I did not see the original post, so I can't honestly judge. Without context, I feel like it's a pretty extreme punishment for someone making a rage-filled post I can only assume was laden with profanity.
A forum ban is inarguably fitting as the post is on the forum. A game ban is also within reason depending on how bad the post itself was and if it was hateful/malicious rather than just anger driven. Especially if the poster has been warned/suspended previously - but removing a champion the person invested resources in because of a forum post? That's not a proportionate response.
As far as I know (and I could be mistaken) there are mercs and modders who haven't had that done to them.
Ultimately though, it's Kabam's game and we are all just guests playing with their allowance. So, handle your business as you see fit.
If u didnt see the post how can you say the punishment is extreme?...
I saw the post, and as an official ambassador of shenanigans and tomfoolery i will say that if this was an isolated incident then while extremely funny, it might have been too far. But this was not OP's first rodeo doing stuff like this or cheating in game. They could/should have been permabanned but got this instead. Whether it's a light sentence or too much is really up to the individual. It is still extremely funny though (also important to keep in mind that we cannot know if the Herc was actually removed from the account and this was just a joke by Miike. We can only see the message and laugh here)
If he used any xenophobic slurs or simply used cuss words?
Just a couple of fully censored curses, but they were directed at kabam. Desi gives a general idea
See that's why I tell people it's not your account neither your game...previously I was banned for account sharing and being carried by a modder in incursion...now I am hanging by a lose thread that I had already the 30 day ban...plus before kabam marketing their store I was banned from forums for 6 years...believe me they don't care...i am slowly detaching myself from the game...slowly slowly...but one day will surely...I hope you all stay well ❤️🩹...exactly 5 years banned from forums.
See that's why I tell people it's not your account neither your game...previously I was banned for account sharing and being carried by a modder in incursion...now I am hanging by a lose thread that I had already the 30 day ban...plus before kabam marketing their store I was banned from forums for 6 years...believe me they don't care...i am slowly detaching myself from the game...slowly slowly...but one day will surely...I hope you all stay well ❤️🩹...exactly 5 years banned from forums.
You're not the only one that says it is not your account and not your game. Kabam also says it is not your account and not your game. cf: Terms of Service.
You are playing a game someone else made and someone else operates. You are essentially in a place of business, and like any place of business the business owner can set the rules for your presence and can ask you to leave if they decide your presence is no longer wanted.
Kabam cares a great deal about their players. Without their players there would be no game. They care enough about their players to get rid of some to benefit the rest. What you need to understand is they did not ban you for themselves. They banned you for us. We are the ones hurt by cheaters, not Kabam. For Kabam to continue to have a game to operate, they need players to play it, and no one is going to want to play a game that has a lot of cheating going in it. To keep us, they need to protect us from you. Which they did. Same goes for the forums and the rest of the game's community. For it to be a place the majority want to be, they have to prune the most damaging and disruptive minority. If you can't express yourself calmly and politely, you may find yourself being asked to vacate the premises.
You say you're slowly "detaching" yourself from the game like that's a threat. It is not my place to tell people to stay or to go, but if you're saying that Kabam doing things like banning players for cheating or poor conduct hurts your desire to continue to play the game, well, stopping those things is too high a price to keep anyone around in my opinion. You, me, anyone.
I mean, tbh in such situations, I'm usually with Kabam. But this is kind of a grey area as to what is power abuse. People cheat in this game, gets hundreds of free champs by exploiting bugs, unfairly and negatively impact other players by winning events that they cant win fairly, and kabam does nothing ; other than imposing a temporary ban without removal of such unfair gains. But hurting the staff's feelings on a forum post, which has no effect on the game, will immediately have you on a witch hunt which will selectively destroy your account?
I mean, tbh in such situations, I'm usually with Kabam. But this is kind of a grey area as to what is power abuse. People cheat in this game, gets hundreds of free champs by exploiting bugs, unfairly and negatively impact other players by winning events that they cant win fairly, and kabam does nothing ; other than imposing a temporary ban without removal of such unfair gains. But hurting the staff's feelings on a forum post, which has no effect on the game, will immediately have you on a witch hunt which will selectively destroy your account?
See that's why I tell people it's not your account neither your game...previously I was banned for account sharing and being carried by a modder in incursion...now I am hanging by a lose thread that I had already the 30 day ban...plus before kabam marketing their store I was banned from forums for 6 years...believe me they don't care...i am slowly detaching myself from the game...slowly slowly...but one day will surely...I hope you all stay well ❤️🩹...exactly 5 years banned from forums.
I think most of us would agree you should have been perma banned for letting a modder carry you in incursions.
Did anyone take a screenshot of the thread before it was edited lol I'm genuinely curious now.
Think of a diet constituting of reproductive appendages
Considering I offer that suggestion to people on many occasions and also work in other gender related reproductive parts for added impact it took me a few to work out what you actually meant.
Did anyone take a screenshot of the thread before it was edited lol I'm genuinely curious now.
Think of a diet constituting of reproductive appendages
Considering I offer that suggestion to people on many occasions and also work in other gender related reproductive parts for added impact it took me a few to work out what you actually meant.
Me post read good.
I only realised after sometimes that my description has a very positive connotation too
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You are playing a game someone else made and someone else operates. You are essentially in a place of business, and like any place of business the business owner can set the rules for your presence and can ask you to leave if they decide your presence is no longer wanted.
Kabam cares a great deal about their players. Without their players there would be no game. They care enough about their players to get rid of some to benefit the rest. What you need to understand is they did not ban you for themselves. They banned you for us. We are the ones hurt by cheaters, not Kabam. For Kabam to continue to have a game to operate, they need players to play it, and no one is going to want to play a game that has a lot of cheating going in it. To keep us, they need to protect us from you. Which they did. Same goes for the forums and the rest of the game's community. For it to be a place the majority want to be, they have to prune the most damaging and disruptive minority. If you can't express yourself calmly and politely, you may find yourself being asked to vacate the premises.
You say you're slowly "detaching" yourself from the game like that's a threat. It is not my place to tell people to stay or to go, but if you're saying that Kabam doing things like banning players for cheating or poor conduct hurts your desire to continue to play the game, well, stopping those things is too high a price to keep anyone around in my opinion. You, me, anyone.
(Good take though)
@DNA3000
Me post read good.