The wrath of the level one alt
by David Nelson 
Sep 21st 2006 at 5:40PM
With the Official WoW forums offline, it has given me some time during my day usually spent trolling forums to reflect on what I enjoy most about the boards. Is it the helpful stickies? The updates on realm maintenance? Perhaps the occasional well thought out post? Well...if I were a mature adult it could be any or all of those reasons. No, the thing I enjoy most is the honesty and bluntness of the level one alt. You can always count on the level one alt to flame away in the realm forums with no regard for their reputation. Someone in the server's uber guild posts a realm first? The level one alt is there to inform them that they have no lives and everyone hates them. Another person complains about the farm team in Warsong Gulch? The level one alt is on hand to remind them that they are noobs and should lrn2play.
My favorite aspect of the level one alt is when the moron forgets to turn off his signature, and he inadvertently reveals his identity. Whenever that goes down the flame war could stretch for 10 pages. However, lately some level one alts have been faking the signatures of well known people to dupe others into believing they are indeed someone else. How crafty! Does the brilliance and creativity of the level one alt know no boundaries?
Have you ever made an infamous level one alt post? Do you even bother to respond to them? Or are you smart enough to avoid the forums altogether?
Filed under: Analysis / Opinion
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
BartmanDK Sep 21st 2006 5:51PM
I have never, and will never use a lvl 1 to post some stupid shit on the forum.. if you really mean what your posting, man up and post on your main!!
Forlex Sep 21st 2006 7:44PM
The problem with the forums is that positive energy goes neglected. If you post a troll on your server's biggest guild, you get 20 posts, which makes any human feel better. If you post a positive insight on why class A has problems, you get 1 "QQ More A class" reply, and nothing else.
It's merely human to want attention, so these forum troll alts are a sad cry for a second look.
Grilden Sep 26th 2006 4:00PM
Oh really, BartmanDK, if that is your real name. :oP
I totally agree.
While it can sometimes be funny when it's an obvious troll.
If you have something serious to discuss it's better to stick with your main.
Not that there'll be much posting with the current state of the forums.
Jester Sep 21st 2006 8:01PM
I find these posts amusing at best, and never take them serious; be it a flame, spam, warning, kudos, or whatever else. If you allow them to annoy you, you're only justifying their existence, and providing them even more attention than they already deserve.
IMO, Blizz shouldn't give you the option of selecting any other toon to post with other than your main, unless that toon is at least level 40 or higher. This would resolve a lot of the issues with people trying to flame others with their level 1 alt.
What would I say to this guy? "Grow a set and be a man! Oh, I'm sorry, you're only 14, and just discovered there's something down there. Quit being a lil' girl and man-up!"
.. my 2 copper ..
BigD Sep 23rd 2006 6:46PM
I avoid the forums for the most part and only surf these forums at work. I love my job! I would not post on an alt simply because I'm too lazy to create an alt just for $h17 posts. My laziness forces me to stand behind what I say.
Robert Sep 22nd 2006 1:52AM
thats not a bad idea, ::thinks of a race to start::
ok not really, but i do like having a second account to tell people who gank me how cool they are. that usually goes over well.
people dont seem to like it when you can talk to them, they cant face you face to face. in a sense.
but if some one is making a lvl 1 alt to post a comment, and its not in good taste, just ignore it. dont get pissed. dont flame them. blah blah.
if your flaming some one, what are you proving? that your 12?
that your rich and 12?
people get so heated for the stupidest shit in the world.
why not go back to the good ol times of thinking of ways to spell druid?
p.s. liked the comment sig "..my 2 copper.." BRILLIANT!