castorodeath Posted July 29, 2014 Report Share Posted July 29, 2014 Sorry for the length of this appeal but I feel I have to explain why I believe this was an unfair and incorrect ban. I logged on and apparently I was banned for x-raying after I posted a screenshot of my inventory displaying all the loot I had: http://i.imgur.com/C5AXelg.png Admins or mods, or whoever banned me, check out all the tunnels I made between y11 and y12 within x -600 to -700 and z 600 to -1400. They're almost all mine. They don't resemble branch mining at all because I figured that would get me found and killed way too quickly on the new Survival Rev. I also decided to head to the North end of the map so all the tunnels face that direction. The tunnels do follow a pattern though not one as clear as branch mining; the direction the tunnels face is north however, there will also be turns to the east and west and smaller deviations in between in order to distract anyone that may find my tunnels later on. There are also diagonals which range between 5 and 14 blocks in length since 5-7 blocks is the max range you can mine diagonally depending on your angle. All the tunnels end up leading to "dead ends" which are usually gravel, dirt or stone; stone that I would cook whenever I needed it. Also, the diagonals are always made whenever I run into a lava lake or a hole that would lead into a cavern or "open" underground area (natural tunnels/areas with lava lakes or waterfalls/etc). They're also near spots of gravel since I hate clearing gravel unless I absolutely have to. I'm sure the admins can also check every block I've destroyed. Take a look at how much stone/ores I've broken through and left behind or dropped into lava pools in order to make room for all the other ore. Additionally, if you check every block I've created you'll see that I've only created the one pickaxe in my inventory, the one diamond sword and one set of diamond armor. Knowing that you'll realize that the diamond pickaxe has only been used to mine the obsidian in my inventory - which I have generated myself using my water bucket and natural lava pools. You'd think I'd be using diamond pickaxes to mine everything for better efficiency and profit if I were x-raying? Also keep in mind I have 0 placed chests anywhere to store anything else. Literally all I have been doing is mining in y10/y11/y12 in the 10+ hours I've played. Please do check how long I've been playing as well as all chat/whisper logs - I haven't interacted with anyone on the server nor have I afked for more than 2-3 minutes to use the bathroom and that was less than a handful of times since the rev started. I've spent way too long mining those resources completely legitimately to be banned because I was lucky when mining to the North of the map. I honestly don't see how it'd make sense to be x-raying and then post my ores on the subreddit for everyone to see. You'd think an x-rayer would do his best to hide his profits. You can try to call it a mistake but that screenshot was intended to be what it is - if you check my block logs you'll also see that I did place 1 chest behind me to store 5 extra steaks, 2 seeds and a few bone meal right before staring at the wall to take the screenshot. That was done to get a clan to take me in faster than I imagined it'd take had I shown all the food I actually had. At this point I really just want to see the "proof" you think you have and your explanation/reasoning. Thanks for your time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyotie911 Posted July 29, 2014 Report Share Posted July 29, 2014 First, I was completely unaware that you had placed a screenshot on the subreddit. You mined a rediculously large amount of diamonds in a short amount of time. Your, stone to diamond ratio was extremely high for that time also. You mined from one diamond ore deposit to the next diamond ore deposit, diagonally and directly, bypassing exposed iron ore and other misc ores. The only way to acomplish all these things at once is to xray. I will paste screenshots here shortly as I am not at my own computer. Ban for castorodeath on c.nerd.nu for xraying nerd.nu/appeal by cyotie911 on 2014-07-28 08:24:32 (no more bans, no notes) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyotie911 Posted July 29, 2014 Report Share Posted July 29, 2014 Okay, here's an album of your edits. It show's the lines you took between the paths of the diamond deposits. http://imgur.com/a/zMkXM#7Z7iGa3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyotie911 Posted July 29, 2014 Report Share Posted July 29, 2014 Your ban length will be set for 1 month. Please reappeal on the 28th of August. In the meantime please go reread our rules at http://nerd.nu/rules and when you reappeal, state that you understand them and will abide by them from now on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
castorodeath Posted July 29, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2014 Thank you for allowing me to respond. I had more than enough iron ore if it weren't already clear: 95 iron ore, 39 iron blocks, 4 iron - I was going to run out of room for Iron before I reached the Northern end of the map, I had little to no reason to go out and mine for iron if it weren't directly in the way of my tunnels. 81 diamonds in a short amount of time you say? I've spent at least 10 hours mining with minimal breaks due to fear of being found and killed by other players. I was getting at best, 8 diamonds per hour - which I believe is around the average if you use iron picks and if all blocks besides the ores are just stone - no gravel/dirt. 10 hours is the minimum time I've spent mining since the rev began. I'd say 12-14 is more around the actual time making my average diamonds per hour even lower. Considering I was in the y10 to y12 range nearly an hour or so into the rev I argue it isn't a ridiculous amount at all. How many times exactly did I mine from one diamond ore deposit to another where my pathing isn't explained by my above reasons? Actually, where did my pathing start to change into traveling from one deposit to another? I'm legitimately curious because I truly did not x-ray. ------------- Just saw the pictures. I'm going to be honest, I've no idea what the lines mean - are they the connections between the diamond ores I mined? If so, in more than half of those screenshots the line doesn't even seem to go through the tunnels I mined and doesn't seem efficient at all. Several lines/diamond deposits seem to be several chunks apart to not be considered dumb luck. Whatever though, I'd have to be incredibly stupid to: a. use xraying and not be as efficient as possible while doing so b. use xraying and then post all the ore I gathered on the subreddit AND make myself a target by doing so c. use xraying and only manage to obtain 81 diamonds and 70 emeralds in more than 12 hours It's apparent nothing I say will change your mind and I'm going to have to deal with the ban for the next month whether I'm telling the truth or not. Tough shit, huh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyotie911 Posted July 29, 2014 Report Share Posted July 29, 2014 Whatever though, I'd have to be incredibly stupid to: a. use xraying and not be as efficient as possible while doing so c. use xraying and only manage to obtain 81 diamonds and 70 emeralds in more than 12 hours Actually, the 2 points above are clever tactics used to try to avoid xray detection. The lines shown in the photos show where the deposits of diamond ore were located and shows the general direction of your tunnels towards each ore deposit. Your stone to diamond ratio between deposits almost close to 1 diamond for every 10 stone mined, this is not even to say that the best proven way to acquire diamonds is to branchmine and even then, the best diamond to stone ratio is 1-2 diamonds to every 100. Unfortunatly I don't believe your story. Your ban length still stands. Hopefully I'll see you in a month. Closing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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