CoralToe Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 So, not being able to search the forums, thought I'd make a quick post. We have 1 family PC, in which I installed the collector's edition of SWTOR. I played in the beta, and early access, and when the time came I entered the game code and so far so good. My husband also has his own SWTOR account, and also played in the beta under his account (separate from mine). However, when we tried to set up his subscription for this, we could not get past the game code issue. I tried entering the game code that I used for my account, but it would not accept it. Is there no way for a household that wants to have multiple accounts on 1 computer to do so? I completely understand that we would both have to pay for our own "game time" subscriptions.....but do we really have to purchase two physical copies of the game for the same computer?!?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xothos Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 Yes you have to purchase 2 copies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arkhias Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 Unfortunately, yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xianpu Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 Yes you do. One product, one product key. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lundli Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 Yes you have to Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sardius Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 Short answer, yes you need to purchase the game twice to have two accounts. You don't need a physical copy though. You can order from Origin and get a digital copy and they will simply issue you a serial code for the new account. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiriensoul Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 Yes, but the ordinary physical copy doesn't cost much, or digital download. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadysketchy Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 Obviously you both need a product key, for activation of the account Why would you expect to get one for free? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheJollyRogers Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 I don't understand. Why doesn't your husband just make a character on your account? Considering you only have one PC (so there's no opportunity to play together) it would be much more cost effective to just manage one account. If they have taken the same steps against account selling as Blizzard, you should be fine to do so. You can share an account with family members, just not friends/other people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Appletaz Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 I am confused -- so maybe if a CS person reads this, could happen to them. You bought two games, one digital and one physical on the same ticket and only have one product code? Each digital copy has its own code too, you don't need to buy a physical copy to get a code. Do you and your husband have two separate accounts for the website too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keysertx Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 If you both want to drive your own cars, you have to pay for both cars and register them. You can't buy one car and then expect to grab another from the dealership and tell them you'll stop by every month to pay for gas. a bit of a stretch, but i think you get the point. =) as someone said, 2 people, 2 products, 2 codes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoralToe Posted December 23, 2011 Author Share Posted December 23, 2011 We wanted two accounts so in the event that we get another PC, we can play together. Thanks for the quick replies everyone. I had figured this must be the case - just seems wierd to have to buy 2 copies (or downloads) for 1 PC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dreadpirateandy Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 I don't understand. Why doesn't your husband just make a character on your account? Considering you only have one PC (so there's no opportunity to play together) it would be much more cost effective to just manage one account. If they have taken the same steps against account selling as Blizzard, you should be fine to do so. You can share an account with family members, just not friends/other people. Wrong. You cannot share a Blizzard/WoW account with anyone at all. No brothers, sisters, husbands, wives, aunts, uncles, NO ONE AT ALL*. *There is a single exception - since minors are not allowed to sign into contracts, a single minor may play on an account registered to the parent or legal guardian. If you have two kids, then you'll need to have two accounts so each of your kid can play on a separate one, to meet the 1 minor per parent's or legal guardian's account criteria. SWTOR is the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChimaeraUK Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 Don't know the answer but +1 for grammatical correctness, can't remember the last time i saw a sentence end in '...and I'. /random thoughts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TradewindNQ Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 (edited) We wanted two accounts so in the event that we get another PC, we can play together. Thanks for the quick replies everyone. I had figured this must be the case - just seems wierd to have to buy 2 copies (or downloads) for 1 PC. For most MMO's you're not really paying for the software itself. You're paying for the first month, access to the online content and an "activation fee" for the account. The software itself is essentially free. Edited December 23, 2011 by TradewindNQ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheJollyRogers Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 Wrong. You cannot share a Blizzard/WoW account with anyone at all. No brothers, sisters, husbands, wives, aunts, uncles, NO ONE AT ALL*. *There is a single exception - since minors are not allowed to sign into contracts, a single