Everyone keeps stating that third party software is banned by the Code of Conduct and yet I do not find such language anywhere in the CoC. I also do not find anything about the control of multiple characters manually or with software assistance anywhere.
I can only find two sections labelled 10 and 12:
10. LATER VERSIONS' IMPROVEMENTS OF OUR MMORPG
12. SCENARIO CREATION AND ANIMATION IN OUR MMORPG (RYZOM RING)
These don't address the issue and are likely not what Ganix is referencing. The Naming Policy has 13 items but clearly cannot be what is being referenced either. The only other possibility that I can see is the Code of Conduct section.
Jamming a button on two keyboards in no way changes the transmissions to or from the servers. The same would be true of software that allows remote control of multiple computers.
None of what you are describing can considered a bug exploit. Is it a bug that multiple people can login from the same IP? I sure hope not as I'm the father in a family of six and all but my wife plays. We often are online and play at the same time.
Is it a bug that one person can control multiple accounts at the same time? There's a Ryzom program switch specifically for that! /multi If the game executable has a command-line switch specifically for dual boxing then it also cannot be considered a bug. There are even directions for running multiple clients on one computer in the old official (which are, if I am not mistaken, still considered official but just old) forums.
Other MMORPGs encourage their players to use multiple toons, why? Others have already stated that it generates more revenue and what else is a company in business for? What about those players who A) love Ryzom but don't care for the social interaction of a live team or B) Are on an international server (Aristople) but cannot be online when anyone else is online?
Finally, there is a distinction between an Alt and a Bot. An Alt is one of multiple characters in direct control of one player. In other words, the character acts directly because of the player's physical action. Ryzom allows Alts, as proved by the /multi program switch.
A Bot is a character which automatically, no action required on the part of the player, responds to the game environment. Other MMORPGs allow and support Bots, characters scripted to automatically respond to the game environment. Ryzom does not allow nor support Bots.
I know of a player who found a way to Bot dig (Bots are actually quite hard to create in Ryzom due to the nature of the macro system). That player was given a temp ban. Yakapo (player is a co-worker of mine) has found characters at respawn points mindlessly throwing nodes, evidence of unattended Bot digging. He has warned such players of the consequences.
Both Yakapo and I were HOs of DCP under Final. We both learned how to organize teams then and how to make the most of the macro system. I can press a single key faster than once per second, anyone can, and if that key is mapped to a macro that targets my team spotter's target (Target an entity's target) and then runs shortcut #3 twice, I will hit my team spotter's target with magic sometimes before my spotter does. The spotter has to select a target and then press/click the spell/attack but I only have to spam my macro key. By the time the spotter begins his attack, I am already casting. I watched DCP melt NPCs using this technique. I can do this and have only a little over 60 days in game. Yakapo has over a year in play. He's had plenty of time to refine working as a team and also running a dual box.
During the OP wars yesterday, I had six members of GoZ on follow, guild chat was a flutter with how exciting the wars were both when we were wiped and when we wiped the attackers. Guild members who didn't have the required TPs were chomping at the bit. When I looked back, I had a mass of homins trailing me both in and out of team. Not one of them were bots. If we were a nuke pod, I'm sure my name would be listed with Yakapo and Nitrouss but we were not a nuke pod, we were a nuke/heal pod.
On a final note, everyone says that the CSRs have never investigated your claims. That is incorrect, although you may not know it. I know for a fact, remember that Yakapo's player is my co-worker, that CSRs (not just one) have investigated Yakapo and challenged him directly on these claims in the past. He remains in game.
Ganix
Again I think this is good for your business but I also believe that it breaks the rule of conduct you posted for all to read, items 10 and 12.
I can only find two sections labelled 10 and 12:
10. LATER VERSIONS' IMPROVEMENTS OF OUR MMORPG
12. SCENARIO CREATION AND ANIMATION IN OUR MMORPG (RYZOM RING)
These don't address the issue and are likely not what Ganix is referencing. The Naming Policy has 13 items but clearly cannot be what is being referenced either. The only other possibility that I can see is the Code of Conduct section.
#10
You will not attempt to interfere with, hack into or decipher any transmissions to or from the servers running Ryzom and on any Ryzom Services or Winch Gate Property Limited Services.
Jamming a button on two keyboards in no way changes the transmissions to or from the servers. The same would be true of software that allows remote control of multiple computers.
#12
You may not exploit any bugs in Ryzom and you may not communicate the existence of exploitable bugs (either directly or through public posting) to any other user of Ryzom but report it to Winch Gate Property Limited.
None of what you are describing can considered a bug exploit. Is it a bug that multiple people can login from the same IP? I sure hope not as I'm the father in a family of six and all but my wife plays. We often are online and play at the same time.
Is it a bug that one person can control multiple accounts at the same time? There's a Ryzom program switch specifically for that! /multi If the game executable has a command-line switch specifically for dual boxing then it also cannot be considered a bug. There are even directions for running multiple clients on one computer in the old official (which are, if I am not mistaken, still considered official but just old) forums.
Other MMORPGs encourage their players to use multiple toons, why? Others have already stated that it generates more revenue and what else is a company in business for? What about those players who A) love Ryzom but don't care for the social interaction of a live team or B) Are on an international server (Aristople) but cannot be online when anyone else is online?
Finally, there is a distinction between an Alt and a Bot. An Alt is one of multiple characters in direct control of one player. In other words, the character acts directly because of the player's physical action. Ryzom allows Alts, as proved by the /multi program switch.
A Bot is a character which automatically, no action required on the part of the player, responds to the game environment. Other MMORPGs allow and support Bots, characters scripted to automatically respond to the game environment. Ryzom does not allow nor support Bots.
I know of a player who found a way to Bot dig (Bots are actually quite hard to create in Ryzom due to the nature of the macro system). That player was given a temp ban. Yakapo (player is a co-worker of mine) has found characters at respawn points mindlessly throwing nodes, evidence of unattended Bot digging. He has warned such players of the consequences.
Both Yakapo and I were HOs of DCP under Final. We both learned how to organize teams then and how to make the most of the macro system. I can press a single key faster than once per second, anyone can, and if that key is mapped to a macro that targets my team spotter's target (Target an entity's target) and then runs shortcut #3 twice, I will hit my team spotter's target with magic sometimes before my spotter does. The spotter has to select a target and then press/click the spell/attack but I only have to spam my macro key. By the time the spotter begins his attack, I am already casting. I watched DCP melt NPCs using this technique. I can do this and have only a little over 60 days in game. Yakapo has over a year in play. He's had plenty of time to refine working as a team and also running a dual box.
During the OP wars yesterday, I had six members of GoZ on follow, guild chat was a flutter with how exciting the wars were both when we were wiped and when we wiped the attackers. Guild members who didn't have the required TPs were chomping at the bit. When I looked back, I had a mass of homins trailing me both in and out of team. Not one of them were bots. If we were a nuke pod, I'm sure my name would be listed with Yakapo and Nitrouss but we were not a nuke pod, we were a nuke/heal pod.
On a final note, everyone says that the CSRs have never investigated your claims. That is incorrect, although you may not know it. I know for a fact, remember that Yakapo's player is my co-worker, that CSRs (not just one) have investigated Yakapo and challenged him directly on these claims in the past. He remains in game.
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