My Public Apology
Posted: 2007-03-04 22:46
Recently I was on a chaotic rampage. I took it upon myself to take revenge on innocent players. Here's how it went:
I got fed up with accidental and purposely done Team Kills, either by rifle or by CAS friendly fire on the Devfile.com 24/7 Al Basra server. I then took it upon myself to, in a childish way, take revenge out on people who hadn't even caused the team kills. What had started out as revenge turned into a childish game of "Hunt down a specific target of my choosing and knife him".
Some played along, most were furious. I knew that what was happening was wrong, and didn't really think about what consequences there were. Team killing isn't just a childish act, it affects overall gameplay on the server.
Let me take this opportunity to now only apologize, but to clue people in on how to best handle a TK situation.
Step one: Never take revenge on the person who teamkilled you, whether it's accidental or intentional. Simply hit the Page Down key to punish the teamkiller.
Step two: Alert an admin what is going on, if it is persistent. Report it here at the forums or email an admin directly.
Step three: If you are being forced into a TK (someone parks a vehicle in front of a parked aircraft, or gets himself run over, etc.), the bes thing to do is follow steps one and two. If you can, try and avoid the person altogether.
Teamkilling isn't simply a matter of joking around or taking revenge out on someone. It interferes with the game. Sure, it's just a game, but games are meant for entertainment, and not just your own. Remember to follow proper procedure if you are being harassed by a TKer, and if you are the one doing the TKing, just think about all the hard work it took to create this awesome mod for EVERYONE to enjoy.
I got fed up with accidental and purposely done Team Kills, either by rifle or by CAS friendly fire on the Devfile.com 24/7 Al Basra server. I then took it upon myself to, in a childish way, take revenge out on people who hadn't even caused the team kills. What had started out as revenge turned into a childish game of "Hunt down a specific target of my choosing and knife him".
Some played along, most were furious. I knew that what was happening was wrong, and didn't really think about what consequences there were. Team killing isn't just a childish act, it affects overall gameplay on the server. Let me take this opportunity to now only apologize, but to clue people in on how to best handle a TK situation.
Step one: Never take revenge on the person who teamkilled you, whether it's accidental or intentional. Simply hit the Page Down key to punish the teamkiller.
Step two: Alert an admin what is going on, if it is persistent. Report it here at the forums or email an admin directly.
Step three: If you are being forced into a TK (someone parks a vehicle in front of a parked aircraft, or gets himself run over, etc.), the bes thing to do is follow steps one and two. If you can, try and avoid the person altogether.
Teamkilling isn't simply a matter of joking around or taking revenge out on someone. It interferes with the game. Sure, it's just a game, but games are meant for entertainment, and not just your own. Remember to follow proper procedure if you are being harassed by a TKer, and if you are the one doing the TKing, just think about all the hard work it took to create this awesome mod for EVERYONE to enjoy.