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Melei Hawke

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Apr 2007

SoF

R/Mo

19 Jun 2007 at 19:24 - 41

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chestnut

I might have spammed over the weekend like one person said.. but honestly I know I didn't do anything diffrent this weekend that I havn't for the last 25 months.

You answered your own question...this is why you have a temporary ban.

I do not think a-net should have to take the time to provide proof to the spammers...if they are honest with themselves they will know why they were banned. If the op could find his way here to complain about getting a temporary ban then how can he say he had no clue this could happen? It is all over the forums and on the front page here at guru.

I did notice a lot more people using the trade channel over the weekend, so the word did get out. It sure made the few that spammed all chat stand out but there were plenty of people to politely remind them to use the trade and refer them to the wiki. There are still some that fell right back to the old habit and are abusive to others if it is suggested they use the trade chat as a-net is banning. Lion's Arch is a prime example of that today...

I also read that Gaile doesn't need us to report and "help" them catch spammers. They have resources at their disposal to see who is spamming. If it takes a day to catch up with someone then so be it...

I do agree that a message on the log in screen would inform the rest of the players that do not read forums, read the updates or the Gaile News. I do not believe that will prevent people from being "shocked" that their accounts were banned and claiming they did nothing to deserve it.

Thank you A-Net for following through with this!

Gaile Gray

ArenaNet

Join Date: Feb 2005

19 Jun 2007 at 19:24 - 42

You guys make a great point, and we'll add a message about this to the game as soon as we can get it localized. As mentioned, it's not a change in "the rules of the game," but rather a change in the way that the Support team deals with it. I agree with you that making the effort to inform players that spamming is being reviewed and, possibly, actioned is a good idea.

Thunder79

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Aug 2006

Chaos Rising

19 Jun 2007 at 19:34 - 43

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gaile Gray

You guys make a great point, and we'll add a message about this to the game as soon as we can get it localized. As mentioned, it's not a change in "the rules of the game," but rather a change in the way that the Support team deals with it. I agree with you that making the effort to inform players that spamming is being reviewed and, possibly, actioned is a good idea.

Thank You Gaile,

But Anet also needs to increase the limit on the ignore list if your standard response to spam tickets is this:

Quote:

Hello,

Thanks for getting in touch with us regarding the issue of chat spamming.

We understand that there may be times that players post a repetitive message in the chat channel when selling items, recruiting for guilds or missions or simply to be an annoyance. When this happens and you do not wish to view that player's chat you can use the "ignore" option. This option is located under the "Friends" list button. To get to the "Friends" list you can use the "Menu" tab or simply hit the "N" key. Add the name of the player whose chat you wish to block onto the "Ignored" list and you will be able to continue playing without seeing messages from that player again.

If you have any additional questions please let us know.

Regards,
The Guild Wars Support Team

fast response (less than an hour) but how am I supposed to ignore people if my ignore list is full?

Chestnut

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jul 2006

Mo/Me

19 Jun 2007 at 19:38 - 44

Okay, well I dont see my text in there at all.. Can you tell me if my char name is in that text? PM me it or something cause I dont see my name in there.

I dont remember typeing any of that, though If I did I'd like to know..
?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Thunder79

Even when I am trying to sell stuff I refrain from spamming...and now that this policy is being enforced I'm staying in the trade channel and party search. When I sell stuff is rare though...I prefer having fun while playing a game...

No one bothers to use the Party Search feature....I'm standing in the Remains of Sahlahja right now and the player tab of the party search window is empty...despite several people spamming in all chat...

now that they are enforcing it...I'm reporting it...

http://www.thunder-god.net/images/ga...rty_search.jpg

yes I submitted a ticket on this person...

what I don't get is the people who believe they need to spam things multiple times despite the fact that there isn't enough activity to warrant it...(the ONLY place I ever consider it to be busy enough to warrant it is Lion's Arch District 1...but even then...it's still spamming and I try to avoid those busy as hell districts)

hope more people get banned so they'll learn their lesson...you have no one to blame but yourself...the community is not on your side...so stop the spamming.

and yes Anet should put a note about spam on the login screen...like was said...not everyone visits the forums...put them on notice and people will learn more quickly.

