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There should be absolutely zero bans for this much less all the people who were permabanned for it. This was a spur of the moment unannounced and unasked for event that had a blatantly obvious bug. The bug should have been found immediately. It was that obvious. At most the punishment for the exploit should have been to have your transmits removed, but permanently banning people or even a 7 day ban for this is overly harsh and shouldn't even be up for consideration.
2 months ago - ZOS_Kevin - Direct link
Hey all, we are going to close this thread down as this is not something that will be solved in a forum thread. We do want to offer some clarity around the issue of bans here however. First, we want to note that no bans have actually been given out. Currently, a very small number of accounts are subject to an investigation regarding the transmute crystals issue during the Crafter's Celebration. Those under investigation have been temporarily suspended during the investigation period and have been notified of this. Those impacted will be notified once the investigation is over and will receive further instruction. Please be patient as we work to conclude the investigation.