[POLICY] Duplicate accounts

[Max]

Originally Posted by Takumi

I was going to start a thread on this, but perhaps it relates to this thread too.

Are multiple accounts going to be actively policed when the game goes live? Obviously, it would be the duty of server admins, but I wondered if there were tools to aid them.

My concerns stems from it occurring to me last night that the subscription fee for SWG limited the number of characters you were inclined to run. Without a subscription fee in place, I had visions of people having a character of every class, which I think has ramifications for the server's economy, etc.

Tak.

The same tools that we use to detect multiple account use are the same tools that we will be providing with core3, improved slightly ofcourse. I can't speak for any of the servers, but I would imagine it would be something they want to look at.

[Araiti]

So, if there are two people in my house who play, I'll have to tell an admin or someone about it or I'll get banned?

[Max]

Originally Posted by Araiti

So, if there are two people in my house who play, I'll have to tell an admin or someone about it or I'll get banned?

Only if those 2 people are both playing on the same computer, or using each others computers interchangably. PM me if this is the case, and we can work it out.

[Araiti]

Originally Posted by Max

Only if those 2 people are both playing on the same computer, or using each others computers interchangably. PM me if this is the case, and we can work it out.

Oh cool, we both use different computers.
Thanks for the information

[Kaigeos]

Originally Posted by Araiti

Oh cool, we both use different computers.
Thanks for the information

Keep in mind that each individual PC would be tracked by a separate IP address. If you are connecting to the Internet via broadband with a Router for a shared connection. Both you and your brother would be showing up as the same IP and to the Staff would appear as more than one account on the same PC, if you are indeed connecting the two computers to a shared broadband connection via the use of a Router. I would treat it as one PC and talking with Max would be advised.

[Max]

Originally Posted by stevenbinion

Keep in mind that each individual PC would be tracked by a separate IP address. If you are connecting to the Internet via broadband with a Router for a shared connection. Both you and your brother would be showing up as the same IP and to the Staff would appear as more than one account on the same PC, if you are indeed connecting the two computers to a shared broadband connection via the use of a Router. I would treat it as one PC and talking with Max would be advised.

Thanks for trying to clear things up Steven, however, No that is not the case. The IP address is only the most basic method we employ. Trust me, if you are using different computers - router or no router, static IP or not, broadband or not, you will not show up on the detector.

Originally Posted by zomick

what if you friend makes an account from your computer??? I dont wanna get jumped by the admins cus you see my IP address on two accounts.

It's only if you are playing on the two accounts from the same computer that it will show up, so as long as you aren't playing on each others computers, it should be fine. You have not been flagged yet, so I would say you are in the clear.

[kaywynnPC]

Originally Posted by Max

Only if those 2 people are both playing on the same computer, or using each others computers interchangably. PM me if this is the case, and we can work it out.

humm I'm wondering why I loaded swg on another comp for my friend to play here at the house and his account got banned, 2 seperate comps, and we never tryed to log onto each others comp. Before anyone flames me I'm sure I'm with in my rights to give an account to a friend, I bought the game twice back in the day due to sony's one toon per server rule, and I still have both copys of the disks and boxes they came in.

[Takumi]

Reassuring to know it's being addressed, thanks Max.

[zomick]

what if you friend makes an account from your computer??? I dont wanna get jumped by the admins cus you see my IP address on two accounts.

[Juzz]

Ah apologies for this, was unaware.

How do you enable multiple usage on the 1 account? Can't seem to see how to do it. I Alt+Tab and when trying to open the game again, it closes.

/help
/thanks

[ranfae]

i think there is a similar thread to this, but jsut in case the other disappeared i'll quickly throw my pennies in here.

i am aware i am technically multi accounting atm, but my own fault for not reading that accounts could have multi chars.

i only actually run buffbots on the otehr accounts and have said when the next db wipe comes i will condense all bots onto one account with my main.

jsut seems easier to do it that way, i dont believe i am being troublesome, infact jsut helpin out however i can. i submit bug reports all time like i said run community bots.

[Serpentkaa]

You can run multiple instances of the game without multiple accounts. Go to options and toggle " Allow Multiple Instances" to "True".

There is zero need for a single player to have two or more accounts.

[corbaer]

Can you be more specific on where the "Allow Multiple Instances" toggle is?

I've looked through LPE Options, Game Options via LPE and in the in-game options but it's either hiding in plain site, or not in those three different options menus.

EDIT:

Found it... weird looking toggle button in LPE Options at very bottom. Expected a simple checkbox.

[tippythop]

Ya ive seen lots of people duping and I know they are cuz there stupid and name there char close to there "main" char I could tell they were dual boxing

[Max]

Originally Posted by tippythop

Ya ive seen lots of people duping and I know they are cuz there stupid and name there char close to there "main" char I could tell they were dual boxing

Dual boxing and dual logging is fine as long as its only on one account.