Monsters and Memories: Household Declaration Avoiding the Launch Day Ticket Flood

Many M&M players are refugees from Project 1999, where "IP enforcement" means "Guilty until proven innocent."

On P99, the IP block is automatic. Getting an exemption requires a forum petition that is processed in "batches," often taking days or weeks. Players often have to use VPNs or mobile hotspots just to play together while waiting for approval.

If M&M launches with P99-style rules but no pre-clearance process, players will panic.

3. The Operational Risk

We know the team is small (~30 people, mostly volunteers). While Update 50 highlighted excellent new Customer Service tools—including a Progressive Web App (PWA) for GMs and "Economy Reporting Dashboards" for automated flagging—these tools are designed for reactive moderation, not administrative floods.

If 500 couples try to log in on Day 1 and hit an IP block, they will immediately flood the new "Community Hub" petition system. This will bury critical game-breaking bug reports under administrative "Please let my wife play" tickets.

4. The Solution: A Pre-Launch "Household Declaration"

We shouldn't wait for the ticket flood.

The Proposal: Create a simple form on the Community Hub now where players can declare: "Accounts X and Y play from the same IP."

The Mechanism: Auto-whitelist these IPs for connection limits, but flag them for "High Scrutiny" on the Economy Dashboard.

The Benefit: It prevents the login block while keeping the anti-cheat team happy. If those two accounts start botting, ban them later. But don't block them at the login screen.

We also need the FAQ updated to explicitly state whether "IP Enforcement" means a hard block or just behavioral monitoring. Clarifying this now saves everyone a headache on June 1st.

Thoughts?