Question for those familiar with billing and names and such...

[PyrostasisTDK]

Ok so last christmas, my brother helped me out buying and setting up my boxing team. Anyways saw a lot of these threads about name issues... and got paranoid and went and checked.

So... I find out my main account is in my name, my other 4 are in my brothers. Same last name, same address, always been paid on my CC, all accounts are sequential... I.E. Raven1, Raven2, Raven3, Raven4 (no thats not my account name)

Do I have a shot with billing getting the one account fixed? or should I just say screw it and repurchase?

Im still low level so wont be an issue really... figured Id ask before I spent the cash.

Im aware its a bannable offense, just curious if folks have had luck with similar situations.

[Vyndree]

Make sure you are EXTREMELY clear that the accounts were a gift, and that you are the only person who has every played them.

This.

It's still not certain whether you will be able to get the account names changed, but if you clearly specify that your brother mistakenly filled out the account information and that the accounts were yours since inception...

...you MIGHT be able to change it... No guarantees.

[GizmoxLoW]

[JezPeRR]

I could not change the name even though i said the game a had was a gift, but since its your brother that have helped you
fill out the forms for creating your 4 accounts there might be a little chance for a name change, but Blizz are REALLY strict
about issues like these.

[Vyndree]

I could not change the name even though i said the game a had was a gift, but since its your brother that have helped you
fill out the forms for creating your 4 accounts there might be a little chance for a name change, but Blizz are REALLY strict
about issues like these.

It's a question of "worse"-ness:

Which is worse?
- Continue playing and potentially get banned later, after you character is 70 with full gear etc
- Call blizzard and explain the situation, see if account names can be changed. If not, then...
- Create new accounts now

[PyrostasisTDK]

Alrighty, will give them a call on Monday, I must say their analness (is that a word) about this issue really irks me. I have been playing MMO's for over 10 years now and my family and I frequently share accounts, characters, etc... I mean we are a family.

This is just above and beyond what I think is needed, but hey its not my game... so oh well. Thanks for the tips folks.

[Gadzooks]

Alrighty, will give them a call on Monday, I must say their analness (is that a word) about this issue really irks me. I have been playing MMO's for over 10 years now and my family and I frequently share accounts, characters, etc... I mean we are a family.

This is just above and beyond what I think is needed, but hey its not my game... so oh well. Thanks for the tips folks.

Ok.. everyone knows the rules... blah blah blah.. I follow the rules 100%... blah blah blah.... ok, with that out of the way....

If you were playing SOLO (one account) - there is 1,000,000 to 1 chance you'd get caught account sharing. You'd have to:

a) tell everyone and report probably yourself.
b) use overseas power leveling service so you login in USA time zone IP address one minute, then Asian IP address the next minute. Pretty obvious at that point.

Now.. when you're multiboxing, it becomes clear-as-fucking-day. You'll get reported for just logging in. You'll get reported for standing next to a mailbox. You'll get reported for doing a Shaman light show. GMs will see you run through town (they play WoW too you know... ) and they'll be like "wtf.. I better check those guys out". (one of the most arrogant jerks I've ever played /raided with was a GM). You WILL get caught.

Not to mention, if you report anyone else, and talk to a GM, they probably check your accounts while you're talking to them.

It's just a bad idea, don't do it. We get enough abuse, and now the crybabies are posting stuff from here to attack us with, to make it sound like we're all using illegal accounts.

[magwo]

And again. Blizzard's policies are incompatible with real-world usage and fair use. Sorry mate.

[Vyndree]

[quote='magwo',index.php?page=Thread&postID=83815#p ost83815]And again. Blizzard's policies are incompatible with real-world usage and fair use. Sorry mate.[/quote]

Magwo, please don't make me lock any more threads.
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[zhenyalix]

wtf is this serious...? so say if my son wanted to multibox he could use my 4 accounts but not my wifes though it is in the same last name addy cc etc etc even despite its not a violation that each account is allowed to have one minor playing on it.... and how in the hell would blizzard be able to tell the difference....

Irritating thing is i already have a few 70's on the account thats in her first name... so i guess that means to be legit... i need to buy a 6th account move the toons over (which ironicly IS legit since everything else matches....) then cancel her account.... thats... just stupid.