Mon Feb 18, 2013 11:04 am
I have a problem with people that think cheating in a game is "ok", whether past or present. Once a cheater, always a cheater. They should be ostracized just as a player in any sport would be(whether pro or not). I agree with where you were going about avoiding name calling and killing the discussion, but that is exactly where the official forums end up failing for games like this.
Thousands of players would "name and shame" blatantly obvious hackers, and get temp-bans or mutes; while the hackers would continue on their spree AND troll those people on the forums. Taking a stance of "we don't want to hurt anyone's feelings" caused the legitimate players to suffer even more, both on the forums and in the game itself.
The cheaters end up winning on both fronts, and that sucks.
So ban/infringe me all you want, but JohnC deserves every bit of flak that might come his way, and it should be allowed, I don't see it as a Rule #2 "personal attack", i see it as an attack on his (gaming) behavior, and since this is a gaming forum, yeah.
I am jaded. I am cynical.