Originally posted by Tuyet

 I've always found this an intersting subject. Most but not all EULA's that a player accepts when creating an account are very clear that the account is for one person only and may not be shared, transfered or sold. But the enforcement of this is entirely up to the Company. Are they philosophically oppossed to sharing or transfering characters because of the roleplay associated with the character -- or do they just not want to have to deal with accounts or characters that get sabotaged by shared use?

The latter.

Originally posted by Quirhid

Well as long as you treat whatever you think you "own" as a service, not as a product, I see no problem with it.

Naturally, lifetime accounts should be closed when your life ends.

Its not your lifetime the account refers to, but the lifetime of the game, so it should not end.

Originally posted by Lord.Bachus

Originally posted by Quirhid

Well as long as you treat whatever you think you "own" as a service, not as a product, I see no problem with it.

Naturally, lifetime accounts should be closed when your life ends.

Its not your lifetime the account refers to, but the lifetime of the game, so it should not end.

Interesting.  Any legalese in the terms to back that premise?  (I would assume the "death" of either party voids the contract, like any other contract.  Since games can't really "die", the lawyers probably had to special-clause that one pretty carefully.)

Most games will sunset before many of us die, so no need to worry about your online accounts as the games won't be around anymore. 

I think that in 10 years the online gaming and games will be vastly different than what we have today, a radical shift in technology will change gaming to where current games will just not be desirable anymore.

Originally posted by DMKano

Most games will sunset before many of us die, so no need to worry about your online accounts as the games won't be around anymore.

Heh, don't bet on it, given gamer's sedentary lifestyles...

Originally posted by Yukmarc

Originally posted by Terranah

I'd love it if my character could continue in game after my death.  But, I have no kids and since people in my family live into the 90's to 100+ as long as they don't drink or smoke (which I don't) I will probably outlive my wife.

 

But will I still be playing mmos 60 years from now is the question.  Hopefully we have a good sandbox by then.  (giggles)

It's funny you would say this. Back in the early days, in the first years of Ultima Online, a player had died on our Shard. (Lake Superior), well, the Origin staff went out of their way to do something nice for this player. They put up a memorial stone with a book that could be signed by players and then they created a dolphin with the players name. I have a screenshot of the memorial and used to have one of the dolphin, but I can't seem to find it. I don't think any MMO's would do something like this anymore, this was back before there were millions of players.

I also seem to remember EQ doing something like this in the early years.

 I wish more mmo's did this.  As wierd as it sounds, I feel like my virtual self is a part of me. 

would you buy a virtual plot in your favorite mmo?

Imagine if the game devs set aside a park area as a cemetery...

[ Edit: "imagine" not "image" ]

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Originally posted by Yukmarc

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Originally posted by Terranah
I'd love it if my character could continue in game after my death.  But, I have no kids and since people in my family live into the 90's to 100+ as long as they don't drink or smoke (which I don't) I will probably outlive my wife.

]But will I still be playing mmos 60 years from now is the question.  Hopefully we have a good sandbox by then.  (giggles)

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It's funny you would say this. Back in the early days, in the first years of Ultima Online, a player had died on our Shard. (Lake Superior), well, the Origin staff went out of their way to do something nice for this player. They put up a memorial stone with a book that could be signed by players and then they created a dolphin with the players name. I have a screenshot of the memorial and used to have one of the dolphin, but I can't seem to find it. I don't think any MMO's would do something like this anymore, this was back before there were millions of players.

I also seem to remember EQ doing something like this in the early years.

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