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CCP Zulu
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Posted - 2011.04.28 20:40:00 -
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 Originally by: CCP Guard
CCP Zulu is my alt. I would be lost without him.
CCP Guard is my alt's alt. But don't tell him. :Inception:
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Anne Arqui
Minmatar
Diamonds in the Rough Enterprises
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Posted - 2011.04.29 10:36:00 -
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Reading this thread it seems that hardly anyone actually plays with just 1 character.
I don't either! :)
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Zars Boy
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Posted - 2011.04.29 10:47:00 -
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Originally by: Kiandoshia
Originally by: Aiwha
It's very easy to play with just one alt, I have three, but for the most part they don't really interact too much. I have a combat main, cap alt, and logi alt.
Lol.
I can stop smoking if I wanted to, I just don't want to right now ;)
As for me, I have 3 chars and I enjoy playing all 3 and doing stuff that requires multiple chars with them. I wouldn't want to limit myself to one char ever again.
This
4 is better but 5 does my head in 
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Hieronimus Rex
Minmatar
Infinitus Sapientia
New Eden Research.
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Posted - 2011.04.29 22:28:00 -
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9 characters here
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Alexeph Stoekai
Stoekai Corp
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Posted - 2011.04.29 22:53:00 -
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I don't have any toons at all.
Characters though...
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McRoll
Minmatar
Brutor Tribe
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Posted - 2011.04.29 23:20:00 -
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I believe that with just one character you can actually have more fun than with alts. This is because you really have to deal with the consequences of your playstyle. I for example pirated for a while and had to make a plan on how to get my hands on iskies. Another player would just have used his alt to run lvl 4's in empire. Now I decided to bring my sec status back up again and have to do so in a stealth bomber, flying alone through hostile territory never knowing whats behind the next gate. It is actually exciting and way more fun than just scouting ahead with an alt. Gives you that "lone wolf" feeling.
I do not feel limited at all. I have to choose what to skill and how to play, instead to be able to do everything, which forces me to interact with other players and thinking about what to do next, just how it is intended. I havent experienced the industry side of Eve yet- so what? Do I really have to? Its like in real life, you cannot become everyone and be able to do anything. Besides, it gives me an option for training in the future, should I feel satisfied with my combat skills.
Using alts prevents you from dealing with situations where you have to rely on other players- it is more comfortable but it is also boring. Its like playing a single player game. It is maybe one of the reasons some players burn out on Eve- constantly managing alts can turn the game to work and you have to pay with rl money for each account or spend 350+ mil every month for each alt- the question is if its really worth it. For me surely not.
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Kumq uat
Gallente
Guiding Hand Social Club
Dystopia Alliance
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Posted - 2011.04.29 23:21:00 -
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I have no alts. I promise!
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Jennifer Starling
Imperial Navy Forum Patrol
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Posted - 2011.04.29 23:57:00 -
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Edited by: Jennifer Starling on 30/04/2011 00:03:29
Originally by: McRoll
I believe that with just one character you can actually have more fun than with alts. This is because you really have to deal with the consequences of your playstyle.
Those consequences can cost you a lot of time and/or ISK though. Grinding up your security standings is not that hard but most people prefer an alt that can haul stuff out of highsec; many are proud of their -10.0 but don't want to face the consequences.
Another example: FW or faction missions. That way you close yourself off from 50% of empire space and those standings are a hundred times as hard to repair. Meaning you can't get a good deal in half of empire space. You can't AP travel there. You can't haul or trade there. If you're a WH dweller and the entrance changes to another part of empire space you can only get out by pod or interceptor.
Most "consequences" are just mere "limitations" and the fact that they're easy to overcome with training an alt for a short (or longer) while saves you an incredible lot of tedium. So no wonder 99% of the players have one or more alts. Or just don't do a lot of things because the gameplay limitations you suffer from it just arenŠt worth it. In fact EVE is the ultimate alt game because, more than in any other game, the gameplay mechanisms really direct you to more characters and accounts ("power of two").
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