Everquest accounts..?
Jon M. Miller
questions that maybe one (or more) of you can answer...
Do I have to buy a set of software for every player in the family if we have
multiple computers (4) in the house?
If I can install the software on every computer in the house, can I create
different accounts on each computer? Can I create multiple accounts on the
same computer?
Do I have to install all the expansion packs (I think it comes in a trilogy)
in order to install 'Shadows of Luclin'?
Thanks for the advise in advance....hope to see you all online...
- Jon
Matt
install the software, and when you create a new account it asks you for that
account key. You now have an account with original+velious+kunark. You can
then install that software on however many computers and log onto that
account. Now if you want another account, you must buy another copy of the
software. Fire up EQ and create another new account with the account key
from the new software. You can then log onto EITHER of those accounts from
whatever computers you are playing on. So, yes, you can have as many
account on a computer as you want. You just install the software once and
make new accounts as you want with those new account keys you bought,
logging into whichever account you want to when you fire up EQ.
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Dev Null
"Jon M. Miller" <scare...@charter.net> wrote
> Do I have to buy a set of software for every player in the family if we
have
> multiple computers (4) in the house?
My understanding is that you have to have one copy per account. I could be
wrong.
> Do I have to install all the expansion packs (I think it comes in a
trilogy)
> in order to install 'Shadows of Luclin'?
No, but you do have to have basic Everquest. The best way to do this,
though, is to get the Trilogy pack and SoL. . .it'll save you some money
getting everything.
Dev.
Chris Martin
put it on if you are going to play them at the same time, but you can use
the same everquest CD to install the game on each computer, and then create
4 accounts, again, legally, you have to have 4 copies. To install Luclin
you do not have to have either of the other two expansion (Kunark or
Velious), just the original. You can have as many accounts as you want, and
since all account information is stored on the everquest servers you can log
onto your account(s) from any other computer with the game installed on it.
Hope that answers your questions.
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Jason Rochelle
have
> multiple computers (4) in the house?
Each set of software comes with an account code, this is what lets you
create and login to an account. You will have to have one account for each
computer you wish to play AT THE SAME TIME. So, If you have 2 accounts, you
COULD install it on all 4 computers, but you'd only be able to play two of
them simultaneously.
> If I can install the software on every computer in the house, can I create
> different accounts on each computer? Can I create multiple accounts on
the
> same computer?
Well, as I stated before, you have to have a code (one per software pack) to
get an acount, so assuming you but 4 sets of software, you can install it on
each computer and setup 4 accounts. that would let each comptuer play at the
same time. You will be able to access all 4 accounts from each computer...
EXCEPT if you have SoL on only a couple of PCs. If an account is enabled for
SoL, it CANNOT be accessed from a PC that does not have SoL installed.
> Do I have to install all the expansion packs (I think it comes in a
trilogy)
> in order to install 'Shadows of Luclin'?
No, but if you buy the Trilogy (recommended) then you will WANT to install
the expansions. Each Expansion includes several locations to adventure in...
now you might think, "well, I just won't go there". But let me tell ya,
nothing sucks worse that finding a great group and having someone say "Hey,
I know a GREAT place to hunt, lets all go there!" and its one of the places
you didn't install. SO, install the expansions :)
Mullo 52nd Druid Vazaelle
Dark Tyger
>I am thinking of getting into the EverQuest thing, but I have a few
>questions that maybe one (or more) of you can answer...
>
>Do I have to buy a set of software for every player in the family if we have
>multiple computers (4) in the house?
Nope, but only one can be logged in at a time.
>If I can install the software on every computer in the house, can I create
>different accounts on each computer? Can I create multiple accounts on the
>same computer?
No, for each account, you have to purchase 1 copy of the software and
1 copy of each expansion you want to activate on that account. To your
second question, yes. In fact, you can access any account from any
computer with the software installed as long as you know the username
and password.
>Do I have to install all the expansion packs (I think it comes in a trilogy)
>in order to install 'Shadows of Luclin'?
Nope. You can pick and choose which expansions you want to install and
activate.
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>Legally, you have to have a copy of the game for each computer you want to
>put it on if you are going to play them at the same time, but you can use
>the same everquest CD to install the game on each computer, and then create
>4 accounts, again, legally, you have to have 4 copies.
Legality isn't an issue here. It isn't possible to create 4 accounts
off a single CD key... And to get each CD key, you have to purchase a
copy of the game.
Lokari
>Do I have to buy a set of software for every player in the family if we have
>multiple computers (4) in the house?
The license more-or-less requires that you have a separate account for
each person who plays. However, from a practical standpoint, a single
account can have many, many characters set up, and Verant won't be
able to tell if different people are playing the different characters,
**so long as only one person uses the account at any given time**.
>If I can install the software on every computer in the house, can I create
>different accounts on each computer?
Yes, but you will need to purchase a copy of the software, and pay
separate monthly fees for each account. Accounts are tied to key
codes, which come with the software purchase.
>Can I create multiple accounts on the same computer?
Yes. If you've purchased multiple copies of the software, you will
have multiple accounts and can log on to any of those accounts from
any computer where the software is installed.
