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Suggestion: Allowing the Usage of Alt Accounts on Aether (With possible restrictions/limitations) How will this improve the quality of Aether? First of all, I wanna preface that of course Aether has never allowed alts, allowing such can alter many working gears and can be seen to some as cheating, or artificially inflating player counts. It goes without saying that this can be harmful to a server’s authenticity. A few years ago I shared that same view, but I’ve noticed a shift, however controversial; I think this idea might be worth discussing. I’m curious how allowing alts’ would impact Aether, players already loan entities and afk farm, but I also wanna emphasize that a very large majority of the top servers on Gmod, that we all recognize, who hold the highest player counts whilst raking in a high consistent flow of new players, allow alt accounts and without a doubt have benefited, Sure some people may find that disingenuous, but it works: Tits RP, Monolith, Mutiny, Cloud gaming, sapphire, etc. One example that pops out to me is Garnet, a server I played regularly before finding Aether, with very little to no restrictions on alts and held an impressive player count for ages. When they prohibited alt accounts less than a year ago, saying I witnessed the server at its lowest is an understatement, a complete ghost town for months until they reverted and it popped again. That alone shows how much visibility affects server activity no matter the quality of the server, and that server has its issues, zero innovation, an owner who never plays; updates that bring little to nothing, from a person who’s known for not listening to the player base, even outright banning those who call that out. That server is the exact opposite of what Aether is, we all know this is one of the few servers that feels unique. The amount of effort put into here is rare nowadays, Aether has the quality, the uniqueness, and the dedication behind it. My biggest gripe is wanting more eyes on the server again. Back whenever I started playing Aether last November, I was joining different servers. . . Having to scroll quite a ways down within the server list to finally discover Aether, which is a shame; we care about this server. I can see why people would shut down this idea, but IF allowing alts to help Aether gain exposure in the server list, attracts more real players who otherwise might’ve never noticed, while adding extra farming options for players to spend more time on the server, then I think it’s worth discussing the topic. Obviously this will complicate things with farming, the economy of the server with AB, money, shards, crates, etc. Though, it doesn’t seem impossible to discuss and balance without breaking the server. Tons of servers allow alts while maintaining a solid economy and keeping a good grind. I wanna see Aether adapt to the current environment rather than being held back by a system where visibility matters more than quality. After repeatedly taking trips to the servers listed above Aether, it’s not unreasonable to say that this server deserves more eyes. Thanks for reading/understanding.

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