Shotbow

New Alternate Account Policy

For many years, MineZ has allowed completely un-restricted usage of alternate accounts. There has never been a limit on the amount of accounts, how they can be used, or any other form of restriction. As player count has decreased over time, the ability to actively play on only one account has decayed. As a result, many players have begun getting many accounts alive at the same time out of boredom. The issue with this is that many of these accounts end up at the same location with full end game inventories. This means that even when someone dies to either PVP or PVE, the player can simply log onto a new account to recover their loot or fight the same enemy. This pattern of logging back into locations 1 - 3 times in order to kill an enemy is extremely damaging for the game. This is one of the many reasons why using alternate accounts is hurting the game, and thus something must change.

The goal when playing MineZ is to gear up by exploring dangerous locations to retrieve better gear and survive, however the biggest danger in this process is dying and losing everything. The abuse of alternate accounts allows one to completely circumvent this, which is also a large source of the game’s replayability. The thrill of possibly dying in an instant and the adrenaline involved is no longer so prevalent with the safety of alting. Simply recovering a player zombie if one dies removes the threat of losing everything and the excitement involved in surviving.

Perhaps the biggest reason alting is currently a huge issue is how they are being utilized for combat. In MineZ, choosing to enter a fight means the inevitable expenditure of resources. Assuming a fair fight takes place, the winner will be considerably drained of resources and need to restock. Currently, killing another player in northern locations means there is a high chance that the same player will come back on an alternate account. Now we have a situation where one player is out of resources trying to reap their earned rewards and the other is fully geared again. This scenario removes the skill involved and punishes players who didn’t make a gameplay error but simply didn't have enough accounts. This simultaneously almost completely removes the reward of surviving a fight. Dying to another player should be due to one of the players making a fatal mistake in combat, gearing, or positioning. In MineZ, dying should mean losing everything, and simply not having enough accounts in one location is no longer going to be a factor or viable strategy in MineZ.

The main reason that the alting policy must change is that it allows the MineZ Team to continue making changes. As of right now, almost any changes made to the game can be undermined by the abuse of alternate accounts. A good example of this is the combat update, the MineZ Team has worked hard on creating a balanced and fluid combat system to improve player interactions. If combat between players is deterred by the threat of an alt coming to kill them after every fight, then the combat update is essentially obsolete.


English
The new policy will not be banning the use of alternate accounts, but rather will be restricting how one can use them. The new restrictions are subject to change and expansions in the future.

• Alting for the purpose of Combat will no longer be allowed. This means if one dies in a fight they will not be allowed to log back in on a new account and continue the same fight.
• Alting to retrieve one’s player zombie or their own loot after dying is now prohibited. When dying in MineZ, a player should start from scratch.
• Alting for the purpose of dungeons is also now prohibited. Dungeons are balanced to be done by multiple people and have loot according to that number.
• Alting during any events is prohibited.

As a result, alting will still be allowed for simply playing MineZ or for storage, but alting for any of the purposes outlined above will result in scaling punishments. While these changes may be difficult to swallow at first, many games enforce strict alt bans making this policy quite lenient. We hope the community can understand how these changes are vital to the game as a whole moving forward. We thank the community for remaining flexible during recent adversity the server has faced, and we plan to continue improving the game.


한국어
이 새로운 규정은 부계정 사용 자체를 금지하지는 않지만. 부계정 사용 방법 중 몇가지가 제한됩니다. 이 규칙들은 언제든지 바뀔 수 있고, 새로운 사항들이 더 추가될 수 있습니다.

• PvP를 위한 부계정 사용이 금지됩니다. 즉, PvP중에 죽은 뒤 부계정으로 로그인해서 싸움을 지속하는 것을 더이상 할 수 없습니다.
• 부계정으로 본인 또는 다른 플레이어의 플레이어 좀비 또는 땅에 떨어진 아이템들을 얻거나 지키러 갈 수 없습니다. 마인즈에서의 죽음은 처음부터 다시 시작하는 것을 원칙으로 합니다
• 던전에서의 부계정 사용이 금지됩니다. 던전은 지정된 사람 수에 맞게 클리어되게 설정되어 있고, 보상 또한 그 숫자에 맞게 벨런스되어 있습니다.
• 이벤트 시에 부계정 사용이 금지됩니다.

