Two Players, Same IP. Need exemption?

[Mimma]

I don't know, and that's not the point. Point is people (the cheating kind of people) do all tricks to try to avoid being banned for multiboxing, so GMs don't wait for people to get back from WC or whatever. If you are not there when they check, then you are per definition multiboxing.

Feel free to do /follow, but we don't recommend it - and that is with a reason

[Crazyaussie21]

I will point out that this rule, and the procedures gone through to detect those rule breakers, are not placed on the intent to stop people from playing together and what not, but to stop people from having an unfair advantage over other players.

The saying "A few bad apples spoil the bunch" comes into play here, because if there were no one trying to break the rules, they wouldn't have to go to the feats they do to catch multiboxers.

Sorry for the inconvenience but I would rather people not cheat.

[chengysogood]

I'd hope the GM would have enough sense to allow your significant other or sibling to get back from the WC to perform these actions.

They don't. Recently a guy was caught multiboxing, and he got his friend on skype to play his character so it looked like two people playing. This failed, and the guy was perma-banned for account sharing as well.

Bottom line:
If you are AFK, stay AFK. Don't go on /follow. No, it is not illegal to do so, but there indeed IS a risk!
If you get caught, the "My friend is at the toilet" won't be enough.

That would mean the 2nd character would have to log off and log back on, which wouldn't be the same if a couple or brothers in the same house were indeed on two different computers. Very different when 2 characters on same pc/same IP decide to log off and log back on from friend's house compared to 2 PCs without logging out etc.

[chengysogood]

As soon as one person involved gets up to "do chores" they should log out. Because as soon as that happens, it is one person playing for two accounts (i.e. Multi-boxing). If a GM were to happen upon you with her /following you (or vice versa). Then you will likely be asked to perform a task simultaneously to prove that you're not multi-boxing both characters.

So remember - if one (or both) of you need to AFK for any extended period of time (chores, bathroom, left cat in the oven, etc), it will be best advised to /camp one of the characters until both of you return to your computers.

Sounds good

[chengysogood]

I will point out that this rule, and the procedures gone through to detect those rule breakers, are not placed on the intent to stop people from playing together and what not, but to stop people from having an unfair advantage over other players.

The saying "A few bad apples spoil the bunch" comes into play here, because if there were no one trying to break the rules, they wouldn't have to go to the feats they do to catch multiboxers.

Sorry for the inconvenience but I would rather people not cheat.

Same here, which is why I was curious about how this was handled. I used to play on another emubox (not wow) but the devs required people to apply for an IP exemption to allow more than 1 connection per IP to their server before you could even begin. The way it's handled here is obviously different, just wanted to get my ducks in a row before we begin to play so we don't have to worry about these issues and can just have fun.

[Wuzzin]

Taken from Diametra's post at: http://forum.nostalrius.org/viewtopic.php?f=45&t=5359 "Accounts per ISP restriction has been increased to 6. If you have more accounts than that in your LAN they all will not be able to sign on" This would seem to indicate that Nostalrius intends for you to be able to use multiple accounts from the same location. This is most likely for people who have roomates, siblings, or significant others that they live and play with.

[chengysogood]

Taken from Diametra's post at: http://forum.nostalrius.org/viewtopic.php?f=45&t=5359 "Accounts per ISP restriction has been increased to 6. If you have more accounts than that in your LAN they all will not be able to sign on" This would seem to indicate that Nostalrius intends for you to be able to use multiple accounts from the same location. This is most likely for people who have roomates, siblings, or significant others that they live and play with.

Didn't see that thread, thanks for the link!

[Benevael]

Greetings,

I read about the no boxing rules and I'm happy with it but my brother and I are housemates and both created characters today. Do I need some type of IP exemption so both of us can play at the same time? I couldn't find information on how to obtain it. Obviously we'd like to play together when we can.

You do not need any exemption to have multiple people playing from the same IP address. The requirement is that there is one real person playing each account, whether from different IP addresses, or the same IP address.

It is a good practice to not go on /follow to each other for long periods of time (as several people have noted) if you happen to share an IP address with other players.

Note that we carefully evaluate each case of suspected multiboxing on an individual basis. There is no reason to fear getting accidentally banned, even if someone reports you, as long as you are adhering to the terms of use.

Regards, GM Team.

[chengysogood]

Perfect, thanks!