phasmaphobia has got some policys man...

[John Persona5]

i was banned for using a soundboard and when there was the option to send a appeal they just said no we will not un banned you i was banned for harrasing some kids with a sound board im sorry some children didnt get there way but jeez no second chances?

[Tank Magnet]

Originally posted by GamingWithSilvertail:

Alot of people will simply report for soundboard use regardless in many games for whatever reason (Its really as bad as steam forums, no matter if its offensive or not. The last time I checked, developers do not log audio. I still had to manually report someone with a twitch clip.

And I a merely saying that if mass reporting is a thing when it comes to this and game bans are given due to this, then I think theyr power tripping, yes, as they do not log audio and cannot provide it.

Again, I used His own Words to describe the situation he claims to be banned for. He stated, himself, that he was "Harassing Kids with a Soundboard" and that he was banned immediately. This makes it almost certainly due to the nature of what he was spamming.

If he was banned for using a soundboard using mass reports or false reports, it would take him minutes, not hours, not days, not weeks, minutes, to provide the soundboard used to prove or disprove his innocence to the developers, he could do so via this very thread in fact. The fact we have seen nothing but "Trust me guys, i'm innocent!" speaks volumes, and my stance, and that of many others, will not change until he proves his innocence with Credible Evidence.

Again, the burden of proof is on him, Not us, and assuming he was banned in bad faith in the absence of evidence in support of such a claim is itself a bad judgement call on the matter.

[GamingWithSilvertail]

Thats great and all, but how does that help? The only thing that helps is if they provide the actuall demo including audiolog (The devs that is). Which as far as I know, the devs dont do What stops him from changing it rn?

Alot of developers will not give information (And its mainly seen with cheats, to not give information to cheat developers). This can go both ways tbh.

At least in Rocket league I know why I would be chatbanned or so.

p.s I am not desputing that. I am disputing the fact that if developers are unable to provide such information he cannot prove.

[Pretty Little Princess]

the fact its a horror game not suitable for ages under 13. by default you should be allowed to spam sound boards etc to kids they shouldnt be on the game in first place, get back to ur grand theft autos you whippersnappers

[Maya-Neko]

Originally posted by GamingWithSilvertail:

And I a merely saying that if mass reporting is a thing when it comes to this and game bans are given due to this, then I think theyr power tripping, yes, as they do not log audio and cannot provide it.

There's no such thing as mass reporting in Phasmo. Such coordination is a thing in MMOs, where people are already by default grouping up in big numbers, but in Phasmo we've hundreds of small 4-players-isles with minimal contact. In no way you're getting like 50 people to join a very specific room to mass report a very specific person.

Overall, if someone accumulates so many reports, that the report systems triggers an investigation, then it's very likely that multiple people reported that person on their own and not because someone else said so.

[Soosmokie]

Originally posted by Maya-Neko:

Originally posted by GamingWithSilvertail:

And I a merely saying that if mass reporting is a thing when it comes to this and game bans are given due to this, then I think theyr power tripping, yes, as they do not log audio and cannot provide it.

There's no such thing as mass reporting in Phasmo. Such coordination is a thing in MMOs, where people are already by default grouping up in big numbers, but in Phasmo we've hundreds of small 4-players-isles with minimal contact. In no way you're getting like 50 people to join a very specific room to mass report a very specific person.

Overall, if someone accumulates so many reports, that the report systems triggers an investigation, then it's very likely that multiple people reported that person on their own and not because someone else said so.

Well i disagree. You could easily have 50+ reports in one night by joining random lobbies, and getting kicked and then reported by everyone. 4 reports per lobby.
I kicked and reported someone a week or so ago using a soundboard. everyone in my lobby reported him for trolling.
Mass reporting refers to a lot of reports, not necessarily initiated by one person telling people to report.

[Nocturnal Immersion]

I'm not defending the devs on this. I think it is heavy handed but it's entirely possible they got the report and got into the player's game lobby themselves. So they wouldn't need a log if they heard it with their own ears. Still any kind of communication offense should be a temp ban. That is what the standard is, and it would get the point across. I'm not sure if these devs or a lot of you guys who just blindly defend them understand that a game ban will follow you to other games and has account wide consequences. It doesn't matter if it's not a VAC ban. Other games' server admin communities assume that a game ban means Multiplayer PvP cheating. Because almost no one issues a game ban for anything else. Of course the devs are within their rights to ban people from their game for whatever rules they make up, but they should probably pump the breaks on the perma bans for communication offenses. It really does affect the entire account. And they should weigh that against the offense. And maybe put their own internal system in to cover things that aren't Multiplayer PvP cheating.

Now I will have to take into account heavy handed devs if I ever take up administering PvP servers again and probably just ignore game bans if this is the type of thing they are banning for. But go try to play a major brand Rust server with a game ban and let me know how that works out for you. And when you tell them it was bc you were sound boarding, they won't believe you bc who bans for that? These devs apparently.