정리하자면, 일반적으로 마인즈를 플레이하거나 아이템을 저장하기 위한 부계정 사용은 허용되나, 위에 명시된 3개의 규칙에 위배되게 사용할 경우 그에 따른 처벌이 가해질 것입니다.


日本語
新しい方針ではサブアカウント (Alt) の使用を禁止するわけではありませんが、それらを使用する方法が更に制限されることとなります。この制限は将来変更または拡張される可能性があります。

• 戦闘目的においてのAltの使用は許可されなくなります。つまり、ある人が戦闘中に死亡した場合彼らは別のアカウントを用いて戻り同じ戦いを続けることは許可されません。
• 死亡後にAltを用いて自分のプレイヤーゾンビやそれらのアイテムを回収することは現在禁止されています。MineZで死亡した際、プレイヤーは一からやり直すべきです。
• ダンジョンを目的としたAltの使用もまた現在禁止されています。ダンジョンは複数の人によって行われるように調整されており、その数に応じた報酬を持っています。

結果的に、Altアカウントは単純にMineZを遊んだり倉庫として使用することは現在も許可されていますが、上記の概要のいずれかを目的とするAltの使用は基準化された処罰を招くことになります。これらの変更は最初は飲み込むのが難しいかもしれませんが、多くのゲームが厳しいAltへの処罰を実施している中でこのポリシーは比較的緩やかになっています。私たちはコミュニティがこれらの変更がゲーム全体の前進においてどれほど重要であるか理解できることを願っています。サーバーが近ごろ直面していた逆境の間柔軟でいてくれたことに感謝し、また私たちはゲームの改善を続ける予定です。


FAQ
Q. I died at Hasa and after a while I want to go there and start another fight. What if I meet the same group that killed me in the last time?
A. If you log on alts in the same location after a while, it's not 'rejoining' or 'continuing' the same fight. Therefore, you're allowed to hop the same location on an alt at least 30 minutes after the fight ended in the last time.

Q. I was fighting at Hasa and ran away and logged out because I was out of supplies to continue the fight. Can I log back on my alts and continue the fight?
A. No, once you start fighting on your account, that's your only life in the fight.

Q. I died at Hasa and want to help my friends, what should I do?
A. If you wish to help the fight you have to gear back up the account you died on.

Q. After I die to X group at Crowmure, then after logging in an account at Sanctuary of Peace and found them unintentionally, can I start fighting?
A. If you log on an account that is logged out at a location that is close to where the fight happened, we'll have to assume you did so in order to continue fighting. Please be careful with it. If you choose to log on an account that is far from where the fight happened, you will never get into a trouble.

Q. If person A dies, and I go and get their player zombie, can they log in an alt to pick up the stuff?
A. No, they have to run back up on the account they died on.

Q. Does this rule apply to structures (not dungeons) that require multiple people to enter (i.e Lorfaul Mines Entrance or the door at Fort Kharj)?
A. No, but this may change later on.

Q. Can I have multiple accounts geared for Suicide Saturday and switch accounts to do Suicide Saturday?
A. No. Suicide Saturday is considered to be a single huge fight. You may not use multiple accounts during Suicide Saturday. If you wanna still participate in SS after your death, you will need to gear back up on the account you died on. If you wonder when the end of Suicide Saturday is, that'd be 7:00 pm EST (After an hour SS started).

Q. I need a clarification on alts at dungeons!
A. Once you enter an instance, that's your only life in that dungeon run.

English
Announcement
Hello Shotbow!

It's my honor to be giving you this news today: news that has been long awaited by our entire staff team for the past few months.

