First off, I'd like to thank everyone who hijacked my thread that I made when i was semi irritated.
Secondly, to be quite honest, the stance the GMs and everyone who has their hand in this game is quite soft.
Even Shards of dalaya (emu) or WoW, and most other MMORPGs rules say that they do not CONDONE the act of sharing accounts due to the fact that it compromises their account, even if it's by someone they know. Every single one of these games clearly state that any activity on your account is held responsible for their actions, not the individual.
The question I'd like to ask back is this. Why wouldn't you ban someone's account if the illegal or inappropriate actions were done using theirs, or anyone else's account? It's the account holders responsibility to make sure nothing illegal or shady is happening using their account.
Hell, my brother's account on SoD got banned for a week simply because someone who used his account a few times did some shit and got banned. They then banned all accounts that were even vaguely linked to the main culprit. My brother had to write an e-mail and state reasons why his account SHOULDN'T be banned like the others.
Stop being so damn soft on people who are here simply to troll and grieve others. Harsh punishment is appropriate here. After all, it is a FREE server. Who cares if you guys accidentally ban "innocent" people? If they are innocent they can e-mail you guys explaining why they should be let back on.
This would deter most people who are around that are just here to fuck with others. It will also promote others to become like a neighborhood watch. Severe and quick punishments will make people police each other if they decide to share accounts, because no one wants one of their friends fucking them over by screwing around on their account.
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