Altitis

[savaughn]

If you're here chances are you've already got it.

...

I don't see alts as a bad thing at all, in fact I encourage them.  They're the only way to fully experience the game. But right now i'm feeling like I'm stuck in neutral.  It feels like I'm making no progress.  Am I to be forever stuck in Mid-game?
[right][snapback]71594[/snapback][/right]

Yes. :P

Actually, I'm finding that 7 is about the perfect number of alts to be woring on. (7!!?! Sav, have you never heard of a main?) I'm currently actively leveling 6-7 alts and what that's meant is that I always have someone who's got close to their max amount of rest Exp. In fact, on a fairly regular basis I'm chewing through an hour with a character to eat up some of their rest exp so they don't hit the cap and start losing it.

The result is that I have 6-7 guys who are leveling up at double speed. What's more, by the time the last of the batch goes through a particular area, you've got the mechanics down so you can clear it out much faster than the earlier attempts. And at the same time, you pretty much always have someone with close to max rest exp waiting for the marathon weekend sessions. If someone in my guild wants to do anything from Uldaman to VC, I probably have someone ready to go who needs those quests.

The thing that keeps me awake at night, however, is the frightening concept of 4 characters all needing mount money at exactly the same time!!