With the posting of this announcement thread and the recent statement regarding botting I’d like to request request clarification on some common techniques used in the game.
Specifically related to use of multiple accounts, and/or multiple characters on the same account.
A player logs into 2 accounts on 2 separate machines and manages 2 characters on a hunt to gather additional loot.
For the devs: Is this an exploit?
A player moves multiple characters (on the same account) to a pre-determined location and then opens a warp to a planet (exo or not) or location.
After traveling through the warp the player quickly logs into the other character and takes a second character through the same (already open) warp.
For the devs: Is this an exploit?
A player logs into 2 accounts on two different machines. The player moves the two characters to a pre-determined location and then opens a warp to a planet (exo or not) or location.
The player then moves the characters from both accounts through the open warp.
For the devs: Is this an exploit?
2 players on 2 accounts approach a resource, and one harvests the resource while the other throws regen and heal bombs.
For the devs: Is this an exploit?
1 player on 2 accounts approaches a resource, and uses a weight/lever/rubberband/hairbrush/autoclicking mouse to harvest the resources while throwing bombs with the other.
For the devs: This one is harder and requires 2 questions
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Complaints of “mah RSI” aside, is this within your definition of botting?
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In line with the previous 2 player example, this can easily be done manually with one hand on each mouse or remapped keyboard. Is this an exploit?
I’m aware that some (most) of this has been discussed before, but as there appear to be an increasing desire to define and crack down on unacceptable behavior, I and probably many others would like some specific clarification on these commonly seen activities.
The scenario regarding multi-box regen farming may seem obvious to some but as many of the rubberband and hairbrush jokes went by with no clarification in the recent threads on botting, I’d just like to specifically ask.
Some people don’t seem to feel that physical/hardware arrangements are technically “botting” so perhaps a scenario-specific answer would help.
For the players: Are there other common uses of multiple characters/accounts I’m missing, and which could stand to be clarified or specifically addressed?
A quick edit for some formatting and I’d also like to add, this isn’t really meant as a demand or a rude thread, I’ve recently purchased a second account due to the amount of multiboxing I’ve seen in game and would hope you can see this as a polite request for some specific clarifications.