Alts

One of the most hotly contested aspects of Skyrates 2.2 was the use (some would say "misuse") of additional Skyrate characters that were played by the same persons. That is, one person would create multiple Skyrate characters. These additional characters became known as Alts.

Some players justify this practice by suggesting that they are experimenting with different aspects of play (having one character that focuses on Trade while another focuses on Combat, for example). Some of these players have been accused of "Alt Swarming" - a term created to describe the practice of one player using several Alts to deposit significant amounts of Influence on targeted Skylands (similar to Powergaming or Powerleveling).

Beginning with Skyrates 2.3, the Devs carefully endorsed Alts by enabling players to use one login to play up to 4 characters, while soundly condemning the practice of Alt Swarming.

Alt Swarming

Perhaps the most significant example of so-called Alt Swarming was The Taking of Eltsina (also known as The Battle of Eltsina), during Skyrates 2.2. This effort to lead Influence on the Green Faction's capital was planned and primarily executed by two members of the Red Faction, The Dormouse and The March Hare. Each piloted a fleet of Marauders and Novas known as La Armada de Para Locas. This attempt, once successful, was a touch-point for many players on the issue of Alt Swarming.

List of Alts

Note: This is not a commentary on the appropriateness of using Alts for Influence, play style or game exploration, or any other purpose. It is provided as a listing to help players know who they're interacting with In-Game. All of these players have "revealed" their Alt's names on the Skyrates Forum. Typically, most players consider "Alt 1" in the table below as their "Main Character" and the italicized entry as their "primary" influence-running character.

Alt 1	Alt 2	Alt 3	Alt 4
Aeddan	Ivor Gustfangs	Chak Fel
Aeolus	Captain	Odysseus	Sirius
Akumayo
Amelia BraveHeart	spaceanddeath
Azalea	Azura
Baron Soontir Fel	Booster Terrik	Jagged Fel	Wak
Baron Von Ben	El Guappo!!	Reepacheep
Blade Skydancer	Sarah Skydancer
Calvin
Catrina Whitclaw	Victor Taylor	Maxi Sukrov	Victoria Hawthorne
Dante	Kalayo
Deyo	Albrecht
Diver Dan	Miss Teen Wordpower
Edmund C. Fex	Xavier F. Astor III
Fenriq	Freqin	Yiffer the Sock Sniffer
Fox McCloud	Peppy Hare
georgegrog	Ferretor
Grand Admiral Thrawn	Johny	Dash Rendar	Spike Spiegel
Grumble Gut	One Eyed Willy
Hammy	Kratos
Kanephren	Okol Zumabarota
Keyo	Ikkyo
Kyra	alliisara
Lomondra	Carmen Banana	Moon Dancer	Ember
Mad Hatter	Hatta	Mad-Hatter	Mad Mad Hatter
Major Major Major Major	Lionel Mandrake	Hanuman
McNosedive	Roasted Coconuts
Mr. Tusks	M. Santon-Dumas
MrEctomy	Tobias
Not-So-Secret Squirrel	Priscilla W.H.
Pierce N.V. Post	Captain Posner
Redstorm Breckenridge	Sofia Trinity
Sergeant Killjoy	messenger13
Shaon	Camelopardalis
Sharktooth	Stan	Barin
Sharpie	Minky O
Sluor
Taricha	Cynops
Tarlach	Keane Swiftcloud	whitlock
The March Hare	The Jabberwock
Theodora Bayer	Mustela Blackfoot	Veruca Nutkin	Camela Pard
Xenos	Frettchen	Katze