Invite to Hearth Fire

[Winterbrass]

requiring people to not play in a masturbatory fashion. If you want to play alone, be a hermit. ... But getting together a bunch of alts (or even just two characters together) to play with yourself is just sad.

........what

Yeah, I figured that you would be one of the ones to have difficulty with that. I expect sabinati, Chakravanti, and a couple of other people to have problems with the concept, as well, so let me explain.

Playing by oneself is different from playing with oneself in this context. A person who is playing as a hermit is only interacting with things that he has done himself, on that character. From a more strict view of achievement, that specific character has accomplished and gained everything they have. The player is playing alone - by himself.

When a player brings an alt into the equation, then the level of achievement becomes less character-focused and more player-focused. It no longer becomes what that specific character can do, but what that specific player can do - the player is now playing with his characters with his other characters. Playing with himself.

The double-entendre is both illustrative and relevant.

[Jackard]

Playing by oneself is different from playing with oneself in this context

no it is not

you just have a mental block. see a doctor

[sabinati]

requiring people to not play in a masturbatory fashion. If you want to play alone, be a hermit. ... But getting together a bunch of alts (or even just two characters together) to play with yourself is just sad.

........what

Yeah, I figured that you would be one of the ones to have difficulty with that. I expect sabinati, Chakravanti, and a couple of other people to have problems with the concept, as well, so let me explain.

Playing by oneself is different from playing with oneself in this context. A person who is playing as a hermit is only interacting with things that he has done himself, on that character. From a more strict view of achievement, that specific character has accomplished and gained everything they have. The player is playing alone - by himself.

When a player brings an alt into the equation, then the level of achievement becomes less character-focused and more player-focused. It no longer becomes what that specific character can do, but what that specific player can do - the player is now playing with his characters with his other characters. Playing with himself.

The double-entendre is both illustrative and relevant.

wtf why are you talking about me, i live in a village and play with a large group

[theTrav]

any separation you want to make between playing one character and playing multiples is entirely in your own head and is not an objective truth