I am writing this message as someone who has played Sea of Thieves for approximately 2,000 hours and has passionately played this game for six years. This morning I woke up to find my account suspended for seven days due to toxicity. In six years I had never received a sanction, yet this year I have been penalized twice for toxicity. In the first case no evidence was presented against me; I accepted the decision because I did not want conflict with the game administrators and I made a conscious effort not to repeat the behavior. This morning I was certain I had not acted badly in any way, yet I was punished again.
All I do in the game is fight other pirates, sink their ships and take their treasures — I did not insult or harass anyone. If someone reported me, it was most likely because I sank their ship; being banned simply for fighting is unacceptable and unfair. Yesterday, the Sea of Thieves YouTube channel published a video saying bans would be lifted, yet today my account was permanently banned. Rather than fixing cheats and other bugs, punishing innocent players is unjust and will only increase the number of unfair bans and damage the quality of the game. Players whose bans are lifted may return to
cheating and make the game worse. Those who banned me today may ban other devoted players tomorrow.
Although I know my ban may not be lifted, I ask the forum and the community for support so I can return to the game I love. I request that my account be reviewed fairly and that this injustice be ended.


