Question about sub accounts
Hello everyone I'm a complete noob because I just bought the deluxe version of PvZ GW2 for my kids. I bought it as a digital download on my account (a master account which is activated for our only P...
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Thanks for the help, can I ask a few more questions....
1. Can my boys (who are aged 10 and 7 and both have sub accounts) each register with EA to have an origins account so that they can save their progress? Do you set up the Origins account from within the game or from a PC?
2. I bought the digital game using my master account but I haven't yet played the game or redeemed the codes for the deluxe version so can i let my eldest play the game first from within his sub account so that he gets the deluxe upgrades?
3. So if my eldest starts the game in his sub account and then the youngest wants to play Coop with his big brother....the youngest can press the Playstation button on his controller and select his sub account from the options in order to also save his xp,stars and achievements too (obviously after he has registered for an EA Origins account)? Or must he play as a guest if the game was started in his big brother's account?
So many questions but the info about the Deluxe upgrades being available to only one account was crucial to know before we play for the first time tonight!! Thanks!
First, pardon me if I'm just repeating everything realiitysquared said, I didn't read all of the replies.
My account has two subs - one fir my wife and one for my daughter. These accounts need to be registered at EA as mentioned, this is easy to take care of. I can't remember at what stage I registered the accounts to EA, but it was obvious what to do. Then, when they go to play, one will sign in and activate the split screen, and the other player signs in to PS. When the first player activates split screen, the other player need to hit the options button when prompted, and then they will get signed in to their own EA account.
If both players are signed in, and not playing as "guest," they will accrue all the coins etc. they earn during play. One thing they cannot do on each others' accounts is to play the single player stuff - Davebot quests, the halloween bat, Golden Gnomes, etc. You have to be in your own "backyard" to d these and they cannot be done at all on split screen.
The big limitation of split screen is that they cannot play online multiplayer games together with or against other humans. They can do "private play" on ops as a two-person team, or any of the various multiplayer modes against AI enemies.
Regarding the free sticker packs, each of my sub accounts were able to access these things in the sticker shop, it was not limited to just my account. And, I believe, the sub accounts WERE able to access these during split screen play.
Hope this helps, please ask if I can clarify anything - I'm a bit tired this morning.
pandareno, why do you have your wife as a sub on your account, instead of her having her own account?
Actually, I'm not sure if it is a sub account, it was set up right when we got the PS4 and I don't remember. Now that you prompt me to think about it, it's probably not a sub. I find all these various accounts one needs a bit confusing. But anyway, she hardly plays. Point being, all three accounts got the free sticker packs when starting the game.
Thanks for your help. I just posted a huge reply to RealitySquared but wanted to thank you personally pandareno1999 for taking the time to help me. Cheers!
I'm really glad I could help. I'm fairly new to modern gaming - the last console I owned was a Sega CD! So I know it can be daunting. I play GW2 with my young daughter quite a lot, we had a mutual interest via youtube videos prior to buying our PS4. I wish we had two, so we could do regular play together.
To avoid confusion, I'd stick to calling it "split screen" instead of "co-op play," because the game refers to multiplayer games that you play with others on the network, such as Garden Ops, as "Co-op."
Thanks for the tip pandareno1999. I'll refer to split-screen as you suggested.
I'm a former Java programmer (more than 10 years ago) but sometimes you learn the way a game's license works the hard way. When we first started with Sony three years ago I bought a PS Vita for my eldest. In the complete absence of user guides and manuals I didn't know that you can have only one PSN/SEN/Playstation account on the vita, that sub accounts can't subscribe to PS Plus and that digital downloads on a sub account aren't visible to the associated master account led to a painful loss of some early digital purchases (Sly Cooper/Tearaway etc)
With all these incredibly different and dynamic games you have to learn all the possibilities in advance because the kids just want to play and not be blocked or excluded from add-ons that their sibling has.
Thanks for helping me on the learning curve
Mark
