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PenguinWithNuke
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
250 Posts
December 21 2011 05:16 GMT
#41
Try playing some Fire Emblem. I love that game. Blazing Sword that is. Look it up, you'll enjoy it.

If you don't want to, watch Dragon's stream or play BroodWar. Or you could complain.
brachester
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Australia1786 Posts
December 21 2011 05:59 GMT
#42
start reading manga if you haven't already.
I hate all this singing
Brandish
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
United States339 Posts
December 21 2011 06:43 GMT
#43
On December 21 2011 14:02 danl9rm wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 21 2011 13:44 caradoc wrote:
On December 21 2011 13:35 Brandish wrote:
how about this, i'll let you know what happens.
because i know what games i have played.

http://us.battle.net/sc2/en/profile/2298192/1/BrandisH/ladder/83682#current-rank

you need to click on the "my leagues" button to see all of the leagues.

and again, the leagues and ladders page is for SEASON 4
not SEASON 5, THE CURRENT SEASON.




hmmmm, yeah, I see-- well, it's definitely less clear now.


*shrugs* well I'm stumped. What I said previously could be 100% correct, or it could be a result of the weird way that leagues/ladders are displayed. There isn't an actual way to get that information from the battlenet pages. So I no longer have any good intuition about this.

Still though, the fact that both accounts are banned and share a 2v2 account is probably where the reason lies, whatever it is.

Also, sorry if you're actually being earnest and find/found me aggressive-- we all love a good puzzle, and to be honest, I don't know you so if I'm actually trying to figure this out, I need to take what you say as just another piece of it, which includes the possibility of you lying. It's not that I think you are, it's just that it needs to be considered as a possibility in order to figure the puzzle out. It's different than when you talk to someone face-to-face.

If you are being disingenuous though, you've got nerves of steel and are doing a hell of a good job of it. Most people would get pretty aggressive if they were lying by this point-- its the natural progression as the story starts to crack apart, people result to attacking the messenger and distracting attention away from the facts, and generally start to show emotion as the edifice starts to crumble. =P

EDIT: oh and...

On December 21 2011 13:51 cmen15 wrote:
Sorry to here man but really that unicorn email is fckin amazing lolol. I want a picture of that NOW!!!!


yeah, its pretty hilarious!


I guess that's where me and u disagree then, because he does seem pretty aggressive. You were trying to help him from the beginning, and all he could do in return was call you dense. Hah. Obligatory 1 star.



If I let him explore paths that lead nowhere that wouldn't be very helpful now would it? I was just trying to clear up any inconsistencies he felt were in my story.

it might be account sharing but wouldn't the email they sent me specifically say "account sharing"? but it says hack or unauthorized program.

What I'm trying to figure out If there is some third party program I run that isn't approved by blizzard but doesnt directly
affect sc2. Thats one solution to the puzzle but that doesn't explain why an account that I haven't logged onto In a month has anything to do with it.

Humanfails
Profile Blog Joined November 2011
224 Posts
December 21 2011 06:51 GMT
#44
On December 21 2011 12:31 Brandish wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 21 2011 12:27 3FFA wrote:
On December 21 2011 12:18 Jonoman92 wrote:
If indeed you were really banned illegitimately that sucks. Should try to determine the cause and see what they say. Also, wouldn't the two accounts have to be registered to 2 different e-mail addresses? If that's the case then how would they both be banned unless they were independently found to be violating the same rule? Perhaps some different mod besides hacking got them banned if indeed it's two separate bnet accounts.

Well I think they were both banned because blizzard probably did an IP ban.


My room-mates whom I a router with are not banned though, so I don't think it has to do with IP


lemme tell you a little about bans.

There's a number of ways to do it.

First, theres the ban by CD-key. This ban is solely on the software and its unique key.

Then theres the ban by IP address. this ban WILL stay on unless you change your IP. There's ways to change the IP unless you have a static-by-user IP system by your ISP. Many ISPs run dynamic IP because of lower overhead in all areas.

