Account Penalties Decrease after Each year (add as a rule)

[xygar]

https://eu.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodes.../blog/3684469/
(full colour version)

Ffxiv should add a rule were if the player doesn't break any rules at all
for a year their penalty status should start decreasing with each passing year
and start going back to a clean account.



Warning
This is only to be implemented for player i.e have used profanity/racism/harassment/
lot of players feel reluctant to continue or buying future expansions
or even level their character as some of them are in a red state when their account is terminated they would lose everything.the character,the levelling ,their money its like walking on egg shells. I want players to redeem themselves to continue to be part of the ffxiv community

Not for RMT or using BOTs these players deserve no 2nd chance as they are directly involved to exploit the game.

[NephthysVasudan]

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I'm gonna go out on a limb here and wager that you don't get labeled "bad" until 2nd 3rd offense. (as it would be wrong to "execute" someone on first offense...unless said offense was just that blatantly wrong i guess)

Lets be honest here....if you go that far and that deep into trouble...you kind of asked for it.

Maybe a GM would be so kind as to elaborate how it works?

[AppleJinx]

Nope you usually get 3 chances before you are perma banned and if people does get to that point then they 100% deserved it.

[MatthiasS]

From what I've heard, you actually have more leeway then just "mess up 3 times, you're out"

[Vaer]

AFAIK they give you a bunch of chances unless you are a really bad offender with a first time perma ban in which case you probably deserved it. Not to say GMs don't make mistakes but IMO they are pretty lenient. I mean if they give players a bunch of strikes and they screwed up again more than once after being warned that is kind of on the player at that point.

Letting strikes drop after a certain period of time would just make it so offenders can break the rules again if they felt like it which kind of makes it pointless. If it is really 3 chances for normal cases that is enough. There is still a buffer in between where players can correct themselves.

[DeaconMoore]

Ya know, if you weren't a jerk in the first place, this wouldn't even be an issue...

[MatthiasS]

Ya know, if you weren't a jerk in the first place, this wouldn't even be an issue...

Not exactly. Even casual profanity is worthy of a warning. Not all swearing is hurting anyone.

[Paladinleeds]

Even casual profanity is worthy of a warning.

Casual profanity is against the rules of the game though. So in SE's eyes, it's hurting people. And given this is Square Enix, a Japanese company, as in based in a country where honour and respect is so deeply entrenched into the culture it is literally an extension of them, I don't see that changing anytime soon.

Terms of Service

3.3 Profanity and Offensive Language.
You may not use profanity or any language that a reasonable person would find offensive. The Game is for players aged 16 and older except players who are resident in Germany, Australia or New Zealand where the Game is for players aged 12 and older. You agree to behave accordingly.

Bear in mind this will be Japanese interpretation of "reasonable person", which I imagine is way stricter than the EU/NA interpretation of it.

[Kisagami]

Yeah, no. That’ll just let people think they get free passes for being jerks. No way.

[Nix]

Believe it or not, it's really not that hard to avoid having warnings placed on your account. After 20+ years of MMO gaming I'm yet to receive a single one - why is that?

It's because I follow the rules.
I don't antagonize, flame, intentionally go out of my way to make others miserable through my actions or speech.

If you, or one of your friends (who are so worried about purchasing future xpacs because they might get banned....lol) are receiving multiple warnings for infractions then perhaps it's best to modify your behavior instead of asking for flags to be removed after a year.

It's not difficult by any means to avoid warnings/bans.