Would I be banned for account sharing for this?
Darkanjjkk
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Hey there,
I am playing on iOS, but do plan to get an Android. I'll then play on the Android most of the time, but occasionally might switch to my iPad if I feel like a bigger screen. Same IP Address of course.
Do I risk getting banned for account sharing for this?
Thank you for your advice!
I am playing on iOS, but do plan to get an Android. I'll then play on the Android most of the time, but occasionally might switch to my iPad if I feel like a bigger screen. Same IP Address of course.
Do I risk getting banned for account sharing for this?
Thank you for your advice!
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No. I actually use two devices too since it gives me access to Android exclusive deals and Apple exclusive deals at different times.
On an IP network every device has a different IP address, but when you are sharing an internet connection it is normally the case that all of the devices sharing the same internet connection are network address translated to share a single externally routable IP address. So for example, the typical internet service provider might assign a single IP address to a home, but the internet router device that home uses to connect to the internet assigns different IP addresses to each device inside the home and automatically translates those addresses when they try to connect to something outside of the home to share that one single IP address the ISP gave them.
This kind of sharing, which happens in homes, in internet cafes and shared public wifi and many other situations makes some people believe that since two different devices will appear to be using the same IP address this will confuse a game operator into thinking some kind of account sharing is going on. That's why people keep mentioning that fact. But that is not how account sharing is detected, and it is completely safe for two different devices to share a single IP address in the normal case of using NAT to connect to the internet.