[ APPEAL FORM ] Please unban me :(

[inyoface]

This user has created an appeal with the following information.

 

Sent by: inyoface

Sent on: 12 January 2014 - 11:01 PM

 

Game server: MW2 Ftag

In-game name: inyoface

 

Appeal details: I have apparently been banned because an admin looked me up on PB Bans and saw that my GUID or IP has a ban on it. This doesn't make any sense to me because I have been playing on PB servers for years and not had any problems at all. I talked to PigDog and he said that I have a GUID ban from April 19, 2009. I didn't even know I had the game in 2009. That was over 4 and a half YEARS ago.

 

I don't know why it says I have multiple GUIDs. Heck, I'm not even exactly sure what a GUID is now. I thought it was the code you entered off the box when you bought the game. The only thing I can think of why I might have more than 1 GUID is because my twin brother and I used to play together. We played COD1, COD2 and COD4 together since we were 10 (im 20 now). Originally on COD1 I think we used the same GUID somehow and didn't get kicked/banned from servers for sharing the same one. COD2 and COD4 both kick you if you share the same GUID so we both had our own games/GUIDS. We both reinstalled the games probably dozens of times over the years and I'm sure we accidentally swapped GUIDs at least once. We didn't keep track because we didn't care as long as ours was different, then we could both play. We only have 2 GUIDS between us and he hasn't played in years so I don't know how I would have more than 2 GUIDS. PigDog said he couldn't find out how many I had, he just knew it was multiple. So its probably only those 2.

 

There was also something about being banned from this IP or multiple IPs. I'm not tech savy so I don't know when or why IPs could change but I'll explain what I think might be the reason. My parents have been divroces since I was around 8. So when I got old enough to have a computer, I had 1 at each house. My mom has moved a couple of times since she got divorces (should be only once since I've played COD4). I've also had different internet companys and different routers over the years. I have never changed my IP manually before, I don't even know how, if you even can. Just this week I changed routers because the other one broke. I hope that explains the IP thing.

 

I was also told that I was banned under serveral different names on a lot of servers. Let me go back a little bit. When my brothers and I played COD1, one of the servers we played on was a jump server. Its a server where you jump around on maps and get out of the map, ontop of buildings, in secret spots, etc. They usually had custom jump maps you played/practiced on. All the main servers I have ever played on don't allow glitching (like XI) and I don't glitch on those servers. However I would get bored of jumping/glitching on jump servers and would go on random servers and get in cool spots to camp/snipe. Sometimes I would be banned/kicked right away and that was ok with me because I didn't regularly play on that server. I have enjoyed finding glitches/cool spots on COD1 COD2 and COD4 and when I first got COD4, I went on a bunch of servers and got in all the cool spots and I sometimes got banned for it. I also got banned from some servers because they suspected that I was a hacker. They didn't have any proof and didn't ask for any explanation why I was doing good or how I killed someone or w/e. A lot of people accuse me of hacking on the XI servers as well. Everytime someone says that kill was BS, how did you know I was there, I ALWAYS type in chat how I knew they were there or w/e they complained about. I have been playing this game since I was ten (half of my life). I have a lot of tricks, strategys, tactics etc. If you played this game for ten years as much as I have you would be pretty good too. I would often play several hours a day for years on end, not just a casual hour at night a few times a week. I don't have a good PC and not that great of internet so I have lowered my settings to minimum. This does make it easier in some cases to see players but I don't use it for that reason nor do I need to.

 

