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70Skydiver · Feb 26, 2014, 07:06 PM // 19:06

Hey I am wondering because someone I know (not going to say any names) has recently bought some GW 1 money / items and I was wondering whether they still ban people on GW 1 for this kind of thing. I have only found stuff from 5 years ago so that isn't much of a help.

Any help is appreciated just want to see if my friend will be banned at all or suspended for a while.

Atro · Feb 26, 2014, 07:26 PM // 19:26

To be absolutely honest, and sadly speaking,

I don't think at this current state of the game, they monitor the game close enough to really catch the people that do buy or sell in game items. All we can do is hope for the best.

70Skydiver · Feb 26, 2014, 08:34 PM // 20:34

So what your saying is that he most likely won't get caught as they don't monitor Guild Wars 1 much any more?

Phineas · Feb 26, 2014, 08:59 PM // 20:59

cat OP | sed 's/somebody I know/me/'

No, you won't get caught, 'diver.

Not unless the admins here pass your I.P. to GW and drop a hint

**cosyfiep** · Feb 26, 2014, 09:03 PM // 21:03

if you stand in gtob you will usually find a rmt seller--they have been there since before wintersday (and were in kamadan thru most of it as well), dont think they ever got nuked, even though TONS of people reported them.

Still, just because they may not be actively banning people ingame, doesnt mean they wont ban people (they said they werent going to do anymore updates and yet since that announcement they have done a few!).

70Skydiver · Feb 26, 2014, 09:14 PM // 21:14

Thanks for the replies all. I'll tell my friend that he doesn't have much chance of being caught but to be careful anyway.

thanks.

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oh and Phineas if you were dropping a hint about sending the admins my ip then don't as I am not buying anything because I like to play legit on my games and not cheat by spending real cash on items / money and the account I play on it like 7 years old and my dads old account (his first one); so I have no plan on even thinking of buying anything as it would risk a history for my dad.

jon comgree · Feb 27, 2014, 02:50 AM // 02:50

odds are he wont be banned; And buying money in guild wars to try and get an ingame advantage doesnt make too much sense to me since you cant really buy success in guild wars (yes you can buy cons, pcons, runners, etc.) but cash gives no advantage in pvp where people would actually care.

MaxBorken · Feb 27, 2014, 06:14 AM // 06:14

He should be banned.

But he probably won't be.

Max

Afterthought:
It is people buying gold / ectos / armbraces with real world money combined with Anet not bothering to do anything about it which will bring the game down. (Of course I understand the financial and business reasons for not deploying resources to stamp it out).

It's a shame, buy gold buyers/sellers are strangling the economy, and that will kill the game.

70Skydiver · Feb 27, 2014, 06:47 AM // 06:47

Again thanks for the replies I've told him to be careful and he said he would

thanks guys!

Arkon Necrocannibal · Feb 27, 2014, 06:49 PM // 18:49

The well-known "friend"

I've heard of people being ban in codex/ha lately take care and use alternative account for your transaction.

Vizi · Feb 27, 2014, 07:05 PM // 19:05

The only bans are due to /report or email, otherwise I don't think there's any coz of auto-detect..

Phineas · Feb 27, 2014, 10:16 PM // 22:16

Quote:

Originally Posted by 70Skydiver

Thanks for the replies all. I'll tell my friend that he doesn't have much chance of being caught but to be careful anyway.

thanks.

----------

oh and Phineas if you were dropping a hint about sending the admins my ip then don't as I am not buying anything because I like to play legit on my games and not cheat by spending real cash on items / money and the account I play on it like 7 years old and my dads old account (his first one); so I have no plan on even thinking of buying anything as it would risk a history for my dad.

I was just being mischievous. I do apologise. I have a boy who's just turned 1yo, I wonder if GW1 will still be around for him to inherit my account. Nice thought.

70Skydiver · Feb 28, 2014, 07:52 AM // 07:52

Yeah Phineas nice thought there. Its been going strong for over 8 years or something depends, get him into it at 4 :P

Aleta · Mar 01, 2014, 09:08 PM // 21:08

Quote:

Originally Posted by 70Skydiver

Hey I am wondering because someone I know (not going to say any names) has recently bought some GW 1 money / items and I was wondering whether they still ban people on GW 1 for this kind of thing. I have only found stuff from 5 years ago so that isn't much of a help.

