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Commonly witnessed in the online gaming community, symptoms of alt'''Alt-itis''' usually include the creation of multiple 'alternate' characters in an online game. Alt-itis (sometimes referred to by sufferers as 'altoholism') occurs more frequently in games that provide large numbers of customization options, tempting a player to create a new character to see what odd combinations of skills, abilities and appearances he or she can discover.
 
Often invoked as a method of warding off boredom; in games such as ''[[World of Warcraft]]'', where the player-base is divided into factions, players will sometimes create an alt of the opposing faction—that way, if the 'primary' faction isn't seeing much action that day, it's a simple matter to hop over to the other character.
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* [[Saints Row 2]], in particular, allows the ability to replay missions as well as customize looks, voice (with different lines and quotes in gameplay and missions), mod cars and cribs, ect. So you could have one save devoted to a muscle bound Japanese [[Dark Action Girl]] who races souped up sports cars, a mammoth bald possibly transgendered [[Spicy Latina]] who drives a jeep with mounted machine gun, or anything in between.
* [[Smackdown vs. Raw]] is the standard bearer of character customization in fighting games. Want to have [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer|Buffy fight Faith?]] Simply create or download the characters. Want last year's [[John Cena]]? Make him up. Wish Goldberg or [[Lita]] were in the game? Choose from the odd fifty versions of them online.
* [[Star Wars: The Old Republic|The Old Republic]] shows that it grew out of a series of traditional [[RPGsRole Playing Game]]s as it seems to be designed for people with this affliction, from giving each class unique fully voice acted story, unique companions and ships for each class, and a legacy system that for maximum effect requires and entices people to keep a full stable of alts to unlock all it's advantages.
 
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