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playing with multiple accounts, buddy's loaned accounts
« on: January 19, 2015, 08:45:22 PM »
Here is a way to identify those using multiple accounts concurrently to game this game.  :noid

If they are using their accounts simultaneously, I suggest AH employ a nation identifier activated when this happens, a marker,  like an asterisk on his roster name, and/or to be shown live on his icon. It should  be seen by all players, not just friendlies, when a player is live using a second or possible multiple accounts, one in his country of loyalty,  another listing any country he is using.

Another tool would be to cull scores,  identify a player's scores in each nation, not just his overall raw score.

I remembered a player/pilot a few years ago having slipped up calling me out by name rather than aircraft type, even while out of icon range.  :bhead I asked him how he knew my game name while not being near the base? No answer. He had an account where he was perched in my base tower seeing who & what aircraft they were taking up. I had just entered the game, saw a red dot at the edge of the dar, and we were the only two aircraft in the region.
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Re: playing with multiple accounts, buddy's loaned accounts
« Reply #1 on: January 19, 2015, 09:18:56 PM »
It may be that I'm thick, but I don't really understand how this would improve the games dynamics in any way.

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Re: playing with multiple accounts, buddy's loaned accounts
« Reply #2 on: January 19, 2015, 09:28:10 PM »
You're talking full blown cyber warfare just to keep that enforced. There are just too many ways around it for it to be feasible.
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Re: playing with multiple accounts, buddy's loaned accounts
« Reply #3 on: January 20, 2015, 12:15:32 AM »
It's one thing for the enigma machine to have been cracked. It is entirely another to have an opponent know where exactly you are and what you are driving.

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There are just too many ways around it for it to be feasible.
  Maybe list one?
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Re: playing with multiple accounts, buddy's loaned accounts
« Reply #4 on: January 20, 2015, 12:23:00 AM »
It's one thing for the enigma machine to have been cracked. It is entirely another to have an opponent know where exactly you are and what you are driving.
  Maybe list one?
How do you think they indentify and link 2 different accounts?
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Re: playing with multiple accounts, buddy's loaned accounts
« Reply #5 on: January 20, 2015, 01:13:27 AM »
How do you think they indentify and link 2 different accounts?

The same way the company I work for does it for our games.
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Re: playing with multiple accounts, buddy's loaned accounts
« Reply #6 on: January 20, 2015, 03:45:05 AM »
It's lame and sucks the fun out of the game for the strategy/mission guys, but is it against the rules or frowned upon by HTC? 
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Re: playing with multiple accounts, buddy's loaned accounts
« Reply #7 on: January 20, 2015, 05:02:07 AM »
The same way the company I work for does it for our games.

Are the number of violators found significant at your company?  Just seems to be an over rated problem in AH.

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Re: playing with multiple accounts, buddy's loaned accounts
« Reply #8 on: January 20, 2015, 07:44:15 AM »
It's lame and sucks the fun out of the game for the strategy/mission guys, but is it against the rules or frowned upon by HTC? 

That's always been the problem,  nobody knows. HTC has come out very strongly on their cheating policies. It is very well known that it is not tolerated and will be dealt with harshly.  But is having 2 or more accounts cheating? To some players it is and whether or not it is as rampant as some believe HTC is going to have to make a stand on what the policy is and if it will be enforced.

It has become an issue, and one that player will cancel their subscription over..

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Re: playing with multiple accounts, buddy's loaned accounts
« Reply #9 on: January 20, 2015, 08:22:48 AM »
If anyone is so concerned about this subject, it is best to email HTC directly with all the details. Bringing it to the forums will most likely cause some people to blow a gasket and earn them a short vacation courtesy of Skuzzy.
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Re: playing with multiple accounts, buddy's loaned accounts
« Reply #10 on: January 20, 2015, 09:38:22 AM »
earn them a short vacation courtesy of Skuzzy.

Is that a bad thing?
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Re: playing with multiple accounts, buddy's loaned accounts
« Reply #11 on: January 20, 2015, 10:24:47 AM »
The same way the company I work for does it for our games.

I wasn't asking you. You already know why this would not change anything.
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Re: playing with multiple accounts, buddy's loaned accounts
« Reply #12 on: January 20, 2015, 12:08:57 PM »
Are the number of violators found significant at your company?  Just seems to be an over rated problem in AH.

Yes because we have to contend with RMT (gold sellers) accounts.
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Re: playing with multiple accounts, buddy's loaned accounts
« Reply #13 on: January 20, 2015, 12:25:27 PM »
I am pretty sure that this is an issue that is greatly exaggerated. If u look at the total number of players in the game i am pretty sure that its not more than 1-2 in total that use double accounts. But its not exactly hard to get accused of some form of cheating...  :noid
BTW: up from any base under attack, kill the spit, la7 and f4u and just wait for the same players to come back in the same plane...
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Re: playing with multiple accounts, buddy's loaned accounts
« Reply #14 on: January 20, 2015, 04:36:33 PM »
If anyone is so concerned about this subject, it is best to email HTC directly with all the details. Bringing it to the forums will most likely cause some people to blow a gasket and earn them a short vacation courtesy of Skuzzy.

I think that is the point, it has to come out into the open. HTC policy on this should be plainly spelled out so when someone questions it they can be pointed to the official policy.

I am pretty sure that this is an issue that is greatly exaggerated. If u look at the total number of players in the game i am pretty sure that its not more than 1-2 in total that use double accounts. But its not exactly hard to get accused of some form of cheating...  :noid
BTW: up from any base under attack, kill the spit, la7 and f4u and just wait for the same players to come back in the same plane...
With a little effort by da brain and some experience its not hard at all to predict what is going to happen.

Whether it's 1 or 2 guys, or whole squads is unimportant. Players BELIEVE it is an issue. As it is right now it's kind of a grey area. On one hand it's ok to have a number of accounts because you have other members of your family that play, or you have friends over, what ever. But it is documented that should a player be caught giving the location of a CV group, or NOE mission location to an opposing side player it IS considered cheating and is a punishable act.

HTC is on top of ANY accusations of cheating because the game must maintain the reputation that it is fair. Damaging that reputation could effect the subscriptions.