HOW we could handle Shade Accounts

[Rob52240]

Some people pay way too much attention to the antics of a few who aren't even a real factor.

[deadstikmac]

So we all have been trolling the other forum posts about Shade Accounts.

An inside perspective on what can be done by players....

I want to create 3 accounts and I have 3 computers in which too run all of these accounts actively at one time. For the sole purpose of monitoring all three country's text buffer. Now I can see effectively in country chat where missions are being launched from, whom is in the missions, where they are going and what they are taking.

On top of that information I would otherwise not have access too, I now can see where EVERY CV is located at on the map and if my rank is high enough I can take control of CVs' and guide them into traps being set with the information I gathered from having 3 accounts.

I can spread MISSINFORMATION among the country in which I wish to disrupt for the tactical advantage of causing fighting within the country to dismantle any would be uprising in order to more effectively place myself in postion for killing on my main account. (IE causing arguments on a specific country chat just to disrupt that country's effective fighting)

I can Shade Vulch for Perk Farming with out anyone noticing simply by changing the names of TWO accounts on a "KILL BASIS" to mask or conceal the kills on the players names and on the plane types. Also I can record video in which I have two of my irl friends come over and mock dogfight with me but have the intentions of letting me shoot them down. Then use that video to prove I was NOT shade killing.


This only took me a few minutes to post, if there is more I think of, I will add to this post during the day.








 


OVERALL the goal of this post is to start a dialogue for HOW TO HANDLE THIS TYPE OF PLAYER!

I was just trying to think of ways the system can be abused and those were the first thought that came to mind.

Everyone is pointing the finger at Hi-Tech Creations to do something about this..... well lets hear some suggestions of WHAT CAN BE DONE. As we all have been well aware of the shade accounts for perk farming. No one has really made any suggestions for what should or could be done. (outside of separating perks for each arena)

We all pretty much agree that this type of player should be discouraged from the game and made known to others when they do act in this manner.

Coombz did you not read my post sir those are all things I thought of that someone COULD do.



Rob52240 ty sir for the very insightful thought which was helpful to this post.



Warmongo if you have a "Shade" account then you sir are on the fence.... if you use you shade account then your in the same boat as ArchieD and his new friends.


Arlo I will not make the mistake of taking you seriously in this topic as well sir.

[deadstikmac]

Delete their perks for the 1st violation.

Delete their accounts and a add a complimentary two week lockout from the game for the second violation.

BanHammer for strike three.

This could be added to the post by Delirium +1 sir.

[coombz]

Coombz did you not read my post sir those are all things I thought of that someone COULD do.

No, no, I did read all of your post, and I laughed the whole way through

One of my favourite bits was the 'spreading misinformation on country channel to disrupt them and create a tactical advantage by causing them to fight amongst themselves' thing

Hell, I do this myself to my own country just for fun   The reason it's fun? Because so many people (and evidently you are one of them, judging by this post) take the Great War of Aces High incredibly seriously 

[deadstikmac]

No, no, I did read all of your post, and I laughed the whole way through

One of my favourite bits was the 'spreading misinformation on country channel to disrupt them and create a tactical advantage by causing them to fight amongst themselves' thing

Hell, I do this myself to my own country just for fun   The reason it's fun? Because so many people (and evidently you are one of them, judging by this post) take the Great War of Aces High incredibly seriously  

No sir I don't care about any war. Or score. Or stats.

                           I DO care about what I do on the merge and if I am keeping my SA up.

I lol when I read you do that... That's funny sir.


This post was an attempt to bring an answer to the table instead of crying about ppl doing it.

If someone does this the only thing I do is make a mental note of it and go on about what I was doing.... Simple as that for me. However when I post a topic and others come into the topic and have fun making a small mess well that's just rude.

[The Fugitive]

Like many people here I don't care what others are doing. I'm going to fight a C-hog the same way whether the guy earned the points or vulched a shade account for them. Is it a classless thing to do, yup! But those are the guys I add to the ignore/squelch list and no longer have to deal with.

While HTC gives me ways to handle these things they should still be a bit more proactive in situations like this. After all it is their reputation they have to protect. "Cheating" is a big no-no and is stamped out as soon as it is found out to be happening. Those involved are sent packing. We all know this because HTC MUST protect their reputation. Not many people are going to play a game where cheating is allowed and runs rampant.

Now is score padding, perk farming built the way the OP is describing bad enough to hurt their reputation?  Is score important enough to the game play mechanics that they should worry about people working their way around the conventional way of earning points/perks? After all this is a game and there has to be a way to see if your "winning" or not and that is what score does for you. If someone is "winning" with out having to work for it like other do is that fair? Would it be enough of an issue that it could hurt the game/subscriptions?

Perks are different. They are there to curb the use of more exceptional equipment, but isn't farming them in another arena defeating the purpose by allowing more perked rides than would be normally earned? Granted the number may not be big now, but what if when the summer hits and "kiddies" show up and this becomes the "way" to earn those perks they normally wouldn't be able to get and start unbalancing the arena. Would that be a big selling point for the game or again effect the bottom line at HTC?

We can voice our opinions here all we want. HTC KNOWS we are a very small portion of the over all subscription base for this game. HTC is the one who must decide if this matter is something they should act on, and what that act might be. Personally I plan on continuing to give HTC my monthly payment until they close the doors on the place, whether thats in 6 months, or another 10 years. It's all up to HTC.

[Arlo]

I would much rather have players opening ten accounts and wasting a lot of time to obtain perks then to have the 'game is free, pay for stuff' paradigm which is too much like the real world for me.

Dead on.

[Arlo]

Arlo I will not make the mistake of taking you seriously in this topic as well sir.

Thoroughly breaks my heart into tiny pieces, I tell ya. 

[deadstikmac]

Thoroughly breaks my heart into tiny pieces, I tell ya. 

Now I lol'd sir.   

[deadstikmac]

Dead on.

I would quit if the game were structured that way I agree with you there.... I think 

[Arlo]

I would quit if the game were structured that way I agree with you there.... I think 

It's ok. We can agree there. 

[deadstikmac]

It's ok. We can agree there. 

 

[Zacherof]

 wish I was this funny. I have to try really hard to get these results

back on topic, if we do away with perks, ranks etc., how do we contol the currently perked plAnes?

[Bruv119]

take the Great War of Aces High incredibly seriously 

     it is serious business coombzy how very dare you.   

[TOMCAT21]

I reached the point where I have stopped worrying about what everyone else is doing and just logging on to have fun. I cannot change it or prevent it , I think its just a part of the game now.