The highly anticipated MMORPG Ashes of Creation has updated its terms of service and aims to take a harder stance against Pay2Win. It should be impossible to purchase advantages in the game, and this should also be prohibited outside of the game. Account sharing will be severely punished.
What happened? The developer Intrepid, who is currently developing the new MMORPG Ashes of Creation, has amended the terms of service for the game. There will be severe penalties for sharing, buying, lending, or sharing an account. These penalties could lead to a ban of the involved account in the worst case.
These penalties can even be imposed retroactively if it later turns out that the account was indeed affected. To prevent this from happening inadvertently, the developer allows you to change your password at any time and without restrictions, and offers two-factor authentication.
Adjustments for the Alpha Launch
Why is this happening? The developer has repeatedly spoken out against Pay2Win mechanics. This practice is now intended to be applied outside of the game as well. Even if the term Pay2Win causes confusion and is easily misunderstood.
The developer wants to prevent anyone from gaining an unfair advantage at all costs. If you share your account, you can play more, so that is prohibited. If you buy a high-level account, that is also prohibited. If you pay someone to play on your account, that is prohibited.
Everything that gives you an advantage that is not your own merit will be considered by the developers as a form of Pay2Win and can, in the worst case, lead to a ban of your account.
What other effects does this have? It’s no coincidence that this is happening right now. Soon, Ashes of Creation will launch an alpha, and in various forums, keys and accesses to this alpha have been sold or offered for sharing. The effects of the new guidelines are expected to take effect even now.
While it is a common method among MMORPG developers to prohibit account sharing, viewing it as a form of Pay2Win is an interesting approach. Are you looking forward to Ashes of Creation? Have you ever shared your account in an MMORPG and were punished for it? Feel free to leave us a comment!
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