I'm I Allowed To Do Alerts For My Friend?

[Albireos]

My friend is in college and so he doesnt have his PC there, so I was wondering if it was against the rules to sign in and do alerts for him?

 

Thanks in advance.

[Toaman1994]

My friend does it for his girlfriend all the time (college schedules, huh?). I prefer not to help either of them with it, since I'm a mean-spirited Tenno.

My opinion is that it's not hurting anyone, so it's alright (although I dislike doing stuff like that). Not sure if it's "against the rules" or anything, or more of a moral choice.

[Trainer772]

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[Toaman1994]

Open Beta Agreement

Oh, well alrighty then!

[Slurmageddon]

Open Beta Agreement

 

 ^ Right, so TECHNICALLY, youre not really supposed to "give" your account to someone else. But if you were to log into someone elses account, no one would give a S#&$.

There is no means or motive on the part of DE to stop you jumping into a friends account

No one would even be able to tell that it's you in their account and not them. 

I mean for F*** sake, a lot of players have other dummy accounts set up so they have more than one profile and they hop between them.

 

So just go for it. 

Edited December 6, 2013 by Santaphrax

[AlienTetris]

You dont tell the bank you're going to rob it.

 

So why start here?

[Arlayn]

 ^ Right, so TECHNICALLY, youre not really supposed to "give" your account to someone else. But if you were to log into someone elses account, no one would give a S#&$.

There is no means or motive on the part of DE to stop you jumping into a friends account

No one would even be able to tell that it's you in their account and not them. 

I mean for F*** sake, a lot of players have other dummy accounts set up so they have more than one profile and they hop between them.

 

So just go for it. 

Some people have the dummy account to test and make sure noobies can survive yet at the beginning of the game with all new gear... Trust me. It is for a good cause of testing the game and making sure it eventually caters to noobs some day. Because a game cannot thrive without them.

 

On a side note this seems more like a question should be directed towards a employee of DE like Rebecca, or Megan for more clear answer.

[Slurmageddon]

Some people have the dummy account to test and make sure noobies can survive yet at the beginning of the game with all new gear... Trust me. It is for a good cause of testing the game and making sure it eventually caters to noobs some day. Because a game cannot thrive without them.

 

On a side note this seems more like a question should be directed towards a employee of DE like Rebecca, or Megan for more clear answer.

 

I never condemned the dummy accounts !

I actually endorse going back to the beginning and seeing new changes with fresh eyes for exactly the reasons you stated. 

[Ronon2222]

I've wanted to do alerts for my friend when he's at work, and my girlfriend when she's at uni.. I haven't been doing them because of the open beta agreement, but I'd love to get a message here from someone who works at DE to say we can =o

 

*puppy eyes* Pwease DE?

[Albireos]

Open Beta Agreement

1.  You may NOT share, sell, transfer, assign, or give away your Warframe account. If there is suspicion or proof of breach of confidentiality, your account may be deleted.

So like if my do alerts with my friends account does that mean my account is safe? since he is sharing his account and i'm not?

[HanShotFirst]

I've wanted to do alerts for my friend when he's at work, and my girlfriend when she's at uni.. I haven't been doing them because of the open beta agreement, but I'd love to get a message here from someone who works at DE to say we can =o

 

*puppy eyes* Pwease DE?

Never gonna happen.

 

Why? 'Cause if anyone at DE ever said this was ok, every shameless knucklehead would try to take advantage of it.

 

Some examples:

 

"My (girlfriend/brother/cousin/buddy) used my platinum to buy something I didn't want. I demand a refund!"

 

"Why was I banned? I wasn't cheating or spamming chat with racial slurs, that was my (girlfriend/brother/cousin/buddy) using my account!"

 

This rule exists for DE's protection as much as your own. You are not supposed to share your account with anyone, but if you do, you're responsible for any/all consequences.

[Ronon2222]

 

Never gonna happen.

 

Why? 'Cause if anyone at DE ever said this was ok, every shameless knucklehead would try to take advantage of it.

 

Some examples:

 

"My (girlfriend/brother/cousin/buddy) used my platinum to buy something I didn't want. I demand a refund!"

 

"Why was I banned? I wasn't cheating or spamming chat with racial slurs, that was my (girlfriend/brother/cousin/buddy) using my account!"

 

This rule exists for DE's protection as much as your own. You are not supposed to share your account with anyone, but if you do, you're responsible for any/all consequences.

 

 

Could still work if they said okay, but any infractions on an account are there for good regardless of how they came about?

[Psychosist]

You are absolutely able to share accounts, but you must understand by doing so you accept you will not be covered by the ToS and are leaving your account status liable for a ban if DE has any will to do so.

Which they don't. Just don't do that account sharing thing during grindng events as that opens you up further for penalty.

Edited December 6, 2013 by Psychosist

[Colban]

I've asked a friend to run alerts for me before if he spotted something I wanted, like Aura mods, and nothing happened. I really wouldn't worry about it. The people trying to tell you otherwise think DE would crack down on the slightest of slights.

The thing is that those terms are in place so that DE has the privelege to confiscate accounts that have been stolen or sold. Random people making money off of a company's own intellectual property is a big no-no; just look at account or gold-selling in Warcraft. What's in the game is still technically theirs, even if it's on your account.