As it's now an 'official' Zynga Rule (as opposed to the 'unnoficial' ones that they use to ban players with without having to give a valid or supported reason) that you are not allowed to exploit a 'glitch' in the game - more commonly known as a 'Zynga-up' -
Quote:
Exploiting:
Taking advantage of any flaw in the game systems to gain an advantage over other users will result in a ban. The ban may or may not be permanent (depending on the severity of the violation).
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for fear of being banned (yeah right). How is it then that a serious and extremely exploitable glitch is not being dealt with?
The fact that your Vampire Character does not need to buy all those expensive minions in order to keep their abilities and skills going is detrimental to the game - I refer you again to another 'official' Zynga Rule of:
Harassment:
Making a deliberate attempt to negatively impact another player’s gaming experience is considered harassment. Harassment of other players is unacceptable and can result in bans of varying lengths (depending on the severity of the violation).
How about this exploit having a negative impact on EVERYONE's game?
Part of the game is having to budget in order to keep the abilities active, surely? Apparently not! And here's how...
Oxx Maximus wroteabout an hour ago
I disagree as far as minions go, I've got every ability at superior and 501 of each one. Giving me a blood debt 0f -1,900,000,000 I've had that debt for 6 weeks with no affect on my player except that I win most of my fights. As I see in the combat page a good 80% of players are doing the same thing. No level 70 can be in a positive blood flow with everything superior. But I see plenty of them playing. I also earn 5,000,000,000 a day in combat and missions. I just buy move silentlies instead of losing it in the bank. When I need blood (which is never) I sell a move silently or a glamour. I have managed to take 124,000,000 blood of that debt so far.
Well that's another fine mess Zynga will undoubtedly roll something back in the game to the detriment of the players that HAVE played the game properly in order to compensate for the ones that have discovered the exploit and... well... exploited it.
Zynga, I charge you again with breaking your own rule of Harassment and "Making a deliberate attempt to negatively impact another player’s gaming experience is considered harassment. Harassment of other players is unacceptable and can result in bans of varying lengths (depending on the severity of the violation)."
I'd pay to see the emails to Zynga staff from Zynga Customer Shaft Dept (aka Terms of Service Team or 'TOST' henceforth known as 'Tossed') banning them for Harassment!
"Thanks for contacting the Terms of Service team at Zynga.
We have reviewed your account ban more than once at this point. Unfortunately you violated our terms of service and your account will not be reactivated at anytime. We have explained this to you on more than one occasion. Any further contact with Zynga regarding this issue will be set to solved without further communication to you.
We don't actually give a toss if you're a developer of the game, we believe that you are, in fact, in breach of another rule, that of 'Tooling' or claiming to be Zynga Staff in order to intimidate us.
We're all right Jack,
Zynga Terms of Service Team (ToSsed)
Sounds about right doesn't it?
As another handy hint and tip for you... if you do want to get rid of all your minions, I believe there's a button that allows you to 'Release All' so you'll not be too much out of pocket as the selling price will be set at half the buying price of the MOST EXPENSIVE, thereby giving you quite a return on your investment...
Have fun...
Erzebet
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Wednesday, 19 August 2009
Saturday, 15 August 2009
This is the type of 'Vampire' Zynga keeps!
Well doesn't this just beggar what is left of belief?
The level of abuse over there at Zynga just keeps on rising.
After a string of attacks on this particular Vampire Character, the person felt the need to comment on it:
Comment to this vamp was along the lines of:
You should know better at your level.
Please explain your multiples or I shall be asking my elders for advice!!
14 hours, 31 minutes ago:
*Lvl 1163* left you a comment:
"Tell your Elders I told you to piss off!"
Now, that in itself isn't really so very much to complain about is it... the fact that civility cannot be used in a game where the 'nobility of Vampires' is stressed upon, they are given spanky clothes to dress their characters up in and you can attain the titles of 'Savant' and 'Vindicator' amongst others.