Image switched to url link due to size.

The Great Al

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jun 2005

ALOA

E/Me

19 Jun 2007 at 19:39 - 45

Quote:

Originally Posted by Thunder79

Thank You Gaile,

But Anet also needs to increase the limit on the ignore list if your standard response to spam tickets is this:

fast response (less than an hour) but how am I supposed to ignore people if my ignore list is full?

you could....either ignore the people, or take some people off of your ignore list? Honestly, if your ignore list is full, half of the people probably don't even play anymore, and even if they do, what are the chances of you encountering them again?

Gaile Gray

ArenaNet

Join Date: Feb 2005

19 Jun 2007 at 19:41 - 46

I sure understand about the Friends List and the Ignore function. I've heard the suggestion before, but I'm told that we cannot expand the numbers in the current iteration.

I will pass this along as a suggestion for Guild Wars 2, and I'm sure if it becomes possible in Guild Wars, it'll be considered as a possible addition.

Thunder79

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Aug 2006

Chaos Rising

19 Jun 2007 at 19:54 - 47

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chestnut

Okay, well I dont see my text in there at all.. Can you tell me if my char name is in that text? PM me it or something cause I dont see my name in there.

I dont remember typeing any of that, though If I did I'd like to know..
?

This happened just over an hour ago after I started reading this thread...it's not you as far as I know...when you mentioned LB/SS I went there looking to see if anyone was using the party search window and for people spamming chat...sure enough I found someone spamming trade chat in all chat and the party search was empty

as for the ignore list...what happens when I find more than 10 people I want to ignore in a short amount of time...I'm out of luck...I won't be able to ignore them all...that's why the limit should be raised. Store it on our computers for all I care...have the ignore feature handled completely on our computers...should be too big of a hit...it's just annoying when you do go to ignore someone and you have to remove someone else you don't want to have anything to do with just so you can ignore the most recent annoyance.
I can see finding 10 people I want to ignore in a small amount of time...a limit more like 50 or so would be better...because chances are we won't find that many people to ignore. My preference would that it be limited only by the size of our hard drive...ie the names are stored locally and the list can be as big as the free space on your hard drive.

edit: not possible...ok guess I'll have to deal with it...it's annoying but I can deal...please make sure that gets on the to do list for GW2....thanks

Kook~NBK~

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Mar 2005

A little chalet outside Drok's

Natural Born Killaz

19 Jun 2007 at 20:02 - 48

I'm glad they're doing something about it. Maybe now the people who say "It's the only way to get things sold" will learn that, in fact, it is not.

I warned couple of people that I saw spamming after A-Net announced that they were cracking down. The replies I got went anywhere from "good to know" to "STFU you stupid n00b, A-Net won't/can't do s***." (among other colorful comments.) I just smiled to myself and said "You've been warned."

I've never had a problem selling things in trade chat, even using the "Drunkard Timer" (every time I add a minute to my title, I post my WTS message). I also use the Party search function to sell things. While it may not be the greatest for selling generic weapons, there's plenty of space to type "S: Elemental sword - PM for info" or "B: The Yakslapper, 5K"

Chestnut

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jul 2006

Mo/Me

19 Jun 2007 at 20:10 - 49

Why not just do "Trade districts" 1000's if not 10's of 1000's accept Lions arch Dis 1 as a "Trade" District.. Have a distrct below or above the rest that people go to trade, I know I dont go into lions arch or Kamadam dis 1 unless I want to buy something or sell something.. and most people who aren't selling go there only to buy.

Or what about a place where we can sell things? like an OFFICAL guild wars auction website (Much like offical wiki) or perhaps a place ingame you can sell items? like a store or something where you can place items for people to look at to sell.

