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raider2505 · Apr 27, 2006, 09:18 PM // 21:18

Hy, guys, i started this because, im feeling kind of disapointed of what happened to me since yesterday i got a message that tells me i've been banned due to a breach in the User Agreement....This ban is permanent. (Code=045)...Reason=???...I'm not a cheater, i'm not using any kind of hacking program or boting system...i'm realy realy disapointed on what arena net has done to me...cause from the begining i was happy on what work they do there and like this game too much.

What is going on...i dont understand what i have done cause i really am verry confused with this matter.

I wrote a question at support page at guildwars.com but still no explanation on what happened to my account!

Still, i do this thread public..that everybody knows that even the perfect system of Guild Wars make mistakes and mess up with peoples feelings and taughts.

I read some forums and some dudes have had the same problem as me and they had resolved the issue when they contacted Gaile Gray.

I don't know what to do next. I'm in black out!
Manny of my guildies can confirm that i'm a good player and dont use cheats and nothing like that, even that i spend a lot of my time farming in UW and FoW...but hey is farming a reason for being banned from a game? Where is it written that?

I hope frome heart that my problem it is solved.

EternalTempest · Apr 27, 2006, 09:22 PM // 21:22

The only way to get your account back (or try to) is keep bugging Anet support.

They know the reason why they banned you (any idea's?) and to keep talking with them to try and resolve it.

If it was farming they may of mis-id you as a bot farmer (for real money purchase) if you fit the pattern.

Basically keep bugging them. If your innocent, you stand a chance (make them re-look at your situation) to get your account back, if there is something your not telling us (I don't make judgement) there not going too.

raider2505 · Apr 27, 2006, 09:46 PM // 21:46

The problem is that the same issue, in the same day had a guild mate.
The only thing i did not said is that i bought a preoder package from a store in Romania...and i have paid the full release in that day ~30$ per full release...firstly they gave me a key that i used for PVE Event on March...and yesterday i got banned...
Is it a posibility that the retailer gaved me a fake key...??? I realy dont know??

Edit by chris_nin00: No Posting IGNs without player's consent

SziP · Apr 28, 2006, 01:20 AM // 01:20

Hey, Achille is in my guild and im surpirsed that he got his account banned. At first i tought it was a prank or something , but now it seems its for real. Now of they would bann u on purpose they would give u the reasons. Since there are no reasons then im sure there is a mistake. I truly hope Guild Wars Support is goingto fix this . Achilles is a great player(even tho hes sometimes a noob), he contributes to our community alot, please let him get his account back. There are scammers who get away with scamming, and innocent people who get banned.

Ulivious The Reaper · Apr 28, 2006, 01:22 AM // 01:22

Szip, posting that here won't get his acc back, sadly... i suggest sending in what oyu said to support and tell them his situation and stufs, so yeh SUPPORT or DEPORT to some shotty MMO that you can replace gw with, or even get a new acc :\

Haggard · Apr 28, 2006, 01:23 AM // 01:23

Seems a little ironic that Achille gets banned for apparently nothing, yet no action (that we know of) has been taken against the obvious bot farmers you can stroll down to elona reach and spot in seconds.

SziP · Apr 28, 2006, 01:37 AM // 01:37

He does not have a 55 monk. He farms UW with Necro. Its easy to stand back and relax but in this case, its not easy to have ur account with over 110 ectos and 61 shards (little more and got FoW) be gone. Over 1900hrs played . ITs pretty sad .

One question if they would bann wouldnt they state the reason of banning?

raider2505 · Apr 29, 2006, 09:40 PM // 21:40

As further investigation was made on my account the last result was:

Hello Christian,

Thank you for contacting us again.

We do not allow players to trade in-game items for items with real world value (including real money). To do so is to break our rules. This rule is very important to us.

We have game logs that record the activities of players. These game logs indicate that your character violated our rules. Your character was involved in activities that are connected to trading in-game items for real world money. This is why the account was permanently closed.

We will not allow Guild Wars items to be sold for real world money. The account was terminated because these rules are so important to us. We will not re-open the account.

Regards,

- GM Sannio
Senior Game Master

Edit: I think this is not what arena want to do, to ban innocent people.

Caleb · Apr 29, 2006, 10:44 PM // 22:44

I assume based on the lack of freaking out that you did indeed engage in that activity?

If so, you have no recourse other than to buy a new version of Factions or GW and start fresh following the rules.

captainccc · Apr 29, 2006, 11:40 PM // 23:40

Quote:

Originally Posted by raider2505

As further investigation was made on my account the last result was:

Hello Christian,

Thank you for contacting us again.

We do not allow players to trade in-game items for items with real world value (including real money). To do so is to break our rules. This rule is very important to us.

We have game logs that record the activities of players. These game logs indicate that your character violated our rules. Your character was involved in activities that are connected to trading in-game items for real world money. This is why the account was permanently closed.

