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Title: Strategus accountsharing/multiaccounting and it's consequences
Post by: Meow on September 03, 2011, 12:03:32 pm
It's hard to tell if some people deliberately ignore those rules or are unaware of them.
No matter which one it is they are breaking rules.

So let's make this abundantly clear:
Any kind of account sharing for Strategus is prohibited and will be punished.
Be aware that there will be a banhammer coming down on accounts that are used by anyone but their owner himself/herself to access Strategus.
This could go from anything between disabling that account for Strategus to account bans.

In case your clan leader or any clan member has your login data to use your account in Strategus - go change the password right now and make sure it never happens again.

Consider this the last warning we will give you about this ever.
Title: Re: Strategus accountsharing/multiaccounting and it's consequences
Post by: okiN on September 03, 2011, 12:39:28 pm
Yes, that's right. A single person is not allowed to use multiple CD keys. That has also been announced.
Title: Re: Strategus accountsharing/multiaccounting and it's consequences
Post by: chadz on September 03, 2011, 12:56:55 pm
A single person can not have several cd keys.
A single person cannot have the login data of other players to play strat for them.
Multiple persons in one household can have multiple cd keys, as long as they are kept seperate. Be assured that there are ways to figure out if one account is played by different people or one person.

Trying to cheat with those things will result in the ban of at least one and probably both keys. Depends if it was a honest mistake or deliberately trying to bypass the system.
Title: Re: Strategus accountsharing/multiaccounting and it's consequences
Post by: Phyrex on September 03, 2011, 01:29:22 pm
Quite expected. Your "avarage footsoldier" in a clan has pretty much nothing to do on Strategus apart from recruiting soldiers, gold and dump them into the nearest friendly village. I guess they get bored of it and would rather have the higher ups manage it all.

A tough nut to crack, I have absolutely no idea of what sort of additions you could do to improve the overall fun for your "standard Strat player". :P
Title: Re: Strategus accountsharing/multiaccounting and it's consequences
Post by: DrKronic on September 03, 2011, 05:26:15 pm
understood, but what the 22nd guy said is right, the average person in strategus is good for nothing, which is the annoyance, I mean considering unlike the real game an a single guy can't go roaming picking up troops, as in strat you'll just be kicked from every town, etc

Title: Re: Strategus accountsharing/multiaccounting and it's consequences
Post by: 3ABP on September 03, 2011, 09:40:51 pm
In theory disallowing account sharing (generally) is a good. From one side.
But loose a battle or whole war only because account owner (who have to reinforce, or attack or whatever) suddenly ill, delayed at the work,
because car disrepairs... It's bad and unacceptable. From other side.

To solve this dilemma it would be nice to implement new feature like "an army".
Something like movable fiefs (which can be created by faction leaders).
Here is 2 possibilities : army controlled only by creator\owner or by any faction member with enough rank.
Benefits of this new entity - if army owner not appear when needed then faction leaders\officers can just change army owner to active player (in case if army controlled by owner\creator).
In case if army controlled by faction leader\officers - problem solved at all too.
Title: Re: Strategus accountsharing/multiaccounting and it's consequences
Post by: marco1391 on September 03, 2011, 09:46:39 pm
Playing with the account of a friend(with his key)in the normal crpg(not strategus battles ofc)is allowed as always right?
Title: Re: Strategus accountsharing/multiaccounting and it's consequences
Post by: Bjarky on September 03, 2011, 10:22:45 pm
this rule has been out for a long time now and no action has been taken?
i remember in last strat where we also had this problem, the rule was made to ensure this bs dosn't happen.
people and some small clans where banned for this, but this time nothing happens until today?
great...
Title: Re: Strategus accountsharing/multiaccounting and it's consequences
Post by: Segd on September 04, 2011, 12:07:33 am
Just replace current system of strategus gold & troops farming.
For example:
current system:
1)i bought 2 keys to use it in strat. & i will be banned or
2)i have 10 keys. each of them farms on strat. I use proxy and play with them in crpg sometime. & I will have never been banned.
new system:
Playing in crpg gives you troops or gold(depends on that you chose) in strat. If you are inactive you get nothing. So there is no point to buy a lot of keys.
Also to prevent 24\7 grind you may put some restrictions like farming only 6 hours per day max.

& yes. my english is horrible :)
Title: Re: Strategus accountsharing/multiaccounting and it's consequences
Post by: Kryser on September 04, 2011, 12:12:05 am
I have 3 cd keys, one for me, 1 for Kasper, and 1 for R_kelly. kasper is my 19 yr old brother who lives with me and uses strat just like me, for DL. R_kelly is my 17 yr old brother and he plays at his home, but only uses strat when he visits me and kasper at my house.

is this a problem?
Title: Re: Strategus accountsharing/multiaccounting and it's consequences
Post by: kukufarikki on September 04, 2011, 12:20:22 am
what about having multiple cd keys but only using one for strategus (ie using another key for skip the fun characters and not waiting for a week)
Title: Re: Strategus accountsharing/multiaccounting and it's consequences
Post by: Kafein on September 04, 2011, 12:33:49 am
I have a cd-key I bought in the giant paradox steam pack. I used it to make a STF char. I guess this is not a problem.
Title: Re: Strategus accountsharing/multiaccounting and it's consequences
Post by: BaldRider on September 04, 2011, 02:22:44 am
I have 3 cd keys, one for me, 1 for Kasper, and 1 for R_kelly. kasper is my 19 yr old brother who lives with me and uses strat just like me, for DL. R_kelly is my 17 yr old brother and he plays at his home, but only uses strat when he visits me and kasper at my house.

is this a problem?

Sounds fishy.
Title: Re: Strategus accountsharing/multiaccounting and it's consequences
Post by: PhantomZero on September 04, 2011, 02:23:58 am
Sounds fishy.

It sounded fishy to me too until all three of them said hello to me on teamspeak under the same user :P
Title: Re: Strategus accountsharing/multiaccounting and it's consequences
Post by: Loki on September 04, 2011, 02:31:57 am
This shit got abused terribly last strategus and it's getting abused this strategus.  You don't have to even try to look for it, it's in your face.  BIA_Ivan, BIA_ivani4_the_dark.  at least try to be discreet about it.  I doubt anything will be inforce, carry on.
Title: Re: Strategus accountsharing/multiaccounting and it's consequences
Post by: VVarlord on September 04, 2011, 02:33:54 am
This shit got abused terribly last strategus and it's getting abused this strategus.  You don't have to even try to look for it, it's in your face.  BIA_Ivan, BIA_ivani4_the_dark.  at least try to be discreet about it.  I doubt anything will be inforce, carry on.

Arnt they russian? Isnt like 9 of out of 10 russians called ivan?
Title: Re: Strategus accountsharing/multiaccounting and it's consequences
Post by: Nebun on September 04, 2011, 02:57:46 am
This shit got abused terribly last strategus and it's getting abused this strategus.  You don't have to even try to look for it, it's in your face.  BIA_Ivan, BIA_ivani4_the_dark.  at least try to be discreet about it.  I doubt anything will be inforce, carry on.

Loki, u don't watch enough movies, do you know how many Vians out there is russia? its one of the most popular names here...
We got some in our clan. Should they all be banned for having same name?

I'm sorry they don't want to call themselves DarthVaderWrathOFPinutButter_General_of_the_Whole_World
to be very different from everyone else :)
Title: Re: Strategus accountsharing/multiaccounting and it's consequences
Post by: Bjarky on September 04, 2011, 03:01:48 am
nah, i'm pretty sure that all these ivan's are the one and the same guy visitors can't see pics , please register or login
Title: Re: Strategus accountsharing/multiaccounting and it's consequences
Post by: Ninja_Khorin on September 04, 2011, 03:50:41 am
Frankly, I find it incredibly curious that the Chinese still want us to believe that there are a billion of them. I mean honestly. 100 000 000 people with the surname Li? They could atleast try to make it seem more believable.

