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Can't get my Staff Restored...Bummed. Has this happened to anyone else?

generalmyrick
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Accidentally deconned my "Ruin" staff deconning items to fast..."RUIN" is near the trash = "ruby ass staff of deconn"

contacted zos, they said, tough luck buddy, we made a "lock system" to prevent that.

They've helped me out restoring items 2 times in 5 years, but now won't?

Anybody else have experience with them not helping how they used to?
"The red pill and its opposite, the blue pill, are a popular cultural meme, a metaphor representing the choice between:

Knowledge, freedom, uncertainty and the brutal truths of reality (red pill)
Security, happiness, beauty, and the blissful ignorance of illusion (blue pill)"

Insight to Agree to Awesome Ratio = 1:6.04:2.76 as of 1/25/2019

Compared to people that I've ignored = I am 18% more insightful, 20% less agreeable, and 88% more awesome.
  • therift
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    You're out of luck.

    Years ago, I once accidentally bound an item I wished to sell. The answer from customer service was essentially 'tough luck, be more careful'.

    As disappointed as I was, I came to agree with the policy; otherwise, ZoS would have to employ legions of staff to do nothing but reverse player mistakes.
  • generalmyrick
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    oh, someone i blocked probably stopped in to say something nice!

    thanks rift!

    I daren't open your blocked comment for fear that i will become triggered and possibly report you or say something snarky, but i do appreciate the bump! :-)
    "The red pill and its opposite, the blue pill, are a popular cultural meme, a metaphor representing the choice between:

    Knowledge, freedom, uncertainty and the brutal truths of reality (red pill)
    Security, happiness, beauty, and the blissful ignorance of illusion (blue pill)"

    Insight to Agree to Awesome Ratio = 1:6.04:2.76 as of 1/25/2019

    Compared to people that I've ignored = I am 18% more insightful, 20% less agreeable, and 88% more awesome.
  • Edaphon
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    I'm surprised they even bothered the first 2 times it happened.

    Just be more careful in the future.
  • Linaleah
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    yep. i didn't even GET a response when I asked if it was possible to restore accidentally deconstructed item. so.. yeah :(
    dirty worthless casual.
    Reputation is what other people know about you. Honor is what you know about yourself. Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the ***
    Lois McMaster Bujold "A Civil Campaign"
  • Kova
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    oh, someone i blocked probably stopped in to say something nice!

    thanks rift!

    I daren't open your blocked comment for fear that i will become triggered and possibly report you or say something snarky, but i do appreciate the bump! :-)

    You're one of those people that type "blocked!" Or something similar in zone chat when you ignore a troll, aren't you?
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  • Edaphon
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    Kova wrote: »
    oh, someone i blocked probably stopped in to say something nice!

    thanks rift!

    I daren't open your blocked comment for fear that i will become triggered and possibly report you or say something snarky, but i do appreciate the bump! :-)

    You're one of those people that type "blocked!" Or something similar in zone chat when you ignore a troll, aren't you?

    Blocked and reported! Enjoy your ban!
  • EvilAutoTech
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    I have accidentally deconned expensive items in the past. I never even thought to ask for them to fix my mistake. I just went and got another one.
  • Jhalin
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    On the plus side, Ruin is easily reobtained
  • Rake
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    Ruin is common drop from a boss
  • Rake
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    Also blocking on forums should cost stamina.
  • Austinseph1
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    I lock anything I keep the second it drops, a good way to avoid mistakes.
  • bearbelly
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    I've seen CS of many game companies do a restore of accidentally destroyed items, but regardless of the company it always comes with a warning that it's a one-time-only favor.
    ZOS has done it for you twice, and you still expected them to bail you out...

    Alrighty, then.
  • idk
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    I agree with therift, Zos gave us a tool to protect us from ourselves. They have to spend time and money to search our accounts to verify we had the item, see what we actually did with the item and then decide if it should be replaced. That is money.

    Sorry for your loss but this is a learning lesson for all of us. Use the lock feature for anything you want to prevent losing. Zos gave us the ability to protect us from ourselves. We need to use it (or lose it).

    Edit. bearbelly has a good point. It is possible that Zos denied OP's request because this has been a repeated issue with them per their own words.
    Edited by idk on August 24, 2019 5:47PM
  • yodased
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    Fool me once shame on you fool me twice shame you well you cant fool me again
    Edited by yodased on August 24, 2019 5:53PM
    Tl;dr really weigh the fun you have in game vs the business practices you are supporting.
  • idk
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    yodased wrote: »
    Fool me once shame on you fool me twice shame you well you cant fool me again

    What Yoda would say that is. Hrmmm.
  • Jawshoeuh
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    oh, someone i blocked probably stopped in to say something nice!

    thanks rift!

    I daren't open your blocked comment for fear that i will become triggered and possibly report you or say something snarky, but i do appreciate the bump! :-)

    I know EXACTLY the type of person you are with this sad comment.

    You don't deserve your item back and you definitely aren't invited to my party.
  • D0PAMINE
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    oh, someone i blocked probably stopped in to say something nice!

    thanks rift!

    I daren't open your blocked comment for fear that i will become triggered and possibly report you or say something snarky, but i do appreciate the bump! :-)

    He was polite in his comment.
  • generalmyrick
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    I'm guessing someone, or people, started abusing it. The nice customer service people even said "The high mages aren't always strict."

