Guild Wars 2

For everyone that hasnt heared and reside in the servers whiteside ridge/blacktide coast and vabbi.

A while ago there was this thief and mesmer in blacktide coast that used hacks to cap whole maps in 20 mins. We got alot of pics of him doing it and after I provided the forum peeps with his name and I ultimately got banned for 2 days for that >_> , we couldve seen who this horrible person was namely, yeah I cant remember the numbers but, *cough*Emporor*cough*

And here is what happened to this messed-up person:
http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-32654414
http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/may/08/video-game-execution-guild-wars-2-arena-net

I hope they banned his IP, again! last time he complained that his poor brothers cant play now because of his actions (his IP got banned), he got another chance but, yet he just went on and did it again, next time Anet, dont give them a second chance!

not a good look. I am torn between cheering and reporting the post to align with all the other removed posts over time.

So they strip the character and force him off a bridge… what is this, the mafia? This is an online game with privacy rules. Just ban the account. If you want to celebrate, post a picture of his character in a “hall of shame” or something. There’s no need for the whole show.

I’ve never been more convinced of ArenaNet’s immaturity.

Provost.6210:

So they strip the character and force him off a bridge… what is this, the mafia? This is an online game with privacy rules. Just ban the account. If you want to celebrate, post a picture of his character in a “hall of shame” or something. There’s no need for the whole show.

I’ve never been more convinced of ArenaNet’s immaturity.

Well lets see, he ruined other peoples enjoyment (we’ll say in the hundreds to thousands) for how long ?

I think its fitting, good on Anet for this. How exactly do you come to the conclusion that displaying his character in a “Hall of Shame” would be less immature ?

Some people will complain about anything.

It was done as an example. I have no idea if there was a reprimand or not over it, but the reason it was done, was because, 1, it wasn’t the first time, and 2, to show that indeed they do take action, you know, the very thing people accuse them of not doing. I can’t really agree but I do understand why they did it, and that in some ways it was needed.

I´d love them to bring back Dhuum to ban people like this. It was an awesome sight in GW1 to see a ban

I agree with Provost. Anet definitely went overboard with this “execution”. It is not the eighteenth century anymore: we don’t have to warn the population by having public executions. Just ban the guy and move on. That’s bad publicity.

Well i would say that anet needs to set an example for the community. You can pretty much screw anyone around and not get apprehended for it. These executions make big statements. Personally i would like if they would do it more and accross all the realms.!

Sorel.4870:

I agree with Provost. Anet definitely went overboard with this “execution”. It is not the eighteenth century anymore: we don’t have to warn the population by having public executions. Just ban the guy and move on. That’s bad publicity.

Except that’s really what Dhuum was in gw1. And there are a lot of calls for that to be back.

Sorel.4870:

I agree with Provost. Anet definitely went overboard with this “execution”. It is not the eighteenth century anymore: we don’t have to warn the population by having public executions. Just ban the guy and move on. That’s bad publicity.

I disagree, first off its not real life, no one was actually executed. Second, if you just ban someone and move on the other hackers/exploiters just continue doing what they are doing, this makes it public and known that there are indeed consequences for their actions. Third, so they made a spectacle out of a pixel character, this doesn’t do anything to humiliate the person who was behind the character, they didn’t release his/her name, location, age, or anything that matters.

Its great publicity, there are already people asking what game this was in the articles written so they can give it a try.

I think more games should do stuff like this, your effectively cheating you deserve whatever actions the Devs deem worthy. Don’t like it ? Don’t exploit/hack.

Provost.6210:

So they strip the character and force him off a bridge… what is this, the mafia? This is an online game with privacy rules. Just ban the account. If you want to celebrate, post a picture of his character in a “hall of shame” or something. There’s no need for the whole show.

I’ve never been more convinced of ArenaNet’s immaturity.

Take a step back and breathe. Remember this is a video game, not real life.