Bypass IP Block?

[EremesGuile92]

Would it be allowed if me and my brother found a way to bypass the IP block so we could play together? I tried yesterday and pressing play on both clients at the same time we were able to get to the login screen, but then instantly logged out just in case that would get us banned.

Guess my question is, "are we allowed to do this or will it get us banned?"

Thanks for anyone who responds, couldn't get a hold of Amelinda so I didn't know where else to ask. :)

EDIT: And yes, I know about the IP Exemption, but have been waiting on it for a month, just looking out for alternatives.
EDIT2: Just as a warning, don't go to page 2 unless you've turned off images or don't care about gross pictures.

[Blotto]

My roommate and I have been waiting on an IP exemption for 3 months. I have to connect my computer with my cell phone when we both play.

[EremesGuile92]

I tried to use my cellphone, it said it was connected on my taskbar, but couldn't find server list on launcher.

EDIT: I tried again, guess I just had to enable packet data on my phone.. Didn't even check if my phone was connected to 3G before using Mobile AP.. I feel like an idiot. XD

[Ambrotos]

Try checking to see if your ip exemption has been finished. Amelinda has done over 200 the past 4 days. You won't get a response to the petition. It will just happen. So check it out.

[Blotto]

Ours still isnt working as of right now.

[Ambrotos]

Ok the rest should be done soon. Shes been knocking them out the last few days, so hang tight.

[EremesGuile92]

Yeah, tried already today, nothing yet, I'll keep using phone for a few days, see how far 500mb of bandwidth gets me. :P

[Blotto]

used 7 gigs of data last month

[EremesGuile92]

How much did you play? Just so I know my limit.

[Blotto]

a ton

[EremesGuile92]

Hey Rogaen, fuck you. Get banned..

EDIT: Thanks for deleting that, whoever did.

[Grahm]

haha at first I was like oh yeah that'll get your IP exemption done right away.

now realize cast is 2kool4skool :o

[porigromus]

Try checking to see if your ip exemption has been finished. Amelinda has done over 200 the past 4 days. You won't get a response to the petition. It will just happen. So check it out.

Wow .. a lot of people must have many people in their homes that want to play Everquest ...... Right now the currently server population at times is 300. Are you telling me that 2/3s of those people have someone else in their house that wants to play?

Very fishy to me!

[EremesGuile92]

Its not that fishy, lots of people like playing things like this with their kids, some people have room mates or siblings, some people r married.. I don't actually know a single person who lives on their own. Why would there be a reason that the interests of people living together would be so different. It seems quite likely to me even.

[gnomishfirework]

Yeah, tried already today, nothing yet, I'll keep using phone for a few days, see how far 500mb of bandwidth gets me. :P

You use very little playing EQ. Less than 10mb an hour.

Just don't open any web pages or anything else.

[DarkwingDuck]

Wow .. a lot of people must have many people in their homes that want to play Everquest ...... Right now the currently server population at times is 300. Are you telling me that 2/3s of those people have someone else in their house that wants to play?

Very fishy to me!

I think it's more common than you'd think as well, my GF would like to play with me, on the sheer fact that I love this game and wanna be on it hehe, also when my buddy comes over for sme BBQ , then we wanna kick it old school and game.. And can never, cause of the ip exemptions.. I got one.. But I thought mine was going to be on all 3 accounts and it just went to the one .. That she or I don't even wanna play
..hopefully they will exempt my main account songs can log on the 2 account or buddy can log on his when he's here
Ya know.. The more ppl you know that play the more fun!

[Kevlar]

200 in 6 months? Understandably a lot of those people probably already left. And 200 accounts is only 100 households. Less if their are more than 2 players. I have a wife and 2 kids who play so if I still played on P99 I'd need 4.

[Radiskull]

Everquest isn't exactly a solo game. By neglecting IP exemptions for months at a time, you're neglecting entire GROUPS of friends/family who, after having a positive initial experience, would be more likely to convice other people to play. People stay longer if they have someone to play with.

1) Spend 5 minutes doing IP exemptions daily
2) Watch population stop nose diving
3) ???
4) Profit

[maahes]

used 7 gigs of data last month

Lies. I did a 24 hour binge the last weekend and used a total of 25 MB of data through the phone. Check yourself.

[Acrux Bcrux]

Wow .. a lot of people must have many people in their homes that want to play Everquest ...... Right now the currently server population at times is 300. Are you telling me that 2/3s of those people have someone else in their house that wants to play?

Very fishy to me!

she just wants to line up as many people as she possibly can to smash with her ban hammer when the time comes

[fishingme]

Everquest isn't exactly a solo game. By neglecting IP exemptions for months at a time, you're neglecting entire GROUPS of friends/family who, after having a positive initial experience, would be more likely to convice other people to play. People stay longer if they have someone to play with.

1) Spend 5 minutes doing IP exemptions daily
2) Watch population stop nose diving
3) ???
4) Profit

That's actually a pretty good idea.

[nilbog]

Everquest isn't exactly a solo game. By neglecting IP exemptions for months at a time, you're neglecting entire GROUPS of friends/family who, after having a positive initial experience, would be more likely to convice other people to play. People stay longer if they have someone to play with.

1) Spend 5 minutes doing IP exemptions daily
2) Watch population stop nose diving
3) ???
4) Profit

IP exemptions are being completed. There are plans in the works to alleviate this issue for the future.

Amelinda currently does the exemptions. Long ago, I did them, and let me tell you... it is time-consuming. Rogean created an alternate in-game command which helps speed this along.