The fact that these kinds of people have no need to worry about their account being removed for such behaviour IS worrying though. Why should anyone that plays an online game have to put up with such rude comments - and trust me, they aren't the worst I've ever seen. Take this one for example:
1 minute, 19 seconds ago:
Lilith left you a comment:
"fuck off you asshole"
This is from a lvl 51
http://apps.facebook.com/vampiresgame/stats.php?user=1102015166
The reason for the abuse? Well they were attacked and then attacked again in retaliation for a Hitlisting.
I wonder, does it kiss it's mother with that mouth?
Why should anyone be allowed to assume that they can write whatever they like on other people's walls just because it's aimed at an adult audience?
Zynga just allow that kind of abuse to go on unchecked. They allow the reported abuse to continue to the detriment of other players that try to step in and calm it down. Zynga keep their heads down whilst the Players in the game try to mediate and resolve disputes, then Zynga BAN the very people that DO SOMETHING ABOUT THE ABUSE and do it successfully.
Erzebet was banned for 'harrasment and abuse' yet no evidence has ever been produced to support that allegation. The only thing that Zynga have done is to change the wording of their ToS so that they cannot be sued for such cavalier attitude to the abuse that goes on in their game.
A long time ago there was a Vampire called 'eyebitehard' and the abuse, swearing, threats and bile that emanated from that character was reported over and over and over again. a Vampire called george666 made women (yes, only women) fear for their safety because of the vile messages he left. Are those characters banned from the game by Zynga? NO THEY ARE NOT!
Zynga do not give two hoots for the players in the game, they only care when they are brought to task on matters - which is why Erzebet was banned, why Xypher was banned, why Count Chocula was banned and all the rest!
Give me the names of the Vampires that have been banned and didn't deserve it and I shall immortalise them in this Blog.
Zynga is worried though, there is a new thing in their game which enables a character to upgrade his skill stats - at a cost of course! Make your Vampire stronger - for cold hard cash.
Hey Zynga - worried much? You should be, there are rumours afoot...
More Later
Erzebet
The level of abuse over there at Zynga just keeps on rising.
After a string of attacks on this particular Vampire Character, the person felt the need to comment on it:
Comment to this vamp was along the lines of:
You should know better at your level.
Please explain your multiples or I shall be asking my elders for advice!!
14 hours, 31 minutes ago:
*Lvl 1163* left you a comment:
"Tell your Elders I told you to piss off!"
Now, that in itself isn't really so very much to complain about is it... the fact that civility cannot be used in a game where the 'nobility of Vampires' is stressed upon, they are given spanky clothes to dress their characters up in and you can attain the titles of 'Savant' and 'Vindicator' amongst others.
The fact that these kinds of people have no need to worry about their account being removed for such behaviour IS worrying though. Why should anyone that plays an online game have to put up with such rude comments - and trust me, they aren't the worst I've ever seen. Take this one for example:
1 minute, 19 seconds ago:
Lilith left you a comment:
"fuck off you asshole"
This is from a lvl 51
http://apps.facebook.com/vampiresgame/stats.php?user=1102015166
The reason for the abuse? Well they were attacked and then attacked again in retaliation for a Hitlisting.
I wonder, does it kiss it's mother with that mouth?
Why should anyone be allowed to assume that they can write whatever they like on other people's walls just because it's aimed at an adult audience?
Zynga just allow that kind of abuse to go on unchecked. They allow the reported abuse to continue to the detriment of other players that try to step in and calm it down. Zynga keep their heads down whilst the Players in the game try to mediate and resolve disputes, then Zynga BAN the very people that DO SOMETHING ABOUT THE ABUSE and do it successfully.
Erzebet was banned for 'harrasment and abuse' yet no evidence has ever been produced to support that allegation. The only thing that Zynga have done is to change the wording of their ToS so that they cannot be sued for such cavalier attitude to the abuse that goes on in their game.
A long time ago there was a Vampire called 'eyebitehard' and the abuse, swearing, threats and bile that emanated from that character was reported over and over and over again. a Vampire called george666 made women (yes, only women) fear for their safety because of the vile messages he left. Are those characters banned from the game by Zynga? NO THEY ARE NOT!
