place since Katharon got so... huge. It's feeling cliquish and kind of unfriendly nowadays, but I'm hoping it'll change. The upcoming (inevitable) Aerogator plot will give him something to do.
Spectre: Somehow, people just keep needing Spectre for stuff. I've been getting more RP as the mechwarrior-turned-Trailer leader, but I find I prefer posing something dodgy to something big and tanky. Still, he's entertaining once in a while, just like Akira is. I think that may be why I have so many alts...
Jiron Amos: Jiron Amos is always, always fun. He's totally absurd and I can do stupid, goofy shit with him. I need more alts like this. During the Aerogator TP, I totally intend to punch someone in the face in the middle of them saying the word "Samples." Civilians continue to be the most indestructable racetype on the game, as God/The Innocent intended.
Joshua O'Brien: ...aka White Glint from Armored Core 4. My newest alt; dropped Shiro Amada (who I hadn't logged in for like 6 weeks) for him. Had two scenes, both are good. He'll be interesting to see the reaction to, and how it pans out overall. He's laid-back but not as reckless or dumb as Akira is, and has a stupid-fast unit. It is all good.
Gym Ghingnham: I haven't played Gym in a long while. I need to rampage, bad. As soon as I get Turn X back from Leonard Testarossa (long story, short version is that someone finally managed to damage it significantly and I landed on his island. ... actually that's about it), there will be blood and war.
Lloyd Asplund: He's Lloyd, he's a social alt, I do radio RP and facilitate terrible thing. It's all good, but not many scenes with him. Not sure what to do overall besides keep pumping out Knightmares, especially now that I lack a Cornelia to go =_= at me for things.
PERSONA
Minato Arisato: Might actually drop him. I'm generally making times, but I feel like the game has left me in the dust. The huge amount of social interaction doesn't interest me as much as it does a lot of people; I need to be able to get up, do something ridiculous, and punch evil (or neutral, or sometimes good) in the face, and this... doesn't happen on Persona MUSH. There isn't much conflict between the factions that isn't harsh language, but I guess it isn't setup for that.
I dunno. Maybe someone else can do a better job. People say they like my take on him, but I've been shaky for a while and I'm trying to figure out a way to have fun again. Ever since the Kazuo bullshit, I've basically had my enjoyment of the game tanked. Maybe I do need that OC, to do something stupid and fun with. If the app process wasn't such a chore, I might actually revise his app, too. Like I said, though...
So, yeah. There's that, I guess. I want to like the game, and it's begun shifting in a manner I like, but is it worth sitting on what is basically an EFC to see if it happens? Leaving people out to dry by dropping would make me feel awful, so I really don't know what the right thing to do is or how to feel about this one.
M3
CURRENT
Jeremy White: Still my primary alt over on M3, even after all these years, and going on strong. With his current ridiculous project, the Dual Avatar System well underway, it looks like it's just going to get more ridiculous. Now that he's the CO of Repliforce Intelligence (something I never, ever would have predicted when I apped the character), he's got more on his plate and more resources to do what he wants to do!
The problem there is that I... don't have any particularly pressing intelligence-related matters to take care of right now. When he was in the Mavericks/Irregulars, there was all sorts of crap to dig up on people, places, things. Now that he's on the other side of the law, it's a little bit stifling. Maybe I'll throw caution to the wind once again and see what happens.
Siarnaq: I had a long time where I didn't do much with Siarnaq, but this was remedied by a scene with Grandmaster Meio and being given a real purpose again. I've discovered that I need to have a direction given to me with him to get shit done, because unlike, say, Jeremy, I can't just point him at something and roll Science/Arcanotechnology or something at it and see what falls out. He's got a personal mission now--that is, to test himself with the pleasures of the world, and then have the strength to reject them--and this should give him some stuff to do that isn't "attempting to murder Alloy Stuart."
