[Dev Update] Exploits and Bans – 10 January 2008

quicksilv3r

quicksilv3r

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Dec 2005

SA, TX

R/W

Quote:
Originally Posted by Harrier's haste
Here is the thing:

People who got banned:
Hated Anet for banning their account They are on fire(mad, enojadan)

People who didn't get banned:
Gj for Anet on cleaning out 117 hackers!

And then........
FLAME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!>.>---^---<.<
thats negative! bro, i am not banned! And am angry that anet banned them elite 117's and not ban people who sell runs get max armor and ferry's to LA or KC to lvl3 kamdan natives., they r exploiting too

SolidShadow

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Apr 2006

holland

Mo/Me

rath no more, some guy found out to farm mallyx fast, everyone joins up, they all farm him no big deal.
they all get banned. big deal.

there are ways to make way more mony then that farm atm ingame , its just the justice part wich i say aint done right.

Arch the

Academy Page

Join Date: Jul 2006

Canada

Quote:
Originally Posted by dkn doko
i agree with you 100%. We are using the same files as everyone else. The people that used the guild hall glitch, did they get banned? no i think not. Did they use an exploit to benfit themselves, yes they did. So really what is the difference. Like someone said before some of the armbraces dulpers got there accounts back so is this a fair punishinment? i think not

~Roman

Also the Heart of the Shiverpeaks exploit where you could just run to the chest or the Duncan one.

The Great Ithqua

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Oct 2007

The Azure Clan

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i'm still very surprised at the number of people in this thread 191 still rising i guess.. but like saopaulo said none of you can help us.. through i would like to know who are the 117.. i think very soon there will be a legend the 117 that never came back killed by the hands of Mallyx..lolz but this will have a impact on the selling of GW games i think afterall the fact does not change that some were ban without knowing it was a bug and were still ban, frankly speaking i'm already telling my friends not to play it . Well in anycase no GW means CABAL SEA for me !!!

Harrier's haste

Harrier's haste

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jun 2007

ViLE

R/P

Quote:
Originally Posted by quicksilv3r
thats negative! bro, i am not banned! And am angry that anet banned them elite 117's and not ban people who sell runs get max armor and ferry's to LA or KC to lvl3 kamdan natives., they r exploiting too
Here is the thing:

People who got banned:
Hated Anet for banning their account They are on fire(mad, enojadan)

People who didn't get banned:
Gj for Anet on cleaning out 117 hackers!

And then........
FLAME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!>.>---^---<.<


How IS that negative? And if you think it is, I'm sorry for messing up your already gloom mood. MY BAD, OK? MY BAD I AM SORRY EVERYONE FOR MAKING YOU FEEL BAD, I MEAN IT TOO

Harrier's haste

Harrier's haste

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jun 2007

ViLE

R/P

No but seriously my bad for making anyone feel really really really bad.

Zehnchu

Zehnchu

Popcorn Fetish

Join Date: Dec 2005

[GODS]

Mo/Me

Quote:
Originally Posted by truzo 117
You just dont read. no one hacked or used a 3rd party tool of any kind.
So you are admitting that you are the first person who some how found this outpost and then dragged 116 other players there to exploit it.

Messy

Messy

huh?

Join Date: Jun 2005

Follow the rainbow, make a left and voila

Guildless

R/

Quote:
Originally Posted by The Great Ithqua
this thread so gone so long that i dont have time to read all 60 pages, i was one of the 117 people that gone ban, went there twice got only crap drops from mobs and some cash we didnt even get the door open. Here's what =i felt when i first knew about this, of course i was shock then i said how was this possible my party said they had no idea, obviously the party leader had a monk parked there.i find it very hard to believe but they said its perfectly normal.(FYI i think i was one of the guild alliance of that guild that knew this well maybe )
i dont mind you calling me stupid but i didnt knew the outpost was a bug/hack there was any word that says bug or anything ,until the day before yesterday when my account was ban and i came here to read .i have no solid evidence to back up my story but i believe Anet will give me a fair answer(hopefully)but if it doesnt i will just go play CabalSea.
Hmmmm you might want to read this... So you went in there just twice? are you sure? hmmm

Gaile Gray

Gaile Gray

ArenaNet

Join Date: Feb 2005

I would like to settle a question that some have raised. Was a hack involved in this exploit? Yes. If it "wasn't an exploit," or "was a simple ferrying maneuver," then perhaps one of you innocent travelers can explain that to me via PM? For the way I understand it, and I've just spent time with the content programming team to confirm, you get to the outpost by hacking the client, or by using the exploit gained through the client hack. I just watched a few programmers use every trick in the book, including Guild Halls and other things, to try to end up at that hidden outpost (as a few players have claimed they did.) And the programmers could not make it happen.

