Well, I got banned today, good-bye 4 mages, and mains. (Non Dual-Boxing Ban)

[Anahka]

FYI: http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/th...sid=1&pageNo=1

Ya... and that's most everyone supporting multiboxing, except the original poster.
If you post in that forum with a toon name & realm (NOT any account info), the blue's will make sure the ban emails get resent. They often clarify stuff too, if you really think this was a keyclone issue.

I have no idea what you're trying to say, but of course I don't think this was because of Keyclone.

[Mijn]

Yes they are, if theres a person playing the account that isn't the actual owner the account can be banned.

[erinfudge]

ok, i need to get some clarification on this so I don't get screwed up here myself. Should I call blizz and ask all this?

I have 6 accounts. I know, I'm kinda crazy but I can afford it... ( I remember being at an event with "Mr. T" one time, some guy yelled out of the crowd " Hey Mr. T, why you wear all that Jewelry around yo neck!?!?" Mr. T said in his gruff menacing voice, " Cause I can affode it!!!" , same deal )

I have one account that has been my main account for a long time, in my real name, that I play all the time, my main toon, nobody has the pw but me.

I opened another account, put it in my gf/fiance's name in the account info page, its her main, but I have access to it because I'm paying for it. Sometimes I log in to check stuff for her, I've never had a reason to play it for her although I might someday want to for some reason. Sometimes I would log in and look at her quest log to verify something I had a question about, or how her buttons were set, whatever. But its in her name, its just being billed to me. We live in different locations.

I have 4 more accounts I opened up for multi-boxing. They are all in my name on the account page. I moved my rogue from my main account to one of these accounts and gave that login info to her so she could log in and let her son play with us when I'm not multi-boxing with my other toon on that account. She does not give him the login, she regulates his time on the pc and the game this way. I am the only one that logs into the other three accounts to use with my multi-box team.

Now this has got me worried and wondering..

Is my account that is in her name at risk because we both log into it?
If I change the account info on her account back to my name, and she logs into it is it at risk?
Should I not let her log into my multi-box/rogue account that is in my name, is that at risk? If we wanted her son to be able to play at the same time as us, does he need his own account in his name?
Is my main account at risk because of these things?

The only people that can ever log into an account (without a ban risk) are the registered subscriber (name on the account - NOT THE BILLING INFO) and one minor child of that person.
So, you can pay for your g/f's account - you can't play it without risking a ban on her account and yours. Her son cannot play your account (unless you've adopted him or something), but he can play hers.
Yes, your main account could be risked by the account sharing. It's one of the few offenses they do say they may ban the accounts that were shared AND those of the person sharing them (though it is probably unlikely). But, if you want to know if it is a risk, yes it's a risk. http://us.blizzard.com/support/artic...rticleId=21506 That lists the penalties - read the last two under account sharing.

[erinfudge]

FYI: http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/th...sid=1&pageNo=1

Ya... and that's most everyone supporting multiboxing, except the original poster.
If you post in that forum with a toon name & realm (NOT any account info), the blue's will make sure the ban emails get resent. They often clarify stuff too, if you really think this was a keyclone issue.

I have no idea what you're trying to say, but of course I don't think this was because of Keyclone.

No, I don't either. I was trying to say that despite the thread's original poster, most there are rather supportive of multiboxers and he is not likely to get flamed if the OP of this thread wants to actually ask a blue for help. He mentioned not having the emails about the bans, and he should by now. They could resend them to him. Also, if the circumstances ARE as the first post mentioned, then they'd likely help clarify that it was not keyclone & tell him where to go. It'd be better for everyone if it were cleared up. This is just supporting the flamers as is.

