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    Posted: 12 Apr 2010 at 23:13
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 12 Apr 2010 at 17:39
The rules of this game are that you can have up to 2 accounts and they can not be used to push resources. Official text here.

The caravans you saw... they could have been going to trades/resource drops in the same general direction that were far away.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 12 Apr 2010 at 17:05
Joe, I am new to the game and starting to get the hang of it, so I decided to have a look around the map and see who else was out there. I was just wondering what the game policies etc where and was going to ask on multi-accounting (I recently quit playing a similar game as it became pointless with all the 'cheating' that was occurring.) Sadly it appears that what was banned (and yes hard to police I grant that) in the game I left is openly endorsed here???? I find it amazing that its okay to operate multiple accounts by the SAME player (not reffering to different players using same IP or computer - but can see this is what makes it hard to differentiate and therefore police).
 
I just saw several seperate caravan trains each consisting of 10 caravans each all heading in the same direction?? Im sure theres a plausible explanation for this but to me that looks like feeding??
 
Sadly it looks like this game is going to be subject to the exact same reasons I left my last game which is dissapointing as it looks great.
 
........Oh and I also noticed two player identities in close proximity starting with the same word and ending in a different animal?? how coincidental...maybe their related??
 
Most people want to play these games to compete on level terms against other players, sadly it seems that some people just have to have all the advantages making it somewhat pointless for players who do not operate more than one account.  ..... And then if they are caught they get a warning?? oooooooooooooooooooOOOOOOOO scary!!!!
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 09 Apr 2010 at 00:45
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*sigh* All I am doing is expressing my thoughts on the matter. I didnt say they should stop it now. I didnt say that anything should be done other than I dont like the rule, what I have seen elsewhere, and what I think the implications of the current system is. Yes there are other issues but i am sure they will be dealt with and I thought this should be included in the list.

I didnt say it would have more impact than other rules. I didnt say it would ruin it for single account holders. I just said I thought it gave an unfair advantage.

If you dont feel it matters then fine. You have your opinion and I have mine.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 09 Apr 2010 at 00:32
If you search the forum for wuzzy you will find a post form you posting a message sent to wuzzy. I guess it could be that you posted it for him but again... it doesnt really matter for my dislike of the rule and since multi's are allowed it really doesnt matter whether you did or not.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 09 Apr 2010 at 00:30
More importantly, it can't be changed now.  What about the people who already have two accounts, upon which some have spent prestige developing?  If there were any inequity, then changing the rules mid-game would worsen it, either by the special exemption offered early players or the loss of hard-earned work and resulting player fallout.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 09 Apr 2010 at 00:26
Oh, and just to clarify.  Yes, I realize the game is still in beta state, and there's much yet to do.  The devs are also open to change when change brings improvement, and changing the 2 accounts rule could potentially be an improvement.

It is not, however, nearly so significant or important a change as you make it out to be.  There are many other issues that are far more important to balancing and improving gameplay, whereas this is a truly trivial issue, especially in regard to the basis of the viewpoints you are representing.  Whether to allow 2 accounts doesn't really matter...it just doesn't make a useful difference.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 09 Apr 2010 at 00:21
Originally posted by joekewl joekewl wrote:

Thats not why I made this post. I made this post because of the rule I read. I know of several multi's by their own words. But I did assume you were one since wuzzy signed his message wuzzel and I know of at least one post in the forum where that also happened. Too be honest I am sckeptic of your story but it really doesnt matter and is entirely possible that its true.

Since multi's are allowed I have absolutely nothing against them or anyone who has them. I just disagree with the rule.


My brother doesnt have a Forum account.
He isnt a forumperson.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 09 Apr 2010 at 00:19
1) The exponentially increasing cost of settling/conquering cities means that no one will ever have more than an estimated 12 accounts.  It becomes impossible to gain the population requirements beyond that point.  It is part of the balanced design of the game and puts a hard limit on how much effort a single account will ever require to maintain.  In fact, it's in my opinion one of the big pluses to this game.

2)  You're at a bigger disadvantage against multiple accounts that are run by multiple people.  Two single-account players who team up against you are also twice as strong and can pay twice as much attention to disrupting your operations.  If you're lucky, they might be less coordinated than a single-player pair of accounts, but more likely it means being able to share the load of managing time-sensitive operations.  In practical terms, your problem is largely unchanged.  The answer in both cases is to make friends, join alliances, etc., not mope about how big and bad the world is.

You can see the landscape around you.  Whether those surroundings are run by 6 2 account players or 12 1 account players makes no meaningful difference.  It's literally a six of one, half a dozen of the other type of argument.  This is a highly social game and hugely impacted by elements of coordination.  That's something with which you'll just have to come to terms.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 09 Apr 2010 at 00:15
Thats not why I made this post. I made this post because of the rule I read. I know of several multi's by their own words. But I did assume you were one since wuzzy signed his message wuzzel and I know of at least one post in the forum where that also happened. Too be honest I am sckeptic of your story but it really doesnt matter and is entirely possible that its true.

Since multi's are allowed I have absolutely nothing against them or anyone who has them. I just disagree with the rule.
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