Originally Posted by songster
I've yet to see anyone say why there's anything wrong with my idea of being able to zone in as a copy of your previous self. It would simply ensure that every high level character had a whole set of lower level "alts" they could log in at any time, without having to go through the pain of grinding all the alts up separately.
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Server storage space and bootstrap. Blizzard doesn't like stuff without a bootstrap. Consumables can be a problem too - which inventory can you use them from? Your real character? Your copy? Do you get it reset once you log off (leading to possible inflation - free consumable use if you go lower level instances)? And what do you do with the loot (DE in particular)? Durability? Missing out wouldn't be a very "genuine" experience.
Storage space is probably more than you'd think at first. Stuff like reputation, bags (especially for classes with multiple gear sets), bank all need to be stored. And this is on servers which probably already have well over 10000 characters (bank alts and really low but barely played characters).
Altough I like the idea, nothing is more real than the real thing, I just don't see how it can be handled without changing economies.