Then there's whats called a site ban. This ban is of a particular "site" of the ISP. That is, if your connection goes through a CO location like, say, Houston, and its Houston-Comcast-xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx, And this site gets banned, anyone who connects to comcast who's CO is in Houston, everyone is banned.

More invasive procedures involve actual bans based on the key of your Operating System. They can also ban based on a hash of the hardware setup of your machine, and in a more usual and less invasive manner, by your MAC, which is a specific coding on any internet connection devices like wired or wireless network cards. There's many reasons to use any of the methods, although the ones which cost the user more effort to change are hardware setups and Operating system key and number id. The MAC address can be spoofed, the number id of a machine can be changed if you know where to go and what to look for in the registry, but the hardware config can only be changed by paying money. A company that uses a combination of unique hardware setup, IP, MAC, and Product key/ID for the OS, will block you much more effectively than IP or MAC alone.

There's also the probability of a rootkit installed invisibly by a corporation along with their product to ban you that way.

However, in your case it may simply be that your software is banned, and that this is trumping using the second one. Did you uninstall SC completely, wipe any traces of it out, and install the other copy of SC on your computer (registry, any misc folders) to see if that one was banned then? because otherwise you're simply using banned software with a different CD.
caradoc
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Canada3022 Posts
December 21 2011 08:58 GMT
#45
http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=296907

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Recently, a StarCraft II account under your Battle.net account was actioned for potential violations of our Terms of Use. Upon further review of the action taken upon this account, we reversed the action previously applied.

Account Name: **********************

Previous Account Action: 14 Day Suspension
New Account Action: None (Action Reversed)

The above account was incorrectly included in a recent wave of accounts actioned for gameplay intended to exploit the matchmaking system. In the end, we want Battle.net to be a fun and safe environment for all players. It is to this end that we enforce our Battle.net Terms of Use and In-Game Policies (http://us.blizzard.com/support/article/SC2policies). We apologize that the account was incorrectly action as part of this enforcement, and we appreciate your understanding.

We hope this has resolved any concerns you may have had regarding this action. Please let us know if we can be of further assistance.

Regards,

Customer Service
Blizzard Entertainment


Salvation a la mode and a cup of tea...
Brandish
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
United States339 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-12-21 09:30:04
December 21 2011 09:29 GMT
#46
On December 21 2011 17:58 caradoc wrote:
http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=296907

+ Show Spoiler +
Recently, a StarCraft II account under your Battle.net account was actioned for potential violations of our Terms of Use. Upon further review of the action taken upon this account, we reversed the action previously applied.

Account Name: **********************

Previous Account Action: 14 Day Suspension
New Account Action: None (Action Reversed)

The above account was incorrectly included in a recent wave of accounts actioned for gameplay intended to exploit the matchmaking system. In the end, we want Battle.net to be a fun and safe environment for all players. It is to this end that we enforce our Battle.net Terms of Use and In-Game Policies (http://us.blizzard.com/support/article/SC2policies). We apologize that the account was incorrectly action as part of this enforcement, and we appreciate your understanding.

We hope this has resolved any concerns you may have had regarding this action. Please let us know if we can be of further assistance.

Regards,

Customer Service
Blizzard Entertainment




well i guess i'm not the only one
terriBean
Profile Joined June 2011
Canada75 Posts
December 21 2011 11:36 GMT
#47
A friend of mine was also unfairly banned. They must have mistakenly banned a handful of users.
CanucksJC
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
Canada1241 Posts
December 21 2011 11:51 GMT
#48
Are you still banned? My suspension was reversed within 2 hours.
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Onecron
Profile Joined June 2011
Finland21 Posts
December 21 2011 12:34 GMT
#49
I actually just got banned also then after 5hours they send another email saying that ban is revoked.
Gprime
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Canada198 Posts
December 21 2011 14:18 GMT
#50
play broodwar and listen to jpop and kpop. play an instrument. take this opportunity to sleep and go outside sometimes. meet a new friend, play with legos. the sky is the limit. just remember that when the ban expires youl turn back into a troglodyte, so use this time wisely friend
diablo 3 killed my skill.
Sufficiency
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
Canada23833 Posts
December 21 2011 15:01 GMT
#51
On December 21 2011 12:45 zickoray wrote:
here just try doing this, giving them a picture ALWAYS seems to work