You didn't get to the outpost from a crash, a server burp, a roll-back, a glitch with the Guild Hall, or a sacrifice to Grenth. So my point is, some of the banned players may not have done the actual hacking, but they certainly used the exploit that resulted from the hack, and they certainly were able to profit from it.

As someone on the team said, "They get a ferry -- usually having being told such access is 'top secret' and after being sworn to secrecy. They end up in a outpost that doesn't show on their map, that they've never seen before (even though they completed the mission), and that contains no NPCs. At some point, they have to realize that something isn't right, particularly since they've completed the mission and they know that getting the end reward involves doing a lot more than simply taking out Mallyx."

I am not going to speak in absolutes. But I am not going to see you lied to, either. If someone can disprove this, please let me know, because all of us believe this to be 100% true: Everything logical, and everything we've been able to establish points out that those who used the exploit benefited, directly or indirectly, from a game hack. And both exploits and hacks are against the User Agreement. Isn't it really that simple?

Creeping Carl

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: May 2007

Quote:
Originally Posted by Harrier's haste
Here is the thing:
Is it really necessary for you to post the exact same damn thing twice?

Arch the

Academy Page

Join Date: Jul 2006

Canada

come on ANET you ban these 117 people so quickly but you leave those Bergan Hot Spring bots farming undead, Altrumn Ruins bots farming wardens, Maatu Keep bots farming those funny looking things, Elona Reach bots farming minotours, Droks bots farming trolls.

SolidShadow

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Apr 2006

holland

Mo/Me

Thats the number wich was banned wich was made up for a part of an excuse so it doesnt look alot of people, but the source is 1 guy so everything else except that one is beeing injustised thats whats this thread is about, people trying to proof that they went for an easy farm but did not know it was that many impact.

Fact: most of the players had more then 5k hour ingame time, as probably a dedicated player yourself you know you wont do something wich gets you banned on an account wich got that much hours played.

Fact: if it would last few more hours more then 10.000 people would have done it.

Fact: everyone except for the one who started this 3rd party exploid wich is confirmed is injustished.

Fact: they took the easy way out by just banning everyone involved.

Fact: lots of angy people cause of injustice.

And if you really want to put down these people, wonder if you would have taking a party invite aswell if they offered you to go kill mallyx. How could you know? everyone was doing it.

The relationship officiers in this thread are showing the admin point of view wich is very understanable , the banned people are showing the community side of view also understanable.

So before you post please read the comments of the people really involved and ask yourself why would a person with 10k hours risking to get his account banned. Trust me its not the mony.

erikjo

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Nov 2007

exct

N/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Gaile Gray
I would like to settle a question that some have raised. Was a hack involved in this exploit? Yes. If it "wasn't an exploit," or "was a simple ferrying maneuver," then perhaps one of you innocent travelers can explain that to me via PM? For the way I understand it, and I've just spent time with the content programming team to confirm, you get to the outpost by hacking the client, or by using the exploit gained through the client hack. I just watched a few programmers use every trick in the book, including Guild Halls and other things, to try to end up at that hidden outpost (as a few players have claimed they did.) And the programmers could not make it happen.

You didn't get to the outpost from a crash, a server burp, a roll-back, a glitch with the Guild Hall, or a sacrifice to Grenth. So my point is, some of the banned players may not have done the actual hacking, but they certainly used the exploit that resulted from the hack, and they certainly were able to profit from it.

