Is farming accounts illegal?
I have a friend who farms accounts with AI [Edit - Admin.]
Like I said, I don't think that's illegal. But I found that even very trivial things like having a second account CAN BE called as "cheat...
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@BeatCop_731 Sorry I had not read this post when I responded to your other post or my answer would be very different. It absolutely is cheating and your friend should be immediately removed from the game...just one more example of how inept or complacent the company is in dealing with cheaters. There is absolutely no difference between this and “hacking”...he is using an interpreted, high-level and general-purpose programming language to manipulate the game. Cheating is cheating...be it satellite or feeder cities, clandestine “dead” clubs used for illegal trading or hacking, it’s all the same. This is why thousands of players have left this game. There is absolutely nothing clever about this...it is an unacceptable act that shows great disrespect for the game and honest folks that play within the guidelines of the game...
I suppose so. But how would EA know they are all his accounts? And if EA knew, will they contact Secret Service and FBI?
