I am sorry most the users names in this thread affend me and should be banned. Thank you very much. How does 72 hour ban for posting is this threat sounds cause you affend me. no joke...
Originally posted by Jimbeam I am sorry most the users names in this thread affend me and should be banned. Thank you very much. How does 72 hour ban for posting is this threat sounds cause you affend me. no joke...
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Did you read the TOS (Terms of service)..If swearing is listed as a bananble offense. You do not have a leg to stand on. Profanity filter or not learn how to behave...there absolutely are children playing this game. Also you are not paying a monthly sub fee..so ArenaNet will have no qualms about banning you. They have already made there profits from you. They have no reason to keep the people who do not play nice around. I would probably ban you to.
I salute ANET for their policy of temp bans for first offense, about time a company started taking maintaining order against the unwashed masses more seriously, sort of old school IMO.
OP sounds like he has a different issue, fact that he had a character show up on his account that he didn't create means he's been hacked (or someone in his household is messing with him) and there's no telling what sort of shenanigan's has been going on.
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Pretty simple, Don't use profanity in the chat (honestly if you cant muster the vocabulary needed to express yourself without it then you need help) and don't give your toons moronic names.
The name issue has always been a pet peeve of mine. you cant put fourth the necessary effort to come up with a decent name? then you lack the minimum imagination required to immerse yourself in a fantasy MMO. That's just one man's opinion.
Pretty simple, Don't use profanity in the chat (honestly if you cant muster the vocabulary needed to express yourself without it then you need help) and don't give your toons moronic names.
The name issue has always been a pet peeve of mine. you cant put fourth the necessary effort to come up with a decent name? then you lack the minimum imagination required to immerse yourself in a fantasy MMO. That's just one man's opinion.
Make that a double.
That Guild Wars 2 login screen knocked up my wife. Must be the second coming!
I would not be suprised if he got banned for naming his toon..poopy joe either. That is a pretty disgusting name..I don't see anything funny about it. Nobody knows his story. If there is one. All they see is the name..and think thats pretty offensive.
Didnt read all of this crap, so someone might already given you this tip, but if anyone hacks your account (which you already knew early that had happened, since there was a character on your account not made by you), dont just change the password. If they already gained access to your account, it was most likely by the use of a keylogger on your computer. So you could change your password 10 times, and they would still know the password. Format your computer, or get a decent anti-virus software, and stop downloading random files.
Well the story went from I did absolutely nothing and I'm a nice guy to...
I named a character poopy joe but there's a story behind it to...
who knows what really happened but it looks like in reality, there is some sort of reason...
Banned sounds scary but in effect, you are getting a time out for a short period while this is being looked into. Thanks Anet for keeping the doucebag filter.
You know who really didn't do anything? Me. And I'm playing.
The story behind poopy joe is funny. Friends of mine made a TF2 bot server one of the bots was called Poopy-Joe.
I doubt they would ban a name called Poopy-Joe.
It may be funny to you, but dont think that its funny to everyone. I been in games that I have gotten killed by people with such names as:
IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII
HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
YourMom
YourDad
and many many more that I can't really type in here without violating some rule lol. People try to get around filters every chance they get and then they want to complain about it when they get caught. I am guessing that Poopy-Joe isn't sounding as funny as it used to now, is it?
See, you thought it would be funny to kill someone and have them see they were killed by Poopy-Joe. if you want to use those kind of names, then go back to FPS games. They do not belong in MMO style games, period. I have been trying to decide if I wanted to get GW2 or not and I think that these stories of people getting banned for bad names is just the reason I might have to go ahead and get it. It just might be nice to run around and not have to see idiotic names everywhere you turn. It may actually put a little bit of fantasy back into the game!
How does poopy-joe not belong in an MMO.
Its just Poopy-Joe.
Whats with everyone being thined skinned now days meaning they cant take a simple joke name anymore.
Because 99% of the damned names become joke names and it's annoying as hell and shows a general lack of caring about the game or your character.
