Ohi.
So last night i was wondering about the Free to Play aspect and the problems this might bring up regarding spies, I'm not sure if this has been discussed yet, but I believe it should be.
Since both the subscription and the game are F2P I could easily create three accounts, one TR, one NC and my main on VS. Whilst I'm playing on my VS character I would have the other empires sitting somewhere chillin and checking out command chat.
The only logical way i see to counter it is by charging for the initial purchase, or restricting empires based on IP.
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