Support is slow, they are "Looking" into the matter.

If anyone cares, or not ill post if it gets resloved by support or if I have to wait the full 62 hours left.

its not a big deal, I got work this week, i just kinda looking foward to playing GW when I get home at night.

The Great Al

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jun 2005

ALOA

E/Me

19 Jun 2007 at 20:18 - 50

double post, sorry

Chestnut

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jul 2006

Mo/Me

19 Jun 2007 at 21:46 - 51

Well, I went though support and about 3 hours later they unblocked me.. told me my account was ready for me to log into and everything... . looks all good.

Still don't really know exactly what I was banned for.. but they did remove it..

truemyths

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jan 2007

20 Jun 2007 at 02:29 - 52

Thanks for being out there still Gaile

Pwny Ride

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Oct 2006

Aussieland

Prime Players Of [OSHA] ~ [dth] alliance. <3

Me/E

20 Jun 2007 at 03:10 - 53

Haha, this is gold! The temp bans are happening. I pity nobody who this happens to, and its great that A-net have taken action

Two thumbs up on this thread.

MrFuzzles

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jun 2007

Norway

D/

20 Jun 2007 at 03:16 - 54

Quote:

Originally Posted by bhavv

Of course people are going to spam LFG untill they get a group... Isnt that the core basis of pugging? I dont get why someone would get banned for it.

Well, there's a difference between repeating "LFG for mission" once every few seconds, and going something like;..

Dude1: LFG for mission
Dude1: LFG for mission
Dude1: LFG for mission
Dude2: Need 1 more for xyz quest
Dude1: LFG for mission
Dude1: LFG for mission
Dude1: LFG for mission
Dude1: LFG for mission
Dude1: LFG for mission

It's annoying because you are "washing" away what other people are saying. Our chat windows only show so many lines, and by spamming your line 6 times over in the course of a couple of seconds means you are virtually silencing everyone else.

I'm not waving my finger directly at you, here. I just wanted to point out how "spamming lfg" in the sense of repeating it every now and then, and really spamming it can be two different things.

Dr Strangelove

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Dec 2005

Wasting away again in Margaritaville

[HOTR]

20 Jun 2007 at 04:06 - 55

Good riddance to bad rubbish, I always say

freekedoutfish

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jun 2006

E/

20 Jun 2007 at 07:48 - 56

Well I take two views on this...

1) Your guilty and this is another post winging post, because you got caught and you think its unfair. In which case.... sorry but grow up.

2) Your not guilty and its a mistake, and im certain Anet will get around to fixing it. They cant get it right everytime, and their bound to make mistakes.

Either way, it shows that Anet is indeed cracking down on spamming and trying their best to catch people! Whether it be the right people or not, atleast it shows their doing their jobs!

Miral

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Apr 2005

Hell. AKA Phoenix, AZ

The Gear Trick [GEAR]

W/A

20 Jun 2007 at 08:24 - 57

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gaile Gray

You guys make a great point, and we'll add a message about this to the game as soon as we can get it localized. As mentioned, it's not a change in "the rules of the game," but rather a change in the way that the Support team deals with it. I agree with you that making the effort to inform players that spamming is being reviewed and, possibly, actioned is a good idea.

as I also PMed you about, could we get some easy in-game method to report? exiting guildwars and composing an email or something just isn't worth it when the spammers will be back after a couple days...

Miral

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Apr 2005

Hell. AKA Phoenix, AZ

The Gear Trick [GEAR]

W/A

20 Jun 2007 at 08:30 - 58

Quote:

Originally Posted by MrFuzzles

Well, there's a difference between repeating "LFG for mission" once every few seconds, and going something like;..

Dude1: LFG for mission
Dude1: LFG for mission
Dude1: LFG for mission
Dude2: Need 1 more for xyz quest
Dude1: LFG for mission
Dude1: LFG for mission
Dude1: LFG for mission
Dude1: LFG for mission
Dude1: LFG for mission

It's annoying because you are "washing" away what other people are saying. Our chat windows only show so many lines, and by spamming your line 6 times over in the course of a couple of seconds means you are virtually silencing everyone else.

