How many characters do you have?

sovereign010

And further, how many of them are active? By "active", I mean using each time you run the game, versus ones you have but don't use any more.

Because this is a two-part question, poll options are inappropriate. From the number of players who want the character cap raised from whatever it is now (I think it's around 50) I have to assume people have more toons today than when I last asked this same question almost 3 years ago.

Me, I have an LTS and 10 characters (haven't bought any slots), all of whom are active. I'll almost certainly gain an 11th when the next expansion goes live.

As an aside, does anyone have more than one account? I can't imagine having so many toons that one account isn't enough to hold them all. Bearing in mind that any purchases you make are not shared between them. Doing the maths, if you have 48 toons and spent 15 minutes a day on each one it would take you twelve hours to run through them all.

djf021

1. I have 19 characters currently. I started in 2012 with free to play, and after Legacy of Romulus built up to 9 (one for each career, for each faction). The recruitment events came along, and it was too tempting to create more. Lately I have begun creating more characters that are "themed" to certain types of ships, to get more use out of all the ships I've purchased, plus all the event ships.

2. I have no characters I don't use anymore, but they don't all get used every time I log in. I focus on around three at a time: One who is refining all his/her dilithium from finishing all the reps, one who is leveled and working on the reps, and one who is leveling up. During events, the one working on reps is usually my first choice, for the marks.

After that whichever character's theme would best benefit from the latest reward or ship I've acquired gets some play time, to level up mastery or try out the new equipment.

admrenlarreck

I think I have about 26. I lost count a while ago, as for active that depends on my mood. mostly I run about 2 or 3 when I log in.

where2r1

OOPs...forgot to patch today... I believe I have 13 characters right now....going to make one more KDF/Rom Delta Recruit...so that will be 14. Right now, only working on Delta Recruits, one at a time.

Usually sign on several times a day and work with one or two for 15 min blocks, on and off, all day long.

rezking

30(?)+1 storage.
I'll be deleting @10 to make room for the new Jems next month.
Single acct.
I initially just wanted to make/play the various races for both factions, just because.
After investing in most of them, I didn't bother to delete them which was the plan.
Good call, now I'm in a position to alleviate the Dil drought I had.
I don't play them all in a single session but can log in if I need Dil, so yes they're active.

Increase the toon cap?
I could understand why someone would want that.
If I did create more than the 30 I have, they would be just for the sake of creating them.

Also, I believe you can have just 2 accounts.
I read that somewhere.

baddmoonrizin

54 is the current maximum number of obtainable character slots. Assuming we get one additional slot for any recruitment event that comes with Victory is Life, that number goes to 55.

Currently, I have 52 characters, all on one account and all are active, though not on a daily basis. I had thoughts on creating at least 12 more, although that doesn't include the upcoming addition of Jem'Hadar and Cardassians.

The reintroduction of Delta Recruits had me seriously considering starting another account so that I can create those other 12 characters. But I'd much rather not do that, because there are so many things that I've account unlocked with this account that I wouldn't have on another.

So, yes, I'm definitely in the camp of wanting the character slot cap limit raised.

avoozuul

22 of 23 slots.

locutusofcactus

7 main, 5 aux, 2 foundry. A Jem'Hadar will be replacing one of my auxiliary toons. I probably will delete a couple of the auxiliary ones at some point because I have too many.

seaofsorrows

I'm the odd one.. I have played this game since LOR and still only have 6 characters.

All are active. I am already dreading doing it all again with a new Dominion Character, I can't imagine doing it 30-50 times.

I have been tempted to create a ton more characters just for Dilithium farming and generating zen, but honestly.. I already get everything I want, just takes me a little longer then someone with 30+. I don't want to spend hours just doing admiralty so I'm saying with 6.

where2r1

seaofsorrows wrote: »

I'm the odd one.. I have played this game since LOR and still only have 6 characters.

All are active. I am already dreading doing it all again with a new Dominion Character, I can't imagine doing it 30-50 times.

I have been tempted to create a ton more characters just for Dilithium farming and generating zen, but honestly.. I already get everything I want, just takes me a little longer then someone with 30+. I don't want to spend hours just doing admiralty so I'm saying with 6.

Oh, don't bother doing everything to all of them. I have 6 mains....they have everything filled except Constable Specialization....because I don't want it. The other characters...I made 4 of them specifically NOT to ever have any Rep or Specialization.

I just wanted to play STO without all the extras.

locutusofcactus

baddmoonrizin wrote: »

...Currently, I have 52 characters, all on one account and all are active...

Good for you! I think?

jamieblanchard

Been a while since I've counted. XD

Around 15-20 ish.

As for active, I tend to run some more than others, just depends on my mood, or whether or not friends wish to run something or other. My AOY toon Eagle took over as "main" for a while until she did everything one can do on an AOY toon, and unlocked all the associated goodies. I have an odd fondness for 23rd century feds. I also have a couple toons I made specifically to help friends out with AOY and Delta sort of things.

ikonn

I currently have 31 characters... down from 53. I do plan to make a Jem Hadar and a Cardassian when ViL becomes available. Once those characters are made, I will be deleting 3 characters off my main account and stay at 30 from then on.

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lordbeefy7

7 actives I play almost everyday. Got space on my account to add a couple of jemhadar characters in the VIL expansion.

byozuma

I have as many as you can have for free (at present 5 on console) and while I did partake of the Temporal Agent promotion last year I haven't really done anything with them. My Agent is at the Delta arc... and I really hate the Delta arc...

