Borat Guereen
Tribal Liberation Force
Minmatar Republic
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Posted - 2016.08.31 16:35:28 -
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This new development embraces openly the nature of the game of alts that is EVE. It opens up alts to everyone, rather than keeping it limited to the richest players that can PLEX multiple accounts. It also encourages new players to get a better taste of the game, for a longer period than the current trials. And this is good.
Here are a few points I have read that I support.
- Alphas should not be able to post in forums or in local.
- Alphas should always have their safety setting set to enabled.
- Alphas should not be allowed to assign drones.
At the same time the game is in a state where the hidden influences of anonymous alts and the lack of loyalties for a cause in-game create disruptive and artificial internal conflicts, limit fleets engagements, encourages risk aversion, create a real ceiling to what newer groups of players can accomplish and break the risk versus reward model of Eve, as the acts of betrayal, theft or scam, that are also a staple of Eve, are risk free in a game where alts remain anonymous.
When a player can be in FW with different alts in each faction at the same time, or in all the major alliances with various alts, what is the point when players are encouraged to build something with time and efforts? Why does it matter fighting for Caldari were I can run Plexes in the Gallente faction too? Why bother defending sovereignty when I can mine both in PLooNS territories, or Test territories? I can be running a charity with a trustworthy toon, or a third party tool that requires full API data and use the intel gathered in so doing to destroy my opponents without them having any way to know better, as the game protects my alts' anonymity.
Betrayals, scams and theft hidden behind alts that remain anonymous do not put the player that engineer those at any risk for their other assets. It is less dangerous to create an alt and go get recruited by an enemy faction, than undocking a ship. Players' rep is not at risk, and now that free alts will appear, everyone can have a finger in all the pies, all the time. Where will that lead us?
So it could be the time to encourage making choices made in-game by players more meaningful:
- Introduce a EULA change that requires players to link all their alts by "association", Alpha and Omega, together.
- Make it so that those clones that are tied together under that "association" can benefit from one subscription/PLEX to use the skills at whatever levels they are currently at. So to go beyond the alpha stage for each account, you still need to spend plex or subscrpition per account, as announced today, but once each toon is at the skill level you want them to be, one subscription will maintain whatever number of accounts you fancy, but all the toons of these accounts will be publicly linked to each others.
- Remove the character bazaar and ban all accounts that change ownership thereafter.
Make a player's action matter for all of his or her associated alt's, so that reps can be built, and scaming, betrayal and thefts are not risk free anymore.
If you use an alt as a cloaky alt, the other players will know who are your other toons and can get back at you.
If you apply with one toon to a corp, they can see the spread of your toons and decide if you are a good fit or not for them.
If you betray, scam or steal, you build a rep that can be legendary, but have to think about the consequences for all your toons.
imho, anonymous alts do not keep Eve edgy. It is risk free disruption in a game focused on building assets that matter.
Anonymous alts are keeping Eve down.
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