Zynga do not give two hoots for the players in the game, they only care when they are brought to task on matters - which is why Erzebet was banned, why Xypher was banned, why Count Chocula was banned and all the rest!
Give me the names of the Vampires that have been banned and didn't deserve it and I shall immortalise them in this Blog.
Zynga is worried though, there is a new thing in their game which enables a character to upgrade his skill stats - at a cost of course! Make your Vampire stronger - for cold hard cash.
Hey Zynga - worried much? You should be, there are rumours afoot...
More Later
Erzebet
Thursday, 6 August 2009
They think it's all over... Think again
As I have said before, Erzebet will do battle again. If it is not to be in the game on Facebook then it will be on a very different battle field - one of my choosing.
I have had what the 'Customer Shaft' dept at Zynga regard as my final communication:
Discussion ThreadZynga
Response (Zynga Customer Support)
07/31/2009 09:41 AM
Hello Erzebet,
Thanks for contacting the Terms of Service team at Zynga.
We have reviewed your account ban more than once at this point. Unfortunately you violated our terms of service and your account will not be reactivated at anytime. We have explained this to you on more than one occasion. Any further contact with Zynga regarding this issue will be set to solved without further communication to you.
Thank you,
Zynga Terms of Service Team
In response to that, let me tell you that I have had NO explanations of why I was banned. I have had NO response to requests for information on why I was banned and I don't expect any. My reply to the email (no doubt which is now 'set to solved')
Again, I have NOT had an answer. I have NEVER been told what it is that I have supposedly done.
I have now decided to take matters into my own hands and as such, I have started a Blog, highlighting the shortcomings of your company.
Feel free to read it, I have sent the address to Mark Pincus and Chris Hinton.
http://erzebet-speaks-out.blogspot.com
I am far from satisfied with the replies I have had from your company and I am not the only one.
My next course of action is to email the companies that advertise on your games.
Send this to ‘resolved’, it’s as much as I expect from you.
Added by Edit:
http://www.edge-online.com/user/erzebet
It seems that Zynga think that they can set issues to 'solved' and have done with the matter. The more they do this, however, the more people will become angry at the way they are treated.
Don't be complacent in playing their games, if you don't like what they do, you have now NO voice in the matter. They can - and will - ban you from their games if they wish, even on the whim of a forum moderator. This is not the only account that has been permanently banned.
The next one could be you.
Erzebet
I have had what the 'Customer Shaft' dept at Zynga regard as my final communication:
Discussion ThreadZynga
Response (Zynga Customer Support)
07/31/2009 09:41 AM
Hello Erzebet,
Thanks for contacting the Terms of Service team at Zynga.
We have reviewed your account ban more than once at this point. Unfortunately you violated our terms of service and your account will not be reactivated at anytime. We have explained this to you on more than one occasion. Any further contact with Zynga regarding this issue will be set to solved without further communication to you.
Thank you,
Zynga Terms of Service Team
In response to that, let me tell you that I have had NO explanations of why I was banned. I have had NO response to requests for information on why I was banned and I don't expect any. My reply to the email (no doubt which is now 'set to solved')
Again, I have NOT had an answer. I have NEVER been told what it is that I have supposedly done.
I have now decided to take matters into my own hands and as such, I have started a Blog, highlighting the shortcomings of your company.
Feel free to read it, I have sent the address to Mark Pincus and Chris Hinton.
http://erzebet-speaks-out.blogspot.com
I am far from satisfied with the replies I have had from your company and I am not the only one.
My next course of action is to email the companies that advertise on your games.
Send this to ‘resolved’, it’s as much as I expect from you.
Added by Edit:
http://www.edge-online.com/user/erzebet
It seems that Zynga think that they can set issues to 'solved' and have done with the matter. The more they do this, however, the more people will become angry at the way they are treated.
Don't be complacent in playing their games, if you don't like what they do, you have now NO voice in the matter. They can - and will - ban you from their games if they wish, even on the whim of a forum moderator. This is not the only account that has been permanently banned.
The next one could be you.
Erzebet
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