I mean, come on.
Title: Re: Strategus accountsharing/multiaccounting and it's consequences
Post by: Vovka on September 05, 2011, 07:42:35 am
  Why spend time dealing with multykeyusers? better make it useless. That is to remove farm gold and tikkets in Fiefs by just seating.
  And about account sharing, supply line is most cool thing in strat, and sad that 90% of cases it fails due to lack of players online, rather than enemy action


Title: Re: Strategus accountsharing/multiaccounting and it's consequences
Post by: Phazey on September 05, 2011, 02:47:43 pm
In a browser based strategy game i played once (called Travian, which is somewhat simmilar to strategus), they solved this by allowing every user to be a  'sitter' for up to two other accounts.

Legalized, but limited multi-accounting. Perhaps something like that would also be good for strategus?
Title: Re: Strategus accountsharing/multiaccounting and it's consequences
Post by: B3RS3RK on September 05, 2011, 03:43:18 pm
Should go back to the old recruiting system, really.
Title: Re: Strategus accountsharing/multiaccounting and it's consequences
Post by: Banok on September 05, 2011, 04:01:05 pm
heres a suggestion you should consider. your "average foot man" can join his clan leaders party. so his gold income and recruitment power is under clan control removing much tedium from the medium.
Title: Re: Strategus accountsharing/multiaccounting and it's consequences
Post by: Ujin on September 05, 2011, 07:01:39 pm
  Why spend time dealing with multykeyusers? better make it useless. That is to remove farm gold and tikkets in Fiefs by just seating.
  And about account sharing, supply line is most cool thing in strat, and sad that 90% of cases it fails due to lack of players online, rather than enemy action
It's really hard to win the soccer world cup , so let's bring 42 players instead of 21 like the other team. Get the logic ? =)

In previous Strat , me and another person (coleader) used to manage all accounts of the clanmates (had passwords for all of them). Of course it makes it easier to do things faster and in a more organized way, but we've never used this ever since it was officially banned. Knowing that some clans (i won't point fingers) still use this +multiple accounts to their advantage makes me cringe. The system is not perfect and of course it may be boring for regular faction members and annoying for the higher ranks, even though it's a beta test, this is still a competetive drama-provoking mmo,  everyone has to follow the rules and have the same cards at their disposal.
Title: Re: Strategus accountsharing/multiaccounting and it's consequences
Post by: verinen on September 05, 2011, 08:01:11 pm
Do you want to know a secret?
Okay, I will tell you:


Grey Order do this, that's why admins posted this message.
Title: Re: Strategus accountsharing/multiaccounting and it's consequences
Post by: Baldr on September 05, 2011, 08:31:07 pm
I actually have 2 keys in strategus, more out of curiosity then anything ells. I wanted to try the raid/plunder function but I am in a Clan so that was out of the question. Joined my second key and fought one battle opponent did not show and then abandoned the project. I think Baldr is in some town somewhere I have not logged him since then. Just saying so I have it on record I do not mean to cheat, and that was not my intention, I learnt about the rule long time after I joined my second key....
Title: Re: Strategus accountsharing/multiaccounting and it's consequences
Post by: Sultan Eren on September 05, 2011, 09:33:23 pm
I don't have more than one key. My friend has one and he rarely plays so he gave me his login on Strat. I don't see a problem?!? :rolleyes:
Title: Re: Strategus accountsharing/multiaccounting and it's consequences
Post by: VVarlord on September 05, 2011, 09:45:18 pm
I don't have more than one key. My friend has one and he rarely plays so he gave me his login on Strat. I don't see a problem?!? :rolleyes:

BANNED.
Title: Re: Strategus accountsharing/multiaccounting and it's consequences
Post by: Voso on September 05, 2011, 09:58:09 pm
So will brothers in the same house, who are also in the same clan, be unable to both play strategus?
Title: Re: Strategus accountsharing/multiaccounting and it's consequences
Post by: Sultan Eren on September 05, 2011, 10:13:21 pm
BANNED.

I won't do the same, my lord please, spare me!
Title: Re: Strategus accountsharing/multiaccounting and it's consequences
Post by: Tears of Destiny on September 06, 2011, 02:43:29 am
So will brothers in the same house, who are also in the same clan, be unable to both play strategus?

You need special permission, the Fallen have a couple people who do that, we just had to provide "proof."
Title: Re: Strategus accountsharing/multiaccounting and it's consequences
Post by: Gorath on September 06, 2011, 02:46:21 am
You need special permission, the Fallen have a couple people who do that, we just had to provide "proof."

Which is retarded and rather facist.
Title: Re: Strategus accountsharing/multiaccounting and it's consequences
Post by: Tears of Destiny on September 06, 2011, 02:56:11 am
Which is retarded and rather facist.

You can blame all the morons who abuse shit that we have to do such things.

We can't have nice things because a few 'tards out there can not be trusted. Blame those who created the system and the initial need for it, not the system managers.
Title: Re: Strategus accountsharing/multiaccounting and it's consequences
Post by: Cepeshi on September 06, 2011, 02:57:55 am
Hm, what to do if i am in need to obtain such allowance? My friend and his brother both play cRPG and strat from one location, sometimes from same PC even (they swap laptop and desktop)-
Title: Re: Strategus accountsharing/multiaccounting and it's consequences
Post by: Kafein on September 06, 2011, 03:06:46 am
Frankly, I find it incredibly curious that the Chinese still want us to believe that there are a billion of them. I mean honestly. 100 000 000 people with the surname Li? They could atleast try to make it seem more believable.

I mean, come on.

I nearly died of laughter for some reason.


Anyway, how are the devs going to tell wether a set of keys come from the same house or not ? Most people have dynamic IP. Furthermore, having to prove that there are two distinct people playing seems fascist, and having to prove that someone is effectively using two gamekeys alone just to farm strategus seems hard.
Title: Re: Strategus accountsharing/multiaccounting and it's consequences
Post by: Tears of Destiny on September 06, 2011, 03:11:52 am
I am starting to despise some aspects of the 21st century mentalities..

So let me get this straight, if we allow unchecked multi-accounting then people whine on the forums that it is unfair (and have done so in the past) but if we force checks to make sure that any multi-accounting is for a good reason and not for abuse... then it is fascist?

How in the nine hells would you then check?! Damned if they do, damned if they don't...

As for "how do they check" that will never be answered if they have any sense in them (no reason to tell the public of a detection method otherwise it is easier to find it and avoid it).
Title: Re: Strategus accountsharing/multiaccounting and it's consequences
Post by: Kafein on September 06, 2011, 03:19:49 am
I am starting to despise some aspects of the 21st century mentalities..

So let me get this straight, if we allow unchecked multi-accounting then people whine on the forums that it is unfair (and have done so in the past) but if we force checks to make sure that any multi-accounting is for a good reason and not for abuse... then it is fascist?

How in the nine hells would you then check?! Damned if they do, damned if they don't...

As for "how do they check" that will never be answered if they have any sense in them (no reason to tell the public of a detection method otherwise it is easier to find it and avoid it).

Don't get me wrong. It's necessary to enforce the rules. But I merely said that having to bring proof of your innocence is sort of "pre Magna-Carta"-ish. I'm not really against this method in this case. Simply because the other way around would be even worse. If the devs had to prove that people are double-accounting, no one would ever be banned for that, and we know some people are double-accounting.
Title: Re: Strategus accountsharing/multiaccounting and it's consequences
Post by: Gorath on September 06, 2011, 03:26:39 am
You can blame all the morons who abuse shit that we have to do such things.

We can't have nice things because a few 'tards out there can not be trusted. Blame those who created the system and the initial need for it, not the system managers.

Well I'm biased because personally I don't understand why I SHOULDN'T be allowed to use the RL money I've EARNED by working in order to pay for an advantage.  Nolifers and kids get to spend all the time in the world to gain an advantage, but are usually fucking poor.  Why shouldn't those of us that don't have that time get to spend money to get back to even ground?  How fucking dare gamers work and have lives outside of games.
Title: Re: Strategus accountsharing/multiaccounting and it's consequences
Post by: Cepeshi on September 06, 2011, 03:28:29 am
Well I'm biased because personally I don't understand why I SHOULDN'T be allowed to use the RL money I've EARNED by working in order to pay for an advantage.  Nolifers and kids get to spend all the time in the world to gain an advantage, but are usually fucking poor.  Why shouldn't those of us that don't have that time get to spend money to get back to even ground?  How fucking dare gamers work and have lives outside of games.

