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wo0z's avatar
3 years ago
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Are auto-flagged suspensions overtuned?

Two days ago I recieved my second and apparently permanent suspension from Apex Legends.

They were in the right for suspending me, as I did use foul language in the textchat.

Situation was however rather scewed against me, as I was unable to use voice-chat at the time - reveiving a virtual pummeling of angry and very hateful comments over voice.

My account seems to have been automatically flagged for hateful conduct as I used a to most gamers very mellow insult - but it has since resulted in my permanent suspension from the game.

I fully understand having aan aggressive stance on hateful conduct, but the steps of escalation in seriousness is unimaginable, my first suspension was for 7 days. Which yes, is a very long but arguably deterring and aggressive enough to warrant serious shape-up from the recipiant of the verdict. Second step is *boom* permanently banned.

Cases like this are very likely to be misleading, as one can seemingly launch an absolute barrage of insults over voice-chat - whilst when responding through text-chat, the automatic flagging system immediately picks up on certain words or phrases and flags you for potential suspension.

Having spent hundreds if not thousands of hours playing this game, and genuinely keeping a positive vibe in auto-filled teams this is heartbreaking, not to mention the hundreds of dollars sunk into a game I've come to love.

Needless to say I'm very regretful of my actions, but under the impression that one perhaps should be dealt a 30-day suspension as a 2nd infraction.

  • Definitely understandable @wo0z, though I'm afraid they wouldn't be able to treat your account any differently than the others in this situation.

    I do appreciate the feedback about the escalation there and we'll pass that along, though it won't affect things this time around.

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  • EA_Mako's avatar
    EA_Mako
    Icon for Community Manager rankCommunity Manager
    3 years ago

    Hey @wo0z,

    Any account penalties can be appealed with our Terms of Service team using these steps if you believe the action was placed incorrectly, however these are generally not removed if there was a violation.

    You're welcome to appeal with the above link and the ToS team will reach back out via email when their investigation has been completed, but that's not something we can change or influence via the forums, sorry.

  • wo0z's avatar
    wo0z
    3 years ago

    @EA_MakoI understand that - and I have been trying to plead my case through the dispute function. The ToS team doesn't seem to respond with any form of situational consideration.

    I have not once asked to have the suspension removed, only for the possibility of it being a timed suspension rather than permanent, heck be it 3, or even 6 months. Knowing that the time I've put into the game is potentially going to have been wasted is infuriating.

    I'm not arguing the correctness of the action taken against my account, but rather the level of escalation. Getting a 7 day suspension 6 months ago, only to have it be escalated to permanent regardless of the amount of time passed doesn't strike me as fair.

  • EA_Mako's avatar
    EA_Mako
    Icon for Community Manager rankCommunity Manager
    3 years ago
    Definitely understandable @wo0z, though I'm afraid they wouldn't be able to treat your account any differently than the others in this situation.

    I do appreciate the feedback about the escalation there and we'll pass that along, though it won't affect things this time around.
  • wo0z's avatar
    wo0z
    3 years ago
    @EA_Mako I greatly appreciate that, and I suppose I'll hold off for a while and try disputing the ban in the future hoping for a more forgiving response.

    Thanks for the conversation Mako, you're doing great things on the forum.

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