Alessandro Firenze: My erstwhile Hunter. I've had him for two years and barely done anything with him, despite the claims that I would and attempts to get active. I like the concept, I like the character, I like the history... but I think I like it more when I see someone else play it. I don't think I can be that straight-up heroic anymore with a character. He lacks the depth that I've developed with Jeremy, and a purpose that I at least have with Siarnaq. I'm almost definitely going to be shelving him, but maybe someday he'll come back with a vengeance... since his grandfather just got killed in battle and all. I can't get into his head, so this is probably for the best.
Gate Man: My Robot Master Sometimes Food. Still amazing to pose; I still have the problem of playing a villain and seemingly being expectedto fail with anything big I try. I love posing Gate Cannon and I love being ridiculous with him, but... only once in a while.
Deimos: Oh right, I'm the Robot Master staffer now. I guess I have to watch my times on Gate Man from now on. :|a
FUTURE
Tangram: So I've been working on this OC concept for a little while, of a Reaver whose Function is "Stellar Construction/Space Monster." I think I'm going to actually app him, probably as a replacement Hunter. Since there are like three people in the world who do Reaver stuff and one of them is Dr. Stevenson (and I'm not apping O-Tag), he's going to end up being a Prismaticbot. I'm still working out the details; he'll end up being specialized in, well, Reaver-tech, and in space construction and operations. Weapons are kind of up in the air, but I really want to make his whole body modular and smacking of the Drej (ala Titan AE), so there's that. I'll have to think about this (and am willing to entertain suggestions, too).
SRT
Akira Tadokoro: Kind of became a sometimes-alt. I think he's still my alt with the most masteries, but he's felt more and more like he lacked a place since Katharon got so... huge. It's feeling cliquish and kind of unfriendly nowadays, but I'm hoping it'll change. The upcoming (inevitable) Aerogator plot will give him something to do.
Spectre: Somehow, people just keep needing Spectre for stuff. I've been getting more RP as the mechwarrior-turned-Trailer leader, but I find I prefer posing something dodgy to something big and tanky. Still, he's entertaining once in a while, just like Akira is. I think that may be why I have so many alts...
Jiron Amos: Jiron Amos is always, always fun. He's totally absurd and I can do stupid, goofy shit with him. I need more alts like this. During the Aerogator TP, I totally intend to punch someone in the face in the middle of them saying the word "Samples." Civilians continue to be the most indestructable racetype on the game, as God/The Innocent intended.
Joshua O'Brien: ...aka White Glint from Armored Core 4. My newest alt; dropped Shiro Amada (who I hadn't logged in for like 6 weeks) for him. Had two scenes, both are good. He'll be interesting to see the reaction to, and how it pans out overall. He's laid-back but not as reckless or dumb as Akira is, and has a stupid-fast unit. It is all good.
Gym Ghingnham: I haven't played Gym in a long while. I need to rampage, bad. As soon as I get Turn X back from Leonard Testarossa (long story, short version is that someone finally managed to damage it significantly and I landed on his island. ... actually that's about it), there will be blood and war.
Lloyd Asplund: He's Lloyd, he's a social alt, I do radio RP and facilitate terrible thing. It's all good, but not many scenes with him. Not sure what to do overall besides keep pumping out Knightmares, especially now that I lack a Cornelia to go =_= at me for things.
PERSONA
Minato Arisato: Might actually drop him. I'm generally making times, but I feel like the game has left me in the dust. The huge amount of social interaction doesn't interest me as much as it does a lot of people; I need to be able to get up, do something ridiculous, and punch evil (or neutral, or sometimes good) in the face, and this... doesn't happen on Persona MUSH. There isn't much conflict between the factions that isn't harsh language, but I guess it isn't setup for that.
I dunno. Maybe someone else can do a better job. People say they like my take on him, but I've been shaky for a while and I'm trying to figure out a way to have fun again. Ever since the Kazuo bullshit, I've basically had my enjoyment of the game tanked. Maybe I do need that OC, to do something stupid and fun with. If the app process wasn't such a chore, I might actually revise his app, too. Like I said, though...
So, yeah. There's that, I guess. I want to like the game, and it's begun shifting in a manner I like, but is it worth sitting on what is basically an EFC to see if it happens? Leaving people out to dry by dropping would make me feel awful, so I really don't know what the right thing to do is or how to feel about this one.