+1n:
Title: Re: Strategus accountsharing/multiaccounting and it's consequences
Post by: Kafein on September 06, 2011, 03:29:24 am
Well I'm biased because personally I don't understand why I SHOULDN'T be allowed to use the RL money I've EARNED by working in order to pay for an advantage.  Nolifers and kids get to spend all the time in the world to gain an advantage, but are usually fucking poor.  Why shouldn't those of us that don't have that time get to spend money to get back to even ground?  How fucking dare gamers work and have lives outside of games.

Because the exact same kiddos that play 24/7 can rob their dad/mom/grandpa/grandma/cousin/dog/cactus to get as much money as they want. Giving advantages for money would only fuck the really poor gamers, young adults.
Title: Re: Strategus accountsharing/multiaccounting and it's consequences
Post by: Niemand on September 06, 2011, 03:30:16 am
One of my clanmates was going to holidays and sent his char to us from the other half of the map. He told me to use his login (he gave it to me) to sit him in a village so he wont get randomized.

I knew the rule and had some hours to think about it.

To be honest I tried but the login was wrong. If i should be punished then do that, I don't think that my doing had been wrong. I was and am not in a war, I wouldn't move his troops/money to my char, just bring him to a save place. Like dragging a wounded man behind a wall. :D

I don't know if i would do/try that "again" in the future, depends on the situation, but i don't think so.



Well I'm biased because personally I don't understand why I SHOULDN'T be allowed to use the RL money I've EARNED by working in order to pay for an advantage.  Nolifers and kids get to spend all the time in the world to gain an advantage, but are usually fucking poor.  Why shouldn't those of us that don't have that time get to spend money to get back to even ground?  How fucking dare gamers work and have lives outside of games.
YOU ARE A BITCH OF BABYLON! THROW AWAY YOUR MONEY! (in my direction please, kind Sir, I am a nolifer... but workin hard to get a life... but luck is not on my side... :( )
Title: Re: Strategus accountsharing/multiaccounting and it's consequences
Post by: Tears of Destiny on September 06, 2011, 03:30:35 am
Well I'm biased because personally I don't understand why I SHOULDN'T be allowed to use the RL money I've EARNED by working in order to pay for an advantage.  Nolifers and kids get to spend all the time in the world to gain an advantage, but are usually fucking poor.  Why shouldn't those of us that don't have that time get to spend money to get back to even ground?  How fucking dare gamers work and have lives outside of games.

Think of it this way.

In RL, your RL time is spend grinding for RL money that gets you RL things.

In Internet_Game, your online time is spent grinding for RL money that gets you Internet_Game things, and won't do diddly shit to allow you to properly visit the doctor, attract a significant other (being able to afford food and have a haircut goes a long way believe it or not), and have RL toys and RL vacations.

I think RL people actually have the advantage, and the "no_lifers" only have the games... so who fucking cares.
Title: Re: Strategus accountsharing/multiaccounting and it's consequences
Post by: Gorath on September 06, 2011, 04:29:09 am
I think RL people actually have the advantage, and the "no_lifers" only have the games... so who fucking cares.

Who fucking cares?  Those of us who's main hobby (other than getting piss drunk with our friends at social events:  bars, clubs, concerts, etc) is gaming but because of the sad fact of life grew up and so watched our free time dwindle down into single digit hours per week.  I mean hell, I can spend an assload of cash on say racing, hunting, fishing, etc to gain advantages in those hobbies (and yet still have to use my own skill to actually succeed, albeit less so because of mechanical advantages bought and paid for) but not gaming?  Well at least not in this mod.  Most proper "MMO" style games don't seem to mind taking my cash to give me tangible benefits in their gaming world over the worthless masses nolifers kids/ unemployed that put me back on an even ground compared to the time they spend in-game.  In fact many of these games see the overall benefit to their company to do so and so implement online stores and such allowing me to bypass grind by buying a good weapon or armor.  No better than what people can grind for, but on par with what they have to spend hours to obtain at least.

chadz.  Implement real-world transactions for troops, strat gold and heirlooms and you can supplement your server costs and tuition/book fees for sure.   :twisted:

*In before anyone takes this too fucking serious.  It's only a half-hearted/felt rant.  Lighten up.*
Title: Re: Strategus accountsharing/multiaccounting and it's consequences
Post by: Tears of Destiny on September 06, 2011, 04:46:52 am
So, tldr version is, punish the players then who make very little money and have very little free time, so now not only are they screwed from lack of grinding/practice time, but also would be screwed from lack of cash because they spent it all on food and rent? They would then make a near identical rant like yours, calling for a free game.
Title: Re: Strategus accountsharing/multiaccounting and it's consequences
Post by: Gorath on September 06, 2011, 04:53:35 am
So, tldr version is, punish the players then who make very little money and have very little free time, so now not only are they screwed from lack of grinding/practice time, but also would be screwed from lack of cash because they spent it all on food and rent? They would then make a near identical rant like yours, calling for a free game.

Those are called "poor people".  Fuck them.  Capitalism:  FUCK YEAH!

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 :mrgreen:

But no, seriously, fuck poor people.   :wink:

*I also presume you're poor but not living at home with the parents.   :twisted:*
Title: Re: Strategus accountsharing/multiaccounting and it's consequences
Post by: Tears of Destiny on September 06, 2011, 05:01:31 am
No seriously, fuck real lifers who complain about not being able to spend money on some stupid videogame instead of, I dunno... Something real?

We have more then enough "dark orbits" and even plenty of "spend micro transactions to get ahead" like the next Diablo game coming out.

There are also legal issues of chadz demanding money considering this is not his game, only a mod for a game.

cRPG is about leveling, which naturally takes time.

But hey, whatever. Clearly we don't agree, so best of luck in your life.
Title: Re: Strategus accountsharing/multiaccounting and it's consequences
Post by: Gorath on September 06, 2011, 05:03:30 am
lol, someone is poor and mad.
Title: Re: Strategus accountsharing/multiaccounting and it's consequences
Post by: Tears of Destiny on September 06, 2011, 05:06:39 am
lol, someone is poor and mad.

Says the guy who posts constant "it is so unfair that you guys have an advantage!"

I have a life. Despite all the hours spent playing warband and adding all the hours spent on the forums, it is still no where near the time these "no-lifers" spend playing.

Seven or eight months later my main is only gen 5, yet I am okay with that, I am ok that all these guys can invest so much time that they have shittons of looms etc. So what exactly is your problem?

Stop playing this game if it is so unfair, and have fun with real life. There is a reason I am almost never online on saturdays, and never at that night. I suggest you find that reason too.

You wanna spend money to gain an advantage? Find another game (p2p) or buy a bitchin gaming rig.
Title: Re: Strategus accountsharing/multiaccounting and it's consequences
Post by: Gorath on September 06, 2011, 05:07:58 am
So what exactly is your problem?

Right now it's that you have clearly lost your ability to understand sarcasm and are taking the forums far too seriously lately.  Get mad at the internet less like you used to man.  ffs, you used to be fun and cool.  Now you're just a burnt out bummer lately.  WTF happened to you.

buy a bitchin gaming rig.
Already have.  :P

*I want our old ToD back.
At this rate soon you'll end up full-on-mean-venomous-fuckhat like Zealot, Corrado, myself and a few others.*
Title: Re: Strategus accountsharing/multiaccounting and it's consequences
Post by: Tears of Destiny on September 06, 2011, 05:14:37 am
Right now it's that you have clearly lost your ability to understand sarcasm and are taking the forums far too seriously lately.  Get mad at the internet less like you used to man.  ffs, you used to be fun and cool.  Now you're just a burnt out bummer.

