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Ituhata Saken
Killboard Padding Services
#21 - 2012-05-26 02:49:56 UTC  |  Edited by: Ituhata Saken
Vyl Vit wrote:
One account here. There's no rational explanation for paying for any more. Thing is...these multi-account folks aren't paying with money. They're paying with PLEX. CCP's bottom line is unchanged by the desertions. When they claim otherwise (the players) just nod and say, "Uh huh. Right."


I believe that, but I still firmly believe I should be able to play and be successful with only one account, regardless of who is paying for it.

Selinate wrote:
FYI, I'm still convinced that this game would be MUCH better if they made it where you could only have one account.

Doubt that'll ever happen, though. People would have to work together, then.


I dunno, I tend to work alone alot. I'm one of those people that likes to play MMO's solo. For me ts like going out for a sunday drive and being around all the other drivers on the road, but other than seeing and being seen, I have no interactions with them. P

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Nyreanya wrote:
Because "I'm so mad, I'm unsubbing my 1 account that I pay for with PLEX anyway" just doesn't have the same ring to it.


rofl! :D

So close...
Barbelo Valentinian
Federal Navy Academy
Gallente Federation
#22 - 2012-05-26 03:26:05 UTC  |  Edited by: Barbelo Valentinian
Ituhata Saken wrote:


I dunno, I tend to work alone alot. I'm one of those people that likes to play MMO's solo. For me ts like going out for a sunday drive and being around all the other drivers on the road, but other than seeing and being seen, I have no interactions with them. P


Hehe, that's how I feel too. Hell, I just like to fly around sometimes. The background sense of aliveness in EVE is brilliant. Just looking at the map with the various filters, knowing that somewhere stuff is happening makes the place feel like a virtual world, and a great backdrop to my own pootling about. The spice of trying to avoid being ganked in dangerous places (e.g. missioning in low sec) adds tremendously to the fun.

(I just never have the regular hours/subscription to be able to commit to corps and larger scale activity, but I still enjoy what I do in EVE, so long as I have a skill plan and something to work towards, and I always come back to EVE no matter where else I roam in MMO land.)

Oh, forgot to add, about a year ago I got another acount, and it's lots of fun to have two. Not least is that you can TALK TO YOURSELF IN SPACE Big smile
Kehro Urgus
Dark Nebula Academy
O X I D E
#23 - 2012-05-26 03:47:22 UTC
Ituhata Saken wrote:
After pouring over pages and pages of threads threatening or vowing to unsub due to the recent changes, one startling fact has reared its ugly head in my direction, and I now believe it is safe to assume that I am the only player who has only one account. Confirm/Deny and also....Am I doing it wrong?



I also have just one account. I've considered opening another in the past but lately EVE has been little more than an IRC client/skill queue nag to me.

Yeeee! 
Petrus Blackshell
Rifterlings
#24 - 2012-05-26 04:01:55 UTC
Ituhata Saken wrote:
After pouring over pages and pages of threads threatening or vowing to unsub due to the recent changes, one startling fact has reared its ugly head in my direction, and I now believe it is safe to assume that I am the only player who has only one account. Confirm/Deny and also....Am I doing it wrong?

Ah ****. If you asked this a few months ago I would have said that I only have one, but for some daft reason I decided to train a freighter alt.

Accidentally The Whole Frigate - For-newbies blog (currently on pause)
Alavaria Fera
GoonWaffe
#25 - 2012-05-26 04:06:30 UTC
Vyl Vit wrote:
One account here. There's no rational explanation for paying for any more. Thing is...these multi-account folks aren't paying with money. They're paying with PLEX. CCP's bottom line is unchanged by the desertions. When they claim otherwise (the players) just nod and say, "Uh huh. Right."

PLEX come from thin air, CCP is not paid for the plex, the sellers just create them.

