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    • ZeldafanboyZ Offline
      Zeldafanboy @NOC-
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      @noonecares said in Make the "Draw Bug" a Bannable Offense:

      This whole idea is idiotic.
      The fact that you get punished for making a tactically good decision in a strategy game is stupid.
      If your opponent over reaches and therefore dies tough luck.

      see

      @ftxcommando said in Make the "Draw Bug" a Bannable Offense:

      The bug is that a draw counts as a win not that a draw happens. It’s a bug on how the client reports game results to the server.

      put the xbox units in the game pls u_u

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      • AskaholicA Offline
        Askaholic @keyser
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        @keyser said in Make the "Draw Bug" a Bannable Offense:

        the fix got reverted, because it made more games unrated

        Well there wasn’t really a fix. The “fix” was to revert the fixes for the games being unrated, therefore making them unrated again 😅.

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        • arma473A Offline
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          @noonecares said in Make the "Draw Bug" a Bannable Offense:

          This whole idea is idiotic.
          The fact that you get punished for making a tactically good decision in a strategy game is stupid.
          If your opponent over reaches and therefore dies tough luck.

          We're way past the idea of punishing people. I argued against it when it was first proposed. Now the plan is just to fix the bug. It's just hard to fix bugs sometimes. You try to fix something and 5 new problems come up.

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          • MoraxM Offline
            Morax @arma473
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            @arma473 said in Make the "Draw Bug" a Bannable Offense:

            @noonecares said in Make the "Draw Bug" a Bannable Offense:

            This whole idea is idiotic.
            The fact that you get punished for making a tactically good decision in a strategy game is stupid.
            If your opponent over reaches and therefore dies tough luck.

            We're way past the idea of punishing people. I argued against it when it was first proposed. Now the plan is just to fix the bug. It's just hard to fix bugs sometimes. You try to fix something and 5 new problems come up.

            That is not exactly true: if someone knowingly does it you can have it reviewed; if someone does it add does not realize one should not be punished.

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            • JipJ Offline
              Jip
              last edited by Jip

              I think this is not something that can be moderated. Instead, we just need to find a reliable fix. Sadly, it is a very time consuming to debug.

              A work of art is never finished, merely abandoned

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              • MoraxM Offline
                Morax @Jip
                last edited by Morax

                @jip said in Make the "Draw Bug" a Bannable Offense:

                I think this is not something that can be moderated. Instead, we just need to find a reliable fix. Sadly, it is a very time consuming to debug.

                It’s already been decided. This thread is over six months old.

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                • FtXCommandoF Offline
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                  There is nothing in the FAF rules that disallows you from ctrl+k'ing on people.

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                  • MoraxM Offline
                    Morax @FtXCommando
                    last edited by Morax

                    @ftxcommando said in Make the "Draw Bug" a Bannable Offense:

                    There is nothing in the FAF rules that disallows you from ctrl+k'ing on people.

                    See above, read the whole thread.

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                    • FtXCommandoF Offline
                      FtXCommando
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                      I see Swkoll saying he would theoretically handle reports and Tex and Resistance saying it shouldn't be bannable. I also see no real arguments for how a ban on it would be enforced but a lot of arguments about why it's just a recipe for issues.

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                      • MoraxM Offline
                        Morax
                        last edited by

                        You’re missing some key points, but the regardless it’s a heavily frowned upon act to use intentionally.

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                        • TheVVheelboyT Offline
                          TheVVheelboy
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                          Lame

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                          • BlackYpsB Offline
                            BlackYps
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                            What key points? You can't make something bannable based on if it is done intentionally, because you can't know for sure if somebody is aware of the bug. Also, if you want to punish people for it, it should really be listed in the official rules.

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                            • ResistanceR Offline
                              Resistance
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                              it won't be listed in the official rules cause it's not bannable,chill

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                              • BlackYpsB Offline
                                BlackYps
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                                I am. I was just replying to Morax that seemed to be under the impression that it is already forbidden. And it not being listed there convinces me of the opposite.

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                                • GiebmasseG Offline
                                  Giebmasse Team Lead @Resistance
                                  last edited by Giebmasse

                                  @rezy-noob said in Make the "Draw Bug" a Bannable Offense:

                                  it won't be listed in the official rules cause it's not bannable,chill

                                  Purposefully doing it definitely falls under our generic "do not abuse exploits/bugs/loopholes" rule.

                                  E: For clarification, the bug/exploit being that in a draw situation the player who ctrl-k'd gets a "win" even though it should be a "draw".

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                                  • NOC-N Offline
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                                    I am soo confused at this point

                                    Ras Boi's save lives.

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                                    • maudlin27M Offline
                                      maudlin27
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                                      To clarify, if you ctrl-k your com in a scenario where it makes sense (if the exploit didnt exist) is that considered abuse of an exploit?

                                      Eg your com is about to die and/or lose range of enemy com (with you in a non-winning situation) but enemy com is low enough health that ctrl-k will kill it. Regardless of if the exploit existed ctrl-k is or could reasonably be thought to be the best move. Is that considered abuse of an exploit?

                                      If yes I see that as a serious issue because you’re potentially banning someone for playing the game properly (ie they would play that way whether or not the exploit existed). If it isn’t then I’m confused what scenario would be considered abuse of an exploit.

                                      Another example would be deliberately going for a draw by charging your acu into an acu fight but again that is a legitimate strategy if you don’t think you’ll come out on top long term.

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                                      • GiebmasseG Offline
                                        Giebmasse Team Lead
                                        last edited by Giebmasse

                                        Ofcourse ctrl-k'ing your acu in that situation is totally fine and part of the game mechanic. Doing so repeatedly on purpose, aka exploiting the current existing bug, is not ok.

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                                        • MoraxM Offline
                                          Morax @NOC-
                                          last edited by Morax

                                          @noonecares said in Make the "Draw Bug" a Bannable Offense:

                                          I am soo confused at this point

                                          The title of the thread and request is a bit misleading, yes. I will have to write something fresh and lock this thread as it has become quite convoluted.

                                          For starters, a single offense - like any action - should result in a warning rather a ban.

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                                          • NOC-N Offline
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                                            As far as I can tell from this.
                                            Your moaning about a feature in the game.

                                            Ras Boi's save lives.

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