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Recently in rumble, I have been using a demo heavy play style and I've got quite good at consistently pulling it off.
Many players take demoing personally though and consider it to be poor form. I disagree, it's a fundamental part of the game.
It's fine to tolerate their insulting comments, but now I been banned for "unsportmanslike conduct".
I know this was because of demoing too much. Because in the majority of games, I don't say anything in the chat and just play.
Here is the transcript of my chat with customer support:
SneakyGoat joined the chat
SneakyGoat:
Hello there
Me:
Hi Sneaky
SneakyGoat:
May I please have the email of the Epic account
Me:
REDACTED
SneakyGoat:
Thank you, one moment while I check the details on my end
Me:
Of course
I may have accidentally refreshed the page.
SneakyGoat:
Thank you for waiting, in this case after checking all the details the ban has been correctly applied and you will need to wait the estimated timeframe
Me:
Could I know the reason for the ban? So I can avoid it occuring in future? As far as I know I have been behaving myself.
SneakyGoat:
I am not able to provide the reason of the ban, I can only mention that it was not a sportsmanship behavior
Me:
Is this because I was reported for unsportmanship behaviour? Or do you actually know that I was unsportsmanlike? I must ask, because I feel others have reported me in error.
SneakyGoat:
The ban was applied correctly and not report has been in error, in this case the exact reason of the ban cannot be provided
Me:
Could I know why you won't tell me the reason?
SneakyGoat:
Since I have already mentioned that the ban cannot be removed, and you will need to wait for the timeframe to pass and cannot provide the reason of the ban, I will be closing the chat for now to assist other players
SneakyGoat: left the chat
Chat ended'
I believe Rocket League is one of the finest forms of online gaming to ever exist and I'm a huge promoter advocate of it. But decisions like this really tarnish my view of the game.
I don't believe I can continue to recommend the game to others anymore with systems like this in place.
To be automatically banned based on the whims of other immature players is frankly unacceptable.
This decision (or lack thereof) has really upset me and I'm now going to look to spend my time elsewhere.
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