We will not allow Guild Wars items to be sold for real world money. The account was terminated because these rules are so important to us. We will not re-open the account.

Regards,

- GM Sannio
Senior Game Master

Edit: I think this is not what arena want to do, to ban innocent people.

Um, man if u did this u cant complain...breaking the rules WILL get you banned....so dont break the rules.

If not i guess u can email them back saying that you didnt do it, but im pretty sure they have evidence that you did.

~Captain CCC

Malice Black · Apr 30, 2006, 12:48 AM // 00:48

did u e-bay farm??

Pariah · Apr 30, 2006, 01:05 AM // 01:05

Quote:

We will not allow Guild Wars items to be sold for real world money.

Sorry, but I'm gonna have to call BS on this. Just look at Ebay.

Malice Black · Apr 30, 2006, 01:09 AM // 01:09

the disclaimer at the bottom of e-bay gold sells covers the legal aspect of that

shmek · Apr 30, 2006, 01:56 AM // 01:56

At times there are many people that think that lying about events such as this creates a situation to help make it look like they are innocent when they have actually "done the dirty deed."

In wanting to escape their punishment the lies can become extravagant in which they lie to everyone around them as well in attempt to seem more believable.

Unfortunately, if you are telling the truth about the ordeal you will be lumped in with the liars that try to worm their way out of their discipline if your account is innocent and your behavior only happened to mirror an e-Bay trader.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Malice Black

the disclaimer at the bottom of e-bay gold sells covers the legal aspect of that

Don't think you can disclaim breaking the EULA that you agreed to when you install the game after you have already agreed to it BEFORE you ever even earn any gold/items to sell in the first place. Those disclaimers are a nice attempt to get around what is really happenning anyhow though.

--posts merged by: Tsunami Rain-- please use the edit button.

Ecksor · Apr 30, 2006, 02:16 AM // 02:16

well my account got hacked like 2 weeks ago, and i contacted them and said they would take off the perma-ban if i could prove that i was the original owner, so they gave me the address to send my cd-key to, and i sent it and now my account is unlocked

raider2505 · Apr 30, 2006, 11:05 AM // 11:05

Good Lord, obviously i can't prove that im innocent only with the words i say that i did not engage that kind of fraeking trade...and why is that? Simply cause i'm a honnest persson i have a real work in my life so i have the money i need. I'm forced to point some aspects:

1. The only thing that concern me is that A.Net don't show me any prove (like a screen shot...or a log book...or somethig) in which they incriminate me. This is so obvious that i did'n do anythig. In any case, even if, in my mind was this ideea to sell in-game items for real money (wich is not true) how in the world that i can be guilty about that? Simply because thinking of the ideea is not equal with the fact that acting in that direction.
In other words, i repeat, (even is true, wich isn't) that thinkig of something you want to do but NOT DOING IT, is not the same like thinking of something you want to do and you REALY DO IT.
In any case this is beyond of my taught and i'm realy convinced that this guys made a very BIG mistake with me, closing my account.
2. Another ipotese, in the case that they have recorded my characters activities, is the fact that MAYBE i had been talking on a TRADE channel about something like that and they had recorded that as a TRUE fact, but also is an outrageous ipotese (simply cause i know me). How can i know if a person that i do trade with is a "clean " person or he sell "Bulwark" on e-bay...huh? I even dont have an account on ebay. Cmon this is just BS.
I'm too tierd to make new replys to guild wars support page, yet cause i didn't do anything like they reffered that i did.
3.What i'm gonna do now, cause i already bought the Preorder GW Faction, and the box is on my desk? To register my brand new Game GW Faction, and sudden they ban me again, no sir...i realy don't think so... Man I'm working for my money, i'm not a thief, a jackass or anythig like that.

Sorry guys if i make u trouble but also thanks that u posted here and encouraged me in the first time.

I admit that i had in my storage 110 ectos and 61 shards and about 200k gold as a fact that i was a very good farmer maybe too good for Arena Net. That materials and money are in my storage just waiting to buy the fissure armor on my Necromancer or Ritualist.
So howcome, i have money in storage but i sell items for real money, it doesnt' fit, don't u agree?

Ole Man Bourbon · Apr 30, 2006, 01:55 PM // 13:55

There have been threads on this here numerous times. The people who get their accts back are the one who persist with emails until the mistake is corrected. After so many emails, the incident goes a notch up the food chain and eventually is addressed by a human being.

d3kst3r · Apr 30, 2006, 02:00 PM // 14:00

Probable cause is that your in-game character name was also the name of one of the GW money-for-sale websites at some time. Instead of tracing accounts, they decided to trace player names.