I'm not waving my finger directly at you, here. I just wanted to point out how "spamming lfg" in the sense of repeating it every now and then, and really spamming it can be two different things.

heh usually its more like this
3:04:01 Dude1: LFG for mission
3:04:01 Dude2: LFG for quest C
3:04:01 Dude3: SELLING STUPID RARE ITEM NO ONE CARES ABOUT!
3:04:01 Dude1: LFG for mission
3:04:01 Dude1: LFG for mission
3:04:01 Dude3: SELLING STUPID RARE ITEM NO ONE CARES ABOUT!
3:04:02 Dude3: SELLING STUPID RARE ITEM NO ONE CARES ABOUT!
3:04:02 Dude3: SELLING STUPID RARE ITEM NO ONE CARES ABOUT!
3:04:02 Dude3: SELLING STUPID RARE ITEM NO ONE CARES ABOUT!
3:04:02 Dude1: LFG for mission
3:04:03 Dude1: LFG for mission
3:04:03 Dude1: LFG for mission
3:04:03 Dude2: LFG for quest C
3:04:05 ME: For corn's sake, stop spamming!

Gawa

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: May 2007

[Oldschool Respect and Honour]

20 Jun 2007 at 08:33 - 59

Miral, i agree, an ingame reporting feature would as ive said before be much more effective. Im sure many more people would use it.

Just a wee tip fwiw - i run GW in window mode (not maximised) which allows me to easily Alt-Tab to Firefox browser which i keep open and i have the report page open in one of my tabs. That way i can make a report quicker and am more likely to spend the time doing it. Ingame would be a lot better.

edit - eek Miral you are the double posting king.. you know you can edit

... re your 2nd post - yep.. and i hate it when someone spams like your example and i finally ask them to please use trade chat or stop spamming... and what happens.... then spam even more quickly :s

If we all keep an anti spaming profile..ie keep askin people not to do it, eventually slowly, it will become clear that its no longer going to be tolerated.

Miral

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Apr 2005

Hell. AKA Phoenix, AZ

The Gear Trick [GEAR]

W/A

20 Jun 2007 at 08:50 - 60

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gawa

Miral, i agree, an ingame reporting feature would as ive said before be much more effective. Im sure many more people would use it.

Just a wee tip fwiw - i run GW in window mode (not maximised) which allows me to easily Alt-Tab to Firefox browser which i keep open and i have the report page open in one of my tabs. That way i can make a report quicker and am more likely to spend the time doing it. Ingame would be a lot better.

edit - eek Miral you are the double posting king.. you know you can edit

... re your 2nd post - yep.. and i hate it when someone spams like your example and i finally ask them to please use trade chat or stop spamming... and what happens.... then spam even more quickly :s

If we all keep an anti spaming profile..ie keep askin people not to do it, eventually slowly, it will become clear that its no longer going to be tolerated.

yea the stupid button that lets you quote multiple posts doesn't work for me for some reason, and I'm used to boards that actually have features that automatically append new posts if theres no replies lol

Angelic Upstart

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Mar 2006

South Coast UK

[SBS] [RETIRED]

W/E

20 Jun 2007 at 09:09 - 61

Its about bloody time,i was in Kamadan English 1 over the weekend and the chat was making my eyes bleed trying to keep up with it, and it was 99% WTS,
WTS,
WTS, etc without a break in every channel, good job anet, there was a time you could actually converse with people in outposts and towns, lets hope this brings some of that back.

freekedoutfish

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jun 2006

E/

20 Jun 2007 at 09:27 - 62

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gawa

Just a wee tip fwiw - i run GW in window mode (not maximised) which allows me to easily Alt-Tab to Firefox browser which i keep open and i have the report page open in one of my tabs. That way i can make a report quicker and am more likely to spend the time doing it. Ingame would be a lot better.

