Funcom, time to end the debate. Server TOS

Yes, and? Oh, I see, because the infractions that are more likely to happen on PVE servers don’t happen on PVP servers, that means that no infractions happen on PVP servers. Do I have that right?

But let’s ignore the fact that this is a fallacy, let’s talk about the track record instead. You know they removed the ability to stack fence foundations as close it was possible before, right? Do you want to hazard a guess how conversations with the “i WaS bAnNeD uNfAiRLy” crowd used to go before that?

Of course, you can’t really expect people to know that fence foundation stacking is a TOS violation if the post that says they are is buried 100 posts deep in a non-pinned thread. But I’ve already said multiple times that Funcom needs to communicate better. That’s not really my point.

My point is that most people who complained about “weaponized reporting” are unwilling to accept any responsibility, regardless of whether they come from PVP or PVE servers. In fact, the only reason they come mostly from PVP servers is that other PVP players have cottoned onto this and decided to take advantage of it.

To this very day, you’ll find people who insist that they didn’t break any rules, only to change their tune to “are you serious? the rules are bullshіt” when you explain that the rules forbid playing the way they think they should be allowed to play. Claim spam, for example. “How else will I defend my base from trebs?” Dunno, don’t care, you broke the rules. POI blocking is another one. “Are you kidding me? That makes it impossible to build in the ‘meta’ locations.” Dunno, don’t care, you broke the rules.

And that’s why I keep saying that the majority of the “weaponized reporting” claims are bogus. You’ve got people who honestly tried adapting to the new rules and got targeted by admins. I know a few, because they presented their cases and it turned out that nobody can even hazard a guess why they got banned. But the vast majority of the rest turned out to be people who thought they should be allowed to play in a way that breaks the rules. :man_shrugging:

Let’s go back to the example in this thread:

What you see here is someone who thinks that it should be perfectly fine to have someone scream the n-word into their mike or tell a 13-year old they’ll r*pe them, because using the “mute” feature is easy. In other words, the rules should be changed to cater to them. I’m not even going to touch the concepts that seem to go over their head, like the fact that I shouldn’t have to share a server with people who can’t display a modicum of human decency. No, let’s just focus on their attitude towards the rules.

And don’t let them fool you into thinking this is simply about “free speech”, because we’re talking about the same person who broke the rule about building bridges and is now complaining about how that’s unfair.

So yeah, I agree that the situation could and should improve. But I trust people who complain about “reporting meta” as much as I trust @Nemisis here.