The Herbalizer · Apr 30, 2006, 02:14 PM // 14:14

if you talk about ebay and buying gold you can get banned for it. it has happened before with the virgoods thing and all the people mentioning it getting banned. comments such as why dont you just ebay some gold are not clever and will get you in shit.

raider2505 · Apr 30, 2006, 04:04 PM // 16:04

Strange it is that in aproximative same day a friend of me has been banned for the same reason and he got hid account back in an almost 1 day...Isn't this strange that we got banned in the same day and for same reason.
I dont accuse anyone for anythig....but i just sustain my cause ...this is all.

Apr 27, 2006, 09:18 PM // 21:18	#1
raider2505 Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Nov 2005	Guild Wars accout banned? Hy, guys, i started this because, im feeling kind of disapointed of what happened to me since yesterday i got a message that tells me i've been banned due to a breach in the User Agreement....This ban is permanent. (Code=045)...Reason=???...I'm not a cheater, i'm not using any kind of hacking program or boting system...i'm realy realy disapointed on what arena net has done to me...cause from the begining i was happy on what work they do there and like this game too much. What is going on...i dont understand what i have done cause i really am verry confused with this matter. I wrote a question at support page at guildwars.com but still no explanation on what happened to my account! Still, i do this thread public..that everybody knows that even the perfect system of Guild Wars make mistakes and mess up with peoples feelings and taughts. I read some forums and some dudes have had the same problem as me and they had resolved the issue when they contacted Gaile Gray. I don't know what to do next. I'm in black out! Manny of my guildies can confirm that i'm a good player and dont use cheats and nothing like that, even that i spend a lot of my time farming in UW and FoW...but hey is farming a reason for being banned from a game? Where is it written that? I hope frome heart that my problem it is solved.

Apr 30, 2006, 11:05 AM // 11:05	#16
raider2505 Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Nov 2005	Good Lord, obviously i can't prove that im innocent only with the words i say that i did not engage that kind of fraeking trade...and why is that? Simply cause i'm a honnest persson i have a real work in my life so i have the money i need. I'm forced to point some aspects: 1. The only thing that concern me is that A.Net don't show me any prove (like a screen shot...or a log book...or somethig) in which they incriminate me. This is so obvious that i did'n do anythig. In any case, even if, in my mind was this ideea to sell in-game items for real money (wich is not true) how in the world that i can be guilty about that? Simply because thinking of the ideea is not equal with the fact that acting in that direction. In other words, i repeat, (even is true, wich isn't) that thinkig of something you want to do but NOT DOING IT, is not the same like thinking of something you want to do and you REALY DO IT. In any case this is beyond of my taught and i'm realy convinced that this guys made a very BIG mistake with me, closing my account. 2. Another ipotese, in the case that they have recorded my characters activities, is the fact that MAYBE i had been talking on a TRADE channel about something like that and they had recorded that as a TRUE fact, but also is an outrageous ipotese (simply cause i know me). How can i know if a person that i do trade with is a "clean " person or he sell "Bulwark" on e-bay...huh? I even dont have an account on ebay. Cmon this is just BS. I'm too tierd to make new replys to guild wars support page, yet cause i didn't do anything like they reffered that i did. 3.What i'm gonna do now, cause i already bought the Preorder GW Faction, and the box is on my desk? To register my brand new Game GW Faction, and sudden they ban me again, no sir...i realy don't think so... Man I'm working for my money, i'm not a thief, a jackass or anythig like that. Sorry guys if i make u trouble but also thanks that u posted here and encouraged me in the first time. I admit that i had in my storage 110 ectos and 61 shards and about 200k gold as a fact that i was a very good farmer maybe too good for Arena Net. That materials and money are in my storage just waiting to buy the fissure armor on my Necromancer or Ritualist. So howcome, i have money in storage but i sell items for real money, it doesnt' fit, don't u agree? Last edited by raider2505; Apr 30, 2006 at 11:24 AM // 11:24..

Apr 27, 2006, 09:22 PM // 21:22	#2
EternalTempest Furnace Stoker Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: United States Guild: Dark Side Ofthe Moon [DSM] Profession: E/	The only way to get your account back (or try to) is keep bugging Anet support. They know the reason why they banned you (any idea's?) and to keep talking with them to try and resolve it. If it was farming they may of mis-id you as a bot farmer (for real money purchase) if you fit the pattern. Basically keep bugging them. If your innocent, you stand a chance (make them re-look at your situation) to get your account back, if there is something your not telling us (I don't make judgement) there not going too.