minor may play on an account registered to the parent or legal guardian. If you have two kids, then you'll need to have two accounts so each of your kid can play on a separate one, to meet the 1 minor per parent's or legal guardian's account criteria. SWTOR is the same. Bleh. That's stupid. Having to pay 120$ + 2 subscriptions per month that's on the same computer without even the option to play together. Lame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TradewindNQ Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 Bleh. That's stupid. Having to pay 120$ + 2 subscriptions per month that's on the same computer without even the option to play together. Lame. Welcome to every MMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheJollyRogers Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 Welcome to every MMO. Well, I wouldn't know. I'm the only that plays MMOs in my family hah. I'm not saying that SWTOR has it wrong, but it is a bit insane for all MMOs. Our lovely contract laws at work, I suppose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kadriya Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 We wanted two accounts so in the event that we get another PC, we can play together. Thanks for the quick replies everyone. I had figured this must be the case - just seems wierd to have to buy 2 copies (or downloads) for 1 PC. As others have said, don't think of it as paying for two copies of the same file. Think of it as two tickets into the amusement park. If you went to Disneyland and said Gee, we want to share a ticket and only go in one at a time, they're not going to let you do that either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoralToe Posted December 23, 2011 Author Share Posted December 23, 2011 If you both want to drive your own cars, you have to pay for both cars and register them. You can't buy one car and then expect to grab another from the dealership and tell them you'll stop by every month to pay for gas. a bit of a stretch, but i think you get the point. =) as someone said, 2 people, 2 products, 2 codes. I get the analogy - but will use my own as the reason for my question. We also play xbox, and each have our own xbox live accounts/gamertags. We don't have to purchase 2 copies of an xbox game to play on 1 xbox. If we had 2 xboxes. then I totally get it - just like if we had 2 computers, I completely understand I would have to buy 2 copies. Either way, I thank you all for the help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arkhias Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 Wrong. You cannot share a Blizzard/WoW account with anyone at all. No brothers, sisters, husbands, wives, aunts, uncles, NO ONE AT ALL*. *There is a single exception - since minors are not allowed to sign into contracts, a single minor may play on an account registered to the parent or legal guardian. If you have two kids, then you'll need to have two accounts so each of your kid can play on a separate one, to meet the 1 minor per parent's or legal guardian's account criteria. SWTOR is the same. That's the official stance. However, no one pays attention to it if it's in the same household. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aisriyth Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 Wrong. You cannot share a Blizzard/WoW account with anyone at all. No brothers, sisters, husbands, wives, aunts, uncles, NO ONE AT ALL*. *There is a single exception - since minors are not allowed to sign into contracts, a single minor may play on an account registered to the parent or legal guardian. If you have two kids, then you'll need to have two accounts so each of your kid can play on a separate one, to meet the 1 minor per parent's or legal guardian's account criteria. SWTOR is the same. You are not supposed to but being on a single PC it is literally impossible for them to know otherwise unless you told them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArchAngelAlien Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 I bet sooner or later they release a feature to transfer characters from account to account if your information matches that they both belong to "you" so maybe just play on that 1 Pc till you pick up a new pc, *wink wink* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laene Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 (edited) Don't know the answer but +1 for grammatical correctness, can't remember the last time i saw a sentence end in '...and I'. /random thoughts. Er... except that it's incorrect. Since the pronoun is the object of the preposition "for", it should be the object pronoun "me". Essentially, since she used the subject pronoun "I", she wrote "Separate accounts for we?" instead of "Separate accounts for us?". Edited December 23, 2011 by Laene Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dreadpirateandy Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 That's the official stance. However, no one pays attention to it if it's in the same household. You are not supposed to but being on a single PC it is literally impossible for them to know otherwise unless you told them. That's what everyone says. Then someone deletes the other persons toon out of rage, the first person reports it, the account gets flagged, the GMs monitor the access and chat logs, the GMs determine that the account is being shared, and then the account is permabanned and no amount of emailing will ever get that overturned. I alluded to it, but one of the reasons sharing accounts, even in the household, is not allowed is because it creates a ton more problems if the siblings or spouses or whatever get mad at the other person and delete stuff or mess up their toons, then the GMs have to fix it and everyone is impacted by the slowdown in ticket response times. If it's *ever* found out that you share an account, you can and probably will be permabanned. I like to report people who brag about it on the forums and I'm not unique, so I suggest if anyone wants to cheat at the game in this way, that they never speak of it ever again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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