[Eteocles]

@Mac:

1.: Mr. T affords it with those NIGHT ELF MOHAWK commercials ;)
2.: GF's acct: If you only log on it for minor checkups and not actually playing her acct SHOULD be in the clear.
3.: Son borrowing: Possibly an issue. It's HER kid(technically and at the moment wink wink ;) ) and not her acct; if he gets in trouble and they find it's not you, you're fucked. His IP and probably mannerisms would vary greatly from yours.
4.: You cannot change the First/Last name or Address of an account once it is entered; it is permanent unless someone at Blizzard manually goes in and changes it and I'm not sure if they do that unless you provide the secret question/answer and the original CDkey of the account as mentioned in another thread(if this is true I'm going to fix my main account with this asap, I'll have to get the question answer from the previous owner who gave it to me 3 frickin years ago, and I already have the cdkey)

[kibbles]

FYI: http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/th...sid=1&pageNo=1

Ya... and that's most everyone supporting multiboxing, except the original poster.
If you post in that forum with a toon name & realm (NOT any account info), the blue's will make sure the ban emails get resent. They often clarify stuff too, if you really think this was a keyclone issue.

Thank god:

"This is me not automating the "Lock" thread function."

Syndri stopped that thread from going on and on and on and on ...

[Vyndree]

[quote='kibbles',index.php?page=Thread&postID=42584 #post42584][quote='erinfudge',index.php?page=Thread&postID=425 66#post42566]
[quote='Anahka',index.php?page=Thread&postID=42564# post42564]FYI: [url]http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=5284849690&sid=1&pageNo=1[/url][/quote]

Ya... and that's most everyone supporting multiboxing, except the original poster.
If you post in that forum with a toon name & realm (NOT any account info), the blue's will make sure the ban emails get resent. They often clarify stuff too, if you really think this was a keyclone issue.[/quote]Thank god:

"This is me not automating the "Lock" thread function."

Syndri stopped that thread from going on and on and on and on ...[/quote]

I'm glad. That particular OP needed a good spanking. Though I see from [url]http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=5286959849&postId=52356078609[/url] he hasn't quite learned his lesson yet.

I'm still waiting for him to post in [url='http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=5288579356&sid=1']my thread[/url].

[Stabface]

I know of exactly 1 person who has successfully changed the name on their account from 1 real name to another -- they had their name legally changed, and had to provide to Blizzard notarized copies of multiple pieces of information. Including proof of the legal name change (the form from the gov't), picture ID, credit card billing statement, secret question/answer, etc. And even then it took 3-4 months, iirc.

It is possible to get your name changed if you have typos or a fake name but you have to go through the same hoops to prove you are the original account owner. Just saying "well I used John Brown as my char name yet my real name is Jack Black" won't cut it.

It's not something that is easy, and definitely not something Blizzard will do just because you have the cd key and secret question/answer.

[erinfudge]

@Mac:
4.: You cannot change the First/Last name or Address of an account once it is entered; it is permanent unless someone at Blizzard manually goes in and changes it and I'm not sure if they do that unless you provide the secret question/answer and the original CDkey of the account as mentioned in another thread(if this is true I'm going to fix my main account with this asap, I'll have to get the question answer from the previous owner who gave it to me 3 frickin years ago, and I already have the cdkey)

Generally they only fix obvious typos, legal name changes, and a child user turning 18 and wanting the account moved to their name. Usually these changes involve legal documentation, IDs, notarization, etc.
If it was actually someone else's, it's highly unlikely.

[mlwhitt]

I love this posting by a BLUE:

Q u o t e:
One of the threads regarding this issue in which two multi-boxers who each run 5 characters at a time chimed in had them making plans to 2-man (with 10 characters between them) a 10man raid.

While I can see the potential issues inherent, surely you, Blizzard and everyone else can see the huge advantages in this as well.

Otherwise the question of multi-boxing wouldn't even be an issue... ever.

I, and I think the same is true for a lot of us here, would like to shake the hands of two people with the ability to run Karazhan multiboxing.

I don't think it trivializes any accomplishments--it's an amazing accomplishment in itself. [ Post edited by Belfaire ]