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Iudicium Vastus
Federal Navy Academy Gallente Federation
18
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Posted - 2013.05.16 18:13:00 -
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Been playing with a single main character, no alt accounts.
When you have a great and close knit group of buds and haul/scout/help eachother, alts kinda seem like imaginary friends for you main |
Ken 1138
Caldari Provisions Caldari State
41
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Posted - 2013.05.16 18:15:00 -
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Pewty McPew wrote:In Eve, the recent norm appears to have at least 2 alts on your main account and at least 1 additional account filled with alts for various tasks (Mining, PVP, Industry, etc.).
Just wondering if anyone plays Eve on just their main with 1 account and no additional alt support?
I do. 1 account, 1 character. |
Aurelius Valentius
Imperial Academy Amarr Empire
348
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Posted - 2013.05.16 18:23:00 -
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I used to have two subbed accounts... I think the first year I played EVE I started with 1 account, somewhere in there I opened two... and then the economics of it got a bit much to sub two for what I was doing, and PLEX was an option... because then PLEX was cheaper than the sub really... anyway... at one point I had 6 toons... 2 mains 4 alts... then...I figured out alot of my toons where crap, I was don't alot of things wrong, I had SPs all over the place and none of my toons did anything very well... and I was battleship mining on tops of that...LOL... *cringes*...
TIME TO START OVER...
So... BIOMASS... on mass...
Then I did the following, I made one toon, I decided to try EVE from a different point of view, as if it where an alter ego of myself... I actually look very much like my toon in real life... minus tatoos and the scowel... and I am a bit more olive in tone...lol.
I gave this toon a latinized version of my name and the name of my favorite philosopher to read... you figure it out on which is which, but I am Italian so... there is a clue.
Then I said, it makes not much sense to train more than one toon (at least to me) I would rather do everything well then do it with alts... I don't need really (for my play style) any alts (but I do have one now... I was going to do FW with a buddy but that never worked out... but she's a hot toon with huge bolt-ons... so I keep here if for nothing else as "eye-candy" when I log in...lol.
I work this this main, and I post with this main... and well I rank at the moment on EVE boards as 315 in online time and 216 daily average so I must play alot... but yea, I do, it's a valid play style and honestly I find it a bit more fun then having a bunch of alts... it's perhaps more of the real deal... and it's easy to PLEX, and so on... there are alot of benefits to solo toonage, just as there are to having alts, I think personally its just how you want to play the game... but lets face it, you never can really lose in EVE... you can have set backs... but as long as you clone is up, you can't lose SPs... and the reset is replaceable, with time, effort, or for some a credit card...lol. Look at all the Macks in local...impressive...very impressive...I see you have fashioned a new exhumer...much like you father's...your skills as a miner are now complete...indeed you are powerful as CCP Devs have foreseen. |
Galaxy Pig
New Order Logistics CODE.
762
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Posted - 2013.05.16 19:30:00 -
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I just got my first alt accounts (Galaxy Chicken and Galaxy Mule) with the last round of CCP's 'Start a Sidekick' promotion at the beginning of this year. When I went to fanfest 2012 I only had one account, and it blew a couple people's minds. |
Eurydia Vespasian
Nova Insula Mining and Industrial
2536
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Posted - 2013.05.16 19:46:00 -
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i might actually get an alt going once this "training two characters on the same account thing with plex" gets moving. |
NightCrawler 85
Phoibe Enterprises
536
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Posted - 2013.05.16 19:55:00 -
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One account/character here. Used to have an alt but its been inactive for...2-3 years? Basically never used it the past couple of years before that so it was pointless to keep paying for it Phoibe Enterprises official recruitment thread The Eve Reader - -áAudio Recordings of Eve Chronicles
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Lyza Kimbo
Cat Scratch Fever
4
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Posted - 2013.05.16 19:58:00 -
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Pewty McPew wrote:In Eve, the recent norm appears to have at least 2 alts on your main account and at least 1 additional account filled with alts for various tasks (Mining, PVP, Industry, etc.).
Just wondering if anyone plays Eve on just their main with 1 account and no additional alt support?
Yes.
I used to have two accounts, this was my alt account. The main account was banned back in 2008, and I keep hoping CCP will relent and un-ban it.
