Every post related to the bans from now on will be locked

[Lixil 3523]

Hello everyone,

 

Due to the large volume of threads regarding the same topic, we decided to take action. From now on, threads regarding the unbans will be removed in an effort to keep the forums clean.

 

Furthermore, talking about bans is not allowed on the forums. We want to maintain the player's privacy first and foremost.
The reasoning behind the bans and related discussion can be taken up to our support desk.

 

If you had a ticket that's related to the ban please read the post that Selali made.

Thank you for understanding and for your co-operation,

Lixil

[Lixil 3523]

One of my mods wrote a post for you guys to read if you want to do so. 

 

On 5/29/2018 at 3:47 AM, RitualLobotomy said:

Here is what we currently know about the mass unbanning of previously penalized people. 

 

We are aware of the issues that FairFight made for many players, including issuing bans even for legitimate behavior in some cases. We are also aware of the issue of communication between the community and the previous GM team that resulted in many hasty decisions regarding penalizing players. Of course, there is always that group of people that were possibly involved in foul activities, but as a Criminal Justice major, I have to tell you that there is one crucial saying. It is better to have a hundred guilty people go free than to have one innocent unfairly locked up. It is pretty much how the situation is around here regarding bans. Everyone is given the benefit of the doubt that they were indeed unfairly banned.

 

There's also a significant difference between bans issued because of supposed foul play in the game itself and doing major things like (as our CEO mentioned) card fraud. 

 

Proving or failing to prove that you did not cheat and were banned some years ago is hardly constructive and just presents an unnecessary inconvenience for both those accused of it (banned players) and those dealing with it (support through tickets). Besides, it is not on the guilty to prove they did not do it, but on those accusing them to prove they did it instead. It's basic law and one of the basic rights in a situation where one's name is taken in the negative context such as hacking, cheating, dethreating, etc. Even false accusations or errors in the banning system are damaging the player's reputation even if they truly did not do it, and we are looking to avoid that from now on.

 

Lastly, there is a good reason why no fresh unbans will happen UNTIL the new anti-cheat system is established. Is there the risk some players truly guilty of foul play will be unbanned? Absolutely. When you previously have a highly dysfunctional banning system, you cannot expect to compensate to the unjustly accused without releasing a few "bad apples" as well. Did they learn their lesson? Maybe, maybe not. Regardless, those that did not will quickly be sanctioned again much more effectively and quicker than before because of the sole nature of the BattlEye. It is not jeopardizing the community or opening the floodgates to the massive chaos again. It is restoring this community to what it previously was, with new rules and new ways of dealing with things. That is what we all want in the end, isn't it?

 

Bottom line, yes! We are starting fresh, and we mean FRESH. Pointing fingers towards previously "problematic" usernames under rather shaky accusation circumstances is opposite of productive and progressive. 

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