Team Diamond Set Beware

I know there have been a couple of posts on this topic, but I want to reinforce/reiterate that doing the Team Diamond set to earn Watt and/or Gurley you are putting your account at risk of banning.

I received the boiler plate ban letter. After appeal, I received the after thorough investigation letter we are upholding ban. I really don't have any recourse any more as I can play head to head, I can play solos, but I can't use the auction house any more. 

My main points in appeal were asking them to review all my transactions which were cards in the set purchased at the lowest available rate. I noted I sold the team diamond players in order to retain coins to continue building the next team diamond set. I always sold them under the other team diamonds available on the market. At the end I sold the Watt to make enough coins to help me purchase a key card for my theme team the Moss CB. 

I've never utilized a third party to buy coins. All my coins I've ever obtained have come within the Madden infrastructure legally through game play. I'm not one that works the auction house. Guessing a couple of those ended up being coin sellers. How the #$%^ is a person supposed to know that. 

I shouldn't expect any more from EA as they are profit driven, lack any sense of consideration for their most loyal customers, and do not allow an option to talk with a person to explain a situation. 

I really don't have any recourse but to weigh the teeter totter decision of quitting a game I've played for many years that I have enjoyed or starting a new account in order to purchase the cards I enjoy playing each year. It's really an easy decision when it comes down to it.

I don't want any sympathy and I know people like to trash people that write posts saying they are leaving. I simply want to make this final post as a warning to anyone that tries to complete that set. It's wise to wait until price comes down vs. trying to save time and purchase the only card left that someone is posting at 200%+ because that's how they catch you. Watch the price you sell the team diamond you earn as well.

Thank you to those in the MUT.GG and MUTHEAD community who have taken time over the years to help me learn the mechanics of ultimate team and maximize my ability to play. I wasn't very good, but enjoyed learning, enjoyed the competitive spirit, and appreciated those who strive to give players all the knowledge about new cards, new sets, what to do to make the most of things. I should have heeded warnings provided by other members about this set. 

See ya everyone - I'm out.

It was a good run captain

That's ridiculous the fact they put a set in the game and then punish people for doing it is wild ......

Any guess which transaction got you banned?  

I have done the team diamond sets 3 times this year but will not be doing them anymore.  I have been careful with my purchases, but it sure seems like this is playing with fire and the reward is not worth the risk.

Banning people for completing a set in the game should never get you banned, that's ridiculous. Instead of banning completely innocent people, put a fucking cap on what certain cards can be sold for so people won't be able to put up an 80 elite for 500k or whatever they do. 
 

How hard is it? Every overall, put a cap on it and maybe as the overall increases, you increase the price range of the card since higher overalls usually go up. EA allows people to sell LTD for 2-3 million coins when they are only worth 350k, why is that ok? But they ban someone for buying elites that are overpriced for a set? Amazing and this company can't lose the license fast enough. Sorry that you got banned for pretty much nothing OP

I think they were a couple 81s I purchased in the 30k range or maybe an 85/86 in the 70k range. I should have waited but sat for nearly 3-4 hours and no others had come up for sale. Definitely should have waited.

I did the set last week as well and the whole time I knew the risk I was taking and almost welcomed EA putting me out of my misery and divorcing me.   

When I was almost done, I woke up one morning and logged in and could tell someone had been on my account somewhere else. You know - you get that long synching with the server message? I also kept getting booted out of MUT once I did log in. I checked here and all typical places to see if EA was having server issues. Nothing.   

I‘m convinced I was on the precipice of being banned that morning. Either I caught a rep with their hand in the cookie jar and they bailed on the investigation or they looked and determined I could live another day.

In 2021 I got an AH ban as well.  Thankfully it was at the end of the season when I was trying to complete all the Rookie Premiere sets.  The day after I completed the last one, I was banned from AH.  Just as the OP stated, I appealed, and they sent a note saying the ban was upheld.  All I did was buy a ton of the cards needed to complete all the RP's to set myself up for the following Madden.  Wasn't selling anything high, I just purchased hundreds of cards over a 2 day period of time, selling some cards in my binder along the way to fund the efforts.  Last year I didn't play Madden until it was free on PS5 because of the sour taste this left in my mouth.  Even this year, I just started playing right before Christmas when I got the game for 25 bucks.  Knowing my story and hearing so many other stories I have read on here, I have minimized my playing time in MUT, to minimize the disappointment if I get banned again for no reason.

jaybird said:

I did the set last week as well and the whole time I knew the risk I was taking and almost welcomed EA putting me out of my misery and divorcing me.   

When I was almost done, I woke up one morning and logged in and could tell someone had been on my account somewhere else. You know - you get that long synching with the server message? I also kept getting booted out of MUT once I did log in. I checked here and all typical places to see if EA was having server issues. Nothing.   

I‘m convinced I was on the precipice of being banned that morning. Either I caught a rep with their hand in the cookie jar and they bailed on the investigation or they looked and determined I could live another day.

I definitely can attest to the syncing piece you mentioned being a warning here. I got that as well the day before the ban.

If you see what Jaybird is mentioning definitely back off in the auction house. Hopefully it won’t be too late for you at that point.

May we meet again.

SportsPerson94 said:

Banning people for completing a set in the game should never get you banned, that's ridiculous. Instead of banning completely innocent people, put a fucking cap on what certain cards can be sold for so people won't be able to put up an 80 elite for 500k or whatever they do. 
 

How hard is it? Every overall, put a cap on it and maybe as the overall increases, you increase the price range of the card since higher overalls usually go up. EA allows people to sell LTD for 2-3 million coins when they are only worth 350k, why is that ok? But they ban someone for buying elites that are overpriced for a set? Amazing and this company can't lose the license fast enough. Sorry that you got banned for pretty much nothing OP

EA will never lose this license. Highest bidder.