Can I play Multiplayer Games on Virtual Machines?

[H I Y A N A]

Hi, I've decided to do all of my stuff on Virtual Machines not only for a cleaner desktop and to also have a somewhat better security. But I wonder if I should play Multiplayer Games on Virtual Machines. I've heard that people got banned just because of that and I wonder if I should.

[ShelLuser]

You won't get banned from using a virtual machine, in the end it's pretty much the same as your regular computer. If I want to play Minecraft on my PC or using Windows sandbox mode then there's nothing stopping me.

Of course things become different when you try to use the VM to bypass certain restrictions. For example by tricking the system into allowing you to play the same game on 2 locations (even if the second is virtual and virtually the same as yours (pardon the word pun )).


For the record... this won't give you any better security, in fact it could even turn out into the opposite should you decide to treat that VM as if it were a regular setup.

Take Windows sandbox... the implied security with that comes from the fact that as soon as I shut it off everything gets reset to the default settings again. I can run malware on it without having to worry that it will affect my main machine nor any future sessions.

But if I run a VM instance on my PC (for example using Hyper-V) and then treating it as "secure" so I don't bother myself with any updates or other things which are otherwise important then you could very well end up with a virtual compromised box, used to attack your main PC whenever its active.

Just because something is virtual doesn't imply that it's automatically secure or safe.

[H I Y A N A]

Alright thanks. Although it would be annoying if I get banned because servers thought I was playing on real and virtual at same time :(. I am somewhat sad that virtual doesn't give some benefits in terms of security but having a cleaner desktop is well for me <3