1 empire per account and F2P

[Redshift]

Originally Posted by MasterCalaelen

I think he means how it'll make it more inconvenient for the non-spying players.

well having to have 3 accounts to worry about would seem like the answer.....

especially if it ends up on steam like higby has said, you'd have to have 3 steam accounts and fully log out each visit

[IronMole]

Originally Posted by Redshift

especially if it ends up on steam like higby has said, you'd have to have 3 steam accounts and fully log out each visit

No you wouldn't.

[Redshift]

Originally Posted by IronMole

No you wouldn't.

I do with my TF2 accounts, why would this be any different?

but regardless this isn't really the crux of the argument, the more important bit i whether it would punish normal players and not affect spys in the slightest way

[IronMole]

Originally Posted by Redshift

I do with my TF2 accounts, why would this be any different?

but regardless this isn't really the crux of the argument, the more important bit i whether it would punish normal players and not affect spys in the slightest way

Because TF2 is a Valve game - hence the game is tied to the account.

Planetside 2 will be tied to Station/Pro7 accounts. Steam will just be a way to access the media in order to play, just like APB. Your steam account will not be tied to it.

Steam -> Launchpad -> Game.

Also, it wouldn't punish anyone in the slightest. I see it more beneficial with 1 empire per account.

[Redshift]

Originally Posted by IronMole

Because TF2 is a Valve game - hence the game is tied to the account.

Planetside 2 will be tied to Station/Pro7 accounts. Steam will just be a way to access the media in order to play, just like APB. Your steam account will not be tied to it.

Steam -> Launchpad -> Game.

Also, it wouldn't punish anyone in the slightest. I see it more beneficial with 1 empire per account.

fair enough, but it still doesn't change the argument.

[CutterJohn]

Originally Posted by Brusi

The aim isn't to make it more difficult for a minority of dedicated spies. It's to make it more idfficult for the majority so they can't be bothered becoming spies in the first place. Keep empire hoppers and spies as a minority, rather than them becoming the majority.

It would have absolutely no effect whatsoever on spies, since they would require another account anyway to benefit from the spy alt while they are playing. Nobody logs into an enemy character on their main account and just sits there spying. They want to make use of that information.

So anyone who wants to spy will have an extra f2p account.


As for empire hopping, someone please explain why thats bad, without using the ultra low population PS1, which also had absolute crap for incentives to stay or discincentives to empire hop, as evidence. There has to be a good reason for wanting to stratify the player base into thirds so people cannot play with their friends.

Did it hurt PS1? Of course. Because PS1 handled empire switching absolutely horribly. You don't need a timer. You don't need to lock. No switching to an empire with >36% or whatever. Problem solved.