As someone on the team said, "They get a ferry -- usually having being told such access is 'top secret' and after being sworn to secrecy. They end up in a outpost that doesn't show on their map, that they've never seen before (even though they completed the mission), and that contains no NPCs. At some point, they have to realize that something isn't right, particularly since they've completed the mission and they know that getting the end reward involves doing a lot more than simply taking out Mallyx."

I am not going to speak in absolutes. But I am not going to see you lied to, either. If someone can disprove this, please let me know, because all of us believe this to be 100% true: Everything logical, and everything we've been able to establish points out that those who used the exploit benefited, directly or indirectly, from a game hack. And both exploits and hacks are against the User Agreement. Isn't it really that simple?
Unfortunately, logic eludes some people. Good job Anet!!

ghostlyfenix

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Feb 2007

W/

Quote:
Originally Posted by pochoWICKED
Yea I got banned too. Not Happy about it. A lot of 1337 people got banned for this. And I think we should have at least got a warning or something before a straight-up permanent ban. Whatever though, I just don't think it's right, because pretty much everyone involved in this has been playing for like 2 years and has spent a lot of money buying expansions, char slots, etc....
yeh tell u a f'ing warning , so u can transfer all the valuable stuff u exploited to a new acc before they whoop ur ass, u deserve to be banned AHAHAHAHAHAH

Cuthroat Dibbler

Cuthroat Dibbler

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Feb 2006

UK

Lore School

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Quote:
Originally Posted by Gaile Gray
I would like to settle a question that some have raised. Was a hack involved in this exploit? Yes. If it "wasn't an exploit," or "was a simple ferrying maneuver," then perhaps one of you innocent travelers can explain that to me via PM? For the way I understand it, and I've just spent time with the content programming team to confirm, you get to the outpost by hacking the client, or by using the exploit gained through the client hack. I just watched a few programmers use every trick in the book, including Guild Halls and other things, to try to end up at that hidden outpost (as a few players have claimed they did.) And the programmers could not make it happen.

You didn't get to the outpost from a crash, a server burp, a roll-back, a glitch with the Guild Hall, or a sacrifice to Grenth. So my point is, some of the banned players may not have done the actual hacking, but they certainly used the exploit that resulted from the hack, and they certainly were able to profit from it.

As someone on the team said, "They get a ferry -- usually having being told such access is 'top secret' and after being sworn to secrecy. They end up in a outpost that doesn't show on their map, that they've never seen before (even though they completed the mission), and that contains no NPCs. At some point, they have to realize that something isn't right, particularly since they've completed the mission and they know that getting the end reward involves doing a lot more than simply taking out Mallyx."

I am not going to speak in absolutes. But I am not going to see you lied to, either. If someone can disprove this, please let me know. But in the meantime, everything logical, and everything we've been able to establish points out that those who used the exploit benefited, directly or indirectly, from a game hack. And both exploits and hacks are against the User Agreement. Isn't it really that simple?
Thx GG

Can you also provide us with assurances that even the 2nd, 3rd and however many more accounts some of these people have will follow the same path as their primary account and get banned too?

Its galling to see them come back on here and crow how they have survived this and have merely moved to their Alts. The guy from GANK springs to mind, not only does he admit to having an Alt in an illegal location he clearly believes he has a right to continue shafting the game.

And can you provide any info on the minis and ultra rare equipment that has been removed from the game as a result of this recent aggro? Are we likely to see ANY of it again or are these things truly lost once and for all? To some of us these details are important as they are the things we are still aiming for

quicksilv3r

quicksilv3r

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Dec 2005

SA, TX

R/W

Quote:
Originally Posted by Harrier's haste
No but seriously my bad for making anyone feel really really really bad.
itsnot you bro its anet, and the time it take them to fix things. when they know trust me they know about the bugs/exploits/glitches 48-72hrs after they are found and they do crap about it... and still i see ferry runs to get max armor from kamadan.

Jake_Steel

Jake_Steel

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Oct 2007

Portland, OR

The Older Gamers (TOG)

N/Me

Quote:
Originally Posted by Gaile Gray
I would like to settle a question that some have raised. Was a hack involved in this exploit? Yes. If it "wasn't an exploit," or "was a simple ferrying maneuver," then perhaps one of you innocent travelers can explain that to me via PM? For the way I understand it, and I've just spent time with the content programming team to confirm, you get to the outpost by hacking the client, or by using the exploit gained through the client hack. I just watched a few programmers use every trick in the book, including Guild Halls and other things, to try to end up at that hidden outpost (as a few players have claimed they did.) And the programmers could not make it happen.

