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Originally Posted by Systolic
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My logic is that if they are trying to stop cheaters, and they have determined that SOMEONE is a cheater.. they banned one single account related to cheating and whoever of the people involved was cheating is still able to have access to the game... and I took the brunt of it despite the fact that I did nothing wrong within the game, despite whatever ambiguous rule is in place about enforcing the sale of accounts, and the person who committed the crime so to speak is still out in the wild.
What happened to me is the equivalent of being arrested for being on camera when someone else robbed a grocery store.
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This is honestly a very good point and distinction worth bringing up. That said, the process to verify accounts traded hands is nearly impossible to be 100% sure of. Most "uniquely identifying" system information can be faked to make it look like an account did trade hands, which would give intelligent cheaters a free pass. IP bans are also not 100% effective overall, especially when dealing with someone knowledgeable in such matters, so there's no way to ban someone completely from the game. The best we can do is ban every account they have ever touched, which creates its own set of problems due to the rampant sharing of account credentials on this server.
I've made an effort to
clarify our stance on account trades here. Sorry you got pinched, but you aren't the first, nor will you be the last.
Also, the accusation that because we're banning accounts means we're somehow involved in RMT is silly. I can create any character, item, or monetary value on the server I want with commands entrusted to me as a GM. I don't need your account and its crap. I can make my own. Now of course I don't, and there are auditing measures in place to ensure GMs aren't doing that (nilbog and Rogean both regularly check logs).
I hope you're willing to come back in the future and play again on your own account. If not, I certainly understand, and best of luck wherever you go next.