As you may know, in recent times Shotbow has been experiencing intermittent downtime and connection instability due to persistent, daily ongoing DDoS attacks. We recently released a statement of our game plan, and we're happy to be announcing a status update today.

Since the attacks started, we were in touch with our host in order to set up a mitigation service, but unfortunately with little success.

In the past few weeks, however, we set up a new DDoS mitigation service with Path. Path's service works as a firewall against these large DDoS attacks, while still routing all normal player traffic directly to our same old host.

We have been testing the pathway for the last few days, and we're happy to announce that we have mitigated all DDoS attacks that have come our way, allowing for a steady and uninterrupted connection to Shotbow for all.

As an added bonus, the Path also specializes in internet routing, which means that you will probably noticed improved latencies when connecting to Shotbow. Please let us know how your ping has changed in the comments!

Celebration
Team morale behind-the-scenes has been down for the past few months as the constant deluge of attacks has diverted our attention from code and builds to dealing with DDoS attacks. Now that we're past this hurdle, it's time to celebrate! Here's some reasons to get back on the server this weekend:

• A 33% sale on Silver, Gold, and Platinum in our Shotbow Shop!
• A (very generous) 10x XP multiplier this Saturday and Sunday

These offers will start on Saturday and will go until Sunday night. As you know, during the DDoS attacks, our playercount has dwindled, so we hope these incentives will help you get back into the Shotbow that you've always known and loved.

Closing Words
All of us on the Shotbow team are just as excited as you are to see Shotbow back and stronger than ever. Our improved connection and DDoS mitigation will allow the staff to focus on delivering new and improved content to you as often as we possiby can, and we hope that this was a step in the right direction. As always, thanks for flying Shotbow. Now, please enjoy our monthly newsletter below!


Updates
SMASH Updates
Last month, SMASH ranked XP rewards have increased to encourage more participation in ranked matches. The new values are:

• 1st Place — 75,000 XP
• 2nd Place — 50,000 XP
• 3rd Place — 25,000 XP

SMASH has gotten a serious facelift in recent times, so we encourage you to give it a try — especially with the awesome new XP rewards!

Statistics
SMASH Rankings
The spring season is in session, so rack up that ELO quickly before it's over! The current standings are:

• 1st - jiren74 (1092)
• 2nd - 5nr (1088)
• 3rd - xXDasSlimeyXx (1069)

Mine Theft Auto
MTA Leaderboards for May 2019
Combat:

• 1st - MichizaneAG KDR: 33
• 2nd - willow90 KDR: 29
• 3rd - OakBasket773626 KDR: 29:2

Arrests:

• 1st - izui_kun Arrests: 10
• 2nd - Norir Arrests: 5
• 3rd - MESLEG Arrests: 3

Experience Gained:

• 1st - MESLEG Experience gained: 13096
• 2nd - TnTirk Experience gained: 9624
• 3rd - kinnringo Experience gained: 8537

Minigames Won:

• 1st - ToastAura Minigames won: 49
• 2nd - TnTirk Minigames won: 36
• 3rd - MESLEG Minigames won: 16

Network in General
Staff updates:

• ACrispyTortilla was promoted to Full Admin
• DutchSurvivor, Ad_Mira, and ArsMagia joined the Translation Team

Statistics:

• A total of 21,687,907 XP was earned by players this month
• There were 582 players banned in the last month

If you've read this far, thanks for sticking with me. We hope you enjoyed this thread and thanks again for flying Shotbow. See you next month!

日本語訳
アナウンス
みなさんごきげんよう!

