Curse

I Echo Dshot · Nov 30, 2010, 02:08 AM // 02:08

NOTE: This is not a topic to flame Anet. Please delete any posts which flame anyone.

NOTE: This is not a technical support topic, don't move my post till you have read through it thoroughly.

http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Error

My account was found to have breached the terms and agreements. But, I had never done anything which would of deserved a permanent ban.

Apparently, Anet thinks I am a gold seller. But in reality I'm just really generous.

As an active PvPer and a less active PvEer I found myself sitting on a huge surplus of Zkeys. Seeing that I had no use for them, I gave them away to friends, guildies, or even (on rare occasions) complete strangers. An algorythim Anet programmed into GW.dat flagged me as a gold seller. A few of my friends who I gave gold to were also flagged. On the Friday after Thanksgiving, we were banned. I am currently repealing my ban through their support system.

Regardless of my situation, I am still grateful for whatever Anet can do to stop cheating.

I hope what has happened to me can serve as a lesson for others. Please don't become a victim of error 045.

RedDog91 · Nov 30, 2010, 02:18 AM // 02:18

Anything about account issues becomes a flame-war.
I sense a thread closure in your near future

I Echo Dshot · Nov 30, 2010, 02:24 AM // 02:24

Quote:

Originally Posted by I Echo Dshot

Regardless of my situation, I am still grateful for whatever Anet can do to stop cheating.

NOTE: This is not a topic to flame Anet. Please delete any posts which flame anyone.

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Zanagi Kazuhiko · Nov 30, 2010, 02:40 AM // 02:40

Dang, I should stop giving away my money too now.

diabiosx · Nov 30, 2010, 02:42 AM // 02:42

no offense but i dont think anet will trust u on this, you gotta have solid proof that you are not a gold seller instead of just saying you are not a gold seller. But anyways this does raise a concern for people who transfers money and items to their second accounts... :-\

Wyndy · Nov 30, 2010, 02:50 AM // 02:50

It is a valid concern. I have been giving ecto and z-keys to guildies who are still trying to work on HoM. What amount or transaction is flagged? We won't find out the answer to that so I guess small increments is the key.

Pony Slaystation · Nov 30, 2010, 02:55 AM // 02:55

Maybe you can get around the algorithm by dropping stuff you want to give away in explorable areas. It's not a trade, so it might be harder to track. Just a thought. I probably shouldn't have said that because it might help gold sellers be more conspicuous.... whatever.

ErrantVenture · Nov 30, 2010, 02:58 AM // 02:58

My 2nd account that I use to farm topk when I can't sleep (don't use it for much of anything else other than storage) got banned for botting last week. Anet's bot/goldselling detection systems are shitty at picking out regular players from bots/sellers. It's been 6 days sinc my ticket got excalated and i've still yet to hear a thing. Anet support has been okay in the past, but more often than not it's just shit xD

mechanizeddeath · Nov 30, 2010, 03:11 AM // 03:11

I've given a lot of stuff away over the years, and also received a few freebies as well. Plus I have a 2nd account used primarily for long term storage. Whenever I trade, regardless of the trade direction, I try to make sure it isn't one-sided. Whether it's a half used salvage kit, a stone summit badge, or 10 gold, I try to make sure something is on both sides of the trade window. Whether or not this pacifies the detection code I'll never know, but I figure it's cheap insurance against this kind of hassle.

Horace Slughorn · Nov 30, 2010, 03:17 AM // 03:17

moral of the story: don't give anything away

I Echo Dshot · Nov 30, 2010, 03:34 AM // 03:34

Quote:

Originally Posted by diabiosx

no offense but i dont think anet will trust u on this, you gotta have solid proof that you are not a gold seller instead of just saying you are not a gold seller. But anyways this does raise a concern for people who transfers money and items to their second accounts... :-\

I actually don't care that much

. I only PvP, I was smart enough not to link my accounts through plaync. I don't care for titles, I have friends.

Schnellburg · Nov 30, 2010, 03:36 AM // 03:36

Quote:

Originally Posted by Horace Slughorn

moral of the story: don't give anything away

No moral of the story is that if your gonna be giving large amounts of stuff away, make sure your both on the same IP. I mean if your ip trace comes back as that your in american, and the other IP comes out as China...Yeah that would throw up some red flags...

I Echo Dshot · Nov 30, 2010, 03:38 AM // 03:38

No, The moral of the story is if your giving something away, make sure it looks like a real trade.

I.E., they trade you a chaos axe (10k) for 50k

*lemming* · Nov 30, 2010, 03:49 AM // 03:49

The warning is appreciated.