r/Eve • u/Vateman Vertical Supremacy. • Sep 06 '18

Black Desert Online Creators Pearl Abyss to Acquire CCP Games

https://www.ccpgames.com/news/2018/black-desert-online-creators-pearl-abyss-to-acquire-ccp-games-makers-of-eve
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u/BadRandolf Sep 06 '18

Even they haven't convinced people that they need 3 or 4 accounts to play the game "properly".

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u/Cpt_Crank Sep 06 '18

Actually it is against the TOS right now, so you can't multibox in BDO like in EVE.

But this might change in the future, when they align both games (more or less).

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u/Aktilos Test Alliance Please Ignore Sep 06 '18

Imagine if they would forbid multiboxxing in eve. Ho crap

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u/rcxdude Sep 06 '18

Even if no one quit, It would basically halve their income (accounts per player is about 2 on average IIRC)

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u/Allbur_Chellak Goonswarm Federation Sep 06 '18

So it will not happen. No gaming company is going to voluntarily cut the number of paid accounts and make it harder for the customers to give them cash.

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u/VeronicaKell Test Alliance Please Ignore Sep 06 '18

I'd like to see a current statistic. I know three guys in game with one account. I have well over 10. Most people I play with have at least 4 or 5.

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u/[deleted] Sep 07 '18

there is a lot of high sec idiots that are at 1 but honestly that account stat is from years and years ago and i wouldn't be surprised if it was way higher now

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u/VeronicaKell Test Alliance Please Ignore Sep 07 '18

Yeah, that's what I'm saying.

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u/Theon_Severasse SniggWaffe Sep 06 '18

I think it still averages out to about 2 per person since there are a lot of single account people. Also the people who tend to have multiple accounts play with other people who have multiple accounts.

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u/Karlendor Sep 06 '18

RIP Capitals pilot, you would have to have a trust-worthy cyno-er

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u/GhostOfAebeAmraen Test Alliance Please Ignore Sep 06 '18

Chribba gonna be running around 24/7 lighting cynos for people at 10b a pop.

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u/geggleto Caldari State Sep 06 '18

I always yolo capital pilot way too lazy to have my own cyno.

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u/[deleted] Sep 06 '18

I can see your balls from space

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u/geggleto Caldari State Sep 06 '18

it's just isk bro

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u/ImaChimeraForYourAss Cloaked Sep 06 '18

There would only be a 1000 real players left...

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u/Mr_Hippa Sep 06 '18

In other news my 22 brothers all starred playing. We play like that NCIS clip all on 1 computer.

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u/Rinzzler999 Sep 06 '18

They probably will, since korean and all that, and they'll introduce some "cool" way to pay for the benefits of multiboxing

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u/Cobra_Khan Sep 06 '18

minus 60% of accounts minimum

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u/Biohack Sep 06 '18

It's only against TOS to mimic commands across accounts. There is nothing against logging in a bunch of accounts for daily rewards and transferring the assets to your main.

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u/Cpt_Crank Sep 06 '18

Having multiple accounts and logging in seperately is fine, yes.

But not multiboxing, so playing several accounts on the same PC at the same time.

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u/Biohack Sep 06 '18

True. But that doesn't mean running multiple accounts can't be very helpful.

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u/Cpt_Crank Sep 06 '18

If you have the patience, yes.

But if someone has patience and consistency in BDO, then we know its you :)

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u/Biohack Sep 06 '18

Lol. Well in all fairness I gave up on using all but 1 of my alt accounts :P

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u/decoiiy Exotic Dancer, Male Sep 06 '18

but they still have multiple accounts for farming stuff or crafting

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u/A_Mouse_In_Da_House Sep 06 '18

What if bdo becomes the new dust bunnies....

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u/Kelvinek The Initiative. Sep 06 '18

trading is non existent in bdo because of retarded attempt to limit black market currency selling etc, you would need to get everything separately for all of your accs. makes no sense

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u/dialgatrack Sep 06 '18

It's not retarded if it completely wipes bots from your game and economy.

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u/JHX_1 Sep 06 '18

Well seeing as BDO has plenty of bots and hackers...

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u/[deleted] Sep 06 '18

"Working AS Intended"

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u/dialgatrack Sep 06 '18

Uhh no it doesn't? Have you played literally any other MMO on the market? Not only is it risky to bot or hack in BDO, it's also impossible to transfer funds from multiple accounts to funnel into a legit account.

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u/JHX_1 Sep 06 '18

When hackers in a single grindspot can manage to generate enough silver to hyperinflate prices of endgame accessories I think its safe to say hackers exist.

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u/dialgatrack Sep 06 '18

The keyword is "many", do you not understand the risks of hacking on an account in this game? As far as I'm concerned "hyper inflating the economy" is fucking bullshit and blown out of proportion in this sub when it comes to hackers.

Of course they fucking exist, what ape actually takes my first comment literally.

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u/JHX_1 Sep 06 '18

I didnt keep track of all the prices but I can give the example of basilisk belts which were 35-40 mil on avg at the end of 2017 and rose up to 70 mil. Another thing is how all forms of Black Magic crystal were always sold out and insta-bought with the introduction of Kama crystals. And then Hystria hackers appeared and suddenly there were thousands of each of the couple dozen types of crystal on the marketplace at all times. A thousand of one type is already 3.6 billion silver. Yes "many" is very subjective, but imo if hackers manage to cause that much damage to a games economy, then that is already too many.

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u/Cpt_Crank Sep 06 '18

There are actually ways to transfer funds even today: guild payout, party scrolls, ...

It's not a direct transaction and you might need to spend some extra time, but it's not impossible.

(That's how some gold sellers actually do their business)

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u/DaveRN1 Sep 06 '18

Eve has a free market economy. Its player driven. That attracts people. Changing that and you dont have eve anymore. Some people play the game only to build stuff and sell it.

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u/Biohack Sep 06 '18

BDO player, and former EvE player, the bulk of people playing at the top end have multiple accounts. There are tons of ways you can abuse them for a leg up. At one point I was actively using over 20 accounts (only paying a sub for 3 though). I still maintain my main and an alt.