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Windf0rce · Sep 06, 2009, 07:59 PM // 19:59

Well I think I did something dumb.

I wonder if I can be reported and banned for saying the "F word" in chat and for how long, thanks.

lewis91 · Sep 06, 2009, 08:23 PM // 20:23

Well yeh you could be reported for it if someone actually bothered to, i see it commonly, or did whilst playing, haven't for a while now anyway.

The take it'l take for you to get banned would be the time it takes the carebears to read the report.

I'm not sure how long you could get banned for but it would be permanent so not much to worry about.

Need More Donuts · Sep 06, 2009, 08:29 PM // 20:29

Possibly usually they say you have to swear multiple times and then it's only a temporary ban I wouldn't worry

dilan155 · Sep 06, 2009, 08:33 PM // 20:33

maybe, its always possible, but it wont be a long ban and definitely not a perma ban, usually i see swearing a lot and its common enough that most people dont report it.

What Now · Sep 06, 2009, 08:35 PM // 20:35

Yea just for one f bomb I've seen them refuse to do anything about it x3 so as long as you didn't go ape on someone you'll be fine

Windf0rce · Sep 06, 2009, 08:43 PM // 20:43

Thanks guys that's helpful. What a relief.

I play for a long time and I was never banned. It's just that today someone was really provoking me all the match and I didn't resist and sweared.

deepvarsity · Sep 06, 2009, 08:44 PM // 20:44

Lol don't worry about it. I swear all the time. The only time I got a ban was when I was in a bad mood and took it out on this guy who pissed me off in RA. Even then, it was only a 3 day ban. People rarely screenshot swearing and report it so no worries.

tw1tchdp · Sep 06, 2009, 10:24 PM // 22:24

makes you wonder what language filter is for eh?

Eskimoz · Sep 06, 2009, 10:40 PM // 22:40

Language filter.

You're fine.

-Will Farm For Gold- · Sep 06, 2009, 11:12 PM // 23:12

Yeah for just regular cursing you should NEVER get banned for because of the fact there is a language filter. If you happened to go off on someone and use a lot of f bombs or racial slurs then I would be expecting a ban but not just for cussing in general.

Bob Slydell · Sep 06, 2009, 11:55 PM // 23:55

Quote:

Originally Posted by Windf0rce

Thanks guys that's helpful. What a relief.

I play for a long time and I was never banned. It's just that today someone was really provoking me all the match and I didn't resist and sweared.

You have to ignore those sorts of people, and if you ignore some of them long enough they will get pissed and curse at you giving you the chance to report them which is better than cursing them out.

Kumu Honua · Sep 07, 2009, 01:22 AM // 01:22

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eskimoz

Language filter.

You're fine.

Yeah, because we all know there has never been someone banned for foul language because of the language filter...

Don't worry about it overly much. Worst that will happen is a temp ban unless you are some sort of expletive spewing person who gets reported every day.

Probably nothing at all will happen.

Eskimoz · Sep 07, 2009, 04:01 AM // 04:01

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kumu Honua

Yeah, because we all know there has never been someone banned for foul language because of the language filter...

Don't worry about it overly much. Worst that will happen is a temp ban unless you are some sort of expletive spewing person who gets reported every day.

Probably nothing at all will happen.

All I'm saying is that there is a difference between:

"Well he was an ass"

and

"YOU BULL $!#@[email protected] $@#$!@"

see what I'm talking about?

Lyn_Darksight · Sep 07, 2009, 05:08 AM // 05:08

i got a 3 day (My one and only ban) for saying 'F*** You' in a pug uwsc. The dude was totally ignorant and imho deserved more, but i said it once and left it at that. within the hour i was hit by a 3 day...

So, while general cussing may be tolerated, it seems a directed curse is a serious no no

JoeGrogan · Sep 08, 2009, 02:15 AM // 02:15

I got banned for pinging a ****ed cleric while near temple of the ages.

