An alternate account (alt or alt acc for short) is an additional Roblox account belonging to a user who already owns an account.
Purposes of owning an alternate account[]
There are several reasons why a user may create an alternate account, including:
- Name sniping or user ID sniping.
- Getting locked out of their main account.
- To play Roblox without being followed by other users, if the main account is well known to some degree.
- To complete multiplayer challenges with the owner (done on two separate devices).
- As a group account, though technically not allowed by Roblox rules, to own a group place or group information.
- To make an inappropriate game.
- To troll other users or evade possible server and/or game bans.
- To circumvent account bans. This is a bannable offense, if caught.
- To get another account if the user forgot their password, had their account compromised, or is banned.
- To store limited items on, quite often when the user does not want to trade them on their main account.
- To show a free Robux/Premium scam without being banned.
- To do a task in a game that might require two or more players. Either done on different tabs or devices.
- To exploit without getting their main account banned.
- <13 users that want a 13+ account, or vice versa.
- To make the player look like a noob (both in external appearance and username) but are actually good at the games they play. This practice is commonly referred to as "smurfing".
- To test certain aspects of the main account's game.
- To get more friends, such as adding the main account on the alt account as a friend.
- To buy a limited then sell it to give to the main account in Robux to not get banned forever if the item is Poisoned.
- Stock up tickets, to give to the main's group (2007-2016).
- To advertise group games to have Robux payments and advertisement Robux separated on different accounts.
- To bypass swear words and other inappropriate language.
- To experiment with features on Roblox.
- To create a roleplay character.
- To replay a game they have already beaten.