I made several characters. At first it was because there's three different storylines for the first 15 levels, depending on which city you started in, so I wanted one from each. I'd originally planned on continuing all three of them more-or-less equally through the whole game (even after that 15 level story separation). But I ended up just liking my Miqo'te best and playing him a bit more than the others until I eventually decided he'd be my "main" and the others got relegated to "alt" status. I'll still switch between each of them for most seasonal events and such, but apart from that, I mostly just play as Y'kayah.

I know why my Elezen didn't become a favorite. Even though I like how she looks when she's standing still, I've never liked her running animation. She seems really awkward in motion. That's something I wouldn't have known until I started playing her. Between my Hyur and my Miqo'te, though, I don't really know why I gravitated more towards the Miqo'te. My Hyur was actually the first character I made, and I do still like him, but I play the Miqo'te more.

I also tried a Lala alt for a while. She's cute and I like her animations, but lala-sized gear doesn't look as cool as on the larger races. And I've been meaning to start on a Roegadyn alt, but don't know when I'll get around to it. (Been meaning to play her for quite a while now and haven't yet.) I like the idea of having several alts, but each is such a time commitment that it's not very practical without a lot more play-time than I have.