Why should it take a person with eight characters just as long to level/gear them all as it takes a person with just one?
I’ve actually found that getting my alts ready for the post 80 game has been much easier than it was on my main.
There’s a few reasons for this, game knowledge and access to what my main had already acquired probably being the top two. Sure it would be nice to double up all my daily rewards for doing the same thing on two characters, but I don’t see it as necessary. It’s not like I don’t get rewarded at all for running the same thing again. The way some people on here talk, makes it sound like Anet only have one dungeon with one path and you can only do it once per day per account, when in reality there are 8 dungeons each with three explorable paths, aside from Arah which has 4.
Fractals is a slightly different animal but can still be run repeatedly to get maximum rewards from each tier.
From http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Fractals_of_the_Mists
Similar to explorable dungeons, individual characters can receive daily rewards for completing the Solid Ocean Fractal in each tier they have unlocked. This daily reward chest includes a Bag of Coins (which contains 2 to 4 silver), a number of Fractal Relics, a chance at a bonus Ascended or Fractal item depending on the tier, and a Pristine Fractal Relic at scale 10 and higher. Thus, a character that has unlocked difficulty 30 could complete 4 fractal dailies each day, one from any even number between 2 and 8, another between 10 and 18, a third between 20 to 28, and finally by doing 30.
Personally, I have plenty to do on my main and my alts. I really think that some people here have legitimate concerns while others just want to be gifted all the shinies. Surely things being character bound and driven is MORE of an excuse to play your alts rather than less of one?
Perhaps it is simply a matter of setting a series of goals and working toward them not just one at a time with a singular focus. Give yourself more to do and my guess is you’ll be doing more.
I’m on 82/83. I know which one I’m missing, because the Full Mailbox isn’t checked. Thing is, I’m at 10/10 in my mailbox, can’t receive any more mail, but the hint isn’t popping.