Ok here we go again.. (btw thanks for support guys!)
A lot of emotions are obviously flying around here, both about my decision(s), my admining and some old personal grudges.. It's a nasty soup.
I'll write this in list format so everyone can read and understand.
What happened:* GK_Goztepe35 was last on his team with about 23 enemies chasing him. Many of them cav and HA/HX.
* I observed him for a while, trying to see if he realized if he was last on the team. He kept distance and riding away.
* I warned him. As screened in the first post I wrote:
ok no delaying* Still no reaction from him. No going melee, no turning around, just ignoring my warning.
* How many seconds passed, I don't know, and I can't check right now because the logs are down.
* I kicked him, mostly for ignoring the warning. Yes I know he would have been dead a few seconds after,
but in my mind, someone who ignores a warning and keeps delaying, deserves a kick nevertheless.* I kicked him about 3 seconds before xp/tick-time. As keeping him longer would have increased repair for his entire team.
Background: * Goztepe is not a fresh player, and as stated before in this thread, he (as well as others) are known for drawing things out when it is completely unnecessary. I think I can recall kicking him for this before, without being 100% sure.
* He for sure knows what is about to happen when I give a warning to the last HA alive.
* A kick is just a kick. Not a ban, not the end of the world. Some people seems to take that too seriously here..
Personal grudges* Zlisch hates me for giving him a short ban for abusing chat directly at me. I think his motivation here is more emotional than rational.
* Rumour says Blindguy is formerly Templar_Grey right? (Who I permabanned for trying to frame random players in the ban section.) If not, let me be excused.
People who weren't there........
The rulesOk. You are right. He
is allowed to fight on as long as he wishes. But in practice so many players and especially HA/HX are abusing this loophole, and what it leads to are long drawn out rounds. Just for their own entertainment or that extra tick. In 90% of cases it's not even fun to watch.
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And let's stop the bullshit.Goztepe, and every single one of you know very well my position,opinion, and practice about this matter.
I do it to promote a sportmanlike behaviour on the servers. To keep the game flowing, and not to waste your time because of one trolling ego every round.
With the trolling mentality we have, and trust me here, you don't want square admins who are powerless because some asshats are abusing loopholes in the rules.
The rules I'm talking about are
basic. You (hopefully) learned them in kindergarden. If you play lame, other's stop playing with you. On the internet we can't just ignore you or refuse to play with you, that's why admins are needed..
Anyway. That's all I have to say about this matter.
This is now in the hands of our gods..