why are we getting this message?
Hey, you have have recognized that we have started the process of blocking your alternate accounts. Cheers, ee_skyfyre8 If you'd visit the forums you'd find out that this account is legit �...
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@_Pl4y3r_010_ As the first part of your message, a quote from the lead developer, states, they are now going through and blocking players with multiple accounts. He is not a moderator of any kind but the lead developer.
Multiple or alternative accounts have always been frowned upon and against TOS and now they are starting to action against those with multiple accounts.
i agree with it, i was just wondering why we were specifically chosen, as nobody else has got the message, also there has been no updated forum post about it
They have just started the process of banning multi-accounting. I expect more to follow. Why you were chosen to be '1st' I don't know althoiugh there will be some reasoning behind it.
I suggest you directly message the account that is referred to in the message, @ee_skyfyre8 , and discuss the issue with them.
ee_skyfyre8Envision Team
You were not specifically chosen in any other way than that we have to start somewhere. And you haven't been the first we contacted either.
Multi-accounting has been an issue for years so this could be a good thing but can I ask why no official word on this is being posted on the forums other than replies to an opened thread? Sending messages from a player account that has no varying parameters other than a name in-game can subject and open players to become exploited by fake accounts. This type of news should be coming from clearly official titles. Not everyone knows "ee_skyfyre8" is a Dev, and even those that do know, how are they suppose to know it's not a fake account? I actually sent a mail to "ee_kalyn" 2 weeks ago about this but never received a reply.
The text under a player name is not configurable by the player.
http://prntscr.com/WyZ8hVfS6992
So this shows that the ID posting is a part of the development team.
just as the text below your ID shows you've not posted frequently on AHQ (you may have been a member for a long time and played CnC:TA for years).
http://prntscr.com/wSrXRZQb9AbM
EE_Kayln has been on vacation which would explain the lack of response.
The response is from an official and any name that has the format EA_xxx and EE_xxx would be banned by EA for impersonating an official very quickly if it wasn't a bona fide official account.
An official response would be forthcoming if someone also tried using a banner such as the one for Champion who wasn't in fact entitled to the banner.
The first thing developers need to do is make a public announcement (there are none at this time). Approaching players in-game selectively is NOT the way and the optics of such actions without public notice on forums in addition to the framework developers will use to decide actions is the wrong way to do any of this.
Until that happens, developers approaching any player in game and stating is not only inappropriate, it is an abuse of trust especially if in-game names are not clearly distinguishable. To the developers, you need to reach consensus and provide clear guidance publicly on expectations at minimum. You need to provide a framework of decision making. I understand the need to tamp down alts (I am all for it).
May I suggest that developers provide a list of actions they consider to be banned actions?
For instance, multiple alts can be used for:
1. searching for layouts;
2. creating strategic space;
3. assisting with camp kills, or outpost kills, or base kills;
4. managing camp and outpost spawns;
5. very limited use in pvp such as spying in different sectors, etc.
this has been a big bug bear for many of us over the years , has it not , how many worlds have you played on where a team of players has 3 or more accts
how that team of 50 becomes 3 full alliances
early game , that makes a big difference to normal teams of players
especially for dig lanes ect and posn on a world
most players have 2 accts , as stated above , one gdi and one nod early game and generally drop one within that first month or so
i also acknowledge there are some family teams , where either husband and wives play and even there children , so this may need to be looked at and considered when going after said multi accts , we dont want to go after the legit players of the game , if they are after out and out multi accts
just my 2 cents , or 2p since im from the uk 🙂
Tommo
