Guild Wars 2

Gaile Gray.6029:

609210 – Final answer: The account was used to exploit, and was not compromised. We will not be able to reinstate it.

Oh for the love of…
At least tell me what it is I’m being accused of. From one human being to another I feel have the right to know exactly what I am being punished for.
There is an explanation, a misunderstanding, a mistake, something that will make heads or tails of this mess.

Games can be an escape for those who are downtrodden and treated unfairly in the real world, and I refuse to accept that exact same treatment here.
I will not be buried in red tape from whatever error or misjudgement has occurred.
I am innocent, and no amount of “Final answer…” will make this any less true.

I understand that a public response might not be possible, in which case please just email me. Please just give me something, anything to work with, there has to be some sort of arrangement that can be made that will benefit the both of us.

Regards,
Dylan

Gaile,

Hey I’ve been trying to appeal my banned account for nearly 4 months now with no progress, despite many different approaches; asking support to look into a possible account breach, hell I even offered to buy gems for that account in particular or repurchase the game if it could just grant me my account back.
I understand that there is a set list of official responses, but the typical “You have been banned because reasons, have fun being banned” response is beginning to get under my skin.
I have been polite, I have asked what on Earth this reason is for my banning, as I honestly have no clue what I have done wrong to deserve this sort of treatment. My pleas are ignored, and quite frankly, no one seems to care. I understand just how many tickets support must deal with but I have tried for four months now to not have my appeal see the light of day once.
I apologise for my tone, but I am honestly at my wit’s end.
It’s just that.. Thousands of hours went into that account, I love this game to pieces, and as some one who doesn’t exactly do a whole lot else… It’s crushing. I know that’s hardly a reason, but I truly have no options left.

Regards,
Dylan

Account: Dolan.3071
Latest ticket: #609210

For a friend.
#609210

437622
Got a response immediately saying the ticket was escalated, however that was 7 days ago.
Thanks in advance.

Hey Lind do you remember this?

For those who ever doubt just how bad it gets when Oceanics complain about lag :P

Edit: Never realised just how much HP you have when downed o.O

^ Duelist top for maximum skin! Always hated how the top includes the cape thing down the side. Oh and CM shoulders go so well with T3 top, god I miss my Thief Q _Q

Not in a dungeon, but its the only screen I have of Arya… May Kormir bless her spirit.
Slightly more disgruntled to find I never took any of my Warrior, oh what a fashion diva she was

In her defence HC did disband, and I’m assuming their self righteous FGS dribble went with it.
Nice vid, conflicted about the music, it errr… Had its moments :P

That god tier internet though, you’re underneath that Dragon Tooth before the thing even appears! Oh to play with that… Good internet is an exploit….

It’s too easy to grief, grab a friend and you can easily kill every open instance, hell you can do it solo with the merge bug.
It’s like putting a big red button in front of every player in the game, and thanks to party chat wiping/the lack of any party history, griefers can push that big red button anonymously.
Is it ArenaNet’s fault that a large group of the player base gets rock hard by destroying other people’s instances? No. But nevertheless the responsibility falls on them to fix it, to remove that big red button so to speak.

+1 good idea, it’s a bandage fix to a much greater problem but my word is it a push in the right direction.

Gerrand.3085:

Unlike the other dungeons in the game, I do not have the option of joining a guild or “running with friends”.

Might I ask why?
It’s your own fault if you deliberately choose to avoid partying up with reputable players, instead deciding to slosh through the waste that is PuGs.

Also an hour and a half is an ungodly long time just to get to Dredge, that’s Swamp + at worst Cliffside.
Is this the part where you confess to being a PVT Bearbow Ranger? Jokes aside it does seem like a systematic 3/5 party clear out by the same two players.

As mentioned above, don’t PuG fractals. In fact as a rule of thumb it’s best not to PuG anything that you’re not comfortable soloing. But if you’re so into self inflicted pain then at least be the instance opener :]

Oh and don’t expect ArenaNet to do anything about this, the vote kick and instance owner problems have been around since launch.

The people who stack and skip effectively already know the reason.
People who complain on the forums don’t know and will simply change what they’re complaining about or keep the “derogatory” terminology just to prove their point.

Anierna.6918:

Chokolata.1870:

very angry costumer

I wasn’t aware Anet gave a kitten about the opinions of “costumers.” Customers on the other hand, well….. nvr mind, they don’t care about us either.

Ah you beat me to it!

Druss.6917:

cranked.3812:

Can someone please post some videos of these no-skip/any class/any build dungeon runs? I would love to see a 1 hour CoF P1 run.

Are you high?? I could go in there with a naked team of lvl 75’s and clear everything and path 1 wouldn’t take an hour….. Oh maybe you didn’t realize some people know how to actually play rather than #zomgskiptrashstackdpsbossburnburnburn!

Lol.

If you think Anet gives a flying kitten about the needs of the player base that supports them, then you are sadly mistaken.

