2 separate GW accounts on one IP

MrTickle

MrTickle

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Aug 2006

delete this account

N/

I was thinking of getting GW prophecies & EotN for my son but I read somewhere on here I'll get banned if they are on the same IP address.

Is that true? I have a static IP.

I know how the happy banstick likes to run riot willy nilly.
Thanks.

take_me

take_me

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Mar 2006

Europe

Country Roads [HOME]

I only ever heard that you can get problems on guru with 2 accounts on same IP address, since it would look like an alt-account to push your bids on the sell-section or to circumvent mini-bans.

But I highly doubt you can get banned on gw for that. There are quite a few people who run 2 accounts on the same computer.

Tullzinski

Tullzinski

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Mar 2006

Trying to stay out of Ryuk's Death Note

N/R

Been running two accounts from the same computer for years with no problem. Cannot have the one account logged in twice, the first one logged in will get booted. Have had both accounts logged in at the same time but never on the same computer.

I am pretty sure that GW is geared to the email login than the IP.

MrTickle

MrTickle

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Aug 2006

delete this account

N/

Thanks for the replies guys. It will be on separate computers... I don't let any family member use mine

Darcy

Darcy

Never Too Old

Join Date: Jul 2006

Rhode Island where there are no GW contests

Order of First

W/R

At my house we often run three accounts at the same time (on different computers) - mine, my son's and my grandson's. It's how we play together.

Improvavel

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Apr 2007

No problem with that mate. Personally I use gwx2 to run 2 accounts on the same pc at the same time.

Know loads of ppl that use routers and have multiple pcs running gws at the same time.

Enjoy playing with ur son

Pariah

Pariah

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: May 2005

Lords of Cabal

N/

I am running 2 accounts right now. Each on it's own comp (both are farming for that damn bear). I have also run multiple accounts on the same comp at the same time. As long as they are unique accounts, Anet doesn't care how many you run from wherever you are.

Lord Of Blame

Lord Of Blame

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2008

USA

Marked Souls [MkS]

E/N

Quote:
Originally Posted by Improvavel View Post
No problem with that mate. Personally I use gwx2 to run 2 accounts on the same pc at the same time.

Know loads of ppl that use routers and have multiple pcs running gws at the same time.

Enjoy playing with ur son
I do the exact same thing. 2 accounts at the same time, on the same PC. You should have no issues at all.

DarkFlame

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Feb 2005

Ascalon

E/

You won't get banned for running 2(or more) accounts from the same IP. But if one of them gets into any trouble(say if you get caught buying gold) the other accounts sharing your IP address may come under scrutiny.

Another Felldspar

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Sep 2006

Alchemy Incorporated

Mo/E

My house has 3 players with 3 separate accounts all sharing the same IP address. We've been playing over 2 years with no problems. Now, if someone from your IP address is banned for breaking EULA it is possible that all of the accounts will be banned, but that is not always the case. As long as you can count on good behavior from your son there is no reason not to buy him his own account.

Lady Lozza

Lady Lozza

Forge Runner

Join Date: Dec 2005

Oz

Angel Sharks

Me/N

IP banning is normally only for known botting operations as far as I know.
I doubt that one bot would result in the IP being banned, I believe it would take multiple incidents of botting for an IP ban to be issued.

So the short answer is, no, you should be fine.

DarkGanni

DarkGanni

Forge Runner

Join Date: Mar 2006

Malta

[CuTe]

E/

I run 2 accounts on same pc very often (mainly to store on the mule one). No problems so far.