Anyways, IP exemptions do exist and I am in the process of decreasing the wait time.

[Kinosh]

Its been I believe 2 to 3 months for my Ip exemption.. Please reply :/

[batkiller]

Read the post before yours :P

[Hollywood]

With all due respect, we should have two connections allowed, and anymore after that require exemption.

Whatever the percentage or ratio may be, there's far more scenarios where two people want to play together, as opposed to three, or four, or an entire Italian family and all their relatives.

And if turns out that a lot of people two box, who cares? 'Boxing' generally affects the economy due to a market flood of products because they become 'easier' to get.
But given the population of casters whom have ZERO problem soloing tons of content already, the market is not in shortage in comparison to the actual low population that does exist. And in some cases it's over abundant, which is because people can solo so many things.

So, what exactly are we risking by letting a household have two accounts logged in?

And let's talk about other positive reasons for it:

A) You're short a person for a group and NO ONE is on..surprise surprise. Just bring your other character. If it's a tough group with tough mobs, it's not exactly easy to do two things at once.
B) Security and peace of mind when dealing transactions/transferring valuables. How many people have had to look for a 'trustworthy stranger' because they really needed to give money from one character of theres to another? Only to find it go bad and they got ripped off? Why make this important aspect difficult for people?
C) Self buffing - you already earned your level 60 druid..and you spend a lot of time being generous and buffing others and helping - you paid it forward with your kindness- so why can't you also help yourself as well?


Seems to me that the negative connotation or 'what if' stigma regarding dual boxing is more potent than the realization of how it could actually be beneficial. And that fear is caused by horror stories of when it's been abused - by people who sought to do so intentionally.

If you let this minority dictate, then eventually everything will be taken away.

Do us all a favor and edit the IP limitations; that will give us a population boost, a server activity boost, happier general populace, it will bring more people back and it will also ease up some of your IP exemption work load.

[superapan]

This IP exemption thing is incredibly unnecessary and it just hurts the game. If I would want to violate the server rules by two-boxing or whatever, I'd just boot up my laptop and initiate the 3G connection. That or what was already mentioned - a phone. Voila. People who don't live in the third world usually have flat-rates for mobile data anyways.

So what exactly does this 1 login per IP accomplish?

[Harazzer]

I posted the request in march, bumped it before they started doing them recently when it hit 60 days and have since bumped it again. Its approaching 3 months that for me and my roommate to play together we have to use a shitty laggy air card that costs like 100 bucks a month in the bandwidth usage. I am not sure if we are being actively neglected or what but this is absurd.

[EremesGuile92]

With all due respect, we should have two connections allowed, and anymore after that require exemption.

Whatever the percentage or ratio may be, there's far more scenarios where two people want to play together, as opposed to three, or four, or an entire Italian family and all their relatives.

And if turns out that a lot of people two box, who cares? 'Boxing' generally affects the economy due to a market flood of products because they become 'easier' to get.
But given the population of casters whom have ZERO problem soloing tons of content already, the market is not in shortage in comparison to the actual low population that does exist. And in some cases it's over abundant, which is because people can solo so many things.

So, what exactly are we risking by letting a household have two accounts logged in?

And let's talk about other positive reasons for it:

A) You're short a person for a group and NO ONE is on..surprise surprise. Just bring your other character. If it's a tough group with tough mobs, it's not exactly easy to do two things at once.
B) Security and peace of mind when dealing transactions/transferring valuables. How many people have had to look for a 'trustworthy stranger' because they really needed to give money from one character of theres to another? Only to find it go bad and they got ripped off? Why make this important aspect difficult for people?
C) Self buffing - you already earned your level 60 druid..and you spend a lot of time being generous and buffing others and helping - you paid it forward with your kindness- so why can't you also help yourself as well?


Seems to me that the negative connotation or 'what if' stigma regarding dual boxing is more potent than the realization of how it could actually be beneficial. And that fear is caused by horror stories of when it's been abused - by people who sought to do so intentionally.

If you let this minority dictate, then eventually everything will be taken away.

Do us all a favor and edit the IP limitations; that will give us a population boost, a server activity boost, happier general populace, it will bring more people back and it will also ease up some of your IP exemption work load.
This IP exemption thing is incredibly unnecessary and it just hurts the game. If I would want to violate the server rules by two-boxing or whatever, I'd just boot up my laptop and initiate the 3G connection. That or what was already mentioned - a phone. Voila. People who don't live in the third world usually have flat-rates for mobile data anyways.

So what exactly does this 1 login per IP accomplish?

+1

[Tarathiel]

boxing will never be allowed on this server.... dead horse is dead

[AllDayAmbrotosAllDay]

If you don't like the no boxing rule, there are dozens of other shitty servers you can go to where you're allowed to box. Have fun never grouping there.

[EremesGuile92]

No one is asking to box, you tools... Most people legitimately have family members or spouses who live with them who also would like to play EverQuest. Maybe if you stopped assuming the worst out of everyone, you would have one yourself..

[Tarathiel]

i saw at least 3 posts above mine trying to legitimize boxing, i understand some people actually do have others in their home that want to play, why all the hostility bro?

[EremesGuile92]

Sorry, guess I kinda got out of hand.. :P

[superapan]

i saw at least 3 posts above mine trying to legitimize boxing, i understand some people actually do have others in their home that want to play, why all the hostility bro?
I think you missed the point. The point was, if the rule is there to prevent boxing, there are dozens of ways to box anyways - without having IP exemptions.

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