ParrotHead wrote: Ok. So here's a test of the system.
phantom 629
Teamkilled a fellow blue then bombed 2 of his hangars.
BTJ and BStrachan were there to witness it.
Will anything be done? Let me know now and I won't go hunt the little punk.
Ok so I received a PM about my post... A very civil PM, at that. Let me preface the following with this little tidbit. I wrote the above post and indeed did go hunting the dude, still in a blind fury. I didn't find him, but I ran across blue beagle. Another rampant teamkiller that I loathe. The only other red gave me a pass and I went to him and finally ran him off. Anger subsided, green skin gone. I then come back to this PM I mentioned.
I realize my post above could come across as inflammatory against the moderators. That was not my intention. We all know or at least think you guys have had you hands tied by Joaquin. It's bad business to ban paying customers. I get that. In the same situation I'd hesitate to give any of my customers cause to think they're being mistreated. I have a lot of respect for the mods and appreciate what they do. I understand you have to have rock solid proof or you run the risk of being chastised for "over-banning".
However, the lack of bans leads to people (like me) taking justice in their own hands. There's a handful of teamkillers that I keep in close memory so I can mete out justice.
Blue beagle
Kafar
and now this phantom 629
These are my most recent. Others may ring a bell if I see them in game. All I can think to do "kill kill kill". Is that right? Probably not, but the system is broken if those that do "ruin" games continue unpunished and unrepentant.
If there was a more substantial autoban it might help, but then those incredibly long drawn out game would see many "innocent" player sitting out due to real accidental friendly fire.
I think the answer is empowering the mods to take significant action. Otherwise, we end up doing it.
Now... I sincerely ask that others don't get fueled up by my comments. I only hoped to clarify my earlier post. Please do not start a flood of responses. Start a different thread if you just can't help yourself.