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Windf0rce

Windf0rce

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jan 2007

Well I think I did something dumb.

I wonder if I can be reported and banned for saying the "F word" in chat and for how long, thanks.

lewis91

lewis91

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jul 2008

Wales

Order of the Azurelight[OA]

E/

Well yeh you could be reported for it if someone actually bothered to, i see it commonly, or did whilst playing, haven't for a while now anyway.

The take it'l take for you to get banned would be the time it takes the carebears to read the report.

I'm not sure how long you could get banned for but it would be permanent so not much to worry about.

Need More Donuts

Banned

Join Date: Aug 2008

D/W

Possibly usually they say you have to swear multiple times and then it's only a temporary ban I wouldn't worry

dilan155

dilan155

Desert Nomad

Join Date: May 2007

living room

N/

maybe, its always possible, but it wont be a long ban and definitely not a perma ban, usually i see swearing a lot and its common enough that most people dont report it.

What Now

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jul 2007

Yea just for one f bomb I've seen them refuse to do anything about it x3 so as long as you didn't go ape on someone you'll be fine

Windf0rce

Windf0rce

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jan 2007

Thanks guys that's helpful. What a relief.

I play for a long time and I was never banned. It's just that today someone was really provoking me all the match and I didn't resist and sweared.

deepvarsity

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jan 2009

Lol don't worry about it. I swear all the time. The only time I got a ban was when I was in a bad mood and took it out on this guy who pissed me off in RA. Even then, it was only a 3 day ban. People rarely screenshot swearing and report it so no worries.

tw1tchdp

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Apr 2006

[CKIE]

W/Me

makes you wonder what language filter is for eh?

Eskimoz

Eskimoz

Academy Page

Join Date: Aug 2009

My house

W/

Language filter.

You're fine.

-Will Farm For Gold-

-Will Farm For Gold-

Academy Page

Join Date: Aug 2009

University of Missouri

Shiverpeaks Search And Rescue [Lost]

N/

Yeah for just regular cursing you should NEVER get banned for because of the fact there is a language filter. If you happened to go off on someone and use a lot of f bombs or racial slurs then I would be expecting a ban but not just for cussing in general.

Bob Slydell

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jan 2007

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Originally Posted by Windf0rce View Post
Thanks guys that's helpful. What a relief.

I play for a long time and I was never banned. It's just that today someone was really provoking me all the match and I didn't resist and sweared.
You have to ignore those sorts of people, and if you ignore some of them long enough they will get pissed and curse at you giving you the chance to report them which is better than cursing them out.

Kumu Honua

Kumu Honua

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Feb 2008

Quote:
Originally Posted by Eskimoz View Post
Language filter.

You're fine.
Yeah, because we all know there has never been someone banned for foul language because of the language filter...

Don't worry about it overly much. Worst that will happen is a temp ban unless you are some sort of expletive spewing person who gets reported every day.

Probably nothing at all will happen.

Eskimoz

Eskimoz

Academy Page

Join Date: Aug 2009

My house

W/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Kumu Honua View Post
Yeah, because we all know there has never been someone banned for foul language because of the language filter...

Don't worry about it overly much. Worst that will happen is a temp ban unless you are some sort of expletive spewing person who gets reported every day.

Probably nothing at all will happen.
All I'm saying is that there is a difference between:

"Well he was an ass"

and

"YOU BULL $!#@[email protected] $@#$!@"

see what I'm talking about?

Lyn_Darksight

Lyn_Darksight

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Feb 2009

West Virginia

Primeval Warlords[WuW]

N/

i got a 3 day (My one and only ban) for saying 'F*** You' in a pug uwsc. The dude was totally ignorant and imho deserved more, but i said it once and left it at that. within the hour i was hit by a 3 day...

So, while general cussing may be tolerated, it seems a directed curse is a serious no no

JoeGrogan

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jul 2009

ecok

Me/

I got banned for pinging a ****ed cleric while near temple of the ages.

Sad thing was I was only hero/henchman - I think Alesia is a too bit sensitive.

spartan421

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Nov 2005

W/Mo

lolz thats nothing, i got reported for kicking someone off my team cuz he wanted to do a quest and i wanted to do the mission. i think the /report has gotten out of hand.

coil

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Aug 2007

ncsoft general support is 1 of the worst things about this game. apparently this game is designed for sheltered 10 year olds with virgin eyes (even though there is a T on the box)

you can and most likely will get banned if someone reports you for saying RED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GO

it doesnt matter that theres a chat filter (which is really odd dont you think?), it doesnt matter that it wasn't directed at anyone, and it doesnt matter if it's grammatically correct in its usage...ncsoft support just flat out doesn't care.

next time you wanna "use offensive language" in all chat be careful. even if the outpost is practically empty you never know what dickwad is waiting to /report you. and have fun dealing with general support (<3 to tech support tho)

Divine Ashes

Divine Ashes

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2006

Chicago

LFG

R/

No matter if there is a language filter or not, you can still be banned for swearing amongst other players. Although it's rare to be banned for swearing even if it is reported, I think it really depends on the severity. Like...dropping the N word even casually will undoubtedly lead to a ban.

As for your case, just wait and see I guess, but chances are in your favor you won't be banned.

Fate Crusher

Fate Crusher

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Sep 2006

Pie-land

Warlords Of The Underworld [WoTU]

Mo/

I have to say, the only reason that you would be banned for swearing is if the moderators feel like you were abusing him and therefore slap you a temporary ban.
But they actually use an accumulating system, where you don't get banned for just 1 incident and actually a collection of times where you swore or "abused" players. So if you said f you to a pug in UWSC and got banned, it probaby wasn't just that :P

I was temporarily banned for 3 days a while ago for spamming and abusing.
I was subsequently perma-banned because they deemed my spamming as against the EULA. Why? because i was pretending to sell my armour for runescape money. Someone reported me for being mean to him but i was banned because they thought i was being serious... It astonished me how simply advertising, even for a joke, they perma banned me. from a screenshot!

they didn't even bother to check trade openings...

But yeah, I contacted support. took them a day but they apologized and gave me my account back.... With another 3 day ban...

/endrant

imnotyourmother

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Mar 2008

in a house

The Knitters Guild

W/R

Right... saying.. F.U. Donkey can be a serious no no. or saying "You F'er you zoned before I could pick up that BLACK DYE!!!

Now, saying, "I f'ing lost connection as I was running towards my ECTO!! Darnit it. Friggen internet provider piece of rabbit droppings." Might have a different "feel" to it.

IF someone starts swearing at me, I whisper them, if they whisper back with more profanity I ignore them. If they take it back to All chat then I put in a request for a ban.

I then remove the Ignored status and add them as a friend and then watch as they get..well...you know.