Helping population - a moderate approach to permabans - Page 7

Dullah · #1 03-23-2012, 03:14 PM

Taken from the question thread to prevent mucking it up...

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Originally Posted by Amelinda

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Originally Posted by dullah

Im referring to boxing (ok in all other games/places) as opposed to major offenses which really hurt the server like hacking/3rd party programs (not ok anywhere).

You have a simple solution sitting in front of you that would help the server a ton which is the removal of IP exemptions with those players who've been caught boxing. I refuse to believe staff are serious about helping Red99 so long as they permaban accounts, resulting in a huge negative impact on the community, when they could simply prevent the problem before it becomes a serious issue. In reality, if someone is so deadset on boxing and breaking the rules, they would most likely quit with the removal of their exemption anyway.

You realize that people use vpns, hotspot shields, aircards etc. to box right? so removing their IP exemption won't help in most cases.

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Originally Posted by Amelinda [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

@Amelinda - I know you know the statistics on what players are abusing IP exemption, and that they are vastly higher than those using other methods of boxing. Every player I've ever heard about being caught boxing did it via IP exemptions. If they are using other methods then I understand them being dealt with accordingly, but the average person breaking this rule is going to be doing it using a method you can easily moderate.

2. I'm not quite as dumb as people think I am.
4. The reason all the players that were caught boxing admit to being on the same IP is because they don't want to admit that i'm smarter than them.

So this is what it's really about, exercising how much smarter you are than kids boxing?

Are you really trying to say that the vast majority of people caught boxing aren't doing so via simple IP exemptions?

In other words, you'd rather continue banning scrubs because catching them provides you with feelings of personal accomplishment and a source of pride which is more important than taking a more moderate approach to crushing thousands of hours of work, eliminating players and friends of players necessary for us to group with, and stunting the growth of the server - resulting in a far less populated, far less appealing game for new prospect players?

Amelinda, please stop being trolled by people calling and/or implying you're stupid. Most of us are glad you are here and find you more than capable of GMing the server. You don't have anything to prove. You don't have to permaban people to assert your adept player-boxing perception. Theres a better solution is all I'm saying.