...the recent account ban hit you? Some people may be really upset to say #%^# YOU!! and find another MMO to keep themselves busy, but also chance blanking out GW2 altogether.
The response by ANET is welcome and jest, but it makes you wonder how a good portion of the community will react and how it effects profits down the line. There's a saying "Burn me once..."
Would you forget GW if...
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majoho
If I was banned for nothing I would obviously be upset, but on the other hand I'm pretty sure I'd have my account back in that case.
I already play several different MMO's, I switch between them so I don't burn out completely.
But the whole "I'm not getting GW2 because I was banned for botting GW is silly."
I already play several different MMO's, I switch between them so I don't burn out completely.
But the whole "I'm not getting GW2 because I was banned for botting GW is silly."
EPO Bot
I won't get banned.
headlesshobbs
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I already play several different MMO's, I switch between them so I don't burn out completely.
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Kumu Honua
If the recent account ban hit me, I would have been already using bots to play the game for me. Really, what would I care about a game I was already not playing?
This mass ban actually makes me more likely to purchase GW2. If this is what we can expect in GW2, I'm all for it.
As someone else said in another thread.
"GW2. Now with fewer scumbags!"
This mass ban actually makes me more likely to purchase GW2. If this is what we can expect in GW2, I'm all for it.
As someone else said in another thread.
"GW2. Now with fewer scumbags!"
drunknzelda
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If the recent account ban hit me, I would have been already using bots to play the game for me. Really, what would I care about a game I was already not playing?
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Nerel
OP, do you mean the botters who were caught and banned, or are you asking us a hypothetical question about innocent players who didn't bot getting caught up in the bot sweep and suffering an unjust ban?
In the latter case, it would depend on how well (and how quickly) the support at Anet (NCsoft) dealt with the matter and restored the account.
In the latter case, it would depend on how well (and how quickly) the support at Anet (NCsoft) dealt with the matter and restored the account.
shoyon456
Well someone said in another thread that Anet is supposedly already beginning to reverse some who did bot and are being soft. So maybe even then you could get your account back. Personally I hope Anet doesn't act soft. They should keep all of them permabanned.
Although I'd be pissed, I'd know that it was me who did something wrong, not Anet. In this case I would buy GW2. However, I won't be buying GW2 for other reasons that ARE Anet's fault and have rubbed me the wrong way (where the hell are the scythes in GW2?!)
Although I'd be pissed, I'd know that it was me who did something wrong, not Anet. In this case I would buy GW2. However, I won't be buying GW2 for other reasons that ARE Anet's fault and have rubbed me the wrong way (where the hell are the scythes in GW2?!)
headlesshobbs
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OP, do you mean the botters who were caught and banned, or are you asking us a hypothetical question about innocent players who didn't bot getting caught up in the bot sweep and suffering an unjust ban?
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willie nelson
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There's a saying "Burn me once..."
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So what you should be asking is are people who got banned stupid enough to go to buy another game then cheat again?
headlesshobbs
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So what you should be asking is are people who got banned stupid enough to go to buy another game then cheat again?
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leetLoLa
people that got banned are like i will just wait for guild wars 2,so i think its ok.
Marty Silverblade
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Originally it was aimed at players who are currently still able to enjoy playing, but if anyone banned wanted to answer, plz don't use this thread as troll bait.
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Iuris
I'd fight tooth and nail for my account - I don't bot, and the only 3rd party program I've ever used with GW was cartography texmod. So, my banning would be a consequence of being falsely banned.
I expect a small amount of those banned ARE banned wrongly, but only a negligible minority. So few, in other words, that individual reviews will make sure the innocents' accoutns are reinstated.
I expect a small amount of those banned ARE banned wrongly, but only a negligible minority. So few, in other words, that individual reviews will make sure the innocents' accoutns are reinstated.
UnChosen
People who actually KNOWS how to bot would not be deterred by the ban at all. If they're smart they would've transferred all their botted loot from a secondary account to their primary one using a proxy and Anet can't prove anything, unless they personally check the history of each account.
