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Shared accounts

ModPrandine·10/3/2016, 4:53:29 PM·21 votes·1,895 views
Shared accounts

(Cross-posting from the official Riot Support article).

A lot of people don't know that sharing accounts is wrong, that it violates our Terms of use, that it entails many risks, and that it can even result in a permanent ban. We're going to use this space to talk about this issue and offer some examples to illustrate the reasons why this is a harmful practice.

Let's take a look at the most common scenarios:

• You give your password to a friend or family member

Nooooo! Don't do it! The only person that should know your password is you. Don't forget that accounts are personal. Each summoner is unique, which means that when his account is shared, part of its personality is lost in the process. Don't give your password to that friend who wants to check out your skins or to that cousin who just joined the League and wants to know what a level 30 account feels like. You can always help them create their own account. That way, you can even start a team and play together.

•** Free RP offers**

Don't take the bait. There are shameless people out there who want to take advantage of innocent players by offering free or discounted RP. They will ask for your password in order to transfer the RP. And you know what happens when you give it to them? They keep your account and you never see the RP. The only way to purchase RP is through the in game store or with the pre-paid cards sold at stores and cybercafes. If you see anyone offering RP on another site, don't trust them, and submit a request reporting the abuse. Piltover will be grateful!

•** Elo boosting**

Out of frustration or sheer laziness, some people ask others to play ranked games for them in order to climb the ladder. It's a bad practice that violates the Terms of use. Furthermore, it can result in a temporary or permanent ban of the account. Don't forget that if someone else uses your account, they might behave inappropriately with it. It's never worth the risk!

• Account trading

As we said before, accounts are personal, non-transferable and free. Both selling and buying them is strictly prohibited. Not only is it bad practice, it is also often used to take advantage of players. Someone sells you their account, keeps your money and then recovers said account. You end up with no account and no money. Don't buy or sell accounts. In both cases, you lose.

14 Comments

Sarutobi10/3/2016, 4:59:24 PM9 votes

If they would just read the ToS/Summoner Code at least one in their life of playing this game they would know common sense things like this isnt tolerated. Most services actually have terms like this, but never really act on it, but in the case of League it makes sense. You could be boosting an account, you could be hacking, as well as anything in between. Its better for them to just make it an offense so they dont have to deal with people who will keep using it as an excuse, much like how people use it now despite always being told its against the rules!

ModAttysu The Poro10/3/2016, 5:59:24 PM2 votes

I know in WoW, a parent is allowed to share an account with their child who is a minor due to the ToS, but otherwise I don't really see encouraging stuff to share accounts with parents. It's mostly parents who want your password to look through all your stuff to see what you're doing online or if something you're doing is inappropriate for your age (aka, playing a character that is sexualized or some shit). [slayer-jinx-unamused]

notice me Sin pi10/3/2016, 6:59:21 PM1 votes

** Elo boosting**

Out of frustration or sheer laziness, some people ask others to play ranked games for them in order to climb the ladder. It's a bad practice that violates the Terms of use. Furthermore, it can result in a temporary or permanent ban of the account. Don't forget that if someone else uses your account, they might behave inappropriately with it. It's never worth the risk!

and rito is fine with boosting via dynamic queue

Prynce10/3/2016, 9:03:07 PM1 votes

preach

GankRiven10/3/2016, 10:11:54 PM1 votes

logged in just to downvote you

Jesus is Savior10/4/2016, 9:07:00 AM1 votes

Speaking of shared accounts: it's actually legal if you are a parent and allow a minor (under 18) child use your account, as long as you are their legal parent/guardian. (Unless they've changed that part of the ToU since the last time I read it).

My question: what happens when that child turns 18? Who gets the account?

DarkTryst10/4/2016, 1:10:32 PM1 votes

http://esports.clickon.co/2016/09/19/only-the-riot-games-ceo-could-restore-community-trust-whilst-being-found-guilty-of-boosting/

Let's always keep this as a part of the discussion about account boosting and sharing.

Alpha Samsuni10/3/2016, 5:28:50 PM1 votes

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> Nooooo! Don't do it! The only person that should know your password is you. Don't forget that accounts are personal. Each summoner is unique, which means that when his account is shared, part of its personality is lost in the process. Don't give your password to that friend who wants to check out your skins or to that cousin who just joined the League and wants to know what a level 30 account feels like. You can always help them create their own account. That way, you can even start a team and play together.

Funny how most games are like "ALWAYS KEEP YOUR PASSWORD A SECRET UNLESS IT'S A FAMILY MEMBER!"

As we said before, accounts are personal, non-transferable and free. Both selling and buying them is strictly prohibited. Not only is it bad practice, it is also often used to take advantage of players. Someone sells you their account, keeps your money and then recovers said account. You end up with no account and no money. Don't buy or sell accounts. In both cases, you lose.

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