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Josef Djugashvilis
The Scope Gallente Federation
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Posted - 2012.08.17 07:01:00 -
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Xen Solarus wrote:I always post with my main. Those that don't, are cowards.
Why?
I post with an alt because my views are my own and could/may cause trouble for my corp.
Obvious and simple really.
I tend to read and judge a post by its content and never look for, nor care if it may have been posted by an alt. You want fries with that? |
George Costanza Jaypeg
Republic Military School Minmatar Republic
0
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Posted - 2012.08.17 07:06:00 -
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It is just safer to shiptoast with your alt. You can say what you want without someone trying to get back at you for it for whatever reason |
Inxentas Ultramar
Ultramar Independent Contracting
40
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Posted - 2012.08.17 07:56:00 -
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To me my "main" is simply the character I like best, the one with highest skill points that I use the most. The one character that I don't have a specific goal or job for. I always post on my main because I don't fart sensitive intel, and have a very "public" attitude in general. It's also convenient, because I don't really use alts much. I can understand why a null dweller would post on an alt. In my case it would be security overkill and it wouldn't help getting corporate exposure. |
Merovee
Gorthaur Legion Of Mordor
42
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Posted - 2012.08.17 08:07:00 -
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This is my main (1st toon), but my alt ended up with more SP & history. Wasn't till I got an 2nd acct. that started to skill him. All I wanted to do was skill my alt as a miner, but one skill lead to another. |
Xen Solarus
Inner 5phere
136
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Posted - 2012.08.18 08:55:00 -
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Josef Djugashvilis wrote:Xen Solarus wrote:I always post with my main. Those that don't, are cowards. Why?
Generally what people post with their alts can be insulting, or directly attacking someone. They're scared to do that with their main because they know there's a chance the person they've insulted might come and find them in game!
Also i think your character, employment history, corp etc, can at the very least give you an idea about the level of experience and knowledge of the poster. Alts are just faceless unknowns. Sometimes i find it easier to just skip whatever they've posted. If they don't have the stones to post with their main, why should i bother to read their opinion?
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Josef Djugashvilis
The Scope Gallente Federation
429
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Posted - 2012.08.18 09:21:00 -
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Xen Solarus wrote:Josef Djugashvilis wrote:Xen Solarus wrote:I always post with my main. Those that don't, are cowards. Why? Generally what people post with their alts can be insulting, or directly attacking someone. They're scared to do that with their main because they know there's a chance the person they've insulted might come and find them in game! Also i think your character, employment history, corp etc, can at the very least give you an idea about the level of experience and knowledge of the poster. Alts are just faceless unknowns. Sometimes i find it easier to just skip whatever they've posted. If they don't have the stones to post with their main, why should i bother to read their opinion?
No problem.
Don't want to read a post? then don't.
Eve is a sandbox, you are free to read, or not read whatever you wish.
You want fries with that? |
Ashera Yune
Royal Amarr Institute Amarr Empire
35
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Posted - 2012.08.18 09:53:00 -
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You know they say:
The Internet is SRS BUSINESS |
Syler Puuntai
Nomadic Asylum Still Censored
37
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Posted - 2012.08.18 09:57:00 -
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I would post with my "main", but his account is inactive. Regardless they share the same surname and is in the same corp. |
Caucus Prime
State War Academy Caldari State
11
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Posted - 2012.08.18 10:18:00 -
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Kryss Darkdust wrote: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.
EVE is not real, its a game. Real EVE character what does that mean? An alt for hauling, an alt for mining, an alt for PVP, an alt for boosting, an alt to sell, double, sometimes triple what he is worth (when he can fly a T2 HML Tengu) Why should posting be any different? |
Spectre80
Shadows Of The Federation Drunk 'n' Disorderly
78
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Posted - 2012.08.18 10:35:00 -
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posting with alt is common because of the sociopathic nature of eve community. someone doesnt like your post and he can haunt you long time in game. thats one reason and second reason i can think is that alliance or corporation character is in prohibits any forum posting. |
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Kaahles
Retarded Extemely Dangerous The Unthinkables
12
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Posted - 2012.08.18 11:14:00 -
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Hrm.. let's see. I got 2 active characters on seperate accounts and post on the forums from time to time... do I use one of those characters...yeah sure (mostly the one that is logged into the forums at the time for whatever reason). Do I use one of my (cyno or whatever)alts? Nope. Why? I just don't see a point in it. If I feel like taking part in a discussion seriously I do so. If i feel like trolling somebody I do so. If somebody figures he wants to wardec/kill/do-whatever ingame to me because of it? Oh well look at all the fucks I give... don't see any? Exactly! |
War Kitten
Panda McLegion
1069
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Posted - 2012.08.18 11:29:00 -
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Xen Solarus wrote:I always post with my main. Those that don't, are cowards.
