Don't really have alts. I have one but as soon as item trading comes out I will delete him. I don't really believe in having to result in meta gaming or spying or any of that weak stuff. I only need one character and feel others might be wasting time with alts. This again is MY OPINION on the matter as I have friends and corp mates that use alts and it works for them. It's just not my thing.

Do you hate variety? If yes don't run multiple accounts.

I think CCP should just jump the gun and activate passive in all slots. If players can more freely switch up their game it keeps things fresher for them, makes for a less stale experience and a not so discontent player.

They still need the same core skills for each character and get locked into their specialty for the round.

Would also be a bone thrown to vehicle users. Pilots get zero crossover from their skills into other playstyles whereas infantry specs give some aptitude outside of their primary through their core and module skills. Letting them have an infantry character to make more stable ISK gains or just to take a break from vehicles would be great.

I mean, we can already do this. Why not make it more convenient, more legit? I'd say it helps all players and doesn't have any harmful ramifications at all. Maybe one could spec a character that's been left idle into a current FotM but that's it. It ain't even that big of a deal.

CCP doesn't want people creating multiple characters simply to farm the passive SP, so they limited it to only one character per account. The PlayStation 3 however allows you to create up to 16 accounts on one console. So if someone really wanted to, they could have 16 Dust 514 characters accruing passive SP at once. Considering if you made these accounts at the beginning of the open beta you'd have a bit over 4.5 million skill points, someone who did this would be able to skill into a wide assortment of skills with minimal effort required.

Yes I know you can do this in EVE, but that would require paying for a subscription for each one so it is a bit different.

So my question is what are your thoughts on this? Personally I do not do this, but I am sure there are many people out there that do. Is it a valid strategy, or should something be done to prevent it? My stance in on the latter, but feel free to disagree. Given my stance, here are some things I think an be done,

1. Check all Dust 514 character and any that have X amount of skill points with under Y amount of war points or Z amount of play time should get wiped.

2. If a Dust 514 character has been inactive (less than A amount of war points in B amount of time) turn off passive skill points.

3. Perhaps a way to limit how many times the Dust 514 license can be given out per PlayStation 3 console, perhaps making it 2 or 3 since we don't want to discount the fact that some people do share their console with family and friends.

So there's my thoughts, again feel free to disagree if you do.

So you basically want to add a DRM policy to a F2P game?

CCP doesn't want people creating multiple characters simply to farm the passive SP

So you basically want to add a DRM policy to a F2P game?

What exactly is wrong with having an account that is gaining passive SP?

I do not understand the problem.

Yeah because in EVE you cant have multiple accounts or in any other games on that matter , oh wait...

Hands down, one of the worst threads I've ever read here

I was going to post something similar.....instead I'll quote yours.

This will become a non-factor when the PS4 hits. You will be required to pay the PSN+ subscription to play multiplayer games thus i dont foresee anyone willing to pay for 16 accounts. I wouldnt pay for two accounts just for DUST.

PS anyone who didnt start at least 1 more account when it reset is looking a lil silly right now.


EDIT: I DOnT SpelL 2 GD

1. I have an idea for you, how about you read the thread? I already discussed EVE in this.
2. Most other games don't give you passive skill points.

So my brother cant have his character with active SP on his account because?

See point 3 on my original post which you must of not read.

what is the point of this thread ?
what do you want?
how are you affected by ppl having multiple accounts?
how am i affected by ppl having multiple accounts?

May I ask how many alts you have, and how frequently you play them?

I'm just curious if you guys have legit uses for this or are just trying to take advantage of the system. I'm all ears for any arguments you may have.

I can't believe that, with all the other pressing issues affecting this game, you choose ALTS as the one to complain on the forums about and thereby bring CCP's attention to. While your points about it *potentially* (correct me if any real corps are abusing this) creating an annoying side of the corp metagame are true, this simply does not matter in comparison to persistent aim/hit mechanics issues and horrific game balance problems (in part caused by the far-from-complete content). Let CCP focus on the real issues for now and come back if/when alt abuse becomes a genuine issue.