can you add banned players to friends list? - Guild Wars Forums

dr love · Jan 26, 2010, 05:47 AM // 05:47

i recently tried to add someone that i know exists onto my friends list to see what they were up to. but i couldn't add any of their names. so my first thought is they were hacked and got totally sacked and lost everything.

but then i thought there is another possibility, especially knowing this person. if they got temp or perma banned, could i add their character to friends list still?

mathiastemplar · Jan 26, 2010, 08:17 AM // 08:17

Well.. if perma banned their account is deleted afaik.. So the name should not exist anymore.

While temp banned U may not be able to add them.

Cheers

tasha · Jan 26, 2010, 09:25 AM // 09:25

As far as I'm aware, even perma banned accounts aren't deleted straight away. There are a few reports of perma banned players getting their accounts back (eg when they were mistaken for bots in a mass ban).

And no, as long as something hasn't changed in a year, you can't add someone who's banned to your friends list. I had a guildie who got banned and kicked from the Guild, I tried adding their name to my friends list so I could keep track of them, and was told the name was invalid. If its already there, it doesn't get removed though.

Windf0rce · Jan 26, 2010, 11:42 AM // 11:42

Try creating a char with the same name, you will know if he was deleted.

jonnieboi05 · Jan 26, 2010, 01:43 PM // 13:43

Permabanned accounts are never "deleted". They are simple 'closed' and blocked off from ever being logged onto again. I know this because I have a permanantly banned account and I tried every so often to recreate the characters on there for about 6-7 months straight to no luck.

*Darcy* · Jan 26, 2010, 03:02 PM // 15:02

Nothing is ever deleted when banned. Whether an account or a character, it is simply blocked from use.

Lord Dagon · Jan 26, 2010, 08:28 PM // 20:28

like what alot of people have said here, you cant add them after they have become perma-banned(after a time).
hope this helps.

Nerel · Jan 27, 2010, 01:24 PM // 13:24

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Originally Posted by JonnieBoi05

Permabanned accounts are never "deleted". They are simple 'closed' and blocked off from ever being logged onto again. I know this because I have a permanantly banned account and I tried every so often to recreate the characters on there for about 6-7 months straight to no luck.

Off topic but... I was under the impression (from the EULA) that when Anet perma'd one of your accounts they'd close them all, and if you got a new account, they would probably perma that too?

Assuming of course that they know the accounts are being used by the banned player...

Xenex Xclame · Jan 27, 2010, 06:04 PM // 18:04

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nerel

Off topic but... I was under the impression (from the EULA) that when Anet perma'd one of your accounts they'd close them all, and if you got a new account, they would probably perma that too?

Assuming of course that they know the accounts are being used by the banned player...

No,the EULA just gives them the option to do so if they want.
There is no point in blocking all 5 of your accounts when its only 1 of them that got hacked and triggered the alarm,if you were duping with 1 of your accounts however then you shoulnd't be surprised if they lock them all.

*Darcy* · Jan 27, 2010, 11:37 PM // 23:37

If you are banned for hardcore violations of the EULA - selling/buying accounts, selling/buying gold, botting, etc - then they will close every account they can ascribe to your ownership.

Jan 26, 2010, 05:47 AM // 05:47	#1
dr love ...is in denial Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Hyperion Guild: starcraft 2 Profession: P/Me	can you add banned players to friends list? i recently tried to add someone that i know exists onto my friends list to see what they were up to. but i couldn't add any of their names. so my first thought is they were hacked and got totally sacked and lost everything. but then i thought there is another possibility, especially knowing this person. if they got temp or perma banned, could i add their character to friends list still?

Jan 26, 2010, 03:02 PM // 15:02	#6
Darcy Never Too Old Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Rhode Island where there are no GW contests Guild: Order of First Profession: W/R	Nothing is ever deleted when banned. Whether an account or a character, it is simply blocked from use. __________________ That's me, the old stick-in-the-mud non-fun moderator. (and non-understanding, also)

Jan 27, 2010, 11:37 PM // 23:37	#10
Darcy Never Too Old Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Rhode Island where there are no GW contests Guild: Order of First Profession: W/R	If you are banned for hardcore violations of the EULA - selling/buying accounts, selling/buying gold, botting, etc - then they will close every account they can ascribe to your ownership. __________________ That's me, the old stick-in-the-mud non-fun moderator. (and non-understanding, also)

Jan 26, 2010, 08:17 AM // 08:17	#2
mathiastemplar Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Denmark Guild: Jade Reapers [JD] Profession: W/	Well.. if perma banned their account is deleted afaik.. So the name should not exist anymore. While temp banned U may not be able to add them. Cheers

Jan 26, 2010, 09:25 AM // 09:25	#3
tasha Auctions Mod Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: UK Guild: Mystic Spiral [MYST]	As far as I'm aware, even perma banned accounts aren't deleted straight away. There are a few reports of perma banned players getting their accounts back (eg when they were mistaken for bots in a mass ban). And no, as long as something hasn't changed in a year, you can't add someone who's banned to your friends list. I had a guildie who got banned and kicked from the Guild, I tried adding their name to my friends list so I could keep track of them, and was told the name was invalid. If its already there, it doesn't get removed though.

Jan 26, 2010, 11:42 AM // 11:42	#4
Windf0rce Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Jan 2007	Try creating a char with the same name, you will know if he was deleted.

Jan 26, 2010, 01:43 PM // 13:43	#5
jonnieboi05 Forge Runner Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Mableton, Georgia Guild: Guild Ancestors Reunited [?????????]	Permabanned accounts are never "deleted". They are simple 'closed' and blocked off from ever being logged onto again. I know this because I have a permanantly banned account and I tried every so often to recreate the characters on there for about 6-7 months straight to no luck.

Jan 26, 2010, 08:28 PM // 20:28	#7
Lord Dagon Desert Nomad Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Inside the Oblivion Gate Guild: The Imperial Guards of Istan[TIGE] Profession: E/Me	like what alot of people have said here, you cant add them after they have become perma-banned(after a time). hope this helps.