Account banned, no idea why

greena03 · #1 08-14-2016, 06:57 PM

I started playing P99 on Friday and played til late Saturday night where I camped outside Kurn's Tower on my level 9 Shaman.

Get up on Sunday to log in and it says my account has been banned. No message, no idea why it was banned.

Can a mod/GM please let me know whats the deal here?

Nikkanu · #2 08-14-2016, 07:19 PM

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I started playing P99 on Friday and played til late Saturday night where I camped outside Kurn's Tower on my level 9 Shaman.

Get up on Sunday to log in and it says my account has been banned. No message, no idea why it was banned.

Can a mod/GM please let me know whats the deal here?

You'll want to post your question in the following forum, which is only viewable by server staff:

http://www.project1999.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=25

Be sure to include any pertinent details such as your login name.

Shodo · #3 08-14-2016, 07:30 PM

As mentioned, make a post in the petition section (and select the bans/suspensions tag).
As for possible reasons for the ban, the following are all bannable/suspendable offenses as far as I know:
*Real-money trading (a.k.a. RMT), or exchanging any form of currency outside of the game for platinum/items/etc in-game.
*Multi-boxing, or playing on more than one account simultaneously on the same server (one character on blue and one on red is fine, last I heard).
*Using 3rd-party programs etc that either automate gameplay or add additional functionality beyond what is possible by simply reading the log file (some log-reader programs have been allowed so far, but they're probably reviewed on a case-by-case basis).
*Not sure on the exact criteria, but I believe bad behavior can result in at least a temporary ban as well (griefing other players via repeatedly training or kill-stealing would probably at least get you suspended, for example).

In short, after posting your petition I would go read through the server rules again incase you missed something.

Nuggie · #4 08-14-2016, 07:36 PM

At that level it's going to be faster to reroll. Don't do the above mentioned banable offenses.

heartbrand · #5 08-14-2016, 08:04 PM

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At that level it's going to be faster to reroll. Don't do the above mentioned banable offenses.

Pretty much this.

Nikkanu · #6 08-14-2016, 07:49 PM

Yes, if you broke a rule leading to a ban you can make a new account and have no issues as long as you don't break the rules again on the new account. At level 9 I'd just reroll on a new account.

greena03 · #7 08-14-2016, 10:17 PM

Getting to level 9 in EQ takes a lot longer than most games. I'm not really willing to invest a ton of hours into P99 if the GMs are just going to ban for no apparent reason. If they don't unban me, I can certainly free up some hard drive space.

AzzarTheGod · #8 08-15-2016, 02:46 AM

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Getting to level 9 in EQ takes a lot longer than most games. I'm not really willing to invest a ton of hours into P99 if the GMs are just going to ban for no apparent reason. If they don't unban me, I can certainly free up some hard drive space.

As stated prior, make a post in the petition forum and include your username of account.

It will be resolved.

Nikkanu · #9 08-15-2016, 05:44 AM

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Getting to level 9 in EQ takes a lot longer than most games. I'm not really willing to invest a ton of hours into P99 if the GMs are just going to ban for no apparent reason. If they don't unban me, I can certainly free up some hard drive space.

Accidental bans do happen. Several of my friends and myself have had accounts banned by their automated system for no apparent reason. We petitioned and once they investigated our accounts and found we did nothing wrong they were promptly unbanned and apologies were given. This is the price we pay for a server that has active rules against RMT, dual boxing, and hacking and unlike Sony/Verant actually enforces them. To me this is the greatest benefit to playing on p99 and has kept me playing here.

AzzarTheGod · #10 08-15-2016, 05:58 AM

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Accidental bans do happen. Several of my friends and myself have had accounts banned by their automated system for no apparent reason. We petitioned and once they investigated our accounts and found we did nothing wrong they were promptly unbanned and apologies were given. This is the price we pay for a server that has active rules against RMT, dual boxing, and hacking and unlike Sony/Verant actually enforces them. To me this is the greatest benefit to playing on p99 and has kept me playing here.

Right. People should be appreciative-- to have a project so legitimate.

Every project has its flaws, but on the spectrum this server has been one of the longest running most successful and legitimate emulation projects in MMO history of all time..

Period.