Look at any other active MMO, game breaking bugs and exploits are fixed quickly, or the feature is removed until they can release a functioning version (this is if course a generalisation.)
There is communication between the player base and the developers, they are on the same page which is a statement so laughably absurd if it were ever implied about ArenaNet.

I have never seen such a deplorable attitude from a company, don’t get me wrong they had their moments. Hrouda and the Queen’s Gauntlet was a testament to that, but look at what happened there…
ArenaNet simply, does not care. They don’t know their own game, they don’t understand their customers, and they simply could not care less about rectifying that.

The community makes a game. You could have the best MMO out there, but without a strong sense of community, it will cave in on itself.
To show such blatant disregard towards the player base is nothing short of tunnel vision aimed at… You guessed it, the gem store $$$$. And it is this continued attitude that will see GW2 into the ground.

Fumble dodging, the underwater skill CD bug, NPC’s preventing progress, instance owner system, the vote kick system, LFG tool (merging) bugs, contested dungeons, fiery rush (+teleport) glitches, map exploits, dredge fractal just to name a few, some of which have been around since release (though not all widely known.)
There have been hundreds of suggested fixes and complaints about the faults of these systems and yet a year and a half later, these problems still exist.
Why? Because they simply. do. not. care.

Take one look at the support follow up thread, granted some are stupid “hurr durr I deleted/salvaged my rare thingy fix pls” but the majority are people who have been screwed over. I myself have been on the receiving end of this corruption what with my account being terminated (which I suppose makes me biased) but the funny thing is at the time I had absolute confidence in ArenaNet to right their wrongs… What a foolish expectation to have…
Do yourself a favour, find a better game before you get hooked.

Boy that really turned into quite an (off topic) rant, sorry bout that

I had to solo kite Kholer and his army of ads on my zerk Ele through two wipes at Kholer so he wouldn’t reset as they WP Rushed. And yes I mean consecutive wipes, as in immediately dying upon running back into his area, you failtards
Was well worth it to hear Guan rage.

And of course SE Pugging was a nightmare, pretty sure I’ve said on at least 200 different occasions that SE is the hardest dungeon in game :P

Edit: Apparently one of my posts in this thread got deleted for being off topic, except… I don’t know which one

Howler was beast, by far the best Warhorn skin.
Just watch for that perma howl bug at night time, or troll people by giving yourself Quickness first.

Yep, Pick up Group, but also refers to an individual in the group as well.
Though due to the extreme level of casualness that comes from 99% of the player base, it’s turned into a derogatory comment about player skill.
E.g “Dude this guy just downed again!?” “What do you expect? He’s a PuG”
“Banner of Defence? Classic PuGs”
“Wow stacking Warriors? What are we PuGs?”
Etc, etc

Honestly I’ve never fumbled from those notorious attacks since they got patched. Sometimes the dodge will roll on the spot, but I’ll always get evade frames.
Though lag gets the better of me more frequently, e.g dying to Lupi’s swipe at the end of my dodge roll, too far away for the hit to even connect.

Felt like such a yolomancer popping Potent Potions.
“+10% damage taken? COME AT ME BRO”

Bah. You got me. Long live the gem store.
In fact I’m almost certain my account wouldn’t have gotten banned, or at the very least support would have restored it if I was a gem buyer.
#Ohwell

There’s a 100% intended method of getting through the gate without having to do the event. Use Whirlwind or teleports just to the right between the gate and the wall and you’ll find yourself able to open the dungeon, takes a bit of practice though. This is clearly 100% intended as ArenaNet would have fixed it otherwise….

Lol that “Funny things that happened in dungeons” thread got deleted. I warned all of you what would happen if this sub-forum started getting noticed…

I… I thought I was special… I feel like such a fool.
Iris ignore that ring you get in the mail.

Iris Ng.9845:

ubershaun.3649:

Definitely Obi shards. Making an ascended back piece in the forge (Quiver of a Thousand Arrows then choose the stats) costs around 70g IIRC. Whereas grinding out > two stacks worth of Obi shards from karma will take insanely long and most likely consist of content you won’t enjoy.
/mytwocents :]

Edit: I felt particularly loved on Valentine’s Day

oh god, Dolan! Please don’t show my ‘personal’ message here.. XD

I’m sorry, but the world needs to know. I can’t keep our love a secret anymore!
Sorry fellas, Iris is taken <3

…. Oh I’m terrible >:]

More importantly, WEAPON DYES AMIRITE?

Definitely Obi shards. Making an ascended back piece in the forge (Quiver of a Thousand Arrows then choose the stats) costs around 70g IIRC. Whereas grinding out > two stacks worth of Obi shards from karma will take insanely long and most likely consist of content you won’t enjoy.
/mytwocents :]

Edit: I felt particularly loved on Valentine’s Day

Gotta give you +1 for remembering the names and getting the spelling right… But seriously… you err… trying to make me sad? >.<
RIP Uriel… RIP indeed. Hands down the most attractive Warrior in game, y’all know it.