Triggered by: Wars of Sovless Agression, Bending the Knee, Twisting the Knife, Eating Sov Wheaties, Bombless Bombers, Fizzlesov, Interceptor Fleets, Running Away, GhostTime Vuln, Renters, Bombs, Bubbles ?
Vyl Vit
#26 - 2012-05-26 05:28:08 UTC
Alavaria Fera wrote:
Vyl Vit wrote:
One account here. There's no rational explanation for paying for any more. Thing is...these multi-account folks aren't paying with money. They're paying with PLEX. CCP's bottom line is unchanged by the desertions. When they claim otherwise (the players) just nod and say, "Uh huh. Right."

PLEX come from thin air, CCP is not paid for the plex, the sellers just create them.

PLEX are paid for with ISK. Derp. I bet you didn't know that.

Paradise is like where you are right now, only much, much better.
Alavaria Fera
GoonWaffe
#27 - 2012-05-26 05:31:39 UTC
Vyl Vit wrote:
Alavaria Fera wrote:
Vyl Vit wrote:
One account here. There's no rational explanation for paying for any more. Thing is...these multi-account folks aren't paying with money. They're paying with PLEX. CCP's bottom line is unchanged by the desertions. When they claim otherwise (the players) just nod and say, "Uh huh. Right."

PLEX come from thin air, CCP is not paid for the plex, the sellers just create them.

PLEX are paid for with ISK. Derp. I bet you didn't know that.

Someone should teach me the secrets of making PLEX to sell for isk without having to pay CCP ^___^

Oh right, you can buy plex for isk and resell it for isk. But where's the plex faucet !

Triggered by: Wars of Sovless Agression, Bending the Knee, Twisting the Knife, Eating Sov Wheaties, Bombless Bombers, Fizzlesov, Interceptor Fleets, Running Away, GhostTime Vuln, Renters, Bombs, Bubbles ?
Zhihatsu
Ministry of War
Amarr Empire
#28 - 2012-05-26 05:32:56 UTC
Alavaria Fera wrote:
Vyl Vit wrote:
Alavaria Fera wrote:
Vyl Vit wrote:
One account here. There's no rational explanation for paying for any more. Thing is...these multi-account folks aren't paying with money. They're paying with PLEX. CCP's bottom line is unchanged by the desertions. When they claim otherwise (the players) just nod and say, "Uh huh. Right."

PLEX come from thin air, CCP is not paid for the plex, the sellers just create them.

PLEX are paid for with ISK. Derp. I bet you didn't know that.

Someone should teach me the secrets of making PLEX to sell for isk without having to pay CCP ^___^

Oh right, you can buy plex for isk and resell it for isk. But where's the plex faucet !


The plex faucet is in my wallet.

Edit: By wallet I mean butte.

People without faces have no mouths with which to speak.
Skydell
Bad Girl Posse
#29 - 2012-05-26 05:39:46 UTC
I have 4 but as others have eluded, it isn't always the best way to go. Had I stuck to one, I could have half a trillion ISK right now using that sub money for PLEX.

Capital and carrier books for you is 800 mill. It's 3.2 billion for me.

It's all relative.
Zoe Athame
Don't Lose Your Way
#30 - 2012-05-26 05:43:11 UTC
I only play on one account but I made a 2nd account via Power of Two because it was so cheap.

After the 6 months or whatever I'll decide if I want to sell the pilot or keep funding both.
LittleTerror
Stygian Systems
#31 - 2012-05-26 06:26:18 UTC
Ituhata Saken wrote:
After pouring over pages and pages of threads threatening or vowing to unsub due to the recent changes, one startling fact has reared its ugly head in my direction, and I now believe it is safe to assume that I am the only player who has only one account. Confirm/Deny and also....Am I doing it wrong?


I have 4 accounts but currently only have 1 active since now i'm not outlaw and I won't be needing my other accounts
LittleTerror
Stygian Systems
#32 - 2012-05-26 06:29:39 UTC
Skydell wrote:
I have 4 but as others have eluded, it isn't always the best way to go. Had I stuck to one, I could have half a trillion ISK right now using that sub money for PLEX.

Capital and carrier books for you is 800 mill. It's 3.2 billion for me.

It's all relative.



