InvitationNotFound wrote: »Unreal that players say these bans should happen.
When everyone was using double mundus because the competition was using it - everyone knew it wasnt intended, but it was easy as hell to do. ZOS said they were aware of it and were fixing it. They werent saying report people for bans for it. They said yes - there is an exploit and we will fix it. THIS GOES FOR SO MANY "EXPLOITS" IN THE GAME.
People jumped inside enemy home bases and killed people endlessly at their respawn. ZOS said they were aware of it. THEY DIDNT BAN PEOPLE FOR EXPLOITS.
Im not defending these exploits. What Im trying to make clear to the community is that you CANNOT SUDDENLY ONE DAY DECIDE YOURE TAKING A FIRM STANCE AND DO THAT BY BANNING PEOPLE RETROACTIVELY. ZOS set the precedent on this issue. That precedent is that exploits will get addressed and fixed - specifically the ones that the community complained about the most (EI: gap closer for this patch). And yet this time around, people are losing their accounts. Is this an effective and fair way to do this?
I want an effective and fair solution, because it will bridge the community and ZOS. If you dont do that, people will be mad as hell from both the banned and those wanting fair and defined rules across the board.
@ZOS_RichLambert
@ZOS_GinaBruno
@ZOS_JessicaFolsom
Please realize the solution is important here. Any permanent bans should be reversed for activity that occured on players after this message was communicated. Players deserve communication, because what youre doing today is not what you did 3 6 months or a year ago. And please - do not lift bans on players using cheat programs/bot programs. This is pretty much the dirtiest thing players can ever envision. Many players were unbanned who used CE, and they are amongst us today, on our leaderboards, and staring us in the face to remind us that things are not fair.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQDm5rGhqaI
@FENGRUSH some valid points and some bs on your side
it isn't suddenly an exploit. they stated very often that bypassing the intended mechanic of breaking the walls is considered an exploit. so saying out of a sudden they call it exploit is nothing but bulls***. btw. this whole thing has been discussed quite a while and videos have been removed by ZOS employees. they reason for this was because they were calling it an exploit (yes, it is a joke.i completely agree here, and it shouldn't have been put on the live servers). anyway, that should have rang some alarm bells to players wanting to use that mechanic in such a way.
i agree that the communication is a problem as people who aren't reading the forum aren't aware. nonetheless, i don't think people like you aren't reading the forums...
furthermore, you come up with the mondus bug and say something like "hey, it was okay to use it. everyone was using it. so where's the problem with this one?" both are / were exploits. using any of these mechanics isn't okay and should have consequences. unfortunately it didn't have so far. i would consider it a good thing if they would ban (temporary - the first few times) people for exploiting. even in retrospective. guess what... everyone knew it was an exploit and wrong to use it but nothing would happen to them. so you consider changing this is a bad thing and would make people leave? well, might be a good thing if people who exploit every single sh** would leave.
another point is that you consider it fun to bypass that mechanic. well, that's your opinion. but i doubt the majority of the player base likes and enjoys that (besides that it is absolutely irrelevant). at least not according to all the forum posts.
and then you say "you can't ban people for your own mistakes". well, they can and they should, at least as long as it is clearly an exploit. let's stick with the mondus bug you came up earlier. everyone knew it is a bug. if you "didn't know" you were simply the worst type of *** out there. abusing a bug = exploiting. simple as that. if have an other opinion you probably should check the definition of the term exploit.
let's keep on going. "it isn't the fault of the players, you gave it to them". abusing a bug is the fault of the player. everyone using a gap closer to get on a wall or tower exactly knows what they are doing at that this can't be what the developers expected (they even "fixed" it once and made it more difficult to achieve. you even show how it know works after their "fix"). therefore, it is the players choice and their fault.
another point regarding "people are going to lose faith". well, of course they should fix the mess they've created. the game is in a bad state without a doubt. we all know how long it takes to "fix" things and this is very likely not going to change (and even if it would, you can be certain that there will be bugs from time to time. every piece of software has bugs). as this won't change the least they could and should do is going for people who are exploiting the cr** out of it. this has nothing to do with "losing faith". that's actually a little improvement.
with most of the other things i agree...
People have been bypassing doors and walls since the inception of the game though. They never banned for it, whether or not they labeled it an exploit. For a while it was DKs pulling with chains, always DKs with leap, NBs through doors. This patch anyone with a gap closer can do it. Now people are going to be banned suddenly? Its fine to set the bar now if they want to - Im not suggesting they shouldnt. But to not communicate it, is poor on their part. To permanently ban anyone on the ouset is even worse, especially if youre unbanning people for gaming the market and using cheat engine - both much more offensive issues.
i agree that the communication is a problem as people who aren't reading the forum aren't aware. nonetheless, i don't think people like you aren't reading the forums...
