Hi all,
A friend of mine and I decided to get together and have a game night and were surprised to see that after playing for a few hours that we started to get the message "You play from the same location as *************(*****). Playing from the same location is a Premium feature: Go Premium now!". You have to pay for a premium membership to play against your friend? The wording "This is a premium feature" seems a bit of a lie, how is that a feature? I found this article https://boardgamearena.com/doc/multipleaccounts and in there is says:
"You are allowed to play at the same table using the same IP (internet address).
When this happens, there will be a "this player plays from the same IP address as another player" warning under the affected players. This warning lets other players know that there are players at their table that are able to discuss the game outside of BGA.
If you wish to play from the same internet address as another person:
The best option is to not play at the same table, or play at a table where you know everyone.
If you play with strangers, make them comfortable with the fact you are 2 (or more) different people: do not discuss the game outside the chatroom, and DO NOT collaborate (or engage in kingmaking) with your partner."
As far as I can see we have not broken any user agreements. I understand that there is a risk that some players might collude if they are at the same location, but we are playing a number of separate games and a number of games against each other with no other players at the table, just us. I understand that there is a risk that some players might collude if they are at the same location, but blocking by IP address would not prevent this at all as those devious players could just use different internet access point such as their phones. This seems less like a feature, more like a deliberate attempt to drive up memberships... This doesn't seem right to me, I imagine that it would more likely drive players away from the site. What's going on?
A friend of mine and I decided to get together and have a game night and were surprised to see that after playing for a few hours that we started to get the message "You play from the same location as *************(*****). Playing from the same location is a Premium feature: Go Premium now!". You have to pay for a premium membership to play against your friend? The wording "This is a premium feature" seems a bit of a lie, how is that a feature? I found this article https://boardgamearena.com/doc/multipleaccounts and in there is says:
"You are allowed to play at the same table using the same IP (internet address).
When this happens, there will be a "this player plays from the same IP address as another player" warning under the affected players. This warning lets other players know that there are players at their table that are able to discuss the game outside of BGA.
If you wish to play from the same internet address as another person:
The best option is to not play at the same table, or play at a table where you know everyone.
If you play with strangers, make them comfortable with the fact you are 2 (or more) different people: do not discuss the game outside the chatroom, and DO NOT collaborate (or engage in kingmaking) with your partner."
As far as I can see we have not broken any user agreements. I understand that there is a risk that some players might collude if they are at the same location, but we are playing a number of separate games and a number of games against each other with no other players at the table, just us. I understand that there is a risk that some players might collude if they are at the same location, but blocking by IP address would not prevent this at all as those devious players could just use different internet access point such as their phones. This seems less like a feature, more like a deliberate attempt to drive up memberships... This doesn't seem right to me, I imagine that it would more likely drive players away from the site. What's going on?
