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why do some people have multiple accounts?

blackxxwolf3blackxxwolf3 Member Posts: 1,539 Arc User
edited March 2015 in General Discussion (PC)
i get having a lot of alts. i have 6 alts myself. but why have multiple accounts. i dont see any reason for it when you can do everything on one account.
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  • UnknownUnknown
    edited March 2015
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  • blackxxwolf3blackxxwolf3 Member Posts: 1,539 Arc User
    edited March 2015
    magenubbie wrote: »
    I can think of a few:
    1. People don't want to spend money/AD on character slots. Silly of course, because eventually it'll be more expensive transferring the AD through the AH than the costs of simply buying the slots. Players aren't always the brightest light on the ceiling.
    2. Some people use 1 account for PvP and 1 for PvE. So when they get put on ignore because of their PvP attitude they can still do PvE if they want to.
    3. Storage accounts. Bank pace is at a premium and an account full with lvl30+ characters with 3 free bags (and possibly some bought ones) appears to be a good way to create storage space.

    interesting thanks
  • suicidalgodotsuicidalgodot Member Posts: 2,465 Arc User
    edited March 2015
    ...also some might have two accounts because their first account got banned for a time...
  • greatweaponarmygreatweaponarmy Member Posts: 352 Arc User
    edited March 2015
    Siblings that want to get on X or X account since characters of the same handle cannot log in at the same time.
  • rollingonitrollingonit Member Posts: 1,322 Arc User
    edited March 2015
    Personally I made a 2nd for 2 reasons.

    1. It was early in this games life cycle. I wasnt entirely sure if I was going to like it or play it for an extended time period. So I made a 2nd to test out other classes.

    2. Storage.

    Found out at the end I enjoyed it enough. So then I contributed dollars to cryptic/PWE. I do regret making my CW on the other account though. Especially since I did nearly all the boons except ToDs.

    also ON, WISCONSIN! march madness is upon us
    We can pretend.
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  • healaryhealary Member Posts: 600 Arc User
    edited March 2015
    I don't see many veteran PWE game players here apparently. There don't have 50 character slots in other PWE games. If you want to play all the new class/races, you have to create new accounts. When PWE bought Cryptic, all PWE accounts automatically became Crytpic account.
  • charmagmacharmagma Member Posts: 144 Arc User
    edited March 2015
    rollingonit wrote: »
    also ON, WISCONSIN! march madness is upon us

    Thanks for sending those pretentious for no reason Oregon Foul home to their crappy butt end of nowhere Eugene.
  • henry404henry404 Member Posts: 690 Arc User
    edited March 2015
    I, like many others, have several accounts because that was the easiest way to try all the classes out before deciding whether I was going to play the game longer term. Those other accounts are mostly unused now. For a while I did leadership on them but that fizzled out as I expanded the char slots on my main account. Last time I used most of them was the Christmas event. So now some of those unused and unloved toons have interesting/valuable BOP companions and/or tokens tokens hehe. I log in and invoke occasionally, mostly just to see if the account is still active!
  • myowmyowmyowmyow Member Posts: 1,923 Arc User
    edited March 2015
    henry404 wrote: »
    I, like many others, have several accounts because that was the easiest way to try all the classes out before deciding whether I was going to play the game longer term. Those other accounts are mostly unused now. For a while I did leadership on them but that fizzled out as I expanded the char slots on my main account. Last time I used most of them was the Christmas event. So now some of those unused and unloved toons have interesting/valuable BOP companions and/or tokens tokens hehe. I log in and invoke occasionally, mostly just to see if the account is still active!

    Exactly! It took me a few months of beta to start getting into the game. I had never played a PC game that required the use of ASWD keys plus mouse at the same time, so wasn't sure how quickly I would adapt to that as well.

    Of course, now I wish I did not have several accounts!

    And I would definitely pay to combine accounts, but that has already been discussed a bit.
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    pointsman said, "I don't rue the game. In fact I don't feel any regret for the game at all."
    looomis said, "I don't like people changing to alts and then bragging about their mains like schizophrenic role players."
  • dragoness10dragoness10 Member, NW M9 Playtest Posts: 780 Arc User
    edited March 2015
    Another reason which may seem WIERD to a few is RP (roleplay). This can be used both fair, and foul.

    Fair:
    Keeping track of RP account vs PvP or PvE account
    Different playing aspects (pirate chr vs noble lady?) of RP
    Each account has a specific profession as a "job" that suits the RP

    Other reasons can exist.

    FOUL:
    Using one account to godmode or anti-godmode for the other
    Hiding to "spy" on RP partners
    Trying to "get a new start" when original account is banned for ___________
    Using one account to RP with yourself on the other account for more attention (Yes, people do this!)

    Other reasons exist there too.

    In summary, one account IS easier, but two is not necisarilly bad. It's just inconvenient on some aspects.
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  • vasdamasvasdamas Member Posts: 2,461 Arc User
    edited March 2015
    I keep the second account as a storage and for people that like to talk and ignore me after they do.
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  • wimpazoidwimpazoid Member Posts: 504 Arc User
    edited March 2015
    I read all the reasons but still none is sufficient for me to want the hassle of managing multiple accounts.
    So I guess I don't get it either.
  • dragonladytjedragonladytje Member Posts: 40 Arc User
    edited March 2015
    I have 3 account's when i began to play NW about 3 years a go i wanted to try all classes , and i didn't want to spent money on it because i didn't know if i would stay or not that was my reason , now i use 2 accounts for storage and for AD only and i buy stuff in the auction for my most importend account.

    greetings
  • svekoljsvekolj Member Posts: 65
    edited March 2015
    Have 2 char slots, want to see other classes but couldn't afford another char slot at the time and didn't want to delete those that I had?
  • healaryhealary Member Posts: 600 Arc User
    edited March 2015
    wimpazoid wrote: »
    I read all the reasons but still none is sufficient for me to want the hassle of managing multiple accounts.
    So I guess I don't get it either.

    There are not a whole lot of differences between managing characters in multiple accounts or a single account. The "hassle" of managing 50 characters in one account is basically the same as managing 50 characters in multiple accounts, which are inhuman efforts.

    I guess if you don't get why people want the "hassle" of managing 50 characters in 1 account then obviously you won't get why people want the "hassle" of managing 50 characters in multiple accounts.
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