So it seems my thread about a hacker was deleted..

[Virtus]

Not unless a player gets permanently banned from the game.

Bad analogy but only one I can come up with: It would be like telling a kid he can't ride the school bus for the next week because he didn't do his math homework.

The forum and game have different rules and run as separate entities.

If we did take action on both sides there would be a lot of people in game with infractions for saying stuff on the forum.

[boomer0901]

I also was in game and heard said person claim he knew how many ppl were on at the time, 48 to be excate. Doesn't mean it's true said person lies a lot so it's hard to tell when one is actually telling the truth. But I've seen some of the persons in that particular guild use macro's so using a trainer probably wouldn't be a big stretch for them

[Deacon]

Not unless a player gets permanently banned from the game.

Bad analogy but only one I can come up with: It would be like telling a kid he can't ride the school bus for the next week because he didn't do his math homework.

The forum and game have different rules and run as separate entities.

If we did take action on both sides there would be a lot of people in game with infractions for saying stuff on the forum.

so you're ssaying...those admittting to afk macroing in game...really arent afk macroing? or you just dont punish them?

[Dade512]

so you're ssaying...those admittting to afk macroing in game...really arent afk macroing? or you just dont punish them?

I think what he's getting at is that they would actually need to be caught. People say a lot of dumb crap, doesn't always make it true.

[dxwarlock]

Not unless a player gets permanently banned from the game.

Bad analogy but only one I can come up with: It would be like telling a kid he can't ride the school bus for the next week because he didn't do his math homework.

The forum and game have different rules and run as separate entities.

If we did take action on both sides there would be a lot of people in game with infractions for saying stuff on the forum.

but do the 2 departments not talk to each other? if someone repeatably admits on the forums they macro ingame, is there no link between mods and guides that that info can be relayed to 'flag' them to be watched?

a think a better analogy would be along the lines of:
"someone can admit to selling drugs openly on the streets, but unless he walks into the police station where the officers work and admits it, nothing can be done about it"

granted the 2 aren't not one in the same, but making them mutually exclusive of each other isnt the best idea either.

Sure everything done on the forums should not be linked to guides needing to be involved. but when its a post on the forums, about something ingame, thats against the TOS..there should be a line of communication between the controlling forces of each side to work with each other.

[Jadzia]

Not unless a player gets permanently banned from the game.

Bad analogy but only one I can come up with: It would be like telling a kid he can't ride the school bus for the next week because he didn't do his math homework.

The forum and game have different rules and run as separate entities.

If we did take action on both sides there would be a lot of people in game with infractions for saying stuff on the forum.

But if a player admits on the forum that he did break the rules of the GAME that should have consequences in GAME, as in banning or rollback of his skills or whatever. Leaving it without a word gives a very bad message to the playerbase.

[orious13]

They have to be caught red-handed to receive any punishment.

Being put on "watch" seems legitimate to me as the guides do have access to the forums themselves.

[Virtus]

Yes, we can't just take action against someone for saying that they did something.

Also, if someone says in these forums that they macro in game report it. We cannot go through and read every single post that's made.

[galagah]

Yes, we can't just take action against someone for saying that they did something.

Also, if someone says in these forums that they macro in game report it. We cannot go through and read every single post that's made.

Isn't that what the Mods are supposed to do though ? Afterall , how can you "police " the forums , if you don't check each post , its not like these forums are that busy either .

But back on topic , i do think that anyone caught cheating in ANY way be it Macro use or anything else , they should be Named and Shamed .