To permanently ban anyone on the ouset is even worse, especially if youre unbanning people for gaming the market and using cheat engine - both much more offensive issues.
i would consider it a good thing if they would ban (temporary - the first few times) people for exploiting.
Its fine if they want to change their tune now on this, but the point stands its going to be rampant and places it will be used the most are backdooring keeps and scrolls - which is the worst use of this. Front line fighting with this isnt that bad, you KNOW they are coming in, you are there to fight already. But losing scrolls and keeps that never flagged is a whole different story. And those people wont get any punishment.
Saying its not the fault of players/can ban people for their mistakes is a valid point I think. Its one thing if the bug is discovered in live. Its another to discover you have a completely broken mechanic a month into the test server and never address it. Its not communicated anywhere outside of these forums? How will people really know? Im not saying they wont know its an 'exploit' or 'unintended'... but how will they know they can be banned? People are just saying who cares, they should be, because theyre bad people for doing something like that. Which is completely irrelevant - the point is making clearer guidelines and communicating them to the playerbase effectively. Responding to a random post in an isolated forum is not how you do it, or enforce it. You dont just hand out bans either, you communicate to people that are caught doing it and roll out a practical solution. The support teams strategy is not effective at solving issues, its an attempt to damage control. I want real solutions - so should everyone else. Effective communication and consistency is the key to delivering that solution. Secondly, we need better decisions from up top not to roll out changes like this that are so easy to do by the entire playerbase. Reason is, many people are/will still use this bug, and it incites others to do it maliciously as well.
Sallington wrote: »If I accidentally misclick my gap-close button and charge onto a keep wall (it's really that easy to do), does that mean I'm at risk of being banned if someone reports me?
Should we all unslot Critical Charge until this mess is fixed?
Alishka_Gunter wrote: »As a grown adult, you have a conscience. You know to cheat others in real life or within a game is wrong. Period. The fact that certain cheats should be allowed or shouldn't, or that anyone would require a guideline to what penalties are for exploitation and or cheating is incredible to me.
Seriously. Cheating is wrong. Exploiting is wrong. Finding an exploit, reporting it and not abusing it is fine. The problem comes when you abuse the exploit.
I just don't understand why is concept is hard to understand.
Saying its not the fault of players/can ban people for their mistakes is a valid point I think. Its one thing if the bug is discovered in live. Its another to discover you have a completely broken mechanic a month into the test server and never address it. Its not communicated anywhere outside of these forums? How will people really know? Im not saying they wont know its an 'exploit' or 'unintended'... but how will they know they can be banned?
ZOS_DaryaK wrote: »We've removed quite a few posts that were discussing disciplinary action on a specific account. Posts that referred to those post were also removed.
Great words, but over two years of ESO has proven that being banned for exploiting is about as common as a performance improvement for Cyrodiil.ZOS_JessicaFolsom wrote: »If we catch you exploiting and/or cheating, even once, it is grounds for disciplinary action up to and including a permanent ban of your game account.
ZOS_JessicaFolsom wrote: »Lately, we’ve seen a lot of questions about what we consider cheating and/or exploiting in ESO. The amount of people using exploits, especially in Cyrodiil, has also been on the rise. Due to this, and our recent efforts to take a stronger stance against exploiting and cheating in ESO, this has become a hotly debated topic within our community. We’d like to help shed some light on what we consider cheating and exploiting and how you can help us curb this behavior.
We would generally frown upon (and potentially take action as a result of) using third party tools or taking an advantage of an in-game mechanic that is not currently working as designed to in any way provide an advantage to your playing abilities. In plain English: if it looks or feels like cheating, then try it out at your own risk. Or better yet, don’t try it at all.
We have a zero tolerance policy for cheating/exploiting/using unapproved third party tools (such as Cheat Engine), so you should also know that even a single instance can lead to a 72-hour suspension, or even a permanent ban, depending on the offense. And in the specific case of Cheat Engine, even the first offense will result in a permanent ban.
There are certain things we’re working on fixing on our end to make this behavior no longer possible, but that does not mean it’s okay to exploit these issues in the meantime.
To summarize, if you are using abilities such as gap closers to do things that are not within the realm of intended design and/or bypassing core game mechanics, such as entering keeps without downing doors and/or walls and getting under the environment (ground, water, etc.), you are exploiting. In short: don’t do it. If we catch you exploiting and/or cheating, even once, it is grounds for disciplinary action up to and including a permanent ban of your game account. If in doubt about whether or not certain actions or activity are considered exploiting, you are welcome to ask us here on the forums.
Thank you all for your cooperation in helping us keep ESO free of cheating and exploiting, and a fun, fair environment for all.
1 Forumpost and everything is good? 99% of ESO Players do NOT EVEN READ THE FORUM.
anitajoneb17_ESO wrote: »1 Forumpost and everything is good? 99% of ESO Players do NOT EVEN READ THE FORUM.