Apr 27, 2006, 09:46 PM // 21:46	#3
raider2505 Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Nov 2005	The problem is that the same issue, in the same day had a guild mate. The only thing i did not said is that i bought a preoder package from a store in Romania...and i have paid the full release in that day ~30$ per full release...firstly they gave me a key that i used for PVE Event on March...and yesterday i got banned... Is it a posibility that the retailer gaved me a fake key...??? I realy dont know?? Edit by chris_nin00: No Posting IGNs without player's consent

Apr 28, 2006, 01:20 AM // 01:20	#4
SziP Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Feb 2006 Profession: Me/	Hey, Achille is in my guild and im surpirsed that he got his account banned. At first i tought it was a prank or something , but now it seems its for real. Now of they would bann u on purpose they would give u the reasons. Since there are no reasons then im sure there is a mistake. I truly hope Guild Wars Support is goingto fix this . Achilles is a great player(even tho hes sometimes a noob), he contributes to our community alot, please let him get his account back. There are scammers who get away with scamming, and innocent people who get banned.

Apr 28, 2006, 01:22 AM // 01:22	#5
Ulivious The Reaper Desert Nomad Join Date: Jan 2006 Guild: The Shadowed Assassins Profession: W/Mo	Szip, posting that here won't get his acc back, sadly... i suggest sending in what oyu said to support and tell them his situation and stufs, so yeh SUPPORT or DEPORT to some shotty MMO that you can replace gw with, or even get a new acc :\

Apr 28, 2006, 01:23 AM // 01:23	#6
Haggard Desert Nomad Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Urmston, Manchester, UK Guild: Greener Pastures [DVDF] Profession: W/Rt	Seems a little ironic that Achille gets banned for apparently nothing, yet no action (that we know of) has been taken against the obvious bot farmers you can stroll down to elona reach and spot in seconds.

Apr 28, 2006, 01:37 AM // 01:37	#7
SziP Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Feb 2006 Profession: Me/	He does not have a 55 monk. He farms UW with Necro. Its easy to stand back and relax but in this case, its not easy to have ur account with over 110 ectos and 61 shards (little more and got FoW) be gone. Over 1900hrs played . ITs pretty sad . One question if they would bann wouldnt they state the reason of banning?

Apr 29, 2006, 09:40 PM // 21:40	#8
raider2505 Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Nov 2005	As further investigation was made on my account the last result was: Hello Christian, Thank you for contacting us again. We do not allow players to trade in-game items for items with real world value (including real money). To do so is to break our rules. This rule is very important to us. We have game logs that record the activities of players. These game logs indicate that your character violated our rules. Your character was involved in activities that are connected to trading in-game items for real world money. This is why the account was permanently closed. We will not allow Guild Wars items to be sold for real world money. The account was terminated because these rules are so important to us. We will not re-open the account. Regards, - GM Sannio Senior Game Master Edit: I think this is not what arena want to do, to ban innocent people.

Apr 29, 2006, 10:44 PM // 22:44	#9
Caleb Nil nisi malis terrori. Join Date: Aug 2005 Profession: Mo/Me	I assume based on the lack of freaking out that you did indeed engage in that activity? If so, you have no recourse other than to buy a new version of Factions or GW and start fresh following the rules.

Apr 30, 2006, 12:48 AM // 00:48	#11
Malice Black Site Legend Join Date: Oct 2005	did u e-bay farm??

Apr 30, 2006, 01:09 AM // 01:09	#13
Malice Black Site Legend Join Date: Oct 2005	the disclaimer at the bottom of e-bay gold sells covers the legal aspect of that

Apr 30, 2006, 02:16 AM // 02:16	#15
Ecksor Krytan Explorer Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: kkthnxbai Guild: Knights And Heroes [Beer]	well my account got hacked like 2 weeks ago, and i contacted them and said they would take off the perma-ban if i could prove that i was the original owner, so they gave me the address to send my cd-key to, and i sent it and now my account is unlocked

Apr 30, 2006, 01:55 PM // 13:55	#17
Ole Man Bourbon Jungle Guide Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Atlanta Guild: GONG Profession: W/E	There have been threads on this here numerous times. The people who get their accts back are the one who persist with emails until the mistake is corrected. After so many emails, the incident goes a notch up the food chain and eventually is addressed by a human being.

Apr 30, 2006, 02:00 PM // 14:00	#18
d3kst3r Krytan Explorer Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia	Probable cause is that your in-game character name was also the name of one of the GW money-for-sale websites at some time. Instead of tracing accounts, they decided to trace player names.

Apr 30, 2006, 02:14 PM // 14:14	#19
The Herbalizer <3 Ecto Join Date: Jul 2005	if you talk about ebay and buying gold you can get banned for it. it has happened before with the virgoods thing and all the people mentioning it getting banned. comments such as why dont you just ebay some gold are not clever and will get you in shit.

Apr 30, 2006, 04:04 PM // 16:04	#20
raider2505 Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Nov 2005	Strange it is that in aproximative same day a friend of me has been banned for the same reason and he got hid account back in an almost 1 day...Isn't this strange that we got banned in the same day and for same reason. I dont accuse anyone for anythig....but i just sustain my cause ...this is all.