While this cant 'officially' be proven, lets walk through a scenario. Would this be considered cheating if utilized, and if so, what could be done to prevent it? Or is everyone saying this is ok and acceptable behavior?
1. Country1 pilots posts a mission that contains bombers, fighters, goons, etc.
2. Country2 pilot who also has another online shade account on Country1, looks to see who signs up for goons in Country1's mission, and utilizes the .wingman command to know exactly where the goon pilot will be during the attack.
3. Country2 pilot flies directly to goon #1 and kills it, re-issues new .wingman command for other pilot, flies directly to goon #2 and kills it, rinse and repeat.
4. Sometimes Country1's pilots don't 'sign-up' in the mission, and are often flying at a different/hidden location than the main force to help thwart this anomoly. Country2's shade account in Country1, has radar of ALL attacking aircraft. Country2's pilot reviews the radar and can easily ident a dot that hasn't moved, or is by itself, and use deductive reasoning as to where the assult's goon *could be* located since they can see all aircraft on radar. (This should not be the case when their radar on their country has been destroyed).
We have been witness to multiple situations of enemy aircraft that appeared to be 'racing' each other directlyto the hidden goon's location. It's one thing to hunt, and there's another to take off and fly direct because you know where he is. Yes, there is the off chance they just got lucky, but it happens quite consistently and with a handful of the same callsigns.
So... Your problem is with people who use a shade account to cheat. Agreed, that's childish behavior. However, I would suggest that most of the cheating you are so concerned with is probably being down by two different people on their own accounts simply sharing information. Also childish behavior.
Now...
I have on, several occaisions, opened a second paying account. A shade.
I never once used it to cheat. In fact, I never once had both accounts even logged in at the same time.
Do you know why I have used shade accounts?
Not to spiezzz on the bad guyzzz...
The squadron that I belong to used to have a policy of only flying on the Bishop side. I never really cared for this policy, since I feel that chess piece loyalty in a game like Aces High is simply silly. I wanted to be able to switch to the low numbers side sometimes. I wanted a chance to get to know the other 2/3rds of the people playing Aces High, to make new friends. I could have left my squad and joined a squad that liked to switch sides occaisionally. But I had no desire to leave the great group of guys I have been flying with since almost the beginning of my Aces High career.
So, I made a shade account. I told nobody. Not even the guys in my squad. When I was logged in as my shade, anybody who knows PFactorD just assumed I wasn't online. I did no spying.
So... How did my shade account harm you or your play experience? Obviously it didn't. All the while, HTC was getting twice the revenue from me. Do you think HTC cared that I had a shade? I'm sure that HiTech would love for everyone to have two accounts like I did.
But you want them to prohibit me from ever having two accounts again, eh?
Well whatever, my squadron has adopted a policy of touring the countries, and I no longer have or need my shade account.