Lately everyone is a equus africanus asinus who spends literally every single day bitching about this game, yet still plays it. I was never "fun" I was just stupid enough to not notice all the endless "nerf this and that and everything" threads, or the countless "so I wuz playing earlier and called someone a tard but then he called me a tard back so like wut I am the only one allowed to get offended or insult people dood wtf" posts.

Now we have strat, people wanted strat, yet all we get now is "why the fuck is strat unfinished!?" despite most people saying"release strat already even if buggy!"

Most gaming forums have idiots being idiots to other players, that is normal, but I have never seen a community like this one where so many people bitch and whine about the very fucking game that they play every week.
*I want our old ToD back.
At this rate soon you'll end up full-on-mean-venomous-fuckhat like Zealot, Corrado, myself and a few others.*

Fuck the old ToD I hope he dies in a fire for being such a tool.
Title: Re: Strategus accountsharing/multiaccounting and it's consequences
Post by: Gorath on September 06, 2011, 05:22:27 am
So....
TLDR;  You've come to the point where you hate the community too?  Tis a sad time indeed then.
Fuck the old ToD I hope he dies in a fire for being such a tool.
I guess it's too late then.  Welcome to the club.
Title: Re: Strategus accountsharing/multiaccounting and it's consequences
Post by: Tears of Destiny on September 06, 2011, 05:23:28 am
So....
TLDR;  You've come to the point where you hate yourselfthe community too?

Yes.
WTF happened to you.
This:
On a side note, the ToD that normally uses voice chat and plays with you guys has been hit by a... An accident has happened to him... So one of the ToD who normally just helps with the forum posts will be the one playing and chatting on Team speak, so beware the new voice.
Title: Re: Strategus accountsharing/multiaccounting and it's consequences
Post by: Overdriven on September 06, 2011, 05:24:00 am
Most gaming forums have idiots being idiots to other players, that is normal, but I have never seen a community like this one where so many people bitch and whine about the very fucking game that they play every week.

Most gaming forums I've ever been in have been that way  :|
Title: Re: Strategus accountsharing/multiaccounting and it's consequences
Post by: Voso on September 06, 2011, 09:56:45 am
I suggest we implement retinal scans to replace passwords.

Its fullproof! :D
Title: Re: Strategus accountsharing/multiaccounting and it's consequences
Post by: Loki on September 06, 2011, 11:21:26 am
Still waiting for this to be enforced.
Title: Re: Strategus accountsharing/multiaccounting and it's consequences
Post by: Jambi on September 06, 2011, 12:28:21 pm
I remember i once played an online game, cant remember how it was called.

But there was also a rule about multi accounting/dual boxing etc.

The only way in order to make it legit, was by sending in a copy of every persons ID card or social security number too the dev team.
Title: Re: Strategus accountsharing/multiaccounting and it's consequences
Post by: Tears of Destiny on September 06, 2011, 12:32:25 pm
I remember i once played an online game, cant remember how it was called.

But there was also a rule about multi accounting/dual boxing etc.

The only way in order to make it legit, was by sending in a copy of every persons ID card or social security number too the dev team.
Was this game hosted in Nigeria?
Title: Re: Strategus accountsharing/multiaccounting and it's consequences
Post by: Jambi on September 06, 2011, 01:13:00 pm
Was this game hosted in Nigeria?

If you read user agreements, for online games. Most of them have something like this:"

Security and Anti - Fraud. For security and anti-fraud purpose, the Company may require the purchaser to provide personal information such as name, address, phone number, social security number, and copy of picture ID. Purchasers may also be required to write and sign a statement certifying that their purchases are real and valid. Failure to do so may result in suspension of the purchaser's Account.

Basicly comes down too, that they have all the rights...

So if a game has a rule that is against multi accounting.... and you have 1 account that is your own, but another account is been logged in from the same IP... but has diffrent personal details. They can enforce this rule, by suspecting you having a hacked 2nd account. If you catch my drift.  :wink:

If they dont trust your accounts, they can always throw up some BS security reason... and you will have to send in your details :D

For example. Online Poker games. Multi accounting :D GG hehe

*edit* Game was called Trivian


Title: Re: Strategus accountsharing/multiaccounting and it's consequences
Post by: Niemand on September 06, 2011, 01:30:31 pm
Questions to the Donkey-Team:

What if a mate comes over with his pc for a few days and plays warband/strat from here... It would be the same IP but different pcs/cookies. Would that bring me in danger? would I have to report that every time? :(
Title: Re: Strategus accountsharing/multiaccounting and it's consequences
Post by: kinngrimm on September 06, 2011, 01:47:34 pm
i am all for disallowing unfair advantages!!!

Nevertheless devs, think of making it unsuitable to even consider account sharing through game mechanics.

F.E.

If you include into the RANKs

1.  RANK 10 is allowed once a day to give
1.a)  movement commands to members who haven't logged in for say 3+ days
1.b) members what they do in fiefs, give this a delay of 1-2 days
the delays and restrictions still encourage to make those changes within the communication with the members faction but allows the leadership of the clan to put their guys to use if they are just on holiday. Those who are offline for say 1 month are automaticly removed from the factions and need to reapply for faction themselves afterwards.

2. Also it is thinkable to restrict these actions by action points per day, like the leader 3 action points, ranks 9-6 have altogether 4 action points,
these then can be used for emergencies or general logistics.


3. Those in the same faction with RANK >=6 see with a smaller radius what others in their faction see with a RANK <6 on the map. Scouting!!!


=> so why now would anyone still would want to have multiple accounts ... ah the production capacity, well i made another suggestion to include a efficiency peak, at f.e. 70-100 members have a maximum production value anything above doesn't give them additional production power or at least considerable less production power.
Title: Re: Strategus accountsharing/multiaccounting and it's consequences
Post by: HarunYahya on September 06, 2011, 02:06:06 pm
....
1.  RANK 10 is allowed once a day to give
1.a)  movement commands to members who haven't logged in for say 3+ days
.....
Easily abusable.
Make all your active members rank 10 = secure way to do multiaccounting ;)

 I think the problem here is : Community wants multiaccounting to be legal somehow either by acocuntsharing or clan officers right to control regulars.Devs don't want it to prevent a clan of 10 controls 200 members on strategus.
There is a saying in turkish "İki ucu boklu değnek" means "Rod with shits on each side" literally .Which refers to "Both paths goes into shitty situation"
If you don't let officers or rank 10s or dedicated no lifer clan members whatever you want to call them , to access and control regular clanmates strategus actions , it is a shitty situation because no one wants to pump only troops,golds to villages.If you don't prevent it somehow people will abooze.
There should be a solution maybe like each officer (Rank 10 no lifer clan member) can only control 1 clan member's movements.It will be fair for everyone i think.
Clanmembers are not cows that you can produce milk everyday.It is really boring to send troops+gold which auto regenerates itself by time.
Title: Re: Strategus accountsharing/multiaccounting and it's consequences
Post by: kinngrimm on September 06, 2011, 02:57:05 pm
Easily abusable.
Make all your active members rank 10 = secure way to do multiaccounting ;)
not abusable, if only one can hold rank 10 and don't forget about point 2., which suggest limited action points

I think the problem here is : Community wants multiaccounting to be legal somehow either by acocuntsharing or clan officers right to control regulars.Devs don't want it to prevent a clan of 10 controls 200 members on strategus.
Community wants it? really? which part, those with shitload of money in their pockets to by a hundred cd keys?
Or those huge clans/alliances with 100+ players.
Devs don't want to prevent it? never heard about that, but if some dev wants here to state that openly that it will never happen because they love to have someone with 200 in one faction or alliance, steam rolling the game ... i am all ears

If you don't let officers or rank 10s or dedicated no lifer clan members whatever you want to call them , to access and control regular clanmates strategus actions , it is a shitty situation because no one wants to pump only troops,golds to villages.If you don't prevent it somehow people will abooze.
therefor we need regulating mechanics, which i suggested which werent yet commented from you

There should be a solution maybe like each officer (Rank 10 no lifer clan member) can only control 1 clan member's movements.It will be fair for everyone i think.
Clanmembers are not cows that you can produce milk everyday.It is really boring to send troops+gold which auto regenerates itself by time.
From how you say it it seems more open to abuse then my suggestions, but please clarify, if there is no rank 10 restriction, how would you restrict the movements(movements or actions?) which could be done by any clan mate with rank 10, in a 50+ member clan like the Wolves i could have 20 guys with rank 10... so in terms of numbers 40 characters on the map would be set to use.

