I have long resigned myself to the fact that no matter how much time I take in my first playthrough of an MMO, I’m going to miss about 75% of what’s going on in the story and world. It’s just a little too much and stories are scattered all over the place, and so my understanding of the lore becomes partial and fragmented.
That’s where alts come into play. Once I get a max level character, then I’ll start up an alt and re-learn the game world with the help of a foundation that I have established in my first journey. I’m on my third trip through Secret World (two in the original, one in Legends), and even now I’m still absorbing a lot more information that totally blew over my head in prior runs.
What about you? What lore, stories, and concepts did you miss the first time around in your MMO? Don’t be shy; pipe up in the comments and confess!
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