ZOS to consider that not all reports are authentic
My friend just today has been unjustly banned/suspended for 3 days because of "excessive ultimate using" after apparently being reported by a group she fought. Actions regarding the cheat engine/other exploits are definitely necessary but going on a witch hunt based on assumption rather than evidence is just as bad as not doing anything and possibly worse.
I could go into about how the individual in question wouldn't even be the type to cheat or how she wouldn't even know where to go for those cheats or that in every circumstance I've fought with/against her I've never seen the ultimate hack being used but that is irrelevant to the issue at hand since all the feedback she got from ZOS was that she was merely suspended. Sticking to facts, I hope her ticket is answered and her suspension is rectified.
I am sure that this thread may be subject to being locked as I am not that individual and that such matters should be submitted through tickets. I am simply pleading that everybody not en masse report individuals they simply think are hacking/cheating. I recall there being a thread somewhere about asking ZOS to consider that not all reports are authentic and I hope this thread serves as a continued reminder of that.
If all they do is handing out 3 day bans for that software's usage, it doesn't matter anyways.
Medieval_Miss81 wrote: »What you are stating doesn't bear up under scrutiny. ZOS specifically stated that people who used those hacks got permabanned. So, your friend couldn't have been suspended for that as it wouldn't have been only a 3 day ban.
clayandaudrey_ESO wrote: »Your friend got caught period. What has me thinking is why is it only a 3 day ban. If that is the case then this game is done.
Medieval_Miss81 wrote: »What you are stating doesn't bear up under scrutiny. ZOS specifically stated that people who used those hacks got permabanned. So, your friend couldn't have been suspended for that as it wouldn't have been only a 3 day ban.
ZOS_JessicaFolsom wrote: »Just a quick update for everyone regarding the recent influx of those using third party tools to cheat in ESO. We've adjusted our automatic anti-cheat systems to focus specifically on the cheats we've seen in the last few days, in addition to launching investigations on specific players. We've permanently banned 43 players in the last 24 hours who were found to be cheating. We don't take cheating lightly, and will continue to ban those who are found to be cheating. We'll be going back through game logs to identify players who were violating our anti-cheating policies in the hours before we performed the automatic cheat detection adjustment.
In addition, we're working on a number of fixes and improvements to prevent this kind of behavior from happening in ESO in the future. We'll provide more specific details about this tomorrow.
We want to thank everyone who has helped us identify those who would ruin your game experience by cheating, and the means by which they were doing so.
Medieval_Miss81 wrote: »What you are stating doesn't bear up under scrutiny. ZOS specifically stated that people who used those hacks got permabanned. So, your friend couldn't have been suspended for that as it wouldn't have been only a 3 day ban.
Korah_Eaglecry wrote: »So right now Im going to make the assumption that this thread is based on nonsense that hasnt actually occurred. Because its either youre making this up. Or Jessica is.
Korah_Eaglecry wrote: »So right now Im going to make the assumption that this thread is based on nonsense that hasnt actually occurred. Because its either youre making this up. Or Jessica is.
I don't understand why I would fabricate such things? Or why ZOS would. Regardless, the focus of this thread that I wanted to really address is people abusing the reports in large numbers that could potentially lead to unnecessary ban/suspensions.
Korah_Eaglecry wrote: »So right now Im going to make the assumption that this thread is based on nonsense that hasnt actually occurred. Because its either youre making this up. Or Jessica is.
I don't understand why I would fabricate such things? Or why ZOS would. Regardless, the focus of this thread that I wanted to really address is people abusing the reports in large numbers that could potentially lead to unnecessary ban/suspensions.
Tavore1138 wrote: »3 days for hacking? Way to encourage the cheats!
I get being gentle to exploiters but this is out and out hacking... minimum ban of life surely?
clayandaudrey_ESO wrote: »Seems to me it was a script ZOS run that caught these people so the whole "a lot of people reported my friend" isn't exactly what happened. I again reiterate that it should be a perma ban.
Your friend wouldn't happen to have been a NB using Soul Harvest? Cuz that one can be spammed if you're lucky (my record is 4 )
Tavore1138 wrote: »3 days for hacking? Way to encourage the cheats!
I get being gentle to exploiters but this is out and out hacking... minimum ban of life surely?
clayandaudrey_ESO wrote: »Seems to me it was a script ZOS run that caught these people so the whole "a lot of people reported my friend" isn't exactly what happened. I again reiterate that it should be a perma ban.
It is exactly what happened. She fought a group with a couple other people and after that got the ban. I find it interesting that the ban occurred after the in-game conflict and not before or many hours after.
clayandaudrey_ESO wrote: »clayandaudrey_ESO wrote: »Seems to me it was a script ZOS run that caught these people so the whole "a lot of people reported my friend" isn't exactly what happened. I again reiterate that it should be a perma ban.
It is exactly what happened. She fought a group with a couple other people and after that got the ban. I find it interesting that the ban occurred after the in-game conflict and not before or many hours after.
So you know the people who reported her? Was in the room when they did it?
I call Bulls hit on this whole thing.
Good try though to put confusion out there.
If all they do is handing out 3 day bans for that software's usage, it doesn't matter anyways.
Also ibtl.
ZOS_JessicaFolsom wrote: »Just a quick update for everyone regarding the recent influx of those using third party tools to cheat in ESO. We've adjusted our automatic anti-cheat systems to focus specifically on the cheats we've seen in the last few days, in addition to launching investigations on specific players. We've permanently banned 43 players in the last 24 hours who were found to be cheating. We don't take cheating lightly, and will continue to ban those who are found to be cheating. We'll be going back through game logs to identify players who were violating our anti-cheating policies in the hours before we performed the automatic cheat detection adjustment.
In addition, we're working on a number of fixes and improvements to prevent this kind of behavior from happening in ESO in the future. We'll provide more specific details about this tomorrow.
We want to thank everyone who has helped us identify those who would ruin your game experience by cheating, and the means by which they were doing so.