With action points, moving a character is an action, entering a fief is an action, starting to work or recruit is an action, leaving a fief is an action
and combining that with a restricted overall usage of action points to 3-4 for ALL Rank 10 users for one day, you would have some flexibility and a lot less need to share accounts as you just can make some urgent changes or if you believe nothing cruciul is happening today some simple logistic stuff.
Title: Re: Strategus accountsharing/multiaccounting and it's consequences
Post by: Gorath on September 06, 2011, 04:54:27 pm
Community wants it? really? which part, those with shitload of money in their pockets to by a hundred cd keys?

Steam sales baby.  Gotta love warband for 5 bucks.  Work for an hour or two, buy 10 cd keys to donate to the clan for production.
Title: Re: Strategus accountsharing/multiaccounting and it's consequences
Post by: HarunYahya on September 06, 2011, 04:55:58 pm
not abusable, if only one can hold rank 10 and don't forget about point 2., which suggest limited action points
Community wants it? really? which part, those with shitload of money in their pockets to by a hundred cd keys?
Or those huge clans/alliances with 100+ players.
Devs don't want to prevent it? never heard about that, but if some dev wants here to state that openly that it will never happen because they love to have someone with 200 in one faction or alliance, steam rolling the game ... i am all ears
therefor we need regulating mechanics, which i suggested which werent yet commented from you
From how you say it it seems more open to abuse then my suggestions, but please clarify, if there is no rank 10 restriction, how would you restrict the movements(movements or actions?) which could be done by any clan mate with rank 10, in a 50+ member clan like the Wolves i could have 20 guys with rank 10... so in terms of numbers 40 characters on the map would be set to use.

With action points, moving a character is an action, entering a fief is an action, starting to work or recruit is an action, leaving a fief is an action
and combining that with a restricted overall usage of action points to 3-4 for ALL Rank 10 users for one day, you would have some flexibility and a lot less need to share accounts as you just can make some urgent changes or if you believe nothing cruciul is happening today some simple logistic stuff.
-I didn't see that you suggested only 1 rank 10 will be accepted that's why i thought it's abusable.
-Kinn you want to control your lazy rank 1 clan members , your suggestions show that .
-You are part of this community as far as i know ;)
-You misunderstood my post about "Devs point of view." i tried to say " Devs don't want it(Multi-Account)to prevent a clan of 10 controls 200 members on strategus.
-I've read your suggestions only the first quote was about your post the others are supporting your suggestions anyway ?...
-It'll be fair because if a clan of 20 can play with 40 members if they abooz,any clan can do that it only doubles the members of the clan if everyone aboozes im not saying that's the best solution ofc :D
There should be a better solution on this.
I don't want to have only 1 rank 10 in my clan.This is not how our clan is being ruled.
Solution should prevent clans using zombie accounts .
Solution should let clan officers manage their own "living" clan members somehow.
Actually what we seek is a temporary solution tho with addition of crafting and economy every member playing strat will have something to do . Maybe there should be another rank on factions like rank 20 which is unique to 1 member at a time and could be changed by rank 10s in faction and that guy would have movement powers like kinngrimm suggested cuz it'll help really much.
Title: Re: Strategus accountsharing/multiaccounting and it's consequences
Post by: Gorath on September 06, 2011, 05:10:45 pm
Problem is that strat only has stuff to do for the clan leader(s).  For the rest of us members it's just an annoyingly slow picture that the leaders keep harping on us about:
Have you transferred "x" yet?  have you? could you?  will you?  fucking do it!
Have you moved to "y" and started doing "z"?  fucking do it!
Hey guys can you transfer your "x" to my "y"?  do it NOW!

Fuck you, we're trying to play a game not just look at some spreadsheet that gives you shit all day.
Title: Re: Strategus accountsharing/multiaccounting and it's consequences
Post by: HarunYahya on September 06, 2011, 05:39:02 pm
Problem is that strat only has stuff to do for the clan leader(s).  For the rest of us members it's just an annoyingly slow picture that the leaders keep harping on us about:
Have you transferred "x" yet?  have you? could you?  will you?  fucking do it!
Have you moved to "y" and started doing "z"?  fucking do it!
Hey guys can you transfer your "x" to my "y"?  do it NOW!

Fuck you, we're trying to play a game not just look at some spreadsheet that gives you shit all day.
This is i agree on and this is why we need a solution .
With economy/crafting system i think it'll be more fun for faction members but still there will be orders like "Craft x amount of y till the end of z" idk it seems like a paradox atm...
Title: Re: Strategus accountsharing/multiaccounting and it's consequences
Post by: Voso on September 06, 2011, 06:39:25 pm
Questions to the equus africanus asinus-Team:

What if a mate comes over with his pc for a few days and plays warband/strat from here... It would be the same IP but different pcs/cookies. Would that bring me in danger? would I have to report that every time? :(

I think you are fine as long as he waits to get home to play Strategus.
Title: Re: Strategus accountsharing/multiaccounting and it's consequences
Post by: CrazyCracka420 on September 06, 2011, 06:42:58 pm
Why is there even discussion on this topic?

You shouldn't be able to login to another clan members account and control their strategus character.  The suggestion to let officers or people with a certain rank control other members is ridiculous as well.

If the person isn't playing strategus themselves, then nobody else should be able to play for them...it's basically like having multiple accounts for one person.  If you have a clan member that can only login to strategus once a week (which seems very unlikely, but let's just play along), than that means that person can only transfer troops/equipment/money, once a week.  I don't see why there is any discussion on the matter, that's just the way it is.  You shouldn't be able to basically have ghost armies of people recruiting for only a couple active strategus players.

1 person = 1 strategus account.  Simple.

Problem is that strat only has stuff to do for the clan leader(s).  For the rest of us members it's just an annoyingly slow picture that the leaders keep harping on us about:
Have you transferred "x" yet?  have you? could you?  will you?  fucking do it!
Have you moved to "y" and started doing "z"?  fucking do it!
Hey guys can you transfer your "x" to my "y"?  do it NOW!

Fuck you, we're trying to play a game not just look at some spreadsheet that gives you shit all day.

That's the way you see.  That's not the way I see it (as a footsoldier).  I recruit troops and make money and when I get to a certain point I transfer it over to my officer.  When/if they deem necessary, they transfer to the marshall or another leader.  We sometimes individually keep our own armies, but when called upon, we transfer the troops, equipment, and sometimes gold to the proper person up the chain of command.  I feel I am actively a part of my faction.  I take part in the strategus battles and when it's my faction in the battle, a small piece of the troops and equipment is my personal contribution. 

I do not feel it's a waste of my time or tedious or anything else for a lowly foot soldier/grunt like myself to be active in it.  It takes about 5 minutes of management a day (at most) to check the strat map and make sure my character is doing what I want them to do still (recruiting, making money, or moving across the map).  If I need to move, then it takes a little bit more coordination with my time and logging into the strategus website, but again, (if I time it correctly), I will only need to login again when my char arrives at my destination and spend the 1 minute doing what I need to do at the new location.

I fail to sympathize or throw a pity party for the people who feel they are not "involved" in strategus.  If you don't feel you're involved and don't enjoy it, then I suggest going back to regular c-rpg.  I enjoy strategus from the lowly grunt's perspective. 
Title: Re: Strategus accountsharing/multiaccounting and it's consequences
Post by: Matey on September 07, 2011, 05:29:56 am
dont make rules you wont enforce IMO.
lets see some enforcing.
Title: Re: Strategus accountsharing/multiaccounting and it's consequences
Post by: Keshian on September 07, 2011, 11:29:08 am
dont make rules you wont enforce IMO.
lets see some enforcing.

Yeah, not sure, how chadz can track properly, but this is absolutely rampant right now.
Title: Re: Strategus accountsharing/multiaccounting and it's consequences
Post by: 3ABP on September 07, 2011, 12:52:09 pm
I have 2 characters in Strategus.

