write a ticket asking for details of what you “allegedly” did
they do not give such information
What does the mini-map show you?
Did your mini-map have chest locations shown? I’ve seen some people using it that clearly showed chest locations, which is not a feature of the compass. That is against ToS according to the dev blog regarding this.
AGS have said they have not banned for minimaps so they must of done something else
i suggest they goto Appeal a Ban - Support | Amazon Games and see what happens.
i just download mini-map, yes i see chest, maybe that’s why I got blocked, but I didn’t know that it really wasn’t possible, because the administration allowed the use of this card, then why overwolf added such functions - I don’t understand. Now I feel like shit, realizing that I spent more than a month in vain.
It’s quite possible this isn’t the reason for ban, just a possibility
They did say that, as of the time of the dev post (6 days ago) no one had been banned. A few lines before that they also said:
"All that said, we have discussed the matter with Overwolf and have decided to not penalize mini-map mods from this 3rd party, provided that they stick to the following rules:
As a general rule, the mini-map follows exact rules of compass and cannot give players an advantage of any type over the compass. Information to be used for display, even within the limitations expressed below, must come from the Overwolf API, which we may add to over time but can’t commit to at the moment.
The mini-map can:
· Show player position
· Show folks in group as we do on compass
· Only show node placement if they’ve unlocked that node via tradeskills, provided it is within the range that compass would display them.
· Only show AI that you’ve unlocked via tradeskills as compass and within range of compass.
· Show quests as they do on compass"
i’m also confused … all the other ive been wrongly perm banned are from friends of the people who have been banned as the banned person cant access the forums.
Yet this one claims they are the perm banned one ??? why can they still access the forum ???
something is not right.
because i make new account and buy game again to write here
If the addon reads more than position, including pulling resource locations from the game or an external website, giving players an advantage that is not intended by the developers, it is a violation of our ToS and we will take action.
This is just stupid since their decision on the Overwolf minimap usage is open to interpretation. Can you show certain nodes or not? How do you know which filters you can use? List goes on.
It would be better to have a definite stance on the matter where you either CAN or CAN’T use it. No gray zones. Just make it illegal and people won’t get banned because they didn’t know better.
They are pretty clear about it.
The mini-map can:
· Show player position
· Show folks in group as we do on compass
· Only show node placement if they’ve unlocked that node via tradeskills, provided it is within the range that compass would display them.
· Only show AI that you’ve unlocked via tradeskills as compass and within range of compass.
· Show quests as they do on compass"
Since I’m almost 200 in all gathering skills, it’s okay to use Overwolf to show the locations of resource nodes then? Because one other AGS rep said (see post above by FozzieDNC) you can ONLY show your position. This is exactly what I mean about it being confusing.
Also, what does AI mean in regards of trade skills?
I don’t know who the AGS rep is you’re speaking of. Typically people with an official position in a forum like that would have some sort of obvious indicator on their name indicating that. I don’t see anything like that here.
I’m guessing you mean Goyle? I don’t see anything that makes me believe they are anything more than another forum user.
The information I posted comes straight from a Dev Post that has orange name and text to indicate they are an official poster.
As for your other questions, it’s pretty simple. If it shows up on your compass already, it is allowed to be on your mini-map. If the compass does not show it for you, you can’t have it on your mini-map either. It can not act any differently than the compass does.
Are you using an addon that pulls only your location? You are good at this time and no action will be taken. Keep watch on the official channel in case this position changes.
Are you using an addon that pulls more than your location? You need to stop immediately, as you are subject to action from the moderation team.
Ahh i see what you mean. That post was 12 days ago. This one was 6 days ago. I would take the newest information as the most accurate myself.
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Okay just to be sure are you 100% sure that it was the overwolf minimap?
Like can you give the name of the map that was used @RockAndQueen there are a few cases of people beeing banned for other minimaps since those are not using overwolf and break the TOS by reading out data in unintended ways (Same methods as for example a bot is written)
If so, make sure to mention that in the appeal ticket.
So a company unjustly bans me so my first action is to buy a new copy of the game and my 2nd action is to post a thread that violates tos…
Nothing to see here move along
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