    I admit fault.
    "The red pill and its opposite, the blue pill, are a popular cultural meme, a metaphor representing the choice between:

    Knowledge, freedom, uncertainty and the brutal truths of reality (red pill)
    Security, happiness, beauty, and the blissful ignorance of illusion (blue pill)"

    Insight to Agree to Awesome Ratio = 1:6.04:2.76 as of 1/25/2019

    Compared to people that I've ignored = I am 18% more insightful, 20% less agreeable, and 88% more awesome.
  • D0PAMINE
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    I'm guessing someone, or people, started abusing it. The nice customer service people even said "The high mages aren't always strict."

    I admit fault.

    I get Ruin all the time. It doesn't seem to be too rare. You'll get it again. If you're PCNA i'll run through with you. @D0PAMINE with a zero
  • Haquor
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    They definately will restore if you give them enough info.

    Recently had a warmachine jack restored i accidently decond.

    They asked for as much detail as possible like on which character, when i recieved and when i decond the item. Then they mailed it to me.

    This was like two weeks ago.

    And i have done this over the years at least one other time since the lock feature was introduced.
    Edited by Haquor on August 24, 2019 9:46PM
  • MrGarlic
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    I accidentally deconned my gold Spell Power Cure resto staff and asked if it could be restored.

    ZOS said 'no.'
    'Sharp Arrows'Mr.Garlic
    Hidden by darkness, a shadow in the night,A sped arrow dissecting the gloom,Finding it's target, such delight.
  • redspecter23
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    Are we talking about Ruin? The staff that drops quite regularly from Vaults of Madness? If so I'd be absolutely insulted as a CS rep if someone asked be to restore that. You made a mistake. You admit that you have already asked twice in the past for restores which they were nice enough to do. You seem to make a habit of destroying things that are easy to acquire then wasting CS time trying to get them back. Just go farm another one. It's not like Perfected Loki daggers or sharpened maelstrom inferno from back in the day or even a long discontinued item like an unbound Bow of the Viper. It's a regular old staff that you could likely get within a few runs of the dungeon (even on normal). Own the mistake and replace it yourself, which in this case is totally within your power to do in a very reasonable time frame unlike the other examples I listed.
  • yodased
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    I'm guessing someone, or people, started abusing it. The nice customer service people even said "The high mages aren't always strict."

    I admit fault.

    If we are fair and honest you are abusing it
    Tl;dr really weigh the fun you have in game vs the business practices you are supporting.
  • redspecter23
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    yodased wrote: »
    I'm guessing someone, or people, started abusing it. The nice customer service people even said "The high mages aren't always strict."

    I admit fault.

    If we are fair and honest you are abusing it

    Completely agree.
  • starkerealm
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    Rake wrote: »
    Also blocking on forums should cost stamina.

    Ugh.
    Edited by starkerealm on August 24, 2019 10:46PM
  • generalmyrick
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    look at you guys, just circle the wagons when i use the powers granted to me to remove people that trigger me!

    surely you have better than this!? ahaahahahaa

    @ZOS_GinaBruno
    @ZOS_KaiSchober
    @ZOS_BillE
    @ZOS_JessicaFolsom
    @ZOS_GaryA

    someone close this thread? --> it is no longer constructive and several people are being naughty! :-)
    "The red pill and its opposite, the blue pill, are a popular cultural meme, a metaphor representing the choice between:

    Knowledge, freedom, uncertainty and the brutal truths of reality (red pill)
    Security, happiness, beauty, and the blissful ignorance of illusion (blue pill)"

    Insight to Agree to Awesome Ratio = 1:6.04:2.76 as of 1/25/2019

    Compared to people that I've ignored = I am 18% more insightful, 20% less agreeable, and 88% more awesome.
  • MilwaukeeScott
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    Tough luck buddy, we made a "lock system" to prevent that.
    PS4NA

    All I see is hate and rage from people who don't understand how to.....
  • Sanctum74
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    Oh NOOOO ppl don't agree, close the thread lol
  • therift
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    Let's see...

    1) You accidentally deconned an item and ZoS declined your request, but they granted it twice before.

    2) You didn't like that answer, so you started a thread to see if anyone else were turned down for a similar request.

    3) You received a mixed bag of answers: some said they were denied the first time they asked; others said a request was recently granted.

    4) Some answers suggested you may have used up your chances, should use the safety tools provided, or think ZoS shouldn't cater to these requests except in rare cases

    5) Now, for some reason, you need ZoS to close the thread and are spamming every ZoS employee you can... on Saturday night, no less. At dinner time for the East Coast.

    What, pray tell, is so infamous or offensive among the responses that you solicited that you've pulled the fire alarm on your own thread?

    Is it because you blocked me? Lol.
  • generalmyrick
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    this was like a magnet! i'll have to use this in the future!

    got lots of nice people offerring to help regrind, = thanks you!!!!
    Edited by generalmyrick on August 24, 2019 11:20PM
    "The red pill and its opposite, the blue pill, are a popular cultural meme, a metaphor representing the choice between:

    Knowledge, freedom, uncertainty and the brutal truths of reality (red pill)
    Security, happiness, beauty, and the blissful ignorance of illusion (blue pill)"

    Insight to Agree to Awesome Ratio = 1:6.04:2.76 as of 1/25/2019

    Compared to people that I've ignored = I am 18% more insightful, 20% less agreeable, and 88% more awesome.
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