You didn't get to the outpost from a crash, a server burp, a roll-back, a glitch with the Guild Hall, or a sacrifice to Grenth. So my point is, some of the banned players may not have done the actual hacking, but they certainly used the exploit that resulted from the hack, and they certainly were able to profit from it.

As someone on the team said, "They get a ferry -- usually having being told such access is 'top secret' and after being sworn to secrecy. They end up in a outpost that doesn't show on their map, that they've never seen before (even though they completed the mission), and that contains no NPCs. At some point, they have to realize that something isn't right, particularly since they've completed the mission and they know that getting the end reward involves doing a lot more than simply taking out Mallyx."

I am not going to speak in absolutes. But I am not going to see you lied to, either. If someone can disprove this, please let me know, because all of us believe this to be 100% true: Everything logical, and everything we've been able to establish points out that those who used the exploit benefited, directly or indirectly, from a game hack. And both exploits and hacks are against the User Agreement. Isn't it really that simple?

Thank you,

I knew all along there was a hack.

I D E L E T E D I

I D E L E T E D I

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Oct 2007

[BAAA] guest me NOW

Mo/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Gaile Gray
I would like to settle a question that some have raised. Was a hack involved in this exploit? Yes. If it "wasn't an exploit," or "was a simple ferrying maneuver," then perhaps one of you innocent travelers can explain that to me via PM? For the way I understand it, and I've just spent time with the content programming team to confirm, you get to the outpost by hacking the client, or by using the exploit gained through the client hack. I just watched a few programmers use every trick in the book, including Guild Halls and other things, to try to end up at that hidden outpost (as a few players have claimed they did.) And the programmers could not make it happen.

You didn't get to the outpost from a crash, a server burp, a roll-back, a glitch with the Guild Hall, or a sacrifice to Grenth. So my point is, some of the banned players may not have done the actual hacking, but they certainly used the exploit that resulted from the hack, and they certainly were able to profit from it.

As someone on the team said, "They get a ferry -- usually having being told such access is 'top secret' and after being sworn to secrecy. They end up in a outpost that doesn't show on their map, that they've never seen before (even though they completed the mission), and that contains no NPCs. At some point, they have to realize that something isn't right, particularly since they've completed the mission and they know that getting the end reward involves doing a lot more than simply taking out Mallyx."

I am not going to speak in absolutes. But I am not going to see you lied to, either. If someone can disprove this, please let me know, because all of us believe this to be 100% true: Everything logical, and everything we've been able to establish points out that those who used the exploit benefited, directly or indirectly, from a game hack. And both exploits and hacks are against the User Agreement. Isn't it really that simple?
Wow i am impressed, you have acctually restored some of my faith in you and Anet again. First of all you did some research into this whole matter, which clearly shows it did bother you. And secondly you came out and told us even after alot of people were bitching about you alot(including myself).

I am deeply sorry for what i said and i really hope you will keep this level of relationships up with us.

I also want to say that there is still a certain someone about in the Game who owns a very very large Luxon alliance on his 2nd account. Just thought youd like to know :P

Thanks alot Gaile

akazukin cha cha

akazukin cha cha

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jun 2005

Buffalo, NY

Alone I will prevail [solo]

Its funny how all of the 117 players have no problem with just straight up lying.

You all knew it wasn't right. You all know something was wrong, you all know people get caught doing exploits....but you still did it.

