can inactive players always be pillaged ?

Here's the post: taverna Eurydike

And the translation:

I was asked for clarification regarding any changes to the rules. I simply specified that there were no changes, but that the exemption that allowed the plundering of inactive accounts was removed for the reasons already listed.

There is nothing else to add: it was clearly communicated that plundering inactive accounts is no longer allowed. This practice, already prohibited by the rules as it can be configured as supporter behavior, had been temporarily tolerated through an exemption. However, in the face of repeated and systematic relentlessness, it was simply decided to return to the full application of the rules.

Everyone was informed and the position was made known.

The rest is a tavern dynamic, and does not concern the staff.

taverna Eurydike

Good evening everyone.

I am not used to falling into provocations in the forums and, as already widely specified, it is not my intention to go into the merits of the motivations or decisions relating to the bans.

However, reading between the lines of some comments, you come across terms such as "fun", "pomposity", you perceive enthusiasm for future updates or changes suggested by the community itself. And then, suddenly, you read that "you are only waiting for the automatic elimination of vacation mode to be able to plunder".

Is this really the direction that Ikariam has taken? Entire alliances waiting for the right moment to plunder banned players? What a disappointment!

The rules are clear, and have always been the same: it is forbidden to use/exploit accounts to support others. (Supporter)

Over time, an exception had been tolerated, on an exceptional basis, for inactive accounts, as these were sporadic cases. But when the situation degenerates, and it gets to the point that twice, in the few seconds after banned accounts exit vacation mode, a real looting race is unleashed by a small group of accounts (always the same ones), then we are no longer dealing with fair behavior.

At that point, not intervening would mean creating favoritism, where those who can afford it attack and collect resources - therefore the strongest benefits - while the others stand by and watch.

Such behavior, to all intents and purposes, configures supporter/supported behavior: in this scenario, banned accounts end up being a source of resources, while "strong" accounts are supported.

Clarifications on the rules have been requested, and have been provided. It should be clarified that there are no new rules, but the previously granted tolerance on attacking accounts banned for using exploits (exploiting the bug) is simply removed, in order to avoid further bans for supporter behavior.

From now on, justifications such as “I didn’t know” or “I understood that…” will not be accepted.

Let’s see if, finally, it will be possible to eliminate the accounts involved by automatically switching them to the parking servers, without having to constantly re-enter them in vacation mode, nor witness yet another systematic exploitation by the top 50 in the rankings.

Quote from Luky

but on the forum of the Italian community, the staff, in order to make up for a temporary and contingent problem, has in fact introduced a new rule: you cannot pillage inactives because this action is in practice an illegal support to the account that is pillaging.

I find that hard to believe. There are global rules. I am the one making them. I made no such rule.

Having said that: I am quite sure the Italian staff did not enforce a general prohibition on pillaging inactive accounts.

I haven't read the complete novel now. I'll consult with my IT colleague to see what happened.

A general prohibition of pillaging inactive accounts is not in place.

There may be cases in which pillaging an inactive account may constitute a rule violation, I can't and won't exclude that, however, generally that is certainly not the case and strongly depends on the actual situation and can not be generally stated.

Quote from Luky

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badidol

Excuse me for taking the liberty of asking you something that seems a little odd,

but on the forum of the Italian community, the staff, in order to make up for a temporary and contingent problem, has in fact introduced a new rule: you cannot pillage inactives because this action is in practice an illegal support to the account that is pillaging.

I would like confirmation or denial from your side, also because if it were true, then any kind of pillaging could become illegal ....

thanks in advance for your reply

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La tua sta iniziando a diventare davvero un'abitudine abbastanza sgradevole Luky

Hai un Community Manager che parla l'Italiano abbastanza bene ma tu preferisci andare a chiedere informazioni al Community Manager di un'altra nazione, nonché responsabile di prodotto, perché così ti va.

Ho mai mancato di rispondere quando avete chiesto qualcosa? Non mi sembra. Quindi, cortesemente, se avete domande da fare sul mio TM o sul mio GA, fatele direttamente a me invece che a BadIdol.