This is a potential warning to others.
My account was terminated permanent last night, supposedly for using a third party programme. I have never used a third party programme. I was running chests in Fronis Irontoe's Lair. (Quite a lot of chests *holds up hand and admits to being an addict). Apparently it was witnessed by a games moderator.
I am trying to work with support to resolve this. I only include this message as a warning to any others chest running in this area (I was in Eng 1 district).
Apologies if I've posted this in the wrong place.
Banned while chest running
Lyssa Mac
pumpkin pie
never run chest never will, tis boring, not even playing GW anymore, just doing xth. but thanks for the heads up
Karate Jesus
Just because you were banned WHILE chest running doesn't mean you were banned FOR chest running.
I highly doubt you were banned for chest running and I HIGHLY doubt a mod was watching you run chests.
Work with support. If you really weren't using third-party programs, then they can figure that out and unban you.
I highly doubt you were banned for chest running and I HIGHLY doubt a mod was watching you run chests.
Work with support. If you really weren't using third-party programs, then they can figure that out and unban you.
a-kyle
you probably were using third party programms
Konker2020
I got perma-banned on an acc't a while back for lvling too quickly...
Had to submit what turned out to be an essay to support about my play style and how I got to lvl 20 in 4 hours...
EDIT: Probably should have added, I got it back...
Had to submit what turned out to be an essay to support about my play style and how I got to lvl 20 in 4 hours...
EDIT: Probably should have added, I got it back...
subarucar
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Originally Posted by Konker2020
I got perma-banned on an acc't a while back for lvling too quickly...
Had to submit what turned out to be an essay to support about my play style and how I got to lvl 20 in 4 hours... EDIT: Probably should have added, I got it back... |
are you sure you were banned for chest running? rather than banned for something else, but recieved the ban while chest running?
Kelson
I'll vouch for Mac, she always seemed a very upstanding player when I ran into her.
She's also been buying lockpicks in bulk for a while now (check posts).
You can get banned any time a mod decides you are exhibiting bot like behavior, but they make mistakes as well (especially when you rezone repeatedly such as when chest running).
She's also been buying lockpicks in bulk for a while now (check posts).
You can get banned any time a mod decides you are exhibiting bot like behavior, but they make mistakes as well (especially when you rezone repeatedly such as when chest running).
Archress Shayleigh
You probably LOOKED like a bot or something. Did you do the exact same action every time? if it was pretty much the same then IF a mod was watching you s/he would've thought you are a bot.
cataphract
Good thing they weren't watching me run chests outside Boreal Station then. 
Longasc
Maybe support was afraid of your mental health for behaving like a bot... :>
TideSwayer
I ran 6,500 chests in Fronis from December '08 - February '09 to max TH, Lucky, And Unlucky. I was in and out of that zone for 4-5 hours a day practically. There's no way you got banned for the actual chest running. I'm sure I (and lots of others too) would've been banned for that same reason. Most likely somebody thought you were botting since you can find Fronis chests in about 1-2 min (one of the best spots for it) and go into and out of that zone rapidly because of it. Anet needs to take this into account when running their bot checkups there. About two years ago I farmed my Legendary Survivor title by killing that skeletal ranger mob outside Bergen Hot Springs over and over again and my account got banned (overturned in a day due to error) due to "bot-like activities". You can look like a bot and act like a bot, not be a bot, but still sometimes (accidentally) get caught up in bot sweeps.
Explain your situation clearly and I'm sure you'll get your account back. Over the time I chest ran at Fronis, I didn't even once feel like I was chest running alongside bots (and there were a lot of people farming chests/xp for survivor/etc in that span). I wouldn't doubt people are using macros or something to spam their "get up" key when they fall (especially those going for Leg. Survivor), but I doubt outright bots. I steer clear of bots, macros, etc, (not worth it considering all the time I've put into my account over the past ~4 years) and when chest running in Fronis you shouldn't even need to use your get-up key - at all - most of the time.
Just putting a good word in for you, because even though I do not know you, I am sure if you were going to bot, there are way better places to do it than Fronis.
