The Secret Life Of MMOG Characters

An article at Gamasutra pines for MMOG characters to have their own lives. Specifically, the author wishes that over a very long period of time xp would accrue for parked characters. From the article: "Here's what I'd like to see: instead of Vanille Ice and all the millions of unused characters sitting on their collective tookuses, why not imagine that each day they venture forth and do some low-level crime fighting (orc slaying, etc.) just to, you know, 'stay in shape'. Now this workout wouldn't actually happen in any way visible to players logged on, but these characters would earn nominal amounts of experience each day. And in three months time, presto, a new level."

Comments

... nor not working out?

[XoXus]

It'd be funnier if they *didn't* work out, and grew a bit broader around the midsection as a result.

Fantastic!

[Elvon Prezton]

Just what I want to see when I login: When I pop into the zone, I'm in my house... but I'm not alone. There's a level 93 quadruple-classed Ninja/Executioner/Assassin/Brawler named "Chok Norissss" giving me a red-assed beatdown! As I lay there bleeding to death, Chok explains himself... Apparently, while I was logged out for a few days, my toon decided that he would go pork Chok's in-game life partner, repeatedly...

Re:Um, don't they have this already?

[kg4czo]

(for those who don't play WoW, leave your char logged off for a few weeks and when you come back you get double experience up until your next level or so)

Blasphemy! What respectable WoW citizen would do such a thing?

Re:Um, don't they have this already?

[Evangelion]

The ones who cycle thier different characters so they're never playing a character who isn't rested.

*looks innocently around*

Whoever that kind of person may be.