Not to be truly rant-ish in nature or anything...

But I have seen a good share of people using "npc alt" or "npc corp" as a means to what... discredit someone? Insult them?

Suggest that they have no clue what they're talking about since a character in an NPC corp would be in no position to have tried or experience what they're complaining about and are arguing from a position of ignorance.

It's the EVE version of GÇ£put your money where your mouth isGÇ¥.

Sadly, we can't really base people knowledge of the game on thier corp. There are idiots everywhere. I mean look at me. I am not in a NPC corp but that does not mean I really know anything even about running a corp. I only save 11% fixed corp tax.

A certain degree of accountability. For example: If you're giving someone advice about solo pvp, it would be helpful if you've actually solo pvp'd before.

A mission runner whose never been in sov before could comment on sov mechanics, despite never having actually even been in sov. Since any NPC alt can say anything without any way to confirm if they actually have any relevant experience, it makes their opinions fairly worthless.

Except in world of alts, this is a completely stupid way opf looking at someone's post. The big problem coming from these accusation of NPC corp and other various similar accusation is they attack the avatar of the poster inseatd of his content. It's the easy way to counter a post and yet, it's always used as if it was a legit counter by many people instead of putting facts foward to prove thier own side of the discussion to be better.

Sadly, we can't really base people knowledge of the game on thier corp. There are idiots everywhere. I mean look at me. I am not in a NPC corp but that does not mean I really know anything even about running a corp. I only save 11% fixed corp tax.

A certain degree of accountability. For example: If you're giving someone advice about solo pvp, it would be helpful if you've actually solo pvp'd before.

A mission runner whose never been in sov before could comment on sov mechanics, despite never having actually even been in sov. Since any NPC alt can say anything without any way to confirm if they actually have any relevant experience, it makes their opinions fairly worthless.

Ah yes, this is the excuse that is often used to disregard anything a NPC char says, even if it is making perfect sense :P

Suggest that they have no clue what they're talking about since a character in an NPC corp would be in no position to have tried or experienced what they're complaining about and are arguing from a position of ignorance.

It's the EVE version of GÇ£put your money where your mouth isGÇ¥.

It kind of sounds like a 13yo complaining about how life is so difficult.

So post with your main and be judged on the quality of your content. Problem solved.

Everyone has a main, right?

Suggest that they have no clue what they're talking about since a character in an NPC corp would be in no position to have tried or experienced what they're complaining about and are arguing from a position of ignorance.

It's the EVE version of GÇ£put your money where your mouth isGÇ¥.

If we did not currently have such an issue of having alts and claiming who is what... or have a character bazaar... I'd almost be inclined to agree.

That's it. But NPC corp player could be an experienced player who is in an alliance but doesn't want people to know who they "really" are. They use npc alts for forum posters to hide from the potential repercussions of their posting. I think it's cowardly when people do that.

Getting a character of the bazaar is significantly more involved and happens far less often than creating an npc alt. "Post with your main" is an imperfect system, but it's better than the alternatives.

Why, every single character in this thread from an npc char could be the same person (pator school representatives, I'm looking at you ), talking to themselves, supporting their own arguments since it take all of one minute to make an npc alt. This of course is true of any avatar, but it requires far more effort to make a character that looks like a "main".

Who is the absolute arbiter for "perfect sense?" It is relative, an opinion, in this case yours.

If what you say makes perfect sense, why not post it with your main?

what if person is in process of changing his corps/alliances? You deny him in posting here?

[quote=Tippia][quote=Murk Paradox]Not to be truly rant-ish in nature or anything...

I think it's cowardly when people do that.

I'd call it not 'not being an idiot'. Of course, if you care about e-honour much you're going to disagree. That's ok, I love ppl with e-honour! They make great targets for just about everything and tend to produce amusing drama!

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I post from a char in my corp, and I've personally link some of my alts from time to time like my "pvp main". I don't care if you don't like what I got to say and if you think you want to "come at me bro" in game, well... come at me, bro/.....in game

Oddly enough, even after all the hate I've gotten from a few forumites, no one has come at me, yet.

[1] There are opinions and facts sir. Facts do not become opinions cause they aren't posted with so called 'mains'.

[2] Also, what makes a 'main'? Can a 'main' not be in a NPC corp?

[3] Furthermore: if you cannot think of any reasons why anyone would be careful about sharing their (ingame) identity in a game like EVE online, well...

[1] Something making "perfect sense" is an opinion, like I said earlier.

[2] If your main has been in an NPC corp your entire career, many people will ignore what you have to say on certain topics, e.g. sov, in whhich you have no experience. If you need medical advice, who do you ask, a doctor or some hobo off the street? Granted, the hobo may have some experience with needles, but still...

[3] If you lack the courage or conviction in your own posts to "put your money where your mouth is", why should anyone else heed what you say? If you cannot fully support your own position, why should anyone else?