今日、皆さんにこれをお伝えできることを嬉しく思います。これはスタッフ一同待ち詫びていたものです。

知っての通り、最近Shotbowは毎日のようにくるしつこいDDoS攻撃により鯖落ちや接続障害が頻発していました。 私たちは新しい方針を示し、今日ついにその仕様アプデにうれしく感じています。

攻撃が始まって以来、私たちは攻撃対策のためホストと連絡を取っていましたが結果は芳しくありませんでした。

ここ数週間の間に、私たちは新しいホストに移行しました Path.しかしこれは 大規模DDoS攻撃対策に働くだけではなく一般のプレイヤーに対しても前のホストと同じように接続障碍を引き起こすものでした。

そしてわたしたちは試行錯誤の結果、すべてのプレイヤーが安定し切断されることのない回線を維持しつつもddos対策もできるようになりました。
さらにそれだけではなく、Shotbowに接続する際の遅延もかなり減らすことができ、ものすごく早く入れるようになりました。試してみてください。

お祝い
度重なる攻撃が私たちの士気をさげ、攻撃に対する直接的な対策に時間をとられ攻撃対策のシステム構築が遅れていました。しかしいまそのハードルを乗り越え祝う時が来ました。

• 33%割引をしますSilver, Gold, and Platinum in our Shotbow Shopで!
• きわめて寛大なさらに土日にxp10倍もくるよ

これらは土曜から日曜の夜までです。攻撃緩和したしサービスもしてるからみんな戻ってきてください。

締めの言葉
スタッフ一同shotbowの今まで以上の繁栄を期待します。接続の強化や攻撃対策の成功により、新しい要素や既存の修正に時間をさけるようになりより良い物になっていくでしょう。次のマンスリーレターに期待してください。

アップデート
SMASH アップデート
先月,SMASHのランク報酬がふえました。

• 1st Place — 75,000 XP
• 2nd Place — 50,000 XP
• 3rd Place — 25,000 XP

SMASHが最近大きく変わりました。見に来てください。特にXPに関するところが変更されました。
統計
SMASHランク戦
スプリングシーズンの結果はこのようになりました。

• 1st - jiren74 (1092)
• 2nd - 5nr (1088)
• 3rd - xXDasSlimeyXx (1069)

Mine Theft Auto
MTA Leaderboards for May 2019
Combat:

• 1st - MichizaneAG KDR: 33
• 2nd - willow90 KDR: 29
• 3rd - OakBasket773626 KDR: 29:2

Arrests:

• 1st - izui_kun Arrests: 10
• 2nd - Norir Arrests: 5
• 3rd - MESLEG Arrests: 3

Experience Gained:

• 1st - MESLEG Experience gained: 13096
• 2nd - TnTirk Experience gained: 9624
• 3rd - kinnringo Experience gained: 8537

Minigames Won:

• 1st - ToastAura Minigames won: 49
• 2nd - TnTirk Minigames won: 36
• 3rd - MESLEG Minigames won: 16

ネットワーク
Staff updates:

• ACrispyTortilla was promoted to Full Admin
• DutchSurvivor, Ad_Mira, and ArsMagia joined the Translation Team

Statistics:

• A total of 21,687,907 XP was earned by players this month
• There were 582 players banned in the last month

Shotbowを楽しんでいただけると幸いです

Nederlands
Mededeling
Hallo Shotbow!

Met veel genoegen kan ik jullie het volgende nieuws mededelen, nieuws waar ons hele staff-team lang heeft op zitten wachten in de afgelopen maanden.

Zoals velen van jullie weten heeft Shotbow de afgelopen tijd veel downtime en verbindingsproblemen gehad vanwege voortdurende DDoS-aanvallen. We hebben onlangs een mededeling gepubliceerd van ons "game plan", en vandaag kunnen we hierover een update geven.

Sinds het begin van de aanvallen zijn we constant in contact geweest met onze host, helaas zonder succes.

In de afgelopen weken hebben we een nieuw DDoS-afweersysteem opgezet met Path. Path's service werkt als een firewall tegen deze grote DDoS-aanvallen terwijl het tegelijkertijd normaal verkeer doorstuurt naar onze huidige, oude, host.

We hebben de afgelopen dagen deze nieuwe service getest en kunnen met trots zeggen dat we alle DDoS-aanvallen in deze periode hebben geblokkeerd. Het resultaat hiervan is een stabiele en ononderbroken verbinding naar Shotbow voor onze spelers.

