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Skippy Usenet
Imperial Academy
Amarr Empire
#1 - 2013-09-13 16:10:44 UTC
You've read this:

http://store.steampowered.com/news/11436/

Does this mean that I can share my eve account with friends and let my buddies in Australia and the US borrow my eve account to boost their mining with my orca while I am at work or sleeping?

I know that Eve says we cannot share accounts, but how does eve know if my buddy "checks out" my eve account.

Can;t wait for 23/7 gate camps and mining ops.

Noriko Mai
#2 - 2013-09-13 16:14:57 UTC
Skippy Usenet wrote:
You've read this:

http://store.steampowered.com/news/11436/

Does this mean that I can share my eve account with friends and let my buddies in Australia and the US borrow my eve account to boost their mining with my orca while I am at work or sleeping?

I know that Eve says we cannot share accounts, but how does eve know if my buddy "checks out" my eve account.

Can;t wait for 23/7 gate camps and mining ops.


EVE ToS/EULA > Steam ****

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"Meh.." - Albert Einstein
Jint Hikaru
OffWorld Exploration Inc
#3 - 2013-09-13 16:16:33 UTC  |  Edited by: Jint Hikaru
Skippy Usenet wrote:
You've read this:

http://store.steampowered.com/news/11436/

Does this mean that I can share my eve account with friends and let my buddies in Australia and the US borrow my eve account to boost their mining with my orca while I am at work or sleeping?

I know that Eve says we cannot share accounts, but how does eve know if my buddy "checks out" my eve account.

Can;t wait for 23/7 gate camps and mining ops.




I'd like to know how your buddies in Australia and the US are all using your computer?
I think you need to re-read the article.

Quote:
Once a device is authorized, the lender's library of Steam games becomes available for others on the machine to access, download, and play.


Plus, no matter what Steam does, Eve itself has rules about account sharing. Those are the rules you should read before handing access details to your friends.

Jint Hikaru - Miner / Salvager / Explorer / SpaceBum In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move.
Benny Ohu
Royal Amarr Institute
Amarr Empire
#4 - 2013-09-13 16:18:16 UTC
Can all Steam games be shared with friends and family?

No, due to technical limitations, some Steam games may be unavailable for sharing. For example, titles that require an additional third-party key, account, or subscription in order to play cannot be shared between accounts.

http://store.steampowered.com/sharing
Benny Ohu
Royal Amarr Institute
Amarr Empire
#5 - 2013-09-13 16:18:49 UTC
It's in the FAQ :P
Doc Fury
Furious Enterprises
#6 - 2013-09-13 16:21:32 UTC
Skippy Usenet wrote:


I know that Eve says we cannot share accounts, but how does eve know if my buddy "checks out" my eve account.


Let us know how it works out for you.



☼

There's a million angry citizens looking down their tubes..at me.
Mr Pragmatic
#7 - 2013-09-13 17:29:03 UTC
Doc Fury wrote:
Skippy Usenet wrote:


I know that Eve says we cannot share accounts, but how does eve know if my buddy "checks out" my eve account.


Let us know how it works out for you.





I support this Doc Fury retort.

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Dave Stark
#8 - 2013-09-13 17:49:05 UTC
even without reading more than the first line i think it's fairly obvious the sharing part is the game client, not the account you log in with.