I have reported the player CULPEPer/DRC/The Celt (all the same person, multi-accounting) for abusive language in public chat during a game but then nothing was done about it. I did not know at the time that s/he was the same person but I asked that everyone remain civil in chat. Then later in the game one of the accounts started being abusive again and I reported it. Again, nothing changed. Then all three accounts were abusive and I reported them all again, but again, nothing was done.

He actually ended up losing the game (to me!), which is super awesome since s/he had control of three players and still I managed to beat him. Then s/he stuck around and used his accounts to harass me and the remaining players. I reported him/her again but again nothing changed, he was still accessing the account and still being abusive. Calling me a faggot, making other remarks about my sexuality, my politics, other things (I said nothing about my sexuality or politics, he just started denigrating me out of nowhere) then proceeded to on multiple instances talk about how the other players were sucking on my cock or balls or other sexual statements but again, nothing is done about this.

I'm just wondering if anyone knows does this player have some kind of immunity like s/he is a moderator or friends w/ the people who run warlight so that s/he can do this sort of thing, break over half of the stated rules and just keep on doing it?

The accounts I know of are DRC, CULPEPer, and The Celt. Anyone know anything about these accounts?

https://www.warlight.net/Profile?p=2233024948
https://www.warlight.net/Profile?p=1330500411
https://www.warlight.net/Profile?p=3530572564

Some games where s/he plays all three accounts (including the one where I beat her/him and then later another player figured out s/he was multi-accounting)

https://www.warlight.net/MultiPlayer?GameID=8429724
https://www.warlight.net/MultiPlayer?GameID=7524991
https://www.warlight.net/MultiPlayer?GameID=7752907

(my game w/ him)
https://www.warlight.net/MultiPlayer?GameID=10648049


Anyway, idk what is going on but if you run into this guy/girl, you were warned.

Also be warned I can beat you even if you are a multi-accounter... haha I am stoked actually that I beat him! :D

You gain no advantage just because you have multiple accounts unless you go on a different team and intentionally sabotage

There are no moders in the game, as far as i can see. They never ban anyone, fizzer just does not care much. ugly truth.

Well,you need many time to get Fizzer review the reports. Also,there goes a warning (just as happened to me twice) before a ban. But jj is right too. Fizzer cares about the game,not the players :/. (Not saying if I was the creator of a game I would make everything perfect)


Cheers,
Bayern

considering the extraordinary difficulty in playing a team game with other people who have their own brains, skills, lives, schedules, struggles, and so forth,

I think it should be illegal to play a ranked game with an alt for any reason unless it's made clear in the title and the description of the match creator that it is expected and encouraged for all to do so.

rules against abusive chat are dumb anyway. this is a fucking war game. people are going to talk trash. so what.

Give them more time Behr, if you think they just skipped your reports, you are free to contact Fizzer himself at fizzer@warlight.net (or in his profile).

@ Gabi-Stabi, how is it not an advantage to have multiple accounts? This is not a team game, there are 23 different players and 3 of them are controlled by the same person. So that means that 20 people are all starting w/ say 10 territories and 100 troops/turn income and one person is starting w/ 30 territories and 300 troops/turn income.

None of these games are team games, though I could see how it would be okay to play all three players of your three player team... that also sort of defeats the purpose of teamwork, which is to coordinate with other people who are not you in defeating other people who are not the same person and are trying to coordinate. One could argue that that is also an advantage since it is much easier to coordinate with yourself than with another person.

I fail to see how that is not a very distinct and unfair advantage. And no, this person does not fight with herself, s/he maintains peace on the borders with herself and attacks others in coordination with all of her accounts.

Ok, thanks for the input everyone I see that it is just not a big deal and I agree to some extent that it's not a big deal for people to talk trash, I'm fine with doing it except the terms of service and the posted rules say it is not tolerated/allowed so it kind of sucks that some little bitch can tell me to go suck a cock and I am obeying the rules and being polite to him in return when really I could tear him a new one and humiliate him but I'm trying to keep things civil and play by the rules that I agreed to when I signed up.

Edited 4/20/2016 17:03:28

FYI, mods do not get reports. Those only go to Fizzer/Mercer as far as I am aware. So don't accuse any Mods of anything.

