Well as i speak i have been banned on this game for 3 days. Why do you ask? seems i made "Hate speech" to someone in the game. All i said close to this infraction was a simple "Your an ass". Now, i have played runescape before. and i have said some nasty stuff on it and only been banned for a day. THATS ON RUNESCAPE! the only game i know of that banns you for anything. but now this game comes into mind. Just a little warning, don't call anyone anything that comes close to a bad word or you'll get the OP ban. man id hate to see what would have happend if i called him a "Jackass" it would prob be 20 days or something.

Suggestion: 

Gm's need to be less harsh apon banning. a simple Warning would be nice insted of a 3 day ban on your first infraction. second they should monitor the microphones. Third Look at more than one person as in the dude that actually started the insulting. they only ban the person that was reported. which i find unfair and as a paying customer feel it should'nt be this way.

Be careful they are ruthless.

Writtin by, Jaloko.

I don't feel sorry for you. I played in early Everquest and PERMANENT bans were handed out for less than swearing at another player.

Sorry but calling someone an "ass" is not hate speech. Hate speech involves insulting someone based on age, sex, race, religeon. So maybe you call someone a ---------- ass? Either way it goes you got your punishment now man up and accept it like one.

Originally posted by sebbonx

I don't feel sorry for you. I played in early Everquest and PERMANENT bans were handed out for less than swearing at another player.

 Just because early Everquest handled the situation so poorly does not mean times have not changed. Calling someone an ass should be a warning at worst. Really the game rating tells you it is not for children. Keep the kids away from the game.

Originally posted by Ramonski7

Sorry but calling someone an "ass" is not hate speech. Hate speech involves insulting someone based on age, sex, race, religeon. So maybe you call someone a ---------- ass? Either way it goes you got your punishment now man up and accept it like one.

 It was 5 months ago. I bet the guy already quit the game.

Originally posted by Rokurgepta

Originally posted by sebbonx

I don't feel sorry for you. I played in early Everquest and PERMANENT bans were handed out for less than swearing at another player.

 Just because early Everquest handled the situation so poorly does not mean times have not changed. Calling someone an ass should be a warning at worst. Really the game rating tells you it is not for children. Keep the kids away from the game.

It's not about protecting the children, it's about ensuring a friendly environment for their customers. If one customer is ruining the experience for other then they should be removed. I don't care about ignore lists or chat filters, plain and simple rule breakers should be punished. Furthermore

"count Suspension/Deletion. TURBINE MAY SUSPEND, TERMINATE, MODIFY, OR DELETE THE ACCOUNT AT ANY TIME FOR ANY REASON, WITH OR WITHOUT NOTICE TO YOU. Most account suspensions, terminations and/or deletions are the result of violations of this TOS."

"While participating in Dungeons & Dragons Online, you must respect the rights of others to play and enjoy the game world as intended by Turbine, Inc."

"You may not use or distribute sexually explicit, harmful, threatening, abusive, defamatory, obscene, hateful, racially or ethnically offensive language (including, by way of example, but not limited to, ethnic slurs and religious epithets), content, character names, titles, descriptions, or in-game labels (including, by way of example, but not limited to, offensive or inappropriate guild names, pet names and inscriptions). You may not distribute or spotlight sexually explicit, harmful, threatening, abusive, defamatory, obscene, hateful, racially or ethnically offensive content."

He broke the rules that he agreed to and got the punishment he agreed to.

Originally posted by skeaser

Originally posted by Rokurgepta

Originally posted by sebbonx

I don't feel sorry for you. I played in early Everquest and PERMANENT bans were handed out for less than swearing at another player.

 Just because early Everquest handled the situation so poorly does not mean times have not changed. Calling someone an ass should be a warning at worst. Really the game rating tells you it is not for children. Keep the kids away from the game.

It's not about protecting the children, it's about ensuring a friendly environment for their customers. If one customer is ruining the experience for other then they should be removed. I don't care about ignore lists or chat filters, plain and simple rule breakers should be punished. Furthermore

"count Suspension/Deletion. TURBINE MAY SUSPEND, TERMINATE, MODIFY, OR DELETE THE ACCOUNT AT ANY TIME FOR ANY REASON, WITH OR WITHOUT NOTICE TO YOU. Most account suspensions, terminations and/or deletions are the result of violations of this TOS."