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Originally posted by Crazylike Didnt read all of this crap, so someone might already given you this tip, but if anyone hacks your account (which you already knew early that had happened, since there was a character on your account not made by you), dont just change the password. If they already gained access to your account, it was most likely by the use of a keylogger on your computer. So you could change your password 10 times, and they would still know the password. Format your computer, or get a decent anti-virus software, and stop downloading random files.
True...You have to get rid of the keylogger, or malware. Before you go about repairing the damage it has done. Use a good malware scanner like MalwareBytes Anti-Malware to do that.
Well the story went from I did absolutely nothing and I'm a nice guy to...
I named a character poopy joe but there's a story behind it to...
who knows what really happened but it looks like in reality, there is some sort of reason...
Banned sounds scary but in effect, you are getting a time out for a short period while this is being looked into. Thanks Anet for keeping the doucebag filter.
You know who really didn't do anything? Me. And I'm playing.
The story behind poopy joe is funny. Friends of mine made a TF2 bot server one of the bots was called Poopy-Joe.
I doubt they would ban a name called Poopy-Joe.
It may be funny to you, but dont think that its funny to everyone. I been in games that I have gotten killed by people with such names as:
IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII
HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
YourMom
YourDad
and many many more that I can't really type in here without violating some rule lol. People try to get around filters every chance they get and then they want to complain about it when they get caught. I am guessing that Poopy-Joe isn't sounding as funny as it used to now, is it?
See, you thought it would be funny to kill someone and have them see they were killed by Poopy-Joe. if you want to use those kind of names, then go back to FPS games. They do not belong in MMO style games, period. I have been trying to decide if I wanted to get GW2 or not and I think that these stories of people getting banned for bad names is just the reason I might have to go ahead and get it. It just might be nice to run around and not have to see idiotic names everywhere you turn. It may actually put a little bit of fantasy back into the game!
How does poopy-joe not belong in an MMO.
Its just Poopy-Joe.
Whats with everyone being thined skinned now days meaning they cant take a simple joke name anymore.
Because 99% of the damned names become joke names and it's annoying as hell and shows a general lack of caring about the game or your character.
Definetelly does take away from the game seeing all those stupidly named characters running around.
I changed my password when I sumbitted that first support ticket.
I can Log into the GW2 website and click on my account but it doesnt say anything. It only says I got blocked on the launcher. I would of thought they would of sent an email if they are going to block you so you can contest it or something. I hope Anet answers to my tickets soon.
Contact your bank/CC company and contest/reverse the charges for the purchase.
If they ban for something simple or irrelevant you should get your money back one way or another.
Just because there is a profanity filter in game does not make it ok to swear or have offensive names in game. No profanity filter will be able to stop people writing things in such a way that the word is obvious. So rather than run the risk they still enforce the rule of no profanity or offensive terms/words.
I was going to suggest what you could do if you have a problem with that but instead you should really just be a bit more mature with what you are doing.
People get offended too easily these days.
The filter is there for a Reason.
The rules are there for a reason too, and so is common sense.
Furthermore, it´s not that people nowadays "get offended easily" as much as it is that nowadays people act a lot worse than they did just 20 years ago and somehow expect to get away with it and for the rest of the world to "deal with it"
Being rude and trashtalking is NOT ok, it wasn´t back then and it should not be now.
lol wut. People are incredibly easily offended these days due to being brainwashed by the overtly PC media, so much so that I now hate people who easily offend than anyother kind of person as they are a social cancer. Take your post for example, its filled to the brim with lies. Every single statement is a blantant lie or presenting an opinion as fact.
Example. You could walk down the street 20 years ago and call the first black man you saw a stinking n-word and the only repurcussion you would have is said black man turning around and smacking you in the head. Today, its now a crime, you will most likey be reported in the media of some form, be fired from your job and even possibly jailed.
If what you have stated in your example would not be offensive to you..You have a big problem, and are also a racist.
Everyone, they are only temp bans. I bet it is very similair to how they did it in GW1 if you left PvP games to often, which is computer controlled. Also, they have always been picky on names, trust me, I have seen compeltely normal names forced to change in GW1. While extreme cases did nto happen to often, they did happen. I am completely on their side on this, however they should tone it down a little and fix any glitches in their engine that is doing this.
