1. Yes {
Original Question - Do you allow Hardware multi-boxing?}
2. Yes {
Original Question - Do you allow Software multi-boxing?}
3. If you are at your computer while the character is being played, then multi-boxing is fine. Generally speaking we will only take action against people who automate their characters to play unattended. If you are suspected of botting then the GM will typically send the character a tell to see if they are at the keyboard. {
Original Question - What are your rules for distinguishing multi-boxing from botting?}
4. While performing actions with the specific intent of causing grief for other players is against the rules, mutliboxing would not have an effect on this. {
Original Question - Do you have "fair play" clauses in your EULA that multi-boxers should be particularly aware of? - Fair play clauses are things like intentionally griefing other players or blocking other players from using content.}
5. According to our policy, account sharing is against the rules. The only exception is when a parent sets up an account for a child. {
Original Question - Do you have an account sharing policy?}
6. We definitely do have a Recruit a Friend promotion running at the moment. You can find all the details under the following link:
http://help.station.sony.com/cgi-bin...?p_faqid=20657 {
Original Question - Do you have any "Recruit-a-Friend" style offers that multi-boxers could take advantage of, or conversely are prohibited from enrolling in? - Check specific game sites, this was the only one going when I asked my questions. }
7. I don't believe the game has any protections like what you are describing. I am not a multiboxer myself, so there may be some problems I'm not aware of. Still, I know others who have done it without issue. Keep in mind that multi-boxing is considered 'unsupported' play so we can't provide technical support related to running multiple instances of the game. {
Original Question - Do you have specific guards in place to prevent certain actions? Specifically, many games do not like to run in the background. Many programs "correct" this by locking a window into the foreground. In some cases, this "foreground only" behavior is unintentional. In other cases, this is fully intended to prevent people from playing more than one copy of the same game on one computer.
In the latter instance, software boxing would be a violation of your EULA if a "lock in foreground" mechanism was used, but may well be allowed if alt-tabbing between instances to repeat key presses was used. Or neither may be allowed, meaning software multi-boxing is a violation in your game and any attempt to do so is actionable.}
