Multi

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Multi is a term used to refer to accounts other than a player's main account. Though the Policies of Loathing do not state that Multis are not allowed in the game, it does state that Multi abuse is not allowed.

Multis are used for many things, including farming, having other class skills immediately available (not as useful in the post-ascension world), and to let players spend more time using turns.

[edit] Multi Abuse

Multi abuse can be a problem when a player has multiple accounts simply to farm meat and items for one central account. This is against the Policies of Loathing and may result in disabling the multis or even the player's main account.

In the past, advertising budgets for Mall Stores were determined by a store's sales in a given week (which could be supplemented with explicit advertising meat payments). This became a standard method of multi abuse, however, as players would use multis to purchase from their stores and immediately send the purchased items back to their main accounts. For this reason, Jick changed advertising to be explicit payment only. (See the related history entry.)

Many of the hardcore and ronin rules were explicitly created to prevent multi abuse.

Multi Abuse complaints and problems are dealt with by Multi Czar (#6).

[edit] Multi Use

Multi Use can be a hard thing to accomplish fairly. It is a fine line between use and abuse when it comes to multis in KoL, and definitions of the line change from player to player, mod to mod, and dev to dev. A paraphrased definition from Werebear is, "Any multi-to-multi interactions are not deemed abuse as long as they stick to the standards of the current KoL economy. Trades between accounts must use current mall prices for items." Many users today are fine examples of Multi Use, from mall multis for HC chars, to HC multis for people who play the market, to extra accounts for the fun of a different approach or more adventures. Just keep in mind this is an adult game and all rules assume you'll act like one.