Closed Banned for Vote Abuse

Discussion in 'Ban Appeal' started by imcanje, Sep 4, 2023.

  1. imcanje
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    Last thing you did: Voted on imcanje, then voted on imcanie
    Why do you think you got banned: Voted twice on separate accounts in a 24 hour period.
    Ban Message: Your account has been blocked for violating the game policy
    What GM banned you: not sure

    Hi, I just started playing Mapleroyals around 3 weeks ago. Love the game and love the fairness of the rules. I recently created a mule account to store my extra things: imcanie, and a couple days later decided to make another character to make mesos (bishop).
    I acknowledge that ignorance of the rule does not excuse my actions, but after reading the vote abuse rule, I assumed that it regarded to trying to vote twice in the same account by using a vpn or any other illegal programs that would allow you to do so. I then voted one time on my newly formed mage to get a pet to make life easier. (your guys' ban system is instant lol)
    1. Vote Abuse - The act of attempting to, or successfully, bypassing the restrictions of voting no more than once per day (UTC). Please be aware that, in cases of severe abuse as per discretion of Staff, we reserve the right to respond with a permanent ban regardless of if it is your first offense.
    In no way did I use any NX to send things to my main or had any malicious intent. I accept the ban, but can I plead to shorten the length of the ban if I no longer vote on my new account?
    Tbh, I just love the game and community and want to get back.

    Please let me know if this is possible. Thank you staff and thank you for your hard work!
     
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    Hello,

    You are correct. You were banned for Vote Abuse:

    Punishment: 14-day ban.

    Vote Abuse - The act of attempting to, or successfully, bypassing the restrictions of voting no more than once per 24 hours.

    The Admins issued the ban and gave you a Minor Vote Abuse Ban, which has a duration of 14-days. Your ban will expire on September 17th around 18:00 Servertime.

    Please be more mindful of your voting habits. If you vote abuse again, it will result in a permanent ban.
     
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    Can the ban duration be shortened? It was a one time thing and I interpreted the rules incorrectly.

    Asking for the benefit of the doubt. Thank you for responding.
     
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    Hello, the ban duration for vote abuse is only either 14 days or permanent, hence we are unable to shorten the ban duration
    https://royals.ms/forum/threads/mapleroyals-game-terms-conditions.86769/

    We would strongly recommend you to review the rules about voting again
    https://royals.ms/forum/threads/voting-rules.15580/
     
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    Ahh I never saw that page about the extensive write up of voting. I only read the TOS.
    I wish I wouldve seen that earlier T-T
     

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