Running my game in window mode, while running an explorer window in the background would kill it my PC!

Its not a bad machine, but it takes about 60 seconds just to move out of the game, back to the desktop!

Plus you need a fairly big monitor and a good resolution to see both your game in window mode without being squashed and to be able to view firefox at the same time.

An ingame reporting system isnt a bad idea. All you need do it speak to a guard in an outpost and they give you the option to report a player and you get a very simple email interface.

But it could get exploited! You could have people reporting individuals who do nothing wrong.

Free Runner

Forge Runner

Join Date: Oct 2005

GW2G

Knights Of The Sacred Light [KSL]

20 Jun 2007 at 09:31 - 63

Its funny because the moment the first update rolled out people started putting warnings up about the trade spam bans. The response to them was along the lines of "stfu anet cant do anything about it". I really want to see their faces now.

The LFG spam is stupid aswell. You dont need to spam it 13 times instantly after the previous line hits chat.

I hope they start moving the bans towards leechers.

Drop of Fear

Forge Runner

Join Date: Nov 2006

W/

20 Jun 2007 at 09:34 - 64

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mitchel

Party search is unusable because:

A: Nobody uses it

B: Messages are usualy to short

C: Nobody uses it

u know how u can hijack points A and C? BY USING IT!!!

Qual

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Dec 2005

Denmark, Karup.

[PuG]

W/E

20 Jun 2007 at 09:35 - 65

Quote:

Originally Posted by bhavv

Of course people are going to spam LFG untill they get a group... Isnt that the core basis of pugging? I dont get why someone would get banned for it.

You could use the search system.

M1h4iL

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Apr 2005

Perth, Australia

20 Jun 2007 at 09:47 - 66

Heh maybe you typed "/jump" a few too many times. I wonder if that could get you banned.

mr_groovy

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jun 2006

Netherlands

No Inherent Effect [NiE]

20 Jun 2007 at 09:51 - 67

Quote:

Originally Posted by Drop of Fear

u know how u can hijack points A and C? BY USING IT!!!

Here's a secret, If anet would only INCREASE the string length of party search it would get used more

It's a secret though, because Anet doesn't know about it, and wants to keep it that way.......(ignoring every post about it

)

Doctor Norris

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jan 2007

Underworld Prodigies

E/Me

20 Jun 2007 at 10:16 - 68

**applause to ANet**

I am so glad they are suspending peoples accounts. Maybe people will wake up and stop spamming. Serves them right. Spam the chats and you get penalized plain and simple. I have no sympathy for them.

Realm of Fiery Doom

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Mar 2007

Realm of Fiery Doom

20 Jun 2007 at 10:16 - 69

Hmmm... I'm in school atm, but I was saying "Running to all desert mission locations and outposts, 500g each" in Augury Rock yesterday. I waited until the previous message faded before posting again, but does this still count as spamming?

I was posting in All Chat Channel, by the way.

Gawa

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: May 2007

[Oldschool Respect and Honour]

20 Jun 2007 at 10:36 - 70

Quote:

Originally Posted by FreakyFishBloke:)

Running my game in window mode, while running an explorer window in the background would kill it my PC!

Its not a bad machine, but it takes about 60 seconds just to move out of the game, back to the desktop!

Plus you need a fairly big monitor and a good resolution to see both your game in window mode without being squashed and to be able to view firefox at the same time.

heh ahh yes.. i guess i do have a bit of a hax that helps me *blush* (dual LCD monitors, 22in (1680*1050) and 17in and a C2D E6600 with 2GB nifty RAM and a WD Raptor) alt tabbing takes me about half a second (sorry!)

Quote:

Originally Posted by FreakyFishBloke:)

An ingame reporting system isnt a bad idea. All you need do it speak to a guard in an outpost and they give you the option to report a player and you get a very simple email interface.

But it could get exploited! You could have people reporting individuals who do nothing wrong.