People that espouse simple generalities are simpletons.
I find that without a good mob to provide one for them, most people would have no mentality at all. |
malcovas Henderson
Smoking Minerals Syndicate Cannabis Legionis
161
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Posted - 2012.08.18 11:59:00 -
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Xen Solarus wrote:Josef Djugashvilis wrote:Xen Solarus wrote:I always post with my main. Those that don't, are cowards. Why? Generally what people post with their alts can be insulting, or directly attacking someone. They're scared to do that with their main because they know there's a chance the person they've insulted might come and find them in game! Also i think your character, employment history, corp etc, can at the very least give you an idea about the level of experience and knowledge of the poster. Alts are just faceless unknowns. Sometimes i find it easier to just skip whatever they've posted. If they don't have the stones to post with their main, why should i bother to read their opinion?
Posting on an Alt to back up your claims can also be a factor. I post on all my chars that are relevevent to the topic. WH is my main WH char. He can back up his claims of being in a WH. Null sec is my Null Main. He can back up his stance in those topics, and so forth.
For all intent and purposes, ALL my Alts are considered mains. I have recently got a new Char. He is 10 days old and in a NPC corp. He is training for a specific purpose. What I post on him, his input is considered IMo valid.
This Char is my general poster. He is definately my Main "poster". |
Lin-Young Borovskova
Science and Trade Institute Caldari State
659
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Posted - 2012.08.18 13:19:00 -
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This is my Eve O-forums main, so what's the fuss about? brb |
MatrixSkye Mk2
Republic University Minmatar Republic
348
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Posted - 2012.08.18 13:23:00 -
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Xen Solarus wrote:Josef Djugashvilis wrote:Xen Solarus wrote:I always post with my main. Those that don't, are cowards. Why? Generally what people post with their alts can be insulting, or directly attacking someone. They're scared to do that with their main because they know there's a chance the person they've insulted might come and find them in game! Also i think your character, employment history, corp etc, can at the very least give you an idea about the level of experience and knowledge of the poster. Alts are just faceless unknowns. Sometimes i find it easier to just skip whatever they've posted. If they don't have the stones to post with their main, why should i bother to read their opinion? Actually, the common hardcore "mains" among the forum tend to be just as insulting and aggressive, so posting with an alt is irrelevant.
I created this alt long ago after posting my opinion on something (I think it was a discussion on the direction of the game) and my corp at the time ended up getting war-decd for it by a griefer corp that didn't like me disagreeing with them. When you have people like this that cannot distinguish forum discussion from game play it becomes a viable solution to use an alt.
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Antisocial Malkavian
211
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Posted - 2012.08.18 13:59:00 -
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Yah, this is my forum main http://gizmodo.com/5913381/season-your-food-with-salt-from-real-human-tears
you will be harvested |
ctx2007
Wychwood and Wells Beer needs you
107
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Posted - 2012.08.18 17:12:00 -
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I am my main toon, I would not have it any other way, watch you see is what you get. |
Ginger Barbarella
State War Academy Caldari State
65
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Posted - 2012.08.18 18:01:00 -
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"Main" is a concept forum warriors used to use to identify the toon on an account that was older than the other two. What's hilarious is that if you suddenly buy a lolwtfpwn toon, THAT is now your main. I could name names...
My main is whatever toon I'm playing at any given moment. Nothing else is relevent. Period.
(ie, Ginger Barbarella is my "main" forum posting toon. Deal with it.) |
Flamewave
Crimson Moon Society
24
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Posted - 2012.08.18 18:25:00 -
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To me, a main is the character where voicing your idiotic opinions will bite you in the ass the hardest. Therefore this is incentive to raise the quality level of your posts. If something's really worth saying, you should be willing to back it up with pewpew if necessary. Some things ISK can't buy. For everything else, there's Jita.
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Lin-Young Borovskova
Science and Trade Institute Caldari State
659
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Posted - 2012.08.18 18:34:00 -
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Spectre80 wrote:posting with alt is common because of the sociopathic nature of eve community. someone doesnt like your post and he can haunt you long time in game. thats one reason and second reason i can think is that alliance or corporation character is in prohibits any forum posting.
Most interesting answer considering OP's thread and comments. Normal people ignore sociopaths witch just makes of those "frustrated sociopaths" who are then able to post dumb threads about e-peen, internet importance, insulting/provocation, threatening with youtube vids (Prencleeve was an example).
