Will I get banned for this?

Will I get banned for this?

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Posted by: Saika.8495

Saika.8495

Borderlands jumping puzzle, the keys for some of my characters doesn’t seem to get used up when I open the vault, I’m not sure if this was changed recently or it’s a bug.
I still do the whole puzzle even with the unused keys so I’m still playing it the way it’s intended.

I ask this question because I don’t want Anet to use this as an excuse to ban me AGAIN. I have already been banned on THIS account twice in the past for botting and some other things, all were in error.

Please don’t tell me to refrain from doing the jumping puzzle because it’s one of the few things that I do in this game daily, but If that’s what it takes to avoid a ban then I will have to comply. I’ve been a “law” abiding player most of my life and it’s things like this has affected my enjoyment of this game. I quit doing my favorite dungeon CoE because people doing it always want to do 3 in 1 runs, something that should have been fixed a long time ago. Now when I join some parties they kick me out because they remember me as the player who refuse to exploit and do a 3 in 1 run.

I have dual… quadruple boxed accounts before in the past, using 4 different computers but stopped doing it because it seems that I have to be actively playing those accounts. No, I’m not using any programs to control them all at the same time, I’m merely using them as spotters for world events, pen/shelter etc.

Other thing’s I had to give up was using my old gaming keyboards that have macro functionality to avoid getting a false detection from whatever anti botting/third party program you guys at anet have been using to catch cheaters. I have avoided areas where I have spotted bots because I think a Dev/mod or whoever said in the past to avoid botting hot spots (or something like that, it’s been a long time since I read that post so correct me if I’m wrong) with the fear of getting carpet banned along with the bots.

Sure I don’t have to fear anything if I’m not doing anything wrong, but having the experience of getting banned in the past and waiting 5 days before my account was reinstated was just pure mental torture, people has even labeled me as a botter who’s lying. I think as a player who has supported your company through game sales, and gem purchases (and I’m not just talking hundreds of dollars, you can check the gems loaded on the account) deserve at least peaceful game experience without the fear of getting wrongfully banned.

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Will I get banned for this?

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Posted by: Gaile Gray

Gaile Gray

ArenaNet Communications Manager

Borderlands jumping puzzle, the keys for some of my characters doesn’t seem to get used up when I open the vault, I’m not sure if this was changed recently or it’s a bug.
I still do the whole puzzle even with the unused keys so I’m still playing it the way it’s intended.

I ask this question because I don’t want Anet to use this as an excuse to ban me AGAIN. I have already been banned on THIS account twice in the past for botting and some other things, all were in error.

Please don’t tell me to refrain from doing the jumping puzzle because it’s one of the few things that I do in this game daily, but If that’s what it takes to avoid a ban then I will have to comply. I’ve been a “law” abiding player most of my life and it’s things like this has affected my enjoyment of this game. I quit doing my favorite dungeon CoE because people doing it always want to do 3 in 1 runs, something that should have been fixed a long time ago. Now when I join some parties they kick me out because they remember me as the player who refuse to exploit and do a 3 in 1 run.

I have dual… quadruple boxed accounts before in the past, using 4 different computers but stopped doing it because it seems that I have to be actively playing those accounts. No, I’m not using any programs to control them all at the same time, I’m merely using them as spotters for world events, pen/shelter etc.

Other thing’s I had to give up was using my old gaming keyboards that have macro functionality to avoid getting a false detection from whatever anti botting/third party program you guys at anet have been using to catch cheaters. I have avoided areas where I have spotted bots because I think a Dev/mod or whoever said in the past to avoid botting hot spots (or something like that, it’s been a long time since I read that post so correct me if I’m wrong) with the fear of getting carpet banned along with the bots.

Sure I don’t have to fear anything if I’m not doing anything wrong, but having the experience of getting banned in the past and waiting 5 days before my account was reinstated was just pure mental torture, people has even labeled me as a botter who’s lying. I think as a player who has supported your company through game sales, and gem purchases (and I’m not just talking hundreds of dollars) deserve at least peaceful game experience without the fear of getting wrongfully banned.

I am sorry that you’ve had a few bumps in the road. I can tell you that if you were flagged for an issue today, you would not wait those five days, but normally would be back in the game — well, if you were not guilty — in a day or even less. So there’s a positive note, but not exactly what you’ve asked about.

I am not sure about the key question. It’s interesting, and the first time I’ve seen it, probably because I focus on this forum. IOW, this comment/observation may be all over another forum but I haven’t seen it in Account Issues. So let me see if I can find out anything about this one and I’ll get back to you.

In the meantime, and I mean this sincerely, thank you for your support of our game and for your obvious love it Guild Wars 2!

Gaile Gray
Communications Manager
Guild & Fansite Relations; In-Game Events
ArenaNet

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Posted by: Darth Llama.9217

Darth Llama.9217

Borderlands jumping puzzle, the keys for some of my characters doesn’t seem to get used up when I open the vault, I’m not sure if this was changed recently or it’s a bug.
I still do the whole puzzle even with the unused keys so I’m still playing it the way it’s intended.

I ask this question because I don’t want Anet to use this as an excuse to ban me AGAIN. I have already been banned on THIS account twice in the past for botting and some other things, all were in error.

Please don’t tell me to refrain from doing the jumping puzzle because it’s one of the few things that I do in this game daily, but If that’s what it takes to avoid a ban then I will have to comply. I’ve been a “law” abiding player most of my life and it’s things like this has affected my enjoyment of this game. I quit doing my favorite dungeon CoE because people doing it always want to do 3 in 1 runs, something that should have been fixed a long time ago. Now when I join some parties they kick me out because they remember me as the player who refuse to exploit and do a 3 in 1 run.

I have dual… quadruple boxed accounts before in the past, using 4 different computers but stopped doing it because it seems that I have to be actively playing those accounts. No, I’m not using any programs to control them all at the same time, I’m merely using them as spotters for world events, pen/shelter etc.

Other thing’s I had to give up was using my old gaming keyboards that have macro functionality to avoid getting a false detection from whatever anti botting/third party program you guys at anet have been using to catch cheaters. I have avoided areas where I have spotted bots because I think a Dev/mod or whoever said in the past to avoid botting hot spots (or something like that, it’s been a long time since I read that post so correct me if I’m wrong) with the fear of getting carpet banned along with the bots.

Sure I don’t have to fear anything if I’m not doing anything wrong, but having the experience of getting banned in the past and waiting 5 days before my account was reinstated was just pure mental torture, people has even labeled me as a botter who’s lying. I think as a player who has supported your company through game sales, and gem purchases (and I’m not just talking hundreds of dollars, you can check the gems loaded on the account) deserve at least peaceful game experience without the fear of getting wrongfully banned.

I share your pain my friend. I also have been banned twice for doing nothing more then simply logging in and playing the game. Honestly, anything you do in this game can get you banned at any time and it’s sad how much fun it takes out of the game. I’m sure many people will dismiss this and say “I have played for X months and never been banned,” and good for them. But eventually, their luck will run out and Arena Net’s heavy handed and overly aggressive tactics will catch up to them. I have never in my life been banned from anything, I follow the rules, I play fair, and still I have these problems just like you do.

I’m sorry you have to go through this as well, hopefully Arena Net will curb this behavior before it totally destroys the player base. As for the specific issue, I suggest you just play the way you want to and if you get another ban then maybe it’s time to consider moving to a different game. That’s what I’m doing, the next time these guys ban me I’m just not going to bother appealing it.

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