Just to inform the wider player base. We’ve just banned a player for cheating in a game. There’s no particular need to go into details (what, who and why of it all) but just to make sure everyone knows that we will take action if we need to.
Thanks
Clint
Good call IMO!!! Erm, who was it? 
Cool, but how is cheating defined? I know what I consider cheating, but If you ban a player a clear defintion may be in place ?
I agree. The action that results in a ban should be common knowledge. All the other gory details (who, when, where, etc) are of no interest to me.
No that’s okay. He broke the rules (check out the house rules and rulebook) - I’m not saying which one and if others want to comment they are welcome to but I’m not going to.
The guy has been punished enough I feel.
Clint
Thanks for the clarification, Clint.
How can they break rules in the “rulebook”…that just explains the program…?
Read the house rules.
tim
I am not sure of the exact house rule that was broken. I think a DS player slipped a “spy” to fill a vacancy of the FP side. He then had access to the FP website until 3 of us informed Clint that he could not have known the things he knew without FP intel. The game dissolved on T12 with 25 persons spending over 2k on a game that was ruined an unsavory sort.
Of course perhaps he was just clever given some of the comments in other threads.
Steve
“Caught” is by definition, not clever…
Not at all.
One can be “caught” for a myriad of reasons ranging from “dumb luck” to running into someone that is more clever.
The question to be answered is how clever is ME Games? What does “banned” mean? How can it be enforced? What is to stop someone from signing up as a new player under a pseudonym? For that matter, what is to stop someone from performing that same action and landing on both sides of the same game?
Sounds like there are some serious security issues here. Ever wonder how that perfect thing happened at just the right moment? Hmmmm…
They can track payment that is how. Credit card, check, etc all have names on it. The person could circumvent that, but its not something I see many doing for a game like this.
People feeling scorned will go to great lengths to ruin things. Why else do you think that the Arab world is so intent on killing?
The bottom line is that anyone that has to cheat to win here…is probably about as pathetic of an individual as I can imagine. I mean, why not sit home and cheat at solitaire…serious mental issues there.
Anyone at the gaming club where I played…that pulled such a stunt would never live it down. To that point, old blood and guts…anyone caught like this would have to remain anonymous to not only ME games but to any future teamates…assuming he couldn’t get them to go along with his reputation.
I for one would be SERIOUSLY angry if one of my teamates wrecked a game because they were such horrible players that they brought the team to the point where they couldn’t possibly win honestly.
If they decide to only play neutrals in the future via an anonymous payment source then fine…that is just the loopy behavior that is fine for those types of games.
You have a seriously wide streak of paranoia.
I’d recommend finding a team and playing some grudge games with KNOWN teamates…it might help you feel better. Personally, I cannot imagine taking an unknown player onto a team.
well, Drew will undoubtedly call me liberal for expressing such a feeling of comraderie toward fellow MEPBM’rs, but I actually like meeting new people in the MEBPM community, so I like the open games. Sure, they aren’t the balls-to-the-wall strategic challenge of a grudge or GB game. But it is fun to meet new folks. Lots are newer players, and if you play with them, you can pass on some tidbits that help them improve. And surprise, surprise, sometimes they’ll teach you a new trick or 2…
All that said, GB is my fav. All strategy and no communication…
cheers all,
Dave
[i]What is to stop someone from signing up as a new player under a pseudonym? For that matter, what is to stop someone from performing that same action and landing on both sides of the same game?
Sounds like there are some serious security issues here. Ever wonder how that perfect thing happened at just the right moment? Hmmmm…[/i]
Jason Mele - by the same way (and similar ways) that I found who you are under your 3 aliases, mam6705, Blood&Guts and Windlord.
Are we relatively competent at what we do… hmmmmm I think we are. If someone wants to create a real-world false ID, get Credit cards and pay us that way then I doubt that any level of security that we can come up with would stop them. But be realistic how likely is that? And if they did how would we ever know?
We did track down the guy who ran CTF after he did a runner with all his player’s money so we have some contacts if we need them.
Clint
Why tell us someone was banned???
who gives a crap.
And for those of you who do give a crap do something about it.
If you cant do something, then pipe down and either play MEPBM or not.
In the end its each individuals choice to play this game as is.
William
i agree that whats been described is pathetic. playing a side on both allegiances for an advantage. but, its nice to know when something that out of bounds occurs, your shown the door, reguardless of finance. its a business, but certain money is unwelcome.
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