More sophisticated botters could have even sold all their botted loot for real life money, then they could not care less about banning. They could use their real life money (from botting) to buy another account to bot and/or re-buy in game gold on their primary account.
The ones that actually would forget GW are the semi-casual players that probably only started botting because of the ghost town state that the game had become after the "great nerfing"
Personally, I probably would forget GW AND GW2 if I ever get banned (which I won't :P), because its already getting hard for LEGIT players to actually find a group, because this game probably has the most anti-social community in all online RPG. So if I get banned because I decided to bot (which I won't) or falsely banned I won't really care.
More sophisticated botters could have even sold all their botted loot for real life money, then they could not care less about banning. They could use their real life money (from botting) to buy another account to bot and/or re-buy in game gold on their primary account.
The ones that actually would forget GW are the semi-casual players that probably only started botting because of the ghost town state that the game had become after the "great nerfing"
Personally, I probably would forget GW AND GW2 if I ever get banned (which I won't :P), because its already getting hard for LEGIT players to actually find a group, because this game probably has the most anti-social community in all online RPG. So if I get banned because I decided to bot (which I won't) or falsely banned I won't really care.
Darcy
1. Being banned won't stop players from buying a new game.
2. Being banned won't stop players from cheating again.
3. Banned players quite often re-purchase the game. It's the whole community thing that is an attraction. Plus they think they have "put one over" on ArenaNet by getting a new account.
4. Even 10,000 bans wouldn't affect sales of GW2 in a detrimental manner. It is more likely to encourage people to purchase it, knowing that they won't have to play in a bot-friendly world.
5. ArenaNet has always revisited bans if you have proof you weren't botting.
2. Being banned won't stop players from cheating again.
3. Banned players quite often re-purchase the game. It's the whole community thing that is an attraction. Plus they think they have "put one over" on ArenaNet by getting a new account.
4. Even 10,000 bans wouldn't affect sales of GW2 in a detrimental manner. It is more likely to encourage people to purchase it, knowing that they won't have to play in a bot-friendly world.
5. ArenaNet has always revisited bans if you have proof you weren't botting.
headlesshobbs
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1. Being banned won't stop players from buying a new game.
2. Being banned won't stop players from cheating again. 3. Banned players quite often re-purchase the game. It's the whole community thing that is an attraction. Plus they think they have "put one over" on ArenaNet by getting a new account. |
1. players willing to buy again have too much money to burn.
2. a cheater who never changes will always be a cheater and often make the same mistake twice.
3. one can delude himself into believing "he's won", but in the end the dealer is the one who's running off with his money. (Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice...)
UnChosen
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There's some funny facts about all three of these listed.
1. players willing to buy again have too much money to burn. 2. a cheater who never changes will always be a cheater and often make the same mistake twice. 3. one can delude himself into believing "he's won", but in the end the dealer is the one who's running off with his money. (Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice...) |
headlesshobbs
They all get taken care of eventually. It'd be easier if I didn't have to stick with "in the same dist" rules...
prism2525
I've been playing GW since September 05, and even though I've had my own low interest periods, I just hang back and let it breathe for a while (aka not playing) and play minesweeper with my foot.
Then when my feet start to ache too much I visit GW one again. Rinse and repeat, no need for bots. The closest to botting i've done is adding UT sounds to the game on every kill, but that doesn't give me any extra edge whatsoever.
Then when my feet start to ache too much I visit GW one again. Rinse and repeat, no need for bots. The closest to botting i've done is adding UT sounds to the game on every kill, but that doesn't give me any extra edge whatsoever.
Eragon Zarroc
i probably wouldn't. don't know if i would start gw1 all over, but doubt i would be able to give up on gw2
Godefridus
I for sure wouldn't forget GW nor GW2.
First off, I have good faith in A-Net for not banning people that didn't do anything that's forbidden according to the EULA And that they are cooperative to un-do a ban in the rare case the ban was in error. So I have good hope that my account will never have to suffer from this.
