Hello.
Hopefully this thread won't get locked or removed. I know there are a lot of threads on the bannings, but I made a new thread because I didn't see a thread specifically asking for this kind of additional information. Hopefully the mods will agree that this thread is different enough from the others to justify its existence.
1. Approximately how many accounts and/or players were involved, and approximately how much/what kind of stuff was removed?
(Not all mass bannings have conveyed this kind of information, but some have. The first mass banning I remember, for example, removed a few dozen accounts, and removed 80% of the gold from the game...Duping back then was that much of an issue. I'd be surprised if it was on that kind of scale now-a-days.)
2. Was anyone banned solely (or even mostly I suppose) on the basis of having, for want of a better way to put it, a lot of stuff and/or a lot of a particular item (for example, runic hammers).
(I ask this because non-casual players are concerned, as we don't necessarily know how much of a certain item can cause us to be on a radar screen. I know you can't say something like, "anything over XX amount is suspicious." But it'd be lovely if you could say "none of these bannings were solely on the basis of having a lot of stuff." And if you can't say that, then this is something we should know, I would argue.)
3. Can you give us a rough idea of what kind of investigations you did to determine who to ban?
(I actually would think you couldn't, as it'd be too easy to tip your hand, but I thought I'd ask anyway. Maybe there's some technique you ain't ever gonna use again you could tell us about.)
I appreciate the replies you've made today, and the announcement, and hopefully answering these won't cause you all to tip your hand.
I'm actually leaning (strongly) towards Mythic's side of the table at this point, for whatever that's worth. (Not much I know, as my voice is but a tiny one.) No I'm not going to change my mind solely on the basis of your not answering or my not liking your answers. *chuckles*
-Galen's player
Hopefully this thread won't get locked or removed. I know there are a lot of threads on the bannings, but I made a new thread because I didn't see a thread specifically asking for this kind of additional information. Hopefully the mods will agree that this thread is different enough from the others to justify its existence.
1. Approximately how many accounts and/or players were involved, and approximately how much/what kind of stuff was removed?
(Not all mass bannings have conveyed this kind of information, but some have. The first mass banning I remember, for example, removed a few dozen accounts, and removed 80% of the gold from the game...Duping back then was that much of an issue. I'd be surprised if it was on that kind of scale now-a-days.)
2. Was anyone banned solely (or even mostly I suppose) on the basis of having, for want of a better way to put it, a lot of stuff and/or a lot of a particular item (for example, runic hammers).
(I ask this because non-casual players are concerned, as we don't necessarily know how much of a certain item can cause us to be on a radar screen. I know you can't say something like, "anything over XX amount is suspicious." But it'd be lovely if you could say "none of these bannings were solely on the basis of having a lot of stuff." And if you can't say that, then this is something we should know, I would argue.)
3. Can you give us a rough idea of what kind of investigations you did to determine who to ban?
(I actually would think you couldn't, as it'd be too easy to tip your hand, but I thought I'd ask anyway. Maybe there's some technique you ain't ever gonna use again you could tell us about.)
I appreciate the replies you've made today, and the announcement, and hopefully answering these won't cause you all to tip your hand.
I'm actually leaning (strongly) towards Mythic's side of the table at this point, for whatever that's worth. (Not much I know, as my voice is but a tiny one.) No I'm not going to change my mind solely on the basis of your not answering or my not liking your answers. *chuckles*
-Galen's player