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Social banned

  • scorpius2k1
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  • GarnetFire17
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    Okay, here I am again after just one month, social banned for THE THIRD TIME for the same thing: sending guild mails, not using a mail addon since the mails have gold. Last time the response only told me "wait a few moments between mails." I tried that, but I don't know how many moments is a few moments apparently because it still did it to me. It was way more than 3 seconds I can tell you that much. I am the guild leader of a large trade guild and I have things I need to do. I can't access the guild banks and stores, and I can't mail or whisper anyone.

    Can someone please escalate my ticket? It's been 23 hrs. #200902-007036
  • Pevey
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    This has nothing to do with the rate of messaging, I think. You triggered their algorithm for spotting gold sellers. Taking money from a guild bank and mailing it to multiple accounts. I know your guild and I know this was totally legit. But I also know this is how some gold sellers operate, having bot farmers deposit into a shared guild bank. You triggered some auto-detect threshold.
    Edited by Pevey on September 4, 2020 1:19AM
  • GarnetFire17
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    That makes sense. I can send a guild mail using addons to 500 people in 15 mins every week on my other account and not get banned.
  • SweepsAllClowns
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    Last time the response only told me "wait a few moments between mails." I tried that, but I don't know how many moments is a few moments apparently because it still did it to me. It was way more than 3 seconds I can tell you that much.

    Well as the history has many times shown us, for example the concept "soon" probably means in next hour, day or even a week for many, however most things with this game "soon" means quite often a time period from a year to forever. If I try to translate the "few moments" into zos time concept, I'd say the absolute minimum time frame is a day, but it could mean a week or even a month definitely, so take your time or get banned! I base my evaluations on what's been told to us and what are the actual results.
  • Blacknight841
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    Funny how a GM managing a guild, trying to make the community a better place, and improve the gameplay of the guild members ... can get social banned numerous times.

    BUT...

    The bots in the starting zones and the gold buyers and sellers can go about their business as usual. Plus, those that would call out the cheaters, get flagged for naming and shaming. Seems like a pretty just system they have put in place here.
    Edited by Blacknight841 on September 4, 2020 6:07AM
  • ZOS_ConnorG
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