But even if I would get (mistakenly) banned, my achievements in GW so far are the result of the countless hours of fun that I had while playing GW. Sure, in the proces I also gathered some titles that I wouldn't even have considered to get if there was no HoM or GWAMM title, but even getting most of those was quite fun, if only for continuously giving me a target to work for when being online.
So even though a ban would result in the loss of all those achievements, losing these achievements would not take away the memory of thousands of hours of fun that I had. Though I sure would be quite pissed about loosing an account that I spent quite some bucks on for campaigns, storage, character slots, costumes, etcetera. But on the other side... it's money spend on pixels and once GW2 is released it would be "gone" anyway as I probably won't be giving that much attention to GW anymore.
First off, I have good faith in A-Net for not banning people that didn't do anything that's forbidden according to the EULA And that they are cooperative to un-do a ban in the rare case the ban was in error. So I have good hope that my account will never have to suffer from this.
But even if I would get (mistakenly) banned, my achievements in GW so far are the result of the countless hours of fun that I had while playing GW. Sure, in the proces I also gathered some titles that I wouldn't even have considered to get if there was no HoM or GWAMM title, but even getting most of those was quite fun, if only for continuously giving me a target to work for when being online.
So even though a ban would result in the loss of all those achievements, losing these achievements would not take away the memory of thousands of hours of fun that I had. Though I sure would be quite pissed about loosing an account that I spent quite some bucks on for campaigns, storage, character slots, costumes, etcetera. But on the other side... it's money spend on pixels and once GW2 is released it would be "gone" anyway as I probably won't be giving that much attention to GW anymore.
aspi
I would seriously be annoyed if they would ban me for using a 3rd party program(texmod is the only one in my case) but I could not say I would not start again. Dunno, I just hope they didn't ban me 
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Bristlebane
I was banned, but only because my account was hacked by chinese gold sellers (and no I never shared my account info and I had an up to date virus scanner)
In fact Anet was very helpful in returning my account when I contacted support even if I had lost my original access codes to the game. All I lost was 500k and a chest armor. So in this case I say THANK YOU Anet for banning my account so quickly when it got hacked, and beging helpful in returning it to me after. I would certainly lose a lot more otherwise :-)
In fact Anet was very helpful in returning my account when I contacted support even if I had lost my original access codes to the game. All I lost was 500k and a chest armor. So in this case I say THANK YOU Anet for banning my account so quickly when it got hacked, and beging helpful in returning it to me after. I would certainly lose a lot more otherwise :-)
Robin Hood Uk
If for some reason I am unable to retrieve my account, I'm sure as hell out of here for the remainder of GW1. 5 years and a few fow sets on, thats really alot I am not willing to earn again.
GW2 depends entirely on how good/bad it is in beta
GW2 depends entirely on how good/bad it is in beta
Songbringer
Why would you want someone who bots in your next game anyway. They ruin it...lol
Highlander Of Alba
Simply put,
If you did nothing wrong...you have nothing to fear
All this can be smokescreen for guys on various posts re botting
Anet will look at your account if you have nothing to fear thats the crux
So either contact anet if you did nothing wrong and await its return or,
admit defeat and play another game your time is up
If you did nothing wrong...you have nothing to fear
All this can be smokescreen for guys on various posts re botting
Anet will look at your account if you have nothing to fear thats the crux
So either contact anet if you did nothing wrong and await its return or,
admit defeat and play another game your time is up
Shayne Hawke
It took me since maybe a few months after the release of Prophecies for me to get to where I am now. I don't have that much time these days, and I don't have that span of time between now and GW2. I wouldn't be bothering with GW anymore if I was justly permabanned.
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1. Being banned won't stop players from buying a new game.
