Account Problem - ooooops

[fender967]

Wow, so this is quite a problem. I just finished reading through the 6 page thread about the guy whos accounts all got banned. I really had no idea before that that using accounts that werent in your exact name was such a big deal.

Here's the problem:

My younger brother had an account back when the game came out. My best friend also had his own. Eventually they both quit (a couple years ago). Somehow, and I really have NO idea how or why this happened, but my friend decided to play again and instead of using his own account, he used my brothers. We are all friends and I guess they somehow knew each others passwords.

Anyway, my friend started over on a new realm and leveled a rogue to 70. Recently, my brother tried to start playing again but it wouldnt let him use his old account. He asked my friend about it and my friend told him to just use [this] account (gave him his old account info).

So they didnt think anything of it and now my brother has a 70 priest on an account with my friends name and my friend has a 70 rogue on an account with my brothers name...

This wasnt such a big problem because how would they know? But now my brother bought a second account to multibox with and will be playing with two accounts with two different names...

Can anyone think of ANY solution to this?

[Gallo]

Buy a new TBC box, and start a new fresh account. TBH, its hard to swallow now, but its even harder to swallow a big fat ban-stick after 70 levels of grinding.

[Toned]

I had 3 accounts and used my brother and girlfriends account for over 1-2yrs no problems I was only multi-boxing in instances though. SOON AS I started my 70 shaman group and was pvping in arenas I got 3 accounts banned for third party use and had to fax in proof of ownership(I got all the accounts back). Moral of the story have 5 accounts all in your name or none at all. Since then I bought a new TBC box X2 and rerolled 2 shamans to replace those 2, and 5 horde on magtheridon .

[kllrwlf]

Someone should sticky a new thread with just this.

Multiboxing == Lots of Attention
Lots of Attention == GMs looking into your account
Accounts with Different Names/Info == BAN

If Multiboxing == Yes
then OWN and be the ORIGINAL Owners for ALL Accounts (with the SAME info on all accounts)
else
BAN

[Vyndree]

If (Player.want(BAN)==false)
then OWN and be the ORIGINAL Owners for ALL Accounts (with the SAME info on all accounts)
else
BAN

Fixt.

Multiboxing has nothing to do with the banstick, other than the fact that the banstick will come faster the more times you're reported.

Multiboxing --> lots of reports
Reports + ToU-breaking actions = BAN

[kllrwlf]

If (Player.want(BAN)==false)
then OWN and be the ORIGINAL Owners for ALL Accounts (with the SAME info on all accounts)
else
BAN

Fixt.

Multiboxing has nothing to do with the banstick, other than the fact that the banstick will come faster the more times you're reported.

Multiboxing --> lots of reports
Reports + ToU-breaking actions = BAN

:thumbsup:

[Toned]

In the 50-59 bracket, 60-69bracket I had tons of whiners log on lvl 1 alts on my server to QQ daily. At 70 I didn't get as many QQers but I was still getting talked to by GMs 2-3 times a session if not more :P

[Knytestorme]

If (Player.want(BAN)==false)
then OWN and be the ORIGINAL Owners for ALL Accounts (with the SAME info on all accounts)
else
BAN

Fixt.

Multiboxing has nothing to do with the banstick, other than the fact that the banstick will come faster the more times you're reported.

Multiboxing --> lots of reports
Reports + ToU-breaking actions = BAN

Fixt again Vyn

if (!Player.Want(BAN))
{
all_accounts.own = true;
all_accounts.details_same = true;
all_accounts.have_original_cds = true;
} else {
risk.ban = true;
}

[Toned]

You don't need the cd keys. They don't ask for that when you have to submit the proof of ownership. They have you fill out a form with your contact info and then send in a copy of your driver's license (or state ID/birth cert).

[Aradar]

You don't need the cd keys. They don't ask for that when you have to submit the proof of ownership. They have you fill out a form with your contact info and then send in a copy of your driver's license (or state ID/birth cert).

Actually, you do need the keys. My situation: lets say my name is John Michael Montgomery but I go by Michael. Well I have a tenadency to not always fill out forms the same way that ask for first and last name. Depending on the mood I will write J. Michael Montgomery, John Montgomery or Michael Montgomery. After seeing the ban post on here as well as other people discussing it I checked my 6 accounts (one for my son) and sure enough, I have used all 3 versions, so I emailed Blizz and they sent me back an email requesting a photo ID (has to be governmental), a form and the original CD keys. Unfortunately, this email is on my work computer so I can't copy and paste it now but I will be sure to do so first chance I get. Should be interesting when I send in the info though, I've been playing for some time now and if I remember correctly, I lost my first set of disks and had to buy another for a reinstall which will make that key wrong but currently unused, so hopefully not a problem.

Edit: And the keys have to be legible copies, you can't just write them down.