Just because there is a profanity filter in game does not make it ok to swear or have offensive names in game. No profanity filter will be able to stop people writing things in such a way that the word is obvious. So rather than run the risk they still enforce the rule of no profanity or offensive terms/words.
I was going to suggest what you could do if you have a problem with that but instead you should really just be a bit more mature with what you are doing.
People get offended too easily these days.
The filter is there for a Reason.
The rules are there for a reason too, and so is common sense.
Furthermore, it´s not that people nowadays "get offended easily" as much as it is that nowadays people act a lot worse than they did just 20 years ago and somehow expect to get away with it and for the rest of the world to "deal with it"
Being rude and trashtalking is NOT ok, it wasn´t back then and it should not be now.
lol wut. People are incredibly easily offended these days due to being brainwashed by the overtly PC media, so much so that I now hate people who easily offend than anyother kind of person as they are a social cancer. Take your post for example, its filled to the brim with lies. Every single statement is a blantant lie or presenting an opinion as fact.
Example. You could walk down the street 20 years ago and call the first black man you saw a stinking n-word and the only repurcussion you would have is said black man turning around and smacking you in the head. Today, its now a crime, you will most likey be reported in the media of some form, be fired from your job and even possibly jailed.
That is quite true. 100 years ago it was quite common to call a African American a Negro. And people made that N-Word off of that.
Its changing of the times.
That is not where the word came from. It is and has always been a derogatory term. It did not come from the word negro. It was a term used by other races ..not by black people. They use it now but that is not how it originated.
I changed my password when I sumbitted that first support ticket.
I can Log into the GW2 website and click on my account but it doesnt say anything. It only says I got blocked on the launcher. I would of thought they would of sent an email if they are going to block you so you can contest it or something. I hope Anet answers to my tickets soon.
Contact your bank/CC company and contest/reverse the charges for the purchase.
If they ban for something simple or irrelevant you should get your money back one way or another.
Usually if somebody hacks your account..they change the login information so that you cannot access it anymore. So I doubt this is the case.
It is because this is a game for kiddies. Grown-ups don't play this kind of boring mmo.
youve got that all wrong.
grown ups are able to carry on conversations in public chat channels without cursing. It might be perfectly normal for you to say a curse word out loud while playing a game but it adds NOTHING worth typing out to any conversation.
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So it seems like you've been hacked or your account been compromised. Have you answered any strange emails lately? My friend received an email about password change and he'd done nothing of the sort.
I am GUESSING that it might have been a phishing email. You may want to change your email password if it is the same as your game pass.
Don't answer ANY EMAIL that asks for account details.
For the record I don't think poopy joe should have been banned. However I understand why they may have done so, draconian? maybe. Just strive to be more creative. I tend to make up new names all teh time.
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So, why are you guys calling "freedom of speech" to insulting others without provocation, and being generally mean, rude and offensive without a particular reason or need?
I thought freedom of speech was about being able to express ideas, opinions, feelings and thoughts without being opressed, not about being able to be mean, rude and offensive to everybody without retaliation.
I changed my password when I sumbitted that first support ticket.
I can Log into the GW2 website and click on my account but it doesnt say anything. It only says I got blocked on the launcher. I would of thought they would of sent an email if they are going to block you so you can contest it or something. I hope Anet answers to my tickets soon.
Contact your bank/CC company and contest/reverse the charges for the purchase.
If they ban for something simple or irrelevant you should get your money back one way or another.
Then they could sue you for fraud, as they provided exactly what was advertised on the box then you broke the terms of the service
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I prefer it like this. I am tired of douchebags that fill every possible MMO. Keep it nice and clean for a good enviroment. Rules are made to be respected ...that's why u accept the code of conduit. If u have anger management issues, the rest of us shouldn't suffer because of it.
The fact other games have laws but they themselves don't respect and apply them when needed, doesn't make those laws useless. It makes the ppl enforcing those laws on players useless.
Or do u actually expect the admins to be on your side because u are cool and BM everyone?
As for the crazy ppl that say "oh well u can sew them for banning u", anet told u this: "Inappropriate in-game behavior, such as obscene, offensive, or racist talk or behavior; abuse of another player; harassment; etc.". U signed u respect or u get banned. Like in any other game.