2. Being banned won't stop players from cheating again. 3. Banned players quite often re-purchase the game. It's the whole community thing that is an attraction. Plus they think they have "put one over" on ArenaNet by getting a new account. 4. Even 10,000 bans wouldn't affect sales of GW2 in a detrimental manner. It is more likely to encourage people to purchase it, knowing that they won't have to play in a bot-friendly world. 5. ArenaNet has always revisited bans if you have proof you weren't botting. |
ShaneOfMach
Was a recent botter, got banned for botting, and I'm happy for it.
I have hopes of seeing GW2 enforcing these policies as well.
I have hopes of seeing GW2 enforcing these policies as well.
Targren
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...the recent account ban hit you? Some people may be really upset to say #%^# YOU!! and find another MMO to keep themselves busy, but also chance blanking out GW2 altogether.
The response by ANET is welcome and jest, but it makes you wonder how a good portion of the community will react and how it effects profits down the line. There's a saying "Burn me once..." |
fireflyry
I'd learn from my mistake and move on.
I do sympathise somewhat as it must have been a temptation to take the path of least resistance, and I'd be gutted if I had played for a few years legitimately and had then been foolish enough to let my judgement slip, but at the end of the day rules are rules.
I'd say 90% of those who say they won't buy GW2 will eventually.It's mainly angry reaction at the moment but anger usually dissipates and is replaced with contemplation and reflection at which time I'm sure these players will realise they had nobody to blame but themselves.
I do sympathise somewhat as it must have been a temptation to take the path of least resistance, and I'd be gutted if I had played for a few years legitimately and had then been foolish enough to let my judgement slip, but at the end of the day rules are rules.
I'd say 90% of those who say they won't buy GW2 will eventually.It's mainly angry reaction at the moment but anger usually dissipates and is replaced with contemplation and reflection at which time I'm sure these players will realise they had nobody to blame but themselves.
Karate Jesus
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1. Being banned won't stop players from buying a new game.
2. Being banned won't stop players from cheating again. 3. Banned players quite often re-purchase the game. It's the whole community thing that is an attraction. Plus they think they have "put one over" on ArenaNet by getting a new account. 4. Even 10,000 bans wouldn't affect sales of GW2 in a detrimental manner. It is more likely to encourage people to purchase it, knowing that they won't have to play in a bot-friendly world. 5. ArenaNet has always revisited bans if you have proof you weren't botting. |
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1. Being banned won't stop players from buying a new game.
2. Being banned won't stop players from cheating again. 3. Banned players quite often re-purchase the game. It's the whole community thing that is an attraction. Plus they think they have "put one over" on ArenaNet by getting a new account. |
They apparently IP traced all of his accounts and got every single one. Even accounts that were borrowed from other players. Thank god I never let him use mine.
You can re-purchase the game all you want, but if your IP is banned, then you'd have to proxy every time you wanted to play GW. And that's not fun.
Raven Wing
I was slowly starting to have the feeling that if i farmed some item by my own work then there would be 888888 bots farming the same item and overflowing the market with it.
That would remove my incentive to play for economic gain.That is, reducing GW to be just a chatter site among old friends. Even old friends depart or we would go to msn or facebook to keep in touch. Eventually they would leave too, and so would !.
So yes if anet had let these botters live i would eventually have left.
That would remove my incentive to play for economic gain.That is, reducing GW to be just a chatter site among old friends. Even old friends depart or we would go to msn or facebook to keep in touch. Eventually they would leave too, and so would !.
So yes if anet had let these botters live i would eventually have left.
aspi
So I am not sure I agree with the IP ban, if you got banned and buy a new game and have to start over again. Shouldnt you be able to play the game you payed for? Maybe they IP - banned the most serious offenders?
pumpkin pie
This thread made me wander if the OP has been banned.
jazilla
i won't ever get banned because i don't mess with a single 3rd party application. it's nice to be able to rest easy. it really saddens me to see all the people who are asking, "will i get banned for this?" or this, or this, or this? just play the game the way it was intended to play. if you don't like the way it is intended to play, don't play it. it's actually quite simple.