In their defense, I did something stupid; I can't really accuse them of being unreasonable, only unforgiving. Heh, one could say that if I'm still hoping for a reprieve five years later, I'm the one who's being unreasonable :)
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Plyn
Aliastra Gallente Federation
59
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Posted - 2013.05.16 20:13:00 -
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Played for a long time with no alt until I got a carrier. Needed someone to light a cyno for me :/ Hossenfeffer. |
PotatoOverdose
SONS of LEGION RISE of LEGION
134
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Posted - 2013.05.16 20:22:00 -
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I played with 1 account for about 2-3 years. Eventually got a second account, never looked back since tbh. |
Hungry Eyes
Imperial Academy Amarr Empire
444
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Posted - 2013.05.16 21:42:00 -
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Pewty McPew wrote:In Eve, the recent norm appears to have at least 2 alts on your main account and at least 1 additional account filled with alts for various tasks (Mining, PVP, Industry, etc.).
Just wondering if anyone plays Eve on just their main with 1 account and no additional alt support?
ive been playing eve with just one character since 2007. this is my forum alt, and occasionally i'll scout with him to make a risky jump. i do everything on my main: plexing, L4's, FW, and nullsec. |
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Akali Kuvakei
Eclipse Navy. Test Alliance Please Ignore
19
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Posted - 2013.05.16 23:40:00 -
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I only have one acct, main because I'm poor , and can't afford another char, let alone the isk to buy one. Please feel free to contact me another char if you have you you don't need, and or send a few billion isk to halp a bro on his way. |
To Be Me
Republic Military School Minmatar Republic
0
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Posted - 2013.05.17 00:08:00 -
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many people does they for fun just a couple hours every other day on and off, belong to active pvp corp, and log for the kills and laughs, thats it they use plexs to get isks |
Reaver Glitterstim
Dromedaworks inc Tribal Band
512
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Posted - 2013.05.17 00:51:00 -
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I have alts but I don't really use them much. One of my alts is decently-skilled (though nothing like myself), and the other (only 1 at current) has less than a day of training. I am not a high-bear, I like to explore all parts of EVE. I think there is quite an adventure to putting all my effort into one character. This character is an extension of me. This is ME in New Eden. When I gain a reputation, it follows me around. That stuff makes EVE far more real and visceral to me. I can't imagine why so few choose to follow my example, and I really suggest that you do. I'm nearing my third year and I am more convinced than ever that sticking with just my first toon is the best option and the most rewarding in terms of overall game experience. Fit a warfare link to your tech 1 battlecruiser. Train Wing Commander. Get in the Squad Commander or Wing Commander position. Your fleets will be superior to everyone else's. |
Freyya
Omni Galactic Resource Excavation Inc. Tri-Star Galactic Industries
52
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Posted - 2013.05.17 01:01:00 -
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Single account running for 6/7 years now. My 2 alt spots are filled with noobs who cant do **** for giggles if i wanted to. been around all of EvE so yeah, it makes playing the game alot easier...too easy really. Why play with others in this mmo when you can have your army of alts to do everything with right? At least it makes ccp soms money before the alts generate enough isk to play on plex right? |
Spurty
V0LTA Verge of Collapse
855
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Posted - 2013.05.17 02:14:00 -
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Down to one character.
Finding it hard to do anything non-suicidal so choosing to do almost nothing instead.
--- GÇ£If you think this Universe is bad, you should see some of the others.GÇ¥ GÇò Philip K. **** |
Vega Umbranox
Eternal Darkness. Fatal Ascension
10
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Posted - 2013.05.17 03:04:00 -
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YES!!!! alts are horrible and should not exist outside of market/trade/scout type roles. i dont use alts for anything other than that. ruins da game! |
Arcelian
House of Praetor R O G U E
10
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Posted - 2013.05.17 05:33:00 -
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Vega Umbranox wrote:YES!!!! alts are horrible and should not exist outside of market/trade/scout type roles. i dont use alts for anything other than that. ruins da game!
Just curious, how does it ruin the game? I mean, how does my using alts ruin YOUR game? If anything it's more money for CCP, which benefits alt users and single players alike. |
Riot Girl
Thundercats The Initiative.
898
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Posted - 2013.05.17 06:36:00 -
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I made my first alt about a month after I created this one. I was focusing on BS training so I could run level 4s and had no time to train small ships for PvP so I made an alt for PvP instead. I also have a third account but I don't know why. Oh god. |
AndromacheDarkstar
Zebra Corp Gentlemen's Agreement
745
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Posted - 2013.05.17 06:51:00 -
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Jame Jarl Retief wrote:I only have 1 account, no alt accounts. And all the SP goes to this character.
