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Ruze Amarr No Applicable Corporation	Posted - 2008.09.09 03:36:00 - [1] Well, almost on topic, take a note from PlanetSide. You can only switch characters on the same account every 24 hours. I hate the function in that game, but it's there for a reason. Too easy to hop to an alt, check out the enemies defenses, then hop to your main and break the bank. Originally by: CCP Greyscale consciously deciding not to join a corp is pretty much deciding that you don't want to have fun
Ruze Amarr No Applicable Corporation	Posted - 2008.09.09 03:51:00 - [2] Originally by: Rawr Cristina Originally by: Synapse Archae or the account is owned by the same player? How would they be able to tell? IP? What if more than 1 person in the same house? Comp? What if person is using more than 1 comp for their accounts? Billing info? What if they pay with GTCs? Too many ways around it. My ISP cycles and randomizes IP addresses. I could use GTC's and various different methods of payments. I could get my wife to use her maiden name for purchases. I have MANY different comps, and have been known to play on wireless pickups. I know it's annoying, but no game has figured out how to stop players from using multiple accounts, not that I know of. Originally by: CCP Greyscale consciously deciding not to join a corp is pretty much deciding that you don't want to have fun
Ruze Amarr No Applicable Corporation	Posted - 2008.09.09 04:00:00 - [3] Originally by: Mystic Pete Only use an second character every 24 hours? I have been known to use an alt to test corp settings and security. This can often mean switch several times to ensure everythings corret. Are you saying I shouldn't be able to do this, or that it's far too easy? Your coming up with ideas without any real thought. As for the general idea of inking characters; As was said previously, at least in part; If you have two seperate characters you should be able to use them both freely without consequence. If your main has got their sec murdered and a fleet full of war targets on their tail shouldn't they be able to log onto another charater for a break? Basically what you doing is seriously messing with how accounts work for no benefit. In all honesty would it even be so bad if we could train three characters on one account even? Short answer. No, no, and no. Hmm, maybe it wasn't clear enough. I just brought up a method used by a completely separate game. I even mentioned not liking it personally. Options are options though, no matter how bad they are. I don't think this 'issue' can be fixed, personally. But if it's been done in another game to combat the issue, it's worth bringing up. Originally by: CCP Greyscale consciously deciding not to join a corp is pretty much deciding that you don't want to have fun
Ruze Amarr No Applicable Corporation	Posted - 2008.09.09 04:54:00 - [4] Originally by: Synapse Archae Originally by: Neesa Corrinne The OP is basing this topic on the premise that people only have one account. Many people in this game have multiple accounts and it's really not that expensive to start another account for your spy toon if you really wanted to. Next time, read the actual post. While I understand much of your reasonings, it would seriously hurt the 'roleplay' aspect of the game in my opinion. I have many characters. I play them completely differently. Some would argue that this type of play is 'dishonest', when in fact we are nothing more then actors on a stage in a video game. While I don't have pirates or scammer alts, I have many alts in positions where they are ... vulnerable. Do I, as the player, use the information these alts gather and find? Yes. But do my characters use this information? Rarely, if ever. Try to hardcode a reputation into the game, and you do take away alot of the roleplay aspect. Originally by: CCP Greyscale consciously deciding not to join a corp is pretty much deciding that you don't want to have fun
Ruze Amarr No Applicable Corporation	Posted - 2008.09.09 05:05:00 - [5] Originally by: Soleramnus An even more interesting question would be if people felt what they did in the game world had weight on their conscience in the real world. Why should it, though? While I understand someone who has personal moral codework that they don't wish to upset (like me and how I feel about theft or scamming), I also think that EvE is still a game, to be treated as such. Killing someone in a video game doesn't make you a homicidal maniac. Of course, it's also how far you take it, and your mentality while doing so. Are you killing new players and getting a bner while your at it, working up a sick sweat? Yeah, you might have problems. But I'll pop another ship over a cup of tea and it's not a big thing. There's no menace to it, very little emotion involved. To me, it's something to do. Originally by:* CCP Greyscale consciously deciding not to join a corp is pretty much deciding that you don't want to have fun
Ruze Amarr No Applicable Corporation	Posted - 2008.09.09 05:54:00 - [6] Originally by: Synapse Archae I don't think having to stick with a single character would drag your conscience into it any more than the current mechanics do. It's still a personality entirely separate from your own. The difference would be that you'd have to take more long term consideration about the reputation of your persona. I value my reputation on this character. Sure, I'm seen as something of an arrogant know-it-all, but that's right along with my character. But I have many characters over many accounts, and not all of them are the same. Some COULDN'T be, if players could backtrack my 'main' easily. I understand the issue your trying to address. I'm just not sure if it's good for the game. But, some systems you might want to look into for comparison. Like, Tabula Rasa's geneology system. Or LOTRO ancestor or family line or whatever that was. Originally by: CCP Greyscale consciously deciding not to join a corp is pretty much deciding that you don't want to have fun
Ruze Amarr No Applicable Corporation	Posted - 2008.09.09 13:40:00 - [7] Originally by: Hugo Splat Originally by: TheG2 But theres no real difference to the real world. In the real world, I can create fake ID's, or even steal someones identity to commit fraud or scams. Its nothing like the real world Ever woken up and decided to play a female today? Yeah didnt think so I actually do know someone who wakes up each morning and decides to be a woman or man. Of course, I'm not sure if they have different units or if they are actually a woman or a man. Me and 'them' aren't that close. But yeah, they pass pretty well for a woman and a man. Strange person altogether. But it is possible to do in real life. All you need is a metro haircut and a new wardrobe Originally by: CCP Greyscale consciously deciding not to join a corp is pretty much deciding that you don't want to have fun

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