tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4121163861977080819.post1226400129929097675..comments2022-11-01T03:35:34.070-05:00Comments on Balkoth's Word: On Being Permanently Banned For 143 MinutesBalkothhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12425374556730828853noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4121163861977080819.post-40568947330184575902015-02-04T17:08:00.352-06:002015-02-04T17:08:00.352-06:00I'm guessing that you're this fellow: http...I'm guessing that you're this fellow: http://us.battle.net/wow/en/forum/topic/16202580303?page=4#64<br /><br />I don't think this is even worth dignifying with a real response.Balkothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12425374556730828853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4121163861977080819.post-61714729596695333562015-02-04T13:16:13.984-06:002015-02-04T13:16:13.984-06:00What you did is what Gols Sellers do. They reverse...What you did is what Gols Sellers do. They reversed the issue in less than a day and you bitch? I am glad we are not on the same sever, get real.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4121163861977080819.post-60591729185225069242015-01-30T01:35:10.599-06:002015-01-30T01:35:10.599-06:00If they still remember this November they'll p...If they still remember this November they'll probably try to get T-Shirts made with that slogan to wear to BlizzCon or something ;)Balkothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12425374556730828853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4121163861977080819.post-19076744022390273882015-01-30T01:34:01.896-06:002015-01-30T01:34:01.896-06:00"though today 30k may not be that large a sum..."though today 30k may not be that large a sum..."<br /><br />No kidding, that was another thing that struck me. I mean, we constantly have problems when recruits transfer and they need to figure out how to move their gold -- can only move 50k by default. When your daily profession cooldowns alone on one character usually net 1000g or more 30k doesn't seem like that much.<br /><br />"The free game day thing vaguely reminds me of waaay back when I was applying for financial aid for University."<br /><br />Just saying, usually when people talk about "waay" back in the day they're referring to times when gas was like $0.25 a gallon ;)<br /><br />"On the other hand, if it wasn't a token amount, and it's just used to offset the game time they stole from you by banning your account, then 1 day is appropriate. The text of the email suggests the latter."<br /><br />Yeah, but the problem with this logic (as I'm sure you're aware) is that if it winds up being some crazy issue and I fight with Blizzard for a month and then they finally say "Well, we screwed up, here's a month to make up for it" that has the whole problem of how you missed everything for that month.<br /><br />A month of profession cooldowns, raid lockouts, bonus rolls, garrison missions, etc. Simply adding on a month doesn't fix that -- and what we're talking about (in this hypothetical) has nothing to do with making me feel better about the situation and everything to do with making up for what was lost/stolen.<br /><br />"It does sound like their auto-banning technology still needs some human oversight, though. It's not being very conservative with its guesses."<br /><br />No kidding.Balkothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12425374556730828853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4121163861977080819.post-91240660169447297112015-01-29T17:32:09.115-06:002015-01-29T17:32:09.115-06:00I can hardly read the rest of your post after seei...I can hardly read the rest of your post after seeing Free Balkoth in feasts.<br /><br />Now that is great guild community, Balkoth. These sorts of thing warm my heart. Not the banning. No. Just the feasts.Navimiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08504557372435466448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4121163861977080819.post-88297206517433361912015-01-29T16:22:42.507-06:002015-01-29T16:22:42.507-06:00Ouch, that sucks. Glad they got it sorted out quic...Ouch, that sucks. Glad they got it sorted out quickly for you (at your insistence, of course, otherwise the standard process likely would've taken a week). I'm not surprised they have automated systems detecting transfers of large sums of gold (though today 30k may not be that large a sum...).<br /><br />The free game day thing vaguely reminds me of waaay back when I was applying for financial aid for University. One semester the government said I qualified for a whopping $143. Not even a single textbook :S I declined, telling them to save us both the paperwork (which would have likely cost the government way more than $143...).<br /><br />I get the whole, "Hey, they had a bad experience, let's compensate them to make them feel better," thing, but if it's a small token amount, I agree, it comes off as insulting rather than helpful. On the other hand, if it wasn't a token amount, and it's just used to offset the game time they stole from you by banning your account, then 1 day is appropriate. The text of the email suggests the latter.<br /><br />It does sound like their auto-banning technology still needs some human oversight, though. It's not being very conservative with its guesses.Talarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17684944568000522986noreply@blogger.com