Explain your situation clearly and I'm sure you'll get your account back. Over the time I chest ran at Fronis, I didn't even once feel like I was chest running alongside bots (and there were a lot of people farming chests/xp for survivor/etc in that span). I wouldn't doubt people are using macros or something to spam their "get up" key when they fall (especially those going for Leg. Survivor), but I doubt outright bots. I steer clear of bots, macros, etc, (not worth it considering all the time I've put into my account over the past ~4 years) and when chest running in Fronis you shouldn't even need to use your get-up key - at all - most of the time.
Just putting a good word in for you, because even though I do not know you, I am sure if you were going to bot, there are way better places to do it than Fronis.
StormX
There are GMs actually playing this game? That's news to me.
immortius
Sure there are mods.
nopsem
when i first read this i though nah this cant be true, there must be some other explanation but seeing others replies it really seems you can be banned for looking like a bot which is really rediculous. they can't do stuf like that because there totally isn't proof, in my opinion anet should be fined for this or even better ban them from their game and auction it so a company with more integrity can save this game.
Anet themselves have put these title things in the game with which you have to behave like a bot if you want to get to the max on some of them, so they even cause their own problem of being scared that there will be too much loot in the game. this and other stuff made me see since a long time that they really are fools
Anet themselves have put these title things in the game with which you have to behave like a bot if you want to get to the max on some of them, so they even cause their own problem of being scared that there will be too much loot in the game. this and other stuff made me see since a long time that they really are fools
Sjeng
When running chests, just say something random once in a while like: yeah baby! great loot!, or, Hey I'm not a bot FYI! Just running chests here! and do some emotes.
chat in guild chat while running chests perhaps.
and wow, 6.500 chests ran? omg...
chat in guild chat while running chests perhaps.
and wow, 6.500 chests ran? omg...
Massive Impulsa
Atleast they "try" to ban bots 
Tbh, id rather have 100 Bots banned (who ruins the economy bla bla) and 1 innoncent. Then he can send support-ticket w/e and get it back
Tbh, id rather have 100 Bots banned (who ruins the economy bla bla) and 1 innoncent. Then he can send support-ticket w/e and get it back
Zebideedee
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God forbid they try to come up with ideas to make the title grind more fun, but no, lets bot hunt and ban the humans while the bots roam free
Anet should have freindly fire damage turned off in their options menu I guess
Raccoon
Wow, I'm working on legendary survivor with my sin in fronis irontoes lair. Any GM's wanna come in and give an explanation?
cosmic massacre
i did the port sledge run about 3000(9000+chests) times to max treasure.Never had prob's.However not a single run would have been 'exactly' the same as the one before or after it.It's a good test of your gaming willpower
Eragon Zarroc
just bad luck that someone thought u looked like a bot. although they should have pmed u first to see if u gave a response >_<
Kerwyn Nasilan
GWs ban system is mostly automated (they have like 8 guys working on the live team they cannot afford to do it themselves) so they will get people incorrectly often. Send in a support ticket and 9 times out of ten they will return your account.
tcratty
wow 6,500-9,000 chest opened thats alot of broken lockpicks not even to much the money spent on them
Songbringer
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Originally Posted by Konker2020
I got perma-banned on an acc't a while back for lvling too quickly...
Had to submit what turned out to be an essay to support about my play style and how I got to lvl 20 in 4 hours... EDIT: Probably should have added, I got it back... |
That is easy. You can do that in factions so darn easy. You can get to level 10-12 and get to kc doing the bare minimum. Then buy 2-3 scrolls and punchout in gwen in under 4 hours. I just did it on my mesmer.
fb2000
Dont be surprised at anything.
I still find the ultimate ROFFLEZ was when a couple of guys accidentally duped some item and reported to ANET, in order to get it fixed.Got them banned tho. Thats some serious brainpower
Its getting more ridiculous every single day
a bit less than 3 hours for my assassin 
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I still find the ultimate ROFFLEZ was when a couple of guys accidentally duped some item and reported to ANET, in order to get it fixed.Got them banned tho. Thats some serious brainpower
Its getting more ridiculous every single day
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That is easy. You can do that in factions so darn easy. You can get to level 10-12 and get to kc doing the bare minimum. Then buy 2-3 scrolls and punchout in gwen in under 4 hours. I just did it on my mesmer.
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Apollo Smile
ArenaNet support is that way ---->
There is nothing we can do for you.
There is nothing we can do for you.
belladonna shylock
maybe someone reported you for botting...and they actually looked into it because you weren't in FA
Hengis
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Originally Posted by Lyssa Mac
This is a potential warning to others.
