I will be removing spawncampers as well. Before we let this get further off track, let's get this clear. Spawncamping is not allowed on our server. Spawncamping will not be allowed on our server from this point on, either.
With the amount of people we have on our server, you cannot expect never to get spawnkilled. In fact, you should be expecting to get spawnkilled a fair amount. It's just how the game works, whether there are actual spawncampers or not. The highest scorers on server 1, almost without exception, have learned to maximize spawnkills without necessarily spawncamping, and there is simply nothing we can do or will do about it. Having said this, it is understandable how much people yell 'spawncamper" in our servers, without having taken the time to actually spectate for a while. Most of the time, to my dismay (and to other mods dismay) we run into server 1, torches and pitchforks in hand, ready to ban, and there is no spawncamper. The person is doing just what I mentioned previously. Call it what you will (spawnkilling, spawntrolling), we can't kick for it because it's just too vague of an offense. So, I doubt you guys realize how much easier it is to just scream "spawncamper" at every hint of one than it is to actually find that guy and make sure you're right.
Now, when there is an obvious spawncamper who is just racking up the spawnrapes and closing off a spawn, obviously our mods will notice and kick/temp ban/perm ban (as necessary) when they are available and the guy is brought to their attention. Most of you who are not mods are probably very eager to become mods because you assume that it would be great to just be able to kick these fools. It is. What's not great is that you HAVE to kick these fools, and most of the time you end up sifting throguh server 1, chasing after some "spawncamer" alert, only to come up with nothing to post in the staff bans or temp bans section, and 5 minutes less play time on the server, only to find that when you are done this process, it's time to do it again.
This rule is only meant to ease that problem. It is meant to allow mods to exercise a little more discretion over when to go chasing after spawncampers (most of the time they aren't really making much of a problem at all, and it's only 1 or 2 people complaining) so that the duty of being a mod does not decrease the quality of play to the point that mods simply avoid coming on as much. So while mods are not forced to heed the remarks of every boy that cries wolf on our shout and in game, they will still be kicking the big bad trouble makers as they see them. I assure you that when I am on, spawncampers will get dealt with just as harshly as before.
I hope this clears it up for you people who have never moderated before. Get back on topic.
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Wtf mate....?
With the amount of people we have on our server, you cannot expect never to get spawnkilled. In fact, you should be expecting to get spawnkilled a fair amount. It's just how the game works, whether there are actual spawncampers or not. The highest scorers on server 1, almost without exception, have learned to maximize spawnkills without necessarily spawncamping, and there is simply nothing we can do or will do about it. Having said this, it is understandable how much people yell 'spawncamper" in our servers, without having taken the time to actually spectate for a while. Most of the time, to my dismay (and to other mods dismay) we run into server 1, torches and pitchforks in hand, ready to ban, and there is no spawncamper. The person is doing just what I mentioned previously. Call it what you will (spawnkilling, spawntrolling), we can't kick for it because it's just too vague of an offense. So, I doubt you guys realize how much easier it is to just scream "spawncamper" at every hint of one than it is to actually find that guy and make sure you're right.
Now, when there is an obvious spawncamper who is just racking up the spawnrapes and closing off a spawn, obviously our mods will notice and kick/temp ban/perm ban (as necessary) when they are available and the guy is brought to their attention. Most of you who are not mods are probably very eager to become mods because you assume that it would be great to just be able to kick these fools. It is. What's not great is that you HAVE to kick these fools, and most of the time you end up sifting throguh server 1, chasing after some "spawncamer" alert, only to come up with nothing to post in the staff bans or temp bans section, and 5 minutes less play time on the server, only to find that when you are done this process, it's time to do it again.
This rule is only meant to ease that problem. It is meant to allow mods to exercise a little more discretion over when to go chasing after spawncampers (most of the time they aren't really making much of a problem at all, and it's only 1 or 2 people complaining) so that the duty of being a mod does not decrease the quality of play to the point that mods simply avoid coming on as much. So while mods are not forced to heed the remarks of every boy that cries wolf on our shout and in game, they will still be kicking the big bad trouble makers as they see them. I assure you that when I am on, spawncampers will get dealt with just as harshly as before.
I hope this clears it up for you people who have never moderated before. Get back on topic.
---------- Post added at 10:24 AM ---------- Previous post was at 10:19 AM ----------
Wtf mate....?
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