Nice idea. Well, like anything, it can be abused just like the current reporting feature. There would simply need to be consequences in place for abusing reporting - disable it and or suspend the abuser.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Realm of Fiery Doom

I was saying "Running to all desert mission locations and outposts, 500g each" in Augury Rock yesterday. I waited until the previous message faded before posting again, but does this still count as spamming?
I was posting in All Chat Channel, by the way.

Hiya, respect for asking

. I met somone at Augry yesterday doing that exact thing.. spamming the running message 3 times in a row, then someone else did it.. and they ended up spamming in competition to each other :s

My take is that you are offering a running service aka trade.. and that it should be in the trade section if you are going to repeat the message.

So.. personally speaking i think its fine to say it once in all chat, then if you want to keep saying it, use trade chat and stick to your wise way of waiting until your message dissappears.

At no times is it ok to repeat any message 2 or 3 times in a row or every few seconds, which is what a lot of people do.

freekedoutfish

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jun 2006

E/

20 Jun 2007 at 11:25 - 71

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gawa

.....

FreakyFishBloke? FreakFishBloke!!!!!!

Im offended, how long have I been around the guru and posting usually stupid ideas? Kids these days!!! Tut tut!

Plus its to "ee"s because I spelt it wrong

But I have a valid concern. What if your in an outpost with about 10 other people, and per usual no one is posting any LFG messages. Their all magically waiting for the party forming fairy to come along and push them together.

You then post LFG in local and/or WTS in the trade channel.

If your the only one posting, and you continue to post "Nuker lfg hard mode" every 15 -30 seconds, it soon looks likes your spamming to an outside observer!

If a mod walked in and saw that, would they assume your spamming simply because your the only one posting and the only one using space on the chat channel?

I assume they evaluate these things carefully and check times and dates and could tell the time between postings. But still......... it could be mistakenly seen as spamming!

Gawa

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: May 2007

[Oldschool Respect and Honour]

20 Jun 2007 at 11:42 - 72

Quote:

Originally Posted by freekedoutfish

I assume they evaluate these things carefully and check times and dates and could tell the time between postings. But still......... it could be mistakenly seen as spamming!

:P .Yep i see where you are coming from there. Im sure ANet do, as you say, carefully check log times etc As i said earlier, im sure they err on the side of leniency and so suspend the worst offenders while others that do spam but a bit less so, probably get away with it more.

Be that as it may, you have a valid concern. Hmm, it got me thinking on a tangent..

what about if ANet had a toggle feature for us to view logins to a district....?

ie. you can choose to see if and when anyone enters the district.

This could be useful for traders or anyone looking a group or offering a service.

That way you know there is no point repeating a message unless at least a couple new people have entered the district. (because everyone else will have seen your message already and if they havent responded, generally means they dont want to, so you repeating it doesnt help)

In some districts it would not be useful ie the big centres. For outposts however it could be very useful, and help reduce spam and reduce needless re messaging. Thoughts?

Patrick Smit

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Nov 2006

NiTe

20 Jun 2007 at 12:17 - 73

Quote:

Originally Posted by mr_groovy

Here's a secret, If anet would only INCREASE the string length of party search it would get used more

It's a secret though, because Anet doesn't know about it, and wants to keep it that way.......(ignoring every post about it

)

It is still no excuse to spam nor to sell in all chat.

Realm of Fiery Doom

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Mar 2007

Realm of Fiery Doom

20 Jun 2007 at 12:27 - 74

Just an idea - would removing the Ctrl+C/Ctrl+V and pressing the up and down arrow keys in the chat bar help stop spamming? You can still see messages that have been posted before by scrolling up the message box that you get when you press `, but if you want to type a message you have to type it all over again, and typing "Selling Chaos Axe req.9 20/20 +30hp" over and over again would tire anobody out, and help to slow down the rate at which individuals can post messages if they're really determined to spam.

jrk247

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Mar 2006

Twenty Gold For Mountain Troll [Tusk]

20 Jun 2007 at 12:56 - 75

Well I've noticed a decrease in trade spam in the local chat, but there is still spam in local and trade chat.