Sad thing was I was only hero/henchman - I think Alesia is a too bit sensitive.

spartan421 · Sep 08, 2009, 03:55 AM // 03:55

lolz thats nothing, i got reported for kicking someone off my team cuz he wanted to do a quest and i wanted to do the mission. i think the /report has gotten out of hand.

coil · Sep 08, 2009, 05:42 AM // 05:42

ncsoft general support is 1 of the worst things about this game. apparently this game is designed for sheltered 10 year olds with virgin eyes (even though there is a T on the box)

you can and most likely will get banned if someone reports you for saying RED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GO

it doesnt matter that theres a chat filter (which is really odd dont you think?), it doesnt matter that it wasn't directed at anyone, and it doesnt matter if it's grammatically correct in its usage...ncsoft support just flat out doesn't care.

next time you wanna "use offensive language" in all chat be careful. even if the outpost is practically empty you never know what dickwad is waiting to /report you. and have fun dealing with general support (<3 to tech support tho)

Divine Ashes · Sep 08, 2009, 07:01 AM // 07:01

No matter if there is a language filter or not, you can still be banned for swearing amongst other players. Although it's rare to be banned for swearing even if it is reported, I think it really depends on the severity. Like...dropping the N word even casually will undoubtedly lead to a ban.

As for your case, just wait and see I guess, but chances are in your favor you won't be banned.

Fate Crusher · Sep 08, 2009, 10:43 AM // 10:43

I have to say, the only reason that you would be banned for swearing is if the moderators feel like you were abusing him and therefore slap you a temporary ban.
But they actually use an accumulating system, where you don't get banned for just 1 incident and actually a collection of times where you swore or "abused" players. So if you said f you to a pug in UWSC and got banned, it probaby wasn't just that :P

I was temporarily banned for 3 days a while ago for spamming and abusing.
I was subsequently perma-banned because they deemed my spamming as against the EULA. Why? because i was pretending to sell my armour for runescape money. Someone reported me for being mean to him but i was banned because they thought i was being serious... It astonished me how simply advertising, even for a joke, they perma banned me. from a screenshot!

they didn't even bother to check trade openings...

But yeah, I contacted support. took them a day but they apologized and gave me my account back.... With another 3 day ban...

/endrant

imnotyourmother · Sep 08, 2009, 12:44 PM // 12:44

Right... saying.. F.U. Donkey can be a serious no no. or saying "You F'er you zoned before I could pick up that BLACK DYE!!!

Now, saying, "I f'ing lost connection as I was running towards my ECTO!! Darnit it. Friggen internet provider piece of rabbit droppings." Might have a different "feel" to it.

IF someone starts swearing at me, I whisper them, if they whisper back with more profanity I ignore them. If they take it back to All chat then I put in a request for a ban.

I then remove the Ignored status and add them as a friend and then watch as they get..well...you know.

Sep 06, 2009, 07:59 PM // 19:59	#1
Windf0rce Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Jan 2007	Report Well I think I did something dumb. I wonder if I can be reported and banned for saying the "F word" in chat and for how long, thanks.

Sep 06, 2009, 08:23 PM // 20:23	#2
lewis91 Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Wales Guild: Order of the Azurelight[OA] Profession: E/	Well yeh you could be reported for it if someone actually bothered to, i see it commonly, or did whilst playing, haven't for a while now anyway. The take it'l take for you to get banned would be the time it takes the carebears to read the report. I'm not sure how long you could get banned for but it would be permanent so not much to worry about.

Sep 06, 2009, 08:29 PM // 20:29	#3
Need More Donuts Banned Join Date: Aug 2008 Profession: D/W	Possibly usually they say you have to swear multiple times and then it's only a temporary ban I wouldn't worry

Sep 06, 2009, 08:33 PM // 20:33	#4
dilan155 Desert Nomad Join Date: May 2007 Location: living room Profession: N/	maybe, its always possible, but it wont be a long ban and definitely not a perma ban, usually i see swearing a lot and its common enough that most people dont report it.

Sep 06, 2009, 08:35 PM // 20:35	#5
What Now Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Jul 2007	Yea just for one f bomb I've seen them refuse to do anything about it x3 so as long as you didn't go ape on someone you'll be fine

Sep 06, 2009, 08:43 PM // 20:43	#6
Windf0rce Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Jan 2007	Thanks guys that's helpful. What a relief. I play for a long time and I was never banned. It's just that today someone was really provoking me all the match and I didn't resist and sweared.

Sep 06, 2009, 08:44 PM // 20:44	#7
deepvarsity Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Jan 2009	Lol don't worry about it. I swear all the time. The only time I got a ban was when I was in a bad mood and took it out on this guy who pissed me off in RA. Even then, it was only a 3 day ban. People rarely screenshot swearing and report it so no worries.

Sep 06, 2009, 10:24 PM // 22:24	#8
tw1tchdp Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Apr 2006 Guild: [CKIE] Profession: W/Me	makes you wonder what language filter is for eh?

