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 Posted: Mon, 14th Nov 2011 13:58 Post subject: EA Forum Bans Are STILL Affecting Games |
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http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2011/11/14/ea-forum-bans-are-still-affecting-games/
| Quote: | The first person to get in touch with us about BF3 was Nick. It’s hard to sympathise with Nick, to be frank. He made a stupid thread about “teabagging” on the EA forums, and then seemed to be a bit confused that he should get in trouble for suggesting he dangle his “balls” in dead people’s faces. Common sense would dictate that’s not a subject to be raising on a family-friendly forum. His astonishment expressed to us that this should be an issue isn’t endearing. However, less endearing was EA’s response. Following Wong’s advice above he contacted EA’s Customer Support, via email and live chat, and received a refusal to even discuss the matter each time.
We also heard from Rob. Rob’s encounter with EA’s seemingly arbitrary banning process makes much less sense. His account was suspended for having posted a “commercial”. What he had in fact posted was a link to his non-commercial blog, to a guide to “network troubleshooting”, recently updated for helping gamers get connected to BF3. A link that’s been repeatedly posted to the same forums for a couple of years, and better still, has actually been linked to by EA Support themselves. The link, says Rob, is mentioned on their own corporate support site and FAQ! He too found that the live chat support was absolutely useless, with those replying unable to deviate from a script that endlessly, uselessly loops. This led to his being banned from his gaming account for 72 hours, as well as a permanent “strike” on EA’s “three strikes” system. Something it’s not possible for him to dispute.
Then we heard from James, whose tale is even more extraordinary. He has been permanently banned for using the word “e-peen”. (For those unfamiliar, this is short for “electronic penis”, and tends to be used to suggest someone is egotistically willy-waving.) However, he did not even introduce the word. It was in reply to someone else who’d said it, and responded, “Ah, back to the e-peen talk.” He was originally told this ban would be for 72 hours, but on Saturday received an email informing him that it was now to be a permanent ban from his Origin account, with no further explanation given. It was added that the matter was “now closed”. And, as ever, EA’s live chat and customer support are refusing to help him in any way. He’s also been told that his BF3 characters and levels will be deleted. |
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| Posted: Mon, 14th Nov 2011 14:04 Post subject: |
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| Posted: Mon, 14th Nov 2011 14:06 Post subject: |
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Shakabutt
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| Posted: Mon, 14th Nov 2011 14:07 Post subject: |
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Just dont write on the official forums?
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| Posted: Mon, 14th Nov 2011 14:11 Post subject: |
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Sometimes i really hate the system. He gets fucked and there is NOTHING he can do about it. James should go in with guns blazing. Literally.
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gromar
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| Posted: Mon, 14th Nov 2011 14:14 Post subject: |
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instead of this ridiculous bans they should start patching bf >_<
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Snoepgun
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| Posted: Mon, 14th Nov 2011 15:20 Post subject: |
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It will only get worse. Corporations are getting cockier and greedier every year. EA is no exception, they are the prime example of a douche bag company. And it will never stop, unless by some miracle 90% of the people STOP buying their games and supporting them. That would destroy them financially and they would quickly change their policy on things and lick our balls to come back.
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| Posted: Mon, 14th Nov 2011 15:22 Post subject: |
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So stop bying EA games. You won't die if you don't play that damn Battlefield 3.
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| Posted: Mon, 14th Nov 2011 15:45 Post subject: |
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its the same in steam no ?
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| Posted: Mon, 14th Nov 2011 15:48 Post subject: |
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Sin317
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garus
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| Posted: Mon, 14th Nov 2011 16:20 Post subject: |
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| Sin317 wrote: | | its the same in steam no ? |
Of course not. There isn't even a way to link your Steam id to your Steam forum account.
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| Posted: Mon, 14th Nov 2011 16:32 Post subject: |
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| consolitis wrote: | | Sin317 wrote: | | its the same in steam no ? |
Of course not. There isn't even a way to link your Steam id to your Steam forum account. |
What he said.
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| Posted: Mon, 14th Nov 2011 16:39 Post subject: |
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maybe some of u know already. ea banned me because of being happy and showing my emotions with posting the word "niggalicious" on my battlelog.
now i cannot play bf3 or fifa 12 for three days.
it's time to stand up ya'll! don't let them fuck us
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| Posted: Mon, 14th Nov 2011 17:00 Post subject: |
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Occupy EA! 
| Lutzifer wrote: | | and yes, mine is only average |
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| Posted: Mon, 14th Nov 2011 18:01 Post subject: |
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| Posted: Mon, 14th Nov 2011 18:23 Post subject: |
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well, fuck EA. so whats new?
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nerrd
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| Posted: Mon, 14th Nov 2011 19:42 Post subject: |
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if a plant fucks you, you may wanna stop drinking -.. lol
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| Posted: Tue, 15th Nov 2011 13:00 Post subject: |
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shitty developer tries to silence complaints, this is news? since when?
it's more like election tactics.
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