GG Anet. I think it is good that people are actually getting banned for breaking the EULA. And for all that say, "WTF why'd I get banned?!", I suggest you reread (or even read) the EULA.

Here's a link: http://www.guildwars.com/support/leg...-agreement.php

Quote:

(j) In the Game(s), characters have the privilege of sending server wide messages called "Chat Messages." With this privilege comes a high level of responsibility on the part of the user. Due to the fact that this communication channel has the ability to impact every player on the server, NC Interactive will not tolerate any inappropriate behavior of any sort in this chat channel. This includes but is not limited to: inappropriate language of any sort or any attempt to escape the profanity filter, inappropriate or vulgar content of any sort, repeated "spamming," or "flooding" of the chat messages channel, or any other conduct determined to be inappropriate by NC Interactive Support, in its sole discretion. Any violation of this term or rules of conduct may, in the sole discretion of NC Interactive, lead to the temporary removal of the character's ability to communicate, the account being suspended for a set period of time, or lead to permanent account closure.

Oh and flooding in chat would be like:

LFG [PuG text]
LFG [PuG text]
LFG [PuG text]
LFG [PuG text]
LFG [PuG text]
*excess messaging warning*

freekedoutfish

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jun 2006

E/

20 Jun 2007 at 13:02 - 76

Quote:

Originally Posted by Realm of Fiery Doom

Just an idea - would removing the Ctrl+C/Ctrl+V and pressing the up and down arrow keys in the chat bar help stop spamming? You can still see messages that have been posted before by scrolling up the message box that you get when you press `, but if you want to type a message you have to type it all over again, and typing "Selling Chaos Axe req.9 20/20 +30hp" over and over again would tire anobody out, and help to slow down the rate at which individuals can post messages if they're really determined to spam.

If your trying to sell an item, and you need to make an advert that is VERY long. You DO NOT want to have to retype it everytime.

This would just annoy those traders and chatter who use the system correctly. You cant punish the ones who play good, just to punish those who play wrong.

mr_groovy

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jun 2006

Netherlands

No Inherent Effect [NiE]

20 Jun 2007 at 13:31 - 77

Quote:

Originally Posted by Patrick Smit

It is still no excuse to spam nor to sell in all chat.

I am not saying it is, but desperate times call for desperate measures

(Yes i am refering to lootscaling, kinda obvious ) I don't condone that people spam in all chat, or trade chat. But as it is now, anet wants us to make money, not on merching but on selling stuff to other players. To actually sell anything people need to get other peoples attention. The more people are doing this, the harder it get's to get attention. There for spamming in chat and trade becomes natural to get to other people.

If only Anet would give an official statement (which they will not because Ihave rissen the fact numerous times, in numerous threads with out any response on it) on why they are not Improving Party Search to facilitate better trading.

Wouldn't gw just be great if you go to a town, open party search you would get a list of what people offer with full stats on threre.

Every trader knows and loaths the string limit on party search. Just increasing it to the same size of normal chat would already be great.

(Gaile, Andrew or any other Anet representative, if you are reading this Please awnser ...)

korcan

noobalicious

Join Date: Jun 2006

20 Jun 2007 at 14:36 - 78

have people even noticed a decrease in trade spam spilling over into all chat? the few times ive logged, major outposts seem to be the same as before... spam central in both trade and all chat.

i dont play guildwars too much now, so i dont care if i get banned for the 3 days or whatever, but for kicks i decided to test anets new banning system.

ive logged on the past 3 consecutive days at around 10pm est and spammed all chat in multiple outposts and different districts with various iterations of SELLING, BUYING, W > T > S, etc. for upto 30 to 45 minutes.

nothing. i havent been banned. maybe i need to spam for longer periods of time. i would test for longer lengths of time but that would just be too mind numbingly boring.