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Safon
10-26-2015, 11:12 AM
I don't really play anymore, haven't for ages, even Velious couldn't change that, I just like keeping tabs on the pulse of the server and popping on to help newbs from time to time. Since you can no longer sell accounts, I was thinking of making a thread whereby people request a block of time to use my 59 necro to camp things in the world they want, say a new monk joins the server and wants an fbss, he can go camp it with the necro. Or a new warrior feels undervalued due to lack of gear, he could improve his lot in life with the necro. I'd always have the master account info, so the account password could be shared without risk of losing the account entirely.

Thoughts? Criticisms?

Possible ramifications?
andvarion
10-26-2015, 11:17 AM
I'd think you would need some sort of screening process, otherwise someone who gets your account could use it for unsavory things and end up getting it banned or otherwise causing trouble. Bad apples will ruin it for those that would otherwise use it with good intentions.
Spyder73
10-26-2015, 11:23 AM
Your account would get stripped and some troll would intentionally get you banned. Probably a terrible idea, but your heart is in the right place <3.
Baler
10-26-2015, 11:24 AM
I estimate that within 24 hours the account will be banned and you'll be getting phone calls from the man. Tread lightly.
Cosette
10-26-2015, 03:21 PM
Since I don't get many opportunities to play these days I'd be more than happy to loan out my Necro to people in need. But while I dig the idea, unfortunately there is still the issue with trusting the people I don't know (which... is pretty much literally everyone right now considering I've only recently come back after 3 years).

There's just really no way to know if a stranger is going to steal gear and flip it, leave your corpse in the depths of some dungeon, train people by accident and make the world hate you, etc. :/

As the devs have said before, we're responsible for being wary of scams and whatever bad stuff happens when we give out account info.
Swish
10-26-2015, 03:31 PM
OP has RMT'd and this is day 1 of his "how do I get out of this?" strategy.

It's an interesting strategy, lets see if it works out ;)
applesauce25r624
10-26-2015, 03:47 PM
my 59 necro

nice way to get people to finish your grind to 60

do it
Safon
10-26-2015, 03:51 PM
OP has RMT'd and this is day 1 of his "how do I get out of this?" strategy.

It's an interesting strategy, lets see if it works out ;)

What baseless and vile slander

I am disapointed in you Swish!
Crawdad
10-26-2015, 04:12 PM
I don't really play anymore, haven't for ages, even Velious couldn't change that, I just like keeping tabs on the pulse of the server and popping on to help newbs from time to time. Since you can no longer sell accounts, I was thinking of making a thread whereby people request a block of time to use my 59 necro to camp things in the world they want, say a new monk joins the server and wants an fbss, he can go camp it with the necro. Or a new warrior feels undervalued due to lack of gear, he could improve his lot in life with the necro. I'd always have the master account info, so the account password could be shared without risk of losing the account entirely.

Thoughts? Criticisms?

Possible ramifications?

Sounds like a nightmare for staff and everyone who would abuse it.
Thulack
10-26-2015, 04:42 PM
What baseless and vile slander

I am disapointed in you Swish!

Red has changed him. Dont mind him. But to your original post. I have friends on here for 4 years and i wouldnt even trust them with my account info. You are better off just moving on and letting the characters collect dust.
Safon
10-26-2015, 04:47 PM
Red has changed him. Dont mind him. But to your original post. I have friends on here for 4 years and i wouldnt even trust them with my account info. You are better off just moving on and letting the characters collect dust.

Ahh he went red, that explains alot!
Ele
10-26-2015, 04:47 PM
Someone will delete your items and character and you won't get them back since you freely handed out the password.
Safon
10-26-2015, 04:52 PM
Someone will delete your items and character and you won't get them back since you freely handed out the password.

This seems to be the consensus, was thinking I could just strip the character or leave the gear there and if it gets swiped it get's swiped, but didn't consider someone would actually delete the entire character out of spite or something.

A shame
maskedmelon
10-26-2015, 09:58 PM
Safs, Cos, these are generous offers. Rest assured I'd never perpetrate such ignoble acts against your characters. But then I would not play them either ^^ treat your passwords like the ring of power: keep it safe, keep it secret ^^
iruinedyourday
10-26-2015, 09:59 PM
As long as you wouldnt cry if worst case scenario happened, Id say go for it heh. Lets see what happens!
Danth
10-26-2015, 10:08 PM
This seems to be the consensus, was thinking I could just strip the character or leave the gear there and if it gets swiped it get's swiped, but didn't consider someone would actually delete the entire character out of spite or something

Some years ago a player once made his Hole key mule publicly available. The character was deleted within hours.

Danth
Kowalski
10-26-2015, 10:23 PM
No good deed goes unpunished
VesperianSorrow
10-26-2015, 10:37 PM
Seems to me that even if the staff had NO issues with it, that sooner rather than later an arsehole would do something shady with it. =/
jcr4990
10-26-2015, 10:40 PM
inb4 bant 4 rmt
Nuggie
10-26-2015, 11:54 PM
there would be no repercussions for someone deleting your necro. Do not do this.

edit - read back up. this was mentioned. pah
Ivory
10-27-2015, 12:25 AM
You would come back and be level 4 again :o
Pokesan
10-27-2015, 02:26 AM
shards of dalaya has a guestlock feature for this or very similar purposes

not classic
jcr4990
10-27-2015, 03:34 AM
shards of dalaya has a guestlock feature for this or very similar purposes

not classic
Wow that would actually be pretty awesome to have on P99. I assume it locks the account so somebody can log in but not delete/trade items or plat and such? Would love to have something like that.
Swish
10-27-2015, 09:26 AM
shards of dalaya has a guestlock feature for this or very similar purposes

http://i.imgur.com/apRp7TQ.gif

Also imagine a player new to the community wanting to camp a mid-level item for a character they'd want to start later... not good to be visited by camp lawyers on day 1, would put a lot of people off playing.

However, I think this would be great on red...