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Yeah. So they take your $60 and there's no appeal? Or is it a short term ban to learn your lesson?
Did you read the TOS (Terms of service)..If swearing is listed as a bananble offense. You do not have a leg to stand on. Profanity filter or not learn how to behave...there absolutely are children playing this game. Also you are not paying a monthly sub fee..so ArenaNet will have no qualms about banning you. They have already made there profits from you. They have no reason to keep the people who do not play nice around. I would probably ban you to.
Read it next time.
I salute ANET for their policy of temp bans for first offense, about time a company started taking maintaining order against the unwashed masses more seriously, sort of old school IMO.
OP sounds like he has a different issue, fact that he had a character show up on his account that he didn't create means he's been hacked (or someone in his household is messing with him) and there's no telling what sort of shenanigan's has been going on.
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Pretty simple, Don't use profanity in the chat (honestly if you cant muster the vocabulary needed to express yourself without it then you need help) and don't give your toons moronic names.
The name issue has always been a pet peeve of mine. you cant put fourth the necessary effort to come up with a decent name? then you lack the minimum imagination required to immerse yourself in a fantasy MMO. That's just one man's opinion.
Make that a double.
That Guild Wars 2 login screen knocked up my wife. Must be the second coming!
Because 99% of the damned names become joke names and it's annoying as hell and shows a general lack of caring about the game or your character.
True...You have to get rid of the keylogger, or malware. Before you go about repairing the damage it has done. Use a good malware scanner like MalwareBytes Anti-Malware to do that.
Definetelly does take away from the game seeing all those stupidly named characters running around.
Contact your bank/CC company and contest/reverse the charges for the purchase.
If they ban for something simple or irrelevant you should get your money back one way or another.
If what you have stated in your example would not be offensive to you..You have a big problem, and are also a racist.
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/innovation
That is not where the word came from. It is and has always been a derogatory term. It did not come from the word negro. It was a term used by other races ..not by black people. They use it now but that is not how it originated.
Usually if somebody hacks your account..they change the login information so that you cannot access it anymore. So I doubt this is the case.
youve got that all wrong.
grown ups are able to carry on conversations in public chat channels without cursing. It might be perfectly normal for you to say a curse word out loud while playing a game but it adds NOTHING worth typing out to any conversation.
Watch your thoughts; they become words.
Watch your words; they become actions.
Watch your actions; they become habits.
Watch your habits; they become character.
Watch your character; it becomes your destiny.
Lao-Tze
So it seems like you've been hacked or your account been compromised. Have you answered any strange emails lately? My friend received an email about password change and he'd done nothing of the sort.
I am GUESSING that it might have been a phishing email. You may want to change your email password if it is the same as your game pass.
Don't answer ANY EMAIL that asks for account details.
For the record I don't think poopy joe should have been banned. However I understand why they may have done so, draconian? maybe. Just strive to be more creative. I tend to make up new names all teh time.
Play for fun. Play to win. Play for perfection. Play with friends. Play in another world. Why do you play?
So, why are you guys calling "freedom of speech" to insulting others without provocation, and being generally mean, rude and offensive without a particular reason or need?
I thought freedom of speech was about being able to express ideas, opinions, feelings and thoughts without being opressed, not about being able to be mean, rude and offensive to everybody without retaliation.
Then they could sue you for fraud, as they provided exactly what was advertised on the box then you broke the terms of the service
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I prefer it like this. I am tired of douchebags that fill every possible MMO. Keep it nice and clean for a good enviroment. Rules are made to be respected ...that's why u accept the code of conduit. If u have anger management issues, the rest of us shouldn't suffer because of it.
The fact other games have laws but they themselves don't respect and apply them when needed, doesn't make those laws useless. It makes the ppl enforcing those laws on players useless.
Or do u actually expect the admins to be on your side because u are cool and BM everyone?
As for the crazy ppl that say "oh well u can sew them for banning u", anet told u this: "Inappropriate in-game behavior, such as obscene, offensive, or racist talk or behavior; abuse of another player; harassment; etc.". U signed u respect or u get banned. Like in any other game.