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Solution to Piloting Alliances in AW
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Also, the poster that talked about LoL clears and legend runs was dead on. I like the game, and I'd like to enjoy the competitive aspects of it... We just lost a war that looked like it was our 30 vs their 3-5. That's not fun. Going up thru gold tier, didn't really notice much of that. Once we got into the next tier, the login times for the other alliances we faced was pretty suspect. I'm not crazy enough to start screaming that's proof. But pay enough attention and you notice weird things.
Still remember the time I've joined my first Ally: they didn't ask for prestige or good thumbs, they asked for my account credentials. I answered NO WAY at first, but then I gave my pswd to some trustful members.
It is not up to me to dole out punishment, but you can't just make up your own rules either. Claiming that account sharing is when someone else in your alliance pilots your account on another device is just making stuff up. Making stuff up like that is exactly how the people who account share justify their account sharing. The excuse is always that it is technically a problem but not really because reasons, or it is only a "real" problem if it happens under the circumstances they make up.
For example, the most common excuse I hear for account sharing justification is that it is the only way for players to consistently complete Map 6 while still "having a life." That excuse is totally meaningless not because it is Map 6 and not because of the tier of the player, but simply because it is just making stuff up. There's no rule that says account sharing is okay if you think it is necessary to have a life.
Sure, trivial cases are trivial, and I don't particularly care if Kabam spends any time pursing them or punishing them. But that doesn't mean it is *justified*. If you can justify it, so can anyone else, and you then have no leg to stand on claiming Kabam should do more.
On the other hand @IceHeartBlack if I could get most of my money back from them it would be a sweet christmas
But the easy way out for them is to say you cheated. And you will have no proof, and they will say they have and close the ticket
I am sure Kabam is doing something about this all the time, but we never hear or read about it because it is not public information.
Having said that, they may be short of people to ban account sharing activities. We all know allianceS that do this. This is widely spread. I do what I can with the "report user" button, but there is no way of specifying why I am reporting. And opening support tickets is also mysterious as they will not tell you how it ended (because is private).
They should be more proactive and automatize the thing. I am sure they kind of have something like this, and they probably stopped relying on it because of the many different scenarios specified in this thread).
So yeah, they should be more proactive... or I can give them the number of my bank account for the refunds
I agree that account sharing is the worst problem in the game. And like the PED scandal in cycling, or in baseball. Everyone knows it’s going on, and everyone is doing it. Just kind of turning a blind eye. And in the most competitive place (AW) unfortunately piloting was going in to keep up. If you weren’t piloting, you would automatically lose to an ally that was. So the answer, we pilot too. Obviously not everyone like i said early. But it is rampant.
They had an opportunity to set a strong example. And then they whiffed. BIG TIME
You should forfeit all anonymity when you violate the terms of service... an example should have been made.
Correct
And i agree 100% with this. The non punishment isn’t as big of a deal as the precident it sets as lieniency for the sharers to keep sharing
While we talk about piloting. I can’t believe they didn’t look into the act 5 times. Hmmm. Maybe check the device ID that was used. How many in the top 100 were from the same device?
Again. They don’t care.
So, I decided “no mas”. I’ve also decided if I need a break I’ll just take one. Easy. One nice side effect is that I’ll just never ever give people my credentials again. And I’ve noticed that since I found a crew that also sees things this way - that map 6 is just too much effort - there’s really no reason for any of us to pilot. If someone runs into a “serious life situation”, then it’s time for that person to take a break. This has happened for a few people already, and you know what - the turnover has been good for us. The people who are there are ready to play, and aren’t so sour on “the grind”, because the burned out have left the building. So this enforcement may have some positive benefits, beyond just cracking down on outright cheating.
Thus, I think some automation could be put in place - but that work has just not been prioritized. This is a solvable problem - not an easy one - but a solvable one that shouldn’t require manual intervention.
Punishment doesn’t need to be severe. Once you’ve identified that the person has clearly violated TOS, it could just simply force the next login after you sign out of the “other account” to take... 24 hours. Or just block people from AQ and AW for 24 hours. Enough to make people say “meh, not worth it”.
And that little deterrent would be enough to stop everyone.
THIS!!!! This right here sums it up. They have the means to detect it, but want the big fish to keep on spending! So they turn a blind eye. Pretty messed up.
An example is only good if it serves to highlight the larger issue. The real problem is not exclusive to him. It's been going on for years now. He's just a magnifier of the real issue. The real issue is that Piloting/Sharing is rampant in higher Allies, and it needs to stop. Not as a "mild problem" or gentle warning. It needs to be abruptly addressed. The amount of time it's been going on has robbed honest people of honest Rewards, and people doing double-time to maintain a position are not playing fairly. Simple as that. It really doesn't matter what they do in his case. People won't stop at that. Most people don't even pay attention to him at certain levels. The most important thing this example can do is bring it to another level of discussion and awareness so that it can be looked at more seriously. At the very least, there was an honest admission and the acknowledgement that it is indeed against the rules because believe it or not, some people are still being led to believe that it is allowed and it is acceptable. More than that, mandatory. Which is just manipulative and cavalier. No, the issue is not him. It's much, much deeper.
Not supposed to call out specific players in the forums check the rules.
Also these threads are really quite meaningless. Unless you have a degree in computer science and or game design and development most aren't qualified to even remotely speculate how they could implement a practical solution to stop piloting and account sharing.
The only way they could realistically stop sharing is to make the game sprint-able. What does that mean well basically no limits on energy, and no recharge timers, basically infinite energy to move as much as possible. Players could than sit down for an hour or 2 or split it up into sections to clear maps in AQ, AW would need to remove linked nodes so no one would be reliant on someone else to move to clear their path, same could also work for AQ. This would be all well and good however the flaw is that this removes the team work aspect of the game modes in a big way by not requiring any coordination with fellow alliance members.
Perhaps a more practical solution could also be to simply reduce the amount of nodes AQ and AW maps have thus reducing the energy total needed to complete. This would mean more time can be spent away from the game while still being able to manage the maps. As an example imagine how much time players could take back for themselves if AQ maps were restructured to 2 sections max and points adjusted accordingly. I get the design philosophy about the harder maps but the more dedicated players may also have obligations outside of the game.
tl:dr
Lots of complaining no solid practical solutions provided, and there is apparently no good reason anyone could possibly have to give for why they needed a bud to help them with the game while they were busy.