I would like to know if the report actually does anything. When i report someone they just say that reporting does nothing. I would like to know if that is true or false. THANKS! 8)
The answer is right in the Help & Support Frequently Asked Questions Section.
When you report someone, or you are reported, a message is sent directly to Mr Lincoln that includes the chat logs of everything that was said before and after that report.
Mr Lincoln then reads the log and assess the situation. He determines how bad the offense was, looks up prior offenses for the reported individual, and based on that assessment he issues sanctions such as muting or banning and sends an email to the offending account explaining the violation and the sanctions.
If the report was falsely made, that is determined as well, and the player who made the false report is investigated as to whether or not they have made previous false reports. False reports are just a egregious as valid ones, and similar sanctions can be levied against repeat offenders of false reporting.
Everything that a player enters into the chat window is logged. These larger chat logs are also routinely checked for those infractions that are not reported.
We appreciate that our players want to make Wizard City the best it can be, and we've placed the tools in your hand to report players for inappropriate behavior. We ask that you use the reporting feature to identify truly egregious behavior, such as creative profanity (swearing around the filters), solicitation of usernames/passwords, predatory threats, racist comments and other such actions as outlined in the Terms of Use. The old story of “the kid that cried wolf” has a lot of bearing in this situation and we trust that all reports received by players are valid and require support intervention.
Because false reporting can be construed and/or used as harassment of other players, we’d like to take a moment to ensure you are aware of what does NOT fall under the category of a reportable offense:
“S/he falsely reported me” or reporting someone for false reporting (2 wrongs don’t make a right)
“Won’t leave my house” (pick your friends wisely and avail yourself of the non-porting option)
“Being rude” (We’re sorry, we can’t enforce good manners. Use the ignore button liberally &/or change realms. It’s wholly up to you to choose to stay around someone that’s not nice to you.)
“Chain Stunning” (admittedly, it’s not much fun for the receiving team, but it’s not a violation of the game rules).
“Scamming” (KingsIsle will NEVER ask for treasure card(s) in exchange for a code. Trading “cards for codes” is done at the players’ own risk. Codes are either fully public or one time use)
“Spamming” (Although the Terms of Use mention spamming, it’s related to email/web posts. Yeah, it’s annoying in game and never of profound statement. Refer to “Being Rude”).
If you want the prize, you have to build the ladder rung by rung. There are no shortcuts.
So how long does it take Mr. Lincoln to recieve that said report? and will multiple reports from different wizards on a single person increase the rate at which the report is read?
I find it ironic that the most abusive people are the ones who use the report button to begin with. Win a match in pvp, guess what, you often get reported by the loser. I've often played with my in game friends and saw people say they are reporting one of us for what I can see no reason at all, other than the person reporting has is very anti-social and abusive or simply likes attention. I also hate how some people say if you don't play with them or do as they say they will report you. The nicest people on the other hand never seem to use the report button at all.
I find it ironic that the most abusive people are the ones who use the report button to begin with. Win a match in pvp, guess what, you often get reported by the loser. I've often played with my in game friends and saw people say they are reporting one of us for what I can see no reason at all, other than the person reporting has is very anti-social and abusive or simply likes attention. I also hate how some people say if you don't play with them or do as they say they will report you. The nicest people on the other hand never seem to use the report button at all.
You must be one those who starts trouble in the commons and says "anyone who reports is a noob."