I would strongly recommend that you buy a single copy of the original
Everquest (or whatever permutation is cheapest these days) and play
that with one account for awhile to see how you like it before
investing in multiple copies for the whole family.
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Jason Rochelle
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This is good advice... the "Classic Everquest" comes in a tiny box now and I
bought it for 9.99 and it came with a free month, almost like getting the
software for free.
This would probably be a good idea to see if you like it, heck, you could
even buy 4 of these and install them and see if everyone likes it.. then if
they do, you will be shelling out alot of money to get EVERYONE setup and
running with all expansions... not to mention you'll be paying 9.89 a month
for each account, nearly $40 a month to have all 4 playing at once.
Drake
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> "Chris Martin" <Dra...@earthlinkREMOVE.net> wrote:
>
> >Legally, you have to have a copy of the game for each computer you want
to
> >put it on if you are going to play them at the same time, but you can use
> >the same everquest CD to install the game on each computer, and then
create
> >4 accounts, again, legally, you have to have 4 copies.
>
> Legality isn't an issue here. It isn't possible to create 4 accounts
> off a single CD key... And to get each CD key, you have to purchase a
> copy of the game.
What he said.
This isn't Windows XP; they'll need the seperate unique acct identifers that
ship with each copy of EQ.
Dan Day
>
>The license more-or-less requires that you have a separate account for
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wrote:
>I am thinking of getting into the EverQuest thing, but I have a few
>questions that maybe one (or more) of you can answer...
There have been some good answers so far, but all are moderately
confusing (not the fault of the authors, the subject itself
is confusing).
Let's see if I can simplify (wish me luck):
When you buy an Everquest box, you're in a sense not buying the
software, you're buying a key to create a gameplay account.
You may incidentally need to install the software in the
box in order to get online and create your account initially
and then play on it, but in fact you could just stuff the
box in the closet and create an account by submitting the
account key on *any* computer *anywhere* that has
Everquest already installed on it.
Accounts do not "belong" to any particular computer. You're
not installing the account on the computer you used to create
the account, instead you're using that computer to access
Verant's servers, and create a new account for yourself
*on their servers*.
Once you do that, you can sit down at any computer in the
world that has Everquest installed on it and log into your
account and play. A computer with Everquest installed is
just a portal to reach your account on the central
Verant servers online.
You're also welcome to take your EQ CDs and install the
software on as many computers as you can get your hands on,
so that you can play from any location you happen to be at,
and/or invite a dozen of your friends over to play EQ
together (presuming they all have their own accounts to
log into).
However, any given account can only be played on by one
person at one time. Try two and you'll get an "already
logged in" message on the second attempt.
Now, if the members of your family all want to play
simultaneously (and that can be a hell of a lot of fun),
you'll need to buy one Everquest box for each person,
because that's the only way to buy multiple accounts.
Buy four EQ boxes, install one on all computers, then
use the four different account keys that came with the
four boxes to create four accounts, one after the other
(from any computer, even all from the same computer
if you wish). Then run any account from any computer
as convenient.
Or, if people don't mind taking turns, you can create
four separate play characters on the same single account
(you can create up to eight characters on a given server
on a single account, and eight more on the next server,
etc.) HOWEVER, be aware that this violates the license
agreement you click "I Accept" to every time you play the
game -- it insists that each account be owned and operated
by only one person, period, and not shared. I don't
recommend violating it, personally. Some people think this
is just Verant's way of making people buy more boxes, but
there's an excellent practical reason for it -- it prevents
a *lot* of headaches for their customer service department,
since they don't have to deal with people saying, "my
brother messed up my character, can you fix it?", or
"no, that wasn't me shouting obscenities to the zone,
that was my stupid sister, how can you hold me accountable
for that?" Etc.
dstep
<scare...@charter.net> wrote:
>I am thinking of getting into the EverQuest thing, but I have a few
>questions that maybe one (or more) of you can answer...
>
>Do I have to buy a set of software for every player in the family if we have
>multiple computers (4) in the house?
You are actually buying the unique reg code on the software. You could
install to all the computers from the same cd but if you have 4 people
who are going to play at the same time you will need 4 seperate boxes
with the 4 seperate reg codes.
>If I can install the software on every computer in the house, can I create
>different accounts on each computer? Can I create multiple accounts on the
>same computer?
You can only create the 6 or whatever characters PER reg coded account
PER server, you can have as many "Accounts" which you play on that
computer as possible since the only "account" is determined by your
login and password, you could play 10,000,000 accounts on the same
computer if you had 10,000,000 purchased everquests so you had
10,000,000 passwords and logins. You could have 4 reg coded accounts
on 4 different computers or 4 on the same computer. Each of the 4 is a
SEPERATE retail purchase, since the reg code on the cd = your account.
If you want your family to have original EQ and shadows of luclin, you
must buy FOUR original EQ and FOUR shadows of luclin for FOUR
accounts. If you know that only TWO people are going to be logged in
game EVER at the same time, you only need TWO original EQ and TWO
shadows of Luclin. You could then copy the software over to all four
computers since it is your LOGIN and PASSWORD which you get with the
REGCODE which determines which account it is that is logged in.
