Crackdown On Multiple Game Accounts Leaves Some Honest Gamers Locked Out

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Woman gets banned for having mule accounts

In China, a lady had $2400 dollars in equips and got banned on her main for having mule accounts.
Isn't that a little harsh?
What if Nexon bans everyone who has mule accounts?

[url]http://kotaku.com/5973662/crackdown-on-multiple-game-accounts-leaves-some-honest-gamers-locked-out[/url]

April 10, 2013

16 Comments • Newest first

Fusionpressure

[quote=BobR]Um, no... technically, actually and positively, there's NOTHING in the rules that SAYS you can't have more than one account.
It's NOT against the rules in any way.
There's nothing that says you're not supposed to have more than one.[/quote]

Mmm, just because it's not written down on the TOS doesn't mean anything.

As we've just seen, the TOS is universal to all Maplestory versions with slight variations. China has chosen to ban for use of multiple-accounts, while GMS (and I'm sure most others) generally would not as it's not a main concern at the moment nor does it really cause any harm to the integrity of the game as it stands.

Doesn't matter if it's not written, or else whoever is running China's version has just made the TOS irrelevant.

Reply April 11, 2013 - edited
BobR

[quote=Fusionpressure]Which was practically what I was saying, technically you're NOT supposed to but NexonNA doesn't care, I've known about this for ages.
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Um, no... technically, actually and positively, there's NOTHING in the rules that SAYS you can't have more than one account.
It's NOT against the rules in any way.
There's nothing that says you're not supposed to have more than one.

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Fusionpressure

[quote=BobR]I was speaking about the Chinese MMORPGs rules about not having multiple accounts.

I do know that Nexon doesn't care about multiple accounts in GMS though...
After a somewhat "heated" discussion here about whether or not that was allowed by the Terms of Use, I sent in a ticket and asked Nexon.
Their reply was that as long as the accounts weren't being use to violate any of the other rules, it was OK to have more than one account.[/quote]

Which was practically what I was saying, technically you're NOT supposed to but NexonNA doesn't care, I've known about this for ages.

I didn't think China would be any different, but seeing as she got banned for it, I guess they take a harder stance then we do.

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BobR

[quote=CaptCandy]@BobR: Actually, I have an SS of Nexon explicitly saying how to use a name change ticket if you have multiple accounts.[/quote]

I was speaking about the Chinese MMORPGs rules about not having multiple accounts.

I do know that Nexon doesn't care about multiple accounts in GMS though...
After a somewhat "heated" discussion here about whether or not that was allowed by the Terms of Use, I sent in a ticket and asked Nexon.
Their reply was that as long as the accounts weren't being use to violate any of the other rules, it was OK to have more than one account.

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CaptCandy

@BobR: Actually, I have an SS of Nexon explicitly saying how to use a name change ticket if you have multiple accounts.

Reply April 10, 2013 - edited
BobR

@CaptCandy If multiple accounts is against the rules in China, then people there should have known they were violating the rules and be prepared to accept being banned when they're caught. Just because they hadn't gotten banned until now doesn't mean it's not against the rules.

It's like people seem to think if they can slip an inappropriate IGN past the Character Creation filter, then it must be OK since they haven't gotten banned.
When in reality it's just because a GM or MWLB never spotted them in the game, or they haven't gotten reported... yet.

[quote=Fusionpressure]You're not supposed to have more than 1 account, Nexon just for the time being doesn't care that much.[/quote]

There's NOTHING in the GMS Terms of Use that prohibits multiple accounts.

Reply April 10, 2013 - edited
SlimeBlue

Buy character slots and use those as mules. <.<'

*has 17 mules on Mardia, 1 main*

Reply April 10, 2013 - edited
cchpm

Having multiple accounts is not against ToS.

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Fusionpressure

Good, stops the exploiting of events/event items and hot times.

You're not supposed to have more than 1 account, Nexon just for the time being doesn't care that much. I guess they do in China.

Reply April 10, 2013 - edited
KyuGuy

That sucks :x
Lots of people only have multiple accounts due to the lack of character space though :o
It was like that for me when I made my subaccount...

Reply April 10, 2013 - edited
DavidLe

you only think its harsh cuz you are on the list or in the same boat
its not harsh its suck, but thats just how it is when you try to get things the easy way(abusing glitch/event etc...)
easy come easy go
greed is one of the seven deadly sins
dont do the crime if you cant do the time

Reply April 10, 2013 - edited
Quasar

Makes me wanna actually kind of read the ToS now.

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Al3xL3g3nd

Having multiple accounts is against the ToS so they could do whatever they want.

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weegoo

gg were all next on the target list

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SmashFace

I only have 1 mule account that I rarely use so I think I'm okay.

Reply April 10, 2013 - edited
bombinator

not too much of a loss for me seeing how I depleted my mules long ago

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