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and' it's a' good' point'. But' there's such' a' thing' as discretion' and' subtlety' |
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Indeed i dont disagree with you at all but then i have a point to come back on where i have stated the facts of the situation '''''''apostraphe apostraphe''''ap.... :p <3
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@Frosticcle: It is highly unlikely that they would put exceptions on their policy (at least in public), even if it is simply for the reason that when there is one exception, other people would *always* make the point that their situation is similar, while this may not be the case. The only reason why a minor can play on his or her guardian/parent account is for legal reasons.
As with the rental car, if we have one, we would both drive, being married and all.* The ToU wasn't so strict when I started playing some 5 years ago, they became so strict due to all the hacked issues and disputes. * Just for the record, we have our own accounts. |
and any unauthorized transfer of the World of Warcraft software will result in the permanent deletion of the Account attached to that software. What exactly do you mean by "transfer of blizzard software"?? I downloaded wow client on my pc, my spouse copied it to his pc and uses it to play (with his own account), does that count as transfer of software?? Is there some kind of ID key attached to every piece of wow client software that is not allowed to be copied?? What are people supposed to do if they have a low traffic limit and can't keep downloading identical clients that differ only by 1 line of code. That would be really really really crazy ridiculous. Or do you actually mean transfer of accounts by "transfer of software"? |
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Although this policy brings up some good points, it just seems too strict. Even if a friend attacked a target dummy on your account in front of you with your permission it technically breaks this policy. A large percentage of players would have done something like this at some point, maybe let a friend kill a mob. I'm a perfectionist and wouldn't want it on my mindset that I've broken the rules but this is nearly inescapable.
It is said that one of the main reasons for this policy is due to the increase in security risks. It is said that it is your responsibility to not give out your password but couldn't it be changed to being your responsibility to whom you give out your password? Also, what if a friend plays with your permission in front of you for 10 minutes or so on your account, where's the harm? I agree you are responsible for your own actions, but shouldn't you still be able to decide who you trust? and if they do break it, then pay for the results. |
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Although this policy brings up some good points, it just seems too strict. Even if a friend attacked a target dummy on your account in front of you with your permission it technically breaks this policy. A large percentage of players would have done something like this at some point, maybe let a friend kill a mob. I'm a perfectionist and wouldn't want it on my mindset that I've broken the rules but this is nearly inescapable.If you do that, then it would also mean that it would be allowed to have some 1 power level characters as you can choose who to give your password too. If you say that you can choose who to give your password too, but you cannot use powerlevelling services etc. it would contradict eachother and make it ever more so confusing. |
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I understand where you are coming from Civik. The thing is that, while all aspects of account security are the responsibility of the account holder (for obvious reasons), a compromise is caused by a malicious third party and cannot always be avoided, especially if the player is not technically 'savvy'.
However, keeping other people off your account is really easy, anybody can do it without any negative effects. And any issues that arise from sharing your account with someone else are directly caused by an action you performed, rather than an exploited lapse in security. This limits the amount we are able to assist and just spoils the fun for so many people. Therefore, it is much easier to make this a 'rule', because, while it may sound strict to some, it is insanely easy to abide by and prevents so much trouble for the us and the community as a whole. If your friend wants to try the game, we do have a trial game that they can try here directly from Battle.net. More information here: https://eu.battle.net/account/creation/wow/signup/index.xml |
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fiured this was a good place to ask, i play wow a lot wih a very close relative and we share his account on occasion in case he cant play or he has something that needs to be done like a raid or something, now we decided that we would send a shaman called bajnling from his account to mine but it doesnt work even though we have the same last name and all, we both agreed to this and i was gonna transfer it becaues he doesnt use the character at all and he actually asked me if i wanted to take the character off him
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dosent matter if you agree to it and he agrees to it. you cannot transfer characters from his account to yours
also, admitting account sharing his account on a blizzard monitored forum is a really bad idea |
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Edited by Natryndon on 28/03/12 14:50 (BST)
I think these rules are <Snip!>. Its my account and if i wanna share it with friends it should be up to me. You are free to disagree, however its part of the Terms of Use which you accept the first time you log on, aswell as each time they are changed. If you get in trouble because of the account sharing you may even be declined help. |
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Edited by Natryndon on 28/03/12 14:50 (BST)
I think these rules are <Snip!>. Its my account and if i wanna share it with friends it should be up to me. its not "your" account. it always was and always will be blizzards account. you meerly rent it off them to use. the ownership always remains with them |
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Edited by Natryndon on 28/03/12 14:51 (BST)
I think these rules are <Snip!>. Its my account and if i wanna share it with friends it should be up to me. You are allowed to have your opinion, but in this case it is all about Blizzards rules and the fact you agreed to them. Furthermore, it is not your account. If you read the rules closely you'll see the account and everything on it is property of Blizzard and you only pay for the right to use the account. Edit. Ninja'd by a gnome while checking my sources :( |
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I still think that World of Warcraft accounts should be able to be transferred between Battle.net accounts as long they share last name, and can confirm that they know the owner of the Battle.net account by a simple confirmation from the original owner :P
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Edited by Shiennar on 19/04/12 13:18 (BST)
This wouldnt be a foolproof system as I can through any means necessary set up an account with a fake name and have someone transfer their character or account to my battle.net. Thus accountsharing by your example would still not be limited to "only" the two parts involved, but rather anyone that wanted to do so. But then again. Doesnt change that its still agains the ToU. |
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I'm of opinion that some exceptions should be made for close family members, i.e. the friend above who shares his account with his spouse, from the lack of money. I understand why Blizzard is doing what it does, and why they keep those exact rules, but I wouldn't mind (and not for my sake either, I don't personally know anyone who cares about WoW) if it changed the way I mention.
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Its not that they don't want to, but what if you happen to be in a quarrel? Your closest family member suddenly becomes your worst enemy and you block off his account and then problem ensues. ;C |
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I don't think that should be Blizzard's problem. Many things can go wrong as it is, I don't think that careful change in this regard would add up all that much problems. I'm saying that cause during my time taking care of a fansite, I've seen quite a fair share of people who admitted to share their accounts with brothers, spouses and other closely related people. And having to repeatedly tell them "stop doing that", "stop letting your little brother have fun with this game" felt kinda bad. I wish there was a way to remedy that. |
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Edited by Lerue on 19/04/12 23:13 (BST)
It would when they start getting calls demanding ownership of the account. People can do as they please - while accepting the consequences of what they do-, but Blizzard state that legally it's wrong in order to cover all bases and thus not have problems themselves in the future. Also if you lower restrictions for something, you're going to have people demanding they're lowered for other things as well. I'm guessing many people have shared accounts in one form or another, but Blizzard's position on this is unlikely to change probably for legal reasons. As annoying as it might be for some. |
