Posted By Mihangel Ap Daffyd at 02:17 AM - Thu Dec 28 2017
Well I get that SBS has not kingdom locked souls and the fun that can be had playing in different realms; but I think this is begging for exploitation. I mean why use all the nefarious skills for intelligence gathering when you can Kingdom hop between alts to spy more effectively? As others have pointed out, it will be problematic for those in the Aristocracy and Nobility.. Maybe you just can't stop this sort of thing..
To an extent it is unavoidable, if someone really wants to do this sort of thing they can always buy two completely separate packages which outside of watching payment information and IP address the game/Soulbound can't tell is the same person and of course even something like that can be circumvented with VPNs, secondary payment method, etc.
Soulbound could put in a restriction for souls on the same package to be in a specific kingdom but even that doesn't stop intrigue, you never know if your position as Count in your kingdom is being hungrily looked at by one of your Mayors for instance who has an alt spy in your court or if your settlement is being eyed up by a neighboring Count in the same duchy. :)
Regardless the takeaway is players in leadership positions will need to take this into consideration when designing security and hierarchy in their organizations. This likely will even apply to guilds and business enterprises with things like corporate espionage possibly in the game.