Alts. Burners. Double lives.

In this extended episode, Boss Mode dives deep into the secret world of alternate characters and burner accounts, how they started as harmless side projects and evolved into weapons of chaos. From innocent experimentation to guild-destroying scandals, alts have shaped MMO culture in ways few players realize.

Inside this episode:

• The EverQuest healer who lived a double life as a rogue saboteur.
• Burners used for forum flamewars, Discord spying, and guild sabotage.
• Balmung’s infamous triple-romance scandal and Rust’s alt tribe betrayal.
• WoW guild bank robberies, Black Desert coups, and how alts implode entire communities.
• Redemption arcs where alts gave trolls a second chance to respec their reputation.

Whether you see alts as creative freedom or digital WMDs, one thing’s certain: the rise of alt accounts and burners left a permanent mark on MMO history.

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