I end up with characters I genuinely love to play, not just 'pk kings' or 'amazingly survivable whosits'. Both of which have very short term play value for me. Losing has the upside of being able to teach me new things, winning consistantly by avoiding risk is waaay tiring and risks early deletion.

This is likely why I'll never play another bash spec until I find a role I really want to do with a giant.

Yhorian