Account Banned : Shiftnative

[Native]

edited.

[Zereh]

Post in the Petition Forum (http://www.project1999.org/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=25). Good luck.

[Ezuen]

Post in the Petition Forum (http://www.project1999.org/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=25). Good luck.

Also posting the same message anywhere (http://www.project1999.org/forums/showthread.php?p=340230#post340230) but the petition forums will get you nowhere.

[greatdane]

Meanwhile, let this be a warning to everyone not to be so stupid as to leave their account information in an open file on their computer that isn't secured in a house where other people live who play on the server. Really, why keep login information for anything on the same computer you use to log into that thing? That's like keeping your pin code in your wallet next to your credit card.

[Athosblack]

Meanwhile, let this be a warning to everyone not to be so stupid as to leave their account information in an open file on their computer that isn't secured in a house where other people live who play on the server. Really, why keep login information for anything on the same computer you use to log into that thing? That's like keeping your pin code in your wallet next to your credit card.

I keep my pin written on my palm.

[Messianic]

I keep my pin written on my palm.

Palm...? That's a great idea, I was using my forehead

[falkun]

Palm...? That's a great idea, I was using my forehead

Did you at least remember to right it sdrawkcab so you can read it in the mirror?

[Ektar]

I keep info to 52 accounts in my desk drawer

[SupaflyIRL]

I store my account info in my brother, its the last place he'd ever look. I will never get brother'd.

[gnomishfirework]

You shouldn't have been two boxing. No one is going to believe this story.

[yaaaflow]

I keep info to 52 accounts in my desk drawer

Uh oh i think ektar might have my account info!

Good thing mages are useless so nobody would actually have reason to log it in though.

[freakyuno]

Hello there, My account with the character Vashti Bunyan (Druid level 49) and the monk Whisper ( Monk level 40 ) Were banned recently for alleged two boxing.
I have my account information on a small notepad on my desk at home. To my surprise, my brothers friend took down the information. ( says my brother ) and later used my character to port him and his friends. I believe this is what resulted in my ban and this has broken my heart.. I love everquest, I love project 1999 and I love to do everything in my power to enhance the servers experience. If you could please consider my appeal.. I've tried my best to get my characters the reputation, and the belongings they have. ( I will also kick the little shit out of my house, and put up my account information.. ) I had no idea any of his friends played here.

Thank you.

-Native

How do you ever managed to play everquest, if you cant remember a username and password without writing it down...

[Badmartigan]

meanwhile uth looks up the ip of this guy and all the other accounts he as probably power leveled and then sold under different account names unelss he is l33t

[Morlaeth]

why's it always the brother?

[deakolt]

haha thiz story ridic.

gjob gaiz if this were Google suck I'd +1 your ass into high society

[Kassel]

How could your bro's pal do this with out an IP exemption of his own? You got busted and now your sad =(

[Messianic]

How do you ever managed to play everquest, if you cant remember a username and password without writing it down...

You're out of line.


Some people just choose to write out their passwords - particularly people who make 10+ character long passwords which don't follow dictionary patterns and don't make the password the same for everything they use online.

It's actually a quite elegant system - hackers have access to anything you put a weak password on (or a company with weak security, i.e. Sony), not the piece of paper on your desk or in your drawers.

I don't personally write them out, but because I use my myriad of passwords daily, i'm memorized them. But I wouldn't fault someone else for doing it.


Edit: But yeah, other than that, the story is kind of fishy...

[Striiker]

You're out of line.


Some people just choose to write out their passwords - particularly people who make 10+ character long passwords which don't follow dictionary patterns and don't make the password the same for everything they use online.

...

Edit: But yeah, other than that, the story is kind of fishy...

He assumed that everyone does as he does which is probably play one account with a simple to remember password which he uses on all of his online stuff.

I don't believe the story at all.. He got caught porting his monk around or something and is banned. Simple enough.

[Molitoth]

I'd guess the previous 67 people with this same excuse have dwindled your chances.

[Native]

I'm not sure why it is that 80% of you went out of your way to be rude to me, I didn't get my account banned. someone else did. And i'm heart broken.

@ striiker : Porting my monk around? on the same account? How is that even possible..?

[Native]

You shouldn't have been two boxing. No one is going to believe this story.

I didn't two box anything, I don't know the information to ANY OTHER ACCOUNTS but my own.

