How long do you typically stayed logged in at a time? How often during a day do you log in for 15-20 minutes then have to run do something and come back again in 15-20 minutes... Etc... I know with a char that I had once, my application for the Fortress was turned down because the leader then thought I wouldn't log in for long enough. What's long enough?

Personally, I try to set myself up that I can spend at least 20-30 minutes online, and really only log off if something comes up IRL that will keep me too occupied to not die. What do you do?

If I have a high profile character that tends to get a lot of notes etc, then I can do brief logins of like 10-20 minutes just to read notes and keep my appearance up. If not a high profile char then I won't login unless I have at least 45-60 minutes to spend.

I try to have no less then 1-2 hours to play in a stretch. Whenever I have less time, the short login will inevitably be when something fun happens and I have to leave. :p

Lowbie uncaballed: as long or short as I feel. Definitely the most "no pressure" type of char.

Low-midlevel caballed (with no real responsibilities): I feel bad if I log out without playing for at least an hour, but I sometimes will logout after half an hour. No less than that or I won't login.

Mid-high level uncaballed: I usually don't have these, but again I don't feel any real pressure, generally, so whenever I feel like.

Low-midlevel caballed (who might be required to retrieve/defend): 1 hour minimum.

High level caballed: I generally won't login as a high level without an hour and a half to play. I prefer to be on at least 2 hours. Sometimes circumstances don't allow this. But definitely an hour minimum barring extreme OOC circumstances (kid retching in bed, that sort of thing).


FWIW If I personally see you playing several different chars, I'd much rather (from an Imm standpoint) see you play ONE of them for an hour and a half (for example) than three of them for a half-hour each. I'll be honest - the former type of player (with only one char) will be more likely to receive immrewards from me than the latter (playing multiple chars in one day). That's not a rule. But it's a preference of mine. Just like Iunna prefers dwarves. And Thror likes little boys. HAR!

Thanks for the feedback. Today just felt really choppy to me and that's why I posted. I try to play consistently for at least 20-30 minutes more like an hour if I can. But I get interrupted, or there really isn't anything to do for me with my given goals, so I end up havig like 5 20-30 minute sessions. Today, I had a bunch of these, but for most of them, I at least felt productive. One a fight, retrieved, etc....

As for the Multiple Char part. Yes, I'm very guilty of this. Mostly when my play times don't lend to much for me to do, or I get frustrated with how my char is going, but still want to do something... I've tried lately to really keep to my one char, in hopes that I can make something special out of him. At least I don't have 11 Fort apps now.... So I'm getting better right?

This is actually one of the reasons that I asked for there to be a command to let me know how long I've been logged in. (Thanks, Zulgh!)

I don't like to log on for less than an hour with a caballed character, but sometimes #### happens.

I currently have a lowbie who I'm hoping to do some exploring with. I generall play for about 20-40 minutes, but I'm not trying to accomplish anything other than gaining 50% towards my next level or grabbing something for a quest in progress. For a non-serious character that doesn't imnpact anyone else's game that much I think a twenty minute logon is fine.

I'm a fan of 15 minute minimum, but only get frustrated with folks who do quick login/logoffs (< 2 minutes). I personally won't play a mortal unless I can put an hour into it. If all you do is play 15 minutes at a time, you're probably not really going to get anywhere.