Going on 2 hours of radio silence after logging in to find my character in GM jail

[Xion136]

I understand their stance on 3rd party software, but leaving you in GM Gaol for over 4 hours I highly unprofessional.


Communication is key. What we had here was a failure to communicate.

[SannaR]

Wow that sucks. To snatch you while you were offline and then let you sit for hours on end is just bad form. Most GMs I've talked to after having reported someone are super nice and don't leave you hanging like that. Heck I've seen posts from people who seriously deserved to be in GM jail get their questions asked nicely.

[SerLuke]

I thought they only punished for this if the numbers were used for harassment?

[griffinborn]

I thought they only punished for this if the numbers were used for harassment?

Yea that's what's confusing me about this.

[Moonlite]

I thought they only punished for this if the numbers were used for harassment?

Someone can probably link you the video. But SE stance is, we don't see it you are ok. Not a harassment issue, it's a violation issue. That is why everyone says "Don't mention in game". It gives the GM a reference on where to check logs even if it is a tell.

[Risvertasashi]

Someone can probably link you the video. But SE stance is, we don't see it you are ok. Not a harassment issue, it's a violation issue. That is why everyone says "Don't mention in game". It gives the GM a reference on where to check logs even if it is a tell.

Here's the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-WX...youtu.be&t=370

However, it partly depends on the GM. Some won't pursue you unless you do harass people, some will get you just for a mention. So to be safe, do as Yoshida says in the video and just don't talk about it.

[SpiritMuse]

Wow that's super ridiculous and unprofessional to just leave a player in gaol for hours with zero communication. And a 10 day ban for a first offence, and for something as benign as a parser? That said player never used to harass people (which presumably can be checked in logs)? Come on, you can be better than this.

[Jollyy5]

It's also terrible than when you do get pulled into the gaol, there is no communication or any kind of an attempt to gain an understanding on what had happened, the GMs just throw in some copy-paste crap and then give you a punishment based on how they are feeling on that particular day, and those strikes never go away either as far as I'm aware.

[MrKusakabe]

It's also terrible than when you do get pulled into the gaol, there is no communication or any kind of an attempt to gain an understanding on what had happened, the GMs just throw in some copy-paste crap and then give you a punishment based on how they are feeling on that particular day, and those strikes never go away either as far as I'm aware.

Yep, I am an convict, too. Something I really regret, but I was really in a self-destructable phase and did not care. What did I do? I went AFK several times, e.g. in Haukke, sat onto the sofa in the lobby hall and chatted. Full deserved ban and reformed by the way.

I got pulled into the jail and had a chat with a GM. They are not bad or ill-minded, but sure you can have a chance to get a proper a-hole. I've seen on U.S. servers that the GMs act like U.S. cops, intimidating and all. Not so in my case.



Another fun fact: The GMs can (or could) not pull you into the Goal when you were in your inn room. I was in my inn room in Gridania when I got busted, and suddenly loaded into the inn main room. Right that moment, a duty popped up and the GM could not pull me into jail because of the duty finder match "Commence/withdraw" window. So even game-internal processes, such as a found duty, forces the Game Masters to wait.

After that, I had been rightfully scolded, and the GM was very funny. Karrsul should be the German GM IIRC.



As said, I am not happy about what I did back then, but I can't erase the past.
The way Karrsul handled my case was the best so far of all video game and support staff. I've been locked up for 1 day.

Sincerely,

Ex-convict and inmate of Mordion Gaol

[Kuroka]

Interresting would be a reaction form the mods here about that, but i guess there wont be any, right?

Still something like this its silly and i say that as someone with an huge disike for parsers... like its done in 10-15 min max, why the wait? I see theres a difference in between "hey my game got stuck/item did not spawn etc" and some "youre arrested!" stuff but still... >_>