It's one way or another for some of them to feel they exist and actually matter, and the only ones giving importance to their crap is either their alts or other sociopaths. Actually if you feel the need to justify yourself why you post with an alt then you're probably one too
brb |
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Smohq Anmirorz
State War Academy Caldari State
40
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Posted - 2012.08.18 18:57:00 -
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Lin-Young Borovskova wrote:Spectre80 wrote:posting with alt is common because of the sociopathic nature of eve community. someone doesnt like your post and he can haunt you long time in game. thats one reason and second reason i can think is that alliance or corporation character is in prohibits any forum posting. Most interesting answer considering OP's thread and comments. Normal people ignore sociopaths witch just makes of those "frustrated sociopaths" who are then able to post dumb threads about e-peen, internet importance, insulting/provocation, threatening with youtube vids (Prencleeve was an example). It's one way or another for some of them to feel they exist and actually matter, and the only ones giving importance to their crap is either their alts or other sociopaths. Actually if you feel the need to justify yourself why you post with an alt then you're probably one too
It's the internet, you do your best to avoid crazy people.
I don't know where this idea that alts are different comes from. They're the same as the main character, they just don't want to be followed by crazy people. It's a perfectly natural reaction.
To suggest that I post on my main makes me suspicious of you and why you would insist on that. That's my only reaction, I never consider posting on my main. |
Kyra Felann
The Scope Gallente Federation
17
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Posted - 2012.08.18 19:04:00 -
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I only have one character, so obviously she's my main. |
Call Me Allen
Imperial Academy Amarr Empire
0
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Posted - 2012.08.18 23:17:00 -
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there are no such things as mains. i'm a person, not a character. they are all a part of the game i'm playing. |
Estheria Quintessimo
Mechanical Eagles Inc. The Ancients.
24
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Posted - 2012.08.18 23:35:00 -
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This is a main because....
She is much sexier looking then my alts. Did I mention I am a game crossdresser?
Gosh I am a hot main !!!....
Ha, do not worry,.... for real dirty things I game-crossdress in APB :D .... I am a neat and smart obedient Caldari girl in EVE. Please dont kill my clone... I'll loose my implants and I'll just be a dumb 'blond' again.
In general I will post on my main. The times I felt the need to post on an alt was in one of those "rate the avatar" topics,... then I posted with one of my zombies one day.
I felt very sad though,... one day... someone rated ME almost at zombie level. But that happens. I just posted something similar back. Those things happen.
I blaimed the hairdresser that did this clone's hair,.... and the poster ofcourse.
I can understand ppl who post on their alts though.... If you going to insult someone heavy,... you'd better do it on an alt. Especially if you are in a corp and/or alliance and your chitter chatter in the forum will get them into a hard and cold war. That wont be smart ... So I guess those ppl would post with alts in general. Neque femina amissa pudicitia alia abnuerit.
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Corina Jarr
Spazzoid Enterprises Purpose Built
1233
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Posted - 2012.08.18 23:46:00 -
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This is my main. I see no reason to not post with it. EVE is just a game. If someone really takes so much offense to something I say that they want to hunt me down, more power to them (they could just ask... much easier that way). |
Cutter Isaacson
Quantum Reality R n D GREATER ITAMO MAFIA
869
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Posted - 2012.08.19 00:16:00 -
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I tend to do everything with my main; I attempt rational discourse, I troll, I argue and I show support. My EVE character is in some ways an extension of me, though with the inherent anonymity of being behind a computer screen I am somewhat more vociferous and loquacious than I may otherwise be "In real life".
I have even been war dec'd because of something I once said in here, but I do not let that stop me. My opinions are my own, and if I choose to air them in a public forum then I should also be willing to accept any possible consequences. By posting with my main (yes I do have alts) I feel I am putting my real self out there to be judged, kindly or otherwise, and hopefully earn a modicum of respect along the way.
Having said that, just because someone may not post with their "main", I do not automatically exclude or otherwise ignore the opinions and ideas those people may post on these forums. Many of the best ideas in human history have come from the pens and mouths of such unknown people. I prefer to judge an idea on its merits, and not solely upon the person by whom it is delivered, to do so would be foolish.
-posting with my main- My views are my own, not those of my Corp. or my Alliance. |
Ashera Yune
Royal Amarr Institute Amarr Empire
38
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Posted - 2012.08.19 08:44:00 -
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This is rich coming people talking about being men talking behind their "mains", while remaining in safety of in the anonymous internet.
"Yesterday we obeyed kings and bent our necks before emperors. But today we kneel only to truth."
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