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So I put my account on vac mode on saturday and last night someone contacted me via msn saying "welcome back" so after some questions it turns out my account had dropped off of vac mode.

In the input box I had put in 99 days of vac(the maximum) yet it dropped me off who knows when.

At 1st I thought it may have been a hack but after I logged in to my account finding nothing missing i dismissed that idea.

Its back on vac now and hopefully it stays that way. So this post is just to bring the issue to light

No it was on Saturday the 5th of September 2009

yes im sure I put 99 and it shouldnt really matter because it says that the number you put in there is not important as the game requires you to log in to come off vacation

cloak wrote: I logged in to my account

Maybe they just lied to you to get you off vac mode?

Nope, i thought the same thing but they gave screenshots and since he is a work collegue i do believe him

SS, i always put 2 in, and mines been on VAC for about 5 days now, and still there (just checked )

Perhaps ask Jason or another admin, if they can get the IP access log of whom did it. And if it's someone unique, then change the PW etc.

SuperSaiyan wrote:first question people are gonna ask - was it 99 days since you put it on vac. mode

That wouldn't be the first question people ask cause he said he put it on vac on Saturday.

I've heard of accounts sometimes coming out of vacation mode on their own and it's never known why.

I had mine of vac for 4 months which is over the 99 limit and it never once came off vac until i logged in.

I believe the exact same thing is happening to l3th4l in Shadow Knights. He's not been around for ages, then we see his account dissappear on vac....then a few days later suddenly reappear, but no ppt's ever used, not defence built....then a month later it disappeared on vac again.....to only appear a week later and again the account is not being used.

I have a feeling he's away thinking his account is on vacation...i guess hewon't be happy when he comes back

Same thing happend to this account i just bought.. the ex-owner had told me that the account was on vacation nd gave me the id.. but when i checked it was ranked nd was one of my farms.. wasn't a very good thing as the account had been farmed alot nd lost many resources ..
(stil bought the account though )

This needs to be a top priority if people coe back to find accs destroyed they might quit but i didnt know you dont have to put a time frame in for vac i thought you only get to vac a max of 99 days?

The number entered is irrelevant. Many times I've entered 2, and been away for longer then that.

And if 99 is maximum that's hardly fair, what if someone works in a remote location for 4 months

But yes, this is a vital thing to get worked out. However, it's hard to replicate the circumstances to test it

Sarevok wrote:SS, i always put 2 in, and mines been on VAC for about 5 days now, and still there (just checked )

Perhaps ask Jason or another admin, if they can get the IP access log of whom did it. And if it's someone unique, then change the PW etc.

sorry how do you check if your account is "still there" cos if you log in then your come off from vac mode right?

Easy:
Get a mate to check the alliance your in (see if your in the list)
Get someone whom has a relation with you OTHER then neutral, to view all accounts of same relation, and click your name, and view the black hole cusp message
Get someone to enter your ID into the search for ID box, when it says not found in active rankings, your Vacationed still

Hope this helps

got it. i thought there was a magical way to explore sgw without actually logging in. now i know its just through the eyes of another

Wouldn't exploring SGWs magically be exploring it through another's eyes too? (magic's eyes )