First:
This is my only one real character in Strategus.
I play them almost 1 year.
This character interacts with all entities of Strategus like:
This character is archer. I am playing this character for a long time (see above).
I am a little tired to be archer only, and want to play, sometimes, as melee to.
It's funny to play different ways (to change play style etc)

I have many alts "on" my main character. But there is not possible to change main character
(why?). I want to do it (to choose another alt and make'em as main) - but it's not allowed.
Even if I delete my "main" character I can't assign "main" role to any of my alts.
But, btw, I really don't want to delete my characters! Why I must delete my character, in which spent many hours\weeks\months?
Is here at least one reason? No at all. It's just a rule.

Why do not to allow to change "role" of character ~2 weekly\monthly? This month I playing as archer.
Next month as cavalry (if I want to change type of the game). Without deleting characters.

Second:
Anyway - so about 1 week ago (I have 2nd key from steam WB sale-out by 5$)
I added second character to Strategus (melee).
This character NOT interacts with any (except see bellow) entities of Strategus like:

This character just applying to the battles.
This characters behavior (usage) doesn't give ANY advantages to me or my faction.
(check list above and try to find out how - if you thinking other way).
He staying (right now traveling) at the corner of the map -
to do not contaminate (not to clutter) the map.
And btw - to do not gain any advantage in the battle - if it's needed -
I will not join my factions battles with this character.
To do not have any in-game advantages of this character.

But, of course - I have very big bonus doing this.
But OUTSIDE of the game. I enjoy. Not bothering anyone.
It's give not any advantage to my real character, to my faction.
I'ts give not any bonusses, it's give not any benefits.
I'ts give bonuses\benefits\advantages to only one person - me.
To the real person (human) , not to in-game characters or whatever.

And I can't do it? Seriously?

So - I am not hiding, i provided all necessary information about situation at all and about
me.
So I hope dev's don't choose worser way (punish me) or, even,
better way (just "ignore" me, cos "he really didn't anything bad - let he live").
But they (devs) just change a rules. For example by allowing to switching a "main" role
between alts weekly. Or somehow. But smth will be changed.

Cos it's not a real cruel world, it is a   g a m e.
Why to do not allow to ppl to enjoy this game more?
Title: Re: Strategus accountsharing/multiaccounting and it's consequences
Post by: Karmazyn on September 07, 2011, 01:18:02 pm
You are allowed to use different keys in crpg but not in strategus if your second key character don’t do anything in strategus then no punishment for you.
There should be a button do delete a character from strategus that you not use. But for now you should not touch you character for week or two in order to let it disappear. As far as I know.
Title: Re: Strategus accountsharing/multiaccounting and it's consequences
Post by: CrazyCracka420 on September 07, 2011, 04:21:44 pm
So going to enforce the rules you set forth or should I be joining the crowd?
Title: Re: Strategus accountsharing/multiaccounting and it's consequences
Post by: kinngrimm on September 07, 2011, 06:52:45 pm
@3APB
mate i suggested something like that, what i got was reactions like this is not that and that game this cRPG ... or worse

my suggestion was
1. You only have one main Character
2. You can switch roles any time, by loading builds or just giving again all points available through the level/exp you already reached

=> flexibility => fun

Imagine you can switch at any time to a character build you saved and then play any type of class.
This is still an RPG character, only that it is flexible in the definition of stats.
Why would i have to wait a week for a skipthefun and take teh hustle on deleting the character creating a new one ... the name only says it all, skipping the fun.

You don't spread out all your time on characters, if you think that those would get too powerfull, lower the exp/gold inc.
And btw how many times have you asked yourself or have been asked why you can't switch your +1x item to another character.
With this suggestion you still would need to make the exp to get loomed items and you would have the need to make many more generations. In teh end you will either choose a specific class and sell all other stuff when you go for max level or you make a hybrid of sorts.
Title: Re: Strategus accountsharing/multiaccounting and it's consequences
Post by: 3ABP on September 07, 2011, 07:17:29 pm
...
Exactly, there are many ways how to give to the players more fun and flexibility of gameplay (=enjoy).
But instead of this we have only difficulties and complexities. Without any reasons.
Title: Re: Strategus accountsharing/multiaccounting and it's consequences
Post by: kukufarikki on September 07, 2011, 09:18:53 pm
This character NOT interacts with any (except see bellow) entities of Strategus like:
  • traveling over the map
  • visiting fiefs
  • gathering troops\golds
  • buying\selling equipment
  • attacking and is attacked
  • gathering intelligence info
  • transferring goods from one to other characters\fiefs\locations
  • (in future) defending caravans
  • (in future) crafting equipment
  • applying to the battles (only)
  • nothing more !

you shouldn't be doing ANYTHING with strategus with a second key, which includes helping out strategus factions
Title: Re: Strategus accountsharing/multiaccounting and it's consequences
Post by: 3ABP on September 07, 2011, 10:01:20 pm
you shouldn't be doing ANYTHING with strategus with a second key, which includes helping out strategus factions
I playing game. Working I am in the other place. Here I am playing.
I want to play as melee now. And I will play.
I don't want to delete any of my characters. And I don't do it.

At the same time I understand and respect the rules. And follow them.
As far as possible.

So I added polearm-guy to the Strategus.
If my previous "game-style" isn't acceptable for admin's\dev's-team - I can do next:
While I playing my polearm-character (as a main and only one single character) - my old character (archer)
will be moved out of the game (not technically) - just will stay at the corner of the map and do nothing,
and I will not touch at all "archer" account while playing polearm.

When I want to play archer again - I will just swap them (pole goes to the corner - archer goes back).

I don't see any rules violation in my case.
Words of rules - definitely. But I strongly follow to the spirit of the law.

Why dev's just didn't accept kinngrimm proposition?
Title: Re: Strategus accountsharing/multiaccounting and it's consequences
Post by: Draggon on September 08, 2011, 12:11:49 am
I see the logic behind not allowing multiple accounts as it would be very easy for people to have x number of accounts just farming gold/troops and not actively playing cRPG.

However, not allowing anyone from the same guild to login and help each other coordinate when needed to drop troops / gear, to me, seems a little over the top.  All this does is cater to the people who I've seen referenced to as the "no lifers".

For instance, in our guild almost everyone has full time jobs or even (like in my case), jobs that take you away from being able to play cRPG or logging into Vent for a week at a time or more.  It's very helpful if you can just ask someone to move your Strategus character or perform a transaction for you via forums when needed - albeit, not all the time.  Just periodically if it is in fact, needed.

To say that a guild has to wait for guild member <insert name> to come home from his/her night job before the guild can make a move as a whole... I don't think is the best way to handle this.

My suggestion to an alternative would be to watch for those accounts that obviously don't have any cRPG activity and are being used as farming accounts.  And ban those plus the account of the controller.
Title: Re: Strategus accountsharing/multiaccounting and it's consequences
Post by: Goretooth on September 08, 2011, 12:16:09 am
Well I'm biased because personally I don't understand why I SHOULDN'T be allowed to use the RL money I've EARNED by working in order to pay for an advantage.  Nolifers and kids get to spend all the time in the world to gain an advantage, but are usually fucking poor.  Why shouldn't those of us that don't have that time get to spend money to get back to even ground?  How fucking dare gamers work and have lives outside of games.
lol just play the game
Title: Re: Strategus accountsharing/multiaccounting and it's consequences
Post by: Erasmas on September 08, 2011, 01:39:52 am

My suggestion to an alternative would be to watch for those accounts that obviously don't have any cRPG activity and are being used as farming accounts. 


Bad idea IMHO. I play cRPG very, very rarely recently. I'd love to change that, but I simply do not  have enough time for that. At the same time I am very active on Strat as a lot of things is going on. Strat and cRPG are now becoming more separated than ever, with change in money transfer from cRPG to Strategus. Moreover, I can be logged in Strat at work (on my own account, to be clear), while I cant/do not want to play cRPG on my business comp, just like on my laptop, my smartphone, or my friends' computers when I see them. And if you ask - yes, some of them are my clanmates, I was best men at the wedding of one of them :D Is anything wrong with that? Everyone can log into Strat on other computers, you just need a web  browser to do it...

