About bans & Blocks.

OhhNoes

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Aug 2009

I have a question. I stopped playing 4 months ago because of my idiot self.
I was playing and I couldn't resist to check if " Ho " was blocked.
After that I just got scared to be banned and just quit.
Now I want to return, I haven't got one sign of a ban or block.
So my question is. If they block/ban you will you get an e-mail?

I send a ticket to their support but it was an auto generated message wich wasn't very clear to me.
Also it was said in team chat. I was alone. So no one should've heard me.

Kind Regards,
OhhNoes

Arduin

Arduin

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: May 2005

The Netherlands

Limburgse Jagers [LJ]

R/

You get a message after you login if you've been banned.

Error 045: Your account has been suspended because of.... blabla.

If you are still able to login, all is fine.

Quaker

Quaker

Hell's Protector

Join Date: Aug 2005

Canada

Brothers Disgruntled

You're not likely to get banned unless someone complains about you saying "ho". You can say anything you want in Team chat, if there's no team.

ShoGunTheOne

ShoGunTheOne

Banned

Join Date: Sep 2007

Undercity

泰瑞亚联盟

E/

and also to add onto Quaker, even if someone who's sensitive enough to report you on the word "ho" or any other swear word in this case, the max ban you're gonna have is 3 days (72 hours)

we swear in guild chat a lot and so far no one is banned yet XD

Darcy

Darcy

Never Too Old

Join Date: Jul 2006

Rhode Island where there are no GW contests

Order of First

W/R

Come back to the game. Your fears are groundless. ANet is not going to ban you for a single incident that was not reported. They have no way of knowing what you said because there is no automatic reporting. Just don't say things in local chat that you know would be cause for punishment.

Divine Ashes

Divine Ashes

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2006

Chicago

LFG

R/

yeah no worries, it's safe to come back to the game. You can get away with quite a lot before being hit with the ban stick...and even when you do get hit, it's like for three days.

OhhNoes

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Aug 2009

But do you get notified by e-mail?

Need More Donuts

Banned

Join Date: Aug 2008

D/W

I don't beleive they email you if you get banned/suspended
if I remember correctly when i was suspended i didnt get a message until i emailed them for an appeal