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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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
- @markyluv,
To clarify, L.E.A.F Agent, Top Zombie And Delivery Quests, along with the later Trials of Gnomus, are only available when you are in your own Backyard and playing alone.
When in Split Screen or when a friend visits your Backyard the option to play, or replay them, gets locked out until you are alone again- you won't lose them permanently.- One other thing I might mention, as you said you don't yet have a PlayStation Plus account.
Three weeks a month, starting on Thursdays and running through Sunday, Town Hall will open its doors and reveal the Mystery Portal which offers a rotating mix of game modes you can't play anywhere else; Mix Mode which is regular gameplay with crazy random rules each time, Cats vs Dino's which features the giant Robocat and Junkasaurus from Infinity Time in team battles, and Boss Hunt which is an intense and difficult battle with an emphasis on skill and teamwork.
Not having a Plus account might actually deny you entry into the Mystery Portal because that particular Portal doesn't give you the option to set Private or Solo play and while you can play the game with just an Internet connection to participate in true Multiplayer you have to have a Plus account.
In any event I would suggest that you explore Town Hall for a certain key and then have some fun figuring out where that key is supposed to be used to discover the area where The Trials of Gnomus take place. Thanks for the clarification. I read it as permanently locked out at first but then I had a rethink and assumed it was only during split-screen as you confirmed. I'll reactivate my PS Plus next month if the free games are interesting so we can enjoy the Town Hall challenges that you suggested!
markyluv, hopefully you'll get on Plus soon for the game because it can be a lot of fun online, and that's the meat of the game. There is a decent amount of SP and offline content, including all the chests to unlock, secret rooms, and collectibles to find, but MP is where the main action is. Not many people use mics on there, however when they do, I've often heard younger kids and they're having a good time with it. I've never heard any trash talk or swearing or anything, and there's also a helpful "mute all" button press when looking at the scoreboard if needed.
One tip: always have active quests going. If you do one every day I think it is, it will raise the XP multiplier from something like 1x to 2x and then keep it there. It will gradually drop if you stop doing quests. They are usually trivial. Some reward coins too. This helps level up the characters faster. Don't forget to promote them at level 10 so you can get more coins and keep leveling them.