Most of the guys involved in leading Strat clans sacrifice cRPG time for Strat time...

down @ Kinngrimm - great suggestion, maybe with some tweaks...
Title: Re: Strategus accountsharing/multiaccounting and it's consequences
Post by: kinngrimm on September 08, 2011, 02:48:53 am
...
Most of the guys involved in leading Strat clans sacrifice cRPG time for Strat time...
this

also
Erasmas have a look at suggestion I)
http://forum.c-rpg.net/index.php/topic,15176.msg214989.html#msg214989
Title: Re: Strategus accountsharing/multiaccounting and it's consequences
Post by: Dach on September 08, 2011, 03:53:13 am
What about people logging in at home and at work?  :wink:

(sorry if already posted, didn't read the 6 pages)
Title: Re: Strategus accountsharing/multiaccounting and it's consequences
Post by: Cepeshi on September 08, 2011, 04:10:18 am
What about people logging in at home and at work?  :wink:

(sorry if already posted, didn't read the 6 pages)

as long as you use the same account from both locations, no problem :) the point is disallowing more cd keys per player for use in strat :)
Title: Re: Strategus accountsharing/multiaccounting and it's consequences
Post by: Loki on September 08, 2011, 10:59:51 am
I don't see why we're even talking about this still.  It's clear the devs are blow hards and won't actually enforce any of this stuff.

I've never logged into someone else's account nor do I need a second account.  I don't see why anybody else would need to either, and they deserve to be banned if they do.  It's really ruining the game to have you assholes farming with 7-8 characters, and logging into every clanmate's account to transfer troops and gold.
Title: Re: Strategus accountsharing/multiaccounting and it's consequences
Post by: Meow on September 08, 2011, 12:31:18 pm
I don't see any rules violation in my case.

Are you kidding me?
Thread title: Strategus accountsharing/multiaccounting and it's consequences

Yes, that's right. A single person is not allowed to use multiple CD keys. That has also been announced.
A single person can not have several cd keys.
A single person cannot have the login data of other players to play strat for them.
Multiple persons in one household can have multiple cd keys, as long as they are kept seperate. Be assured that there are ways to figure out if one account is played by different people or one person.

Trying to cheat with those things will result in the ban of at least one and probably both keys. Depends if it was a honest mistake or deliberately trying to bypass the system.

catch my drift?

Also to all those guys going "oh noes nothing is happening".
Please be aware that reducing the player base by whole clans seams like a bad idea.
Gladly there is something called logs and we got em.
Just because we didn't go on an insta ban spree but instead chose to make everyone aware of this AGAIN doesn't mean there won't be any repercussions for those people who keept or keep ignoring those rules.

For the ideas posted in here we will evaluate those ideas and use what works best with the new features.
Title: Re: Strategus accountsharing/multiaccounting and it's consequences
Post by: 3ABP on September 08, 2011, 01:05:40 pm
Are you kidding me?
...
I did your job for you. You don't even need to read a logs.
You know my nick now. If I deserve a ban - let it be.
Title: Re: Strategus accountsharing/multiaccounting and it's consequences
Post by: Loki on September 08, 2011, 01:14:43 pm
Nobody is going to stop because nobody is being stopped.  Enforce the rules and the threat of being banned will make people think twice.  But this constant threat with no teeth is really just annoying the piss out of me.  This is a 6 page thread with a bunch of cheaters admitting that they're cheating and you do nothing to them.  That'll get them to stop.

Do what the surrender-monkeys used to do to captured English archers.  Cut their fingers off, cut their eyes out, cut their peckers off and make them choke on it.
Title: Re: Strategus accountsharing/multiaccounting and it's consequences
Post by: Meow on September 08, 2011, 01:20:30 pm
Then maybe stop reading it or something?
I mean if you are into annoying the crap out of yourself by bothering with this any longer i really can't help you.

You know we never did and most likely never will have a wall of shame or any other kind of names released on banned people except if they request an unban on the forums.

So better don't expect to hear about any of those bans.
Title: Re: Strategus accountsharing/multiaccounting and it's consequences
Post by: Loki on September 08, 2011, 01:24:15 pm
Well don't expect anyone to take your empty threats seriously.  Cheat on cheaters.
Title: Re: Strategus accountsharing/multiaccounting and it's consequences
Post by: Rogue on September 08, 2011, 01:51:31 pm
Not wanting a wall of shame and the resulting angry mobs starting a witch hunt all over the forums is understandable, but

Quote
Also to all those guys going "oh noes nothing is happening".
Please be aware that reducing the player base by whole clans seams like a bad idea.
Gladly there is something called logs and we got em.

I don't agree that not banning those guys that did share accounts is a bad idea, even if it's a large amount of players.
Multiing is the worst form of cheating in browser games and the rules are not only obvious, but well known from last round.
I am glad you brought this topic up again, but at the same time you should ban everyone caught using multiple accounts at least from strategus for the remainder of the current round.
Title: Re: Strategus accountsharing/multiaccounting and it's consequences
Post by: Sharky on September 08, 2011, 04:03:20 pm
Account sharing and multiple cd-keys is a plauge in this strat, i really witnessed lots of situations where was ovious (like 20 people moving as one, or chars with similar names, or people that it's oviously not online and it's just moved by someone else).

I hope you devs will put an end on this soon, but i have doubts you'll manage to stop completely. People are using proxies or just connecting from another house (like 1 char at home 1 at office, or 1 char on pc 1 char on laptop).
I have a private network and when you banned my ip because i put wrong password too many times, i could connect from another pc in the same house without needs to do nothing.

That said, i agree with 3ABP, don't see why we can't play one strat battle with an archer, and the next with an xbowman. It's not that we will help our factions with extra troops or gold, we are just talking about battles.
I think you should allow all chars to do strat battles without any need of buying a second cd-key, or at least add a free respec (like every month or so you can do it without losing half xp).
There will be still a main, so the second chars will not be able to sign for IA fiefs (the only possible exploit i can think of)

If you think that's not an issue and we can just do the respec and loose half of the xp when we want to change classes: I'm level 32, i have 27,874,839 xp and it took almost all summer to go from level 31 to level 32 and half. 
I'll never respec, i don't want to lose 15 milions xp just to play 1 strat battle with a different char, and have to do all the grind from 31 to 32 again.
Let us have fun with trying different classes every strat battles, as long as we don't flood strategus map with alts
Title: Re: Strategus accountsharing/multiaccounting and it's consequences
Post by: Thovex on September 08, 2011, 05:03:41 pm
Or have in the roster something like: "Player2 (Alt of Player1)"
Title: Re: Strategus accountsharing/multiaccounting and it's consequences
Post by: Karmazyn on September 08, 2011, 06:39:32 pm
Limit the number of mercenaries in a battle to 10, so a clan with 10 people and 50 accounts will not take advantage of this.
Title: Re: Strategus accountsharing/multiaccounting and it's consequences
Post by: Matey on September 08, 2011, 07:01:59 pm
you dont have to ban the entire clans that are abusing this mechanic... though it is very disturbing that you are indicating that there are ENTIRE clans which abuse this... but throw out some bans to the biggest abusers and if they decide they are ready to start playing legit like the rest of us, they can make unban requests, write essays, and rejoin the community. and if banning the worst offenders as an example doesnt scare off any of the others... then keep on banning until people get the message.
Title: Re: Strategus accountsharing/multiaccounting and it's consequences
Post by: Jarlek on September 08, 2011, 07:12:36 pm
you dont have to ban the entire clans that are abusing this mechanic... though it is very disturbing that you are indicating that there are ENTIRE clans which abuse this... but throw out some bans to the biggest abusers and if they decide they are ready to start playing legit like the rest of us, they can make unban requests, write essays, and rejoin the community. and if banning the worst offenders as an example doesnt scare off any of the others... then keep on banning until people get the message.
Agreed. But take the REALLY obious abuser first. There could be more like 3ABP who just wants to be able to use another build or something, so instead start with the ones (who I really hope DOESN'T exist) guys with 3 or 4 or even more dudes on strat.
Title: Re: Strategus accountsharing/multiaccounting and it's consequences
Post by: Overdriven on September 08, 2011, 08:58:32 pm
Account sharing and multiple cd-keys is a plauge in this strat, i really witnessed lots of situations where was ovious (like 20 people moving as one, or chars with similar names, or people that it's oviously not online and it's just moved by someone else).

