Well I have another account that I use.Its a hassle for sure especially if you do not have any programs to run two steams. You literally have to log out of steam and log in on your second account to play two characters. Months ago, I tried to protest about this 1 character per account issue but the community seemed to be in support of it. So I eventually had to bit the bullet when my brother joined and I bought a second account to teach him.
So I use a program to control the second account with little to no input lag, and then I can have 2 clients online at once.
I only REALLY need 2 to be online at any given time anyway. Helps with statting, crafting, etc.