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How to play an alt

Jul 27, 2013 Public Servant link
1. Consider your personality. If you are normally loud and boisterous, try to be quiet, under the radar, and unassuming. Alternatively, if you are normally quiet, try to be more social and vocal.

2. Consider the ship you fly. If you normally fly a valk, consider flying a prom. If you normally fly a vult, consider a WTD. If you normally fly a greyhound, consider a wraith or centaur.

3. Consider the weapons you use. If you normally use ravens, consider using a gat turret or gauss. If you normally use swarms, consider a gat turret or megaposi.

4. Completely separate your characters. If you normally engage in nationalist activities, do not do so on your alt. If you are a trader, consider being a pirate, or a nationalist. If you are normally a pirate, don't go around asking people for money.

5. Do not ride as a gunner in your own ship! If you have a trident, do not ride as a gunner alt in your own ship. This also goes for other ships, but is most prevalent in tridents.

6. Leave your ego at the door. You are an alt. You are trying to play a different role. Nobody knows they just killed the great CrazySpence, or the great Sanan, or the great whomever.

7. Change your flight style. If you normally fly far away, and backroll, try to get close. If you normally fight nose to nose, try hanging back a bit.

8. Do not let anyone know your alt! Even your normal guild. Secrecy is paramount!
Jul 27, 2013 Snake7561 link
No
Jul 27, 2013 Pizzasgood link
9. Change your speech patterns. Some people have particularly distinctive ways of typing. Phrases or words they use frequently, uncommon word-order, particular typos, etc. Trying to adopt a different dialect can help.
Jul 27, 2013 tarenty link
10. Make new friends. Associating with the same people as your main character may reveal your personality to them. Playing with other groups means trying new ideas and can help develop your alternate personality into something different from your real one.

Schizophrenia 101. Multiple Personality Disorder for Dummies.
Jul 27, 2013 idd link
11. Don't be Westacular
Jul 27, 2013 TheRedSpy link
Rofl idd
Jul 27, 2013 Kierky link
hahaha nice Kopia.
Jul 28, 2013 CrazySpence link
12. Don't yell at people arguing with your main guild from your alts
Jul 28, 2013 abortretryfail link
13. When you blow your cover and want to start over. Don't ask the devs for a name-change. Jsut bite the bullet and re-roll.
Jul 28, 2013 TheRedSpy link
13. When you blow your cover and want to start over. Don't just ask the devs for a name-change. Ask them for a name and character ID change.

#FTFY
Jul 28, 2013 Chaosis link
Sticky plox.