I'm confused, what indicates multi-boxing is a problem? I mean i'm sure it exists but a problem?
Life is unfair. Let's not dilute our beers with salt & tears. o7
You've been reading too much Michael Moorcock.
Then again, there's no such thing as too much...
Wait, what? I sometimes have another player in my house with his laptop. It would be an outrage if we couldn't both log in for our ED session.
verminstar
Banned
True story.
Once upon a time, there was a game called eve. In this game there were certain cap and super cap ships that required multiple accounts just to move if yer m8s werent online to do it for ye. The game also allowed fer a much deeper level of player interaction where certain types of infiltration was required using 'clean' accounts that couldnt be traced. Usually these were sold and priced according to what abilities and attributes, and what implants came with them.
When the addiction was bad...and by this time, one had found himself quite talented in certain fields and got a taste fer being somewhat naughty. I had 6 accounts, two desktop pc and two laptops...none of which were called verminstar. This name began life in another pay to win space based combat game called battlestar galactica online...only 3 accounts there but the mechanics of that were different in that while the game was free to play, it was pay to win if ye wanted to get anywhere.
Normally I never use the same name twice...must be getting old. I only have two accounts here so far...defo getting older.
My point? Im possibly the the worst person to preach that gospel to...sorry ^
Once upon a time, there was a game called eve. In this game there were certain cap and super cap ships that required multiple accounts just to move if yer m8s werent online to do it for ye. The game also allowed fer a much deeper level of player interaction where certain types of infiltration was required using 'clean' accounts that couldnt be traced. Usually these were sold and priced according to what abilities and attributes, and what implants came with them.
When the addiction was bad...and by this time, one had found himself quite talented in certain fields and got a taste fer being somewhat naughty. I had 6 accounts, two desktop pc and two laptops...none of which were called verminstar. This name began life in another pay to win space based combat game called battlestar galactica online...only 3 accounts there but the mechanics of that were different in that while the game was free to play, it was pay to win if ye wanted to get anywhere.
Normally I never use the same name twice...must be getting old. I only have two accounts here so far...defo getting older.
My point? Im possibly the the worst person to preach that gospel to...sorry ^
To be honest you may just as well be upset by the guy that has an over abundance of time on his hands that only needs 4 hrs sleep, after all only one account and 20 hours a day playing Elite... Outrageous! would you be upset by being threshed at the CG by him?
As many have pointed out having more accounts than IP addresses may very well be a family and would be costly,and then to be fair they'd probably only be all playing the same game for a few hours together... family's do their own thing most often, even monopoly only lasts a few hours... or until the board gets flipped
As many have pointed out having more accounts than IP addresses may very well be a family and would be costly,and then to be fair they'd probably only be all playing the same game for a few hours together... family's do their own thing most often, even monopoly only lasts a few hours... or until the board gets flipped
oh you want to talk about what is "fair".
Well then, I'm under 2,000 hours - so everyone over that needs to stop playing, as that isn't fair.
I missed out on some great credit farming techniques before they were patched out of the game, so no one can play until I earn at least 5 billion otherwise it's not fair.
Some people got Kickstarter rewards and I didn't due to not knowing about it until after KS closed, so they must lose those rewards as that isn't fair.
What about those who can go swanning over to Jameson and get every ship, every bit of gear as often as they like for 10% off, yet others have to struggle, so Jameson must be locked as that isn't fair.
Anyone with a Tobii Eye X or VR headset should not be allowed to play at all, because that is a clear advantage and that isn't fair.
Seriously, there will always be someone smarter, someone with better reflexes, someone who has more time and someone who has money to throw around - no matter where you are or what you are doing (in life and in gaming).
How about you stop worrying about what every one else is up to and just enjoy the game for yourself. Because there will always be someone in a better position than you.
I love how people spending $100 on multiple accounts, taking the time to level each one, and then playing them simultaneously is unfair...
But nobody complains about how some people spend $5000 on a high end gaming PC with VR and high end HOTAS setups with commercial voice recognition software and fiber optic internet, despite how much of an advantage that kind if stuff can bring to this game, compared to, say, a budget controller on a potato running over a budget cell phone's hot spot.
Eh.
Given how many people would get caught "multi-boxing" because they play in dorms, homes with their family, at their friend's place, live in apartments, or at an Internet cafe, and how easy it is to work around (virtual networks and IP spoofing, not to mention simply getting a second line, or budget cell phone account), I think this whole "multi-box" crusade would do far more harm than good.
Some people have an overdeveloped sense of competition. That leads to some people willing to pay money for an advantage. Others outright cheat, or act like complete jerks. Some go on moral crusades, ignoring empathy and compassion in the process. Such is life.
