In post 1, fferyllt wrote:I think it depends on a lot of things, and not just the purpose of the alt.
And the same potential issues arise when someone playing on an alt accidentally posts with their main, too.
But the intention is different I would say? Someone is playing on a certain alt for a specific reason, if it's just an outing in a game, then yeah, they can be held to a different criteria of play, but that wasn't an intentional change in how they interacted with the game.
In post 2, Morning Tweet wrote:How is replacing into your alt different from reverting to playing as you would on your main, or just claiming your main while on the alt?
Because some people intentionally play differently on other alts from how they even form reads, to behavior, and even meta.
In post 3, Alyssa The Lamb wrote:I've replaced myself in games on separate accounts plenty of times. Other than accounts being outed as me, the only real reason I replace the slot with another of my acocunts is because each of my playstyles requires a different headspace to function and there are times where I can't get myself into that headspace, so I will just switch accounts so I can actually play the game and not just be a useless lurksack all game.
There's probably plenty more reasons that are reasonable, but if it's specifically to gain an advantage, then that is bringing outside influences into the game imo
I'm guessing, how do you define what a specific advantage is and how is it mutually exclusive from replacing into an alt?
Because my thinking, couldn't it be argued that to
"not just be a useless lurksack all game"
is an advantage regardless of alignment?
But this makes me think of another aspect of this issue: would gatekeeping how people use alts be a detriment to fun in a mafia game, and does that weigh against integrity?
In post 4, Gamma Emerald wrote: In post 0, Taly wrote:I want the MS community to give their opinions on this. I've seen in games where players will replace into their alt not because of an outing, but because that alt served a purpose in the game whether it benefitted the player or the game itself in some arguably subjective manner.
I think I need this better defined before I can make a call on this, but I've seen Flavor Leaf switch accounts multiple times per game because the vibe changed for him, so there is potential for tangible reason to switch alts that isn't being outed that isn't essentially abusing the system
Say I'm on
Taly
and I get heavily suspected or BoP'd in a game based off my tone. I move onto another alt to better remove what was likely the reason I was suspected as
Taly
. What if
Cupcake Butterfly
felt too hidden in the game and
Taly
would be better at grabbing the thread?
Say I play
Cupcake Butterfly
and felt the game would be more fun if I reverted to
Taly
, or felt that playing on
Taly
was too taxing for me emotionally and wanted to jump on
Cupcake Butterfly
for an easier play.
Are these not situations that compromise integrity?
Could these scenarios be different - one being a more allowable shift than the other - but how do we determine that is what the motive is of the person changing into an alt?