Auto Follow being removed.?

[Mickthathick]

So what is stopping every player multi-boxing many toons given it's f2p? If I was Trion that would be my biggest concern, people overloading my server with 5-10 free accounts while only buying crap on their main acn.

[Smedbox]

So what is stopping every player multi-boxing many toons given it's f2p? If I was Trion that would be my biggest concern, people overloading my server with 5-10 free accounts while only buying crap on their main acn.

I wouldn't be concerned about that. It's not like Rift is the first F2P game in the world, so we already know the answer to that. The portion of players who multibox remains very small in F2P games. I don't think premium vs F2P is a major factor.

[JohnGabriel]

So what is stopping every player multi-boxing many toons given it's f2p? If I was Trion that would be my biggest concern, people overloading my server with 5-10 free accounts while only buying crap on their main acn.

Multi-boxers are just as likely to spend real money as single players. They may not buy things that can be easily farmed, but they'd spend credits on exp boosts, wardrobe, mounts, pets, etc... x 5 or x 10 even.

[moog]

Multi-boxers are just as likely to spend real money as single players. They may not buy things that can be easily farmed, but they'd spend credits on exp boosts, wardrobe, mounts, pets, etc... x 5 or x 10 even.

Absolutely - I've already bought full sets of 16-slot bags and mounts for multiple 5-man teams, all with Rift gems.

[Mickthathick]

Multi-boxers are just as likely to spend real money as single players. They may not buy things that can be easily farmed, but they'd spend credits on exp boosts, wardrobe, mounts, pets, etc... x 5 or x 10 even.

That's true, but most multi-boxers who are part of this community and who view mb as a hobby would be very much the exception and have no problem dropping money into games they are enjoying.

I was thinking that Trion would be concerned more 'normal' people might be tempted to roll 5 accounts rather then 1 given there is no monetary barrier to starting the game.

[Smedbox]

That's true, but most multi-boxers who are part of this community and who view mb as a hobby would be very much the exception and have no problem dropping money into games they are enjoying.

I was thinking that Trion would be concerned more 'normal' people might be tempted to roll 5 accounts rather then 1 given there is no monetary barrier to starting the game.

'Normal' people don't do that. Same as in any other F2P MMO.

[Ughmahedhurtz]

'Normal' people don't do that. Same as in any other F2P MMO.

Exactly. The vast majority of players would never even consider multiple accounts other than for adding more character slots or having a bank/auction mule.

[Mickthathick]

Ok, you've sold me. So wth are Trion worried about then :/

[Smedbox]

It's not the amount of new multiboxers that people were complaining about. It's all the new F2P players who are complaining about existing multiboxers. All these new players have never seen a multiboxer before, so it leads to a lot more complaining than before.

That, and the fact that the new Rift lead ("Daglar") personally hates multiboxers. He was just looking for an excuse to prevent multiboxers from playing.

[Korruptor]

So is the PvE lacking to such an extent that the removal of /follow in war-fronts enough of a reason for many of you to leave Rift? I'd just like an idea of whether or not it worth leveling a team if the elder/end-game isn't worth the play time.