[Striiker]

The worst offenders are the ones that actually group with others when obviously boxing. I had this happen in Blackburrow long ago. Someone and his wife were playing. She rarely said anything, could not follow us to save her life so we would all have to stop and wait while "she" caught up with us (particularly when we'd drop down to the ramp from the top level etc. I submitted a report on the petition forum but I know this "team" is still playing on the servers. I ran into them in Upper Guk later and she couldn't follow us to the scryer properly (because that path is a bitch to navigate on one computer as it is). He'd always make an excuse like oh, she's new here, or having computer issues etc.
I've been in other instances where I suspect a two-boxer.. USually because one of the characters do a crap job healing, fighting, etc. This is particularly evident when a situation changes mid-fight.. Often someone comes close to dying while the melee switches target and the healer stands there doing nothing or the healer is healing etc and the melee is standing there doing nothing because the mob moved. I've seen this with bad players as well but sometimes it gets very suspicious.

On a side-note, I'd love to learn how the GM's verify their suspicions. I have always assumed it involved getting the two players to do something simultaneously etc. with no warning (like both type something.. both do some movements..)

[deakolt]

I didn't two box anything, I don't know the information to ANY OTHER ACCOUNTS but my own.

If you're telling the truth man I feel sorry for you the story is just a little bit absurd.

If it is true and the GMs aren't nice to you, I'd exact revenge on your "brother's friend" by:

1) Taping saran wrap right under his toilet seat so his #1's and #2's get reflected right back in his face (like a Damage Shield)

2) Replace half his shampoo with bleach. Over time his hair will start getting really fucked up and may start falling out if you do this long enough

3) Jam pennies inbetween the door jam and the wall of his bedroom/house door (any door that opens inwards into his room) while he is in there. Listen to him freak to fuck out. Bonus points if he ends up jumping out a second story window-

4) ? ? ?

[Striiker]

I'm not sure why it is that 80% of you went out of your way to be rude to me, I didn't get my account banned. someone else did. And i'm heart broken.

@ striiker : Porting my monk around? on the same account? How is that even possible..?

Sorry, I made an error in that comment. I meant that the druid account was probably used to port the other player's account, PL, or something.

Unfortunately you're not going to find much if any sympathy on the forums. Everyone assumes guilt because the vast majority of those caught/banned are guilty and everyone assumes that the GM's have solid proof. People on the forums usually are pretty harsh so if you posted to the forums, expect a lot of negative comments. Heck, people get totally trashed at times asking for some leveling or gear advice.

I do feel for you though. It's obvious that you put in a lot of time and effort on your account and it's now gone. I am quite certain that you'll never get it back. It sucks but you should probably accept it and decide what you;re going to do next.. I'd suggest taking a couple of days to let the shock and dismay wear off and then either start over on P99 with lessons learned, try playing on one of the other "easy" servers where you can level up quicker than on P99, or I guess not play any more. I'd hope you stick it out and re-roll.

Long ago, when the hole first opened on live I lost my lvl 50 wizard into the hole. Long story but I wanted to have a quick look at the hole. I was moving the next day. I levitated and walked off into the hole.. Well, as we all now know, levitate is dropped upon entering and I fell to a painful death. I tried to get my corpse but I had to finish packing. By the time I was able to log on at my new house my corpse was gone and customer service back then had strict rules and no help was authorized. It really, REALLY sucked but I accepted it and moved on. I never really played my wizard after that and instead played my enchanter.

[Rorke]

why's it always the brother?

Sisters don't play compupter games ofc (unless it's the Sims... or Nintendogz)

[Native]

Sorry, I made an error in that comment. I meant that the druid account was probably used to port the other player's account, PL, or something.

Unfortunately you're not going to find much if any sympathy on the forums. Everyone assumes guilt because the vast majority of those caught/banned are guilty and everyone assumes that the GM's have solid proof. People on the forums usually are pretty harsh so if you posted to the forums, expect a lot of negative comments. Heck, people get totally trashed at times asking for some leveling or gear advice.

I do feel for you though. It's obvious that you put in a lot of time and effort on your account and it's now gone. I am quite certain that you'll never get it back. It sucks but you should probably accept it and decide what you;re going to do next.. I'd suggest taking a couple of days to let the shock and dismay wear off and then either start over on P99 with lessons learned, try playing on one of the other "easy" servers where you can level up quicker than on P99, or I guess not play any more. I'd hope you stick it out and re-roll.

