Question about bans in the game - Guild Wars Forums

Madd Morgan · Dec 20, 2007, 06:15 AM // 06:15

Anyone ever been banned and had their bane reversed?

Please tell story. Because as it stands anybody can be reported for whatever reason and eventually you'll get the ban notice....

Operative 14 · Dec 20, 2007, 06:31 AM // 06:31

As far as providing a story of being unbanned, sorry, I can't help you there, however I think it's prudent to point this out;

You don't get banned for being reported, all the reporting does is flag that time index of that district to look for suspicious activity from the reported person. If the admin looking into it determines that whatever action was taking place is worthy of a ban, then they will ban you. Otherwise I assume they ignore it. And if someone abuses the report feature it actually reflects badly on them.

Smoke · Dec 20, 2007, 08:05 AM // 08:05

I remember when few thousand (including myself) ppl got permanently banned for no reason, oh the mayhem it created on those forums and pretty much everywhere else, MADNESS!!!

In the end it took anet few days to unban ppl :P

Inger · Dec 20, 2007, 08:16 AM // 08:16

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Originally Posted by Operative 14

As far as providing a story of being unbanned, sorry, I can't help you there, however I think it's prudent to point this out;

You don't get banned for being reported, all the reporting does is flag that time index of that district to look for suspicious activity from the reported person. If the admin looking into it determines that whatever action was taking place is worthy of a ban, then they will ban you. Otherwise I assume they ignore it. And if someone abuses the report feature it actually reflects badly on them.

and on that note they'll actually only ban u if its something seriously violating the EULA(account selling, botting, things of that nature)

If you were reported for spamming or minor verbal abuse you'll most likely only get a slap on the wrist, 3 day suspension or something along those lines.

Bryant Again · Dec 20, 2007, 08:26 AM // 08:26

Been banned four times here. Too tired to get into details, but my reactions are like thus:
1st ban: WTF ANet! Lame ass!
2nd ban: Um, okay
3rd ban: lol
4th ban: lol

Jack The Wretched · Dec 20, 2007, 08:31 AM // 08:31

Ive been banned once, not that long ago, by mistake I guess, I went through all the support blabla, they never gave me a reason, they just said: You're account has been unblocked, you should be able to play again ... I was like .. wtf, I wanna know why I was banned :O

fowlero · Dec 20, 2007, 10:41 AM // 10:41

Guildie recently got banned for armbrace duping.

Funny thing being he has never owned anything above 20k and has no elite armors or anything of any special mention.

He emailed and Anet discovered they'd got the logs completely wrong and perma-banned the wrong person, he got his ban lifted within a week.

I lol'd.

Witchblade · Dec 20, 2007, 11:35 AM // 11:35

been banned while afkd on rings during 1st Dragon Festival, lotsa people were, flagged as bot users ^^

Floski · Dec 20, 2007, 06:51 PM // 18:51

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Originally Posted by fowlero

Guildie recently got banned for armbrace duping.

Funny thing being he has never owned anything above 20k and has no elite armors or anything of any special mention.

He emailed and Anet discovered they'd got the logs completely wrong and perma-banned the wrong person, he got his ban lifted within a week.

I lol'd.

Anet is very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very far from perfect. They make mistakes like this allllll the time.

The Great Ithqua · Jan 10, 2008, 01:42 PM // 13:42

well i got ban today, reason was i explorit a bug but wtf which bug even when the bug of map travel was up i didnt do anything i demand a reason... never in my life did i did anything illegal in guild wars, they did say the ban was permanent

Lady Ana Stacia · Jan 10, 2008, 01:45 PM // 13:45

No one here can help, all you can do is email support and work it out with them.

The Great Ithqua · Jan 10, 2008, 02:26 PM // 14:26

I explored the forum alittle and found out the cause of my ban, apparently it was that DoA bug, i admit i went in once with 2 other guys and the rest heros but didnt complete it and that was like 1 week ago, after that i never went back, whats more i didnt know it was illegal, i asked how is this possible , they just said its normal , whats more if you think it this way like once you done DoA at least once you can enter there without the 4 lords as the lords are "dead" in your storyline actually so is mallyx but lets put mallyx aside. So if they are "dead" you cant go back and kill them can u ? whats even more surprizing was Anet even put a Enter Mission Button for you to click on. The worst part is that those who didnt knew it was a bug was ban? call me stupid if you like but i just didnt know it was a bug. What Anet is doing now is the same as the judge sentencing a 90 year old grandma to death as she was holding drugs but was told it was some painkiller. isnt it the samething?