And yes, the game's mechanics are obviously designed to really push people towards alt accounts (more money). It can be argued that the original design idea was to play along with other people, but EVE's tiny population spread all over an unnecessarily large (but empty) game space, makes it difficult at times, so an alt account is just readily available and oftentimes more reliable.
Why just 1 account? Just on general principle. I've never paid for more than one sub concurrently. Never have, never will. Especially not when it's for the same bloody game. Sorry, I refuse to pay more for flawed design.
1.Your an idiot 2. Get some friends, there are enough people around and if you make an effort to hide your autism you might make some friends 3. The one and only mechanic that "pushes" you towards an alt is cynos and the game would be allot more broken with people jumping around everywhere 4. Dont confuse principles with being poor Join the ZC Pub chat channel today and talk about joining-áZebra corp, hands down the best PVP corp in EVE keeping CFC killboards in the green singlehandedly |
Colonel Xaven
Decadence. RAZOR Alliance
273
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Posted - 2013.05.17 07:34:00 -
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I do have only 1 account. I never had more.
www.facebook.com/RazorAlliance |
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Ravnik
Choke-Hold
7172
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Posted - 2013.05.17 08:31:00 -
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Been playing this toon for 9 years now. Without an alt. Ive always been in corps who have haulers willing to move stuff for you / cyno pilots in corps etc
In fact ive only just made a couple of toons on this same account and am training them up to do some PI for extra iskies The light that burns twice as bright burns half as long - and you have burned so very, very brightly.......... |
Lord Battlestar
CALIMA COLLABORATIVE Atrox Urbanis Respublique Abundatia
42
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Posted - 2013.05.17 08:36:00 -
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I have yet to meet anyone who does so on purpose. Usually it is either they can't afford more than one account, or they are so new they haven't thought about it yet. I once podded myself by blowing a huge fart. |
Garresh
Opposite of Low
189
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Posted - 2013.05.17 08:40:00 -
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I have 1 alt. I used it for 2 purposes: Orca hauling when I lived in w-space solo, and now station trading because I don't use it.
I live in lowsec. I do it without alts. Only reason the alt is still subbed is I found out I really like trading. So yeah, you can do just fine in eve with no alts if you're not an idiot.
It is, however, more fun to have alt. ;)
Edit: Seriously, my alt has only been subbed for I think 8 months out of the last 4 years. You don't need alts. But they do increase your fun amount if you have a second screen, cause you can trade or whatever during downtime on your main. This Space Intentionally Left Blank |
asdf123 321fdsa
Brigada 81 Mecanizata
1
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Posted - 2013.05.17 11:20:00 -
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12 accounts here with a 2.5 pilots/account average. I might do with just 6 accounts but that's the limit for me. |
Chopper Rollins
Sky Prey
211
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Posted - 2013.05.17 11:47:00 -
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The main has about 55m SP and lives on the outer edge of the null map, flies every race to BS, bombers, dics, assfrigs, ceptors, hacs all that good stuff. Another toon in the same corp just doubles the PI numbers and has about 3m SP in industry. This guy has 100k SP and poasts here, steals ore in hisec, scouts null and generally gets burnt for laughs.
Goggles. Making me look good. Making you look good. |
Daimon Kaiera
Kraken.
289
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Posted - 2013.05.17 11:48:00 -
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I have a Jita alt and an alt I use for just flying around whenever and wherever. They are both 55k sp and I use no alternate account. .... . .-.. .--. / .. / .... .- ...- . / ..-. .- .-.. .-.. . -. / .- -. -.. / .. / -.-. .- -. -. --- - / --. . - / ..- .--. / ... - --- .--. - .... .. ... / ... .. --. -. .- - ..- .-. . / .. -.. . .- / .. ... / -. --- - / ... - --- .-.. . -. / ... - --- .--. |
Elepherious
Aliastra Gallente Federation
3
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Posted - 2013.05.17 12:06:00 -
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Pewty McPew wrote:, the recent norm
MMM... No...
This has almost always been the norm... I have had two accounts since just after beta... and up to 6 at one point...
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Jerick Ludhowe
JLT corp
448
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Posted - 2013.05.17 12:28:00 -
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Jason Xado wrote:Would you play Age of Empires with just one villager?
dump post is dumn /facepalm
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Neti Keire
Bene Gesserit ChapterHouse Sanctuary Pact
4
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Posted - 2013.05.17 13:47:00 -
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Also a member of the one account/one character minority. |
Aarin Wrath
Dominion Strategic
16
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Posted - 2013.05.17 14:42:00 -
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Me. I am going on six years with this one char. |
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