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ShiftyMcFly's Second Cousin
Center for Advanced Studies Gallente Federation
4
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Posted - 2012.08.16 20:50:00 -
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Cadfael Maelgwyn wrote:Smohq Anmirorz wrote:Cadfael Maelgwyn wrote:Smohq Anmirorz wrote:Post on main = free intel. Like what? Nice try. Wow, you sure are paranoid. Just asking for a general description of the intel that could possibly be revealed by posting with a main.
Yes, only very few Eve players are paranoid. |
Qvar Dar'Zanar
EVE University Ivy League
85
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Posted - 2012.08.16 20:53:00 -
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Beware, by posting with your main you could reveal the corp and alliance you belong to!
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Montevius Williams
Eclipse Industrial Inc
318
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Posted - 2012.08.16 20:59:00 -
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Your main is whoever you feel is your main. Other people do not define who my main character is because other people do not pay my 15 dollars a month bill to play this game. "The American Government indoctrination system known as public education has been relentlessly churning out socialists for over 20 years". - TravisWB |
Smohq Anmirorz
State War Academy Caldari State
35
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Posted - 2012.08.16 21:00:00 -
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Cadfael Maelgwyn wrote:Smohq Anmirorz wrote:Cadfael Maelgwyn wrote:Smohq Anmirorz wrote:Post on main = free intel. Like what? Nice try. Wow, you sure are paranoid. Just asking for a general description of the intel that could possibly be revealed by posting with a main.
Yes, apparently I am. I'm have trouble finding anyone else in high sec who thinks they should hit d-scan. |
Cadfael Maelgwyn
Immortals of New Eden Rebel Alliance of New Eden
159
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Posted - 2012.08.16 21:01:00 -
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ShiftyMcFly's Second Cousin wrote:Cadfael Maelgwyn wrote: Wow, you sure are paranoid.
Just asking for a general description of the intel that could possibly be revealed by posting with a main.
Yes, only very few Eve players are paranoid. There's a term called "healthy paranoia".
Sometimes paranoia goes beyond that healthy area, and usually is marked by unreasonableness.
So until Smohq tells me what information could be somehow revealed by posting on a main, I'm going to assume it's unhealthy paranoia. |
Smohq Anmirorz
State War Academy Caldari State
35
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Posted - 2012.08.16 21:07:00 -
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Cadfael Maelgwyn wrote:ShiftyMcFly's Second Cousin wrote:Cadfael Maelgwyn wrote: Wow, you sure are paranoid.
Just asking for a general description of the intel that could possibly be revealed by posting with a main.
Yes, only very few Eve players are paranoid. There's a term called "healthy paranoia". Sometimes paranoia goes beyond that healthy area, and usually is marked by unreasonableness. So until Smohq tells me what information could be somehow revealed by posting on a main, I'm going to assume it's unhealthy paranoia.
And I'm not going to care what you think about it. |
Zombie Lord Ryan
Republic Military School Minmatar Republic
8
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Posted - 2012.08.16 21:10:00 -
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I BIOed my first. Sold my second after a year or so of use. Couldn't tell you how many I've had since. My main is whichever of the current +25 characters I have logged in. |
ShiftyMcFly's Second Cousin
Center for Advanced Studies Gallente Federation
4
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Posted - 2012.08.16 21:12:00 -
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Cadfael Maelgwyn wrote:...So until Smohq tells me what information could be somehow revealed by posting on a main, I'm going to assume it's unhealthy paranoia.
That's just crazy talk.
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Rats
Federal Navy Academy Gallente Federation
149
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Posted - 2012.08.16 21:13:00 -
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Well kind of complicated right now but normally I post with my main which is my first character created in Eve
Tal -áI Fought the Law, and the Law Won... -áTalon Silverhawk-á |
Cadfael Maelgwyn
Immortals of New Eden Rebel Alliance of New Eden
159
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Posted - 2012.08.16 21:14:00 -
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Smohq Anmirorz wrote:And I'm not going to care what you think about it. OK.
I was just curious, no reason to get all uppity about it. |
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Hypercake Mix
Magical Rainbow Bakery
15
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Posted - 2012.08.16 21:23:00 -
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My main's name is significantly less cool... and significantly less delicious. |
James 315
Caldari Provisions Caldari State
2398
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Posted - 2012.08.16 21:27:00 -
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This thread speaks to me. People are always accusing me of being someone else's alt, but I'm not! I'm my own man.
