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    Posts: 2 Arc User
    edited June 2010 in Off-Topic Discussion
    Quote: You can easily from game server side see whose multi-client via your Mac ADDRESS which is a special code that identifies your computer accessing the game. No hacking needed you accept the agreement of rules of participation with the game when you Installed it, so they have a right to see whose accessing THEIR MATERIAL.


    Anzillu: got proof to back up your statement?


    Yes why I'm making this thread.

    While you are logged onto your computer whether you have set in your control panel or not a specific user . if you were to open up your cmd prompt.

    via .

    Run program - and type : ipconfig /all , you would see a series of numbers and one big statement that says MAC ADDRESS, if you are multi-clienting which is bannable ..

    Quote: Aryannamage "As GM's have stated several times on this game multiclienting for any reason is a banable offence.

    [CLOSED]"

    They can see that MAC address whether you are on multiple accounts of the same computer, because the number does not change if you make a new account... if you make a new account your 2nd accounts mac address given the idea you changed it would also change... THAT IS WHY MY STATEMENT IS TRUE.

    bottom line to end the age old arguement Aryannamage has answered your question -

    If you have two computers they have two mac addresses , if you have 1 computer you have 1 mac address pretty black and white wouldn't you say? So obey the rules. Not hard... buy a labtop to accompany your super computer .. b:thanks

    this could be stickied so that when someone makes another thread about this same old subject I see done every month... you can just link it then they know just a thought ^.^
    Post edited by Frost/ - Dreamweaver4 on

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    • Posts: 2,427 Arc User
      edited June 2010
      This is not quite true, this is not a surefire way of detecting someone multiclienting. I have 2 computers that I play PW on and I have them both configured with the same mac address. I hope they don't fully rely on this method of detection because its flawed and easy to get around if needed.
      ~~Blood Red since 30~~
    • Posts: 1,816 Arc User
      edited June 2010
      Your arguement is highly flawed. Every device as a seperate MAC address this is true. this INCLUDES your ROUTER. Most people with multiple computers connect to the internet through a single router. You know which MAC ADDRESS your internet provider sees, including what PWE sees when you connect? Thats right, your ROUTERS MAC ID. So everyone connecting to the internet via the same router would all be banned by your accounts.

      Sorry but this thread is fail.
    • Posts: 2,427 Arc User
      edited June 2010
      I think what he is saying is the game client scans your computer for the eth mac address which it can do and compares the separate accounts scanned data and then sends it to PWI. But this approach is still very flawed.
      ~~Blood Red since 30~~
    • Posts: 2 Arc User
      edited June 2010
      Darksylph - Heavens Tear wrote: »
      Your arguement is highly flawed. Every device as a seperate MAC address this is true. this INCLUDES your ROUTER. Most people with multiple computers connect to the internet through a single router. You know which MAC ADDRESS your internet provider sees, including what PWE sees when you connect? Thats right, your ROUTERS MAC ID. So everyone connecting to the internet via the same router would all be banned by your accounts.

      Sorry but this thread is fail.


      Not trying to argue with you but its easy to tell by login times, and system processes accessing the games files, the Mac Address that's being used twice basically throws up a red flag if someone were to go through the proper steps of reporting them via the in-game function, giving them reasons to check times of said accessed files,

      so no my thread isn't failed, I'm a computer programmer I know how its done I'm sorry for my vague intro statement, sometimes it has to be put down in easy to read words for some I expected you would assume they used it as a flag to check the processes being run on THE MACHINE. lol since that is the item in question not the actual

      mac address... it is a tool which relays a flag saying hey check this out ...
    • Posts: 2 Arc User
      edited June 2010
      FinalFatex - Harshlands wrote: »
      I think what he is saying is the game client scans your computer for the eth mac address which it can do and compares the separate accounts scanned data and then sends it to PWI. But this approach is still very flawed.

      correct , and if the computer is in sync with the games files being accessed at more than an allowed given amount of times more than it should be, there is your proof. It wouldn't put people in danger useing a router with a said mac address because they aren't seperately in complete sync... you'll notice in your system processes your microsoft syncing when you start your computer when useing certain devices like oh a router?

      that's why ,

      if you were useing the same computer it would throw up a flag saying hey look at this 2 clients synched together... aint that strange. there lies the truth.
    • Posts: 147 Arc User
      edited June 2010
      Dunno about you, but if I were to login as multiple accounts... I would use multiple computers. So much simpler to work with, and most people have several computers in their home. Which would bypass that mac address thing...

      Of course... why would the GM's care about your logic on who to ban? And why are you making this post?
    • Posts: 2 Arc User
      edited June 2010
      Mikako - Raging Tide wrote: »
      Of course... why would the GM's care about your logic on who to ban? And why are you making this post?

      Hehe I know , reason for the thread is someone challenged what I said in a previous thread on this issue if you read my first post I quoted myself then them , "Anzillu: got proof to back up your statement?" he asked for proof so made a new thread explaining in depth b:pleased

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