Multi-Boxing. Finally. The facts.

Skouros, did you even read the post or instantly go into rage-mode? I stated right at the beginning that I DO NONE OF THE THINGS BEING DISCUSSED IN THIS THREAD.

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imtheshane wrote:

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Zalm wrote:

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imtheshane wrote:

The net effect on the economy is zero. None. It's no different than six different people playing six different characters.

With this...I will disagree....

I will defend the right to multibox as its not against GGG's rules, but it DOES affect the economy as there is more currency and items incoming than normal.

Now if they have ladder resets once a year like D2 did, I would say who cares, as the economy is reset eventually anyway.

Maybe I should rephrase this to:

There is no difference between one player playing six characters and six players playing one character. The net effect on the economy is the same.

Really? are you playing all 6 characters or are 5 of them naked? are you spending on perfect gear for characters you'll never use?

The answer (I don't even need you to reply) is no, you're not you're putting all that currency into a single person and thereby inflating your income, which leads to you buying overpriced items and people selling overpriced items because they will sell, thus people who don't abuse like you do at a huge disadvantage.

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Zalm wrote:

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Azidonis wrote:

Multiboxing, in any sense, will be the bane of this game. That's all there is to it.

As it is for the Diablo Series, Torchlite, WoW, GW, Rift and Terra. But they dont do anything about it, so what is GGG supposed to do?

Well, if they don't do anyhing, then they will just end up with an economy that is totally fucked.

Oh wait, nevermind. There will be no economy, as everyone will pretty much just multibox themselves into riches, and play in their own little isolated virtual biggy banks.

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Azidonis wrote:

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Zalm wrote:

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Azidonis wrote:

Multiboxing, in any sense, will be the bane of this game. That's all there is to it.

As it is for the Diablo Series, Torchlite, WoW, GW, Rift and Terra. But they dont do anything about it, so what is GGG supposed to do?

Well, if they don't do anyhing, then they will just end up with an economy that is totally fucked.

Oh wait, nevermind. There will be no economy, as everyone will pretty much just multibox themselves into riches, and play in their own little isolated virtual biggy banks.

Unless they have ladder resets, where the economy is reset at random or even set intervals like every 6-12 months.

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flab wrote:

I would still party (with people I know or on my friends list) because it would still be more efficient (and fun) than soloing, even without any extra quantity and keeping the increased HP. However, only assuming something like /players X doesn't exist.

So you're gonna stop playing with your friends because /players x exists, you sound like a good person.

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imtheshane wrote:

Skouros, did you even read the post or instantly go into rage-mode? I stated right at the beginning that I DO NONE OF THE THINGS BEING DISCUSSED IN THIS THREAD.

Me neither, but I might either start, or leave the game. Sounds like it'll be the only way to even purchase something soon, what with the loads of orbs floating around, items are constantly being devalued. Soon, you will need 100 Exalteds for a 5L.

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Gamer1975 wrote:

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imtheshane wrote:

have 6 notepad windows up, and type a sentence into one of them. That sentence is replicated, in real time, to the other 5 windows. Nothing is automated, you still have to type that sentence into one of the windows for it to appear in the other five.

The opposite of automatic is manual, yes? You didn't type anything into those other 5 windows. The replicator automated the process for you.

It's funny that we are using vocabulary and definitions to try and sidestep legal vs. illegal.

So if GGG said, "Replicating actions to those alternate characters is illegal." that would be pretty definitive yes?

Because in software terms they are entirely different things. Automation requires no input from the user. Replication requires user input then replicates it.

Also, automatic and manual are not binary concepts. There are varying degrees of automation.

Remember carbon paper? You'd write something, let's say a term paper, on a piece of paper with carbon paper under it and it would copy what you wrote to a second piece of paper under the carbon paper. That's replication. Automation would be something that wrote your term paper for you.