I run 2 bots at a time ALWAYS together doing different tasks, I have 5 accounts, I have a *** that is specific for each pair of accounts. (I tend to double everything I do) They run around the same time but have really well thought out alias'. (IMO) The *** is a dynamic *** but only cycles through a certain range that is always off of the block around where my alias' are located. This means my main is safe, 99.9% safe if I do not bot on it since nothing can be linked back to me and they never interact with my main. As for accounts being banned out of IP.. I have two accounts that were running the same time, from the same *** (remember I do things in pairs) and ONE account got banned for Real-World Trade and manipulation, the other account that was running parallel with it never got a single thing. The ban was overturned and was fully accepted in the appeal and got it back. But basically they said I was a gold seller/buyer and only hit one of the accounts. A lot of my precautions are more than unneeded and complex for what youll need to remain "safe." The chances of me still being banned are quite high (never bot on what you are not willing to lose) however I keep my loses minimized by putting in these precautions, as "overkill" as it is.
What I do is like this:
2 Gatherer Accounts under the same *** that have separate alias' within a block from each other. Everything decently checks out, I tend to go female and male for this combo. Generally I RAF these two together, ive had a good streak where one gets banned and not the other as they do different profiles and tasks.
1 Shuffle Account + 1 AH account under the same *** (different from the gatherers) that have separate alias' within a block from each other.
1 Profile Tester/Whatever I need to replace any lost account with (a quick backup to keep me in the game if I get banned) under its own *** that is different from the rest, with separate alias.
1 Main account, no ***, made in 2004 so my real info, out of my real IP, never interacts with the other accounts besides maybe a few auctions or buying a run or two off of for a medium level gatherer account.
Notes:
If you try to overkill like I do, remember to keep all the info you have in text files so you can look back on them, you will definitely need them should you need to appeal, recover, whatever. Humans make mistakes and your memory is part of that. If you choose to use ***s, make sure you get one with high enough bandwidth + down/up speeds to play. My system that I have in place works best with multiple computers if you have them available.
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