Allow multiboxing.

[Vendetta]

*looks around*

What is this "multiboxing"?

Multiple windows of Freelancer open at once on the same computer with two or more separate accounts, or alternatively, two separate computers.

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[Dratai]

or just to transfer and just for that. i dont know if it"s possible.

Hire someone to help you out.

Or get a trusted friend.
If you have one of those.

[lIceColon]

or just to transfer and just for that.

I suggested a /givecargo command a while back which essentially allows the transfer of cargo/equipment without having to be online, however it was insta-rejected by some of the "community" because some retards feared the system would somehow be abused because they can't read.
eg. The first thing ppl suggested was to be able to send cargo across sirius, but in the post I clearly state that you can only recieve the cargo at the same base the sender left the cargo, and the sender actually has to be docked in the same base before the transfer can take place.

[LunaticOnTheGrass]

because some retards

Calm down, son.

Multiboxing is not allowed because the number of exploits it can create are mind-boggling. So it's okay if I open nine instances of Disco to create a ten-man cargo convoy with the sole purpose of earning ten times the credits? How will that aid RP in any way?


Is it okay if I log twenty-four instances of Disco so I can make the VWA into the faction with by far the most hours in it?

The number of players is irrelevant. I'd rather have Disco die a server renowned for quality RP than massively populated by multiboxed, silent ships.

[Vendetta]

I run in to enough silent ships as is, the last thing I need is 75% of the server population floating in the way doing nothing, saying nothing and not participating in Roleplaying at all. What Discovery needs now is new people, not the same people on Thirty different characters.

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[lIceColon]

So it's okay if I open nine instances of Disco to create a ten-man cargo convoy with the sole purpose of earning ten times the credits? How will that aid RP in any way?

You're also risking 10x the amount of cargo. And your pirate buddies will rape your convoy, and report you for exceeding the 2 ship 1 transport limit.

Is it okay if I log twenty-four instances of Disco so I can make the VWA into the faction with by far the most hours in it?

the simplest solution I can think of would be to limit the hours a faction gains for every player/ip/account

The number of players is irrelevant. I'd rather have Disco die a server renowned for quality RP than massively populated by multiboxed, silent ships.

Naw, don't act like disco will die a dignified death in its current state.

not the same people on Thirty different characters.

Okay children, let's try to decipher the extremely hard-to-understand OP that is written in encrypted ancient foreign language.

under the following conditions:
- only authenticated players who paid a certain amount of credits and proven they will not abuse this will be allowed to multibox, and this can be revoked at any time
Which means that the priveledge will be limited to those who will not abuse it
- The player is able to RP all chars
Which means the ship is NOT allowed to be silent
- max 4 chars multiboxing, max 2 chars in the same system
Which means no 20 ships from a single player.
- Only one transport may be logged at a time.
No accelerated powertrading allowed

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[NoMe]

or just to transfer and just for that.

I suggested a /givecargo command a while back which essentially allows the transfer of cargo/equipment without having to be online, however it was insta-rejected by some of the "community" because some retards feared the system would somehow be abused because they can't read.
eg. The first thing ppl suggested was to be able to send cargo across sirius, but in the post I clearly state that you can only recieve the cargo at the same base the sender left the cargo, and the sender actually has to be docked in the same base before the transfer can take place.

good idea /givespecialgun .

[NoMe]

or just to transfer and just for that. i dont know if it"s possible.

Hire someone to help you out.

Or get a trusted friend.
If you have one of those.

but i have no friend.

[Laura C.]

I will not add another "we don´t need this" reply (despite I don´t see any reason why have two chars in game at the same time), I will instead just try to show you how difficult it would be even apply your conditions.

under the following conditions:
- only authenticated players who paid a certain amount of credits and proven they will not abuse this will be allowed to multibox, and this can be revoked at any time

only authenticated player
So, who will authenticate players and how? We don´t have any tools for that now. How will you secure against abuse? If somebody has to do that manually, it is more work for people (devs/admins) who already have full hands of work. And to make some automatic program, somebody has to make it first.

proven they will not abuse
Question one - again, who will judge this. Overworked admins again? And I can imagine tons of QQ and shouting about skypefriends etc. because this one was granted multiboxing and that one wasn´t. We have enough of this already due to SRPs for example.
Second question - May I ask how? What is proof I will not abuse it in future? How long I play on server? If I´m in official faction? If I was/wasn´t ever sanctioned? If I will swear I will never abuse it? I really can´t imagine what is enough proof.

And some other of your conditions needs to be checking as well and we don´t have tools for that now (number of multiboxing ships from one player related to server activity for example). It will probably end up in more rule violation reports which again admins have to read, check and punish (or not).

So, to sum it up, your idea will add quite lot of work to people who already have full hands of it, and contribution is very doubtful.

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[lIceColon]

You mention a lot of work for admins. You assume mods arent up to the task?

Besides, extra work comes with the addition of every feature. And forgive me - whining - about the workload admins etc get is not a very good way to encourage people to make suggestions that have the slightest chance of improving the experience.

edit: and I'm sure that for every change and new idea, whoevers in charge will make sure they have the sufficient resources to enforce it before approving it, but that is not really the main purpose of threads like this one.