How long does getting an IP Exemption usually take?

[mike0q1]

Hey there, I recently moved into my brothers house, and we both play EQ. I want to be able to play at the same time as him on the same IP, but unfortunately it wont let me without petitioning for an IP Exemption. We both made those posts about 4-5 days ago and still haven't gotten the exemption.. anyone know how long this might take?

I'm havin withdrawals.

[shuklak]

I think like a couple weeks... it's not too bad but you can still play one char.

[Swish]

They do them in batches, consider it like waiting for the boat in Freeport/Butcher. Sometimes it turns up right away, sometimes it just sailed off before you arrived :p

[Fenna]

They do them in batches, consider it like waiting for the boat in Freeport/Butcher. Sometimes it turns up right away, sometimes it just sailed off before you arrived :p

And sometimes you fall off and drown.

[Lhancelot]

I can't believe no one has ridiculed the OP with accusations of him pretending to have a brother to cover up his 2-boxing scheme!

[Deadlyfury]

I can't believe no one has ridiculed the OP with accusations of him pretending to have a brother to cover up his 2-boxing scheme!

That's very sexist... he could have a sister...

[Lhancelot]

That's very sexist... he could have a sister...

He says specifically, he wants to play with his brother, at his brothers house. :D

[thebutthat]

Hey there, I recently moved into my brothers house, and we both play EQ. I want to be able to play at the same time as him on the same IP, but unfortunately it wont let me without petitioning for an IP Exemption. We both made those posts about 4-5 days ago and still haven't gotten the exemption.. anyone know how long this might take?

I'm havin withdrawals.

I did one last year so my son could play with me while he was visiting. Unfortunately it took about 5 weeks, so by the time it was addressed I didn't need it anymore.

[maskedmelonpai]

I can't believe no one has ridiculed the OP with accusations of him pretending to have a brother to cover up his 2-boxing scheme!

shuks did, he was just subtle about it:

I think like a couple weeks... it's not too bad but you can still play one char.

i was gonna commend him on him stealth. i almost not notice it too.

[Lhancelot]

shuks did, he was just subtle about it:



i was gonna commend him on him stealth. i almost not notice it too.

rofl.... I don't think he is that clever. :D

[maskedmelonpai]

rofl.... I don't think he is that clever. :D

oh, maybe you right :c i just get excited when i think i see cunning in the open, but not so obvious. i was hopeful is all, i guess.

It really not so long though OP. I'd take the time to level your chars a bit on they own, establishing different personalities and in game relationships, so when you able to start you boxing, it not so obvious. id drop the brother thing too. it just too cliche. go with roommate because then there a bit of ambiguity and room for blame. liek if you get busted for transfer boxing, you can petition yourself to say you roommate got pissed that you were sleeping with her boyfriend and she log in and try to get you banned for exploiting IP exemption. you gonna lose one character if it happen, but sure is better than both and it a lot harder to argue that you brother sleeping with you boyfriend than you roommate.

just some thoughts. hope it all work out :3

[turbosilk]

There are plenty of posts that can be searched on this topic. Anticipate up to 3 months

[Lhancelot]

oh, maybe you right :c i just get excited when i think i see cunning in the open, but not so obvious. i was hopeful is all, i guess.

It really not so long though OP. I'd take the time to level your chars a bit on they own, establishing different personalities and in game relationships, so when you able to start you boxing, it not so obvious. id drop the brother thing too. it just too cliche. go with roommate because then there a bit of ambiguity and room for blame. liek if you get busted for transfer boxing, you can petition yourself to say you roommate got pissed that you were sleeping with her boyfriend and she log in and try to get you banned for exploiting IP exemption. you gonna lose one character if it happen, but sure is better than both and it a lot harder to argue that you brother sleeping with you boyfriend than you roommate.

just some thoughts. hope it all work out :3


Solid tips ^^^

[mike0q1]

I did one last year so my son could play with me while he was visiting. Unfortunately it took about 5 weeks, so by the time it was addressed I didn't need it anymore.

Brutal.

[mike0q1]

Solid tips ^^^

If I were conning the system sure lol. But Im sure they can see the IP logs of the accounts and that I used to play in california and now im in oregon where my brothers account has always been

[Kaight]

There are plenty of posts that can be searched on this topic. Anticipate up to 3 months

There should be a sticky about this. I'm sure people would still make these posts anyway though.

[Lhancelot]

If I were conning the system sure lol. But Im sure they can see the IP logs of the accounts and that I used to play in california and now im in oregon where my brothers account has always been

This seems to be a common trend lately, everybody calling everybody else "brother," I get called this by total strangers in groups and in tunnel transactions. What's the deal?!

