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[Alukit Vassago]

Originally Posted by Rheaume [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

From my point of view, much of the account sharing, raiding monopoly problem, and economy inflation all stem from a primary thing:

Accounts here are free and unlimited.

Back in Classic, truly there were people with multiple accounts, but not anywhere near like it is on P99 where anyone can have as many as they like.

Free, multiple accounts =
More sharing. It's a minor inconvenience if someone violates trust on an 11th account that is seldom used. In Classic, that account (for which you were paying $15/mo) represented your online identity and reputation, huge investment of time, and was cherished. Clearly, removing the cost devalues it considerably.

Free, multiple accounts =
Incentive to level many characters and equip them (hence hoarding all raid bosses for 4th alts) in order to share for tracking, rezzing, porting, and camping high value mobs (epic MQs) etc. This further increases the ability to hoard the raid scene.

A monopolized raid scene results in inflation.

Signed,
A 30 day newb.

got to say it sounds like a perfect idea but then again people will always have alts since in classic & in all mmo's in general you do get more then one slot for characters, so we have eight slots, so only limiting one account is kinda a moot point for helping control this issue. also with a sms their is services like google voice etc. so that whole thing doesn't seem to stop anything. just my thoughts on this ideal you got there

[baalzy]

Originally Posted by Alukit Vassago [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

got to say it sounds like a perfect idea but then again people will always have alts since in classic & in all mmo's in general you do get more then one slot for characters, so we have eight slots, so only limiting one account is kinda a moot point for helping control this issue. also with a sms their is services like google voice etc. so that whole thing doesn't seem to stop anything. just my thoughts on this ideal you got there

Moot point? Think a little bit harder about the ability to let another person log into an account that you 'own' in order to bolster a kill-squad at a raid target.

Really think about it. If you're already in zone on your warrior and your guild needs another cleric, and you happen to have a cleric on another account.... what could possibly be done with that cleric if you have too many rangers in zone?

Now, imagine if that cleric was on the same account as your warrior and your warrior was just as needed as the cleric?

I'm not going to give you the answer, but it should be obvious.

The logistics of limiting accounts to real existing people obviously is an extremely difficult/nearly impossible problem but if it were somehow to happen it would have a very real effect on the ability to dominate the raid scene.

[Alukit Vassago]

Originally Posted by baalzy [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Moot point? Think a little bit harder about the ability to let another person log into an account that you 'own' in order to bolster a kill-squad at a raid target.

Really think about it. If you're already in zone on your warrior and your guild needs another cleric, and you happen to have a cleric on another account.... what could possibly be done with that cleric if you have too many rangers in zone?

Now, imagine if that cleric was on the same account as your warrior and your warrior was just as needed as the cleric?

I'm not going to give you the answer, but it should be obvious.

The logistics of limiting accounts to real existing people obviously is an extremely difficult/nearly impossible problem but if it were somehow to happen it would have a very real effect on the ability to dominate the raid scene.

tbh that is just one of those perfect instant of how doing it would help but lets say you got your cleric parked at mob a in zone a but your warrior is on at mob z in zone b, how does limiting stop that plus there will be others whom will fill your slot for the warrior. you just thinking on one level of the issue & not looking at it at a outside view & the core reason he in his post was about the fact people are gearing their 4th 5th etc alts, you do get that in just one account, only thing that could be effected is the able to be able to allow friends to uses your account to get a rez/port or so but you can find another way

[Systolic]

All I have to say is

I TOLD YOU SO

[Champion_Standing]

Originally Posted by Rogean [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

^^ confirmed ddoser

It's a fact.


Seriously though Rogean I do appreciate what you guys have done here. I just wish you would have taken this stance, especially about raiding, a lot sooner.

[Fjolvar]

I propose that everyone now refuses to group with anyone holding a TMO guild tag. Let this guild shame itself out of existence.

[quido]

TMO didn't make the rules - they just won under them.

[Nocsucow]

Originally Posted by quido [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

TMO didn't make the rules - they just won under them.

[kaev]

Originally Posted by quido [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

TMO didn't make the rules - they just won under them.

Translation: TMO so thoroughly and relentlessly undermined and rejected the spirit of the server rules that the server admin, quite literally tolerant to a fault, finally had to call them out for their douchbaggery and slap them down.

[insertname]

Cant you look into the tcp/ip stack and ban their mac address?