My account was terminated permanent last night, supposedly for using a third party programme. I have never used a third party programme. I was running chests in Fronis Irontoe's Lair. (Quite a lot of chests *holds up hand and admits to being an addict). Apparently it was witnessed by a games moderator. I am trying to work with support to resolve this. I only include this message as a warning to any others chest running in this area (I was in Eng 1 district). Apologies if I've posted this in the wrong place. |
Seems a bit shortsighted of a mod to think you were botting doing something that is a guarenteed way of losing money!
It's more likely that you triggered some automated system that looks for bot like behaviour, and as that area only has a very limited range of spawns, then you would be repeating the same actions time after time.
I did about a few hundred Fronis chests, but got too bored of it to keep it up for long myself.
Good luck!
Puddin Cheeks
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maybe someone reported you for botting...and they actually looked into it because you weren't in FA
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Carboplatin
wow i gotta be careful, i've ran 450 chests in one day before in doomlore...
Zodiac Meteor
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At least they "try" to ban bots
Tbh, id rather have 10 Bots banned (who ruins the economy) and 1 innocent. Then he can send support-ticket w/e and get it back |
There is nothing we can do but give suggestions.
crazybanshee
I ran about 500-700 chests a week in irontoes lair to max my title, I didn't get banned for it. Were you doing something else? Using a drunk bot? Anything?
Lycan Nibbler
I can confirm that they ban accounts without any proof, only that yout account was playing too long in one area over a period of time.
I know this as a fact. I was farming on amatz basin with just h/h on a separate account on another computer, while I did ABs etc on my main. all it involved doing was entering the mission and flagging the heros once every 15 minutes. For this, they banned the account for 3rd party program use - even though if they checked, they could see I was at the main computer (which is next to the other) during all the time doing ABs/mision etc.
So just because anet ban you, do not let them get away with it - I know I am not and you may hear about it in the near future....
I know this as a fact. I was farming on amatz basin with just h/h on a separate account on another computer, while I did ABs etc on my main. all it involved doing was entering the mission and flagging the heros once every 15 minutes. For this, they banned the account for 3rd party program use - even though if they checked, they could see I was at the main computer (which is next to the other) during all the time doing ABs/mision etc.
So just because anet ban you, do not let them get away with it - I know I am not and you may hear about it in the near future....
Coney
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Originally Posted by TideSwayer
You can look like a bot and act like a bot, not be a bot, but still sometimes (accidentally) get caught up in bot sweeps.
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Should be a flag set, which then requires actual *inspection*. I highly doubt there's inspection, tho.
fb2000
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Originally Posted by Coney
Should be a flag set, which then requires actual *inspection*. I highly doubt there's inspection, tho.
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There is nothing we can do but give suggestions.
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Nemo the Capitalist
.....see this is why i just leech in Jade quarry whenever im at college.
GM's messing up the game like this
GM's messing up the game like this
Nemo the Capitalist
.....see this is why i just leech in Jade quarry whenever im at college.
GM's messing up the game like this
GM's messing up the game like this
MisterB
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I still find the ultimate ROFFLEZ was when a couple of guys accidentally duped some item and reported to ANET, in order to get it fixed.Got them banned tho. Thats some serious brainpower
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We only have the OP's side of this story, and details are vague at best. Since the OP has already contacted support, there's nothing much to see here.
immortius
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That is not what happened. Two forum members tested the method to determine how the duping was done(it wasn't accidental), filed a report with ANet with their findings, then deleted the duped items(red dye, I believe). ANet used the information they provided to automatically scan and block users using the exploit, including the two who reported it. They then manually unblocked those two.
We only have the OP's side of this story, and details are vague at best. Since the OP has already contacted support, there's nothing much to see here. |
fb2000
I do think they had their names on the screenies. I also believe it took Anet a long time to unban them. Defo didnt seem right at the time
immortius
Looking back through the threads, it appears they were likely banned for less than 6 hours. Certainly Enko was only banned for 3-4 hours, based on thread creation time to when he states his accounts were reinstated. Fenix was likely reinstated shortly after he sent his details through. And yes, Gaile states they didn't have their IGNs or anything (whether you believe her, up to you).
http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/s...8&postcount=38
http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/s...7&postcount=75
http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/s...8&postcount=38
http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/s...7&postcount=75