Curse

jackie · Apr 17, 2006, 08:46 AM // 08:46

Congratz

It's good that Anet listens people after for example banning someone. I was little worried if they can just ban and make a mistake accidentally but don't fix it.

LifeInfusion · Apr 17, 2006, 01:26 PM // 13:26

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Originally Posted by General Typhus

WOOT WOOT motherRED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GOers!

Now you should be banned on Guru. Grats.

Big_Iron · Apr 17, 2006, 01:38 PM // 13:38

This is the third person I've seen banned in error today. I find it pretty disturbing. I understand that nothing in infallible, but this still bothers me. I posted in another thread that I will often give away items to random low level players. Will Anet assume that I'm eBaying these items since I'm getting nothing in return?

Sagius Truthbarron · Apr 17, 2006, 01:41 PM // 13:41

He’s like the righteous man Job. Here we are falsely accusing him of badness, and yet we are the ones at fault!

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In retrospect it just wasn't very logical for Anet to make a big red "Ban Player" button...hey maybe that's why the prices reset someone accidently hit the "Reset Merchant Prices" button.

Maybe their "easy button" from Staples has a random effect?

AxeMe · Apr 17, 2006, 02:22 PM // 14:22

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Originally Posted by coldplay

did we give up the right to sue when we agree to EULA?

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Originally Posted by HawkofStorms

Yeah you did coldplay. Besides, what could you sue them for? Distress? A.net is technicially giving you a service by allowing you to play on their servers, which can be revoked at any time.

Anyway, congrats on getting your account back. I'm sure I'd freak if that happened to me.

Any lawyer will tell you, you never give up your right to sue anyone, any company, for any thing. And language in a contract that says you can not hold a company liable does not remove that right to sue the company. Think of what a mess that would cause. You could engage in any behavior thinkable but - because you asserted that right in a contract - never be liable for your actions.

As a for-instance, lets say that I have a swimming pool in my backyard. I post a sign on it saying "not responsible for accidents." That doesn't protect me from lawsuits.

It can - but not necessarily - work in my favor as a way to mitigate damages but the "not responsible" sign would not protect me from lawsuits. Even if I asked every guest to sign a release from damages, there would be no bar to lawsuits. (However, it would sure as heck make it more difficult for the guests to win, I admit).

me12me12 · Apr 17, 2006, 02:35 PM // 14:35

i hope no one ever gets banned by accident, it's a scary thing and i don't want to go through it

HawkofStorms · Apr 17, 2006, 03:22 PM // 15:22

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Originally Posted by AxeMe

Any lawyer will tell you, you never give up your right to sue anyone, any company, for any thing. And language in a contract that says you can not hold a company liable does not remove that right to sue the company. Think of what a mess that would cause. You could engage in any behavior thinkable but - because you asserted that right in a contract - never be liable for your actions.

As a for-instance, lets say that I have a swimming pool in my backyard. I post a sign on it saying "not responsible for accidents." That doesn't protect me from lawsuits.

It can - but not necessarily - work in my favor as a way to mitigate damages but the "not responsible" sign would not protect me from lawsuits. Even if I asked every guest to sign a release from damages, there would be no bar to lawsuits. (However, it would sure as heck make it more difficult for the guests to win, I admit).

Ehh... yeah technicially you are right. You could sue, but you definately wouldn't win against a.net's legal team if you did (not without spending a crap load of money yourself). Also, that kind of law suit seems morally repugnent to me.

Jagflame · Apr 17, 2006, 03:28 PM // 15:28

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Maybe their "easy button" from Staples has a random effect?

*Push!* "That was easy! *Push!* "That was easy!"

God that button owns.

AxeMe · Apr 17, 2006, 04:27 PM // 16:27

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Originally Posted by HawkofStorms

Ehh... yeah technicially you are right. You could sue, but you definately wouldn't win against a.net's legal team if you did (not without spending a crap load of money yourself). Also, that kind of law suit seems morally repugnent to me.

I wasn't suggesting a lawsuit - that wouldn't make sense because of the amounts of money involved. Instead, I was just correcting an earlier comment about how lawsuits work. Probably should have just left it alone since it was off-topic anyway. I guess it was just because I've seen all these comments saying "you can't sue" because of some wording from Anet in the user's agreement.

Huntmaster · Apr 17, 2006, 05:02 PM // 17:02

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Originally Posted by AxeMe

Any lawyer will tell you, you never give up your right to sue anyone, any company, for any thing.

Ahhh, only in america.

felinette · Apr 17, 2006, 05:23 PM // 17:23

What's worrisome is that you might do something innocent that gets you banned, like buying from the wrong person or accepting/giving an item for free. How are you supposed to tell what's okay and who's okay?

Sir Skullcrasher · Apr 17, 2006, 05:34 PM // 17:34

so A-Net has been banning peoples for no reason? I'm going to be paranoid now since i don't want to get banned by them.

Count to Potato · Apr 17, 2006, 08:42 PM // 20:42

Your taking this too far, its just a game