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Title Points R Us · Mar 11, 2015, 02:35 PM // 14:35

Interesting .

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Guild Wars 1 tickets.

If your ticket is login related we’re moving GW2 team members over to work on those. If it’s an appeal and your account was compromised we’ll get you back in. If it’s gameplay related you won’t get a response immediately but it will eventually direct you to the Guild Wars wiki.

Going forward all GW accounts with linked GW2 accounts (or seeking a link) will be handled by the GW2 team in order to speed things up.

Again – we only support game access and exploit reporting for Guild Wars. All other issues are no longer supported (game hints, bugs, etc.).

Age · Mar 17, 2015, 08:40 PM // 20:40

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Originally Posted by Surge goes pre

Joke? lol.

Why would google buy Anet or NC Soft? It does nothing for them.

Google wouldn't but another game comapny would like PWE.I would tend to think that NCSoft financials aren't that great.This makes me think that Anet doesn't have enough staff to do support on GW.I would prefer to see it have it own forums.I made this suggestion the GW2 forums and it got deleted and me an infraction.

I would really love to see PWE buy Anet as it has great support.

Ayuhmii Shanbwa · Mar 17, 2015, 11:39 PM // 23:39

it started as "buying the game" and ends as a "buying the company called Anet"

i was talking about the game being bought by someone else, and i said Perfect World (PWE) would be better than moneyhungry freaks like blizzard and google

so.... were we talking about "buying GW" or "buying Anet" ??? i lost it

i know i quit the topic, but i'm confused

K A O S Theory · Mar 18, 2015, 04:48 AM // 04:48

ArenaNet will not give out their successful and ONLY IP to any company that shoves out generic MMO's like an assembly line. I dont see any incentive for blizzard or google caring about the franchise anyways, google really isnt into the same market even.

And looking at ArenaNet in general, if you buy Guild Wars, you are buying ArenaNet essentially.

Age · Mar 18, 2015, 08:46 PM // 20:46

It not up to ArenaNet it is up to NCSoft if they have to sell off an asset.This is what Atari had to do with Cryptic as they were is deep financial trouble.

K A O S Theory · Mar 19, 2015, 05:13 AM // 05:13

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Originally Posted by Age

It not up to ArenaNet it is up to NCSoft if they have to sell off an asset.This is what Atari had to do with Cryptic as they were is deep financial trouble.

Hmm I guess that is more likely :P. If that happens then its hard to really know what would happen...

But that said NCSoft would most likely have to go bankrupt for them to sell off Guild Wars.

Chrisworld · Mar 19, 2015, 08:56 PM // 20:56

This is a problem again?

I haven't been active in years, and log on every once in a while. Can't remember when I logged on last but I believe it was still in 2015. Now I am afraid I got banned as well.

I'll tell you, if my account ended up banned like everyone elses, there isn't too much I could do this late in the game's life cycles other than to have a suspicion fulfilled. That suspicion would be that this company is corrupt. You see, I have never purchased gold, botted or broken ANY rule in the game for the very reason I wanted to keep my account around for years to come.

Furthermore, In recent years I've used cryptic passwords so strong that anyone with 10 planet earths covered in server farms churning away password combos for 1,000 years couldn't break it. Last I checked, gold farmers using hacked/botted clients don't work that hard to steal your account and use it for illicit purposes.

Pishing? Never you mind. I've used a Mac for EVERYTHING since 2006, my PC's have never gone onto the internet through a browser for anything other than to download a patch or driver from a link from valid sources like AMD, intel, etc. Strictly gaming machines, plain and simple. I actually feel bad for people who did lose their accounts who used only PC's and kept them bogged down with useless AV software.

So if I was banned, I'm tell you guys here there is something very serious to consider and worry about. I am very curious why there hasn't been a class action if these bans really are unjust? Come on, I remember the countless posts here, several a week am I right?

Can't help but feel bad for the people here who have been banned. I know it's just a game but after so many long years and memories, it's like you are having a piece of your life just ripped away and smashed and .... for what?

If/when I get around to it, I'll log on to see if my past 9 years was for nothing. I'll report back if anything is out of the ordinary.

