Why are we assuming 50 accounts = 50 computers? I just was pointing out you never see boxers threatening to unsub all of their accounts if they don't get their way but regular players do. Nowhere did I mention 50 computers to run those 50 accounts =P
I don't think electric would be super high either, per computer I own I noticed they upped the bill by roughly 10$ per computer a month. As for broadband, i think it would matter more on who your ISP was. If you're paying for good internet (like one of the better, faster package deals) I would expect they assume you're going to be running more than joe-six pack who browses porn and plays LoL. With 50 computers the largest issue I would imagine is heat. I have 6 of mine in the same room and during the summer they raise the rooms temperature by about 2 or 3 degrees per computer. This summer I am actually going to put in an LG unit to try and control the heat better.
Also Kronos are consumed underdog so they can't be circulated and keep in mind a krono costs more than a regular subscription, Daybreak makes more from players that use kronos versus those who don't. You may bring up that kronos can be duped, sure they can one just happened in EQ2 recently. That's why we saw a few bans and krono prices have recently skyrocketed on 3rd party websites. Things like that Daybreak are on like.. flies on poop or white on rice or some other goofy metaphor because a dupe to kronos can literally sink their company whereas a plat dupe only effects the servers/players and doesn't have such a dramatic direct effect a krono dupe would.
You can buy a pallet, yes a pallet of 30-50 EQ capable PCS for a few hundred dollars if you had the dedication to set them all up if you only needed 1 session per pc.
Can you tell me where? Or do you mean a few thousand dollars? A few hundred seems like an under estimation considering most of the basic of basic computers you can get are 2 - 300 a pop. I only own 13 PCs, two laptops, 11 desktops. I'd never box more than 6 on Phinigel either (if i even had interest to play on it) as I feel you're just drawing a target on your back at that point. You're not really doing anything illegal but you're doing something unethical to that server and not only would the players be up your ass but I feel like GMs would be too since you can box elsewhere. I feel like any wrong move could get you banned at that point.
The reason I ask about the computers is because I also bot Swtor and I run 1 client per computer since that game is so poorly coded as is their bot, Buddywing, it can't handle VMs/multiple clients, it just hiccups and crashes. The upside to that though is swtor is free and has a 0% banrate so you can bot for months on end uninterrupted and never be banned without paying a dime then subscribe once and sell all of the credits.