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Originally Posted by Magnar
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One big fix to the issues on the current blue server would be, if there is a fresh restart on a new server, for the devs to come up with a way that only two accounts can ever be 'flagged' to log on from a single IP exemption. This will prevent the inevitable string of leveling accounts to powerlevel, having ridiculous amounts of characters camped all over the place, cut down on undetected boxing, etc.
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Unless you play from a static IP address, your IP address will change each time you reset your cable modem. It will also change each time you log in from a different location or wifi network.
You could possibly flag accounts by machine and lock accounts to a single machine until people request to play from a new/different machine for the single account, but that creates a huge amount of work for CSR. It would cut way down on the number of shared accounts/trackers.
Limited password resets would also help cut down on account sharing. The risk of sharing your account with someone that gives out the password that you can only change a few times should cause apprehension in people before they pass it out.
The exorbitant amount of accounts is a symptom of no monthly fees. While I am sure some people more than happily throw down $200 a month to keep their 15 accounts active, a lot of people would have consolidated their alts into a single account instead of making new accounts for each new character. All these extra floating characters would have just faded away instead of being turned into inherited/shared guild accounts.