Changes to contest rules/policies

[Mirage]

Yes there is, Alhanelem.

Both are paying the full monthly fee to play the game. Both should be allowed to participate in the same events.

[Alhanelem]

Yes there is, Alhanelem.

Both are paying the full monthly fee to play the game. Both should be allowed to participate in the same events.

Then both should have kept their own accounts and paid for them seperately. Accounts are not supposed to be shared between multiple people, whether they are married, brothers and sisters, friends, or aquaintances.

[Demon6324236]

Then both should have kept their own accounts and paid for them seperately. Accounts are not supposed to be shared between multiple people, whether they are married, brothers and sisters, friends, or aquaintances.

Perhaps you misunderstand the difference between SE and POL accounts. You see, they are different characters who can be logged in at the same time, they pay full membership prices for both accounts, as though they are entirely separate. It is not a different character on the same POL account, but an entirely different POL account all together. POL accounts can be tied to the same SE account, but they have very little benefit to doing so, in game, the interactions between the characters are no different than anyone else. The only real advantage I know of is that they share the same password, and that they share the satchel. Expansions, monthly fees, additional characters, all of that is tied to the POL account, but does not effect the SE account.

The problem here is that these rules are a '1 per SE account' restriction. Me and my best friend are on the same SE account, but only 1 of us can sign up for things, we both pay full memberships, bought every expansion for each account separately. Yet even though they are 2 different POL accounts, we are treated as though we are a single person, I find this wrong. Its not as though we can even send EX items between one another, that is a POL account feature with secondary characters on an account, but has nothing to do with SE accounts. So its not as though I would have an advantage over you, but rather, me, my friend, my GF, the OP and his wife, we would all be treated fairly.

[Toadie-Odie]

Then both should have kept their own accounts and paid for them seperately. Accounts are not supposed to be shared between multiple people, whether they are married, brothers and sisters, friends, or aquaintances.

Because at the time the tokens were released, contests up to that point were one per PlayOnline account. Those of us that merged accounts, like my husband and I, had no way of knowing the standard would change to one entry per Square-Enix account until the next contest came around after the tokens were established.

Edit: this is why the current policy is upsetting to most of us since once merged, they cannot be unmerged.

[Mirage]

Then both should have kept their own accounts and paid for them seperately. Accounts are not supposed to be shared between multiple people, whether they are married, brothers and sisters, friends, or aquaintances.

Why not? Married people share just about everything else in their life, sometimes including bank accounts with real money. Sharing a MMO game account is probably one of the least significant things they share in their lives, so it was probably an entirely natural thing for them to link both POL accounts to the same SE account, seeing as it lead to easier management of both accounts.

Not only does this make sense to do for married couples, but also if you are a parent, paying for game access for several kids. There's no reason to prevent one of the linked accounts from participating in events when they have a perfectly fine reason to link them, other than being a completely square person without any ability to be flexible or understand other people's side of a story.