Coridan · Jan 10, 2008, 02:37 PM // 14:37

contact support and be nice about it... what DOA bug...i must have missed that one..

The Great Ithqua · Jan 10, 2008, 03:00 PM // 15:00

that bug whereby people can warp to a outpost this is the link http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/s...php?t=10242159. btw how do i go about contacting support? i never in my life that i thought i would encounter a ban so i dun read up on supports

Mickey · Jan 11, 2008, 12:17 AM // 00:17

I was recently permanently banned for that same bug. I had no idea it was considered an exploit, and no third party programs were involved, just a few friends took me there and we did Mallyx...now I am perma-banned, and support says I have no chance of getting my account back....I've been with Guild Wars for 2+ years, paid for all 4 expansions, yet.....I just got RED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GOed.

stefke86 · Jan 11, 2008, 12:20 AM // 00:20

yup, if you wanna get banned, just play the game and be loyal for 2+ years, they'll ban you then.

Nice huh

Dropper · Jan 11, 2008, 12:22 AM // 00:22

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Originally Posted by Mickey

I was recently permanently banned for that same bug. I had no idea it was considered an exploit, and no third party programs were involved, just a few friends took me there and we did Mallyx...now I am perma-banned, and support says I have no chance of getting my account back....I've been with Guild Wars for 2+ years, paid for all 4 expansions, yet.....I just got RED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GOed.

You broke the rules when you used that exploit (or knowingly were in a group in which someone used it). Blame yourself.

Neo Nugget · Jan 11, 2008, 12:24 AM // 00:24

Don't talk about the recent exploit in this thread, please.

The Great Ithqua · Jan 11, 2008, 06:46 AM // 06:46

get us a place to talk about it then, i believe there are many people which was ban without knowing it was a bug(dumb people like me,no offence) believe it or not there are. if it was a short ban due to investigations i understand but its written THIS IS A PERMANENT BAN. People who doesnt how drugs look like and was sentence to death because he/she was holding one its the same thing like i said before.Still hoping for a positive answer from NCsoft.

Numa Pompilius · Jan 11, 2008, 12:13 PM // 12:13

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Originally Posted by Mickey

I was recently permanently banned for that same bug. I had no idea it was considered an exploit

Hahahaha... You didn't realize that teleporting to a non-existant outpost in the middle of an elite area was an exploit? Yeah right.

Come on. You guys knowingly cheated, and you got found out and received just punishment.

Actually I'd be interested in hearing more about how it was done. I'm guessing this was a temporary outpost, used for beta-testing the quest line, which someone forgot to remove/seal before the game went live? If so, ANet should really look in to which of their employees leaked the information about it rather than do the right thing and inform his supervisor.

Dec 20, 2007, 06:15 AM // 06:15	#1
Madd Morgan Academy Page Join Date: Aug 2006 Profession: W/Mo	Question about bans in the game Anyone ever been banned and had their bane reversed? Please tell story. Because as it stands anybody can be reported for whatever reason and eventually you'll get the ban notice....

Jan 10, 2008, 02:26 PM // 14:26	#12
The Great Ithqua Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Oct 2007 Guild: The Azure Clan Profession: E/	I explored the forum alittle and found out the cause of my ban, apparently it was that DoA bug, i admit i went in once with 2 other guys and the rest heros but didnt complete it and that was like 1 week ago, after that i never went back, whats more i didnt know it was illegal, i asked how is this possible , they just said its normal , whats more if you think it this way like once you done DoA at least once you can enter there without the 4 lords as the lords are "dead" in your storyline actually so is mallyx but lets put mallyx aside. So if they are "dead" you cant go back and kill them can u ? whats even more surprizing was Anet even put a Enter Mission Button for you to click on. The worst part is that those who didnt knew it was a bug was ban? call me stupid if you like but i just didnt know it was a bug. What Anet is doing now is the same as the judge sentencing a 90 year old grandma to death as she was holding drugs but was told it was some painkiller. isnt it the samething? Last edited by The Great Ithqua; Jan 10, 2008 at 02:29 PM // 14:29..

Jan 11, 2008, 12:24 AM // 00:24	#18
Neo Nugget Site Contributor Join Date: Jan 2006 Profession: R/	Don't talk about the recent exploit in this thread, please. __________________ "Even if the morrow is barren of promises, nothing shall forestall my return."

