Account Sharing

Account Sharing is when a person allows one or more other people to log in as them and play as their character(s). By doing this, their character can be online virtually all of the time, resulting in possible unfair advantages such as quickly gaining high levels from hunting and training (within the restrictions of the character's Stamina). On the other hand, account sharing can be simply be seen when someone discloses their account information to someone else, openly. 
The Extended Service Agreement, which all premium players must agree to, has the following passages regarding this matter:
:A Premium Account must only be used by the holder of the account it is assigned to.
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:5. Duties of the Users
:All holders of Tibia accounts are responsible for the security of their accounts, registered email addresses and computer systems. They must not disclose account data to others or accept account data of others (including account trading and account sharing). CipSoft GmbH cannot be held responsible for any damage caused by compromised accounts.
Punishment for account sharing and trading may vary, but can be as severe as permanent deletion of the account and all its characters. Furthermore, it is also very risky since it can get your account hacked.
== History ==
Before the Christmas Update 2003 account sharing wasn't forbidden, it was just not supported. But due to more players finding Tibia and sharing reached new highs they had to forbid it. Before this change it was pretty common that two players shared their account, but it didn't mean they where high levels because the power gaming environment back then was very different.
Account Sharing continued to be against the Tibia Rules until , when the rule was removed due to the release of Character Auctions to avoid misunderstandings. Upon this removal, however, the Tibia Extended Service Agreement was amended to ensure that CipSoft still does not allow account sharing or trading. 
== External Links ==
* Tibia Rules
* Tibia Extended Service Agreement
Category:Game Terms