Yoshi please support linked account benifits

[Kirito]

I think really all that needs to be done is apply contest and what not to XIV accounts, not the SE account itself. AKA, per reg code account. Although they are linked to the same SE ID, they are still separate accounts based on the reg key inside their database. The Code is just linked to your SE ID. So it seems like they should be able to easily apply game contests (i.e. mog bonanza in xi) and what not per reg code, and not per se id.

It'd just be a lot of work I'd assume. More so for FFXI probably since it's not in the development stage still. It's system is already in place. Hard to say really though.

Actually I agree it makes sense... at least for the forum and beta application (that automatically goes to your service account not the way they email you a code)... It wouldn't however work for surveys since it could lead to multiple answers... but that's about it...

[ChiyoKatsui]

Actually I agree it makes sense... at least for the forum and beta application (that automatically goes to your service account not the way they email you a code)... It wouldn't however work for surveys since it could lead to multiple answers... but that's about it...

It could lead to multiple answers from the same person on the survey, but upon login for the survey, say you select your XIV account, and not your spouse/mule/whatever, that survey information is hashed with your reg key, and se account. So, in all likely hood it would work for surveys, they'd just have to decide whether or not to accept both, or decline one (or more from the same acct) based on suspicion of whether it's just a mule or actually two people playing.

Having played with server software for Ragnarok Online before, it should be easy to tell whether two people are playing or if one is controlling two players. Even masters at using two characters at once will show signs of dual boxing (one char will stop using abilities for a small amount of time while an action is triggered on the other, etc). Just things like that. It's hard to use two computers and control two characters at the same exact time. I use to do this with my brothers char on XI when he wasn't home cause we'd duo to 20 then head to qufim.

Not to mention MAC Addresses. Yea, they can be spoofed, but I don't really see why someone would spoof their mac address for a survey or for a game contest.

I suppose a contest like mog bonanza where you can get items that usually take years in real life to obtain one of the items might be viable to do it for. I just think their are a couple of options they could look into for people that actually do share se accounts with their spouse, that were ill informed when SE accounts were made a while ago. They pretty much encouraged you to link ur POL account to a SE account just for extra security, without any real explanation of the service when it first rolled out, atleast from my memory. Cause it was all about the security token and the mog bag you get with the token.

[Mjollnir]

Actually I agree it makes sense... at least for the forum and beta application (that automatically goes to your service account not the way they email you a code)...

Beta application can be done without any kind of account at all. My colleague registered from her work PC behind me with just her e-mail address and then completed a second on behalf of her partner.


Also Kyri, have you raised a ticket with S-E support? I've found them to be quite accommodating in the past. Can't help to try?