"While participating in Dungeons & Dragons Online, you must respect the rights of others to play and enjoy the game world as intended by Turbine, Inc."

"You may not use or distribute sexually explicit, harmful, threatening, abusive, defamatory, obscene, hateful, racially or ethnically offensive language (including, by way of example, but not limited to, ethnic slurs and religious epithets), content, character names, titles, descriptions, or in-game labels (including, by way of example, but not limited to, offensive or inappropriate guild names, pet names and inscriptions). You may not distribute or spotlight sexually explicit, harmful, threatening, abusive, defamatory, obscene, hateful, racially or ethnically offensive content."

He broke the rules that he agreed to and got the punishment he agreed to.

Way too many words as an attempt to categorize anything as hurtful.  Not that the OP wouldn't benefit from some maturity in a response or knee-jerk reaction, but those that support this crap of wall-of-text intolerance to colorful language (not you personally skeaser, and not that I care what you think, but just the overly generalized conduct code) could use some growing up with a reality check too.

   I hope more games follow suit with this, just cuzz you find it ok to call people names (believing theres no repercutions) in a game or doing your best to bring some one down doesnt make it ok to do so, go to a Bank, or McDonnalds or any proffesional buisness and act like that, they will tag a big fat NO SERVICE  on your ass, or do that at work, NO JOB, schools out, grow up.

Calling someone an ass is nothing.  Even if he called him a c--ksucker motherf--ker, that is a warning.  They have the ignore feature in the game for a reason.  Learn to use it instead of tattling for some nonsense.

I'm not saying it's ok to insult anyone, but let's grow up here.  If someone calls you an ass in real life, do you go tell the police?

Originally posted by skeaser

Originally posted by Rokurgepta

Originally posted by sebbonx

I don't feel sorry for you. I played in early Everquest and PERMANENT bans were handed out for less than swearing at another player.

 Just because early Everquest handled the situation so poorly does not mean times have not changed. Calling someone an ass should be a warning at worst. Really the game rating tells you it is not for children. Keep the kids away from the game.

It's not about protecting the children, it's about ensuring a friendly environment for their customers. If one customer is ruining the experience for other then they should be removed. I don't care about ignore lists or chat filters, plain and simple rule breakers should be punished. Furthermore

"count Suspension/Deletion. TURBINE MAY SUSPEND, TERMINATE, MODIFY, OR DELETE THE ACCOUNT AT ANY TIME FOR ANY REASON, WITH OR WITHOUT NOTICE TO YOU. Most account suspensions, terminations and/or deletions are the result of violations of this TOS."

"While participating in Dungeons & Dragons Online, you must respect the rights of others to play and enjoy the game world as intended by Turbine, Inc."

"You may not use or distribute sexually explicit, harmful, threatening, abusive, defamatory, obscene, hateful, racially or ethnically offensive language (including, by way of example, but not limited to, ethnic slurs and religious epithets), content, character names, titles, descriptions, or in-game labels (including, by way of example, but not limited to, offensive or inappropriate guild names, pet names and inscriptions). You may not distribute or spotlight sexually explicit, harmful, threatening, abusive, defamatory, obscene, hateful, racially or ethnically offensive content."

He broke the rules that he agreed to and got the punishment he agreed to.

 The problem here is the rules are not enforced with any regularity. Log into DDO and watch general chat for a little while. DDO applies selective enforcement. I have seen much worse in general chat that they did nothing about. You may not care for chat filters and ignore lists, but Turbine does as they tell you to use that as your first line of defense. They even suggest you do so on their own forums. So they take them seriously even if you do not.

In a game rated like DDO someone saying ass should not be a bannable offense without warning. People harrassing others and causing trouble should be banned, but DDO fails to do that properly.