What do you suggest ? An ingame mail for everyone ? A popup announcement in the game ?
Not sure every single player wants to be bothered with stuff that concerns Cyrodiil only.
But why not.
I think ZOS shouldn't be shy. But the problem is, when there are so many unsolved severe bug issues in a game, it's hard to be strict with the playerbase.
ZOS_JessicaFolsom wrote: »Lately, we’ve seen a lot of questions about what we consider cheating and/or exploiting in ESO. The amount of people using exploits, especially in Cyrodiil, has also been on the rise. Due to this, and our recent efforts to take a stronger stance against exploiting and cheating in ESO, this has become a hotly debated topic within our community. We’d like to help shed some light on what we consider cheating and exploiting and how you can help us curb this behavior.
We would generally frown upon (and potentially take action as a result of) using third party tools or taking an advantage of an in-game mechanic that is not currently working as designed to in any way provide an advantage to your playing abilities. In plain English: if it looks or feels like cheating, then try it out at your own risk. Or better yet, don’t try it at all.
We have a zero tolerance policy for cheating/exploiting/using unapproved third party tools (such as Cheat Engine), so you should also know that even a single instance can lead to a 72-hour suspension, or even a permanent ban, depending on the offense. And in the specific case of Cheat Engine, even the first offense will result in a permanent ban.
There are certain things we’re working on fixing on our end to make this behavior no longer possible, but that does not mean it’s okay to exploit these issues in the meantime.
To summarize, if you are using abilities such as gap closers to do things that are not within the realm of intended design and/or bypassing core game mechanics, such as entering keeps without downing doors and/or walls and getting under the environment (ground, water, etc.), you are exploiting. In short: don’t do it. If we catch you exploiting and/or cheating, even once, it is grounds for disciplinary action up to and including a permanent ban of your game account. If in doubt about whether or not certain actions or activity are considered exploiting, you are welcome to ask us here on the forums.
Thank you all for your cooperation in helping us keep ESO free of cheating and exploiting, and a fun, fair environment for all.
Lava_Croft wrote: »Great words, but over two years of ESO has proven that being banned for exploiting is about as common as a performance improvement for Cyrodiil.ZOS_JessicaFolsom wrote: »If we catch you exploiting and/or cheating, even once, it is grounds for disciplinary action up to and including a permanent ban of your game account.
Sallington wrote: »If I accidentally misclick my gap-close button and charge onto a keep wall (it's really that easy to do), does that mean I'm at risk of being banned if someone reports me?
Should we all unslot Critical Charge until this mess is fixed?
I've ressed you like 5 times today.
anitajoneb17_ESO wrote: »1 Forumpost and everything is good? 99% of ESO Players do NOT EVEN READ THE FORUM.
What do you suggest ? An ingame mail for everyone ? A popup announcement in the game ?
Not sure every single player wants to be bothered with stuff that concerns Cyrodiil only.
But why not.
I think ZOS shouldn't be shy. But the problem is, when there are so many unsolved severe bug issues in a game, it's hard to be strict with the playerbase.
ZOS_JessicaFolsom wrote: »Lately, we’ve seen a lot of questions about what we consider cheating and/or exploiting in ESO. The amount of people using exploits, especially in Cyrodiil, has also been on the rise. Due to this, and our recent efforts to take a stronger stance against exploiting and cheating in ESO, this has become a hotly debated topic within our community. We’d like to help shed some light on what we consider cheating and exploiting and how you can help us curb this behavior.
We would generally frown upon (and potentially take action as a result of) using third party tools or taking an advantage of an in-game mechanic that is not currently working as designed to in any way provide an advantage to your playing abilities. In plain English: if it looks or feels like cheating, then try it out at your own risk. Or better yet, don’t try it at all.
We have a zero tolerance policy for cheating/exploiting/using unapproved third party tools (such as Cheat Engine), so you should also know that even a single instance can lead to a 72-hour suspension, or even a permanent ban, depending on the offense. And in the specific case of Cheat Engine, even the first offense will result in a permanent ban.
There are certain things we’re working on fixing on our end to make this behavior no longer possible, but that does not mean it’s okay to exploit these issues in the meantime.
To summarize, if you are using abilities such as gap closers to do things that are not within the realm of intended design and/or bypassing core game mechanics, such as entering keeps without downing doors and/or walls and getting under the environment (ground, water, etc.), you are exploiting. In short: don’t do it. If we catch you exploiting and/or cheating, even once, it is grounds for disciplinary action up to and including a permanent ban of your game account. If in doubt about whether or not certain actions or activity are considered exploiting, you are welcome to ask us here on the forums.
Thank you all for your cooperation in helping us keep ESO free of cheating and exploiting, and a fun, fair environment for all.
PainfulFAFA wrote: »anyone else came to this thread for lols? Cant take zos serious anymore