An Alter, are we?
I like this idea. I'd get all three on the first login after they came out 
Edit: perhaps an additional three badges for playing one character a lot? Seems fair.
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I'd rather not be denied just because I don't choose to make as many characters as others do.
Hence my idea of additional badges for playing one character a lot, for those who don't make a lot of alts. Though maybe the numbers could be lowered - make it 4, 8 and 12, so that all three are doable on a single server without buying extra slots.
Still, I have to wonder. If you chose to not run TFs, not do PvP, not do any number of any other things I could name that give badges, would you ask for those badges to be removed too?
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I have enough alts to get Alt-aholic and I still think this is an awful idea.
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Schizophrenic - You have at least 20 existing characters who have been active within the last month. (must have been played for at least a solid hour each). Awarded to all characters on the account.
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Schizophrenia has absolutely nothing to do with multiple personality changes.
It is generally assumed that the misconception came from an anachronistic description of the symptoms including "Sudden and drastic personality changes", and people assuming that this meant going from one distinct persona to another, where it more accurately referred to the drastic mood swings that can occur.
Making this badge could offend many people, and with good reason.
To the original idea: No. New badges should be easily obtainable by the majority of the player base through regular play. They should not require 10+ years of solid play on a specific powerset (Empath), farming to avoid years of play to earn (Inf and Damage badges), or being forced into a playstyle that not all players enjoy (PvP badges).
Many people DON'T frequently alt. I know several people who play one character to the exclusion of all others, until they feel that that character is "complete". I even know a few who only play ONE character, abandoning all others once they found the "right" one. Why should these people be forbidden to get the badge, or forced to play your way to get it?
And we already HAVE badges for frequently switching characters. They're called Day Jobs.
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Many people DON'T frequently alt. I know several people who play one character to the exclusion of all others, until they feel that that character is "complete". I even know a few who only play ONE character, abandoning all others once they found the "right" one. Why should these people be forbidden to get the badge, or forced to play your way to get it?
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Many people don't PvP, and yet there are badges for doing it. Same goes for crafting, MOB hunting, Ouroborus, AE, Task/Strike Forces, selling on the market, etc. Every badge is designed to reward a single play style, that some players will have to change from their preferred style of play if they wish to get the badge is pretty standard.
I don't have a problem with these badges from just a pure "something to do to get a badge" point of view.
But I heavily disfavor the general idea of account-based badges in any way, shape or form.
I think badges should only apply to the actions of specific characters and that "player based" badges should be kept to an absolute minimum. Why should any of my characters (especially the ones not even involved in this "Alt-fest") get a badge because I, the player, can log into a real world MMO a bunch of times? Might as well give Superman a badge because I can hold my breath for a minute. *shrugs*
I have nothing against people who are Alt-aholics, but I don't think the Devs should be giving us badges for RL player activities any more than they already have to.
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I don't have a problem with these badges from just a pure "something to do to get a badge" point of view.
But I heavily disfavor the general idea of account-based badges in any way, shape or form.
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Well, the devs have already released something like 4 or 5 of them.
And in situations like this, it only makes sense.
The character doesn't have multiple characters, the account does.
Likewise if the other badge idea mentioned here is used, the character is not focusing all its time on one character, the account is.
Either focusing on one character, or trying out a whole bunch of different characters is an account-based practice and thus an account-based badge.
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I have enough alts to get Alt-aholic and I still think this is an awful idea.
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This sums up my thoughts on this suggestion.
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Split Personality - You have at least 10 existing characters who have been active in the space of a month. (must have been played for at least a solid hour each). Awarded to all characters on account.
Schizophrenic - You have at least 20 existing characters who have been active within the last month. (must have been played for at least a solid hour each). Awarded to all characters on the account.
Alt-aholic - You have at least 30 existing characters that have been active in the last month. (must have been played for a solid hour each) Awarded to all characters on the account.
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