I hope you devs will put an end on this soon, but i have doubts you'll manage to stop completely. People are using proxies or just connecting from another house (like 1 char at home 1 at office, or 1 char on pc 1 char on laptop).
I have a private network and when you banned my ip because i put wrong password too many times, i could connect from another pc in the same house without needs to do nothing.

That said, i agree with 3ABP, don't see why we can't play one strat battle with an archer, and the next with an xbowman. It's not that we will help our factions with extra troops or gold, we are just talking about battles.
I think you should allow all chars to do strat battles without any need of buying a second cd-key, or at least add a free respec (like every month or so you can do it without losing half xp).
There will be still a main, so the second chars will not be able to sign for IA fiefs (the only possible exploit i can think of)

If you think that's not an issue and we can just do the respec and loose half of the xp when we want to change classes: I'm level 32, i have 27,874,839 xp and it took almost all summer to go from level 31 to level 32 and half. 
I'll never respec, i don't want to lose 15 milions xp just to play 1 strat battle with a different char, and have to do all the grind from 31 to 32 again.
Let us have fun with trying different classes every strat battles, as long as we don't flood strategus map with alts

20 people moving at one time suggests to you account sharing?  :lol: That's just organisation. I know when GK moved South from Ada to Bardaq we had to go and individually speak to everyone. Took a lot of effort, but it made it look pretty awesome seeing our hoard shifting down all at once, to the point where Acre immediately sent their diplomat over to speak to us when we entered the desert  :lol:

But yes there will always be ways around it. But to be honest, if people go to such an effort to do it then the rest of us should just be satisfied that they are sad enough to do so. Who cares if they get some small advantage, I personally wouldn't care because I would know we are doing things properly and that it's not worth the effort for that advantage.

I'd be a fan of being able to play alts in strat. Not have them contribute anything, but being able to play them. The amount of times I've joined a siege with my HA (PD 5) only to find out the AI has only bought Longbows so I have to use an Arbalest, makes me wish I could use my dedicated archer  :|
Title: Re: Strategus accountsharing/multiaccounting and it's consequences
Post by: Sharky on September 08, 2011, 11:29:07 pm
20 people moving at one time suggests to you account sharing?  :lol: That's just organisation. I know when GK moved South from Ada to Bardaq we had to go and individually speak to everyone. Took a lot of effort, but it made it look pretty awesome seeing our hoard shifting down all at once, to the point where Acre immediately sent their diplomat over to speak to us when we entered the desert  :lol:
I play this game as a clan leader since the first day of last strat, i think i'm able to guess where someone is using account sharing.  Ofc i can't have proofs but still sometimes it's just ovious. And sometimes other clans, even enemies or neutrals, just said it openly to me, so  :lol:.

I didn't mean that moving 20 ppl togheter is certanly account sharing, it's much more likely second strat chars are used as simple farmers or tagless scouts. But i also witnessed ppl using them especially in defensive wars.
To put in short words, if everything is too perfect and for a too long amount of time (especially if the clan is not at war)they are probably using account sharing.
Also you can see hordes of people with lame names (or with name similar between each other like Ronald and Son_Of_Roland) that you never spot actually playing the game doing perfectly coordinated moves.
Title: Re: Strategus accountsharing/multiaccounting and it's consequences
Post by: FICO on September 11, 2011, 01:18:39 pm
am i getting something wrong?
isn't strat browser based?
and i say my mates "these are my username and pass, on monday attack that village, on tuesday transfer my troops to xy and on saturday make me collect troops in village while i enjoy RL".



i'll try to make my point on another way

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Title: Re: Strategus accountsharing/multiaccounting and it's consequences
Post by: Tristan on September 11, 2011, 02:18:18 pm
A vacation mode would be nice.
Title: Re: Strategus accountsharing/multiaccounting and it's consequences
Post by: Gingerpussy on September 16, 2011, 02:38:58 pm
A vacation mode would be nice.
+1

25 % of normal income /gold /troops or something. for max 3 weeks. I think its needed.
We had several of our guys going on vacation and unable to get there assets. Hustle with checking if they have gold to support there troops.
Micro management really.. and it is booring...
Title: Re: Strategus accountsharing/multiaccounting and it's consequences
Post by: Balder on October 09, 2011, 09:28:18 pm
what about multi accounts for (just) the servers, i mean one for strat and two or more keysfor grinding and heirlooms (time is time no matter what char you play).
Title: Re: Strategus accountsharing/multiaccounting and it's consequences
Post by: Trael on October 12, 2011, 01:24:14 pm
Oh just starting to wait when we get our little group banned from strategus, becouse we each separately end up borrowing friends computer to give some move orders for our char, while in squad meeting waiting for food to get ready. :)

Well i guess they really have some sane method of looking at it... so most likely no worries..
Title: Re: Strategus accountsharing/multiaccounting and it's consequences
Post by: LordBerenger on October 12, 2011, 02:43:56 pm
How can you know if someone is acc sharing? With let's say...your brother/family?
Title: Re: Strategus accountsharing/multiaccounting and it's consequences
Post by: okiN on October 12, 2011, 02:49:52 pm
you dont have to ban the entire clans that are abusing this mechanic... though it is very disturbing that you are indicating that there are ENTIRE clans which abuse this... but throw out some bans to the biggest abusers and if they decide they are ready to start playing legit like the rest of us, they can make unban requests, write essays, and rejoin the community. and if banning the worst offenders as an example doesnt scare off any of the others... then keep on banning until people get the message.

I'm not sure that's enough, because the fault lies not only with the people collecting other peoples' accounts to use, but also with the players who surrender their login info to clan leaders. They're all cheating.
Title: Re: Strategus accountsharing/multiaccounting and it's consequences
Post by: Beauchamp on October 15, 2011, 11:12:10 am
i guess that if sbdy knows about "a problem" while he knows the solution to it and he still doesn't apply it than its because the problem is unimportant for him or because it is not a problem for him at all :o)
Title: Re: Strategus accountsharing/multiaccounting and it's consequences
Post by: Bulzur on October 16, 2011, 04:17:04 pm
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Excellent one.
On another note, i'm deeply scandalized to see people admitting having multiple-accounts, and just saying a "but it doesn't hurt anyone", as theyr only excuse. There's no discussions about this, one person, one CD key. (you wanna play something else, use alt, you wanna play something else during strategus battle, tough luck, think ahead, respect)

Deeply scandalized to know that there's still "old" clans, who perfectly knew about thoses "old" rules, who still abused them. Glad the logs are kept.

How can you know if someone is acc sharing? With let's say...your brother/family?

Stop trolling Berenger. :P
It's been said somewhere, if family, multiple cd keys, but same house, please "tell" it before being "catched.
"Damn, they found out i used three other cd keys..."
"No, it's my three other brothers, there's Kevin, John and Nick, we all live together."
*brings three friends in his house, hop on ts*
"Hey, brought my brothers with me, so they can say hello."

Abooze !!!! I'm going to collect wood, wait for me before lighting up the fire !
Title: Re: Strategus accountsharing/multiaccounting and it's consequences
Post by: zDevilBox on October 16, 2011, 07:33:03 pm
I and my big brother we play from one computer
For it us banned?
Forgive I badly I know your language
Title: Re: Strategus accountsharing/multiaccounting and it's consequences
Post by: Draggon on October 16, 2011, 07:34:51 pm
Currently we have three people playing cRPG under the same roof.  My brother, my son, and myself.  We each have our own computers and our own seperate Warband keycodes.

Just wanted to preemptively throw that out there to prevent any future shenanigans.