...Oh and I also knew people personally back in 2009 that got banned, and had discussions with about in person. These are people I trusted and know well enough they aren't engaging in activities to get them banned. Why lie, when there is clearly nothing you can do about it? It's a game, you have no dignity in real life to lose by hacking a stupid game. Playing once a month without trading big ticket items one way or using bots, but getting a ban? That seems a bit crooked in my opinion.

EDIT: Successfully logged on my account without any bans. Going strong. Btw, today 9 years ago I bought my account.

Age · Mar 19, 2015, 08:56 PM // 20:56

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Originally Posted by K A O S Theory

Hmm I guess that is more likely :P. If that happens then its hard to really know what would happen...

But that said NCSoft would most likely have to go bankrupt for them to sell off Guild Wars.

I doubt they would want to go bankrupt and who would aquire Arenanet PWE aquired Cryptic.

Zahr Dalsk · Mar 21, 2015, 12:17 AM // 00:17

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Originally Posted by K A O S Theory

ArenaNet will not give out their successful and ONLY IP to any company that shoves out generic MMO's like an assembly line.

You know they're owned by NCSoft, right?

K A O S Theory · Mar 21, 2015, 02:18 AM // 02:18

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Originally Posted by Zahr Dalsk

You know they're owned by NCSoft, right?

I knew NCSoft was the publisher of Guild Wars, I did not know they were the owner of ArenaNet until Age pointed it out by saying what you did in a different form 4 posts above you.

Evil_Necro · Mar 24, 2015, 06:21 AM // 06:21

My friend got hacked and he left a message on his guild mocking him and all.. So, I won't be surprised if they hacked one of you guys's account and started to use the account to sell gold and such..

Coverticus · Mar 31, 2015, 07:00 PM // 19:00

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Originally Posted by cosyfiep

anyone thought about pestering them at pax?

You can try but that will likely not get very far, unless many pester at the same time. This fiasco deserves better explanation but, as one of those who got caught up in the 2010 debacle, it is plain to see ANet have not learnt one iota.

I went to GamesCon in 2012 to discuss the issues with the 2010 3,800 banwave (the party for GW2 was actually pretty good). In speaking with them, at that time the individual (who was high enough up the food chain) I spoke to was very considerate and admitted there was something "not right" with what had happened specifically to me. Naturally emails were sent to back up the conversation but nothing ever happened(not even a receipt confirmation!).

What galls me more than anything is my NCSOFT account still states my banned account to be playable.... it's only been 5 years after all

So I can certainly appreciate the pain peeps are going through here - hope you all get your accounts back with something a little less "automated".

~Cov

Malice Black · Mar 31, 2015, 09:03 PM // 21:03

Y'all all clinging to nostalgia....

This game ended years ago. I stopped playing seriously in 09/10, and it was fairly slow/dead then. Same group of traders passing around the same items. Same old farmers. Same people grinding for titles. Same people grinding PvP etc etc etc

GW is done, this forum is proof of that. I moderated this place back when it was buzzing....Ventaris/Riverside etc were alive. Nothing stayed on the front page for more then an hour or 3. Riverside was awash with threads. The build sub forums were active...solo monk, 55hp farmer, warrior builds for solo UW Ractoths spider farm for FoW, mods using their influence to cheat people (folks who registered after 2005 won't know about this) etc etc etc. Friendships were made, deals were brokered, people felt my vigorous ban hammer...happy days!

Time to move on though!

TheFrogMan · Apr 01, 2015, 02:12 AM // 02:12

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Originally Posted by Malice Black

Y'all all clinging to nostalgia....

This game ended years ago. I stopped playing seriously in 09/10, and it was fairly slow/dead then. Same group of traders passing around the same items. Same old farmers. Same people grinding for titles. Same people grinding PvP etc etc etc

GW is done, this forum is proof of that. I moderated this place back when it was buzzing....Ventaris/Riverside etc were alive. Nothing stayed on the front page for more then an hour or 3. Riverside was awash with threads. The build sub forums were active...solo monk, 55hp farmer, warrior builds for solo UW Ractoths spider farm for FoW, mods using their influence to cheat people (folks who registered after 2005 won't know about this) etc etc etc. Friendships were made, deals were brokered, people felt my vigorous ban hammer...happy days!

