What's the point in Linking accounts?

[Eric Ravenwind]

Just wondering because i just opened a second account..

 

[Gamer_Goblin]

The man gets more tracking info on you.

 

[Lord Frodo]

Keeping my MAIN accounts on one main account is for ease of doing updates (installing needed codes) and keeping an eye on them, I have all other accounts on separate e-mails because they are seldom used and I don't want to panic when I get the e-mail that it has run out of time.

 

[Uriah Heep]

Might be some great advantage to the company, to rest of us it's a pain in the ass. And an obstacle to fight thru to pay for some...

 

[Captn Norrington]

Another way they use it is if one of your UO accounts is banned, all other UO accounts linked to it are also banned.

 

[Fridgster]

My biggest problem with the linking of the accounts is the fact that if someone gets that password they have access to every account linked to it. That could be disastrous for many people. Honestly I can't imagine anyone thinking this was a good idea security wise.

 

[Eric Ravenwind]

Can 2 different accounts be paid for on the same credit card?

 

[Deep Ellum Dan]

It's sad that if you have 2 accounts on one eamythic account, you have to purchase the SA upgrade twice

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[MalagAste]

My biggest problem with the linking of the accounts is the fact that if someone gets that password they have access to every account linked to it. That could be disastrous for many people. Honestly I can't imagine anyone thinking this was a good idea security wise.

I agree and for awhile it was that they were hacking emails because getting your passwords and all from your email was VERY easy. Which is why the emails I use for my accounts are strictly for my accounts and I don't use them for anything else and I never give them out.

 

[Lord Frodo]

Can 2 different accounts be paid for on the same credit card?

YES

 

[Thrakkar]

What's the point in Linking accounts?
Just wondering because i just opened a second account..

Companies like EA buy smaller companies like OSI/Mythic/Broadsword, which each have their own acc management. Eventually such a big company ends up with a bazillion of proprietary accounts and their managments. Since it also is not always possible (or feasible), to make the old software work with a completely different account system, account linking is done.
Basically you can thank EA for having us link our UO accounts to their EA master account.

 

[superfrog]

Companies like EA buy smaller companies like OSI/Mythic/Broadsword, which each have their own acc management. Eventually such a big company ends up with a bazillion of proprietary accounts and their managments. Since it also is not always possible (or feasible), to make the old software work with a completely different account system, account linking is done.
Basically you can thank EA for having us link our UO accounts to their EA master account.

Thanking them is not quite the sentiment i would go with . . .

 

[Smoot]

if its just 2 or 3 accounts, and you dont have problems remembering all the info, best to keep them seperate.