Talk:Scathach Campaign/@comment-188.215.96.9-20151210031659/@comment-188.215.96.9-20151210044549

No idea on the starter account ban, but it wouldn't seem like a stretch to get a mesage soon saying that accounts that haven't been accessed in X time will be cleaned to "avoid long loading times, improve server performance and avoid some of the issues that have been plagueing the game and are totally not the fault of the developer, also we apologize" because apparently getting more servers would not solve these issues (not really taking into account the fact that it would since the servers don't sustain all players constantly like an MMO but only get pinged every once in a while when the player takes action to verify and synchronize server-side and client-side info; getting more login servers would allow more people to simultaneously access the stored data). Bet you they're gonna apologize and ask us not to see this is as them attacking players but rather as spring cleaning or other such stuff.

What has been confirmed though is that account trading and selling is illegal (maybe even having multiple accounts), so if they track you down you will not get any support from them and may be getting banned as well. The funny here is that they cannot track you down under normal circumstances - it's a mobile game so tracking IP changes is pointless and removing the account binding would cause too much of a backlash (though instituting a cooldown on the re-binding is a potential solution, as is suspending accounts that perform too many rebinds in a short amount of time).

The only way I can see them screwing with players is in the case of lost accounts (which is ironic since most of these happen BECAUSE of DW sucking) so if you lose the account after a trade I would recommend having backed up all the information associated with the account. That means: name, associated DOB, account level, favourite servant, friend ID and the last redemption code you have are seemingly the most important, other needed info is likely there to accelerate their deliberation, meaning that the less information you have the longer it will take them to "find" the account. Not having the friend ID means you are very likely to not get anything back.

TL;DR - Banning starters seems unlikely, but I have no info myself. Banning account traders/sellers has been confirmed. If you want to buy a starter try to make sure you will not lose the account. If you lose it, make sure you back up ABSOLUTELY all the information related to the account (I'd also ask the seller if he/she has sold a lot of other accounts - more chances of detection - and if he/she has ever provided any information to DW and get that as well just in case).