Any help is appreciated just want to see if my friend will be banned at all or suspended for a while.

Well my question is did he buy from someone in game or go to a web site.
Someone's account may have been hacked so he could buy stuff.

Either way it's a bad thing

Ayuhmii Shanbwa · Mar 01, 2014, 11:36 PM // 23:36

lets say the GM's are less active with banning, but i doubt they left GW like that

there is a difference between "automated the game" and "leave the game online without looking back at all" and they did the first one (even though people make it sound like the second one)

**cosyfiep** · Mar 02, 2014, 01:20 AM // 01:20

they dont seem to be taking a very active role anylonger...as I mentioned, over the wintersday holiday there was a player actively doing rmt stuff---he was reported repeatedly, yet after 2 weeks was still there (as well as never having moved from the spot, usually rmt guys jump in and text then leave).....
so perhaps there are things they care about more than rmt now, but either way, just because the police arent around doesnt mean you should run the red light.

**Marty Silverblade** · Mar 02, 2014, 01:32 AM // 01:32

Quote:

Originally Posted by cosyfiep

they dont seem to be taking a very active role anylonger...as I mentioned, over the wintersday holiday there was a player actively doing rmt stuff---he was reported repeatedly, yet after 2 weeks was still there (as well as never having moved from the spot, usually rmt guys jump in and text then leave).....
so perhaps there are things they care about more than rmt now, but either way, just because the police arent around doesnt mean you should run the red light.

Afaik, the ingame report system uses the [email protected] email system. When it went down all ingame reports got redirected to the big black hole in internetland. If it hasn't come back up (I have no idea; I haven't had to use it), you'll need to report rmt sellers via other means.

jon comgree · Mar 02, 2014, 01:56 AM // 01:56

Quote:

Originally Posted by Marty Silverblade

Afaik, the ingame report system uses the [email protected] email system. When it went down all ingame reports got redirected to the big black hole in internetland. If it hasn't come back up (I have no idea; I haven't had to use it), you'll need to report rmt sellers via other means.

from what i understand the [email protected] is not up, I was recently (a few months ago) trying to dig up my first account and when they tried to send me an automated email to reset the pw from support, it did not happen. It took a physical person to go and send me the email directly. Same thing with my friend who was recovering his account last in january.

**cosyfiep** · Mar 02, 2014, 02:52 AM // 02:52

well, that could explain a lot then....so glad they are on top of these things.

Tokolosi · Mar 02, 2014, 05:33 PM // 17:33

What else can we expect from a company who abandons an excellent game and its loyal players to focus all their attention on an in my opinion very boring game as a whole..

Feb 26, 2014, 07:06 PM // 19:06	#1
70Skydiver Pre-Searing Cadet Join Date: Feb 2014 Profession: A/	Would people be banned? Hey I am wondering because someone I know (not going to say any names) has recently bought some GW 1 money / items and I was wondering whether they still ban people on GW 1 for this kind of thing. I have only found stuff from 5 years ago so that isn't much of a help. Any help is appreciated just want to see if my friend will be banned at all or suspended for a while.

Feb 26, 2014, 09:03 PM // 21:03	#5
cosyfiep are we there yet? Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: in a land far far away Guild: guild? I am supposed to have a guild? Profession: Rt/	if you stand in gtob you will usually find a rmt seller--they have been there since before wintersday (and were in kamadan thru most of it as well), dont think they ever got nuked, even though TONS of people reported them. Still, just because they may not be actively banning people ingame, doesnt mean they wont ban people (they said they werent going to do anymore updates and yet since that announcement they have done a few!). __________________ where is the 'all you can eat' cookie bar?

Feb 27, 2014, 06:14 AM // 06:14	#8
MaxBorken Furnace Stoker Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: London UK Guild: Teh Academy [PhD]. Officer. Gentleman Profession: W/N	He should be banned. But he probably won't be. Max Afterthought: It is people buying gold / ectos / armbraces with real world money combined with Anet not bothering to do anything about it which will bring the game down. (Of course I understand the financial and business reasons for not deploying resources to stamp it out). It's a shame, buy gold buyers/sellers are strangling the economy, and that will kill the game. Last edited by MaxBorken; Feb 27, 2014 at 06:50 AM // 06:50..

