Handling Lobby Sabotage by Auto-Kicked Players?

[MaShY]

How do you handle a player that deliberately (confirmed via PM) brings a lot of auto-kicked players into the lobby?

Since the new "security measures" arrived, I'm ending up in 14/15's with a easy third going trains up. There's a player, theoneceko, who upon arriving in my lobby, will advertise it in as many mainstream/public chat channels as possible (on a couple occasions, those channels have reported him resulting in a temporary blizz-mute).

The result is tons of Arcade players that I know or suspect will be auto-kicked. Rather than try to differentiate between 0 mafia games on baby accounts and/or 0 mafia games on accounts passing age verification, I just kick them from the lobby. Sometimes this frustrates other lobby members who want a full game we both want the same thing). Other times it provides a platform for trolls to lag out on load screen, leave on config page, or otherwise jeopardize liftoff.

Kicking Ceko any time he lands in my lobby is certainly an efficient option, but I don't want to really send this kid over the edge. He can rage with the best of them when tilted. And although I publicly harangue him for getting blizzmuted, he loves the attention and the pm exchanges are "friendly." Keep your friends close and your enemies closer, etc. I know there's no out-of-game report process and am more looking for advice than the addressing of a specific grievance.

Also am completely open to hearing, "You're super-troll yourself, and this is the price of admission."

[rumox]

Your lobby, your rules of admission. Just make sure you let people know what they are and why you are doing it or you may find yourself being kicked yourself for appearing like a lobby tyrant.

[theoneceko]

How do you handle a player that deliberately (confirmed via PM) brings a lot of auto-kicked players into the lobby?

Since the new "security measures" arrived, I'm ending up in 14/15's with a easy third going trains up. There's a player, theoneceko, who upon arriving in my lobby, will advertise it in as many mainstream/public chat channels as possible (on a couple occasions, those channels have reported him resulting in a temporary blizz-mute).

The result is tons of Arcade players that I know or suspect will be auto-kicked. Rather than try to differentiate between 0 mafia games on baby accounts and/or 0 mafia games on accounts passing age verification, I just kick them from the lobby. Sometimes this frustrates other lobby members who want a full game we both want the same thing). Other times it provides a platform for trolls to lag out on load screen, leave on config page, or otherwise jeopardize liftoff.

Kicking Ceko any time he lands in my lobby is certainly an efficient option, but I don't want to really send this kid over the edge. He can rage with the best of them when tilted. And although I publicly harangue him for getting blizzmuted, he loves the attention and the pm exchanges are "friendly." Keep your friends close and your enemies closer, etc. I know there's no out-of-game report process and am more looking for advice than the addressing of a specific grievance.

Also am completely open to hearing, "You're super-troll yourself, and this is the price of admission."

I’m honored to be mentioned in your post. Seems like the post is more about me than the issues this game has with lobby sabotage lol. And yes I can rage with the best (worst) of them, and no I’m not a kid. But I act like one!Idc bc we’re all spamming idiots on mafia. Now that’s hot.

I stopped advertising our lobbies. It’s boring and I’m in too many channels already. Sooo yea pls don’t ban me, or I’ll rage tilt.

You’re super troll yourself, and this is the price of admission.

[MaShY]

I stopped advertising our lobbies.

That's OK - You can still get rekt for leave-training.

Sooo yea pls don’t ban me, or I’ll rage tilt.

You read it here first: Kid will retaliate if punished.

[MrMostache]

I recommend that you don't lobby kick people, unless they are famous gamethrowers/greifers, or hackers.

Serial leave-inciters are ok to kick (MikeU for example). theoneceko hasn't reached that point yet.

[Renegade]

Moustache is correct. Unfortunately due to the preferential treatment of the worst griefers (Choo Iamme Hacker for example) and the staff's refusal to permaban him, this is one such example of vigilante justice that is needed.

But it does seem like onegecko here wasn't intentionally trying to flood the game with players who were so new they would be autokicked.

It is amazing to me that such extreme measures such as a blanket autokick are taken while known griefers are allowed to roam freely and ruin games as they please (Choo Iamme Hacker, aka BoxerRebellion).

