**Mastery Loadouts**
Due to issues related to the release of Mastery Loadouts, the "free swap" period will be extended.
The new end date will be May 1st.
Due to issues related to the release of Mastery Loadouts, the "free swap" period will be extended.
The new end date will be May 1st.
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You are putting name change and piloting/modding in the same boat. that's ridiculous.
Quick question. Boosting during war gives the player an advantage, does that mean the opposition is now at a disadvantage?
Dear Kabam, I just want to register my utmost disappointment that your respective teams had actually allowed and almost seems like perpetuating this type of behaviour. It’s baffling when you have allowed multi-barcodes but now this too? You may argue that the i,I are unique but what about this? What’s next? Sanskrit and Viking Runes? Have you actually thought about the negative implication (s) this may create to you when say 1% of your player base goes about syncronysing their ingame names?
Actually, I remember a comment from Moderation that they would be discussing it. It's definitely not good, in my opinion. For a few reasons.
I mean technically speaking yes, you have just given them less of a chance at winning. The difference is boosts are completely fair, whereas changing your name seems a little questionable.
Name change is now questionable? If the change was another random name it would be alright but because it is coordinated with team members it is wrong?
Changing your name to something random is completely different than changing your name to something identical in appearance to another players name because the intent behind each of these cases is completely different. One is solely for the purpose of changing your name, whereas the other is for the purpose of gaining an advantage, or giving someone who hasn't changed their name a disadvantage. At this point in time I realize that changing your name is not against any rules currently in existence, however, it is very depressing that this is actually a tactic that alliances use to get the upper hand. And I can't say that it gives many of us any respect for alliances that use such tactics.
Let me clarify, I'm not saying I have any disrespect for them, I'm just saying that when I look at an alliance and see everyone has the same name I'm not like "These guys are awesome!", I'm thinking more along the lines of exasperation, like how far will people go to get even the smallest advantage over other alliances.
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You are correct.
Illegal? pfffffff
100% Agree. Just because something isn't against the rules doesn't still mean it isn't an exploit. This is very clearly an exploit in need of fixing because there was no way the naming system was ever meant to be used as it is being used now.
How is it not? People are using the flaws in the current naming system to benefit themselves. This is by definition an exploit even if it isn't breaking any rules.
There are a various number of definitions for the word "exploit" depending on how you use it (to utilize) being the nicest of them. I'm talking about exploit in the sense of other players taking advantage of the system to benefit themselves. And in regards to it not being a flaw... There is no game developer ever that would design a game where having a specific name allows you to have an advantage over other players. It is utterly nonsensical. Now in MCoC this just happens to be the case, but certainly not by design, so yes, I think it is very much a flaw. Frankly it reminds me of the book "Ready Player One" and the 6ers.
Exploit has a negative connotation to it when used as a synonym for utilize. I utilize stark spidey's taunt when facing power gain nodes. That is not an exploit.
Add to this that now some ally can ask you to change your in game name in order to join them. Then you will be asked to change it again if/when you will join another ally.
Nodes in hight war tier are harder now. obscure defender names for all or show the defender for all.
Ummm...exploiting is an act of taking advatnage of something thats not in line of its original purpose that gives u an advantage over others and/or with a negative intent.
1) Name change was not allowed to gain a competitive advantage over others. But, now its being used as so.
2) Clearly those that are doing this have done it with a clear intent - take advantage of a loophole.
Clear exploit against the mcoc design and its players.
it is ingenious? yes, it is
Does it gives an advantage in war? yes
Does the current rules allow it? yes
Do you change your in game name to "IlIll" for some reasons other than in war gain? No (99,99%)
It is obviously a method to have an advantage without having gained it in the game.
Do not offend our intellect please.
With same names, it is really tough to strategize properly through guessing and elimination of possible defender choices compared to vsing an alliance without this exploitation.