Kiithknight:

I don't know how you can possibly discern true "multi-clienting" from multiple people playing on one computer in a household. Maybe you mean running multiple copies of the client at the same time on one computer? That would be easy to thwart. Just have the client itself not load if it sees the process is already running on the computer.

But that's kind of a moot point. Seeing as you can just have two computers and play on both at the same time. That would look no different from two brothers playing at the same time in the same house.

In the end, 100 mist doesn't get you much anyways. You can't even craft 4 star equipment with it. Frankly, I don't think it's worth worrying about.

well this is a huge problem for us because our parents dont let us buy things on games and we both have an account so that mean that me and my brother both have much less time. it also takes out the enjoyment when suddenly 'uh oh' : no more mists then my little brother says ok its my turn u have no more mists so can i play?
well obviously he has zero .

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Circumventing the game's mist energy sharing system can get you banned from playing the game as it violates the TOS.

This looks like a pretty complex issue.

The problem I see is not that multiple accounts are restricted to a single mist tank, but each player being able to attain unlimited mist energy. I am at work right now so I can't test anything, but for those who have SK handy, maybe you could give us a hand. My main question is that if you use up all your mist energy, and then you log into a different computer, do you have a full tank again? If so, then mist energy is either stored in a locally, or stored on the server based on your IP. In either case, resetting your mist energy is quite simple. If not, the same exploits can be achieved simply by making a second account.

The reason why the developers implemented it this way is because players are able to create characters solely for the purpose of crafting. You can trade the materials from your main account to a secondary account which has the recipe, and that's 100 free energy per day per character. You can also farm using secondary accounts, but that requires a capital investment to purchase gear. This exploit basically makes purchasing crystal energy pointless.

Btw, can anyone explain to me what it means when you can pay to no longer share energy? Does that mean by purchasing the 75 cent energy, your mist energy is tailored to just your account?

Okay, I've been extremely annoyed at this energy-sharing gimmick ever since my brother made an account and realized he didn't have enough energy to get to the Haven.
So, it's already been pointed out multiple times that simply having each account on a single computer has its own energy pool would lead to even bigger problems than the ones we have now.
So, here's my attempt at a solution:

Have each account have its own mist pool.
Pros: One person playing doesn't affect the rest of the people that want to play, just like seperate computers.
Cons: Mule accounts.

Solution: Have it so accounts on the same computer/IP cannot trade energy or crowns between each other.
Pros: Mule accounts are no more.
Cons: You could bypass it by sending a mule account's energy to another IP's account, then back to your main account. Plus, family members who want to simply trade crowns and energy between each other would be inconvenienced.

Solution: Have separate energy and crown banks. One energy/crown bank would be for crowns/energy you earned yourself, the other bank would be from energy/crowns you got from others. The only difference between the two banks is that you can't trade energy or crowns that was given to you.
Pros: Relay method would become debunked, while still being able to trade crowns/energy.
Cons: Mule accounts would exist again.

Solution: Accounts on the same computer/IP are only able to trade crystal energy, not mist energy.
Pros: Mule accounts are gone again.
Cons: Can't see any.

IN CONCLUSION:
Have each account on the same computer have separate mist and crystal energy pools, BUT each account would only be able to trade crystal energy to one another. Additionally, you would only be able to trade crowns and energy you earned yourself, but still be able to spend energy and crowns that you've been traded.

I hope this idea gets some speed and eventually the attention and implementation of TRD.

No matter what people will make mule account's and it can't be helped, if they change the mist situation.

People will just have to pay or just have to wait 22 hours to re-spawn there mist. If they had to change something i would suggest changing the waiting period to maybe 12 hours for full mist. Allowing players to at least play once every day on a full gauge rather then playing 1/2 a gauge every day.

I still think they should make mist gauge separate for each character, but i doubt they will change there mist factor.

I think it is better for devs to find a better alternative or modification on this "energy concept." They are making it too difficult and complex with this mist energy thing when it comes to sharing a computer and therefore uses same energy from previous account.
In my opinion things would be a whole lot easier/less complicated to go with traditional P2P option in most F2P MMOs. For instance: P2P player buys awesome stuff and unique armor with real $ money; and if they want, they can sell it to F2P members. The F2P members can buy the P2P players stuff only through trade by using regular game money but since it is worth significantly more than a F2P item, they have to by double the amount (Just like in a game, example: Maplestory).
There has to be a better alternative than "buying energy." Not only it would fix several time restriction problems, it would fix multiple computer user problems, it would make sense to make another character in your profile, etc.
Again, I understand the "buying energy" is pretty new and unique concept off of in a F2P game. In some areas I like it, some I do not. But it doesn't really execute well if you weigh out the positives and negatives. If you look at it in a sociological aspect, most people do not like abrupt change (something that they don't expect from out of the ordinary). In order for this "change" to work out, it is better to ease them into it one step at a time.

its a free game we shouldn't have to pay the point of making free games is not to pay that's why we play them ill admit i would pay the 75 cent but not all of us can i can't because I'm not linking my bank account to pay pal or any of those other site and using a credit card never works for some reason other people are too young to pay for it and other simply have no way to get the money to where its suppose to three rings AND Sega made this game if three rings is having financial trouble Sega is there to bale em out but guess what three rings is a very popular online company Ive heard of them before and now i remember where they made WHIRLED a online social community (its fun give it a try) and BANG HEROES a platform game in the wild west PUZZLE PIRATES I'm sure you all seen the ads for that CORPSE CRAFT a puzzle game where you click blocks to harvest resources then use them to make monsters and BITE ME a stupid vampire game ill never play. they are very successful they have plenty of money to fuel a game where players don't have to pay at all so question is why is three rings making us pay?