Battlefield 3 is a game where the presence of swear words has been implemented generously into the game. Popping into a multiplayer match for just a few second and you will be picking up soldiers swearing with every other word. With this being present in the game, you should expect that EA and DICE have no stance against swearing in their gaming environments.
Oddly enough, this was not the case for a gamer by the name of Roger. This player explains his story over on Reddit of being banned from Battlelog, as well as the multiplayer component of Battlefield 3, for 72 hours over using the word “badass” on the Battlefield forums. He states that the ban apparently came as a result of using this phrase on the General/Off-Topic forum: “almost as badass as germany. Switzerland: they do a lot of stuff I think that just about sums up europe.”
In result, he received email below, along with a 72 hour ban from Battlelog, which is also the only way to play Battlefield 3 online:
Hello ,
Your Electronic Arts account has been suspended for 72 hours for violating the Terms of Services for Electronic Arts Online.
Violation:Inappropriate language
[almost as badass as germany. Switzerland: they do a lot of stuff I think that just about sums up europe.]
You can read the Terms of Service for Electronic Arts Online by going to the following web address.
http://www.ea.com/global/legal/tos.jsp
If you feel that this action is unwarranted, or if you wish to dispute the claims of this email, please submit a dispute form by using the following link:
http://support.ea.com/cgi-bin/ea.cfg/php/enduser/terminated_form.php
The Electronic Arts support team is available at http://support.ea.com should you have any general questions or concerns about the rule or its enforcement in the game, as we feel it is important to understand the rule completely before returning to the game world.
Sincerely, Customer Support Electronic Arts, Inc.
EA.com Customer Relations
This is not the only thing that concerns me either. Why would EA have a forum ban and a game ban implemented together? Do you think this ban was justified, or do you think EA needs to chill out?
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