So you bought an expansion because of a ban wave in an entirely different game from an entirely different developer?
Lol this is one of the dumbest threads I have seen in a long time.
At first they didn’t tell us, for a week. Then it was for one thing then it was for another. I think we were told three different things and none of them were correct.
So if that’s not the definition of shadow banning, then fine, I don’t know what it means.
It isn’t.
Basically, having people not give you the right answer isn’t the definition of a shadow ban. That’s at most, confused people who don’t know what they are talking about trying to provide a reason or explanation.
A shadow ban would be to be allowed to play the game but have effectively no agency over your character or anything in-game that you otherwise would have agency over. All whilst being completely stonewalled for answers, if you even can ask or look for answers at that point.
So… yah a shadow ban is something very different and would have severe implications for the game if it was a thing happening in-game. As it stands, there’s nothing indicating it so there’s nothing to even insinuate that it’s a thing.
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A shadow ban means that that disable some sort of game function without telling you. Like if they took away the ability to chat without notifying you about a Silence.
Blizzard does not Shadow ban people. They don’t suddenly discover they are doing no damage and it is because Blizzard secretly disabled damage as a punishment.
Not playing his account I hope. Because that is actually grounds for account penalties or account closure. If your husband got a notice telling him he was penalized then he was not Shadow banned. His account was outright penalized openly, which is what Blizzard does.
It literally means that you can log into the game and not realize portions of your game are disabled. That the player has zero notification of a penalty, and that it is hidden from them in secret ways.
For example, shadow banning is more common on social sites. If you were shadow banned on a forum it would mean they don’t tell you - but nobody else can see your posts which is why you never get a response when you post. Blizzard does not do that in game or on the forums. If they penalize someone, they actually send you a notice or provide a login notice.
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Been a massive problem since day one, unfortunately.
I’m not smart enough to cheat so I don’t. And using scripts or some software to do it is asking for identity theft, key logging, or worse
Which brings up a past statement I made in another thread. When we as players were really good in BF and CoD, we knew the limits of what was possible.
A mod would ghost camera the player and recognize the snap auto-aim or wall hack. It was a daily and never ending occurrence
We had massive lists of banned cd keys
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I once got my friends Battlefield 2 (the OG Battlefield with Dragon Valley), key banned because I used an Auto Hot Key script to have perfect accuracy with the TV missile of a chopper by holding middle mouse button.
Every time I play with him, and the subject of cheating comes up, I apologize profusely lol. And since then, I have not used a single cheat or script or hack in anything other than single player games.
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Some have expressed life is unfair to them so they are unfair where they can. It’s not about winning, it’s about having power for a moment. At least in some gathered sense. You may have even heard some speedrunner cheaters for example express ‘they deserve it’ in regards to countless hours of no fruit.
I reward effort.
If you helped around the house, even if it was to help the old man down the street take out his trash cans and not ours, dad’s gonna reward your effort in some way.
I don’t expect you to understand why.
but I do expect you to be respectful please.
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Effort where?
Then you have not read many threads
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Because I don’t lol.
“Behind every great fortune lies a great crime”. The only real sin of a cheater is how small their objective is.
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Weve played a lot of DnD and other RPGs over the years…also Magic the gathering and games like Mage Knight, miniture games.
One player…good god, he tries to cheat the dice rolls. like not calling which percentile d10 is tens UNTIL the dice stop, lmao.
Also figured out how to roll 6 siders in a cheating little manner too.
I bought a dice tower and then told them MY dice are the ONLY dice allowed when Im GMing lol.
He decided he didnt want to play anymore. lmao.
Another one used to pretend he was turning the dials on his Mage Knight minis’ but they seemed to be invincible anyway lol.
He got in and broke the little clicker part so you couldnt hear if he was actually turning the dial back after pretendig to take damage.
I chose to stop playing the game with him.
For god sake…its just a game. if the ego is so easily bruised if one loses WHY PLAY in the first place and risk the humiliation? lmao
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Why did the Patriots, with the best quarterback in history, use slightly deflated footballs? “Winning isn’t everything, it’s the only thing”. I just comment on the world as it is, I make no judgements. Cheaters win and manage to rationalize it internally. That’s show biz.
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lol…i guess if they ‘win’ something tangible its easy to justify.
I remember Tiger Woods being desperate to take Jacks trophy as #1 and well…trying to cheat…lol
Tiger Woods’s hopes of securing a fifth Masters title have been hit by a two-shot penalty for an illegal drop at the 15th hole during his
Ricochet is a giant pile of dog waste. COD is literally unplayable due to cheating and they haven’t banned anyone since the last wave. I even report and block players only for them to show up in the next game. Reporting and blocking is worthless. The only way to compete is to get the cheats yourself and join the heard. Its like steroids in the NFL. If you dont stamp it out it becomes a requirement.
You necrod this thread just to say “imma start cheating too cuz it doesnt matter”. The gall.
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The best cheaters never get caught.
My soul when I read this.