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Lost my 6 year old account, a test of morality

FifCCiZ5KO·4/5/2016, 4:04:39 AM·6 votes·1,520 views

Hi guys, this is the message I relayed to Riot Support about my account, below is the entire story of what happened to my account. I would like some opinions on how you guys think Riot should respond. I really want some light on this..

Good evening. Today I attempted to log into my 6 year old League account after I was on a very long hiatus since Season 1 , but when I tried to log in a message showed that I was permanently banned by the tribunal. The interesting part here is that I enlisted in the military (U.S. Navy) in August of 2011, a year after I graduated high school and the permanent suspension happened while I was in basic. I did not have access to my account. In a nutshell I joined the military and went to basic, came back, lost interest in the game due to being in a different place in my life, and I quit playing altogether. My last suspension was 14 days it was issued on 10/11/11, I remember specifically because I went to basic at the end of October, after all my paperwork was cleared and I remember I was able to play a couple more days before I left. After those long 5 years of not playing, I finally decided to give it another try because some of my friends have started to play it as well, but I got this message of my account being banned and my heart sank because I put over a year of 6-8 hour days playing this game to get everything I had. I used to be obsessed with the game and since then I've reformed, I am at a much better place in my life, and I've matured more, gaining leadership skills and learning how to work as a team in the military changed my outlook on life in its entirety. I am 24 years old now and I was 19 when this happened. I honestly just want to get back into League without having to spend hundreds of hours again to get all my runes and champions I invested in. If you guys know more about my permanent suspension I would love for you guys to shed some light on it's status, or if it's even recoverable. I know it's a long shot and I understand that you guys probably get a lot of requests like this, but this is an act of honesty and I just want the truth here. I guess if the permanent suspension is justified on your guys' end I cannot do anything. I know it will be difficult to put everything in context here because it's been such a long time, but I do have every single email that was sent by you and I am also willing to answer any questions. Attached are some screenshots of my situation, along with the last email I got for being suspended.

The only conclusion I could have come up with why my account was permanently suspended was that I allowed a close friend to play on it while I was gone. I have no idea what he may have said or done(The tribunal back then did not show the in game text connected to the punishment), but that's the only explanation I have and if that is the case, It feels like a punch to the stomach because although I had suspensions leading up to a permanent ban. I did not actually get myself permanently banned. As I said since then I have reformed and I wanted to give league another shot. The account would not have seen that final suspension if I were to use it today.

This is the way I look at it.

Do I deserve this permanent suspension because I was on my last stake before the ban and that it would have likely have happened anyways, regardless of how many years it's been or how much emphasis I put on the term 'reform' to myself? or...

Do I deserve to get the account suspension lifted to get the second chance I deserve, even though that my next offense would have resulted in a ban, I still had that window to show proof of my growth in character, and to truly express how much I have changed since 2011.

I really just want to play League, I invested hundreds upon hundreds of hours into the game, I had nearly every rune, all the champs at that time, and I had limited skins that I cannot get today.

At this point in my life it's really only worth it for me to reinvest into League with my original account and play with the set up I worked so hard to earn. If I have to start over to get everything I did that would take me over a year. I simply no longer have the time to play it like I did in the past. Please don't make me leave you Riot... I absolutely adore this game but I just cannot afford the time to get back to where I was.

I hope to hear from you guys soon. Thanks in advance.

Anyone want to share their opinions?.... I feel so lost right now and robbed... Or maybe I just don't know enough for myself... I don't actually know what really happened to get me permanently banned. But I am assuming my thesis is surely correct, because only he had the password to the account other than myself. What sucks even more is that close friend of mine who used that account passed away 2 years ago in a motorbike accident, just one week before my birthday... So I really have nowhere to go with this.. I just want my account back..... :/

EDIT: I was unaware that you are not allowed to let a friend use your account.... Wow this makes me feel so stupid. I actually don't even know what emotion to feel right now, to my friend passing away and me being stupid to let him use my account while I was away. Now I'm banned for what doesn't feel right but it gets off on a technicality. My morals are being tested...

32 Comments

xReadyPlayerOnex4/5/2016, 11:40:36 PM3 votes

The lack of sympathy on RIOT's end is why many people disagree vehemently with their punishment system. Myself included. It's akin to pot and mandatory minimum sentences. If you had a dime.. spend 5 years in prison... even if you were just having a nice friday minding your own fucking business.

Raw4/5/2016, 4:25:40 AM2 votes

"I allowed a close friend to play on it while I was gone" http://www.auplod.com/u/uopadl6d63e.png

Ruin Lance4/11/2016, 12:47:37 PM2 votes

unfortunately i don't think your account will ever be unbanned. riot only cares what the account does, not the player.

Vesarixx4/5/2016, 4:20:49 AM2 votes

If you let your friend play on your account that is against the ToS, maybe not something they would ban you for but might be a reason that they would be unlikely to overturn the ban.

Sarutobi4/5/2016, 5:32:06 AM2 votes

You might want to talk to your friend. But what everyone said in here is true. While it does suck, your friend possibly was toxic while you were away and resulted in your account being ban. You giving your account to your friend is already breaking the rules, because you are responsible for your own account. Sadly it looks like the odds arent in your favor. You break the rules, you get some sort of punishment. Although i will say to try and contact Support to get the facts straight, but again it doesnt seem likely that you will get your account back. If you want to play again just make a new account.

Zerfallen4/5/2016, 3:02:41 PM2 votes

As a fellow Sailor, I hope the best for you.

Keep us up to date on your ticket status, if you don't mind!

Also, if you ever need someone to play a match with, feel free to add me.

jpguy9024/5/2016, 4:53:34 AM2 votes

I know Riot doesn't take any exceptions to permabans but this man fought for our country. Please take this into consideration

Love Bots5/9/2016, 11:17:03 PM1 votes

Your account is gone. You made the mistake of letting your "friend" use your account.

You paid for it. Save your sob story, Riot doesn't care.

FACE THE WlND4/11/2016, 11:14:42 AM1 votes

Uhhhh, you shared you're account. 1. That's not allowed. 2. You're responsible for any actions done on your account. Sorry.

Denavai4/11/2016, 12:46:56 PM1 votes

Skipped 2 paragraphs and saw you mention. "Cause I let a friend play it." Done; That was no longer your account the moment you released your password to it; Nore should you even care about it anymore -cause you had done that. Make a new account, or play something else.

disregardable4/5/2016, 4:11:55 AM1 votes

I mean, a permanent ban from 4-5 years ago is very unlikely to be overturned. It sucks that you have no idea why it happened, but it was a long time ago. The "good" news is that they've halved the time it takes to level to 30 and decreased rune prices as well. Obviously not what you wanted to hear, but I think the game is still worth playing even if you don't have your account from that long ago.