[Nocturnal Immersion]

Originally posted by Maya-Neko:

Originally posted by GamingWithSilvertail:

And I a merely saying that if mass reporting is a thing when it comes to this and game bans are given due to this, then I think theyr power tripping, yes, as they do not log audio and cannot provide it.

There's no such thing as mass reporting in Phasmo. Such coordination is a thing in MMOs, where people are already by default grouping up in big numbers, but in Phasmo we've hundreds of small 4-players-isles with minimal contact. In no way you're getting like 50 people to join a very specific room to mass report a very specific person.

Overall, if someone accumulates so many reports, that the report systems triggers an investigation, then it's very likely that multiple people reported that person on their own and not because someone else said so.

Dude, you are really naive. Like REALLY naive. You can't possibly claim with any confidence what-so-ever that a griefer group would never target phasmophobia. Just making such a claim could be enough to cause a griefer group to target the game. Go read news about a griefer group that found a way to scan the entire damn internet for minecraft servers. Even privately run home servers were affected. If your server wasn't white listed you were at risk for a griefer to show up out of no where and absolutely wreck your family server. These type of people do it for the lulz, and they are very talented when it comes to comp sci and hacking.

[Leonem]

Originally posted by lukesteam:

i was banned for harrasing some kids with a sound board

Is it the case? You're admitting this yourself?
Good thing you got banned then.
No one here will be missing you.
Bye bye!

[Cobra Commander]

Originally posted by lukesteam:

i was banned for using a soundboard and when there was the option to send a appeal they just said no we will not un banned you i was banned for harrasing some kids with a sound board im sorry some children didnt get there way but jeez no second chances?

To be fair, even i hate soundboard users, either use your real voice or don't use a mic.. we don't want to hear you talking with some musical tune, or high pitch or low pitch sound, it's horrid... and to be fair, extremely annoying because it's getting more common!

[Myth Alric]

Originally posted by Soosmokie:

Well i disagree. You could easily have 50+ reports in one night by joining random lobbies, and getting kicked and then reported by everyone. 4 reports per lobby.
I kicked and reported someone a week or so ago using a soundboard. everyone in my lobby reported him for trolling.
Mass reporting refers to a lot of reports, not necessarily initiated by one person telling people to report.

If everyone reports you and you get kicked from every lobby you play in for the entire night, then obviously you are a problem player.

[Mystic]

I love how all the morons immediately go to hate speech....You can mute people its what its there for. Reporting is for children who want to harm others unless they are reporting something actually dangerous.

[McGoodGreen]

Originally posted by Mystic:

I love how all the morons immediately go to hate speech....You can mute people its what its there for. Reporting is for children who want to harm others unless they are reporting something actually dangerous.

I'm not sure where this message is trying to go. On one hand you insult people, on the other you seem to be okay with protecting children unless...you are just trying to call people children for caring?

Man...this one hurt my brain. In any case this thread shouldn't even really be open. Isn't it just trying to discuss a ban? Which is against TOS isn't it?

Not to mention it was all just bait to get free speech goblins something to bicker and fight about with those who like having boundaries in place for their entertainment. I don't think it is asking a lot or acting like a dictator to ban people who break pretty sensible rules. Plus, we have zero background on what actually happened. This is just a statement from the OP that proves nothing except their poor judgement.

[GamingWithSilvertail]

Originally posted by Maya-Neko:

Originally posted by GamingWithSilvertail:

And I a merely saying that if mass reporting is a thing when it comes to this and game bans are given due to this, then I think theyr power tripping, yes, as they do not log audio and cannot provide it.

There's no such thing as mass reporting in Phasmo. Such coordination is a thing in MMOs, where people are already by default grouping up in big numbers, but in Phasmo we've hundreds of small 4-players-isles with minimal contact. In no way you're getting like 50 people to join a very specific room to mass report a very specific person.

Overall, if someone accumulates so many reports, that the report systems triggers an investigation, then it's very likely that multiple people reported that person on their own and not because someone else said so.

This is incredible false and you know it.

Mass reporting does not have to encouraged in order to be done.

Originally posted by Myth Alric:

Originally posted by Soosmokie:

Well i disagree. You could easily have 50+ reports in one night by joining random lobbies, and getting kicked and then reported by everyone. 4 reports per lobby.
I kicked and reported someone a week or so ago using a soundboard. everyone in my lobby reported him for trolling.
Mass reporting refers to a lot of reports, not necessarily initiated by one person telling people to report.

If everyone reports you and you get kicked from every lobby you play in for the entire night, then obviously you are a problem player.

This does not warrant perma bans off a game unless its very offenssive, which again, the developerss do not record audio logs., at least not that I am aware off, explain how can you be banned for playing a random duck sound on a soundboard for instance if they dont know what you're playing?

[[IDN/IDR] Átlās]

since when "harrasment" is permitted beyond your own circle of friends ??
what a doofus post right here.

[Ashley]

I feel that it is time to close this thread. While normally I would not reveal this due to respect of privacy, it has lead to a significant amount of misinformation. The OP in question was banned for using cheats. I feel locking this would be best.