Own up to it and take your lessons learned to the next game you play, play by the rules the rest of us have to play by.

good riddance.

quicksilv3r

quicksilv3r

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Dec 2005

SA, TX

R/W

Quote:
Originally Posted by Arch the
come on ANET you ban these 117 people so quickly but you leave those Bergan Hot Spring bots farming undead, Altrumn Ruins bots farming wardens, Maatu Keep bots farming those funny looking things, Elona Reach bots farming minotours, Droks bots farming trolls.
dam !@#$%, also them gold sellers are they in the 117 ban?

pablo24

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Aug 2007

Quote:
Originally Posted by Gaile Gray
I would like to settle a question that some have raised. Was a hack involved in this exploit? Yes. If it "wasn't an exploit," or "was a simple ferrying maneuver," then perhaps one of you innocent travelers can explain that to me via PM? For the way I understand it, and I've just spent time with the content programming team to confirm, you get to the outpost by hacking the client, or by using the exploit gained through the client hack. I just watched a few programmers use every trick in the book, including Guild Halls and other things, to try to end up at that hidden outpost (as a few players have claimed they did.) And the programmers could not make it happen.

You didn't get to the outpost from a crash, a server burp, a roll-back, a glitch with the Guild Hall, or a sacrifice to Grenth. So my point is, some of the banned players may not have done the actual hacking, but they certainly used the exploit that resulted from the hack, and they certainly were able to profit from it.

As someone on the team said, "They get a ferry -- usually having being told such access is 'top secret' and after being sworn to secrecy. They end up in a outpost that doesn't show on their map, that they've never seen before (even though they completed the mission), and that contains no NPCs. At some point, they have to realize that something isn't right, particularly since they've completed the mission and they know that getting the end reward involves doing a lot more than simply taking out Mallyx."

I am not going to speak in absolutes. But I am not going to see you lied to, either. If someone can disprove this, please let me know, because all of us believe this to be 100% true: Everything logical, and everything we've been able to establish points out that those who used the exploit benefited, directly or indirectly, from a game hack. And both exploits and hacks are against the User Agreement. Isn't it really that simple?
I sent you a PM with plausible theory about how it could have happened without the need for a third party program.

bhavv

bhavv

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Sep 2006

Quote:
Originally Posted by Gaile Gray
I am not going to speak in absolutes. But I am not going to see you lied to, either. If someone can disprove this, please let me know
From what I've read some people have been banned for being ferried to this secret outpost. They themselves didnt hack the client, they abused an in game expliot, most likely without knowing about it. Then after realising they could kill mallyx again and again, they got a little hooked, kept doing it then /ban.

I see your reasons for banning the client hackers, but not your reasons for banning people making use of it as an 'In game exploit', and most likely without realising themselves what it was at first.

Did you ban people that exploited HM urgoz warren to farm the vampires for loads of golds? Or the people that exploited guild hall travel from pre searing? No you didnt, in the same way, it is extremely unjust to ban someone that didnt touch their client or do any hacking themselves, but were ferried to the exploit in game by someone else that had.

Hope that makes sense since you seem to have a serious lack of understandstanding players concerns these days.

capblye

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Sep 2007

KoH

W/N

Sooooooooooooo many self righteous people in GW!
It truly saddens me to see so many holier than thou's in this community, as if they are better than the next person.
Justice can serve no man fairly without Humility.
Whether you think you would have used the exploit or not, do you really feel the need to procalim yourself judge and jury without knowing all the facts?
Can you ever know all the facts? I think not.
"But Gaile says blah blah blah"
Ya, ok, and so it's gospel?

This is why PUG's are dying ... because there are too many damn self righteous people in this community who care nothing for anyone or anything but themselves and what people think of them.
Sad ...

As i said in another post, i dont know any of the Banned people, and im not one of em ... but i still think the Perma Ban is unfair.
You want to Ban em for a month to make a point? fine.
You want to retract their items to make a point? fine.
But to take away something from them they paid real money for? Nonsense.
Playing Guild Wars is not a PRIVELGE to the players. They paid for it in cash.
Playing Guild Wars is a GIFT to Anet. They paid someones salary.
Let's not forget that.

Harrier's haste

Harrier's haste

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jun 2007

ViLE

R/P

Quote:
Originally Posted by Creeping Carl
Is it really necessary for you to post the exact same damn thing twice?
I will put it there however many times the admin. will allow to make my point clear. Simple as that.

And on a side note, I see no way of you feeling insulted by this by any means. It is true, and if truth hurts you, I am sorry(the third time XP) you have my deepest apology for written down the truth(more or less, I'm not 100% perfect either ) which hurts you O so dearly.


