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Derelict ban

Derelict1

Wood
Joined
Apr 25, 2011
IGN: XxderelictxX
Banned by?: Don't know
Time of ban: between 9:00 PM eastern and 1:00 AM eastern
Reason for ban: Don't know
Your story:

I don't x ray, or fly hack, or use any third party software. I am well versed in the rules, what ever I have destroyed in towns or the wilderness has been either to A) steal resources which are valuable to me B) Get inside somewhere. Most if not all blocks that I have broken have been replaced.

I have a suspicion that this is because of the high amount of iron/lapis blocks and diamonds in my chest for someone who has been active 2 days at most, and the gold I have sold. You can check the logs, I have never once mined a single lapis/gold piece in the past two days since I first joined the heroes version of herocraft, I assure you that all of my goods are either spoils of war or stolen.

I have also received word from a friend that someone has reported me for breaking a chest, specifically someone who is close friends with various admins and mods of the server, in which case I would like to see the part of the rules in the following link http://www.herocraftonline.com/wiki/index.php/Category:Rules which specifies the destruction of chests as illegal, do the mods deem what is valuable to someone and what is not and dole out punishments accordingly? If so how does one know what they can and cannot take. If this is in fact against the rules then I ask the person reviewing my ban to let me off with a warning, and to add the part which says that destrction of chests is illegal. Logically, stealing from someone is the same as destroying the chests, in fact, I am still using those chests to store my groups items, I did not break the chests to "mass grief" which were the exact words I have heard were used, I simply stole them, is breaking a chest and stealing a chest which is not placed not the same thing? The only possible way I could see such a rule being used is yet another way for "good" people to indiscriminately try to ban those who like to play a more exiting version of the game, a version which keeps the economy flowing and brings exitement to everyone involved. I have noticed many of the rules are being used by "good" or "neutral" settlements and groups of people against those who like to raid, this is after all just a game. There is no need to abuse the rules in an absurd and childish manner in order to get those who have wronged you banned.

So to the mod/admin that is reviewing my ban, I ask you, be lenient. I do not cheat, and I do not make the server a worse place by being an overall jerk or a griefer. Yes, I steal and kill, but it is not indiscriminately. It seems to me that people such as the person who has reported me for breaking a chest are the ones making the server worse, taking the game too personally and twisting the already unclear rules towards their favour, and using their position in the server in order to crush those who just wish to play the game. It is unfair and frankly makes the mods and admins seem very draconian when it comes to the rules.

I truly hope you have actually read this all the way, I know it's long, but to me it it matches the severity of this unexpected and potentially unfair ban.

Thank you.

-Derelict

EDIT:

Ah, well I doubt I was banned for "advertising" as I have never mentioned another servers name in this server. Yes, I have spoken about another servers township when talking to Kaosi, But I never once said the name of the server since I know this can get me banned. Surely this is not advertising, it could be any server out there.

Now I don't know who exactly reported me for something so insignificant, but it would be a shame if I got banned for it, it would yet again be another attempt to snuff me out by manipulating the rules. I am all for people crushing me in game and making me quit, but this is just taking the game too far.

Also, I wasn't saying I was banned because of his/her closeness with the staff, I am simply saying it's only natural to take his/her word over some random like me due to the fact he/she has been here forever and even has mod status. Not saying powers were abused, but someone with a higher status in the server can get a brand new no name banned easily.
 

Brutalacerate

AdministRaper
Joined
Jan 12, 2011
Location
Bakersfield, CA USA
Very odd......I don't see an entry for you on the Blacklist, so I'll help you as much as I can:

"I have also received word from a friend that someone has reported me for breaking a chest, specifically someone who is close friends with various admins and mods of the server...'

Staff is fair. We don't favor friends over other users on the server. We punish all who deserve it. You're almost coming off as making an assumption that a Staff member took favor of a friend; don't do that.

"I would like to see the part of the rules in the following link http://www.herocraftonline.com/wiki/index.php/Category:Rules which specifies the destruction of chests as illegal..."

Breaking ANY block that isn't yours, besides the rare blocks, and not replacing it, is griefing. You should know that.

"do the mods deem what is valuable to someone and what is not and dole out punishments accordingly?"

No. Read the Griefing section on our Wiki
It clearly states:

"You may not destroy other player's houses/structures in a town or in the wilderness.
  • This rule does not apply to rare materials which can be stolen freely. (Diamond, Gold, Flowers, Lapis Lazuli, Iron Blocks, Pumpkins)" <====== I don't see Chest on that list, do you?
Now, the Staff who Banned you should be on here within a day or so to explain to you why you were banned.

EDIT:
I was just told by User/s that you were also speaking about "another server." That may be the issue here......
 

Kainzo

The Disposable Hero
Staff member
Founder
Adventure Team
Joined
Jan 7, 2011
Location
The 7th Circle of Heaven
I haven't had time to update the blacklist - however, I have had multiple reports of grief as well as advertising other servers.

We have a zero tolerance policy regarding this - a log investigation is under way
 

Apherdite

Queen Bee
Joined
Jan 12, 2011
Location
TEJAS
Line 130978: 2011-06-12 12:24:02 [INFO] [HeroChat] XxderelictxX -> RedEchoRanger: I'm dicking around on this one until they relase classes on *********.

Good luck with that one. You will not be unbanned. Go back from whence you came.
 
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