Suspended account for buying gold? - Guild Wars Forums

shanemckay · Nov 12, 2008, 05:55 PM // 17:55

Hello, my GW account has been suspended for 76 hours for purchasing gold. Will my account return to full working order after that time? Will they remove the money from my storage and items I may have bought with the bought money?

Thanks

shane

Rikku Fantasia · Nov 12, 2008, 06:05 PM // 18:05

your lucky they even temp baned your account buying gw gold with real money is against there (tos)Terms of service. so find your self lucky and any items u bough with real money gold ect will be removed i believe if i remeber reading right.

Rak Orgon of Beowulf · Nov 12, 2008, 06:12 PM // 18:12

make a permasin and farm.
don't buy gold. its stupid.
don't ruin my game.
:-)
should have gotten permanently banned imo

Onyx Blindbow · Nov 12, 2008, 06:20 PM // 18:20

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rak Orgon of Beowulf

make a permasin and farm.
don't buy gold. its stupid.
don't ruin my game.
:-)
should have gotten permanently banned imo

Over-reaction ftw????

Murderousferret · Nov 12, 2008, 06:24 PM // 18:24

Quote:

Originally Posted by Onyx Blindbow

Over-reaction ftw????

Not at all, every cheater should be banned IMO , it's a multiplayer game, if you want to cheat, find a game you can play alone.

rick15465 · Nov 12, 2008, 06:30 PM // 18:30

Hahahaha. All I can say. Don't buy gold...
Perm banned ...lol 74 hours that's even less then my name-problem...

*Darcy* · Nov 12, 2008, 06:32 PM // 18:32

You are very lucky that the ban is only a temp one. You should also consider yourself lucky if they don't just strip away everything on your account.

As there is no way to roll back a single character, someone would have to determine what was purchased with the gold. I would consider that a waste of an employee's time.

Dawgboy · Nov 12, 2008, 06:35 PM // 18:35

Stupid people gtfo of my game!
Should have been a perma-ban.
It's idiots like this that makes the botters thrive, which in turn causes Anet to take ham-fisted action against all farming, which in turn pisses me right off.

AtomicMew · Nov 12, 2008, 06:48 PM // 18:48

Why does everyone automatically assume buying gold is "cheating"? Is it because you are 15 and have never had a job yet? For some people, it is more efficient to buy gold than to farm for hours. Heck, some games even have built in mechanisms for buying gold.

People exchange currency in exchange for services/goods. It's called free market economy.

Of course, it is A net's right to disallow gold selling. It's just funny that people are so reactionary about it, when really, it's MYOB.

MirkoTeran · Nov 12, 2008, 06:49 PM // 18:49

Just temp ban? Why?

miskav · Nov 12, 2008, 06:49 PM // 18:49

Serves you right, ha-ha.

Quote:

Originally Posted by traversc

Why does everyone automatically assume buying gold is "cheating"? Is it because you are 15 and have never had a job yet? For some people, it is more efficient to buy gold than to farm for hours. Heck, some games even have built in mechanisms for buying gold.

People exchange currency in exchange for services/goods. It's called free market economy.

Of course, it is A net's right to disallow gold selling. It's just funny that people are so reactionary about it, when really, it's MYOB.

Contradict yourself more?

1) You state it's against the rules, which it is, Thus it's not allowed -> Cheating.
2) We care because it gives them an unfair advantage over us who actually PLAY the game to earn things in the game.
3)If a game has a built-in mechanic for buying the gold it's so that the GAME or the owners of the servers get more money, usually for server upkeep or development, right now it goes to botters.

Don't post unless you make sense, gtfo.

komma · Nov 12, 2008, 06:50 PM // 18:50

you suck! dont cheat and buy gold.

Shayne Hawke · Nov 12, 2008, 06:59 PM // 18:59

Wait. Is the ban saying that you got banned for buying gold, or are you saying that?

If you really are buying gold and not just a victim of transfering items between accounts, I'm quite surprised that you only got a temp ban. You should probably give up on GW if you have to rely on buying gold.

The process of what they do with bought gold is unclear to me, but it may be that they remove any items or gold related to bought gold. One case may be that you sold something to someone for gold that they purchased, and you're in the middle of a chain of people being tracked for the gold.

wind fire and ice · Nov 12, 2008, 07:03 PM // 19:03

first i want to know why 72hr ban?

but either way-all money and i repeat-all- money on your account will be removed,otherwise it will be the same.

Also all things traded in the past however long will most likely be removed-im not 100% sure on that,but from the friends ive talked to who have transed money from one act to another and got banned,that seems to be what happens.

edit: at ruffwhatever under me,he cheated and hes worried about losing things,he deserves to be talked to badly.

In an online game you DO NOT cheat,you just dont,im sorry.

He isnt perma banned and hes whining about maybe losing somthing...

ruffenredie · Nov 12, 2008, 07:06 PM // 19:06

You will probably lose all or most of the gold you bought, other than that it depends how closely they look at your account.

It is against the rules, you broke them and got caught, but ignore the level of animosity most of the responders have given you.

I wonder how many of you pious posters have actually never ever broken a rule yourselves. It really never ceases to amaze & sadden me just how unpleasant so many people in Guild Wars and even more so on this forum are to fellow gamers.

Does GW make you angry, or does it happen when you start spending too much time in dungeons?

Fril Estelin · Nov 12, 2008, 07:13 PM // 19:13

Why does everyone trust the OP? It sounds like a troll attempt. Or is cheating by buying gold fashionable these days?

Aba · Nov 12, 2008, 07:15 PM // 19:15

hahaah hopefully all your characters are deleted.....and all you get left is one character slot for PVP,Random Arena only.

