Originally posted by Oedipus
Well 2nd and 3rd accounts on the same CC probably will raise a flag and even if a 'cash cow' account is on a new CC with a new email have you ever taken part in an AH scenario? The behavior you just wrote of would be obvious in a split second to anyone (or a program) scanning the host log.
Who said anything about the Same Credit Card? I've got two, my brother has one, my mother does too.
I could use PC anywhere to control by brother's PC and my mother's CC could be used to open the account.
Hell, for that matter, I could set up 30 different accounts on a two-week free trial through my company's Email addresses and multiple IP addresses. I could have a whole squadron of planes start on a spawn point just before I release a 1000 lb bomb.
Sure HTC could fix the scoring system, but they haven't yet, and the contest is already started.
Bottom line is, the scoring system is porked and there are far too many ways to cheat or game-the-game to win this contest. I persanally think it was a bad move on HTC's part to start such a contest.
A contest like this would be great for scenarios, where the enviroment is much more controlled. The MA is just a big free-for-all, and the exploiters will be exploiting every trick they know.