Please allow age verification on AT LEAST ONE other account.
berserkbrandee
Per the updated FAQ for the announcement of Age Verification, I would like to suggest a hard limit of at least 1 or at most 2 alts who are eligible for the same age verification.
People may have alts for various reasons, some being that they may not want people who know their main VRC account name (especially if that name exists outside of VRC on other platforms) and may not want to engage with the more hardcore gated content (cough18+STUFFcough) for fear of other users maliciously looking them up and then harassing them on other platforms or even irl. I realize that may be an extreme example, but I can imagine I am not the only one who has their VRC name as their other socials and tries to keep it as professional as possible especially those that are creators.
And while you could just say...
"Well. Then just verify your alt account."
...and I could just do that, but what if in doing so I lock my main account off from my favorite worlds and or avatars should those world/avatar creators put their creations behind Age Verification gates.
I apologize in advance if this was hard to follow, I'm not the best at articulating my words, so I hope this made some sense...
I would just greatly appreciate being able to keep my main and an alt with the same amount of access and not feel like I have a baby gate in my way on one or the other despite being a fully grown adult. -_-
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berserkbrandee
UPDATE 1/28/2025
VRC has allowed VRC+ subscribers to verify their accounts. (https://hello.vrchat.com/blog/age-verification)
However I'm extremely disappointed in seeing the FAQ after feeling good with the discussions in the prior months that they were open to finding a solution for those of us with other accounts for other purposes/anonymity among larger creators.
We'll see if this goes anywhere in the future, but my hopes for it happening are not high if they're proceeding with the current rollout.
This has just left a sour taste in my mouth for now. :\
Miss Widgey
berserkbrandee From what it looks like all the FAQs on the post are literally just copy and pasted from previous posts including the follow-up questions regarding how they're considering hashes to allow multiple account verification.
I'm gonna keep sharing and posting this Canny and others should too. While I'm disappointed they haven't given more updates about this specifically I'm hoping that keeping the pressure up will show them that the community wants this.
Miss Widgey
Still hoping for this especially with the implementation of the hashing system. Being able to safely engage with communities on all of our accounts would be so nice.
PurposeUnknown
Given the updated FAQ (https://ask.vrchat.com/t/age-verification-faq/28458) mentions an updated method using hashes, and within that section-:
"Why do you need the hash?"
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Enable multiple accounts: We can allow users to have more than one verified account using the same ID. Previously, this would have required keeping your full ID data with Persona. While this is not planned for initial launch, we are considering the feedback that you have given us.
-it seems this idea is, at least from the VRC team's point of view, technically feasible. 'm adding my 2 cents to also encourage implementation of this given other comments regarding alts, performer/personal accounts, accounts used for technical/recording purposes, and so on. It will reduce friction for various communities that host events and/or performances, for sure.
BlueFrogSK
I believe this would be a great feature. Sure some kind of precaution to prevent people from trying to evade bans and other things would need to be implemented, but I feel like making people only use one account would be way too restrictive.
Void-Echo
I just got an email back about this saying they wouldnt let me verify both accounts I have and told me to provide feedback here, I cant tell you how happy I am to see this request at the top of the page. I just hope more people vote for it because this is something I really need.
AmaliaKalio
If the concern is people circumventing bans, then keep a collection of banned hashes and ban accounts with an associated hash. For all the other reasons stated here, it will only be a detriment to your userbase to restrict verification to one account.
If instead your concern is people passing IDs around, consider at least raising the cap. Two is far too small, though.
Tangle
Adding a +1 for this, with the use case of identity protection. There is a not-insignificant portion of VRChat users that are vtubers also, and being able to have both an age-verified personal account, and an age-verified in-character account is absolutely necessary for many of them. Some people are comfortable using one account for both purposes, sure, but others aren't. It's reasonable to want to have an account with a completely different name and persona for the character you play online, versus the person you are when you just want to hang with friends and not be perceived that way. If we can only verify one account, this limits the spaces we can inhabit when representing ourselves one way or the other. Please make this a priority for a full rollout, because if it releases without that ability, you're gonna discourage creators within your community, and a platform thrives on its creators.
Desired4Art
Tangle Adding a +1 to this as well! I’m a VTuber, and this use case resonates deeply with me. Many of us have both a personal and an in-character identity, and keeping those separate is critical for a variety of reasons, including privacy and maintaining the immersion of our personas.
Having the ability to age-verify both accounts—one for personal use and one for in-character activities—would allow us to safely and comfortably navigate different spaces. For example, I wouldn’t want to hang out casually with friends and inadvertently bring attention to my VTuber persona, nor would I want my personal identity tied to my in-character interactions.
If this feature rolls out without support for verifying multiple accounts, it could seriously limit the ability of creators like us to fully engage with the community. A thriving platform needs to support creators, and giving us the flexibility to represent ourselves authentically in both capacities is an essential step in that direction.
Please make this a priority—it’s something that can really empower creators while respecting their boundaries and privacy.
Anmheda
This is another reason why the "forced" age verification is a bad idea. I dont use alts though, dont see the point, but I see other people's point and I think the way vrc went with age verification is a little overkill. At the same time I understand why they chose to do so in a "game" where there's so much adult content going on. But I dont support verifying using Persona after everything I read.
NekoTiki
I would personally argue that having multiple accounts validated with the same ID makes it even more important/valuable as if one of them get banned all of them could do to.
There is no reason to keep one account unbanned that uses the same ID, so to me, it sounds like a plus in terms of respect/security/value.
The only point that I can come with that would make it sensitive is, if one account gets compromised and someone uses it with bad intention, it would ban the author that probably didn’t commit any harm.
But if all the rules are clear and account safety is put into account or VRChat makes it clear account safety is even more important with age verification, I don’t see how multiple accounts would be detrimental to the game/community.
YumeTheClown
I do think this may be important to have, if someone wants to abandon an account because of targeted harassment this would allow them to verify on a secondary, safer account.
CrossVadar
YumeTheClown Best would be VRChat kept history on that, and one ID per account only to prevent alt harassment.
TCOOPS16
YumeTheClown VRChat did say something in regards to switching your ID verification to another account for reasons such as your account was unrecoverable or you are willfully switching to a new account.
It was in the FAQ section:
“In case of an unrecoverable account loss or a willful account switch, you may delete your Age Verification data from the first account by contacting VRChat and Persona. After that point, the first account will become unverified, and you can use your ID to verify your new account.”
So if there was a targeted harassment issue, they would more than likely advise you to make a new account, contact support, and re-do your verification on the new account.
But at the time of this comment, they have not mentioned anything of having multiple accounts verified with one person’s ID.
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