-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ MinerBumping.com -½-½-½-½-½-½-½-½-½-½The daily saga of one man's quest to bring civilization to highsec by bumping miners out of range. |
Whar Target
Federal Navy Academy Gallente Federation
34
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Posted - 2012.08.16 21:28:00 -
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I consider my first character I made and trained to be my "main" even though I only use it for isk making these days.
There are countless reasons why people don't post with their mains and many reasons others rage about it.
People complain about it because they want to be able to dispute everything you say based on killboards or X encounter/experience they had dealing with you in-game. The most controversial threads are the ones people whine most in to "post with your main" so they can use character history in an attempt to discredit the person instead of forming a valid argument.
Posting on your main also limits your ability to say certain things on the forum. For example if I say I mine ice in low sec and someone recognizes my main from a system they pass by often, there's a good chance they now know what I may potentially be doing and I just gave them free intel.
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MadMuppet
Universal Freelance CONSORTIUM UNIVERSALIS
520
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Posted - 2012.08.16 21:29:00 -
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I only post with my main because I'm too lazy to change to an alt.
Oh and my first toon on an account is my main. If I tried to make a type of coffee that made all of you happy, and you rated it, the group score for it would be about 60 out of 100. Break into 3 or 4 coffee clusters, and made coffee just for each cluster, the scores would go from 60 to 78. The difference between coffee at 60 and coffee at 78 is a difference between coffee that makes you wince or makes you happy. |
Vaerah Vahrokha
Vahrokh Consulting
1865
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Posted - 2012.08.16 21:44:00 -
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I post on my main because I don't give a damn if someone doesn't like what I say and I stand behind what I say. I also use the same character name across all the MMOs, that's how much I care to stay well hidden.
Actually I have a whole personal website listing my main characters in various MMOs. For some reason I feel stronger if I am well known than if I hide. Come August 25 I'll (also) play GW2 on Desolation server, name Vaerah. Auditing | Collateral holding and insurance | Consulting | PLEX for Good Charity
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CATPAIN KIRK
State War Academy Caldari State
79
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Posted - 2012.08.16 21:45:00 -
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MadMuppet wrote:I only post with my main because I'm too lazy to change to an alt.
Oh and my first toon on an account is my main.
QTF - saem here |
Lysanne Reqetta
Federal Navy Academy Gallente Federation
41
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Posted - 2012.08.16 21:48:00 -
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Alt posting may be slightly cowardly, but that doesn't make the opinion any less valid. You're still an EVE player who presumably has some experience with the topic in question.
I use alts as different personalities: profane inanities go on my almost-never-used NPC alt (Lysanne), srsposting goes on my main (nope), and RvB posting goes on my RvB alt (still nope).
Naturally, I am alt posting right the **** now. The bep train's a'comin' for you boy! |
Jonah Gravenstein
745
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Posted - 2012.08.16 22:18:00 -
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My main is the character I've put the most time playing recently, not always my first character.
and real men corpsetank. War hasn't been fought this badly since Olaf the Hairy, High Chief of all the Vikings, accidentally ordered 80,000 battle helmets with the horns on the inside. |
ps3ud0nym
O C C U P Y Tribal Band
98
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Posted - 2012.08.16 22:25:00 -
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My main.. hummm.. that is actually a hard one! My first character was started in the beta back in 2003.. is that my main? It can't be cause it got binned when the beta ended and apparently can't be resurrected (believe me, I tried!).. my next four or five characters? Are those my mains? They have names closer to my normal nick (no numbers and such), but were only trials.
It is pretty hard to say what your "main" is, however most of us have toons with which we are most closely associated. If you asked someone who ps3ud0nym is, good or bad you will get an answer. My main is the character that I used which is most closely associated with my EVE persona as represented in forums and in alliance. |
General Isk
State War Academy Caldari State
0
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Posted - 2012.08.16 22:34:00 -
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who cares... post on an alt to troll the trolls. This forum is mainly trolls anyway at least GD is anyway. <------ another alt deal with it or close page fool |
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Xen Solarus
Inner 5phere
135
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Posted - 2012.08.16 23:48:00 -
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I always post with my main. Those that don't, are cowards. |
KIller Wabbit
The Scope Gallente Federation
40
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Posted - 2012.08.16 23:49:00 -
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Zombie Lord Ryan wrote:I BIOed my first. Sold my second after a year or so of use. Couldn't tell you how many I've had since. My main is whichever of the current +25 characters I have logged in.
