Playing a friend's character

[Learuis]

Hello,

I was wondering if it is against the rules to log on to a friend's account to help them keep up in levels. My group has people with varying amounts of play time, and sometimes they aren't all able to play at the same time. I am not asking about boxing - I know that is not allowed. I would only be playing on either my account or my friend's at any given time.

Anyone happen to know if this is okay or not?

Thanks!

[Heebo]

Ban this two-boxing scum.

[yevea]

you are allowed to share access to an account, but can only have a single account logged in per IP at a time.

[Learuis]

Originally Posted by Heebo [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Ban this two-boxing scum.

I really hope this isn't an example of the community at large. I've met some nice people on the server, but maybe I am expecting too much?

[shams]

I think he was just screwing with you. The vast majority of players are great I've found [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[yevea]

the forums != the game community i've found

reading comprehension is somewhat difficult around here

[Darasin]

Originally Posted by Learuis [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I really hope this isn't an example of the community at large. I've met some nice people on the server, but maybe I am expecting too much?

WOW - no kidding. These rules are in place to foster community, but it seems some of the neighbors aren't friendly.

[Darasin]

Originally Posted by shams [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I think he was just screwing with you. The vast majority of players are great I've found [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

You're likely right, it was so brunt it reads harsh.

[Aaron]

Originally Posted by Learuis [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Hello,

I was wondering if it is against the rules to log on to a friend's account to help them keep up in levels. My group has people with varying amounts of play time, and sometimes they aren't all able to play at the same time. I am not asking about boxing - I know that is not allowed. I would only be playing on either my account or my friend's at any given time.

Anyone happen to know if this is okay or not?

Thanks!

Officially, the staff doesn't support it.

Unofficially, it's fine and people do it all the time and it's not something that's bannable.

[Striiker]

People can share accounts. I recall that this was frowned upon on Live back in the early years. If you let a guide know that your account was shared, a note was made (soul mark) to this effect and no help with compromised accounts would be offered in the future.

On P99, many people share accounts. Guilds typically have banker accounts, tracker accounts, port character accounts, etc which many in the guild have access to. Do remember though, that if you let a friend log on your account and they do something stupid (use cheating programs, intentionally train people, etc) your account can and will be subject to disciplinary actions including banning so choose wisely.