muggiwhplar Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 Various players are suddenly becoming banned by Jagex for "offensive usernames." However, whether or not their username is offensive, that is not the point. The point is the way Jagex chooses to deal with this. Here is an example of my friend who has been sentenced to a ban in five days: Was having fun with MM at bounty hunter (ran into and beat foe btw :P) Then got a message from mod katie... Went to check my messages and I can trade all my stuff off and get "2 months free members". Free my [wagon] i've got 318 days left on faken. 0 black marks. First they take my wildy, then they take my 4th good account. GF RS. What are we to do now? There are accounts all over receiving the same messages that are not offensive. The discussion here is about Jagex's hypocrisy in breaking their own rules and banning people for no reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lvl3Eh Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 Lol [sarcasm]Maybe they're trying to get rid of all the pures, since KrazyFaken is Co-Leader with the clan Mayhem-Makers( #1 Pure Clan ). [/sarcasm] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icecube Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 Seems you were beat to posting this: http://forum.tip.it/viewtopic.php?t=723617 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muggiwhplar Posted December 12, 2007 Author Share Posted December 12, 2007 Lol [sarcasm]Maybe they're trying to get rid of all the pures, since KrazyFaken is Co-Leader with the clan Mayhem-Makers( #1 Pure Clan ). [/sarcasm] No, many players with maxed stats have received the same message. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hector_The_Axe1 Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 I feel very sorry about this occurence... And in my mind, Jagax is trying to maintain order but in doing so they dont regret any innocents who get cut down by the crossfire. Full Dharock Bought!Road to 55 slayer~~~Lvl 46/55Current Task - 117 Ogres Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knotch_Blade Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 Yea um... what the hell? Is that something offensive in German or something? I mean I honestly find nothing wrong with that name. Jagex needs an ego check. ~Knotch Edit: What are the other players *Runs to check pms =[* My Gamercard | Click for Blog | Mining Guide | Illumination Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muggiwhplar Posted December 12, 2007 Author Share Posted December 12, 2007 Seems you were beat to posting this: http://forum.tip.it/viewtopic.php?t=723617 I didn't see that, though the reason of my post is for a discussion. That seems to be a news flash/example. Plus Krazyfaken never gave that person permission to post :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XxTearGodxX Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 I've seen messages like this floating around the Rants forums on the RuneScape website, I wasn't sure if they were for real but this sums it up. All I can say is WOW....just WOW! That name does not look or seem offensive to me at all one bit. It really sucks too that the poor guy paid by cash for a whole year's worth of membership and once you pay by cash according to Jagex's TOS you can't be refunded for that if your character is banned. Although it is nice of them to offer him a months free membership it doesn't make up for his time and dedication to the game. Personally if it were me and I had that much time left on game I would try and pursue the issue in court with Jagex Ltd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravenkana Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 Think of the hours poured into any account of any standing... And then to get banned for no reason? Anyone remember Limparse? Same situation. Maybe JaGex is just banning players they don't like knowing, even with this alternative, they may very well quit. If the CORPORAL beast is this hard, imagine how hard a GENERAL or COLONEL beast would be. a corporal is not even an admirable rank in armies that use that ranking system. Yeah, it is a pking minigame, so any arguments anybody makes will probably be biased.The best way this will end :Everybody just says,"I'm not arguing with you anymore, goodbye."The worst way this will end: I don't really know, psychological warfare? Worldwide thermonuclear war? Pie eating contest? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spikerkid Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 I still think they could of just changed his name.. Quit RuneScape :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muggiwhplar Posted December 12, 2007 Author Share Posted December 12, 2007 I've seen messages like this floating around the Rants forums on the RuneScape website, I wasn't sure if they were for real but this sums it up. All I can say is WOW....just WOW! That name does not look or seem offensive to me at all one bit. It really sucks too that the poor guy paid by cash for a whole year's worth of membership and once you pay by cash according to Jagex's TOS you can't be refunded for that if your character is banned. Although it is nice of them to offer him a months free membership it doesn't make up for his time and dedication to the game. Personally if it were me and I had that much time left on game I would try and pursue the issue in court with Jagex Ltd. The terms and conditions do not allow you to sue them for this reason. Think of the hours poured into any account of any standing... And then to get banned for no reason? Anyone remember Limparse? Same situation. Maybe JaGex is just banning players they don't like knowing, even with this alternative, they may very well quit. This isn't about him being banned for his name, it's about how they're allowing him to break the rules. Furthermore, the people who have been banned in the past for this same reason were not given special treatment. Why are they suddenly giving special treatment to particular players? If they are trying to make amends by paying