But nobody complains about how some people spend $5000 on a high end gaming PC with VR and high end HOTAS setups with commercial voice recognition software and fiber optic internet, despite how much of an advantage that kind if stuff can bring to this game, compared to, say, a budget controller on a potato running over a budget cell phone's hot spot.
Eh.
Given how many people would get caught "multi-boxing" because they play in dorms, homes with their family, at their friend's place, live in apartments, or at an Internet cafe, and how easy it is to work around (virtual networks and IP spoofing, not to mention simply getting a second line, or budget cell phone account), I think this whole "multi-box" crusade would do far more harm than good.
Some people have an overdeveloped sense of competition. That leads to some people willing to pay money for an advantage. Others outright cheat, or act like complete jerks. Some go on moral crusades, ignoring empathy and compassion in the process. Such is life.
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What? My Commander can be levelled up?
I must have been playing the game wrong all the time as I am not getting any XP gain notifications...[noob]
What? My Commander can be levelled up?
I must have been playing the game wrong all the time as I am not getting any XP gain notifications...[noob]
You've never seen the XP screen !!!
I'll help you out, let me grab an FDL and fit it, you get your favourite ship and remove the shields.
And I can show you the XP screen, it's what you get right before the rebuy screen - don't blink, you'll miss it
Either;
1) Running more than one copy of the game on the same computer - logged in to two or more accounts.
or
2) Having more than one computer at hand, so you can use more than one account at the same time.
So, I guess, the advantage/perception is that you boot up both accounts and multicrew for the extra pip?
Wow...if someone wants to spend a boatload of cash for an extra pip, more power to them, I guess.
"perception" is the key word there.
Once people understand that the only person we are in competition with is ourselves - the weird "perception" that someone is doing "better" soon evaporates.
Alas there are a few like the OP, who seem to have some kind of "yard stick" they hold up to judge others with.
If those others are bigger than that stick, then that isn't fair. If those others are shorter than that stick - tough luck, they need to grow.
Yes, that yard stick is made from that abundant materiel - hypocrisy.
Actually, I believe the OP's main complaint is wings, not multicrew.
You could, in theory, set up four accounts, fill cargo ships, set the nav beacon on the lowest jump range one, nav lock all the others, then fly four ships to your destination all at the same time..
You would still have to take off and land each one individually, but arguably the travel time, esp if it's more than one or two jumps, is the biggest issue.
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Even if OP is on about Wings, it take some skill to move 4 ships and not lose one in transit.
Then there is the issue of being pulled over, they'll only be able to fight in one ship at a time - risking the others getting blown up.
I still have no issues, if someone can afford to buy 4 copies of the game and 4PCs (or one that runs 4 copies) to play them at the same time.
Fair play to them. As that would be hard work, take lots of skill to pull off and be a hack of a risk trying to fly them all.
My issue is wi th deliveries of materials..
I take say 10 mins A-B-A to fly and deliver 500t.. in one ship.
Someone multiboxing takes slightly longer time say 12mins, flying say 4ships delivering 2000t.
The advantage to them is delivering almost 4 times the amount I can.
Competing in CGs is one thing.. thats a personal goal..
but in prep and expansion Powerplay its a blatant cheat as far as I am concerned..
its like vote-rigging in elections.
I take say 10 mins A-B-A to fly and deliver 500t.. in one ship.
Someone multiboxing takes slightly longer time say 12mins, flying say 4ships delivering 2000t.
The advantage to them is delivering almost 4 times the amount I can.
Competing in CGs is one thing.. thats a personal goal..
but in prep and expansion Powerplay its a blatant cheat as far as I am concerned..
its like vote-rigging in elections.
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verminstar
Banned
Repped fer the nod towards the difficulty factor...technically, it is indeed quite difficult to do without using scripts...which is against the rules as using scripts is cheating quite literally. Im guessing based on it being illegal in most games.
Its certainly not impossible, but its not overly easy either and requires a lotta concentration and sometimes pure luck. I dont do it here because this game aint that sorta game fer me, but Im sure others do...in fact Id be surprised if at least some people didnt because thats what they do. My friends list used to be half filled with guys using two accounts, or even 3 simultaneously when I was a pc player...not so much on console though.
Its not against the rules to own multiple accounts, hell most games actually encourage it as it means more pennies in the kitty to pay fer choccy biccys and teabags. But when players then use multiple accounts in such ways...thats somewhat less clear cut. The OP is trying to claim its as bad as cheating...I dont and regard it as player ingenuity...but thats unique to this game as this game doesnt have resources which can be bought fer real money the likes of which eve had, so this is fundamentally a different playing field altogether ^