Multiple account suggestion

con

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Jun 2005

Scarlet Knights

E/N

Hi

I'd like to suggest something for people (especially siblings) who have one account. I know several pairs of brothers who play GW, they bought one copy and made a character for each of them to play on.

The problem is that they want to play PvP at the same time in their guild, and so one is buying another copy of the game. However, now he has to start his character over again from the very beginning.

What if there was an export/import tool to transfer characters from one account to another so he wouldn't have this difficulty?

-Adib

arnansnow

arnansnow

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jun 2005

DOOM

E/N

The problem with this idea, is that it could be abused very easily. People could then be able to sell characters for money, instead of just items.

EternalTempest

EternalTempest

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jun 2005

United States

Dark Side Ofthe Moon [DSM]

E/

I think it's a good idea for migration but they have to adderss the issue in reguards to "buying" a character for the purpose of unlocked skills unless it doesn't unlock anything on your account and the skills only apply to that character.

People are selling there characters now depsite the violation of the TOS.

con

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Jun 2005

Scarlet Knights

E/N

Hmm.. yah, that is a good point. Could be easily abused...

I'm sure the ArenaNet programmers can come up with some clever solution though

Guild Powder

Academy Page

Join Date: Jul 2005

who cares if people buy characters. how does it affect you?

Guild Powder

Academy Page

Join Date: Jul 2005

o and a really easy solution is to have to be able to enter the cd key when importing a character.

crazy diamond

crazy diamond

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jun 2005

Once you've been through the game once its easier the second time through, and having two accounts maybe he'll be able to get his brother to help him the second time.

You can easily get a lvl 20 character in a couple of days if you know what you are doing.

Its too easily abused, and not realy that necessary. If this were EQ or WoW with a 50+ level cap that took weeks and months to reach, then maybe it would be more viable.

johnnylange

johnnylange

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: May 2005

USA/Near Chicago

The Divine Darkness <TDDG>

W/Me

Can you spell Ebay?

Talesin Darkbriar

Talesin Darkbriar

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jun 2005

California - irrigated desert...

The Myrmidon

E/N

Quote:
Originally Posted by Guild Powder
who cares if people buy characters. how does it affect you?
EULA anyone?
Here we go again, down the slippery slope to hell...
WHo cares if I murder someone, as long as its not you right?
Gawd...I get so ticked when I read moron responses like this...and I was in a good mood too.

Guild Powder

Academy Page

Join Date: Jul 2005

Quote:
Originally Posted by Talesin Darkbriar
EULA anyone?
Here we go again, down the slippery slope to hell...
WHo cares if I murder someone, as long as its not you right?
Gawd...I get so ticked when I read moron responses like this...and I was in a good mood too.
but why is it againist the eula?

whats the difference if i sold my account to a REAL LIFE FRIEND or i sold it over ebay? what difference does that make?

Its still ONE ACCOUNT. that account will exist either way. if the person WHO BOUGHT the game doesn't want it anymore why cant he sell it to someone?

Is it affecting you and the way you play?

Kiiron

Academy Page

Join Date: Jul 2005

La Jolla

Mo/R

It's against the EULA because the EULA specifically forbids it. Here it is:

#10 You may not advertise the intent to or commit the act of buying, selling, trading, sharing, or transferring access to any Guild Wars account.

#11 You may not advertise the intent to or commit the act of buying or selling items for cash or trading items from one server to another.

You're not allowed to sell your account to your friend, nor are you allowed to eBay it. Why not? Because ANet says so, and it's their game . You merely purchase the right to create a few characters on their servers, and by doing so you agree to their EULA, and if you break the EULA they can ban you.

Nairo

Academy Page

Join Date: Jun 2005

Roses of the Moonlight Sigil [RoMS]

R/P

Quote:
Originally Posted by Guild Powder
who cares if people buy characters. how does it affect you?
Because, then we end up with people who like to sell sucky accounts to unsuspecting players for ridiculous amounts of money, just like in RS. Yes, I know, not exactly the best game to compare, but it happens there very often.

Elena

Elena

Desert Nomad

Join Date: May 2005

Belgium

how bout being able to "link" accounts like lets say i currently got GW and i play some chars to the top and find my self lacking of character space so i'm a rich person and decide to buy GW collectors edition for the heck of it how bout being able to type in both registery codes somewhere in game options to make em "link" and having characters from one account avaible to other ?

Elijah2104

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Jul 2005

Quote:
Originally Posted by Elena
how bout being able to "link" accounts like lets say i currently got GW and i play some chars to the top and find my self lacking of character space so i'm a rich person and decide to buy GW collectors edition for the heck of it how bout being able to type in both registery codes somewhere in game options to make em "link" and having characters from one account avaible to other ?
This idea certainly has merit. That way you're simply expanding your own account so you can get more out of the game. Or perhaps just purchasing more character space or something, even discounted? (ok so I'm a tight arse, I'm comfortable with that!)