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Originally Posted by SamwiseRed
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more IP exemptions than people playing the server. i know there is a shit load of IP exemptions on red yet I've only known 2 people that actually have a significant other that plays.
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How many of those are unused though? I imagine that aside from a core set of players, there's quite a lot of turnover with old EQ players stopping by for a few months for a nostalgic fix, possibly to show off the golden days of MMOs to their SO/buddy/roomie then move on.
Look, I understand the desire to keep 2+ boxing off the server, so why not have a formal set of criteria on which accounts are investigated and certain items of proof that are considered acceptable proof?
For example 2 live-streams that show the two game screens + cam of the respective players is something that should be acceptable as indisputable proof. A GM could verify the game screens are showing the characters in question and could see the players pressing the keys (or that an AFK really is an AFK and the player isn't there when the character isn't doing anything).
Hell, make the IP exemption a premium service (personally I'd pay 2x$15 in a heartbeat to play P1999 with my wife without the threat of random banning), register a streaming URL to the account and add a little app that only enables dual IP login when the stream is live. A GM could just secretly pull up the registered stream and check in on players if there's any complaints/suspicion. Easy to see if an AFK really is an AFK and if it's not can always ask the player to verify with a verbal answer on the stream.