+1
How else will they learn their lesson?
Dad's credit card is a bit too loaded it seems

 

If someone wants to get themselves permabanned 10 times and buy 10 unbans, assuming andrew actually lets it go through each time, let em. Easy money.

 

The unban system is actually manually processed by Andrew for each individual ban - So it's not like this is a system without any form of review/discretion. Indeed, the description on Buycraft specifies that we have the right to reject any unban purchase for whatever reason and simply return the money. So if we do feel like allowing a user to return will have sizable negative consequences for the server, we can simply reject that purchase outright.

With that being said, it's not like the users purchasing unbans or given the option to are that extremely disruptive to the server or that the feature is being abused. The most unban purchases I'm aware of from a single user is literally just 2. And, as always, if they're being disruptive again, we can just ban them yet again.

That's been the PermaBan appeal system for around 6 years before unban purchases were introduced. And while having a user take time off and write a big "apology" does sound great in theory, it simply doesn't work. I can name you countless users throughout the years who had been perma'd for months, if not years, submitted a long "apology" that seemed "remorseful" and then reverted to the same behavior as soon as they got unbanned, getting banned again and again afterwards. And I can also name you several users who, after being banned for a short period of time, shaped up and actually behaved well.

In this system, it actually keeps them to their word by hitting them where it hurts - their wallet. It's not hard to wait a bit and then write an essay of bullshit about how sorry you are, but it actually does mean something when your money is on the line.

 

i agree with it - if limited to like 2 unbans for permaban then its would be up to commuity to decide if its worth to say No more of this person or keep unban however after 3rd ban - will be Gone permanatly = no coming back

however my idea is if user has unbanned for 2nd time - take any towns if any is owned and sell off or give away and wipe inventory and such to back to just basic builder means user has to work again and learn hard lessons meaning if user does again - he will lose access to Appeals and such meaning user will not come back and gone for ever if banned again however on 2nd time unban - user will lose access to staff application and blacklisted from becoming staff to prevent this - however those could lifted if user make improvements to behavior such helping people for X months or X years specified by Andrewkm or ban from spending unban purchuses after 2nd unban meaning user is on notice

also if admins reject unban purhurce - refunds shouldnt be sent out - instead is keep money - so its will give a hard lesson for user and their money

 

Just throwing my two cents in for purpose of discussion.
I think the price should increase each time they purchase the feature.

Something like:
Unban = $60
Unban2 = $70
Unban3 = $80
Unban4 = $90
Unban5 = $100

Or:
Unban = $60
Unban2 = $75
Unban3 = $100


Just a thought.

 

As US2 stated above, unbans can be rejected for whatever reason and the money returned. If Andrew feels like there will be substantial consequences by letting the user return, he will simply reject the unban pass. -1

 

There is no such thing as a permaban on ECC.. there never has been and likely never will be.

At least with this there is money coming into the server which benefits everyone.

 

I'll worry about this once a player hits 5.
Currently the most a player has hit is 2.

Denying as it's, simply put, a problem for another day type situation.