Mar 02, 2014, 01:20 AM // 01:20	#16
cosyfiep are we there yet? Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: in a land far far away Guild: guild? I am supposed to have a guild? Profession: Rt/	they dont seem to be taking a very active role anylonger...as I mentioned, over the wintersday holiday there was a player actively doing rmt stuff---he was reported repeatedly, yet after 2 weeks was still there (as well as never having moved from the spot, usually rmt guys jump in and text then leave)..... so perhaps there are things they care about more than rmt now, but either way, just because the police arent around doesnt mean you should run the red light. __________________ where is the 'all you can eat' cookie bar?

Mar 02, 2014, 02:52 AM // 02:52	#19
cosyfiep are we there yet? Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: in a land far far away Guild: guild? I am supposed to have a guild? Profession: Rt/	well, that could explain a lot then....so glad they are on top of these things. __________________ where is the 'all you can eat' cookie bar?

Feb 26, 2014, 07:26 PM // 19:26	#2
Atro Miss the good ol' days Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Where don't I live? Profession: A/	To be absolutely honest, and sadly speaking, I don't think at this current state of the game, they monitor the game close enough to really catch the people that do buy or sell in game items. All we can do is hope for the best.

Feb 26, 2014, 08:34 PM // 20:34	#3
70Skydiver Pre-Searing Cadet Join Date: Feb 2014 Profession: A/	So what your saying is that he most likely won't get caught as they don't monitor Guild Wars 1 much any more?

Feb 26, 2014, 08:59 PM // 20:59	#4
Phineas Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: UK	cat OP \| sed 's/somebody I know/me/' No, you won't get caught, 'diver. Not unless the admins here pass your I.P. to GW and drop a hint

Feb 26, 2014, 09:14 PM // 21:14	#6
70Skydiver Pre-Searing Cadet Join Date: Feb 2014 Profession: A/	Thanks for the replies all. I'll tell my friend that he doesn't have much chance of being caught but to be careful anyway. thanks. ---------- oh and Phineas if you were dropping a hint about sending the admins my ip then don't as I am not buying anything because I like to play legit on my games and not cheat by spending real cash on items / money and the account I play on it like 7 years old and my dads old account (his first one); so I have no plan on even thinking of buying anything as it would risk a history for my dad.

Feb 27, 2014, 02:50 AM // 02:50	#7
jon comgree Krytan Explorer Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Doomlore Guild: Let Rastigan [taNk] Profession: A/	odds are he wont be banned; And buying money in guild wars to try and get an ingame advantage doesnt make too much sense to me since you cant really buy success in guild wars (yes you can buy cons, pcons, runners, etc.) but cash gives no advantage in pvp where people would actually care.

Feb 27, 2014, 06:47 AM // 06:47	#9
70Skydiver Pre-Searing Cadet Join Date: Feb 2014 Profession: A/	Again thanks for the replies I've told him to be careful and he said he would thanks guys!

Feb 27, 2014, 06:49 PM // 18:49	#10
Arkon Necrocannibal Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: May 2011	The well-known "friend" I've heard of people being ban in codex/ha lately take care and use alternative account for your transaction.

Feb 27, 2014, 07:05 PM // 19:05	#11
Vizi Forge Runner Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: France	The only bans are due to /report or email, otherwise I don't think there's any coz of auto-detect..

Feb 28, 2014, 07:52 AM // 07:52	#13
70Skydiver Pre-Searing Cadet Join Date: Feb 2014 Profession: A/	Yeah Phineas nice thought there. Its been going strong for over 8 years or something depends, get him into it at 4 :P

Mar 01, 2014, 11:36 PM // 23:36	#15
Ayuhmii Shanbwa Desert Nomad Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Holland Guild: [GaMe] Profession: Rt/	lets say the GM's are less active with banning, but i doubt they left GW like that there is a difference between "automated the game" and "leave the game online without looking back at all" and they did the first one (even though people make it sound like the second one)

Mar 02, 2014, 05:33 PM // 17:33	#20
Tokolosi Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: England Profession: W/	What else can we expect from a company who abandons an excellent game and its loyal players to focus all their attention on an in my opinion very boring game as a whole..