Thank you.

SolidShadow

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Apr 2006

holland

Mo/Me

Thanks gaile,

So far most people seeing its just a ferrying thing and a fun thing to do that night, just another day in guildwars. Only everything got blewn up.

Imagine comming online joining a cool farm, with no idea it was created using an exploit etc. Just what hit most guys.

I know old quests who got removed cause there easy to farm wich still work making lots of cash, if they blaim me tomorrow for still farming them i would freak out aswell, thats what a previous guy explains wich claims has been farming it for months.

maraxusofk

maraxusofk

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Aug 2005

San Francisco, UC Berkeley

International District [id多], In Soviet Russia Altar Caps You [CCCP], LOL at [eF]

W/

hmm gaile makes a good distinction. the other glitches of ferryihng was taking to an existing place in game, not a forbidden place.

Mickey

Mickey

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Feb 2006

Eternal Insight

D/

Quote:
Originally Posted by capblye
Sooooooooooooo many self righteous people in GW!
It truly saddens me to see so many holier than thou's in this community, as if they are better than the next person.
Justice can serve no man fairly without Humility.
Whether you think you would have used the exploit or not, do you really feel the need to procalim yourself judge and jury without knowing all the facts?
Can you ever know all the facts? I think not.
"But Gaile says blah blah blah"
Ya, ok, and so it's gospel?

This is why PUG's are dying ... because there are too many damn self righteous people in this community who care nothing for anyone or anything but themselves and what people think of them.
Sad ...

As i said in another post, i dont know any of the Banned people, and im not one of em ... but i still think the Perma Ban is unfair.
You want to Ban em for a month to make a point? fine.
You want to retract their items to make a point? fine.
But to take away something from them they paid real money for? Nonsense.
Playing Guild Wars is not a PRIVELGE to the players. They paid for it in cash.
Playing Guild Wars is a GIFT to Anet. They paid someones salary.
Let's not forget that.
I wish the Support team and Gaile could understand this.

Perma ban for just this does not equal the 250$ I've spent on this.

Harrier's haste

Harrier's haste

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jun 2007

ViLE

R/P

Quote:
Originally Posted by pipedream
TO ANET:

Q: So, what is the one thing you could have done?

A: Make it so if you want to leave your guild hall and you are in a party, you are separated from that party. WOW!!! HOW SIMPLE WAS THAT YOU RETARDS???
Yeah but won't that kill other aspects of the game? E.g. you can't just go to a certain place with your buddies, you gotta go, get separated and then find them again Or the things you do with your guild......Dunno alot people was pretty mad about this ban but your the first who have actually shown it Nice

maraxusofk

maraxusofk

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Aug 2005

San Francisco, UC Berkeley

International District [id多], In Soviet Russia Altar Caps You [CCCP], LOL at [eF]

W/

http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/s...&postcount=351

for the last time, the ppl banned didnt just visit the outpost for like 4x. they were banned for more times than that. plz read up on facts first.

Jake_Steel

Jake_Steel

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Oct 2007

Portland, OR

The Older Gamers (TOG)

N/Me

Quote:
Originally Posted by pipedream
TO ANET:

I have not been effected by this but I have a friend who has. This person has dedicated 7000+ hours to his account and you just feel you have the right to ban him for being in a party that took him to this glitch. I can't believe you are banning people because your programmers are incompetent. I personally don't care if thousands of people found the glitch and used it. FIX THE DAMN GLITCH!!! You could have temporally fixed it by changing ONE THING until your idiot programmers figured out how to stop it.

Q: So, what is the one thing you could have done?

A: Make it so if you want to leave your guild hall and you are in a party, you are separated from that party. WOW!!! HOW SIMPLE WAS THAT YOU RETARDS???

I am glad I started playing Call of Duty 4. As I said I wasn't even effected by this but your decision to ban for this crap made me not want to have any part in GW or ANET.

Everyone should protest and I hope they do. I wish the community would try to organize a GW black out. If you don't reverse these banned you really are a bunch of @ssholes.

Well, off to play COD4.

Signed,
An enraged customer (possibly former) with 17 player slots, 500k+ and millions in equipment.