Time to move on though!

Just checked to see if I could log on. Yep, the servers are still up so you must be mistaken, the games not dead yet. You scared me for a second

**cosyfiep** · Apr 01, 2015, 04:08 AM // 04:08

I dont think he read the whole thread...if he had he would have noticed this was a thread about a specific group of bans--a good portion of which have been reversed, many of which should have never been banned in the first place (the whole reason for the thread), and hence now a thread about what the heck happened, why and if it could happen again.

Juniebug · Apr 01, 2015, 06:57 AM // 06:57

Hiya Malice -- I understand that for you, this game is over, is dead. Not for me though. I play every evening, belong to a very active guild and alliance, and have two new characters I am shepherding through the campaigns. It's not nostalgia at all ... it's *current* fun. Good luck to you in your new games!

Ayuhmii Shanbwa · Apr 01, 2015, 09:20 AM // 09:20

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Originally Posted by Malice Black

Y'all all clinging to nostalgia....

This game ended years ago. I stopped playing seriously in 09/10, and it was fairly slow/dead then. Same group of traders passing around the same items. Same old farmers. Same people grinding for titles. Same people grinding PvP etc etc etc

GW is done, this forum is proof of that. I moderated this place back when it was buzzing....Ventaris/Riverside etc were alive. Nothing stayed on the front page for more then an hour or 3. Riverside was awash with threads. The build sub forums were active...solo monk, 55hp farmer, warrior builds for solo UW Ractoths spider farm for FoW, mods using their influence to cheat people (folks who registered after 2005 won't know about this) etc etc etc. Friendships were made, deals were brokered, people felt my vigorous ban hammer...happy days!

Time to move on though!

are you serious about that bolded part?
if you like to judge how the game is, go in GW and join 1 of the most active guilds and alliances, you'll see how "dead" it really is

time to move on? i think you'd make yourself more clear if you added "for me", as the game is still running and anet/ncsoft still get money from new accounts and ingame stuff from the (no longer ingame) store

Malice Black · Apr 01, 2015, 04:20 PM // 16:20

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Originally Posted by cosyfiep

I dont think he read the whole thread...if he had he would have noticed this was a thread about a specific group of bans--a good portion of which have been reversed, many of which should have never been banned in the first place (the whole reason for the thread), and hence now a thread about what the heck happened, why and if it could happen again.

I'd consumed the best part of 2 bottles of a very nice Bordeaux..

**cosyfiep** · Apr 01, 2015, 04:21 PM // 16:21

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Originally Posted by Malice Black

I'd consumed the best part of 2 bottles of a very nice Bordeaux..

welll THAT explains everything

Toxon · Apr 04, 2015, 06:16 AM // 06:16

Really nice to see an old folk like you still log on. I was unbanned and now still no ban. I still use my Logitech G105 Keyboard with predefined keys and macro (for /resign or /age). Use multi-launcher for swapping my goodies like usual.

To the matter of fact, I was banned and got unbanned but did not hear anything from Anet/NCsoft. To them, this is just like nothing happened. No letter, no apology and nothing really (except auto reply mail tho). And what i got is: banned for weeks. In conjunction to that, i missed the Cathan New Year quests. Lost some friends who decided to stop the games as the ban disrupted the regular fun play and community. One of the guild leader disappear complete who use to be very action.

What i wish is that the person who pressed the "execute/ban" button should be asked for correction action for his/her mistake. Wish all the happiness with the GW 1 players continues. Ban with validation or check is that a human.

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Originally Posted by Chrisworld

This is a problem again?

I haven't been active in years, and log on every once in a while. Can't

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EDIT: Successfully logged on my account without any bans. Going strong. Btw, today 9 years ago I bought my account.

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Some may think this is a dead game.

To me and many this game is wonderful. It is still active as it is. I can still find friend/guildy/ally to have fun together daily.

Still see new bloods yesterday where 2 of them with lvl 6 toon were accidentally came to Embark Beach and stuck there. I helped them to move on.

PvE players are getting more active now.

Have fun all and wish no ban to disturb real players pls!