# Why is everyone multiboxing so many accounts now **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [June 21, 2024, 5:53pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/why-is-everyone-multiboxing-so-many-accounts-now/453541 "2024-06-21T17:53:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Uriel\_the\_Flame](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/uriel_the_flame/32/490165_2.png) [@Uriel\_the\_Flame](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Uriel_the_Flame)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2024, 5:34pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/why-is-everyone-multiboxing-so-many-accounts-now/453541/41 "2024-06-22T17:34:13Z")
Maybe someone could make a parody song based on Informer by Snow (see below) with altered lyrics of course including replacing the word `Informer` with `Skillfarmer`. šŸ˜Š [![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/original/4X/8/a/0/8a0f99e58ef92d72d4d40b7e98d38d73e6fc71dd.jpeg "Snow - Informer (Official Music Video) [4K Remaster]") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSffz_bl6zo) ---
**Author:** ![Mr\_Epeen](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/mr_epeen/32/373308_2.png) [@Mr\_Epeen](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Mr_Epeen)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2024, 7:12pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/why-is-everyone-multiboxing-so-many-accounts-now/453541/42 "2024-06-22T19:12:41Z")
Or some sort of ā€œBeer on the Wallā€ type song. ![Farmer2](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/original/4X/f/1/d/f1dae58e64a1c1bc6a7364cbd8f14edc59949d02.png) 1124 verses so far. Mr Epeen šŸ•¶ ---
**Author:** ![Andlaust](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/andlaust/32/422007_2.png) [@Andlaust](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Andlaust)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2024, 10:06pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/why-is-everyone-multiboxing-so-many-accounts-now/453541/43 "2024-06-22T22:06:32Z")
> [@Syzygium](#): > > has been explained a 100times already Repeating the same BS doesnā€™t make it true. Maybe fly with a better caliber of people? ---
**Author:** ![Syzygium](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/syzygium/32/510263_2.png) [@Syzygium](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Syzygium)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2024, 10:23pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/why-is-everyone-multiboxing-so-many-accounts-now/453541/44 "2024-06-22T22:23:55Z")
Maybe go back to elementary school and learn basic math, then maybe (and thats a big maybe in your case) you understand why getting ganked in a freighter by 4 people and 10 alts each is a lot more probable than getting ganked by 40 real players that all joined up for a fleet. ---
**Author:** ![Andlaust](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/andlaust/32/422007_2.png) [@Andlaust](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Andlaust)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2024, 2:12am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/why-is-everyone-multiboxing-so-many-accounts-now/453541/45 "2024-06-23T02:12:21Z")
Nah, Iā€™ll just laugh at you while you get ganked while flying smart so I donā€™t. šŸ¤£ You have equal chances of getting ganked by 4 or 40, that being zero, if you donā€™t fly like a moron. šŸ¤” ---
**Author:** ![SwingFish](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/swingfish/32/449225_2.png) [@SwingFish](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/SwingFish)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2024, 6:51am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/why-is-everyone-multiboxing-so-many-accounts-now/453541/46 "2024-06-23T06:51:40Z")
i hope you know that this is like saying that you have a greater chance of winning the lottery when you team up with 100 people to buy 1 ticket each over buying 100 tickets yourself. thats not how probabilities work as @Syzygium tried to explain. ---
**Author:** ![Distaine](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/distaine/32/502653_2.png) [@Distaine](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Distaine)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2024, 7:07am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/why-is-everyone-multiboxing-so-many-accounts-now/453541/47 "2024-06-23T07:07:56Z")
Because thats what CCP wants and they are Fools. ---
**Author:** ![Wachutu](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/wachutu/32/410262_2.png) [@Wachutu](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Wachutu)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2024, 8:20am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/why-is-everyone-multiboxing-so-many-accounts-now/453541/48 "2024-06-23T08:20:13Z")
reeee, u just went to complaining about ganking ---
**Author:** ![Fano\_Alabel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/fano_alabel/32/399859_2.png) [@Fano\_Alabel](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Fano_Alabel)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2024, 8:47am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/why-is-everyone-multiboxing-so-many-accounts-now/453541/49 "2024-06-23T08:47:11Z")
learn reading ---
**Author:** ![wolfstallion](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/wolfstallion/32/418559_2.png) [@wolfstallion](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/wolfstallion)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2024, 8:52am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/why-is-everyone-multiboxing-so-many-accounts-now/453541/50 "2024-06-23T08:52:27Z")
it eliminates the need for others rorq boost my own minning ships defend my own minning ships produce everything in indy i want cause i got plenty of slots free now i can rat a system and not worry cause if one gets tackled i got others to come and save it. ---
**Author:** ![Oto\_Han\_Zero](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/oto_han_zero/32/386734_2.png) [@Oto\_Han\_Zero](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Oto_Han_Zero)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2024, 9:27am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/why-is-everyone-multiboxing-so-many-accounts-now/453541/51 "2024-06-23T09:27:32Z")
Why doesnā€™t CCP simply allow 3 accounts per player (IP) at the same time and prohibit multiboxing? The functionality can be integrated into the GUI. ---
**Author:** ![QuakeGod](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/quakegod/32/480339_2.png) [@QuakeGod](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/QuakeGod)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2024, 9:31am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/why-is-everyone-multiboxing-so-many-accounts-now/453541/52 "2024-06-23T09:31:49Z")
And cut their revenue by 75%? Great plan there, champā€¦ ---
