Question for administrators

[Noffin]

Further, my son plays PG.

Natsu?

That one night in Akrotiri with Oneeyeblondie

[Shadowood]

KRAKEN!!!

[sXs]

Interesting that actually spurs a question where different family members are playing the game

Monty and I are in the same household. 3 different devices.

But I also log on from multiple devices during the day. Some days maybe up to 5 or 6.

Several ways to verify though. Static IP address, host account, even ways based on OS.

[William one eye]

And another example...
What If some member of my family, or my friend in boarding school, or some other kind of institution, doesn't play some game, but I use their comps, phones, tablets to make different accounts (so, if admins can investigate our real names via providers, they can't find anything suspicious), how can they know that all that accounts are (not) only mines?

They determine it using other criteria then the ip address and device you are using.

[Shadowood]

Interesting that actually spurs a question where different family members are playing the game

Monty and I are in the same household. 3 different devices.

But I also log on from multiple devices during the day. Some days maybe up to 5 or 6.

Several ways to verify though. Static IP address, host account, even ways based on OS.

Aye, I use (iPhone, iPad, Home PC, Work PC and I think I may have logged in once on my sons PC...)

[Lana]

And another example...
What If some member of my family, or my friend in boarding school, or some other kind of institution, doesn't play some game, but I use their comps, phones, tablets to make different accounts (so, if admins can investigate our real names via providers, they can't find anything suspicious), how can they know that all that accounts are (not) only mines?

In this case, they won't be able to track all data. Lana there are ways to game the system.. All of us can only hope that other will be trustworthy. Those untrustworthy show their true colors soon enough and are dealt with.

That is my point!
I think admins really do a great job here, but if someone want to cheat, they could do it and make jokes about it, smiling and thinking how smart they are... but

Those untrustworthy show their true colors soon enough and are dealt with.

[Admiral Nelson]

Operating Systems is a little cloudy... Millions of users use Win 10, Win 7 and Ubunutu for example, cant really narrow it down.

But Operating Systems would not matter, IF the person has more then one device

Hardware ID (Like Vane said), IP address (As stated), The persons playstyle and transactions - Sending money between accounts as an example.

Even the persons banking details - As cloudy as that is

[William one eye]

Operating Systems is a little cloudy... Millions of users use Win 10, Win 7 and Ubunutu for example, cant really narrow it down.

Each operating system has a serial number, I would assume that is what he meant

[Admiral Nelson]

True but this question and lanas examples can show admins 1 route that they maybe forgot which will result in patching it up and removing cheaters

No sir, this is not the case. I used to have multi accounts, I will admit that way back when I was in HELM for the first time - Up to 3 years ago now, I believe. I used a software to bypass the one account one IP address rule (Which I will not mention the name of the software) and they still found me out

Trust me, they know what they are doing.

Each operating system has a serial number, I would assume that is what he meant

Oh yes, it does. However some pirated Operating Systems can have the same serial number. (I believe). So they may go to look it up and find a hundred people with the same device (Lets face it, if the person is smart enough to create two accounts, and not been found out he/she could also pirate software).

[Zephore]

Seems like I got to watch out if anyone on my boarding school starts playing ...

Hardware ID (Like Vane said), IP address (As stated), The persons playstyle and transactions - Sending money between accounts as an example.

Even the persons banking details - As cloudy as that is

Multiple devices
Well, playstyle? If you're good enough at acting skizofrene.
If transactions in-between the accounts are avoided...



Though, the admins are doing a really good job.