Long ago, when the hole first opened on live I lost my lvl 50 wizard into the hole. Long story but I wanted to have a quick look at the hole. I was moving the next day. I levitated and walked off into the hole.. Well, as we all now know, levitate is dropped upon entering and I fell to a painful death. I tried to get my corpse but I had to finish packing. By the time I was able to log on at my new house my corpse was gone and customer service back then had strict rules and no help was authorized. It really, REALLY sucked but I accepted it and moved on. I never really played my wizard after that and instead played my enchanter.

Thank you for your kindness, if i was interested in two boxing why wouldn't I have done it any of the time I had my account..? My account is pretty darn old.. I probably won't return without this account

[Sargonax]

why's it always the brother?

This one time there was this fijian roomate...

[Ektar]

just to be fair to "apparent" two-boxers:

while it is still quite possible, the excuses given are sometimes true. Sometimes (and when I say sometimes, I mean in my case and not hard to believe could be repeated) people of the same IP will be one person who wants to play, and another who does.. but just not really. Specifically, my brother played WoW at the same time. I was accused of boxing a few times, and that was because my brother was tabbed out playing warcraft. As a cleric, people would die. Then when he switched to wizard... well, it just looked like I picked a better class to box with.

[Kassel]

If you're telling the truth man I feel sorry for you the story is just a little bit absurd.

If it is true and the GMs aren't nice to you, I'd exact revenge on your "brother's friend" by:

1) Taping saran wrap right under his toilet seat so his #1's and #2's get reflected right back in his face (like a Damage Shield)

2) Replace half his shampoo with bleach. Over time his hair will start getting really fucked up and may start falling out if you do this long enough

3) Jam pennies inbetween the door jam and the wall of his bedroom/house door (any door that opens inwards into his room) while he is in there. Listen to him freak to fuck out. Bonus points if he ends up jumping out a second story window-

4) ? ? ?

4) The Upper Tank: Hopefully you do not live with the offender. Brew up a nasty shit, go to the offenders bathroom. Remove the top tank lid and do your business in the upper tank. When your pal goes to flush later in the day, hilarity will ensue.

[Hottbiscuits Dreadmuffin]

That sucks, I'm really sorry to hear about your account

I'd want to pummel the kids face in with a can of string beans, dear god.

You should get yourself invited over his house and take his computer, or at the very least piss on his keyboard.

[Native]

That sucks, I'm really sorry to hear about your account

I'd want to pummel the kids face in with a can of string beans, dear god.

You should get yourself invited over his house and take his computer, or at the very least piss on his keyboard.

Thank you for being sympathetic, I do understand the story could sound farfetched but this life is filled with variables and mine well.. were against me.

I've only ever helped, and roleplayed to add to the immersiveness of this server

[Malev]

4) The Upper Tank: Hopefully you do not live with the offender. Brew up a nasty shit, go to the offenders bathroom. Remove the top tank lid and do your business in the upper tank. When your pal goes to flush later in the day, hilarity will ensue.

This is actually referred to as an 'upper deck' unless two people do it, then it is referred to as a 'double decker'

The more you know -----------------------------*

[Messianic]

Thank you for being sympathetic, I do understand the story could sound farfetched but this life is filled with variables and mine well.. were against me.

I've only ever helped, and roleplayed to add to the immersiveness of this server

My advice is to not talk about it anymore in server chat. Odds are the person who banned you doesn't want people using a similar excuse every time they ban someone... Just handle it discreetly.

[Kassel]

This is actually referred to as an 'upper deck' unless two people do it, then it is referred to as a 'double decker'

The more you know -----------------------------*


Please excuse me as i am Canadian as we have silly names for weird places one takes a shit.

[Malev]

Please excuse me as i am Canadian as we have silly names for weird places one takes a shit.

I'm Canadian too sir, this is no excuse for not knowing the proper names for improper places to poop. I assume you must be from the east coast.

You may also want to add to your lexicon "trunk muffins". That's when you get drunk (you don't have to be drunk but really that's when a lot of these things happen) and poop in someones trunk during the summer. The heat of the enclosed trunk causes a baking (of sorts) thus "trunk muffins".

You're welcome in advance.

[Moonzi]

Don't be insulting the east coast Mal..\guildremove

[Malev]

Don't be insulting the east coast Mal..\guildremove

They just let anyone on these boards apparently!