**Author:** ![Drixie\_Trix](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/drixie_trix/32/423000_2.png) [@Drixie\_Trix](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Drixie_Trix)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2024, 10:04am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/why-is-everyone-multiboxing-so-many-accounts-now/453541/53 "2024-06-23T10:04:53Z")
At least the game doesnā€™t feel empty, all the systems are full, lots of pilots, lots of fleets, itā€™s a vibrant ecosystem, large crowds, many many players to engage with and tie those friendship knotsā€¦ itā€™s heart-warming šŸ˜Š ---
**Author:** ![Altara\_Zemara](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/altara_zemara/32/390110_2.png) [@Altara\_Zemara](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Altara_Zemara)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2024, 2:28pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/why-is-everyone-multiboxing-so-many-accounts-now/453541/54 "2024-06-23T14:28:01Z")
> [@QuakeGod](#): > > What does it matter if it is one person controlling ten accounts, or ten different players? Youā€™re still dead either wayā€¦ Letā€™s face itā€¦at the _real_ heart of this multiboxing gripe is jealousy and not all the other things used as a smokescreen to hide that. People are simply jealous that others can _afford_ to run more than one account. If these people had their way, CCP would be running 5 year pig iron plans, the top ship in Eve would be called a Trabant, and bananas would be impossible to come by. ---
**Author:** ![Vokan\_Narkar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/vokan_narkar/32/326293_2.png) [@Vokan\_Narkar](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Vokan_Narkar)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2024, 3:36pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/why-is-everyone-multiboxing-so-many-accounts-now/453541/55 "2024-06-23T15:36:39Z")
> [@Wachutu](#): > > tell me what is the difference between if you die against one person with 5 accounts or to 5 different people? Difference is that without multiboxing, wast majority of these kills would never happen. ---
**Author:** ![Vokan\_Narkar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/vokan_narkar/32/326293_2.png) [@Vokan\_Narkar](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Vokan_Narkar)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2024, 3:46pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/why-is-everyone-multiboxing-so-many-accounts-now/453541/56 "2024-06-23T15:46:19Z")
If you ask me, I am doing it because everyone else is doing it so I need to be doing it to have a chance to compete. I dislike multiboxing, in my opinion it kills what the games are about, but if it is supported by CPP and everyone does it, if you canā€™t beat them, join them right? Plus CCP is designing everything in this game to require dozen players when the actual player count is only dropping. As @Syzygium mentioned, if we had to actualy get 10 real players (all with max skills for talos) to gank Freighter then there would be no freighters dying in highsec at all. It is killing the game, but at the same time it is the only reason the game economy is still working because of choices CCP made. ---
**Author:** ![Vatiu\_Janau](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/vatiu_janau/32/425147_2.png) [@Vatiu\_Janau](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Vatiu_Janau)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2024, 3:54pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/why-is-everyone-multiboxing-so-many-accounts-now/453541/57 "2024-06-23T15:54:06Z")
Do you mind if I ask will you stay with the game? ---
**Author:** ![Altara\_Zemara](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/altara_zemara/32/390110_2.png) [@Altara\_Zemara](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Altara_Zemara)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2024, 4:05pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/why-is-everyone-multiboxing-so-many-accounts-now/453541/58 "2024-06-23T16:05:19Z")
> [@Vokan\_Narkar](#): > > It is killing the game I think the ā€˜problemā€™ is hugely over-estimated. And thatā€™s because many of those who are multiboxing exist at the choke points that everyone goes through so it seems like there are more such multiboxers than there actually are. You can travel through vast regions of populated space with zero evidence of any chars all named the same, which makes it clear most people are not multiboxing. And aside from the similar names, thereā€™s no way youā€™d know if they were. The entire ā€˜problemā€™ is selection biasā€¦people who get riled about multiboxers tend to notice only them and not the other 50 people in the system who do not have similar names. ---
**Author:** ![Vokan\_Narkar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/vokan_narkar/32/326293_2.png) [@Vokan\_Narkar](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Vokan_Narkar)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2024, 4:45pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/why-is-everyone-multiboxing-so-many-accounts-now/453541/59 "2024-06-23T16:45:48Z")
> [@Altara\_Zemara](#): > > And thatā€™s because many of those who are multiboxing exist at the choke points that everyone goes through so it seems like there are more such multiboxers than there actually are. No, gankers are the minority actually. There is much more 10+ mining, hauling and WH ratting flleets than is gankers. And then there are SP ā€œfarmsā€, PI farms and other industry farms. Do you really believe that CPP intented for these activities to be farmed by 20+ alts of same player? They tolerate it because it is a bussiness, but I doubt they foresaw this player development. Gankers are the most visible though, And for other part of your post, so what are you saying then? If I thought that mutiboxing is a problem simply based on a selection bias due to the obvious multibox alts named the same, how the fact that there are likely much more, those without sane names, changes anything? ---
**Author:** ![QuakeGod](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/quakegod/32/480339_2.png) [@QuakeGod](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/QuakeGod)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2024, 4:56pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/why-is-everyone-multiboxing-so-many-accounts-now/453541/60 "2024-06-23T16:56:54Z")
Shrinking player population leads to multi-boxing. Simple as that. Iā€™m not going to wait for ten other players in my time zone to be on at the same time and day as me just so I can get some boosted mining done. Iā€™m going to fire up my nine other accounts and just do it myself and not be at the mercy of other playerā€™s schedules. [Previous page](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/why-is-everyone-multiboxing-so-many-accounts-now/453541.md?page=2) [Next page](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/why-is-everyone-multiboxing-so-many-accounts-now/453541.md?page=4)