Originally posted by jaloko

Well as i speak i have been banned on this game for 3 days. Why do you ask? seems i made "Hate speech" to someone in the game. All i said close to this infraction was a simple "Your an ass". Now, i have played runescape before. and i have said some nasty stuff on it and only been banned for a day. THATS ON RUNESCAPE! the only game i know of that banns you for anything. but now this game comes into mind. Just a little warning, don't call anyone anything that comes close to a bad word or you'll get the OP ban. man id hate to see what would have happend if i called him a "Jackass" it would prob be 20 days or something.

 

Suggestion: 

Gm's need to be less harsh apon banning. a simple Warning would be nice insted of a 3 day ban on your first infraction. second they should monitor the microphones. Third Look at more than one person as in the dude that actually started the insulting. they only ban the person that was reported. which i find unfair and as a paying customer feel it should'nt be this way.

Be careful they are ruthless.

 

Writtin by, Jaloko.

Thats the breaks guy.   Since WB bought Turbine out, they have been on a "family friendly" kick.  So its no surprise they have adopted some policy like that. Just be more careful next time.

Originally posted by jaloko

Well as i speak i have been banned on this game for 3 days. Why do you ask? seems i made "Hate speech" to someone in the game. All i said close to this infraction was a simple "Your an ass". Now, i have played runescape before. and i have said some nasty stuff on it and only been banned for a day. THATS ON RUNESCAPE! the only game i know of that banns you for anything. but now this game comes into mind. Just a little warning, don't call anyone anything that comes close to a bad word or you'll get the OP ban. man id hate to see what would have happend if i called him a "Jackass" it would prob be 20 days or something.

 

Suggestion: 

Gm's need to be less harsh apon banning. a simple Warning would be nice insted of a 3 day ban on your first infraction. second they should monitor the microphones. Third Look at more than one person as in the dude that actually started the insulting. they only ban the person that was reported. which i find unfair and as a paying customer feel it should'nt be this way.

Be careful they are ruthless.

 

Writtin by, Jaloko.

 

 

 

Let me sum this up Op has a history of being an ass and getting banned in other games. He goes and does the same thing in a new game and feels they have over reacted.

Based on the admitted fact you are an ass to other people in game than clearly they acted properly and got lucky and popped the pimple before it got a head on it.

Totem

Originally posted by Lakytus

Calling someone an ass is nothing.  Even if he called him a c--ksucker motherf--ker, that is a warning.  They have the ignore feature in the game for a reason.  Learn to use it instead of tattling for some nonsense.

I'm not saying it's ok to insult anyone, but let's grow up here.  If someone calls you an ass in real life, do you go tell the police?

The thing that you and the OP fail to understand is that the issue here is not that someone is shocked by being called an ass, but  insults, especially in public chats, can rapidly deteriorate the friendly environment MMOs are built upon, especially PvE games like LOTRO and DDO.

Not sure about OP, but I have found that people who got banned most of the time truly deserved it. It is not in the interest of a company to blindly target people.

If you are foul-mouthed, you know what you risk. Sometimes, you will get a warning, sometimes you will get a ban. Will make you think twice next time before typing.

And to be honest, I fully endorse Turbine's policy

A game/company that insists that its members treat each other respectfully? OMG what has the world come to?

I wish Blizzard actually cared about the behavior of its community. I might still be playing WoW now. But with all the kids talking and treating other people any way they like I have less incentive to play.

I totally agree with this kind of rule/enforcement. My question to those of you who disagree: would you speak the way you do to a stranger in real life the way you do in a video game?

As someone who has in the past been consistently put in harm's way, I know the answer to that.

Originally posted by jaloko

All i said close to this infraction was a simple "Your an ass".

Maybe it was for not knowing the difference between "you're" and "your"?

More seriously, sometimes the bans aren't for what people say they were banned for.  Did they give you the exact statement that got you banned, or just a vague description?

We are taking the OP's word that all he said was ass, and that this is/was his first infraction.  Without a log of the conversation that remains unknown.  I am suspicious of someone getting a 3 day ban without a warning first for saying ass.   It seems to me that there has to be more to this story.   Best to use Ventrilo or another voice chat, that way the company monitoring the game remains ignorant of your language, as does everyone not in that channel.