Nani the New Alt New Life?

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New Alt New Life
Nani?

When you hear people referencing a "rule" called New Alt New Life, they're referring to a principle for RP within the game world that I called for a long time ago (but did not name). However, because of the name, it does get a bit confusing to people who simply take it for face value, so this is a more detailed explanation of New Alt New Life.

What is an Alt / Main / RP
Alt = Alternate Account/Character ie. somebody's different account
Main = Your main account, the one the person is known for
RP = Role play

What it means for RP authorities
Within the RP of the Nin World, you are not to assume somebody is someone else, or try to guess that they are and invoke, or dish out punishments to players who you assume to be somebody else's alt. If somebody creates a new Character called "Andre", you're not to assume that's the player "Indra" in an alt, and then exile that player, as they are a spy.

What it means for players
If you are playing an alt, and you purposefully do not disclose and you try your best to hide your identity, you should be safe from being exiled or jailed for something done by someone else whom you're being suspected of being. However, if you give out your identity, or you leave trails or clues and people find out your main account's identity, they are still going to be biased against you, and any actions they dish out on you are going to be justified in their own RP means. If you leak that detail in any way, this rule of not being treated like a "spy" is no longer applicable to you.

This rule is created to protect innocent players who might have no idea of what is going on, but joins a village and gets exiled or punished being mistaken for someone else. But the moment it is clear it is you, it no longer protects you.

What it means for RP in Nin Online
If you are a missing ninja on your main, and you let people know you are an alt in the Leaf village for example, people are not going to treat you with bias, regardless of what the rules say. The RP systems and RP in general give a lot of freedom to people with authority to do what they want, even if it means making biased decisions. Even if we did try to enforce it, they could come up with excuses in RP terms to justify your punishment.

We are not the moderation of your personal relationships in the game, if you make enemies and they start spam killing you, we will not step in. In the same way, if you are a hated missing ninja who wants to be in the Leaf village but can't keep your identity to yourself, we will not protect you from interpersonal relations with RP authorities.