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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 24 Mar 2010 at 02:28
I would highly advise in a policy against account detail sharing. In this benign case, it wouldn't seem to be much of an issue (given you have no problems with the person later down the road). Yet, we have to look at the big picture (especially when it comes to game policies and rules), and consider all instances account information would be shared. We then get in to the problem of politics and handling each case as individual situations. That would mean  the GMs would have to make judgement calls per case (not to mention the investigating they would have to do for each). That could be a monster of an issue when the player base grows. If there is a firm policy set in place now, it would eliminate the above issues all together. Given the "Holiday" policy that the GMs are looking at implementing, there would be next to no reason to share account information other than simply gaining a slight edge (your city progression) in the time you woule be absent. This would allow the GMs to have considerably more time focusing on game improvements, game issues (bugs/glitches), and management.
 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 23 Mar 2010 at 22:50
I would not share account details unless it is within the rules... that would be unethical.

But sitters can be really handy. Especially within alliances.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 23 Mar 2010 at 22:41
Actually, as far as I am aware there's nothing in the Ts & Cs about forbidding players to share account details.  I might need to look at it a bit more closely; and the Ts & Cs / Current Rules can always be changed.

We are (on the current dev list) planning on allowing "account holidays" of some nature, but this is further down the line.

I don't believe we can guarantee that people aren't account sharing. 

I also know that somewhere in the server "player details" table are some data fields of appointing "Viceroys" who could have limited access to run your account on your behalf.

So what I can say is that it's not entirely clear to me what the policy is, if indeed any currently exists.

Let me find out some more and get back to you.

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PS. If anyone has any particularly strong thoughts on this one way or the other, now is a great time to share them; as I would guess that now is the time that this policy will probably end up being forumulated.


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 23 Mar 2010 at 22:31
You mean accountsharing.
Well i would say it isnt allowed.
I think SC can elaborate more about this subject.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 23 Mar 2010 at 22:27
Suppose that I can't be online for a week - maybe I am on holiday... but I have a friend (who is perhaps playing the game already) who can log on and look after my account while I am away - you know, kick off a few builds, make sure that resources aren't going to waste.

My friend would be "sitting" my account (like babysitting, maybe?).

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 23 Mar 2010 at 22:19
What do you mean with account sitters?
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 23 Mar 2010 at 22:17
Does Illyriad have a policy on account sitters, please? There is nothing in the rules...
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