Ban
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There are two kinds of actions that the Guild Wars Support Team may take in reaction to a breach of the Rules of Conduct and/or the Guild Wars: User Agreement. Although both are commonly called "bans," that is a misnomer. The two levels of sanction placed by Support are:
- Account Suspension (a temporary block on an account)
- Account Termination (a permanent ban on an account)
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[edit] Block
The vast majority of players against whom the Support Team takes action are given a temporary suspension, a "block." A block can last for a few days or it may extend for a week or longer. Common causes of blocks are spamming, the use of offensive chat, choosing an unacceptable name for a character, linking to an offensive website, etc. That is not to say that such misbehavior will only receive a suspension or block, but it is to say that a block may be the most common outcome of engaging in such behavior.
[edit] Escalating scale
The length of a block is based on the severity of the offense and on the past behavior of a player. A player who has an occasional mild breach of the rules may have only a few days' suspension. A player who repeatedly flouts the rules will find his suspension extended, and may have his account terminated altogether. This is because blocks increase on an escalating scale every time a player gets an account mark. This is explained in depth in the Conduct Breaches and Outcomes document.
[edit] Ban
An account termination, or ban, is generally considered permanent. An account is terminated for a serious breach of the User Agreement. Bans have been given for the use of disallowed third-party programs, such as a bot program; for the exploitation of a bug or game glitch; for abusing another player through a scam; for real money trading, for repeated violations of the User Agreement, and for other situations, as explained in the Conduct Breaches and Outcomes document.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Guild Wars: User Agreement - from the official website.
- Rules of Conduct - from the official website.
- Conduct Breaches and Outcomes - from the official website.
- Naming Policy - from the official website.
