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Petrus Blackshell
Rifterlings Ushra'Khan
1367
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Posted - 2012.07.04 19:55:00 -
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You hear it all the time. "Post with your main". I know I do, and I have good reasons for doing so. The main one is building an "e-Personality". People know who I am, what I think, and what to expect from me -- and if they don't, it's easy to find out. It's also to help friends join discussions that are ongoing. "Check this out, I am actually Alt AbcXyz here" just seems like the wrong way to go about things. Plus, alts are not taken as seriously, even if their contribution to the discussion is perfectly valid.
So, with that in mind, I would like to ask: Why do you alt post? Or, if you main-post, why do you think others alt post?
Is it paranoia? Or, in more nasty terms, cowardice? Is in-game retribution for forum actions really that prevalent? Is the risk of some people not liking you that high? Or is it something else?
Discuss. (Sorry, couldn't help myself) Rifterlings - Small gang lowsec combat corp specializing in frigates and cruisers (all races, not just Rifters!). US Timezone veterans and newbies alike are welcome to join. Come chat in the "we fly rifters" in-game channel. Free fitted frigates for members! |
Kijo Rikki
Killboard Padding Services
160
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Posted - 2012.07.04 19:58:00 -
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I always main post unless I've been banned (or was too stupid to remember the password for my main account). |
Alavaria Fera
GoonWaffe Goonswarm Federation
1150
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Posted - 2012.07.04 19:58:00 -
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I post on my main. Those who cannot adapt become victims of Evolugalbugaslugakjlwsdhvbzxd Click for old school EVE Portraits: http://jadeconstantine.web44.net/Maison.htm |
Alara IonStorm
2556
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Posted - 2012.07.04 20:02:00 -
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I know of lots of good posters who post on an alt that isn't there name. They have e-personalities that don't translate into the game itself.
Alara is my main and only and I like the name so I never made a forum alt.
I guess some people are worried about E-Vengeance and others don't want to be bothered. |
hedge betts Shiyurida
State Protectorate Caldari State
43
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Posted - 2012.07.04 20:04:00 -
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CEO rules. Does not want unnecessary attention drawn to the corp.
I'm sure there a plenty of others that post for anonymity, high profile people Sewell. Cup the balls, and work the shaft |
Price Check Aisle3
142
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Posted - 2012.07.04 20:07:00 -
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Kijo Rikki wrote:I always main post unless I've been banned
- Karl Hobb IATS |
Petrus Blackshell
Rifterlings Ushra'Khan
1367
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Posted - 2012.07.04 20:09:00 -
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hedge betts Shiyurida wrote:CEO rules. Does not want unnecessary attention drawn to the corp.
I'm sure there a plenty of others that post for anonymity, high profile people Sewell. I can't come up with an instance where a post would draw bad attention to a corp would be a post that needs posting at all.
Heh... I wonder if Chribba alt posts. Rifterlings - Small gang lowsec combat corp specializing in frigates and cruisers (all races, not just Rifters!). US Timezone veterans and newbies alike are welcome to join. Come chat in the "we fly rifters" in-game channel. Free fitted frigates for members! |
Malcanis
Vanishing Point. The Initiative.
4224
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Posted - 2012.07.04 20:10:00 -
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If it's not worth posting on your main, it's not worth posting. Malcanis' Law: Any proposal justified on the basis that "it will benefit new players" is invariably to the greater advantage of older, richer players.
Things to do in EVE:-áhttp://swiftandbitter.com/eve/wtd/ |
Kuehnelt
Devoid Privateering
110
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Posted - 2012.07.04 20:12:00 -
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ITT: people who reply to the title instead of the post.
Reasons to alt-post:
1. Protecting the pretense: you want to expound on matters outside your experience without being called on it. People can say "post with your main", or mock the contribution of an NPC corp member, but you imagine that people reckon you could know what you're talking about. This might feel good even though it lacks all the advantages of main-posting.
2. Being two-faced: you want to **** on your allies or your alliance without having them dislike the 'real you' for it.
3. Breaking rules: you want to **** on your enemies even after your leadership has told you to shut up, specifically or generally.