Neo Nugget · Nov 12, 2008, 07:16 PM // 19:16

Question has been answered several times, no need to discuss this issue any further.

====closed====

Nov 12, 2008, 05:55 PM // 17:55	#1
shanemckay Pre-Searing Cadet Join Date: May 2007	Suspended account for buying gold? Hello, my GW account has been suspended for 76 hours for purchasing gold. Will my account return to full working order after that time? Will they remove the money from my storage and items I may have bought with the bought money? Thanks shane

Nov 12, 2008, 06:32 PM // 18:32	#7
Darcy Never Too Old Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Rhode Island where there are no GW contests Guild: Order of First Profession: W/R	You are very lucky that the ban is only a temp one. You should also consider yourself lucky if they don't just strip away everything on your account. As there is no way to roll back a single character, someone would have to determine what was purchased with the gold. I would consider that a waste of an employee's time. __________________ That's me, the old stick-in-the-mud non-fun moderator. (and non-understanding, also)

Nov 12, 2008, 07:03 PM // 19:03	#14
wind fire and ice Jungle Guide Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: There Guild: [ToA]	first i want to know why 72hr ban? but either way-all money and i repeat-all- money on your account will be removed,otherwise it will be the same. Also all things traded in the past however long will most likely be removed-im not 100% sure on that,but from the friends ive talked to who have transed money from one act to another and got banned,that seems to be what happens. edit: at ruffwhatever under me,he cheated and hes worried about losing things,he deserves to be talked to badly. In an online game you DO NOT cheat,you just dont,im sorry. He isnt perma banned and hes whining about maybe losing somthing... Last edited by wind fire and ice; Nov 12, 2008 at 07:09 PM // 19:09..

Nov 12, 2008, 07:16 PM // 19:16	#18
Neo Nugget Site Contributor Join Date: Jan 2006 Profession: R/	Question has been answered several times, no need to discuss this issue any further. ====closed==== __________________ "Even if the morrow is barren of promises, nothing shall forestall my return."

Nov 12, 2008, 06:05 PM // 18:05	#2
Rikku Fantasia Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Jun 2008 Guild: Rune Of Superior Nerf Profession: Mo/	your lucky they even temp baned your account buying gw gold with real money is against there (tos)Terms of service. so find your self lucky and any items u bough with real money gold ect will be removed i believe if i remeber reading right.

Nov 12, 2008, 06:12 PM // 18:12	#3
Rak Orgon of Beowulf Krytan Explorer Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: just chillin Guild: Omg Gwen Is Legal [EotN]	make a permasin and farm. don't buy gold. its stupid. don't ruin my game. :-) should have gotten permanently banned imo

Nov 12, 2008, 06:30 PM // 18:30	#6
rick15465 Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Nov 2005	Hahahaha. All I can say. Don't buy gold... Perm banned ...lol 74 hours that's even less then my name-problem...

Nov 12, 2008, 06:35 PM // 18:35	#8
Dawgboy Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Ohio Guild: Antisocial Misfit	Stupid people gtfo of my game! Should have been a perma-ban. It's idiots like this that makes the botters thrive, which in turn causes Anet to take ham-fisted action against all farming, which in turn pisses me right off.

Nov 12, 2008, 06:48 PM // 18:48	#9
AtomicMew Jungle Guide Join Date: Apr 2005 Profession: N/A	Why does everyone automatically assume buying gold is "cheating"? Is it because you are 15 and have never had a job yet? For some people, it is more efficient to buy gold than to farm for hours. Heck, some games even have built in mechanisms for buying gold. People exchange currency in exchange for services/goods. It's called free market economy. Of course, it is A net's right to disallow gold selling. It's just funny that people are so reactionary about it, when really, it's MYOB.

Nov 12, 2008, 06:49 PM // 18:49	#10
MirkoTeran Forge Runner Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Slovenia Guild: Scars Meadows [SMS] Profession: Mo/	Just temp ban? Why?

Nov 12, 2008, 06:50 PM // 18:50	#12
komma Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Aug 2007 Guild: None Profession: N/	you suck! dont cheat and buy gold.

Nov 12, 2008, 06:59 PM // 18:59	#13
Shayne Hawke Departed from Tyria Join Date: May 2007 Guild: Clan Dethryche [dth] Profession: R/	Wait. Is the ban saying that you got banned for buying gold, or are you saying that? If you really are buying gold and not just a victim of transfering items between accounts, I'm quite surprised that you only got a temp ban. You should probably give up on GW if you have to rely on buying gold. The process of what they do with bought gold is unclear to me, but it may be that they remove any items or gold related to bought gold. One case may be that you sold something to someone for gold that they purchased, and you're in the middle of a chain of people being tracked for the gold.

Nov 12, 2008, 07:06 PM // 19:06	#15
ruffenredie Academy Page Join Date: Sep 2007 Profession: R/Rt	You will probably lose all or most of the gold you bought, other than that it depends how closely they look at your account. It is against the rules, you broke them and got caught, but ignore the level of animosity most of the responders have given you. I wonder how many of you pious posters have actually never ever broken a rule yourselves. It really never ceases to amaze & sadden me just how unpleasant so many people in Guild Wars and even more so on this forum are to fellow gamers. Does GW make you angry, or does it happen when you start spending too much time in dungeons?

Nov 12, 2008, 07:13 PM // 19:13	#16
Fril Estelin So Serious... Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: London Guild: Nerfs Are [WHAK] Profession: E/	Why does everyone trust the OP? It sounds like a troll attempt. Or is cheating by buying gold fashionable these days?

Nov 12, 2008, 07:15 PM // 19:15	#17
Aba Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Vancouver,Canada	hahaah hopefully all your characters are deleted.....and all you get left is one character slot for PVP,Random Arena only.