DuckTaccooOUTx accuses players of multi accounts; a developer reviews the claims
In August 2017 DuckTaccooOUTx [47425] posted a guide alleging multi accounts were winning through grocer companies. Chedburn [1] said most named players were fine, then described a system for mass-created accounts.
Involved: DuckTaccooOUTx [47425] , Chedburn [1] Admin , bogie [148747] Admin , mug [553318] Committee , APOLLO [862724] and 6 more
A guide and a call-out
On 07 Aug 2017 DuckTaccooOUTx [47425] opened a General Discussion thread titled "The multi guide book that staff need to know about". It drew 175 replies from 86 players and, at the last fetch, 5,638 views.[1][2]
The opening post said DuckTaccooOUTx was sick and tired of multis winning. It set out how, in their view, multi accounts win most of the time. Participant claim[2]
What the guide alleged
DuckTaccooOUTx alleged that multis create inactive accounts in grocers, use job points to get cans and send them to a main account. They also alleged that low-level sweetshop or adult novelty companies gather points for cans or edvds. Allegation[2]
The post listed company links and account names, and pointed to identical last-login times as the sign of multis. DuckTaccooOUTx wrote that staff were too blind to see it or did not want to ban them in case they got accused of something. Allegation[2]
DuckTaccooOUTx wrote that they would expose multis every day on the forums and update the thread with names and IDs. Participant claim[2]
Valandes [2023976] posted a screenshot from South Africa on 08 Aug 2017. They said there were 15 pages of players where they normally saw a max of 6-8, all level 15, in a shack and online at the same time, and that something must be going on. Participant claim[3]
Staff replies and thread reaction
Admin bogie [148747] replied on 07 Aug 2017: "Thank god you posted this, staff had no idea until now." In another reply they wrote that without 100% proof staff cannot just delete accounts, and that staff have ways they do not reveal.[4][5][6]
Officer mug [553318] posted a company link, called a South Africa faction member a scumbag and wrote that if these players were kept in perma ban there would be no cheats left. Allegation[7]
Hildegarde [2050558] wrote that in other games 5+ accounts with the same actions and log-in times would be banned as proof of multis. DAMINK [2009054] wrote that calling the problem complex was horseshit and that they felt robbed as a donor. Participant claim[8][9]
jump792 [1967039] joked about a purge with a bandanna and a torch, and later told another poster to F**k off. Joke[10][11]
APOLLO [862724] wrote that they were bemused by the level of inactivity of the thread starter. Mat-Senpai [952164] then argued with DuckTaccooOUTx over that exchange.[12][13][14]
Developer's review and the later hunt
On 09 Aug 2017 developer Chedburn [1] wrote that they had personally checked the players and companies mentioned. They said the majority were good and many were players who like that play style, such as staying in Africa hunting, with no other benefactor receiving anything.[15]
Chedburn also wrote that there was some legitimacy to the concerns. They said staff tools were not sufficient for accounts created on a mass scale, and that they had designed a system to find such accounts, recover money received and federal jail everyone involved.[15]
DuckTaccooOUTx started a follow-up thread on 09 Aug 2017. They described using the advanced search to find accounts by age, property and recent activity.[16][17]
On 03 Sep 2017 bogie replied in the thread that "crime" role play does not equate to violating terms of service.[18]
On 26 Nov 2017 -Khaos- [2063067] linked the thread elsewhere. They said the forums had gone from asking when the Multi Hunter would arrive to complaints about it, and that many cases were being reversed. Participant claim[19]
Timeline
- 7 Aug 2017 DuckTaccooOUTx opens the thread; bogie and mug reply the same day.[2][4][7]
- 9 Aug 2017 Chedburn posts that most named players were fine and describes a system to find mass-created accounts.[15]
- 9 Aug 2017 DuckTaccooOUTx starts a follow-up thread.[16]
- 3 Sep 2017 bogie posts that "crime" role play does not equate to violating terms of service.[18]
- 26 Nov 2017 -Khaos- links the thread while discussing complaints about the new Multi Hunter system.[19]
Original sources 19
- Thread "The multi guide book that staff need to know about" (General Discussion) ·
- Post by DuckTaccooOUTx [47425] in "The multi guide book that staff need to know about" ·
- Post by Valandes [2023976] in "The multi guide book that staff need to know about" ·
- Post by bogie [148747] in "The multi guide book that staff need to know about" ·
- Post by bogie [148747] in "The multi guide book that staff need to know about" ·
- Post by bogie [148747] in "The multi guide book that staff need to know about" ·
- Post by mug [553318] in "The multi guide book that staff need to know about" ·
- Post by Hildegarde [2050558] in "The multi guide book that staff need to know about" ·
- Post by DAMINK [2009054] in "The multi guide book that staff need to know about" ·
- Post by jump792 [1967039] in "The multi guide book that staff need to know about" ·
- Post by jump792 [1967039] in "The multi guide book that staff need to know about" ·
- Post by APOLLO [862724] in "The multi guide book that staff need to know about" ·
- Post by Mat-Senpai [952164] in "The multi guide book that staff need to know about" ·
- Post by Mat-Senpai [952164] in "The multi guide book that staff need to know about" ·
- Post by Chedburn [1] in "The multi guide book that staff need to know about" ·
- Thread "My system for catching multis" (General Discussion) ·
- Post by DuckTaccooOUTx [47425] in "My system for catching multis" ·
- Post by bogie [148747] in "The multi guide book that staff need to know about" ·
- Post by -Khaos- [2063067] in "The basic issue of any system implimented by devs" ·
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