Multiple Accounts

[Goku]

Originally Posted by FIREk

Nothing stops people from enjoying the remaining 2/3 on two different servers.

To be honest I hate playing on any kind of game if my ping goes above 50 or so. I just notice way too much lag. If the other two is west coast and in Europe that likely won't sit well for me. I would rather be able to play any faction I want with in my zone.

I really hope this game does have a box cost. Even if it is $5 to keep hackers away. Total F2P will be a massacre imo. Those people who love griefing with hacks will be all over this game given how much population will be on the conts.

[TheRagingGerbil]

$9.99 through Steam. Done.

[Legion]

In EVE Online, which has a similar off-line training function, you can only train one character at a time so it is standard practice for people to have multiple accounts. I have 3 accounts and pay with in game currency for the subscription on 2 of them. I've been in corporations (outfits) where some members have upwards of 7 accounts, that is over $1000 a year in subscription fees. So don't be surprised if people have multiple accounts from the beginning regardless of box price or subscription. It will be interesting to see if there can be character transfers.

[Senyu]

One faction per server is ideal. Just like WoW in the sense of bored with this server, your team is losing you just hop onto another server with completly different battles happning and faction of your choice.


No matter what people can have multiple accounts, subs tho deter it. And EvE is just crazy so hard to compare

[ThGlump]

Originally Posted by moosepoop

well, f2p alts would probably be less powerful than your main accounts, so it might not get as bad.

They dont have to be strong. Simple day 1 cloakers is enough to act as a squad AMS or fast travel over great distances (both via squad spawn).
I really hope at least for box price, or better subscription only server to get rid of multi accounts.

[NapalmEnima]

Originally Posted by ThGlump

They dont have to be strong. Simple day 1 cloakers is enough to act as a squad AMS or fast travel over great distances (both via squad spawn).
I really hope at least for box price, or better subscription only server to get rid of multi accounts.

That depends on "squad spawn" being something that can be unlocked on day one. I wouldn't be surprised to find that its as much as a week into the leadership skill tree.

[basti]

Originally Posted by ThGlump

They dont have to be strong. Simple day 1 cloakers is enough to act as a squad AMS or fast travel over great distances (both via squad spawn).
I really hope at least for box price, or better subscription only server to get rid of multi accounts.

I find it quite funny how you think you know what is nessesary to use the squad spawning function, and how it really works, based on nothing but the facts you grabbed out of thin air.

Mind if you stop inventing stuff?

[Senyu]

You forget you can train one char per account. With multiple accounts you could have a guy training in every single tree. Why play and spend time unlocking trees and skills when you can have a char for every combo all learning at the same time?

[Wahooo]

I like 1 faction per-account, per-empire. I think the passion that is created from that loyalty to the empire is kinda fun.
Gut feeling, I would rather see an initial price. You will still get multi-accounts no matter what, and I don't see a problem with that really but something to make it a bit more of a commitment.

[FIREk]

Originally Posted by Senyu

You forget you can train one char per account. With multiple accounts you could have a guy training in every single tree. Why play and spend time unlocking trees and skills when you can have a char for every combo all learning at the same time?

Well, at least you still have to grind the BR up, since higher-tiered certs will have BR requirements... So it at least won't be as easy as playing a TR char most of the time, and just switching skills on your free alt accounts through your browser.

[ThGlump]

Originally Posted by basti

I find it quite funny how you think you know what is nessesary to use the squad spawning function, and how it really works, based on nothing but the facts you grabbed out of thin air.

Mind if you stop inventing stuff?

Ok. Not from air. Here how it comes.
No AMS, only know field spawn is gal and squad spawn. No cloak on gal yet. You can spawn on any squad mate eventually.
Squad behind enemy lines going into base to capture/disable. What will be their backup respawn when they cant hide AMS or Gal near? Simplest solution provided by F2P feature is multiboxed cloaker near that base to squad spawn on, just in case you get wiped inside. That will work even with somewhat longer squad spawn timer restrictions.

And if you do that there is only step to have multiple cloakers near important places that you expect to be attacked so you can quickly respawn there.

F2P + squad spawn will be bad combination, as there could those multi accounts could quite lower possible amount of player of continent pop cap if most squad will use it.

[Goku]

We still do not know how far down the progression tree the squad spawn is and it has a long timer on it once used. I am pretty sure the devs will do their best to make sure it isn't abused.

[ThGlump]

That is not a question for far in tree it is. As long you dont have to choose between certs (you can learn everything from cert tree), it will become problem. Week after launch, month, half a year, it doesnt matter eventually everyone will have it.

[NapalmEnima]

Originally Posted by ThGlump

That is not a question for far in tree it is. As long you dont have to choose between certs (you can learn everything from cert tree), it will become problem. Week after launch, month, half a year, it doesnt matter eventually everyone will have it.

I'm pretty sure all those squad leader abilities only matter when you're actually leading your squad, though that might be me accidentally filling in some blanks and not realizing it.

So it doesn't matter if everyone has 5 infiltrator alts with squad spawning. The only one that matters is the squad leader, and I doubt they'll let you switch when your squad leader is dead just so that player can spawn on someone else. That would be cheesy.

And if you want to fill your squad with 5 folks not doing a damn thing, my squad of 10 actual players will roll you and yours up like a cheap newspaper.

[Wahooo]

I can't wait till an Open Beta. Everyone loves it for a free sneak peak at a game, but really what it is for is finding and reporting exploiatable, or abusable mechanics so they get fixed... right?

Getting all worked up over a make believe scenerio that may have absolutely nothing in common with how actual gameplay turns out is kinda silly.