Here is why we can't simply take IP Exemptions away for the multiboxing problem (And I am VERY VERY Loathe to make this public because I am afraid it will give some of these idiots ideas.
Do you know how long it takes me to do 1 IP Exemption as it is? It takes me a VERY VERY Long time. 3-4 minutes at minimum if it's a simple 2 account exemption. We don't have Soulmarks yet on the GM side of things. So there is no way for me to simply take an account and mark it to NEVER have an IP Exemption ever again. And trust me. This would make it take 15 minutes for 1 ip exemption. I won't go into details of why but it totally would. All to make sure we were catering to being "Moderate"
In addition to that - Not everyone boxes via IP exemption.
1 - Bilefroth (RMTer) Was caught 4 boxing the Efreeti last April with a cleric, mage, sk and shaman. He was using 3 IP addresses (Cell phone tether, wireless air card & 1 ip exemption)
2 - Caught a random guy on blue about a month ago who was boxing 3 characters and admitted to me he had 3 ip addresses on 3 computers side by side and he was using that set up. 0 exemptions.
3 - Caught 3 2-boxers in Lesserfaydark last May. They were using 0 Ip exemptions between all 6 accounts. Proxies ftw.
I've had other ex-boxers admit to me the way they were boxing using other methods to make it LOOK like they are totally different people.
Removing IP Exemptions from people who are caught would not help. Removing IP Exemptions altogether would ONLY Penalize people who legitimately want to play with family & Friends just so we could deter the 4 people who don't know how to obtain an alternate IP address to box.
Unfortunately it's just not a very effective way to do it.
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