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Having 2 accounts running from the same IP or The same account on 2 IPs at the same time can confuse the server. To save hassles it just bans you.
So me and my roommate can't play at the same time?
On the same machine no.
I dont think that causes issues. I've used multi accounts many times for different screenshots/competitions without issues. I know others have as well. Running the same account multiple times might, but having 2 accounts running at once shouldnt hurt anything.
Well I'm going to say that I have never been banned and never tried to exploit any functionality with multiple accounts or against same IP opponents, but being in this forum for almost a year has exposed me to lots and lots and lots of people who have been banned trying foolish things or ended up on the wrong side of the stick because of IP issues. Do so at your own risk and I have no sympathy if you do get banned because of your action.
Most games will ban you for what you're saying, but on Elements, having multiple accounts is allowed, thus there's no reason for a ban. You cant exploit the game in any way with having multiple accounts.
Saying that, this competition was the first time I tried playing with two accounts, and everything is fine.
Same account on 2 IPs is also a non issue due to the way game saves progress. You are never online on 2 IPs at the same time, and most likely everyone here changed IP at some point. I'm changing IP all the time, while having 1 elements account, due to the nature of my work, and my multiple ISPs I'm using.
If someone wants to exploit the way game saves progress, its easier to do it with one IP, than two.