That's kind of the main reason I don't run my other accounts no more, I simply got sick of grinding for isk only to spend it on plex to fund other accounts, leaving me with very little to spend on toys and having fun in the game. Nobody really needs more than 1 account, though 2 accounts is handy for moving ships safely but that's about it.
Antisocial Malkavian
Antisocial Malkavians
#33 - 2012-05-26 06:35:36 UTC
Ituhata Saken wrote:
After pouring over pages and pages of threads threatening or vowing to unsub due to the recent changes, one startling fact has reared its ugly head in my direction, and I now believe it is safe to assume that I am the only player who has only one account. Confirm/Deny and also....Am I doing it wrong?


Your tears will be harvested

And, isn't sanity really just a one-trick pony anyway? I mean all you get is one trick, rational thinking, but when you're good and crazy, oooh, oooh, oooh, the sky is the limit.

Abel Merkabah
Caldari Provisions
Caldari State
#34 - 2012-05-26 07:04:52 UTC
One account here, you are not alone.

I figure why pay for two accounts to play the same game. I know there are benefits to multi boxing, but I'd rather find another player to help me, then multibox on my own. That is my personal opinion though, and I have no hard feelings towards multi boxers...as long as its not bots.

James315 for CSM 8!
Herzog Wolfhammer
Sigma Special Tactics Group
#35 - 2012-05-26 07:08:05 UTC
One account.

I can do a lot with that other fifteen bucks.

Bring back DEEEEP Space!
Roime
Mea Culpa.
Shadow Cartel
#36 - 2012-05-26 07:30:15 UTC
If you only have one, don't make another! After you start multiboxing, it's too late to stop Roll

I've quadboxed on occasions, and wish I couldn't. Unfortunately multiboxing in w-space is just incredibly beneficial, especially in a smaller organisation, and even though I'd like to go back to just one account, I can't see it happening soon. Ideally I'd find corp members to full the roles of my alts.

Multiple accounts are a great equalizer, makes it possible for a new player catch up fast. I've played only since Boxing Day 2010, but have now about 80mil SP in total, each point very much tailored especially for living in wormholes.

The biggest downside to multiboxing is loss of immersion. Sure, it's awesome to be in two places simultaneously, but flying only one ship feels so much more like... being there.

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Abel Merkabah
Caldari Provisions
Caldari State
#37 - 2012-05-26 07:37:06 UTC
Roime wrote:
If you only have one, don't make another! After you start multiboxing, it's too late to stop Roll

I've quadboxed on occasions, and wish I couldn't. Unfortunately multiboxing in w-space is just incredibly beneficial, especially in a smaller organisation, and even though I'd like to go back to just one account, I can't see it happening soon. Ideally I'd find corp members to full the roles of my alts.

Multiple accounts are a great equalizer, makes it possible for a new player catch up fast. I've played only since Boxing Day 2010, but have now about 80mil SP in total, each point very much tailored especially for living in wormholes.

The biggest downside to multiboxing is loss of immersion. Sure, it's awesome to be in two places simultaneously, but flying only one ship feels so much more like... being there.



Great point on the immersion.

James315 for CSM 8!
Talon SilverHawk
Patria o Muerte
#38 - 2012-05-26 07:46:22 UTC
Malak Dawnfire wrote:
No. I only have half an account.


Half a brain more like Big smile

Tal


Josef Djugashvilis
#39 - 2012-05-26 07:46:51 UTC
Zoe Athame wrote:
I only play on one account but I made a 2nd account via Power of Two because it was so cheap.

After the 6 months or whatever I'll decide if I want to sell the pilot or keep funding both.


Same here.

This is not a signature.
Francisco Bizzaro
#40 - 2012-05-26 08:23:34 UTC
One account.

Often I'd appreciate a scout when solo, as most of my "bad luck" happens at gate camps. But it's an interesting challenge to try to come up with solutions to increase my odds.

I sometimes wonder how much cooperative industry actually goes on in this game. It often seems like players are handling every part of the economic chain by themselves via alts, from gathering/production to transport to marketing, which kind of dilutes the need for a corp at all other than as a social structure.
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