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I found a vagina in Watch Dogs 2 and Sony suspended me (Update: Ban lifted)

JaseC

gave away the keys to the kingdom.
This is what happens when your hobby (my hobby) is enjoyed by children and adults

I'd say it's what happens when you encourage sharing but lacked the foresight to have anything in place to account for mature content. The situation shouldn't have resulted in a ban for the OP but rather prompted Sony to adjust how content sharing is handled.
 

Maddanth

Member
But u weren't even online on 15th rite? Cuz u were already banned on the 14th, Which is the day they said u broke the terms again and are extending the one week ban? Wow
 

PetrCobra

Member
Congrats on getting your account back.

Still, this tells me that to make Sony's customer service listen to reason one needs to make some pretty huge waves. And the fact they banned you from the entire account instead of just blocking you from sharing more stuff still baffles me. Either their system is not set up to require separate access rights for separate sections, or their "moderators" need to chill the fuck down with their banhammers.

People here were all over the ban extension but this was the worse issue IMO. I doubt you'd even care that much about the ban if you were still able to play online.
 

Yagharek

Member
The ban was only lifted because of bad publicity I bet. Pity the other unreasonable bans that never get attention and people who lose money with no recourse.
 

Fantastapotamus

Wrong about commas, wrong about everything
"Uhm actually you weren't suspended at all! Though we could have totally done it and would be correct in doing so, like everybody here agrees it would be totally valid to suspend you for that! We didn't do it tho!"

Amazing reply.
 
So OP only shared it on Twitter and NeoGAF and somehow a Sony mod found it and played internet detective to figure out his PSN ID?

edit: Ubisoft patched out the vagina? I didn't think vaginas were that scary but ok
 

JP

Member
So OP only shared it on Twitter and NeoGAF and somehow a Sony mod found it and played internet detective to figure out his PSN ID?
If you share to an external source on the PSN you're given an option to also share your "shares" publicly on the PSN social stream, which you see on the PS4 home screen. The issue appears to be that they'd received complaints due to the OP sharing it with everyone on PSN.
 

Gattsu25

Banned
Update:

I got an email 30 minutes ago telling me that my ban is now 1 month because of a violation today. Bare in mind that I was banned yesterday and have not been able to make any new uploads since the ban and the only thing I'd uploaded in months was the single image this thread is about.




I'm really disappointed right now.
Wait, did you get banned twice for the same post?

Edit: ahh, seems the ban (both bans?) was lifted.
 

Easy_D

never left the stone age
Update:
I think we may have..won? I've got this support email backpeddling the bans but of course never admitting fault. Have Sony ever conceded a ban before? Also something must have hit a nerve because I never filed a support ticket but they're the ones contacting me.



I would also like to point out the suspensions were very real and I couldn't sign in to my account.

And this, people, is why it's important to raise hell. That's the moral of this story. Congrats OP :D


Edit: Still though. Fuck Sony. This was fucking bullshit and unbanning OP doesn't make it any less bullshit.
 
Update:
I think we may have..won? I've got this support email backpeddling the bans but of course never admitting fault. Have Sony ever conceded a ban before? Also something must have hit a nerve because I never filed a support ticket but they're the ones contacting me.

I would also like to point out the suspensions were very real and I couldn't sign in to my account.

I'm happy for you! Looks like Sony had came to their senses.
 

Zambatoh

Member
Sony needs to better define what "Vulgar" actually means in their ToS. Because their definition of it, based on these events, is highly debatable and prone to misinterpretation.

adjective
1.
characterized by ignorance of or lack of good breeding or taste:
vulgar ostentation.
2.
indecent; obscene; lewd:
a vulgar work; a vulgar gesture.
3.
crude; coarse; unrefined:
a vulgar peasant.
4.
of, relating to, or constituting the ordinary people in a society:
the vulgar masses.
5.
current; popular; common:
a vulgar success; vulgar beliefs.
6.
spoken by, or being in the language spoken by, the people generally; vernacular:
vulgar tongue.
7.
lacking in distinction, aesthetic value, or charm; banal; ordinary:
a vulgar painting.

noun
8.
Archaic. the common people.
9.
Obsolete. the vernacular.
 

GorillaJu

Member
It's funny and sad that vulva is considered so explicit. I mean it's pretty morbid seeing pussy on a corpse but there's really nothing wrong with having a little bit of pink taco rendered in. It's no more explicit than a donger, and those are staying in, right?
 

MetalGearSilly

Neo Member
Wow - the world of gaming today. Patches for framerate issues and pussies alike.

Come to think of it - wouldn't be surprised if this all played out as intended.

New game - needs some attention on social media...any ideas guys..how about a twat?
 

Aenima

Member
Wow - the world of gaming today. Patches for framerate issues and pussies alike.

Come to think of it - wouldn't be surprised if this all played out as intended.

New game - needs some attention on social media...any ideas guys..how about a twat?

It worked for Trump...
 
So OP only shared it on Twitter and NeoGAF and somehow a Sony mod found it and played internet detective to figure out his PSN ID?

edit: Ubisoft patched out the vagina? I didn't think vaginas were that scary but ok

FWIW the post said they are patching it out. If 1.6 is still in cert then it probably won't be for a little while, unless Sony allow them to bypass cert to some extent just to get it over and done with. It's still fucking dumb. The female nudists should at least still remain nude. That's kind of the point of nudists afterall and it does only mention the 1 model. Genuinely wondering how Ubi will go about this being the first game vag to make it to the news in a big way, but I'd not be surprised if they cave.

It's something that needs to be tackled eventually though if they want to make a push to allowing more mature content in videogames, even if it's a rather meaningless step in and of itself. Hey, maybe OP will be remembered for legitimizing game vag.
 
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