Leveling up is one of the biggest joys of gaming. Yes, starting out as a novice and nurturing your character into a great warrior is a wonderful thing (especially for those 24/7 gamers out there). But since we live on the age of instances, it is no surprise that there are some odd jobs popping out from here and there, calling out experts to play their accounts for a price, and trust us, their services are NOT cheap (can easily mount up to the cost of a car maintenance).

Actually, there are some companies or individuals who are even willing to hire gaming talents and use (take note, “rent”) their respective accounts, as long as the account is level 60 or such. And yeah, they will be GREATLY compensated for allowing others have access.

But is it really ok to hire someone so that they can level up your characters? Well, ok, to make it more correct, is it really WORTH it to spend money, lots and lots of money, so that you can have a strong character that you will most probably have no use for when it comes to real life.

[To be sidetracked a bit, it is really unfair stereotype most gamers, to say that they are “willing to waste money for such services”. Although there ARE actually people who resort to such gaming shortcuts, and they can be called (fair enough) addicts, they might have reasons (which are most probably unreasonable to the normal people), such as they need to catch up with some of their gaming colleagues (ahem, addicts), but they do not have enough time to play up their accounts. Well not ALL gamers are willing to spend such amount.

Actually, for most gamers out there, it is somewhat lame (actually its VERY lame) to hire someone to access your (supposedly) beloved account and just level it. An account and the game that you play should be treated with respect and be given attention, and if you’re just a spoiled rich kid willing to spend $999 for virtual services with absolutely no use for anything else.]

First of all, you are not sure that your account is safe when you give your password and username to other people.

As they say, no one is honest anymore, and you can never be sure that your account information stays secret. The people you are hiring to play your accounts might have been parading around as levelers, but they can easily be working as double agents for identity stealers. Also, you are absolutely not sure if this person you’re paying is a true expert, who will not waste your previous efforts. This hired “leveler” might not be a person at all! It might just be a common or specialized bot. And we all know what happens when bots are caught… Well for those who don’t know, BANS happen.

You should never go for the easy route, instead you should most probably stick to good ‘ol playing, and avoid disclosing (ANY KIND of) account information to a company promising “absolute security and best gaming performance”. As long as there is NO contract specially designed for your account, you might as well not try out these services, at all.

(photo from www.stuff.co.nz)

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