Sep 06, 2009, 10:40 PM // 22:40	#9
Eskimoz Academy Page Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: My house Profession: W/	Language filter. You're fine.

Sep 06, 2009, 11:12 PM // 23:12	#10
-Will Farm For Gold- Academy Page Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: University of Missouri Guild: Shiverpeaks Search And Rescue [Lost] Profession: N/	Yeah for just regular cursing you should NEVER get banned for because of the fact there is a language filter. If you happened to go off on someone and use a lot of f bombs or racial slurs then I would be expecting a ban but not just for cussing in general.

Sep 07, 2009, 05:08 AM // 05:08	#14
Lyn_Darksight Pre-Searing Cadet Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: West Virginia Guild: Primeval Warlords[WuW] Profession: N/	i got a 3 day (My one and only ban) for saying 'F*** You' in a pug uwsc. The dude was totally ignorant and imho deserved more, but i said it once and left it at that. within the hour i was hit by a 3 day... So, while general cussing may be tolerated, it seems a directed curse is a serious no no

Sep 08, 2009, 02:15 AM // 02:15	#15
JoeGrogan Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Jul 2009 Guild: ecok Profession: Me/	I got banned for pinging a ****ed cleric while near temple of the ages. Sad thing was I was only hero/henchman - I think Alesia is a too bit sensitive.

Sep 08, 2009, 03:55 AM // 03:55	#16
spartan421 Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Nov 2005 Profession: W/Mo	lolz thats nothing, i got reported for kicking someone off my team cuz he wanted to do a quest and i wanted to do the mission. i think the /report has gotten out of hand.

Sep 08, 2009, 05:42 AM // 05:42	#17
coil Krytan Explorer Join Date: Aug 2007	ncsoft general support is 1 of the worst things about this game. apparently this game is designed for sheltered 10 year olds with virgin eyes (even though there is a T on the box) you can and most likely will get banned if someone reports you for saying RED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GO it doesnt matter that theres a chat filter (which is really odd dont you think?), it doesnt matter that it wasn't directed at anyone, and it doesnt matter if it's grammatically correct in its usage...ncsoft support just flat out doesn't care. next time you wanna "use offensive language" in all chat be careful. even if the outpost is practically empty you never know what dickwad is waiting to /report you. and have fun dealing with general support (<3 to tech support tho)

Sep 08, 2009, 07:01 AM // 07:01	#18
Divine Ashes Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Chicago Guild: LFG Profession: R/	No matter if there is a language filter or not, you can still be banned for swearing amongst other players. Although it's rare to be banned for swearing even if it is reported, I think it really depends on the severity. Like...dropping the N word even casually will undoubtedly lead to a ban. As for your case, just wait and see I guess, but chances are in your favor you won't be banned.

Sep 08, 2009, 10:43 AM // 10:43	#19
Fate Crusher Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Pie-land Guild: Warlords Of The Underworld [WoTU] Profession: Mo/	I have to say, the only reason that you would be banned for swearing is if the moderators feel like you were abusing him and therefore slap you a temporary ban. But they actually use an accumulating system, where you don't get banned for just 1 incident and actually a collection of times where you swore or "abused" players. So if you said f you to a pug in UWSC and got banned, it probaby wasn't just that :P I was temporarily banned for 3 days a while ago for spamming and abusing. I was subsequently perma-banned because they deemed my spamming as against the EULA. Why? because i was pretending to sell my armour for runescape money. Someone reported me for being mean to him but i was banned because they thought i was being serious... It astonished me how simply advertising, even for a joke, they perma banned me. from a screenshot! they didn't even bother to check trade openings... But yeah, I contacted support. took them a day but they apologized and gave me my account back.... With another 3 day ban... /endrant

Sep 08, 2009, 12:44 PM // 12:44	#20
imnotyourmother Desert Nomad Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: in a house Guild: The Knitters Guild Profession: W/R	Right... saying.. F.U. Donkey can be a serious no no. or saying "You F'er you zoned before I could pick up that BLACK DYE!!! Now, saying, "I f'ing lost connection as I was running towards my ECTO!! Darnit it. Friggen internet provider piece of rabbit droppings." Might have a different "feel" to it. IF someone starts swearing at me, I whisper them, if they whisper back with more profanity I ignore them. If they take it back to All chat then I put in a request for a ban. I then remove the Ignored status and add them as a friend and then watch as they get..well...you know.