friend giving account to me, legit???

Oddysseas·Mar 16, 2015·1 votes·526 views

So if my friend moved to europe and they dont play their account anymore, can they just give me the account and password so i can use it and still be legit???

13 Comments

PhifeMar 16, 20152 votes

you have to switch ownership of the account IE.) email.

AJStarhikerMar 16, 20152 votes

No, sharing accounts, regardless of whether or not money is involved, is against the ToS and grounds for a perma.

AJStarhikerMar 16, 20152 votes

Under Section III of the Terms of Service

D. Account Sales. The Account supplied to you is personal to you, and Riot Games does not recognize and expressly forbids the transfer of user Accounts. You shall not purchase, sell,** gift **or trade any Account, or make any such offer, and any attempt shall be null and void. Any distribution by you of your Account and/or your Login Credentials (except as expressly provided herein or otherwise explicitly approved of by Riot Games) may result in suspension or termination of your Account.

This is, effectively, him gifting you an account. It's still a violation of the terms.

CaptainTatertitsMar 16, 20151 votes

yeah, I would change the pass though. as long as money isn't involved as far as I know

MimyMar 16, 20151 votes

You friend can still use his account, it probably will just be very laggy for him using a server farther away.

unless hes quitting all together.

AerothalMar 16, 20151 votes

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You friend can still use his account, it probably will just be very laggy for him using a server farther away.

unless hes quitting all together.

i had 160 ping the other day when playing on my EUW smurf. There were no spikes, it was absolutely playable.

CaptainTatertitsMar 16, 20151 votes

it isn't sharing.

CaptainTatertitsMar 16, 20151 votes

there we go. thanks.

OddysseasMar 16, 20151 votes

So some people you are saying is that gifting isn't allowed either, so pretty much if this person had spent a tone of hours, maybe even real cash and doesn't wish to use that account again, the account and infinite amount of hour spent on it will go to waste... Sounds miserable..

Ice Weasel XMar 16, 20151 votes

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So some people you are saying is that gifting isn't allowed either, so pretty much if this person had spent a tone of hours, maybe even real cash and doesn't wish to use that account again, the account and infinite amount of hour spent on it will go to waste... Sounds miserable..

No, abandoned isn't the same thing as wasted.

Did your friend enjoy his time on his account? Then it wasn't time wasted. If spent time on it while he wasn't enjoying it, that was time wasted. The hours were spent making progress. Progress was made. If he spent money on the account, he paid for the privilege of using skins or whatever other premium content he unlocked, while he was using the account. With the exception of professionals, nobody should really expect real world returns on time and effort spent in the game. Riot owns all accounts, and every single account will be abandoned eventually.

AerothalMar 16, 20151 votes

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So some people you are saying is that gifting isn't allowed either, so pretty much if this person had spent a tone of hours, maybe even real cash and doesn't wish to use that account again, the account and infinite amount of hour spent on it will go to waste... Sounds miserable..

miserable or not.

you hit "agree" on the terms Riot lined out when you signed up for the account. Riot explicitly forbids account transfers of ANY kind.

"D. Account Sales. The Account supplied to you is personal to you, and Riot Games does not recognize and expressly forbids the transfer of user Accounts. You shall not purchase, sell, gift or trade any Account, or make any such offer, and any attempt shall be null and void. Any distribution by you of your Account and/or your Login Credentials (except as expressly provided herein or otherwise explicitly approved of by Riot Games) may result in suspension or termination of your Account."

http://na.leagueoflegends.com/en/legal/termsofuse

this is completely transparent! i don't have a problem with Riot protecting their financial interests.

and to say its unfair because you bought the skins... You bought the right to use skins. you did use them while you played.

It's all digital, you don't own anything.

AJStarhikerMar 16, 20151 votes

It's a security and legal issue. I'm not saying your friend would do it, but there are people who will give up an account, only to later claim it was stolen (usually there's money involved), the buyer can't prove it's theirs and lose out.

It might seem like a waste, but did your friend consider transfering the account over to an EU server, or leaving it for those times he wants to play with NA friends?

JunkοMar 16, 20151 votes

Account sharing is against ToS, but literally everybody does it(especially botters that sell level 30 accounts) and nobody will care unless you go to Riot Support and make a ticket saying "hurr durr ma fruend gut ma dis acc, wat you gunna do n00bs?". The only time account sharing is banned if it is discovered that it was sold or 2 people start fighting over it(old owner+new)