NeoVaris.4806:

Lupi too easy

100% legit. I should know I was there.

Flissy.4093:

Don’t be mad because you’re not skilled enough to solo a dungeon.

The reason you see more sellers than runners is because normal groups fill up a lot faster – try posting a group and see how quick it fills up.

They don’t need to ban selling, they need to ban exploiters ruining the market for skilled PvErs.

I’m in same boat as OP, no point selling Arah ‘cause people just kick thinking you exploit, and there’s that many doing it it’s pitiful profit I may aswell just give the spots to friends.

Don’t encourage the ban-hammer! They flail that thing around like a child with a bubble blower.
But yeah, I’ve easily given away in excess of 300g worth of Arah runs because I honestly couldn’t be bothered going through the drama of selling.

Oh and… I like your signature ;D

Victor.8327:

Now I don’t have statistics on who is the majority here, the speed runners or the casuals. Even from these people that speed run I get positive feedback sometimes when I propose going casual with a dungeon. Of a late, there are more and more people that really got bored of speed-running. Also these runners when they see that they can go fast through a dungeon if 2-3 people are not with meta builds, and that skipping and stacking to save 4 minutes at best is useless, they change their mind sometimes. This player behavior proves that speed-runner are just badly informed people.

Now you here listen BloodArachnid2.0,
Casuals are most definitely the majority, hence the line “Anet caters to casuals” a concept which has driven away quite a large percentage of the hardcore players.

Oh and it is quite possible for two members to carry a party’s DPS, I should know, I used to PuG from time to time.

These supposed “speed runners” you’ve converted to casual slowpoke runs quite frankly… Aren’t speed runners.
Speed clearing is like an addiction, once you’ve tasted how smooth a run can go, how you can blitz dungeons in <10 min without a single player downing, once you’ve tasted that, there is no going back. And anyone who claims to prefer the incredibly boring forced trinity play in a game like this over speed clearing, is a liar, or someone who has never experienced a true speed run.

But hey what would I know? After all I am banned for exploiting

Lindbur.2537:

#FreeDolan

The original path selling thread our siggies linked to has been deleted (don’t really care why), but I managed to save a screenshot of it!

That’s the exact reason why it got deleted.

Iris Ng.9845:

The reason I always PUSH Dwayna statue to the wall is to bug out all those range-rs’s precious champ chest. Guess what, they are too scared to come closer when their attacks become Obstructed.

Yawn… This is getting old…

I knew people did this on purpose, can I not AFK in peace?

If stacking to prevent Spider Queen from AoEing you is an exploit, then using Ranged attacks to prevent monsters from meleeing you is an exploit.

This is by far one of the best comments I’ve read on these forums, I’ve never thought of it like that :P

Wouldn’t risk it unless you have a kitten nice setup. I understand in Pugging its harder to do but even if just one friend holds cutscene… CoE 1-3, AC 1/3 are good for this. They’re fast easy paths with lengthy cutscenes for slow loaders.
Arah is good also but I still remember the time when I Thief-carried a friend from Straits of Devastation all the way to Cursed Shore on his level 10 alt with an aggro range nearing 10,000. Okay slight exaggeration but seriously that aggro range is nuts.

Careful Richo, naming and shaming on the forums is a big nono

But yeah this is mostly old news. Change vote kick feature to majority, fix the merge party bug, revamp the instance owner setup.
The instance survives even if everyone leaves the dungeon, so it seems the only reason for it to be tied to one person is so they can look fabulous in cutscenes :]

+1 Awesome idea. As much as I’m usually doom and gloom about LS I actually really enjoyed Queen’s Gauntlet (Why was it temporary!? >.<) also the Marionette wardens would be nice to solo as well, granted that first one (blocks all frontal attacks) would be tricky.
Not to mention the time that would be saved when going for boss records, ie clearing up to Lupi’s chamber, managing to aggro something when killing aboms/get god awful pathing RNG and have to wait 6 years for that Illusionist death god to move out of the way.

Allowed. A dev even payed a proxy just to get into the instance to check it, nothing came of it. That said don’t risk agitating any….

Posting in this thread as I approve of everything it stands for.

Groan loudly and prepare for yourself for the worst 30-45 minutes of your life. After the immediate 5 minutes also spend time asking yourself why you do Fractals anymore.

I would say Path 3, but I hate the Hunter/Crusher fight with a passion. They attack you in a way only matched by Orrian Drakes… By hitting your FPS.

Hey hoping everything can be sorted out with my account soon. Support is absolutely swamped at the moment, one guy was even complaining about getting a gem refund because he deleted a character with soulbound items on it o.O

Anyway Lind should totally be promoted to Graduate if he hasn’t already, and I have no shame admitting I poached him for the glory of LoD

J Eberle.9312:

I will love you forever if you can do this and something happens and the devs talk to us again like old times.

That would mean even more closed/deleted threads

Edit: My friend saw this very strange trend when looking for a legitimate Arah group <3