The reason I use a lot of names is pretty simple. Since I started playing COD (10 years ago) I have not had a permanent name for probably 85% of that time. The only time I kept the same name was when I was in a clan, which was not often. I was a little kid back then and my brother and I would literally change our name about once every map on average. We would stay late up at night thinking of names and making lists of which ones were cool. I did this until about a few years ago. Most of my time on COD4 I have used the name Inyoface and inyoface (i used to have a capital I in my name but i switched to lowercase because I think it looks better). On the MW2 server I have mostly used inyoface and Enzo (which was my most used COD1 name). The reason I sometimes I switch different names is because I'm competitive. I look at my gametracker Score/Min every day. I'm trying to be the highest on the server (I think Hysteria is the only 1 higher than me). I have 205 pts/min. I need like 3 more to be the highest. If the server is low, a new rotation comes out, new mod (happned this week), or im just not playing good, I will switch my name so my score will not go bad. (which is kinda not fair but oh well). I used to use Enzo as my second name, but I actually started getting good score with that name, so I started using other names. often I would just use a random name for a map or two until I got warmed up or the server filled up and I could maintain a higher score. The only other reason I have changed my name before is because I sometimes get annoyed people ALWAYS saying that kill was BS, you're a hacker, etc. So I'll change it briefly hoping to catch a break. I DO NOT do it to try and be sneaky or hide. I'm well aware it is not hard for an admin to find out who people are. I have nothing to hide from anyone. I encourage anyone that thinks I hack to spectate me. You will see that I use good tactics and strategy. If you unban me I will let every admins that wants to, spectate me, and I will record myself and send you the demo AND my profile I use that has my settings/graphics etc, so you can see EXACTLY what I saw.

 

I was told to try and get my ban lifted through PB Bans but I don't think I'm going to attempt that. I feel that if I can not convince you enough that I'm just here to have fun like everyone else, then how am I going to convince them? I wasn't even aware that my GUID or IP was in bad standing with them until today.

 

I asked if this appeal was denied that the ban would remain. I asked if buying a new game with a new GUID and if i changed my IP (i think you can do that, because apparently I have more than one) that I would still not be allowed on the server and would be banned again if I joined. I don't understand this at all. I will kinda (but not really) understand if you wont budge on this PB Ban thing and wont unban me because of my GUID and IP. But why is it that if I CHANGE that you will ban me again. if thats the case you are not really banning me because of my GUID or IP, you're banning me because of ME and that just isn't right. I hope in the last 10 months or so of me playing on your server that I have proven I'm just a regular kid looking for some fun in my spare time just like the rest of you.

 

If you have anything you want to know or have me clarify please ask me. Like I said I have nothing to hide at all and just want to have fun on the server. I would really like to be unbanned!

[Bama]

Luke, you already have an open APPEAL thread for this ban:

 

http://www.xtremeidiots.com/topic/43021-appeal-form-banned-wo-reason/

 

I understand you wanting to give more information. The final decision will be given soon, please be patient.

[PigDog]

Based on the information we have from PunkBuster, I will not approve lifting this ban.  If you feel that the information regarding your GUID being banned by PB Bans, then you will need to appeal it with them directly.  If you purchase another COD4 game and try to use another GUID on our server, you will be banned for that one as well.  This is not a personal vendetta against you, but the fact that once you have an associated PBBan, we will not allow you to play on our servers.  This is not about your GUID, this is about the  fact that your GUID was banned by PBBans for a Multihack.  Anyone associated with the use of any hacks is not welcome in XI servers. 

[inyoface]

Can you at least provide some evidence of my PB bans. I found out today that my guid changes for each server. I don't know if it's supposed to do that or not but that's what it does. I tried looking up my ban on pb bans but I have to be connected to the server to know my guid so I wasnt able to do so. I was going to appeal but I was told that they don't even consider removing any bans. I was told my appeal would be deleted if I submitted one. I don't understand how you feel justified banning me for something I have not done. I have never hacked. I have only been banned from a server for map glitches YEARS ago. I have played on your server for almost a year and not broken a single rule yet because you see this PB thing that happned years ago that wasnt even because of hacking you're going to ban me for life. How is that fair? You are banning me for something that I did not do that would have happened years ago on another server that is not yours. How can you say that you do not have a personal vandetta against me? I know a lot of the XI members think I'm a hack and are happy I'm banned now. But if you are going to ban me at least have a good reason and don't lie about it.

[Bama]

I will take this up with Inyoface through xfire and email, if he is interested. I will provide him with information that we based our ban on because I think it is the least that we can do. He may still not agree, but at least he will understand why we took the action that we did.

 

At this time, I am banning him from the website and servers.

[Sitting-Duc]

Appeal denied, topic closed.