[Amelinda]

The worst offenders are the ones that actually group with others when obviously boxing. I had this happen in Blackburrow long ago. Someone and his wife were playing. She rarely said anything, could not follow us to save her life so we would all have to stop and wait while "she" caught up with us (particularly when we'd drop down to the ramp from the top level etc. I submitted a report on the petition forum but I know this "team" is still playing on the servers. I ran into them in Upper Guk later and she couldn't follow us to the scryer properly (because that path is a bitch to navigate on one computer as it is). He'd always make an excuse like oh, she's new here, or having computer issues etc.


WTB names. PST or......Send me a pm. i cannot read the petitions/exploits forum but i can read in game petitions or in game tells.......

On a side-note, I'd love to learn how the GM's verify their suspicions. I have always assumed it involved getting the two players to do something simultaneously etc. with no warning (like both type something.. both do some movements..)

OMGZZZZZZ super top sekrit testingsesesseses.

i summon you to phinegal atropos and see if both of you try very hard to escape him or if one stands and gets eaten while the other swims. true story.

[Ektar]

see, if you had done that to my brother and me, I would be banned :(

maybe after 15 seconds of me screaming into the other room he'd tab back in. hopefully my resist gear was on and my loh was up. CUZ THEN YOU'D SEE A SHOW

[Amelinda]

see, if you had done that to my brother and me, I would be banned :(

maybe after 15 seconds of me screaming into the other room he'd tab back in. hopefully my resist gear was on and my loh was up. CUZ THEN YOU'D SEE A SHOW

That's not the real test :p it was a joke.

I test people different ways/verify things different ways. there are many, many, many, MANY ways to tell that people are boxing but i'm not going to list them here. lol.

[Ektar]

when I tell my friends about this, and you can be sure I tell all my friends (who don't even understand what an mmo is, much less everquest) about p99, I am going to tell them that this is how they detect 2 boxers. I will also be shirtless. It's much more impressive if I'm... shirtless.

[Moonzi]

when I tell my friends about this, and you can be sure I tell all my friends (who don't even understand what an mmo is, much less everquest) about p99, I am going to tell them that this is how they detect 2 boxers. I will also be pantsless. It's much more impressive if I'm... pantsless.

FTFY, it's also what I'll be doing!

[Ektar]

when I tell my friends about this, and you can be sure I tell all my friends (who don't even understand what an mmo is, much less everquest) about p99, I am going to tell them that this is how they detect 2 boxers. I will also be pantsless. It's much more impressive if I'm... pantsless.

I mean, I guess if you've got a huge schlong. mine is only average, and my upper body is far more impressive. So I prefer the shirtless route.

To each his own. I mean, if you've got the body and the schlong? fucking christ pal, go naked.

[Messianic]

I like the Dr. Cox reference, Ektar... ;P

[Ektar]

I like the Dr. Cox reference, Ektar... ;P

;)

[SupaflyIRL]

Doctor Cocks

[Friday]

I doubt you will get your account back brew. P99 policies are in place for a reason. The best course of action in my opinion would be for you to beat your "friend" up. Also I don't understand how he could be boxing without an IP exemption

[Bubbles]

i summon you to phinegal atropos and see if both of you try very hard to escape him or if one stands and gets eaten while the other swims. true story.

this would be doubly hilarious because most people newer to the server probably have a swimming skill of roughly (1) to (5). :)

[Ezuen]

On a side-note, I'd love to learn how the GM's verify their suspicions. I have always assumed it involved getting the two players to do something simultaneously etc. with no warning (like both type something.. both do some movements..)

"Testing" someone is basically the same as giving a man with a noose around his neck his last words. When it gets to this point, we already have you. That is not say that if during your last words you pull out a picture of you with the president taken at the same time as the crime was committed you still get hung.

i summon you to phinegal atropos and see if both of you try very hard to escape him or if one stands and gets eaten while the other swims. true story.

Lets make this the server standard :D

[Ennoia]

Brother stories = $$$. It's the original 'I got caught and need a good excuse to clear my name' story! So much better than 'I was drunk/high' or 'cat jumped on the keyboard'.

[Harrison]

I doubt you will get your account back brew. P99 policies are in place for a reason. The best course of action in my opinion would be for you to beat your "friend" up. Also I don't understand how he could be boxing without an IP exemption

Just ask Koota how he got unbanned.

[davedeck42]

i tripped and fell and boxed =( on a sidenote like ektar said.. im going to get my brother banned sometime lol gogo facebook and youtube.

[Yinikren]

I have noticed this guy running around PLing a lot of different people, monopolizing zones we try to hunt in, etc.

I doubt he's that popular.