"I would have rolled if I weren't already char-deep :-C "

These are my thoughts. I know seasonals are coming at certain times, but I'd hate to drop a current char just to roll up a new seasonal race, or backburner my char while I play an alt. So for me it will have to work out that my current dies around the time when a seasonal becomes available to play one.
But I'm fine with that, I've played two minotaurs already so I consider myself lucky in terms of getting rare slots.

I am aware I may be more an exception than a rule in play style since I play mostly con/age death characters, but I don't really see expiration dates as a bad thing- especially since if you really do make a name for yourself the Imms will set it aside. To me that gives the player of a seasonal two things, which are both beneficial.

1. If I know have an expiration date, it might help me to play a far less conservative style since I know I'm dead one way or the other, which would actually probably be beneficial for me as a player and more players would probably enjoy me mixing it up PK wise more regularly. Everybody wins.

2. I have a reason to have a good role and have engaging RP so that I am a well known influential character that won't just simply die instead of just being a no RP PK monkey. Again, everybody wins.

How are either of these bad for CF? People tend to complain about conservative PK players and people who just PK with no RP. Seasonal races encourage people to do the opposite of these things.


I think seasonals are great, I just know that it will be rare that I ever get the chance to play one. However, I like seeing them in game and interacting with them because I think they bring a new interesting dynamic to the game. People need to see a char not in terms of the drawbacks or abilities that come with them and just play out a char for the sake of playing out a char, taking the good with the bad. Besides, there are plenty of other races where expiration dates are a non-issue. Maybe all characters should have a 1 year expiration date no matter what?

Anyway, maybe I'll get lucky and get a crack at a summer seasonal but if not I'm still looking forward to seeing them no matter if I play them or not, so thanks to Scar and all the Imms that help on these projects.