Question About Sharing a Character

[HyoMinPark]

Sorry, but I really don't understand why everyone is shouting at the OP.

The player admitted to sharing their account with another person. Regardless of whether everyone thinks this is a big deal or not, it is against the terms of service.

OP reported this to SE, they'll take a look into it and take whatever action they deem necessary.

Attacking the OP for actually following the rules... that's harassment and also against the terms of service...

I think you're reading too far into it. A one-off situation like this is not what Square Enix is talking about in their TOS when they mention account sharing. The guy never said he and his girlfriend actively share the account or login information - just that he had to AFK real fast, and she temporarily took over his character while in the dungeon. It would be like -- if I had an important phone call or something personal required my attention, and I asked my fiancé to just watch my character for moment, passing him my controller. Obviously, he wouldn't know what to do outside of basic controls (since he only played FFXIV briefly a few years ago), but that's not the same as him and I sharing my account.

That's not a reportable or bannable offense in my opinion. And the OP is overreacting.

I won't reply to the rest of it, this has gone on too long, you can have the last word. But I feel I need to address:

I'm very sorry you felt offended, but I've never heard of "that" as the definition. All I know it as, and how I intended it:

https://www.thefreedictionary.com/lynching

Yes obviously an exaggeration of what's actually happened, but it seemed appropriate given the point I was trying to make. Not what you described...

No one is “punishing” the OP though — they’re telling them that they overreacted. Which they did.

[Niwashi]

No one is “punishing” the OP though

And neither did the OP punish the guy who had his girlfriend take over his character for a while. Reporting someone isn't a punishment. It's just letting SE know about it so that they can be the ones to decide whether it's an issue or not.

This was technically account sharing, but probably not the type that SE was talking about when they put it in the ToS. But it's their rule, so they're the best people to decide whether it still counts as an infraction or not. There's nothing wrong with reporting it to them so that they can do so. If they don't think it warrants any action, then there won't be any action taken.

[SannaR]

And neither did the OP punish the guy who had his girlfriend take over his character for a while. Reporting someone isn't a punishment. It's just letting SE know about it so that they can be the ones to decide whether it's an issue or not.

This was technically account sharing, but probably not the type that SE was talking about when they put it in the ToS. But it's their rule, so they're the best people to decide whether it still counts as an infraction or not. There's nothing wrong with reporting it to them so that they can do so. If they don't think it warrants any action, then there won't be any action taken.

That's not what Hyo meant by punishing the op as someone else said anyone who thought the op's actions and asking for xp to be taken away was a bit too far regardless if what that other player did was or wasn't against the ToS as punishing the OP.

[HyoMinPark]

And neither did the OP punish the guy who had his girlfriend take over his character for a while. Reporting someone isn't a punishment. It's just letting SE know about it so that they can be the ones to decide whether it's an issue or not.

This was technically account sharing, but probably not the type that SE was talking about when they put it in the ToS. But it's their rule, so they're the best people to decide whether it still counts as an infraction or not. There's nothing wrong with reporting it to them so that they can do so. If they don't think it warrants any action, then there won't be any action taken.

Uh, I never said anything about OP "punishing" anyone else either. But I did say that they completely overreacted, and made a mountain out of a molehill. Go back and reread my post.