[image loading]
Edit: Credit to the [sfw] thread


This is what I was thinking as well.
https://twitter.com/SufficientStats
OmniEulogy
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
Canada6598 Posts
December 21 2011 15:14 GMT
#52
I would be pretty upset if I was banned for a reason that is not true. Just keep trying to get your account unbanned
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unichan
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States4223 Posts
December 21 2011 16:32 GMT
#53
On December 21 2011 14:02 danl9rm wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 21 2011 13:44 caradoc wrote:
On December 21 2011 13:35 Brandish wrote:
how about this, i'll let you know what happens.
because i know what games i have played.

http://us.battle.net/sc2/en/profile/2298192/1/BrandisH/ladder/83682#current-rank

you need to click on the "my leagues" button to see all of the leagues.

and again, the leagues and ladders page is for SEASON 4
not SEASON 5, THE CURRENT SEASON.




hmmmm, yeah, I see-- well, it's definitely less clear now.


*shrugs* well I'm stumped. What I said previously could be 100% correct, or it could be a result of the weird way that leagues/ladders are displayed. There isn't an actual way to get that information from the battlenet pages. So I no longer have any good intuition about this.

Still though, the fact that both accounts are banned and share a 2v2 account is probably where the reason lies, whatever it is.

Also, sorry if you're actually being earnest and find/found me aggressive-- we all love a good puzzle, and to be honest, I don't know you so if I'm actually trying to figure this out, I need to take what you say as just another piece of it, which includes the possibility of you lying. It's not that I think you are, it's just that it needs to be considered as a possibility in order to figure the puzzle out. It's different than when you talk to someone face-to-face.

If you are being disingenuous though, you've got nerves of steel and are doing a hell of a good job of it. Most people would get pretty aggressive if they were lying by this point-- its the natural progression as the story starts to crack apart, people result to attacking the messenger and distracting attention away from the facts, and generally start to show emotion as the edifice starts to crumble. =P

EDIT: oh and...

On December 21 2011 13:51 cmen15 wrote:
Sorry to here man but really that unicorn email is fckin amazing lolol. I want a picture of that NOW!!!!


yeah, its pretty hilarious!


I guess that's where me and u disagree then, because he does seem pretty aggressive. You were trying to help him from the beginning, and all he could do in return was call you dense. Hah. Obligatory 1 star.

Did you rate the blogger one star because he's probably frustrated that his accounts were (likely) unfairly banned, and for some reason this guy comes up his ass, incessantly trying to prove that he actually is a hacker?
:)
Brandish
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
United States339 Posts
December 21 2011 16:52 GMT
#54
everything has been resolved! :D
Lynkilen
Profile Joined September 2010
Norway211 Posts
December 21 2011 16:58 GMT
#55
On December 22 2011 01:52 Brandish wrote:
everything has been resolved! :D


Good to hear no man/woman/nongenderspecifichonorific should be without Starcraft!
caradoc
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Canada3022 Posts
December 23 2011 05:10 GMT
#56
On December 22 2011 01:52 Brandish wrote:
everything has been resolved! :D



Good to hear :D:D:D sorry for the whole trying-to-find-fault-in-your-OP thing, it probably wasn't very nice on your end.
Salvation a la mode and a cup of tea...
rd
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
United States2586 Posts
December 23 2011 07:19 GMT
#57
Theres apparently been a new wave of hacker bans thats been hitting innocent players and Blizzard has been revoking them. It probably hit you, too. It makes sense too because Blizzard doesn't go through hackers individually, but tries to systematically purge them by being able to detect it, and subsequently ban in waves for maximum effect.
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