I am not understanding RS bans too well.

Discussion in 'Neopets Chit-Chat' started by WildSnorlax, Dec 4, 2008.

  1. WildSnorlax

    WildSnorlax Level IV

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    I know they are random. But it's too random. After my chain ice, I started a new account, and an ABing side. It was great using the AB for the first week I AB'd. I got 3mill in a span of a week or so. Then I stopped ABing as much. Yesterday, I went on ANOTHER old side account, 52 months {diff from my first ABing one I mentioned} and I got RS banned after restocking just one snorkle snout. So today, I went back to my first ABing account and turned my ABer on there. I only have one item on the list by the way and it was at spooky food. I made sure I wasn't RS banned. Then I came home, and noticed that I got RS banned even when I bought nothing, not even an attempt.

    But even so..after my account was RS banned, it would get RS banned so much more often too. Like buy one or two item, get banned, etc. It's so inconsistent..but after the first RS ban ever on the old account, I noticed that RS bans occur more frequently.
     
  2. MCheezie

    MCheezie Level IV

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    Well, RS bans are random as you said so there technically isn't a true pattern to them. I have only been RS banned twice in my life.
     
  3. Belaarx

    Belaarx Level I

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    Were both accounts on the same IP? If so, then its possible Neo tracks RS'ing via IP
     
  4. aonetwothree

    aonetwothree Newbie

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    its supposed to be random but maybe send in a glitch form
     
  5. Ice Nine

    Ice Nine Level IV

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    Great Idea!!!!

    "Hello TNT. I would like an explanation as to why I was recently RS banned. Even though I was running an ABer, I had not even successfully attempted to buy anything and found myself RS banned after some time. Whaddafuxupwitdat!?"

    lulzy
     
  6. WildSnorlax

    WildSnorlax Level IV

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    ^ Your post gavce me teh lulz :yup:

    Wait so I don't get it..you're saying it's random, but I should rant about it through a glitch form?? [...]
     
  7. Commy

    Commy Moderator
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    I don't think you should. It might draw unwanted attention from TNT, and you might end up being frozen.
     
  8. WildSnorlax

    WildSnorlax Level IV

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    Haha yeah Commy. I was being sarcastic :D
    It's so strange that this pattern developed for my accounts before I got iced and after as well..
     
  9. Hally

    Hally Level IV

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    You should maybe change the refresh rate that you're using. Back when i was a legit restocker, I would refresh every 7 seconds, i could get restock banned after an hour or so.

    However, you'd have to be super lucky to catch a restock using more than 7 seconds between refreshes.
     
  10. Ice Nine

    Ice Nine Level IV

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    I agree with Hal...I always thought RS bans were like SW bans in that they were due to refreshing, not buy attempts
     
  11. Snowmanny

    Snowmanny Level III

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    completely random. soon you will have a period where you wont get rs banned for a week
     
  12. turato

    turato Level III

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    Restock bans are random? I thought you get restock banned if you refresh the page too much
     
  13. Cacklenub

    Cacklenub Level IV

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    RS bans aren't about how much stuff you buy, more like how long you've been restocking and what settings.

    (If you do 1-3 seconds, with no attempts, you'll get banned fairly quick; if you do 5-9 seconds with moderate pauses, you could ab 5 stamps and you most likely won't be banned.)
     
  14. nckheinrich

    nckheinrich Level II

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    I'm curious as to what an rs ban really is. I mean I get the general concept but what exactly is it. I've never been rs banned so...
     
  15. WildSnorlax

    WildSnorlax Level IV

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    It's when you can't see any items in the shop. You can't restock because you got banned from doing so for a small amount of time. So yeah basically you see NOTHING in ANY shops. Not even places that always has left overs.
     
  16. nckheinrich

    nckheinrich Level II

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    So how do you know? When you don't see anything for an hour straight?

    You can still play the site normally though right?
     
  17. interhacker

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    An hour? Try 15 hrs upto 24hrs.