EACH expansion works the same way as original EQ, you need to use the
REGCODE which comes with it (unique, per your accout) on your ALREADY
EXISTING account (which you already used the regcode from original EQ
(or kunark) for) to upgrade your account to also include that
expansion.
You could have all the expansions installed on all the computers, and
if a person with an account with all expansions enabled got on one
they could go to all the places while if another person with only EQ
and kunark enabled got on one they could only go to EQ and kunark on
that account (though the other products are still installed.)
>Do I have to install all the expansion packs (I think it comes in a trilogy)
>in order to install 'Shadows of Luclin'?
>
>Thanks for the advise in advance....hope to see you all online...
No, each expansion only needs itself and everquest while Kunark comes
with everquest so only needs itself. Scars and shadows both need
either original EQ or Kunark (since it comes with original EQ)
None of the EQ products puts any unique registry or account info on
any computer (except for uninstall info with Luclin). In fact, you
don't even have to install it to every computer, you could install all
the product to one computer then just copy your EQ dir over to the
rest of them and play the same way.
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dstep
<dark...@mindspring.com> wrote:
>"Chris Martin" <Dra...@earthlinkREMOVE.net> wrote:
>
>>Legally, you have to have a copy of the game for each computer you want to
>>put it on if you are going to play them at the same time, but you can use
>>the same everquest CD to install the game on each computer, and then create
>>4 accounts, again, legally, you have to have 4 copies.
>
>Legality isn't an issue here. It isn't possible to create 4 accounts
>off a single CD key... And to get each CD key, you have to purchase a
>copy of the game.
Also, you can install as many copies of EQ to computers as you want
to.. in fact they know and want people to install it at home and work
and their aunt's house or wherever they play. As you say, only the reg
key determines how many accounts you have meaning you have to buy more
product to have more regkeys/accounts. You can't play EQ on more than
one computer anyway at the same time unless you have more than one
account since an account can't be logged into more than once at the
same time.
Legally is only an issue for a single player game, even then its a
dubious legality at best since I've not heard of shrinkwrap game
agreements being upheld in a court of law. Only businesses who might
be investigated have to worry about having multiple copies of the same
shrinkwrapped contract application such as operating systems/microsoft
office, etc.
In the EQ license it has something similar (for various legal reasons
probably and protection against naughtiness) to what single player
shrink wrap agreements say but the one thing missing is the "installed
only on one computer" or "must purchase one copy per computer"
stipulation because of course you need a purchased account login and
password to play at all:
"7. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, we hereby grant to you a
non-exclusive license to use the Software solely in connection with
playing the Game via an authorized and fully-paid Account. You may not
copy (except to make one necessary back-up copy), distribute, rent,
lease, loan, modify or create derivative works, adapt, translate,
perform, display, sublicense or transfer the Software. You may not
copy any of the written materials accompanying the CD-ROM. You may
not reverse engineer, disassemble or decompile the Software except to
the extent that this restriction is expressly prohibited by applicable
law. The Software may contain license management software that
restricts your use of the Software."
John Gordon
> I am thinking of getting into the EverQuest thing, but I have a few
> questions that maybe one (or more) of you can answer...
> Do I have to buy a set of software for every player in the family if we have
> multiple computers (4) in the house?
not if none of you play at the same time. but if you all want to play at
the same time, yes, you must own four copies of the software.
> If I can install the software on every computer in the house, can I create
> different accounts on each computer?
yes.
> Can I create multiple accounts on the same computer?
yes, although only one account would be "active" at any given time.
> Do I have to install all the expansion packs (I think it comes in a trilogy)
> in order to install 'Shadows of Luclin'?
no. and you don't have to buy the trilogy; you can buy just the base
game for $9.99, i believe.
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Tim Fitzmaurice
> I am thinking of getting into the EverQuest thing, but I have a few
> questions that maybe one (or more) of you can answer...
>
> Do I have to buy a set of software for every player in the family if we have
> multiple computers (4) in the house?
The baseline agreement states that each individual user needs their own
account and that individuals must not share an account. Lookig around
forums and newsgroups its pretty obvious that some people do share an
account though I have no idea how efficient Verant are at noticing.....
as a single household user of the game I've never had cause to find out.
> If I can install the software on every computer in the house, can I create
> different accounts on each computer? Can I create multiple accounts on the
> same computer?
The account isnt held on the computer but at Sony...once created you can
access the specific player account from any machine. Each machine can have
the software installed, and access any of the accounts (though hotkey
settings need to be generated on each machine). Indeed you could set up on
one machine all of the accounts and then send the others of to their
machine to install software and then plug into their particular account.
Only one character from any and all the servers can be online at any time
so you canno for instance use 2 machines to play 2 of your characters
alongside each other at one time (IIRC)
> Do I have to install all the expansion packs (I think it comes in a trilogy)
> in order to install 'Shadows of Luclin'?
No, the core EQ is required whatever, each of the individual expansions
can be added singly or together. Our guidl has a spread of people with
different sets of expansions.
Tim
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