MULTI question

[Shendemiar]

Multi is a person using multiple accounts to play, right?

We are multihunters?

By what/whos definition?

How are multis determined?

By what/whos definition?

(Sorry if im blunt but im tired and i really dont know answer for any of those)

[Arminius]

shendemiar said:

We are multihunters?

Yes, officially recognised.

By what/whos definition?

Name's Raul, from Firefox

How are multis determined?

He's got a list with about 60 criteria. We all fit some of them, but if someone fits a lot, then it's likely to be a multi.

By what/whos definition?

Raul's list.

That wasn't really blunt...

[Shendemiar]

Whos raoul? And whats his definitions?

[Arminius]

Raul is the Admin of Firefox, a top-10(?) alliance

MULTI INDICATORS
1. Having merchant ships only but no warships
2. Accounts registered immediately after each other - see name url
3. Account names similar.
4. Isle names are similar.
5. Similar personal profile.
6. In same alliance or its feeder
7. Holds top positions in same alliance
8. Personal pacts with each other
9. Uses multiple accounts to attack a player
10. Messages on behalf of another attacked account
11. Admits they are a multi.
12. From same location/town
13. Same age
14. Similar theme in account/isle name e.g. football teams
15. Sends army or resources to another account.
16. Sends threats, insults or abuse.
17. Willing to risk account being attacked or is reckless in their actions.
18. Sends a message under the wrong account name.
19. Someone close to them from school, family or friend tells you they are a multi.
20. Messages you out of the blue especially if only started.
21. Same spelling mistakes.
22. Same type of words, punctuation, style and structure used in messages.
23. Score and army increases very quickly.
24. Score moves slowly, they are active but have no resources.
25. They have few resources but no increase in army, upgrades or research.
26. They are always begging for resources, never get involved, move from alliance to alliance.
27. They are very threatening and warlike and bullies players
28. High score but not in an alliance.
29. Are in an alliance noted to harbour multis.
30. Always in trouble, getting attacked and asking for protection.
31. Sudden increase in resources but no ships and does not raid
32. Store, Gold Mine, Stone Quarry, Timber Yard upgraded but nothing else.
33. Has catapults but has a low score.
34 Gains loads of catapults, stone throwers and colony ships in short space of time
35. Are protected by other known multi accounts
36. Has inside knowledge about what other alliances are upto
37. Accounts all leave and joins an alliance at the same time
38. Messages on behalf of another account about anything.
39. Causes trouble within the alliance, attacks fellow members, sabotages alliance, starts a war
40. Causes trouble between alliances, asks a player to attack another player.
41. Similar score
42. Same interests
43. Posts they are not a multi on their personal profile
44. They constantly message and badger a player

A current list of multis is at multiplayer.esmartdesign.com/

[soiram]

To be blunt:

Raul is the most known multihunter and seems to have dedicated his game-life to multihunting. He AFAIK does not have ANY "official" power to declare multis, however he has managed to achieve this by himself.
He HAS been wrong about multis (as Inyati's case clearly shows), so no guarantees that the targets he is posting are 100% multis (see also Firefox page about war on some guy who claims he is innocent and prays to die with his name cleared big-j I think).
We more or less blindly accept that the list he posts is correct and due to the benefits associated with destroying multis don't really investigate each case, but rather take it as a given, meaning that we might just as well hit an innocent guy once in a while.

[SkulkrinBait]

When I attacked invincible I sent him a message letting him know why, so he could try to get in touch with Raul to plead his innocence. It's hard for someone to prove they are not a multi however, but we should use our own judgements as well as taking what Raul thinks into account.

[inyati]

skulkrinbait said:

When I attacked invincible I sent him a message letting him know why, so he could try to get in touch with Raul to plead his innocence. It's hard for someone to prove they are not a multi however, but we should use our own judgements as well as taking what Raul thinks into account.

A very honorable approach, under the circumstances. I think this should become standard procedure for all alliance members before launching fleet against a multi. (spoken by a once accused multi!)

[Shendemiar]

We can use his list, but we must declare that we do in our alliance profile.

[Shendemiar]

I feel Honored to be on morkin, an official multihunter alliance! (status granted by Raul)

[Freiegeister]

shendemiar said:

I feel Honored to be on morkin, an official multihunter alliance! (status granted by Raul)

One of only three last time I looked!