Is a player allowed to have 3 accounts?

[Drane]

There's a player on bishops team who has 3 accounts. He regularly ups multiple ground vehicles and uses proximity radar to monitor our aircraft movements for early warning away from whatever he's doing. He says he's allowed to do it. Also he ups multiple bombers and devastates our strats. Is this allowed? Screenshots attached.

[LCADolby]

AcesHigh needs cash to keep running... 3 accounts on the same country seem a-ok to me.

[Drane]

And when we're being overrun by bish using multiple accounts to cheat for added advantage we just quit in frustration. How is that okay?

[LCADolby]

As the game enforces ENY to deal with numbers imbalances by enforcing lesser capable aircraft and vehicles into opposition, no problem there, that's OK.

As there is DARBAR, aircraft and GVs are already capable of being tracked, no problem there as it works both ways, so that's OK.

As owning three accounts on the same side means that there is no cross country map information or individual player tracking, no problem there, so that's OK.

As his attention is spread over 3 accounts that's 33.3r% attention per account meaning he is much more vulnerable over other players - he is personally disadvantaged especially on bomber runs, there is no problem there, so that's OK.

There's no cheating present in what you are bringing forward, or added advantage. If you use the games tools while he goes on a strat run, there are 9 kills in waiting.. Looks to me like you have misidentified the issue.

[Bizman]

This has been asked before and the official answer is yes, multiple accounts are allowed.

Adding to what Dolby already said, multiple accounts can also be used among family members. It makes a big difference in communication if your team is sitting in the same room.

And if there really is one single person playing on three computers... I'd like to see his setup! The fastest way would be having three desks in a triangle, the player sitting on a rotating chair in the middle. We all know that a rotating chair and pedals isn't the optimal combination. Then again, sitting in the middle of a triangle will set the other two monitors behind the player's shoulders which makes a row or stack of monitors more easily viewed at one glance. Three laptops in a row would provide the best overall view and shortest distance between setups but hey, who would really want to try to spot the enemy dots on a 15" screen?

No matter what, controlling three computers at the same time isn't easy. I know by experience from cases where I've been setting up a new laptop and copying data to an external media from the old one. Reaching to the side just to click the mouse can take seconds especially with the dumber hand.

I suppose the triple account guy doesn't fly much during European evening hours? He'd be a perfect tool for skyrocketing my fighter rank!

[Drane]

Yeah I'd like to see how long you'd last against 3 sets of B17s flying formation. Not very long.

So in a 1 player against 1 player scenario, the guy with 3 accounts has big advantage.

With a little imagination and a corner desk, you could easily set up 3 screens with joystick/mouse/keyboard right next to each other to jump back and forth.

I thought this game was all about giving players equal opportunities in the game sandbox. I can't afford or justify the cost of 2 or 3 accounts and equipment to gain advantage. So, you all enjoy playing against these multi-account players with a distinct advantage against a single account player. I'm done with this game.

[Bizman]

Yeah I'd like to see how long you'd last against 3 sets of B17s flying formation. Not very long.

Remember that he can only shoot from one formation at a time. Then again, I suck against a single formation as well. But for those who constantly shoot my formations down finding the two non-shooting formations should be no issue. It's not only about jumping back and forth, it also takes some time to get to the right gunner position and aim. In my understanding the "wingman" command doesn't automatically aim the guns to the same target. If the triple account guy can jump to another seat and to the optimal gunner positions and get a kill during the couple of seconds a fast plane passes the fleet from side to side I'd say he's earned the victory. I don't know about you guys but for a Sunday driver like myself it's difficult enough to try to follow the attacker inside one bomber and jumping from plane to plane is almost a mission impossible.

Seriously, has this guy often killed you in his triple bomber formations? And if he has, do you usually kill a set of B17's without too much of an effort?

[Spikes]

Tunes has like 5 accounts...

As a bomber I could see the advantage in shutting down a base or something, but they would severely lack in doing anything else at the same time (fighters, jabo, gunning) I would imagine.

[Arlo]

Unless Tunes has 3 (or five) sets of hands I doubt he is single handedly flying all those accounts. Seems more like a friends and family plan without the discount. Seriously, thinking about things before making the accusation seems better than jumping to conclusions that make no sense.

[hitech]

You may have more the 1 account.

You can not use the accounts to gain an unfair advantage.

HiTech

[Arlo]

And the mere naming convention that Tunes uses (Tunes, Tunes2, Tunes3, etc.) indicates his being above board and not behaving in a deceptive manner. Back when I used to daydream of having a simpit rental business one of the options I considered was having multiple numbered accounts just like this that were able to fly as a team or as opponents. Granted, I also envisioned not doing it in the MA (for obvious reasons), working with Dale to perhaps have a separate, private arena (adding CptTrip's AI design would have made it even better). Alas, my daydreams are mere distraction now.

Tunes 

[Ramesis]

Those having more than 1 account is ONE of the reasons I am on a break...
I realize that anyone with the money can use this as an advantage and I
suspect it is 1 of the reasons this game is failing... BUT I still maintain my account
simply because this game has given so much pleasure over the years... I hope HTC
will find a way to circumvent the multiple account
 

[Arlo]

... I hope HTC will find a way to circumvent the multiple account

I think you might have missed this:

You may have more the 1 account.

You can not use the accounts to gain an unfair advantage.

HiTech

[Ramesis]

I realize that anyone with the money can use this as an advantage and I
suspect it is 1 of the reasons this game is failing.
 

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Arlo, I think u miss my point... I am only stating that those who realize some have more than
1 account and use them to gain an advantage will quit
 

[Arlo]

A 'point' is pointless if it's based on mere conjecture.