@Behr, Forums are not the place to accuse someone of cheating. Please use only the report system when you think someone is breaking the rules. As it has already been mentioned there is no way for the reportee to know if any action has been taken, unless they are suspended (which is visible on their profile.) Thus a player may be (and usually is) warned first. Also, take my word for it, no mod would cover a player breaking the rules. In fact my impression is that Fizzer is more lenient than what mods are in terms of action taken.

@GabiStabi, you do in an FFA.

@jj, There are mods, through as far as I know Fizzer is the only one who can Ban players.

@Dublin Warrior, Playing with ALT's ONE THE SAME team, is not viewed as getting an unfair advantage. Arguably it is even a disadvantage, since no one is checking your orders or giving second opinions.

@Behr, If you believe someone is using inappropriate language, report them. Telling someone to go an suck a ****, is a clear example of this.

@ChrisCMu, The report system is a using mods. That is, a moderator will either ignore a report or recommend a warning or suspension. The latter two goes up the system. To my knowledge Fizzer is then the only one to give warnings/suspensions. Yup, different mods have different powers :D

ChrisCMU: i believe Fizzer mentioned on the previous AMA that reports also go to mods (maybe they are differnet from the forum mods?!) and that sometimes people get issued warnings and temp bans without his direct involvement.

Behr Palomo: Fizzer has mentioned multiple times that all reports are eventually checked (couple days after the report comes in) and that the reporter does not get any direct feedback on the measures taken (if any were taken). You won't see the effects of the report in the middle of your game.

Tbest > ChrisCMU lol

also i should point out those games were Diplos not FFAs.

Edited 4/20/2016 18:54:55

It's already been said, but figured I'd say it again. You will not get any form of message if he's punished, and he is of course not immune. There's mods who go through reports, but the results of a players individual report is none of your business.

Well, maybe ps is correct. I know there are a whole bunch of abilities that people have on here, and that they are not standard to a specific role. I'm not sure you can even use the phrase 'mod' or 'forum mod' as those abilities could be different between two people in the same 'category'

I doubt anyone outside Fizzer/Mercer know who has what abilities. It would seem like transparency would be better there? Even mods don't know what abilities other mods have, obviously. It is like Fizzer has this Cabinet of people around him, but the other people on the Cabinet don't even know who else is on it, or what jobs/role they have within the Cabinet. It should at least be known to their peers, if not the public.

I completely agree Chris, I want a more open triage system and a more open forum moderation. I know some mods can delete posts (has that button FIzz accidentally showed during the AMA), some can review reports, some can move threads. +Fizzer himself can mod whatever he wants! For the report system it is possible to see who has reviewed a report, thus I would know at least some of my fellow reviewers. And while I am rather public about my role, not all of them are :D

TL;DR I would want a king of tag like that FIzzer has, and a discussion forum for moderators. Oh and also give me and oher the ability to temp. ban players. Even 1 hour would do.

Edited 4/20/2016 19:50:04

let da mods do wat they wanna do

wat are ur problem!

ChrisCMU: from what Fizzer mentioned on a few AMA's i believe the system is obscure on purpose so users don't get harassed to exert their powers by random players.

@Dublin Warrior, Playing with ALT's ONE THE SAME team, is not viewed as getting an unfair advantage. Arguably it is even a disadvantage, since no one is checking your orders or giving second opinions.

+1 ^

Also, worth noting it's harder to handle the boot timer TWICE (which can be devastating in a real-time game).

ChrisCMU: from what Fizzer mentioned on a few AMA's i believe the system is obscure on purpose so users don't get harassed to exert their powers by random players.

That is fine, it does not need to be public. But why is there no forum for mods themselves, where these abilities are known? There is no common discussion between mods on what they should be doing (where Fizzer could chime in). It can be behind the scenes, but it always helps to know who is doing what among mods.

Otherwise things like this happen (where I am misrepresenting the situation...not knowing that some people could see the reports).

Well, most other forum services do have a special forum only accessible to moderators when a certain case needs discussion and for guidance of new ones on what their powers are.

I'm actually kind of surprised Fizzer doesn't keep any sort of short and easy route for all moderators to contact, actually. You ruined my childhood, Chris :P