Als een extra toegevoegde waarde specializeert Path ook in internet routing. Dit betekent dat je waarschijnlijk een verbeterde verbinding ervaart als je met Shotbow verbindt. Laat ons in de comments weten of en hoe je ping is verbetert!

Feest
Achter de schermen is het teammoreel laag geweest in de afgelopen maanden als direct gevolg van de constante stroom van DDoS-aanvallen. Dit kwam voornamelijk doordat de aandacht van het team was afgeleid van het werken aan code en bouwen van nieuwe bouwwerken. Nu dat we over deze drempel op onze weg zijn gekomen is het tijd op feest te vieren! Hier zijn een aantal redenen om weer op de server te spelen dit weekend:

• Een korting van 33% op Silver, Gold, en Platinum in onze Shotbow Shop!
• Een (zeer gulle) +10x XP multiplier deze zaterdag en zondag

Deze aanbiedingen zullen starten op zaterdag en gaan door tot en met zondagavond. Zoals jullie weten is tijdens deze DDoS-aanvallen het aantal spelers verminderd. We hopen dat deze aanbiedingen helpen om je weer terug te laten keren naar de server die je altijd hebt gekend en waarvan je altijd hebt gehouden.

Afsluitende woorden
We zijn in het Shotbow team allemaal net zo enthousiast als jou om Shotbow weer terug te zien, en sterker terug te zien dan ooit. Onze verbeterde verbinding en DDoS-beveiliging geeft het staff-team weer de mogelijkheid om zich te richten op nieuwe en verbeterde content, en we hopen dat dit een goede stap was in de juiste richting. En zoals altijd, "thanks for flying Shotbow". Lees hieronder onze maandelijkse nieuwsbrief.


Updates
SMASH-updates
Vorige maand zijn SMASH ranked XP-beloningen verhoogd om meer aanmoediging te geven om mee te doen met ranked wedstrijden. De nieuwe waardes zijn:

• Eerste Plaats — 75,000 XP
• Tweede Plaats — 50,000 XP
• Derde Plaats — 25,000 XP

SMASH heeft ook een behoorlijke facelift gehad in de afgelopen periode, dus we moedigen je aan om het een poging te geven - zeker nu dat er nieuwe de nieuwe XP-beloningen zijn!

Statistieken
SMASH Rankings
Het lenteseizoen is in volle gang, dus verzamel snel ELO voordat het weer voorbij is! De huidige situatie is als volgt:

• Eerste - jiren74 (1092)
• Tweede - 5nr (1088)
• Derde — xXDasSlimeyXx (1069)

Mine Theft Auto
MTA Leaderboards voor mei 2019
Combat:

• Eerste - MichizaneAG KDR: 33
• Tweede - willow90 KDR: 29
• Derde - OakBasket773626 KDR: 29:2

Arrestaties verricht:

• Eerste - izui_kun Arrestaties verricht: 10
• Tweede - Norir Arrestaties verricht: 5
• Derde - MESLEG Arrestaties verricht: 3

Experience Verzameld:

• Eerste - MESLEG Experience verzameld: 13096
• Tweede - TnTirk Experience verzameld: 9624
• Derde - kinnringo Experience verzameld: 8537

Minigames gewonnen:

• Eerste - ToastAura Minigames gewonnen: 49
• Tweede - TnTirk Minigames gewonnen: 36
• Derde - MESLEG Minigames gewonnen: 16

Overige netwerkupdates
Staff-updates:

• ACrispyTortilla was gepromoveerd naar Full Admin
• DutchSurvivor, Ad_Mira, en ArsMagia zijn toegetreden tot het vertalingsteam

Statistieken:

• Een totaalaantal van 21.687.907 XP was verzameld door spelers in de afgelopen maand
• Er waren in totaal 582 spelers verbannen in de afgelopen maand

Als je alles tot hier hebt gelezen wil ik je bedanken voor bijblijven. En nogmaals, "thanks for flying Shotbow". Tot volgende maand!