Emulsify Posted August 15, 2019 Report Share Posted August 15, 2019 (edited) There is currently a rule in place where if a member of the community gets banned, it bans their IP address as well. Many reports are from members of the community who has never broken a rule but are simply banned due to using an IP address that someone has previously been banned on. I know that some of these people may not be telling the truth but it still effects some. The worst possible scenario that could occur because of this rule is multiple people being banned while using a cloud pc streaming service. They are becoming more and more popular and I, myself regularly use them to play on Eclipse. I am unsure what would happen or even how the IP addresses work within each computer but I certainly don’t like hoping each time I play not to get banned. Below here is the rule as it stands, it states that everyone is accountable for their account, IP, social club and hardware. It also states that banned on IP or hardware can not be unlinked. Account ownership is non-transferable and is property of the creator. All players are responsible for their account, IP address, social club, and hardware. Linked accounts will face the same punishments and cannot be unlinked. The rules below this text is what I suggest the rule to be changed to. Account ownership is non-transferable and is property of the creator. All players are responsible for their account, IP address, social club, and hardware. Linked accounts will not face the same punishments unless verified to have been related and can be unlinked under certain circumstances. The rules that I have suggested here make it so an investigation has to turn up valid evidence that and linked accounts via any one of the means stated is related to the account that was banned. If evidence shows that the accounts are not related it should just be a ban on the hardware. I am sure that someone won’t go through all the hassle to buy a new pc to play Eclipse. Another point is that if they break the rules they are sure not to have read the rule about IP addresses not being linked and if they try to create a new account with their pc they will get banned too and I don’t think they will try again when they get a new pc. I have also changed the statement where accounts can’t be unliked to where they can under certain circumstances. I am not sure if this is possible at this time but it is a recommendation to add it if it is not. TLDR: Change the rule where you are responsible for your IP so where there has to be valid proof that an account is linked before they ban an unknown amount of people for just using that IP. Edited August 15, 2019 by Emulsify 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xoza Posted August 16, 2019 Report Share Posted August 16, 2019 +1 Blocking an IP can be helpful and hurtful. In the end, if someone want's to get around an IP block, it's not hard but if someone doesn't know why they can't access something, the usually have no idea that they're IP is blocked because of someone else. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billzachos Posted September 7, 2019 Report Share Posted September 7, 2019 +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brixton Posted September 8, 2019 Report Share Posted September 8, 2019 +1 for this. Could for sure help some of the players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freclan Posted September 8, 2019 Report Share Posted September 8, 2019 +1 please, moving to an apartment block and while the chances are low I don't fancy getting banned because someone else in my block is (the wifi is shared) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OBESE Posted September 10, 2019 Report Share Posted September 10, 2019 Well as someone who is directly affected by such situation right now, I totally agree with what is said. Technically I as a player, I have not broken no rules and Im still being punished just because of an IP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenichis Posted September 10, 2019 Report Share Posted September 10, 2019 If you've ever been to Asia, then you would know how big of a role internet cafés play in gaming communities, it would also be unfortunate if this rule we're to harm those players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krooks365 Posted September 11, 2019 Report Share Posted September 11, 2019 +1 One of my best IG friends has been banned for over a month now despite never breaking a rule at all. This might be a huge headache but one that is worth it in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riderz Posted September 12, 2019 Report Share Posted September 12, 2019 +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teca Posted September 12, 2019 Report Share Posted September 12, 2019 +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BallinByNature Posted August 5, 2020 Report Share Posted August 5, 2020 We do only ban with valid proof, there is little reason to share IP addresses with another player but if you do, ensuring you both follow the rules is the best bet because IP is something we use for player verification. Thank you for the suggestion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