"I'm mad you punished my friend and I am taking my crayons and going home, Who's with me?", is neither a productive, successful nor a very mature stance.

P.S. GW already has your money, leaving now just lessens the server load.

lacasner

lacasner

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jun 2006

I had nothing to do with this and didn't hear about it until today..but I just have to ask the people flaming. If you had the chance to get a quick 100k+ from a source in the game, don't bs me like you wouldn't do it.

the aura in this thread is really saying how people who didn't know about the glitch are pissed that they weren't in on the pot!

And yes, perma-ban is too much, i do think that clearence of banks is sufficient punishment or maybe 1-2 month ban. But these people paid money for the CD and game and the punishment just doesn't fit the crime.

erikjo

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Nov 2007

exct

N/

Quote:
Originally Posted by capblye
Sooooooooooooo many self righteous people in GW!
It truly saddens me to see so many holier than thou's in this community, as if they are better than the next person.
Justice can serve no man fairly without Humility.
Whether you think you would have used the exploit or not, do you really feel the need to procalim yourself judge and jury without knowing all the facts?
Can you ever know all the facts? I think not.
"But Gaile says blah blah blah"
Ya, ok, and so it's gospel?

This is why PUG's are dying ... because there are too many damn self righteous people in this community who care nothing for anyone or anything but themselves and what people think of them.
Sad ...

As i said in another post, i dont know any of the Banned people, and im not one of em ... but i still think the Perma Ban is unfair.
You want to Ban em for a month to make a point? fine.
You want to retract their items to make a point? fine.
But to take away something from them they paid real money for? Nonsense.
Playing Guild Wars is not a PRIVELGE to the players. They paid for it in cash.
Playing Guild Wars is a GIFT to Anet. They paid someones salary.
Let's not forget that.
Do you think that what you are doing is any different than what you are whining about? You don't know all the facts, i think the developers know alot more about their game than you do.

You knew when you bought the game that there was a EULA. If you choose to ignore it you suffer the consequences. What was done in the past is irrelavant, maybe they are getting sick of this crap and getting more strict.

You paid for the product and with it you knew the conditions. They all deserve a ban, maybe this is the start of banning gold sellers and botters too.

Harrier's haste

Harrier's haste

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jun 2007

ViLE

R/P

From the tone he wrote, he probably WILL quit lol. Yay....one less person taking up server space.

maraxusofk

maraxusofk

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Aug 2005

San Francisco, UC Berkeley

International District [id多], In Soviet Russia Altar Caps You [CCCP], LOL at [eF]

W/

a good alternativwe to a perma ban would be to reset all of someone's titles, fame, and delete all their chars. at least they keep their account.

The Great Ithqua

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Oct 2007

The Azure Clan

E/

i got over it.. whether i get my account back i leave it to Anet, if i do not get it back i hope the 117 of us that got sacrificed or ban for this issue do not get wasted, please so make sure this dun happen again for the sake of other players

Rift

Rift

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jul 2007

Canada

Virtual Love [kiSu]

Money paid for CD-keys is nothing compared to the devaluation of such hacks/exploits to an online game like GuildWars.

Swift Thief

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Feb 2007

Aatxe Pirates [YaRR]

A/

ArenaNet did the right thing.

Harrier's haste

Harrier's haste

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jun 2007

ViLE

R/P

Quote:
Originally Posted by maraxusofk
a good alternativwe to a perma ban would be to reset all of someone's titles, fame, and delete all their chars. at least they keep their account.
That would be like the same as a permanent ban....except you don't have to spend $200 to get all of the GW packages again, which i seriously doubt anyone got banned will do

maraxusofk

maraxusofk

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Aug 2005

San Francisco, UC Berkeley

International District [id多], In Soviet Russia Altar Caps You [CCCP], LOL at [eF]

W/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Harrier's haste
That would be like the same as a permanent ban....except you don't have to spend $200 to get all of the GW packages again, which i seriously doubt anyone got banned will do
exactly. but at least they cant complain about the money issue

Messy

Messy

huh?

Join Date: Jun 2005

Follow the rainbow, make a left and voila

Guildless

R/

the way I see it....