Dec 20, 2007, 06:31 AM // 06:31	#2
Operative 14 Forge Runner Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Arizona, USA Guild: [OOP] Order of the Phoenix I	As far as providing a story of being unbanned, sorry, I can't help you there, however I think it's prudent to point this out; You don't get banned for being reported, all the reporting does is flag that time index of that district to look for suspicious activity from the reported person. If the admin looking into it determines that whatever action was taking place is worthy of a ban, then they will ban you. Otherwise I assume they ignore it. And if someone abuses the report feature it actually reflects badly on them.

Dec 20, 2007, 08:05 AM // 08:05	#3
Smoke Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Down Under Profession: Rt/	I remember when few thousand (including myself) ppl got permanently banned for no reason, oh the mayhem it created on those forums and pretty much everywhere else, MADNESS!!! In the end it took anet few days to unban ppl :P

Dec 20, 2007, 08:26 AM // 08:26	#5
Bryant Again Hall Hero Join Date: Feb 2006	Been banned four times here. Too tired to get into details, but my reactions are like thus: 1st ban: WTF ANet! Lame ass! 2nd ban: Um, okay 3rd ban: lol 4th ban: lol

Dec 20, 2007, 08:31 AM // 08:31	#6
Jack The Wretched Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Jul 2006 Guild: We Eat At Kfc [PuKe] Profession: W/	Ive been banned once, not that long ago, by mistake I guess, I went through all the support blabla, they never gave me a reason, they just said: You're account has been unblocked, you should be able to play again ... I was like .. wtf, I wanna know why I was banned :O

Dec 20, 2007, 10:41 AM // 10:41	#7
fowlero Jungle Guide Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: England, UK Guild: We Are The One And Only [rR]	Guildie recently got banned for armbrace duping. Funny thing being he has never owned anything above 20k and has no elite armors or anything of any special mention. He emailed and Anet discovered they'd got the logs completely wrong and perma-banned the wrong person, he got his ban lifted within a week. I lol'd.

Dec 20, 2007, 11:35 AM // 11:35	#8
Witchblade Polar Bear Attendant Join Date: May 2005	been banned while afkd on rings during 1st Dragon Festival, lotsa people were, flagged as bot users ^^

Jan 10, 2008, 01:42 PM // 13:42	#10
The Great Ithqua Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Oct 2007 Guild: The Azure Clan Profession: E/	well i got ban today, reason was i explorit a bug but wtf which bug even when the bug of map travel was up i didnt do anything i demand a reason... never in my life did i did anything illegal in guild wars, they did say the ban was permanent

Jan 10, 2008, 01:45 PM // 13:45	#11
Lady Ana Stacia Krytan Explorer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Germany Guild: Beware of our Temper [BooT] Profession: Me/	No one here can help, all you can do is email support and work it out with them.

Jan 10, 2008, 02:37 PM // 14:37	#13
Coridan Forge Runner Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: US Guild: Old Married Gamers {OMG} Profession: W/	contact support and be nice about it... what DOA bug...i must have missed that one..

Jan 10, 2008, 03:00 PM // 15:00	#14
The Great Ithqua Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Oct 2007 Guild: The Azure Clan Profession: E/	that bug whereby people can warp to a outpost this is the link http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/s...php?t=10242159. btw how do i go about contacting support? i never in my life that i thought i would encounter a ban so i dun read up on supports

Jan 11, 2008, 12:17 AM // 00:17	#15
Mickey Jungle Guide Join Date: Feb 2006 Guild: Eternal Insight Profession: D/	I was recently permanently banned for that same bug. I had no idea it was considered an exploit, and no third party programs were involved, just a few friends took me there and we did Mallyx...now I am perma-banned, and support says I have no chance of getting my account back....I've been with Guild Wars for 2+ years, paid for all 4 expansions, yet.....I just got RED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GOed.

Jan 11, 2008, 12:20 AM // 00:20	#16
stefke86 Academy Page Join Date: Jan 2007	yup, if you wanna get banned, just play the game and be loyal for 2+ years, they'll ban you then. Nice huh

Jan 11, 2008, 06:46 AM // 06:46	#19
The Great Ithqua Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Oct 2007 Guild: The Azure Clan Profession: E/	get us a place to talk about it then, i believe there are many people which was ban without knowing it was a bug(dumb people like me,no offence) believe it or not there are. if it was a short ban due to investigations i understand but its written THIS IS A PERMANENT BAN. People who doesnt how drugs look like and was sentence to death because he/she was holding one its the same thing like i said before.Still hoping for a positive answer from NCsoft.