I started doing PVP the past few days after taking an abscence from the pvp section of WIZ101. The other day I was reported for simply winning a match. Then last night some dude reported me cause I used a healing spell treasure card. He said the guy before him got banned for using treasure cards.
I am afraid that if the staff of Wizards101 simply looks at my account and sees the reports, I will be banned.
I hope not, I've been playing this game for about a year straight and really love it.
It seems when I play PVP, people complain alot and report for nothing.
When you report someone, or you are reported, a message is sent directly to Mr Lincoln that includes the chat logs of everything that was said before and after that report.
Mr Lincoln then reads the log and assess the situation. He determines how bad the offense was, looks up prior offenses for the reported individual, and based on that assessment he issues sanctions such as muting or banning and sends an email to the offending account explaining the violation and the sanctions.
If the report was falsely made, that is determined as well, and the player who made the false report is investigated as to whether or not they have made previous false reports. False reports are just a egregious as valid ones, and similar sanctions can be levied against repeat offenders of false reporting.
Everything that a player enters into the chat window is logged. These larger chat logs are also routinely checked for those infractions that are not reported.
We appreciate that our players want to make Wizard City the best it can be, and we've placed the tools in your hand to report players for inappropriate behavior. We ask that you use the reporting feature to identify truly egregious behavior, such as creative profanity (swearing around the filters), solicitation of usernames/passwords, predatory threats, racist comments and other such actions as outlined in the Terms of Use. The old story of “the kid that cried wolf” has a lot of bearing in this situation and we trust that all reports received by players are valid and require support intervention.
Because false reporting can be construed and/or used as harassment of other players, we’d like to take a moment to ensure you are aware of what does NOT fall under the category of a reportable offense:
“S/he falsely reported me” or reporting someone for false reporting (2 wrongs don’t make a right)
“Won’t leave my house” (pick your friends wisely and avail yourself of the non-porting option)
“Being rude” (We’re sorry, we can’t enforce good manners. Use the ignore button liberally &/or change realms. It’s wholly up to you to choose to stay around someone that’s not nice to you.)
“Chain Stunning” (admittedly, it’s not much fun for the receiving team, but it’s not a violation of the game rules).
“Scamming” (KingsIsle will NEVER ask for treasure card(s) in exchange for a code. Trading “cards for codes” is done at the players’ own risk. Codes are either fully public or one time use)
“Spamming” (Although the Terms of Use mention spamming, it’s related to email/web posts. Yeah, it’s annoying in game and never of profound statement. Refer to “Being Rude”).
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Wow I didn't expect such a profound apply. I feel special you typed that all up for me. Oh wait, I bet that was copied and pasted :(
Eitherway, Thank you for the response.
I have a question, so you're saying if someone reports someone for false reporting, that person who reported the false reporter is in trouble? Or, both reports are thrown out the door and seen as annoying?
This same thing continues to happen to me get reported for winning its become a pain. I laugh it off and merely say as you stated that the chat box will be read and there the ones that will get in trouble, hope this true.
Keep using your treasure cards in pvp- I do- and most warlords do!! People who call names in pvp are those who don't take the time to go farm for gold so that they can afford treasure cards!! That is what the spot is for in your deck that says treasure cards- So use it :)
Keep using your treasure cards in pvp- I do- and most warlords do!! People who call names in pvp are those who don't take the time to go farm for gold so that they can afford treasure cards!! That is what the spot is for in your deck that says treasure cards- So use it :)
Woot! thanks for that reply. finally someone who speaks the truth! woot woot. I get called names all the time cause I will use my side deck, aka my treasure deck, and I always tell the opponent that everyone uses them, but most people will deny using them even though you can tell they are lol. No one admits to it, but it is part of the game and makes the game much more fun and interesting, as well as unexpected! and yes I am talking about PVP here. I do not mind the use of treasures, at first I never used them cause I didnt like being called names, but came to realize that everyone else fighting me was using them! lol so I just shrug now and ignore the nasty comments. The real reason the opponents get upset and call names is #1 to distract you and #2 because you are winning and they are desperate. So go ahead use em, love em or hate em, just ignore the naysayers!