for a month of free membership why don't they just change his name or give his new account the same stats as his previous one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nom Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 I can actually see how that can be construed as offensive. . . but you really have to be looking for a perverted meaning first. Pretty sad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turklaker Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 Yea um... what the hell? Is that something offensive in German or something? I mean I honestly find nothing wrong with that name. Jagex needs an ego check. ~Knotch Edit: What are the other players *Runs to check pms =[* I think it may be something to do with pures. most pures are seriously pissed about the new updates and maybe they think they can reduce the complaints by reducing the pures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casthewiz Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 Welcome to commiescape, where prices are controlled, and uprisiers are silenced. Jagex must have a lot of pr problems soon, Imagine if this gets to a gaming magazine, or a web gaming article... No witty signatures for me :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravenkana Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 It's funny that when their crusade against RWT is in full swing, JaGex then chooses to violate their own rules. This begs the question: How, then, can they be agains RWT? If the CORPORAL beast is this hard, imagine how hard a GENERAL or COLONEL beast would be. a corporal is not even an admirable rank in armies that use that ranking system. Yeah, it is a pking minigame, so any arguments anybody makes will probably be biased.The best way this will end :Everybody just says,"I'm not arguing with you anymore, goodbye."The worst way this will end: I don't really know, psychological warfare? Worldwide thermonuclear war? Pie eating contest? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melkolmr Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 You know, pronouncing that as any LITERATE person would, I can't find any offensive meaning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sly_Wizard Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 All I can say is that's some freakin' BS. And the fact that they're allowing-- Actually enouraging-- Him to break the rules is laughable, to put it mildly. If this is real then I feel sorry for this guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir_Sibz Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 Wow... :? Dude that's just depressing. I almost feel like someone needs to take this game away from them. Like their parents :twisted: lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agamemnus Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 All I can say is WOW....just WOW! That name does not look or seem offensive to me at all one bit. It really sucks too that the poor guy paid by cash for a whole year's worth of membership and once you pay by cash according to Jagex's TOS you can't be refunded for that if your character is banned. No, he can still sue. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contra_proferentem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hellbellz Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 Looks like Jagex doesn't even comply with their rules. :roll: Why should we. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salim123 Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 dude.... thats messed they should give the user the chance to change their name... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muggiwhplar Posted December 12, 2007 Author Share Posted December 12, 2007 All I can say is WOW....just WOW! That name does not look or seem offensive to me at all one bit. It really sucks too that the poor guy paid by cash for a whole year's worth of membership and once you pay by cash according to Jagex's TOS you can't be refunded for that if your character is banned. No, he can still sue. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contra_proferentem If, acting reasonably, we consider that our terms and conditions have or may have been breached, or that it is necessary in order to prevent or stop any harm or damage to us, the Game, other players or the general public or to minimize our liability to others, we reserve the right with or without prior notice to (amongst other things): Terminate (as defined above) or modify any or all accounts of the Game (or any of our other games) which we think are connected with you and/or otherwise block your access to our websites and services and take such other steps as we consider reasonable. Such actions may result in loss of membership credit without refund and/or loss of real money paid as part of any item / account trading or other prohibited transaction. Also OUR MAXIMUM LIABILITY TO YOU IN CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), STATUTORY DUTY OR COLLATERALLY OR OTHERWISE ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OR THIS WEBSITE SHALL BE LIMITED TO ÃÆââ¬Å¡Ãâã50, OR THE SUMS PAID BY YOU TO US IN RESPECT OF ANY TWELVE MONTH PERIOD, WHICHEVER IS GREATER. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir_Sibz Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 ^ And if anyone tried to sue, that's what the defendant would bring up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ranging_beast Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 This is truly pathetic. Jagex makes the rule, enforce the rule, and breaks the rule themself. Whats the point of the damn rules anyways? I'M SO EMO HAHAHAHAHAHA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slick_cat Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 poon - is slang for female genitalia, if you're dumb enough to use an offensive username, you should be grateful that they're allowing you a partial do-over RuneScape Addiction: Cheaper Than Coffee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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