[dafier]

Other EQEMUs out there, if you are really going crazy.

[mike0q1]

Other EQEMUs out there, if you are really going crazy.

Are they even good though? Populated I mean? I haven't seen any that have decent populations and aren't like absurd "fun servers" with custom rules and all that jazz..

[mike0q1]

There should be a sticky about this. I'm sure people would still make these posts anyway though.

Yeah.. well 3 months is absolutely ridiculous, so this post was essentially me trying to get some attention on the issue so perhaps it could get done more quickly.. I don't see how it could possibly be that tedious to get done for an admin or whomever, so it's pretty upsetting to see that it may not happen for 3 whole f'n months lol

[Lhancelot]

Sometimes they seem to respond to forum reuqests or posts about IP exemptions, but the last way you want to approach this is implying it's not tedious or difficult etc.

I don't know how tedious or difficult it is, but seeing I aint the one doing it I think it's counterproductive to make that kind of statement, especially when you are at the whim of the ones doing the work that you are requesting. :p

[dude]

I always wondered why they would even do such a thing. Just not classic. how may eq clients where supported on 1 56K modem anyway?

[Phenyo]

done in batches

[Speedi]

There should be a sticky about this.

Good idea

done in batches

I think this is accurate OP

[mike0q1]

Sometimes they seem to respond to forum reuqests or posts about IP exemptions, but the last way you want to approach this is implying it's not tedious or difficult etc.

I don't know how tedious or difficult it is, but seeing I aint the one doing it I think it's counterproductive to make that kind of statement, especially when you are at the whim of the ones doing the work that you are requesting. :p

Well I have a background in programming and I can assure you it's more than likely a simple input of data, I mean... yes, doing a ton at once would probably tedious, but doing them daily or weekly would probably not be much trouble since youre not investigating 3 months worths of requests all at once.. which is why I don't understand why they'd do it all at once unless theres a specific measure that's in place that requires it to be done that way. But since we've got no information on the actual process, I can only assume based on my experience with server management.


Furthermore it's not like I'm trying to insult or belittle the management here, I'm just stating my perspective. 3 Months is a very long time, and from what everyone else has said, it doesn't seem like it's actually 3 months. If I'm at the "whim" of the ones deciding my fate on the IPs I would hope they would be just and honest with their IP Exemption instead of trying to do something as immature as excluding me for no other reason than my perspective and opinion on how tedious the process is and how long 3 months is for something like this

[loramin]

how may eq clients where supported on 1 56K modem anyway?

To be fair not everyone was on a modem back then. I played at a local game center and they had a T1 plus rows of computers, so people did "two-box" two computers next to each other ... although not that often, because (being a communal gaming center) you could usually find a human to run the other box, and of course that was more fun.

[Jimjam]

OP make sure you provide all the information as required by the guide to applying for IP exemptions. If you think you ever might LAN party with someone, it is a good idea to organise an exemption many, many weeks before you even begin planning the actual party.

It's great fun playing EQ with a couple of buddies in the same room, I just wish I could visit my friends more often!

This seems to be a common trend lately, everybody calling everybody else "brother," I get called this by total strangers in groups and in tunnel transactions. What's the deal?!

Hulk Hogan was having a resurgence circa 2001 so we have to emulate that classic environment before millions AND MILLIONS of hulkamaniacs run wild on you. Brother.

[Keykey]

Are they even good though? Populated I mean?

Yes

Processing IP Exemptions suck. They are time consuming, annoying, and never ending. Then add in the fact many of them get busted for boxing within in days of being granted and it might give you an insight into the lack of urgency.

It is the price to pay for a box free-ish server.

I think it's obvious my opinion of boxing has changed in the last couple years. This process and the continuous time consuming struggle to prevent boxing is factored in to my mind-change.

[loramin]

It is the price to pay for a box free-ish server.

Still seems like a pretty fair price to me: having to plan ahead when an EQ-playing friend visits vs. having to share a server with people who play their entire 6-character party.

[Keykey]

Well I have a background in programming and I can assure you it's more than likely a simple input of data

It has nothing to do with programming. The actual data entry is easy.

Now if you said you had experience dealing with a huge community of anonymous players, some of whom want to cheat at any opportunity, you might have a better understanding of the process.

[Kaight]

Yeah.. well 3 months is absolutely ridiculous, so this post was essentially me trying to get some attention on the issue so perhaps it could get done more quickly.. I don't see how it could possibly be that tedious to get done for an admin or whomever, so it's pretty upsetting to see that it may not happen for 3 whole f'n months lol

Get a VPN and be patient. If I were a guide, these posts would annoy me more than want to help more. Braknar has stated VPNs are fine as long as they're being used legally (I.e. Not one person boxing.)