4. It's not paranoia when they really are that vindictive: you're a member of a small industrial corp, you have a POS and newbies out mining, you want to **** on the leadership of vast space empires without having their death squads very plausibly sent your way. |
T' Elk
Happy Little Spaceships
472
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Posted - 2012.07.04 20:14:00 -
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lyke dis if u never 4get
~Badposter since FOOOOREEEEEVAAAAAR~ // Inferno Came. It was meh. // The Beard is Back, Ladies and Gents! |
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Blobber NL
The Ultima Thule
98
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Posted - 2012.07.04 20:14:00 -
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always post whit my main.
awsome isn't it? |
Alavaria Fera
GoonWaffe Goonswarm Federation
1150
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Posted - 2012.07.04 20:18:00 -
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Kuehnelt wrote:ITT: people who reply to the title instead of the post. We just like tot ell people to post on their main because we know they won't. Those who cannot adapt become victims of Evolugalbugaslugakjlwsdhvbzxd Click for old school EVE Portraits: http://jadeconstantine.web44.net/Maison.htm |
killorbekilled TBE
Dare Bears
108
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Posted - 2012.07.04 20:23:00 -
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i always post with my main ive got nothing to hide
what ? come at me TrollorbeTrolled |
Copine Callmeknau
Kangaroos With Frickin Lazerbeams Ninja Unicorns with Huge Horns
252
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Posted - 2012.07.04 20:23:00 -
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People alt-post because they're worried about me running locator agents on them after they shitpoast
Obviously There should be a rather awesome pic here |
Petrus Blackshell
Rifterlings Ushra'Khan
1367
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Posted - 2012.07.04 20:24:00 -
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Kuehnelt wrote:ITT: people who reply to the title instead of the post.
Reasons to alt-post:
1. Protecting the pretense: you want to expound on matters outside your experience without being called on it. People can say "post with your main", or mock the contribution of an NPC corp member, but you imagine that people reckon you could know what you're talking about. This might feel good even though it lacks all the advantages of main-posting.
2. Being two-faced: you want to **** on your allies or your alliance without having them dislike the 'real you' for it.
3. Breaking rules: you want to **** on your enemies even after your leadership has told you to shut up, specifically or generally.
4. It's not paranoia when they really are that vindictive: you're a member of a small industrial corp, you have a POS and newbies out mining, you want to **** on the leadership of vast space empires without having their death squads very plausibly sent your way. Thanks for not responding to the title.
- I can sort of see it, but not really. I post about things I have no expertise in (e.g. capital ship mechanics), but I do preface it with that I have no idea what I'm talking about. If it's a real discussion, the views of people who don't necessarily already have it beaten to death should be welcome.
- I have critically posted about Ushra'Khan before, and I considered alt-posting, but then the message wouldn't have the same gravity. "Oh no, a NPC alt thinks our alliance is going to hell in a handbasket!" Again, I can sort of understand it, but not really.
- This I can see, but it sort of defeats the point of #2 again. If anything, it can boost the enemy's morale: "Haha, they're being silenced because they're such blurfing idiots". I have been the one laughing like that, I know.
- Not to turn this into a discussion of Goonswarm's "death squads", but does this actually happen? I haven't heard of a real instance of it happening, only people worried about it (and blurfing using an alt about how it's terrible).
Rifterlings - Small gang lowsec combat corp specializing in frigates and cruisers (all races, not just Rifters!). US Timezone veterans and newbies alike are welcome to join. Come chat in the "we fly rifters" in-game channel. Free fitted frigates for members! |
Morganta
Peripheral Madness The Midget Mafia
1704
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Posted - 2012.07.04 20:31:00 -
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whats alt posting?
"You were the chosen one Anakin, you were supposed to bring order to the galaxy, not destroy it!" -Obi Wan (Ben) Kenobi -á |
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Chribba
Otherworld Enterprises Otherworld Empire
4042
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Posted - 2012.07.04 20:32:00 -
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Petrus Blackshell wrote:hedge betts Shiyurida wrote:CEO rules. Does not want unnecessary attention drawn to the corp.
I'm sure there a plenty of others that post for anonymity, high profile people Sewell. I can't come up with an instance where a post would draw bad attention to a corp would be a post that needs posting at all. Heh... I wonder if Chribba alt posts. Yes, but only in CAOD because CCP prohibited corps with less than 10 pilots. So I have to use an alt that has a corp with more pilots (Refia).
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Lin-Young Borovskova
Science and Trade Institute Caldari State
418
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Posted - 2012.07.04 20:32:00 -
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Petrus Blackshell wrote:I would like to ask: [b]Why do you alt post?
To collect tears and rage and, as you already noticed, it works perfectly for both. Pidgeons will alway be pidgeons. brb |
Cutter Isaacson
Peace N Quiet
755
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Posted - 2012.07.04 20:33:00 -
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If its a proper conversation I want to join in with I'll post with Cutter, which is 99% of the time, the only time I've posted with an alt lately was in an ugly avatar thread. Numbers of terminally stupid people seem to be on the increase, I suggest we have a real life Stupidageddon to rectify this issue. |
Alara IonStorm
2556
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Posted - 2012.07.04 20:37:00 -
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Petrus Blackshell wrote: I have critically posted about Ushra'Khan before, and I considered alt-posting, but then the message wouldn't have the same gravity. "Oh no, a NPC alt thinks our alliance is going to hell in a handbasket!" Again, I can sort of understand it, but not really.
