Alyssa Cristole
Sebiestor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
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Posted - 2012.04.02 04:48:00 -
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I wanted to point out a few things from CCP's EULA/TOS. My opinion is the guy should have been permaban but is getting off easy because of his relationship with CCP. The reaction on CCP's part has been a joke. Encouraging other players to go repeatedly pod kill someone is griefing. Period. It's also harassing, harmful, and hateful. There is not even a fine line here and this has nothing to do with PVP/hardcore gaming.
That statement aside, it's a joke he was even given a 30 day ban because CCP regularly ignores enforcing the EULA/TOS. If I were him I would claim discrimination as CCP does not enforce the rules and therefor he is being made an example due to the fact the media caught wind of what happened.
Quote:http://community.eveonline.com/pnp/banning.as
6. SCAMMIN
Severe offenses may result in an immediate ban without warning; however, warnings may be given for first time offenses, followed by account suspensions of varying degree and ultimately a permanent ban if a player
b. Intentionally creates missions that cannot be completed through normal game mechanics or abilities.
Lies. There are plenty of player made courier missions that end at POS's that 99.9% of Eve players can't access. Furthermore, there are also plenty of player made courier missions that involve cargo way too big for any Eve ship to carry. Both are violations of this rule, yet are done on a daily basis. No enforcement.
Quote:An immediate permanent ban of an account may result if a player
a. Organizes or participates in a corporation or group that is based on or advocates... other hate-mongering philosophies.
There is plenty of hate going on in Eve. Hate against CareBears aside, how many times have you seen Eve forum posts talking about "Chinese" ISK farmers? There are several campaigns a year into HighSec space just to grief people isk farming. There is plenty of flaming on the forums where players actively try and get other players to quit the game. These go on ignored by moderators.
Quote:Severe offenses may result in an immediate ban without warning; however, warnings may be given for first time offenses, followed by account suspensions of varying degree and ultimately a permanent ban if a player
g. Engages in griefplay tactics which may include, but are not limited to, market/courier exploits.
Already talked about, but since CCP has stated it on more then one webpage [EULA/TOS/Banning] its very ironic they ignore it in game.
Quote:http://support.eveonline.com/Pages/KB/Article.aspx?id=33
A grief player, or "griefer," is a player who devotes much of his time to making othersGÇÖ lives miserable, in a large part deriving his enjoyment of the game from these activities while he does not profit from it in any way. Grief tactics are the mechanics a griefer will utilize to antagonize other players. At our discretion, players who are found to be consistently maliciously interfering with the game experience for others may receive a warning, temporary suspension or permanent banning of his account
This should not be confused with standard conflict that might arise between two (or more) players, such as corporation wars. The EVE universe is a harsh universe largely driven by such conflict and notice must be taken of the fact that nonconsensual combat alone is not considered to be grief play per the above definition
An example of grief play would be the so called "Can baiting" in starter systems. An experienced player drops a cargo container with some items in front of a station in a starter system and waits for a new player to take from it. The new player is flagged and promptly attacked and killed by the owner of the container. Doing the same in starter tutorial complexes is also considered grief play and will not be tolerated.
Can Bating is very much going on in Eve and is being ignored by CCP. Whether you agree with the tactic or not there is no way you can argue CCP is actually enforcing no can bating rules. This goes for a lot of the rules posted above. How can you go after one player when you have thousands breaking the rules every day which you choose to ignore?
It just goes to show this whole thing is a joke, including CCP's response to the matter which has been nothing more then a publicity stunt. Personally I feel that if this never came into the public eye then there would have been no response by CCP; its obvious they could really care less. While this guy screwed up, was completely inappropriate, is obviously a less then just human being, is not sincere with his apology, and should have never been CSM; I would argue he is being treated unfairly because CCP itself ignores its own rules.
The things that make this game and CCP as a gaming company great, unfortunately also lead to the complete opposite. I hope one day they will realize that sometimes they actually have to act like a game company and not just a bunch of friends sitting in the basement with a DM's guide and a few 20 sided dice. |