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byozuma

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Do you have an actual reason for that or is it just "because"?

The writing of the Delta arc makes me want to glass Kobali Prime. You're supposed to be in support of the Kobali... but in the process you learn that the Vaadwuar are wholly justified in attacking them and it makes me not want to do the arc cause I want to be right there killing the daft grave robbers! I hate the story arc! I want to glass Kobali Prime so badly!

noemiecarnesir

I have 10 characters that's almost the most I can handle. Assuming I need to farm for each.

sovereign010

I forgot to say, I've been playing since the game went FtP back in 2012, and made characters to fill slots as they became available. The first 9 were 3 for each faction, one of each Eng, Sci and Tac, the 10th was my AoY one. I've got way too much invested in each of them to delete any. In many ways, that's working against me because it makes getting any new toons up to speed relative to the rest that much harder.

haplo013

I am at cap with 54. I like to have 1 Captain run each end game ship i have....I no longer can do that. I have more ships options than Captains. I try to vary how i play them. I often cycle most or all to get resources for the fleet (we have a small number of actual players). I will pick which ever Captain i fancy at the time and play it. If a mission or event comes up that has a good piece of gear for that Captains play style, then i will play those.

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jaguarskx

My primary account is LTS with 12 characters. All 12 are considered active because I rotate through them when I play the game. Typically 3 or at most 4 characters are on rotation per day. However, about 2 weeks ago I decided to take a break from STO. I only logged in long enough to participate in the Arena of SomPek, Kobayashi Maru, Mirror Invasion events once per day.

My secondary account is purely free 2 play and has 4 characters. It is pretty inactive compared to my primary account. I only log into that account for at most maybe 5 times per month... unless there are events like the ones mentioned above which I want to do. However, during the beginning of the Delta Recruitment event last month I powered through the all the required missions in about 6 or 7 days.

postagepaid

If I didn't have my LTS I'd not have the f2p account. LTS has been active since launch with f2p turning up mainly when I needed an extra body for starting off a personal fleet. Other than fleet ties I try and keep the two separated in terms of how I gear them.

Currently 14 characters on the LTS and F2P has 6.

I do also have a 2nd f2p on PS4, although that's more for some mindless telly based gaming than anything else.

jonsills

Since I was checking some things out on CO back in 2010 and 2011, I have three accounts, all F2P on here. (My main account is LTS on CO, though.) Let's see, now... the main account has, I think, six toons, which I switch among based on mood (currently most of the play on that one goes to my Klingon, Kirrk, decked out as a TOS Klink); secondary account has five, and there I mostly play Eliza Flores or Tovan Khev; tertiary has four, and on that one I probably play Hsriall, a Ferasan agent of Klingon Intelligence, more than anyone. (I know, there's no KI career path - it's just the way I play him in my head. His ship, IKS Night Stalker, is dispatched where KI needs something more... overt than their usual data-collection methods.)

mneme0

22/25 slots. All 60. Two of those belong to my son. LTS. My wife has two accounts, both LTS, each with 12/14 slots, all 60s, two on each account are our son's.

iamynaught

I am at my character cap on my main LTS account with 52. It's strange that the cap is 54 but I can't buy any more slots, and haven't been able to since I was at 48 alts and the only option left open for me was to buy 2 character slots, and this was before the Delta and Temporal Recruitment events added an additional 2 slots.

Anyway, all my alts are lvl 60 with all reps at T5. 50 of them are more or less retired at this point and one is a mule who will get deleted for a Jem'Hadar if there is no new slot given for the expansion. Even if there is, I will then make a Cardassian as well. I have 1 alt, my first, run thru events and the like to open new unlocks and what not. So that's as close as I get to active use on that account.

I started up a second ftp account last year just after the summer event. Turns out I got really attached to the characters so I found an old unused STO box online and subbed for a month. Then I came into a bit of a windfall and decided to go LTS on the second account as well thanks to a well timed LTS sale. Already up to 15 alts there, thanks to the Delta Recruit event and will be up to at least 17 once ViL goes live. Add in a possible Gamma Recruit event and maybe even a replay of the Temporal Recruit event and I'll easily be at 20 before the end of the year.

For me, I enjoy leveling. End game does have some appeal, but I just like to level. I also tend to work out a story in my head for each alt which prevents me from deleting any. When I get asked why I just don't delete old unused alts I ask the person... "Do you have kids? If so, which one/s do you want to delete to make room for more?" It's stupid and I know it, but I just cannot delete my alts. Unless they are specifically mules.

haplo013 wrote: »

I am at cap with 54. I like to have 1 Captain run each end game ship i have....I no longer can do that. I have more ships options than Captains.

I used to be the same way, each Captain would have a different end game ship. Then T6 happened and that became no longer feasible. Now my plan is to give each Captain his own fleet, with one of each of the major types of ships, Escort/Science/Cruiser, and perhaps throw in some of the 'lesser' type ships like a Carrier/Scout/Raider. That way I can still keep them slightly different.

littlesarbonn

I have 23 characters. Until recently, I had no idea you could have 54.

nikephorus

I have 24 characters, only one of them is equipped extremely well, two others are equipped moderately well, and the rest are just used to farm resources for my primary character.

ilithyn

Enough. I only play 2-7 of them with any regularity. The main reason the rest don't get deleted is that they're free extra inventory space.

talonxv

I currently have 9. Would of been 8 but delta recruits and hell may go up to 10. Delta made me make a few more. And likely will go up to 12 with the new expansion.