@Mr.Caffeine:
We found a lot of irregularities on this server and we are 100% sure about logging in fake characters there (and "mixing" them with real characters).
Unfortunately we have to refrain from posting any details about how we found fake characters - it just doesn't benefit anyone except spoofers who based on that information may just adjust their systems and make our work way harder.
@mameca123:
And you can't just remove your spoofing mechanism on your own? You need my help to do that?
I'm sorry, but I tend to cut conversations with spoofers when I'm 100% sure about spoofing. They are just pointless and always look the same.
Xinn,
The thing is that there's no spoofing mechanism of my part, I assure this to you. Whatever I can do to prove MY PART would be awesome, and having otservlist's proactivity and willingness to support is fundamental.
What happens is that the players use Google/Azure VPS to login a lot of 'farming' characters to task+mining+woodcut and other systems. The help I need is to think about a system to simply prevent these behaviors.
What I can do is limit the number of MCs in 4 (not only 'count 4 logged characters as 1 per IP' as it is now, but really prohibit them to login more than 4), but they still can use VPN and/or VPS to fake their IPs.
Other idea is change these systems to a 'daily reward' approach that depends on the player level and/or quantity_of_resets, so logging 'farmers' will be unuseful - they will need to focus their energies on the main character instead.
What you guys suggest? Really willing to change this scenario, but I need directions. Being humble and honest: it's really my fault creating these systems, but things got out of control. Now I can't prove the point that I - myself - am not logging such 'fake' (as referred to you, but actually 'farming') characters, but my players are.
I'll try to think in a solution to reformulate these systems to become 'farming'-proof and will reach you in 3 months.
But take into account I never lacked education or proper behavior with you, I'm just trying to fix things. Otherwise I wouldn't be texting an essay here like I am doing now.
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EDIT: I sent the discussion about changing mining/woodcut systems to my players:
The real thing is that regardless of the change, someone will be dissatisfied. If you change the system, whoever has a miner will feel wronged, for the paid VPS time, for the mining char. Now that the change has been suggested, if it remains as it is, those who don't have the miner accounts will be pissed off for missing an "opportunity" to get tokens more "easily".
Some players are accepting it, others (who have plenty of characters) not. But this may prove that there's a mafia of farmers there.
Best regards.