Well if you love the corp, maybe not close friends with everyone and you know them but your leader is a vindictive jerk who will kick you...
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Solhild
Republic Military School Minmatar Republic
802
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Posted - 2012.07.04 20:41:00 -
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I filled all of my character slots, and tend to post on which ever is logged in the forums. This character still has a real use and tends to get killed in low/null sec |
Ottersmacker
Genos Occidere HYDRA RELOADED
197
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Posted - 2012.07.04 20:41:00 -
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my main suffers from severe social anxiety The Order of the Falcon or Hin +¡slenska f+ílkaor+¦a is a national Order of Iceland |
Patrakele
Sebiestor Tribe Minmatar Republic
12
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Posted - 2012.07.04 20:48:00 -
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Lesser beings are not worthy to glare upon my holiness, I use this avatar to speak to the unholy. |
James Amril-Kesh
4S Corporation RAZOR Alliance
325
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Posted - 2012.07.04 20:50:00 -
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Petrus Blackshell wrote: Not to turn this into a discussion of Goonswarm's "death squads", but does this actually happen? I haven't heard of a real instance of it happening, only people worried about it (and blurfing using an alt about how it's terrible).
I doubt this happens, really. Goonswarm and other 0.0 alliances frankly don't care what you think of them, and they aren't going to get mad if you call them evil blobbers, devil spawn, or whatever creative (or not) insult you can come up with. We've heard it all before. Support showing T2 and faction frequency crystal damage in the info window. (Link was wrong, now fixed) |
Solhild
Republic Military School Minmatar Republic
802
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Posted - 2012.07.04 20:51:00 -
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Solhild wrote:I filled all of my character slots, and tend to post on which ever is logged in the forums. This character still has a real use and tends to get killed in low/null sec
... Forgot to mention; in true alpha-clone style, mostly flies a reaper - the most terribad ship model in game |
Freezehunter
200
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Posted - 2012.07.04 21:10:00 -
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I always main post. Inappropriate signature, CCP Phantom. |
Kuehnelt
Devoid Privateering
110
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Posted - 2012.07.04 21:12:00 -
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James Amril-Kesh wrote:I doubt this happens, really. Goonswarm and other 0.0 alliances frankly don't care what you think of them, and they aren't going to get mad if you call them evil blobbers, devil spawn, or whatever creative (or not) insult you can come up with. We've heard it all before.
Goons? Most other 0.0 alliances? Sure. Although the OP should be painfully aware of a wardec that Jade Constantine received. And I wouldn't doubt any level of utterly humorless vindictiveness from TEST. But if you're a small industrial corp with a POS and some newbies, it doesn't take a "Death Squad" program for someone to suddenly make the game exciting for you; 'one annoyed guy' might be enough.
But my main reply to Petrus is just: sure, :effort: is competitive with alt-posting. Effort at being fair in your criticism, effort at framing your "lasers suck!" post as coming from the perspective of someone who's lost five Punishers to Rifters and is unhappy with his chances. Which just establishes a fifth reason to alt-post: it's easier. And also, again: it's safer - because even if you put the effort in, you can fail. You can fail to emphasize that your experience is with Punishers and Omens because you don't know that other laser boats are famously good; you can attempt mild criticism and be seen as someone who's just publicly shitting on his own alliance.
I'd prefer good posting to two-facedness and pretentiousness, but two-faced and pretentious people really exist. I'm sure they make good use of alts. |
The Protato
Protus Correction Facility Inc.
0
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Posted - 2012.07.04 21:26:00 -
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Main is banned, forum alt is banned. I Alt-alt post, mosuckra. |
Eternus8lux8lucis
New Eden Regimental Marines Rebel Alliance of New Eden
107
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Posted - 2012.07.04 21:27:00 -
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Im proud of the fact I dont alt post, that people know me, Ive even had people follow me around for various reasons in game over the years. Im on good terms with many alts from many different areas of the game, some mains and other in game personas as well. I enjoy that portion of the game tbh that you CAN get some idiot try to grief you. It makes Eve exciting and challenging especially the way I play it by not pulling punches and being myself irregardless of the circumstances nevermind the ease you can just hide due to the internet.
And here Id have to agree with Malcanis.... if its worth posting, post it with a main. Accept the flak, flames and consequences. Cuz if youve spent any time in Eve and you cannot deal with all that by now....... oh boy!! Strength isnt measured in numbers but in force of will. For if one motived willful individual stands many will fall around him that are weak.
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Thomas Kreshant
Fweddit I Whip My Slaves Back and Forth
100
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Posted - 2012.07.04 21:35:00 -
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Don't really have a main I don't identify with any character I've made or bought and tend to swap trade them all over the place. |
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