Hi, I'm a player in Elite Dangerous, I play a long time, at one time made the "irreparable mistake" for which I was banned, for what I received a ban, I will not explain, otherwise get a lot of hate, just a question to the developers/moderators, if I buy a new game and change my account, can I play again with the regular players?
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I doubt either one of the aformentioned groups will respond, as it is likely against comapany policy, if not, then common sense. If they give an answer, then it kind of sets up a precedent. I think the official line would be "no" but if you bought a copy of the game and didn't use the same account name/cmdr name, you could play again, just don't make a big case of it, nor wave a flag I R GET BANNED, or it'll happen again. Also, don't do what you did again to get banned, although maybe they can track an IP address/NIC card address or CPU identifier? No clue if they are that advanced.
Long and short of it is your original account is likely gone, less you can appeal it.
Edit, IF you do this, you probably shouldn't get it on the same platform you had it before. If you had it on steam, don't get it there, as I bet they can track that and do. Buy it from Epic or get it as a stand alone copy from Frontier. I really have no clue, this is just stuff that strikes as VERY LIKELY.
Long and short of it is your original account is likely gone, less you can appeal it.
Edit, IF you do this, you probably shouldn't get it on the same platform you had it before. If you had it on steam, don't get it there, as I bet they can track that and do. Buy it from Epic or get it as a stand alone copy from Frontier. I really have no clue, this is just stuff that strikes as VERY LIKELY.
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I'd say it would depend on the terms of the ban, but having a ban which prevents someone playing ever again on any account is probably going to be unlikely, however you're going to basically set up an alt account which will need a whole new set of details.
Will it work? Well, again it depends on the terms of the ban and whether having your original account banned makes you square with the house, so to speak.
Will it work? Well, again it depends on the terms of the ban and whether having your original account banned makes you square with the house, so to speak.
I believe you can use a VPN to hide your IP. Then buy a new copy, set up new account etc. Just remember the cardinal rule, of not starting up a forum thread about it.
Oh, oops. Well, don't link your accounts!
Oh, oops. Well, don't link your accounts!
Ban evasion is against Frontier Code of Conduct. So yes, you may risk getting banned on your alt again.
www.frontier.co.uk
Frontier Code of Conduct - Frontier Developments plc.
The Code of Conduct will apply to all users of Frontier Development's products and/or services and are designed to provide a friendly and welcoming atmosphere for all users.
Ban evasion is against Frontier Code of Conduct. So yes, you may risk getting banned on your alt again.
Frontier Code of Conduct - Frontier Developments plc.
The Code of Conduct will apply to all users of Frontier Development's products and/or services and are designed to provide a friendly and welcoming atmosphere for all users.
Is it ban evasion by getting a new account though? It's not like the OP is trying to use their original account, that has been lost.
I get the feeling that they will be fine, just as long as they don't do whatever cardinal sin they previously did.
Speaking of which, whatever happened to that guy that let his mate in another continent have access to his account and get banned, that was a fun conversation... I'm sure he ended up just getting a fresh, new account on another platform like Epic.
It's not an evasion of the ban as the original account will still remain banned. If there's no attempt at evading the ban on that account, setting up a new one shouldn't be against any rules. Unless it's somehow a ban on the player playing the game, although I'm not sure how that would be adequately enforcedBan evasion is against Frontier Code of Conduct. So yes, you may risk getting banned on your alt again.
Frontier Code of Conduct - Frontier Developments plc.
The Code of Conduct will apply to all users of Frontier Development's products and/or services and are designed to provide a friendly and welcoming atmosphere for all users.
In fact it was this dude:
forums.frontier.co.uk
They were still around in August so other than the loss of an Alpha account, they got back in.
Account locked for breaking terms and conditions.
I posted the original details of what happened to me in this thread and some people asked me to post letting everyone know how it turned out. To bring you up to date - I did let Frontier know in a previous email that I had purchased a new account (I borrowed £20 from a friend to get it) so that...
They were still around in August so other than the loss of an Alpha account, they got back in.
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if that was true, it wouldn't be a bannable offense for all accounts involved to try to rejoin a private group if you were blocked from it by using an alt account. Because the alt account then would technically be a different entity. Because then that isn't technically a ban evasion, is it?
Because of this specific case, It's fair to assume that rebuying the game to get around a permaban is prohibited as well.
Not advocating against punishment separation, but if you lay down the rules, you have to do so by 100%. Caution is advised.
Sooo yea what did you get banned for?
In fact it was this dude:
Account locked for breaking terms and conditions.
I posted the original details of what happened to me in this thread and some people asked me to post letting everyone know how it turned out. To bring you up to date - I did let Frontier know in a previous email that I had purchased a new account (I borrowed £20 from a friend to get it) so that...
They were still around in August so other than the loss of an Alpha account, they got back in.
Oh wow Logan I miss that guy he was fun.
I think he kept bragging about having multiple Cobra Mk IVs.
@fatumnsup . . . New to the internet? Never announce such things. Go about your business in silence, don't paint a target on your back. If you do decide to make a new ED account, don't do it with this email. If you get banned with this email, you deserve it.
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What you're describing there is harassment. The player has been kicked from a private group, not the account so that action is there to punish the player should they get back in.
As I said before though, it does depend on the terms of the ban. Was it against the player because they did something so bad FDev don't want their custom at all, or was it they took advantage of something and their account was banned as a punishment for that and that loss is deemed sufficient.
Probably best that this question stays rhetorical though.
Edit- in fact, this whole topic feels like it's treading on eggshells, so I'm going to nope out of it at this point.
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I think it was implied a few weeks ago on another thread that its not just a straight up IP trace they use to find alt-accounts so even a VPN might not help this cheater out.
It was strongly implied by someone who would know. At least that was relating to forum accounts, obviously game accounts may be dealt with differently, but I'd imagine still securely.
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