Player Features and Ideas Discussion

Nope.

Your definition of "reasonable" is likely quite different from my definition. I don't find it unreasonable to be able to multi-box in EvE.


Try going to ice belts a bit further away from trade hubs. I wander all over highsec, and I frequently find empty systems with ice anoms in them. Also, your lack of experience in mining is showing here, as you cannot mine ice 23.5 hours a day unless you're the only one mining the anom.


1. You misunderstand the reason PLEX exists. It is not a reward, it is a tool to combat selling isk for real money, aka RMT, and the scams/fraud that goes along with RMT.
2. There is no way for CCP to limit the number of clients players run from a single PC that a half-way intelligent person can't circumvent in less than 30s.
3. Using ISBoxer for input broadcasting is already a banable offense. If you suspect someone of using ISBoxer, report them. Keep in mind, however, that the other functions of ISBoxer are still allowed, just not the input broadcasting.
4. We don't need more ice. We need fewer lazy players that can't be bothered to move more than half a dozen jumps away from a trade hub.
5. Because only ice miners use 3 or more accounts? You need to stop focusing on how horrible you think some miners are and realize that changes effect far more than just your own narrow little slice of EvE.


CCP's own released statistics, which I can't find right now (someone link please), something like 2/3 of all EvE players only have one account. Those players with 4+ accounts are a very small percentage of the playerbase. If you find that small percentage to be too much, you always have the option to contract me all your stuff and unsub.


There's no problem with the game here.

There is no feature or idea here. This is just a rant against multi-boxing, which CCP has actively encouraged for years.

Sniping out everything in between these because you can read it above.
While I find myself in agreement with what is said here the OP still raised a valid point. The ability to run more than one character at a time means that having friends is less important than it could and maybe should be. Based on my personal experiences the use of multiple characters seems to be increasing as time goes by, I am not sure why but trust and having the players online to do what you want when you want probably plays a large role in that.

I see nothing unreasonable about someone using as many accounts as they wish, due to the exponential increase in difficulty controlling multiple accounts.


Your entire premise behind this whine thread is how you can't get any ice due to multi-boxers. It is quite simple to avoid multi-boxing ice miners, you simply move to where they are not. Not exactly rocket science to realize that New Eden is a big place.


This is the very definition of not ice mining 23.5/7. You see those large 4 hour blocks where they aren't mining? That's the time when, wait for it, they aren't mining.


1. You using PLEX or not is irrelevant. You stated your assumption that PLEX was a reward. I pointed out the error in your logic. Personally, budget allowing, I pay US$40/mo for three of my accounts and PLEX the fourth when I need it active.
2. Read up on things like Virtual Machines or Virtual Private Networks. Those two by themselves make it virtually impossible for CCP to limit the number of active clients on any given machine. Add in tools like KVM switches and software like Synergy for Linux (which is a software KVM) and the only way to eliminate those would also eliminate literally everyone that uses a shared network. You don't seem to have the proper understanding of the technology involved to formulate a suggestion in this area.
3. How is it foolish, I guarantee you only use parts of software all the time. Even in EvE, you only use part of the program. For example, there's a whole section of the game, known as PvP, that you don't use at all, according to your killboard.
4. Let's see. A couple years ago, CCP removed ice and ore mining signatures, turning them into anomalies. As a 2007 player, you should have been aware of this bit of information. Also, as a 2007 player, you should also be aware of CCP's track record of reversing decisions they've made in the game.
5. Whoever told you that EvE is fair blatantly lied to you. EvE is not fair. As was once said by one of the Devs, "EVE isn't designed to just look like a cold, dark and harsh world; it's designed to be a cold, dark and harsh world." The faster you learn this, the better off you'll be.


Strange. I fly all over highsec, at all times of the day, and I don't see this increase in multi-boxing. I see many, many empty systems with ice just waiting for someone to come mine it, but I don't see this alleged increase you claim. Citation is required, as this directly goes against the last numbers CCP released.