One-empire-per-server really needs to be reinstated

Illtempered · 2012-12-28, 10:59 AM

...like now

p0intman · 2012-12-28, 11:00 AM

question: I have three SOE accounts. What the fuck is to stop me from using them instead to negate that? I also have my own email hosting with near infinite storage as far as text is concerned, so creating more accounts to evade bans really isn't that huge of a deal, nor is creating more google accounts to do the same for other poeple.

Timealude · 2012-12-28, 11:03 AM

Originally Posted by p0intman

question: I have three SOE accounts. What the fuck is to stop me from using them instead to negate that? I also have my own email hosting with near infinite storage as far as text is concerned, so creating more accounts to evade bans really isn't that huge of a deal, nor is creating more google accounts to do the same for other poeple.

your average joe isnt going to go through all that...they just made it easier for people to grief other factions.

Illtempered · 2012-12-28, 11:06 AM

yeah...

p0intman · 2012-12-28, 11:06 AM

Originally Posted by Timealude

your average joe isnt going to go through all that...they just made it easier for people to grief other factions.

if a griefer is dead set on it, it literally doesn't matter what you do.

it isn't terribly hard to set up multiple accounts, either. last i checked, its honestly just your name, email, dob and username/pw selection. hell, you can use the same email for more than one account.

Illtempered · 2012-12-28, 11:11 AM

I guess my point is, SOE shouldn't make it so easy. I mean, right now, any nub platoon can quickly send 1 squad of new characters to grief the shit out of the enemy. It would take, what, five minutes?

Is this not a problem?

p0intman · 2012-12-28, 11:12 AM

Originally Posted by Illtempered

I guess my point is, SOE shouldn't make it so easy. I mean, right now, any nub platoon can quickly send 1 squad of new characters to grief the shit out of the enemy. It would take, what, five minutes?

Is this not a problem?

if you have a decent computer, you can dual log ps2 and do it anyway.

gunshooter · 2012-12-28, 11:15 AM

It's an F2P game if you missed it. All that 1 empire per server or any sort of time limitation would do is hurt players with premium.

At worst, it should have a time limit if you haven't spent any money on your account. But soon there'll also be account wide SC unlocks.

Illtempered · 2012-12-28, 11:15 AM

I have premium and it wouldn't hurt me a bit.

And Pointman....ironically you're missing the P0int. Let's not make it so easy.

p0intman · 2012-12-28, 11:18 AM

Originally Posted by Illtempered

I have premium and it wouldn't hurt me a bit.

And Pointman....ironically you're missing the P0int. Let's not make it so easy.

i do get the point, actually. I honestly just think you're trying to split a non-existent hair over how easy it is. its already pathetically easy even with the restriction. its quite literally a non-starter to solve the problem of greifing. i bitched about this specific point relentlessly pre-beta. the PROBLEM is that it is FREE TO PLAY. It does not require a single cent, at all, to endlessly create new accounts.

EightEightEight · 2012-12-28, 11:22 AM

I currently enjoy this I have a TR and a NC on Connery and I am currently playing the NC. You guys say no one will make other accounts why it's easy they even have an option to switch seamlessly between the two. You can save your password and just use the drop down. Anyone using this system for malicious reasons would opt for that because it would be a secondary account not tied to their first one. The people using this option for their benefit such as playing with other faction friends would just make a new char to be able to enjoy the benefits of subscription and soon cross faction unlocks.

Also griefing is against the Terms so report them if they are using their main account to create BR1 chars then they will get their entire account banned. But more then likely they created new accounts to do this so that they would not loose their main account.

gunshooter · 2012-12-28, 11:37 AM

Originally Posted by Illtempered

I have premium and it wouldn't hurt me a bit.

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Ah, clearly, I was just proven wrong! You win the argument.

RykerStruvian · 2012-12-28, 12:14 PM

I have premium as well. If I want to play TR or VS, I'll just create one on a different server. Not being able to roll them on a single server is not a detriment to me in any way.

duomaxwl · 2012-12-28, 12:21 PM

I must have amazing luck. I rarely ever get griefed. If they grief you just kill them?
I really don't see this is a big deal. The F2P aspect is going to allow for more griefing than different empires on the same server ever would.

ItZMuRdA · 2012-12-28, 12:46 PM

Originally Posted by Timealude

your average joe isnt going to go through all that...they just made it easier for people to grief other factions.

Disagree. The revert that is being proposed just makes it more of a hassle for the many legitimate players that enjoy playing with different outfits/communities on a given server.

People who care enough to grief or empire hop will most definitely create a second account to continue to do so. Changing this back just harms those of us that are playing to have some fun with old friends.

This is my favorite change so far and wouldn't want to have it any other way. I hope they leave this alone.