41 replies to this topic

[GaryLShelton]

It's not legally questionable, it's a public game of stratego. It's not illegal to record a game without permission but of course it's not the best sportsmanship.

Yes. So the thing I dont get is when Gary said the MT will review the Shoogie case. Just exactly what can they do about it? Its not illegal or against the rules...

(not that I approve but just curious)

sevenseas and Moriarty, whether something is against any actual laws or not does not necessarily mean we will have no rules against it here. It's not against any law for a guy to refuse a draw or to play a game where he severely wastes time, as Nortrom's opponent did this past week. And it may or may not be a law in any given country for players to curse/swear at their opponents in BattleChat.

Nevertheless, we have rules against these things on the site. Likewise, publishing a video from someone, or a screenshot of someone's setup, without their express permission is at the very least against common courtesy in many people's view. Therefore, the MT may certainly deliberate any such thing to ascertain if we will apply our rules to it.

[GaryLShelton]

This is not a case of clear cheating, but it is irritating. I played JBond who has a low number of games and had a 774 ranking. I know that duplicate accounts have been mentioned many times before, but it is irritating, especially when they are not declared.

Secondly, I got disconnected in the middle of the game and he wouldn't share what pieces he had lost. He responded on chat later about something else (saying I got lucky when I killed many of his pieces with a lieutenant) so I know he was seeing the chat. Not really cheating but bad sportsmanship. I do wish Jumbo could fix this glitch. I had completely forgotten much of the pieces that I had taken and it probably cost me the game.

I wish I could say there were some remedy against duplicate accounts here. Or proudly that they are forbidden. Alas.
As for an opponent not helping you out in that situation it's pretty much poor sportsmanship, I agree, but probably not usually enforceable arising when it does from a BattleChat conversation due to language issues inherent in our multilingual site.

I can tell you on the glitch part itself that this was the also the case in the new app when it first began, but as far as I can tell it's been fixed there. I've lost connection a few times since, and have not lost my graveyards in a long while now.

They are simply not putting the effort into current web version any more. Sadly.

[Fairway]

Yes. So the thing I dont get is when Gary said the MT will review the Shoogie case. Just exactly what can they do about it? Its not illegal or against the rules...

 

(not that I approve but just curious)

It has been reversed. Once the video was removed, Shoogie decided not to have a case.

[steelers]

iag69 is definitely a cheat.  Very few games played, a high elo, and knew my exact setup even though i never played him before that I remember. Definitely a multiple account user that writes down people's setups.  I know nothing can be done, just a warning to others about him.

[sevenseas]

Thanks for letting us know. I'll be sure to change my setup if I ever encounter him. 

[steelers]

TOK

 

Another cheat, less than 150 games played, an ELO over 800, I never played him before, and clearly had my setup written down.  Nobody can lotto with that much precision.

[Fairway]

Definitely, Steelers.

 

I played him in QA, and my marshal was unknown. He lottoed my minor, scout, spy, then traded generals.

 

He obviously in a fan of QA as well, who really cares to cheat in that?

[Vap0r]

What's the best way to post images or screen shots here?

[Fairway]

What's the best way to post images or screen shots here?

imgur.com

[Vap0r]

I don't know if it's cheating or glitching or whatnot, but here are some players who have False Ranking/Symbol.

 

@ Gaius Marius Below

Edited by Vap0r, 04 May 2016 - 08:42 PM.

[Gaius Marius]

I don't know if it's cheating or glitching or whatnot, but here are some players who have False Ranking/Symbol.

 

Here's one:

http://imgur.com/QIz2X53

 

Here's another:

I'm having trouble getting an image URL for this one...The Image URL isn't valid but their name is "Alfonso" and was at 552 ELO while Bronze Spy.

Its a glitch in the game.  Sometimes after a tie your rank goes down to bronze spy.

[Witherguy12]

I agree that permission is needed before posting videos online. It is very good etiquette to do so. However, he doesn't need permission to do so theoretically as there's nothing stopping him from posting the video regardless. 

 

My best advice is to ask politely before the game starts not to have the game recorded, if you don't want it to be recorded. 

Well make a totally different setup or one similar, but it is a trick/trap setup.

[Witherguy12]

Its a glitch in the game.  Sometimes after a tie your rank goes down to bronze spy

Your rank can go up, if you are the underdog.

[steelers]

Ritos

 

Another cheat alternate account.  People that write down other peoples setups and use alternate accounts to exploit them really need to get lives.  

[sevenseas]

Inil lottoed the heck out of me just now... he's a cheater who knows my setup

[trickz]

Inil lottoed the heck out of me just now... he's a cheater who knows my setup

 

 

All possible in the alias-world,....I've had it incountable times as well

[bombass]

hi, 

 

i wan't to report nikosritz

 

not only he said nasty things, he also did some kind of trick that got me out of the game.

 

Something similar happend to me some time ago, but i had no screen capture.

 

Now i have them.

 

I also have one where he deserve cancer to my family and other nasty things.,,,

 

 

thank you and best regards

Edited by bombass, 21 May 2016 - 11:14 PM.

[GaryLShelton]

nikosritz has been PB'd by the MT just today and the decision has not been processed by the admins yet. It will be that he is gone soon enough.

[bombass]

nikosritz has been PB'd by the MT just today and the decision has not been processed by the admins yet. It will be that he is gone soon enough.

 

Would it be possible for me to recover my cheated (stolen) points back?

 

thank you and best regards

[GaryLShelton]

Would it be possible for me to recover my cheated (stolen) points back?

thank you and best regards

Yes, post your screenshots here and we'll look at them and probably restore your points.