borderlands-2
I am hosting a multiplayer game with my friends, but I want to use a different character. But if I leave the game, that will reset our progress back to the last checkpoint, and we have to fight my way through areas I already cleared.
Is there a way to allow me to change my character, but still keep the progress I've already made?
On the main menu, you will have a Select Character option. That lets you switch the active single player save. Once chosen, select Continue.
If you join another host's game, you can also choose which of these saves (characters) to play as in the first screen it shows you after you connect to the server, via the Select Character menu option.
Any progress in single or multiple is saved automatically per save. If you played co-op on the first save and progressed through the missions with others in co-op on their save (mission progression), any you complete with them will be saved on your character and you can't "go back" without creating a new character.
See How does mission progress work in multiplayer? for a description of how MP progress works when playing on other's hosts.
When you view the item on the ground or in your inventory, under the name and type of customization, a red block of text says "Already Unlocked" if you have already unlocked it before.
You can sell it, or better yet, trade or give it to a co-op partner who doesn't have it yet.
Best Answer
As I see it, you have 2 options:
However I do not think there are any major game changing events. So it might be sufficient to just get your character to the same point in the story line as your friends, and you should be able to carry on just fine.