[Aphelion]

Should you be allowed to create more then one character on your account?

Should multiple characters be allowed to be from different factions?

How much effect would this have on the cashflow generated by 2nd accounts?

What if all characters linked to one account were publicly known?

Should Jumpgate Evolution allow you to fly other factions ships, thus negating half of the reason people create 2nds?

[Jump]

Earth and Beyond! The game that died with 10,000 players.

[Raz]

Jumpgate should preserve the overlying sense of factionalism at all costs. I find that it's an extremely effective driver of player storyline and 'cause'.

I say 1 account, only fly your faction's ships, and keep the tensions high.

Remember, this is a game about inter-player conflict. The human race always moves with a purpose and works harder and cares more when he has an enemy to fight against, a shadow on the horizon.

When I played Jumpgate I was a carebear quant in a noncombat squad until people started incursing on our space. It was the care I held for the faction that had literally raised me that made me want so bad to start getting into the combat.

[Elmdor]

If there are no engine specialization choices (ie. certs in planetside) then no multis.
If there are, I want to be able to try different things without having to reset my account, or change my primary playstyle.

[Wild_Bill]

I favor more than one character, of differing factions, on one account. I do not think the characters should be automatically published, but on a "by choice" basis. If people are going to have 2nd accounts anyway (and I can see the value of playing differing factions, I just don't currently have the time or money to fly more than one pilot), then I have no objection to making it easier to do so by having them all on one account. As to using other faction ships, I'm undecided. I just don't know if it would be a good thing or not.

[daslog]

Seems unlikely to happen, since it would be a money loser for NetDevil.

[Karash]

ONE player per ONE account. Eve Online has rampent 'alts' and its a very big negative.

[Dedsquirrl]

As much as I would love to fly every factions ships, the past has shown that second accounts are too often used abusively to further the interests of a pilots "True" account.

I think they should keep the one account, one faction, one pilot status quo.
People will still do second accounts, for good or ill reasons.
At least more money will flow into the game and keep the servers running.

[Sephiroth]

Players should only be able to fly faction-specific ships. I would prefer one char to one account but if they are going to allow multiple chars to one account I believe they should all be of the same faction and everyone should know which account it is tied to.

If you want to play another faction, or not have people know who you are, pay the extra cash IMO.

[Radi]

One character per account. Sux, but what are the alternatives?

[Aphelion]

So far I'm sensing that not only is one character per account a good idea financially for ND, but everyone seems to think that it prevents jerks from creating exploitive 2nds unless they pay the price.

[Pyrophred]

unless they have some sort of class distinction like in fantasy RPGs i dont see any need for it.

The only reason for multiple characters on 1 account in EQ SWG or WoW is because sometimes you feel like playing a melee, sometimes a healer, sometimes DPS.

In Jumpgate if I feel like killing something I hop in a fighter and go flux. if I want to make some cash, I hop in a tow or HM and go do that. there are no equip restrictions, or class distinctions. we are all pilots. unless that changes, the 1 account, 1 pilot concept works just fine

[vorlon31]

If it remains at the price it is to play, 1 character/acc. If the price increases then I would want examine the possibility of multiple characters accounts.