The selling of characters totally invalidates the idea of a main. As in the game, you never really know who is behind a character in the forums.
So best to only go with the ideas presented by a character in a single thread. Even thread to thread the character may be different.
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Jimmy Gunsmythe
Red Federation RvB - RED Federation
133
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Posted - 2012.08.16 23:55:00 -
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Lilianna Star wrote:Anonymity is a great weapon and shield.
Throwing it away is a terrible plan.
Anonymity is something that should be done away with. It teaches a lack of consequences for one's actions. And while I agree that giving your enemies information is foolish, I think being able to post stupid ideas behind an alt essentially encourages concealing who those idiots are. Do you actually serve next to one? Also, we cry for more transperency from our government, and yet we expect none from a game. Is that guy suggesting X really from Y Coalition? I believe it would serve to clarify who makes what suggestions and their motivations for doing so.
As it is, the smell of fish is sometimes over-powering here in the forums, because I know that not THAT MANY newb toons know where the forums are. A good predator knows how to live in balance with his prey, lest he follow them into oblivion. |
Jack Miton
Bite Me inc Elysian Empire
470
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Posted - 2012.08.16 23:55:00 -
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Your main is the name you use on comms. |
Xinivrae
GoonWaffe Goonswarm Federation
179
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Posted - 2012.08.17 00:55:00 -
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I consider my main to be my pvp character, but I spend more time in game on this account, and I'd feel schizophrenic if I were to suddenly switch who I posted with. |
Alavaria Fera
GoonWaffe Goonswarm Federation
1273
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Posted - 2012.08.17 01:54:00 -
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Xinivrae wrote:I consider my main to be my pvp character, but I spend more time in game on this account, and I'd feel schizophrenic if I were to suddenly switch who I posted with. Oddly, my "pvp character" who can fly battleships in fleets, does nothing of the sort.
Meanwhile a random alt which somehow trained into bombers is all I (non-isk farm) on now. It's very odd. Those who cannot adapt become victims of Evolugalbugaslugakjlwsdhvbzxd Click for old school EVE Portraits: http://jadeconstantine.web44.net/Maison.htm |
Planktal
Kenshao Industries Galactic Acqisition Specialists
35
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Posted - 2012.08.17 05:47:00 -
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It doesn't matter what character you use to post with, (Main, alt, whatever) it's you that is posting not the character. People who yell "Post with your main" are saying they can't come up with an effective argument to your post so they use straw-man tactics and attack your avatar.
That is a weak debate tactic and only shows how weak your position is. Here sanity, nice sanity.....*THWOOK* Got the bastard |
Mara Rinn
Native Freshfood Minmatar Republic
1780
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Posted - 2012.08.17 06:33:00 -
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I posted on my main, my corp got wardecced (and the attackers blamed me), and now I find myself back in an NPC corp. So apparently posting on your main can be hazardous . Though I have posted on my main since before I subscribed, this is the first time anyone has taken action based on some vague evil I am supposed to have committed on the forums.
Other reasons for GÇ£post on your mainGÇ¥ are the ability to look up the poster on killboards and ridicule their fits and losses.
For me, the main character is some combination of the one you play the most hours on, the one you have most SP trained on, and the one that most of your ingame friends associate with you. Day 0 advice for new players: Day 0 Advice for New Players |
Kryss Darkdust
The Skulls
113
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Posted - 2012.08.17 06:56:00 -
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When I read the forums, I skip the posts of people who post with obvious Alts. Eve is real, use your real Eve character, else your opinion, story's and motivation are not to be trusted and your convictions completetly meaningless. |
Kryss Darkdust
The Skulls
113
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Posted - 2012.08.17 06:58:00 -
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Mara Rinn wrote:I posted on my main, my corp got wardecced (and the attackers blamed me), and now I find myself back in an NPC corp. So apparently posting on your main can be hazardous . Though I have posted on my main since before I subscribed, this is the first time anyone has taken action based on some vague evil I am supposed to have committed on the forums. Other reasons for GÇ£post on your mainGÇ¥ are the ability to look up the poster on killboards and ridicule their fits and losses. For me, the main character is some combination of the one you play the most hours on, the one you have most SP trained on, and the one that most of your ingame friends associate with you.
Getting War deced for your mouth is a right of passage in Eve, by punking out and going back to posting alts you have not graduated. |
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