Account Sharing & Multi-Instancing?

[segfault]

I know that account sharing is technically against the TOS, but can anyone comment on the likelihood of getting banned while multi-boxing accounts which you have permission to access? I, for example, am a relatively poor college student (there is no way I could afford keys/monthly fees for 3 accounts), but since both of my roommates play WoW, we thought that tri-boxing would be an interesting experiment. Two of the accounts share the same last name (they are brothers), but I wouldn't want to put their accounts at risk of a ban/suspension, especially given the high visibility of multi-boxing. Does anyone have any experience with this? I have no idea how well-enforced this portion of the TOS is.

Thanks in advance for your input.

[Kedash00]

you are more likely to get your accounts looked at since you will draw more attention to yourself and get /reported more so than the normal player...
That being said, yes if you are caught sharing accounts they can ban any account that has been played on that pc and or ip address.

[badashh]

HIGH

[segfault]

HIGH

This makes me sad. I was really looking forward to multi-boxing while our mains collect dust waiting for S4. Oh well. :S

[yarr]

HIGH

this is true. We've had multiple cases of people on these forums suspended/closed for account sharing. Simply put, account sharing sticks out like a sore thumb while multiboxing.

I think we've even had people suspended who technically own all the accounts involved, but had different names on their accounts (i.e. they used bogus account names on 1 or more), they were able to re-gain control though . NOt 100% sure about this, but i think i remember this happening a few months ago.

[cepheus]

Post edited by myself.

This was meant as a bad joke only, and seems just to put ideas to peoples heads. Sorry for ever posting it.

If you want to multibox: Buy your own accounts, or just dont do it.

[kllrwlf]

BAD BAD BAD.

[cepheus]

I agree that it isnt a good thing, and personally I would never share my account with anyone. But I have on one occation let a friend try my multibox rig for one BG fight.(he did however not get my accountinformation or anything) I hardly think that Blizzard would have taken any action against that.

[kllrwlf]

Do a search for "account sharing"..... BAN !!!

[cepheus]

Do a search for "account sharing"..... BAN !!!

I am totally aware of that.

But my point was: Is it considered accountsharing if a friend played your toon WHILE you are physically there and watching, and you never gave him your account information?

Dont get me wrong, I am in no way supporter of account sharing, lending away or anything. Never done that, and never will.

I've let a friend try out how it feels to oneshot things in pvp once and I stood right by him all the time watching what he was doing.