What's that?! You're dead? Great!

[Germain]

Hey hey folks..

I'm just tossing this up here as it has been on my mind as of late.  Due to various happenings in game, there has been a rather large turn over as of late of PCs.  While losing your PC may be either an awesome or horrible event, it happens regardless.

What I've noted a fair bit of, sadly, is that some of you are rolling up new characters that fall neatly into the same old groups you have been hanging out with on your last PC.  While there is nothing certainly wrong with this, I worry that you might be missing a golden opportunity.

Branching out and trying new concepts outside your comfort zone is a great way to get out there and meet players that you may know but have never had a chance to really interact with. It allows you to see aspects of the server that perhaps you didn't even know existed! EFU is a great and vast place, ripe full of wonders, mysteries and intrigue.

So before you don that same old mantle(you've worn three times now) take a look at what else may fit you. You may be pleasantly surprised.

Go forth and be awesome, folks.

[Jayde Moon]

This is highly suggested.  I've been playing a nature PCs for the majority of my time here and with the (satisfying) death of Drum, I have gone a near 180 and am really getting a chance to see things from a whole different perspective.  I've been super engaged and having a blast!

Do check out something different and give it a whirl!

[FanaticusIncendi]

...And if you've never played for Team Nature before, now is a pretty darn thrilling time to do so! #treehuggers in IIRC

[Random_White_Guy]

Don't be afraid to jump factions and sides of politics!

Going from Docks to Dominion to Conclave to Wilds to Order to Druid to Clergy to Crime to Politics and more are all great leaps to flex your story.

[The Old Hack]

As an aside: also don't be afraid to take a break if your death really sucked and you kind of lack the urge to play. You play to have fun, not because it is a habit or a duty! And more: when the spark returns, it might take you entirely new places!

As another small aside, it looks cooler to say 'I need a break' and then get some distance rather than say 'I am quitting forever' and doing the same thing. For one thing, it's nicer to the people who stay and play, for another, you feel less silly if you do decide to go back!

[Porkolt]

What TOH said.
 
I've recently come back from a break which took about a month or so. Because of the way EFU constantly changes, it has given me a fresh perspective, several completely new character prospects, and the opportunity to have a lot of fun.

[Nuclear Catastrophe]

Echoing ToH and Porkolt.  Everyone needs a break from time to time, even from their hobbies.  

And cliques are kind of a bad thing and discouraged.  Try working AGAINST your usual buddies some time.

It's natural that people will gravitate towards those whose company they enjoy though, so don't feel bad for doing it.

[you axed for it]

Never understood the attraction to playing the same sort of PC multiple times in a row.

Doing something completely different each PC is extremely important, I think.

[Capricious]

Personally, I think you can potentially lose perspective if you don't try to mix it up from character to character. Also, you miss an awful lot of what the setting has to offer, and very possibly get stuck in a rut.

[Knight Of Pentacles]

I approve.