I've been thinking of starting a new character but I've read that on the PS3 you'll lose your original save file. Can this be avoided by just having multiple saves?

One character for me. I may do another run some time in the future with another char but that's about it. Only did 2 for Oblivion, and that was only due to Shivering Isles coming out and I mostly stayed there the whole time. I had 2 with New Vegas as well. Only one with F3. With Morrowind I had around 4 or something simply because I was using a few of them for mod testing...but only had maybe 2 major characters.

Nope. I roll one character and deal with his decisions and class.

choose a different path this time around. I am generally a good character but my third and fourth builds are usually bullies. Try it, you might change your tune...

Yes you are unique in this.

You are not alone my friend :icecream: I am in 155 hours on my only character build, and don't have any plans on a second build anytime soon.

I have chronic restarting syndrome. Help!

I'm going to start with a Nord when the next patch and my new screen arrives and hopefully finish main story with him. After that I will start again with a ton of mods I imagine :celebration:

I often have to create more than one character because usually something will break my save.
Sometimes it's a mod, this time it's an update: 1.2.
Thus, I have lost my level 42 Breton mage. Good night, sweet prince. :cold:

I find paying with more than one character crazy , I mean, the game is so long and you have to do so many things to get the cool stuff, and is so anoying doing the things twice since you already know whats gonna happen

I've already made about six characters that have made it to about level 20; I like to try new approaches. It will probably take a year to finish the main quest if my experience with Morrowind and Oblivion holds true. (and most likely with my 20th+ character )

I'm making 1 for each guild, so 4 total. I will probably complete the main questline on only one. I don't like having my character being the head of every guild in skyrim. It breaks the immersion for me.

I do single playthroughs at a time. I'm enjoying life with my Imperial light-armoued warrior, fighting for the Empire. Once I'm done with this character, which should be in at least half a year or something provided I make good use of mods, I might reroll with a Redguard dual-wielder or Dunmer assassin, but I'm most definetely an Imperial man, and I like sticking with my characters and their decisions for the long term.

I play many different characters, but only one at a time. I only join guilds and do quests that make sense for that character, so that adds replay value (plus it makes more sense to me, anyway). I'm 140 hours in, and have only done maybe 2/3 of the static quests, and haven't discovered all of the locations. Plus DLC will come out, and more importantly, mods, that will both change and add a lot of content. Tthe lower levels are fun, because you have to (hopefully) struggle to survive, and that's an important aspect of the game to me.

I only really have one character, but I'm on my fourth character. I always do that with games though.

The first few times I start are just to mess around and get a feel for the mechanics of the game and the way it plays. Then I eventually settle on what I want to do and then I do that and stick with it. I do this because not all games are created equal. Generally I love being a mage or a sneaky assassin type (this grunk don't smash).

For this game it was:
1) Based on Oblivion I thought I'd go mage... Destruction is borked... restart.
2) Hmmm, smithing and light armor and get me some Dragonscale!! Ugh... Dragonscale is ugly (personal opinion) *look at pictures of armor* Daedric is nice... restart.
3) Smithing + Enchanting + Alchemy, Fun times! Oh... I broke the game... restart.
4) With a few self imposed rules about crafting all is good. Level 59 and happily doing everything on one character.

I voted YES but that means I will play the game though with this character only.
then start a whole new game with a new character and use him only thought the whole game.

I do have multiple characters, but never at the same time. I only start my second one when i am finished with the first.

I play with one character. Honestly, I haven't found a game yet that would entice me to play through it more than once.

i feel the same way. i will make more characters, because i play this game waaay too much. but as of right now im a dunmer named neirun, lvl 56 (sorry to one up you cosmar lol just turned 56 a little bit ago) and i dont see myself making a new character anytime in the near future. plus with skyrims skill system its nothing like it was in oblivion... i first went heavy into magic, fell away from most the schools and went into more assassin playing style with illusion/destruction back up. lvl 56 and just getting into conjuration. ive been raising my health and enchanting myself some armor lately because i want to join the campanions and hone my one handed. maybe pick up a shield.


basically what im rambling about is this game just offers so much character development freedom to where i get more enjoyment by experiencing the game all from the same set of eyes. adapting and playing how i have to and how i want to.


one exception to this is i have a lvl 4 nord fighter from one time when i was drunk. haha. it happens.

I have 6 characters. I love the early part of them game, with mundane armor and weapons. Once you level up and get into the high fantasy gear is when I get bored.

Sounds backwards right? I'm just weird.

I'm at level 50. This is my second playthrough. I'm sticking with this playthrough and I'm not making another character. I plan to stay with this character for a very long time.

I only play one at a time. I'll play this one through, then create a completely different character and do totally different quest-lines.

Heck no, that's the best part!

Now, I only have one character at a time - I play one until I'm "done" with it, before going on to a new one. Also, I tend to take breaks between characters.... need to spend some time on other games, after all. (Also, I'm a big fan of mods. So, while I'm busy playing other games, I'll still start downloading and saving new mods that seem interesting. Next time I make a new character, I install a different set of mods to try out. Means that the game isn't quite the same.)


Beyond that, there's always the different playstyles - sneaky thief type; big burly warrior type; mage type; etc. And with perks, Skyrim's characters will be more different than Oblivion's.... even more reason to play multiple characters! (Plus, I'm not going to try to do "everything" on my first character. I've skipped the DB, Thieves, and Mages on this one. Went Imperial rather than Stormcloak. lv54 and 80+ hours, and I still haven't been to Morthal and Falkreath, so maybe I'll save those two for my second character as well. So many options! )

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That's interesting. Even with games that don't have as many different options (like Final Fantasy-type JRPGs) I've done at least two plays when I had the time (which varies by decade). With more linear games, I'd play once focussing on the story; then play a second time with a guide, going for 100% completion and/or the "good" ending if it had one. Games with many options? I've got alt-itis - making new characters is more fun than grinding one forever.... I've made bunches of Diablo 2 characters, Titan Quest characters, WoW characters.....

Do you rewatch movies? Do you reread books? Do you watch reruns on TV? If you only want to experience the story once, just make once character and have fun. Total waste of money in my opinion, but to each their own.

I made one and reached level 27 with it. Did all the Main quest and a few guild quests as well. I went back an created another one though and now I'm at level 40 and I've done just about all the guild quests and the main quest. Planning on doing everything I possibly can with this character.

the part where you are a noob is the best part and why do everything on a single character, i would never besmirch my assasin's "good" name by joining anything but the dark brotherhood, and what use of the companians would a mage have?