You misunderstand.Originally Posted by Tgreen
It is not illigal as soon as all players bought a copy of the game as this entitles them to play as long as you don't break the code of conduct - which then could get you banned and then account sharing would be at odds with the EULA.Account sharing (in most MMOs, not sure about this one) is usually listed as a no-no in the EULA/TOS.
There was some turulence about this topic some years back with WoW.
For example a friend does dailies for multiple of her friends almost daily on their accounts, can keep the gold and we (well, me not anymore) promise her the first of rare mount drops and provide gems and enchantments in return.
Here with a subscription free MMO things are even simpler, since paying once for the game entitles you to access to the game until it shuts down, you die or you get yourself banned because of COC infractions (in which case btw technically not the player gets banned, but his/her account suspended).
Account sharing isn't against the EULA/TOS in many MMOs because the developers are (for example) worried about your friends playing on a copy of the game they themselves didn't pay for, causing the developers to feel like they're getting ripped off. That's not what makes it illegal.
What makes it illegal is the fact that sharing accounts increases the amount of support tickets the studio has to deal with. How? Because CS spends far too much time as it is having to deal with hacked/stolen accounts and restoration requests. And that's when you think just one person (you) has your account info. But when two, three, or four+ friends of yours have your account information the risk of account theft rises sharply. Not because your "friends" are going to steal your account (although they might), but because every person that has their hands on your account information is another potential weak point a hacker, trojan, malware etc can exploit.
That's not even touching on the "I didn't know my friends were using my account to also farm and sell gold..", or "I didn't know my character was constantly swearing in-game while PvP'ing on my account, because that was my friend at the controls..", or any other nonsense that can happen when you are not in control of your character 100% of the time. All of those support issues add up fast.
So, it's pretty simple: The more people who have your account information, the more likely your account will be compromised, and the more likely support is going to have to deal with the problem you ultimately created. And they would rather not deal with it. So, it's easier just for them to nip that in the bud and say "don't share your account or we'll ban it" and avoid the hassle altogether. And its as simple as adding the appropriate text in the EULA/TOS.
You're talking about sharing accounts in WoW.. Blizzard is 100% against account sharing and will ban you over it if they find out you're doing it.
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