Splitting an account

[Gilraen]

You can, but not if both characters are in the same datacenter

No, you really can't. You can't log into the same account from two different clients. Doesn't matter which data center the characters are on, you still have to log into the account before you can even choose a character and as soon as someone logs into the same account one or both of two things may happen. One; the second login will fail and two; the first login will be disconnected. This is what happened when you tried it in XI, I can see it happening in XIV. Sadly, I don't see Square shifting a character to another account. There's too much potential for abuse if you were to get your account hacked. The person hacking the account could just split off your character leaving you with an empty account.

[Dhalmel]

Last I read, it's against the terms of service to share an account.

[LalaRu]

Technically, what the OP is asking, if is it possible transferring a character to another account.
He have an account with two characters and want make two accounts with one character each.

I guess this needs a separate support query by the OP. But I think the answer will be "NO", because this will open the road to "selling" characters to people. Most likely, your friend needs get a new account and redo her character from scratch.

Multibox is another thing, as long as that require already two different accounts at least.

[Taika]

As others have said, it's not possible. So one of you will have to buy another game copy, make their own account and start a new character if you want to be able to play at the same time.

[Huwey]

Correct me if i’m wrong, but isn’t that what Huwey Lewey is asking? A way to split 1 account into 2, so that he and his girlfriend have their own separate accounts with their own subscription fees? I’ve been wondering myself if it’s possible to take a character from your current account and transfer it to a new account.

Huwey, did you check the MogStation for such a feature? I haven’t seen any reference to it in the past, but if SE supports such a feature, it should be located there.

That is exactly what I'm looking for is to have 2 account & pay for both. I know we would need a 2nd disc as well. I haven't checked the mog station. Ill check it later & if nothing else contact customer support to ask them.

The reason her toon isn't her own account is she doesn't play very often & didn't want to get 2nd copy of the game for us both to play together & her not like the game. She's never played a FF game before this one.

Thanks

[fixitman]

You can play two different characters from the same SE account, but they have to be on separate service accounts under that SE account. I wound up with 2 beta invites, resulting in 2 service accounts under my SE account. I can login with 1 from each at the same time with no issues. The downside to this is that I have to pay double to keep both service accounts active.

Regarding the TOS, they make no sense anyhow. SE's FAQs state you can create a second service account in order to play with family. TOS states you cannot share your account with anyone. How is that supposed to work?

[Mireille]

I asked the same question awhile back. I would like to move a character to another account under the same SE ID, so I can multibox with it, but I never got a reply. I sort of assumed I asked an unreasonable question at that point.

In theory it should be doable by making the changes in the database, but it may just be a can of worms they don't want to open.

[Alberel]

It's very unlikely that SE would facilitate a transfer of a character from one account to another as this would leave an opportunity for players to sell characters and such which would create a new nightmare with RMT.

Unfortunately I think one of you is going to have to start over.

[Chihaya]

OP: I do not believe SE have that service, to split 1 acct into 2

Multi-box: If you try to log on 2 char from the same data center, you will get an error message that you are already logged in on the 2nd char you trying to log in.

HOWEVER, if it is on a different data center, not sure if it's a loophole or not, you can log on just fine. I transferred from Mandragora to Balmung, but I made a new char to chat with friends still on Mandragora. Playing main on PC and alt on laptop.

[Kuwagami]

Is there a way to split 1 account into 2 accounts? Basically I have an account that my girlfriend and myself both have a character on. What we are wanting to do is split the account so that character "A" is on account 1 and character "B" would be on the new account 2.

Here are the ToS about that, under "Prohibited Activities"

3.1 Sharing Account Information. You may not share your account or login information (such as your Square Enix ID and password) with anyone except your legal guardian, your minor child, or Square Enix. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account and login information, even from your friends and family. If you violate this provision, you may unexpectedly lose access to your account to a third party without recourse against Square Enix. Square Enix will not be obliged to credit your Square Enix Account with Crysta or other points or awards, which may have been used by a third party as a result of the violation of this clause.

Though it's not that harmful to the company, I don't see them transferring any character to an other account as it was illegal in the first place. They shouldn't take actions against you though, as you aren't trying to abuse the system.