[Helz]

You gotta talk to blizzard about lobby abuse.. The only thing SC2 staff controls is the map itself and even that is by the grace of Blizzard.

If you feel like some troll is getting preferential treatment feel free to bring it up in a constructive way. It does happen and sometimes all you can do is delete their posts : P

[Apocist]

This is mostly just a disadvantage due to being on system run outside SC2Mafia's control. A lot of things could be handled better on a dedicated platform. Unfortunately, this is not one, so we gotta live with what we got.

[mikeu1]

I recommend that you don't lobby kick people, unless they are famous gamethrowers/greifers, or hackers.

Serial leave-inciters are ok to kick (MikeU for example). theoneceko hasn't reached that point yet.

You dare use my name MrMostache. Players can kick whoever they choose too, it's their lobby and game.

[Efekannn02]

This is the gayest thread I have seen this week

You guys have never seen me try being cancerous, believe me im the worst if I wanted to


Im fully siding with ceko cause MaShy sounds salty and Ceko like a badass

[Renegade]

You dare use my name MrMostache. Players can kick whoever they choose too, it's their lobby and game.

Goofy stuff!

[MaShY]

This is mostly just a disadvantage due to being on system run outside SC2Mafia's control. A lot of things could be handled better on a dedicated platform. Unfortunately, this is not one, so we gotta live with what we got.

Yeah 5 lobbies and all but 1 kicking on-join. I take it back. Lobby-spamming (and bringing auto-kicks in) is the least of our worries.

[DJarJar]

Yeah 5 lobbies and all but 1 kicking on-join. I take it back. Lobby-spamming (and bringing auto-kicks in) is the least of our worries.

Yea those 1 person lobbies are all the same guy

[Renegade]

Strange stuff MikeU was sitting in the lobby with 'DarkRevenant' and not getting kicked. Hmmmmm....

[Tauntshaman]

how is narrator going?
@Marshmallow Marshall

[MaShY]

Nice

[Mugy]

I haven't seen a multiple account troll for quite a while, brings back memories.

Only thing to do about lobby abuse is to report it to blizzard.

[Helz]

Im just going to say that I am mad right now that its raining in Texas. SC2 staff... You guys moderate the weather in the mod so stop being dicks and shut off the rain over my home..

[mikeu1]

Np @Helz I'll turn that off for you 😇❤

[Stealthbomber16]

Im just going to say that I am mad right now that its raining in Texas. SC2 staff... You guys moderate the weather in the mod so stop being dicks and shut off the rain over my home..

The rain here is fucking atrocious right now

[MrMostache]

A little rain ain't never hurt nobody. Go play outside.

[Beansprout]

Mashy you on EU? whenever i play on NA I never see that many lobbies

[Marshmallow Marshall]

how is narrator going?
@Marshmallow Marshall

I don't know, you should ask @Voss instead. I think it's moving though, since I saw threads in circlejerk with the Narrator account.
Also, I didn't get any mention notification... strange

Mashy you on EU? whenever i play on NA I never see that many lobbies

EU is terribly worse than NA, both quantity and quality wise. That's just trolls spamming lobbies lol.

[Voss]

@Tauntshaman

narrator's doing fine. just needs players.

In the meantime, as marshmallow said, I'm working on the forum integration.

[Stealthbomber16]

A little rain ain't never hurt nobody. Go play outside.

I’ll melt

[Efekannn02]

EU is terribly worse than NA, both quantity and quality wise. That's just trolls spamming lobbies lol.

thats racist

[MaShY]

I'm not in EU - Is that server any better than NA? There are TWENTY lobbies right now.

They're even impersonating mods (player "Rumox" has 1 Tie/auto-kicked game in his history).

[CrazyFred]

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[MaShY]

"Figuratively unplayable!!!"

[MaShY]

Kicking Ceko any time he lands in my lobby is certainly an efficient option, but I don't want to really send this kid over the edge. He can rage with the best of them when tilted.

"OMG we never saw it coming!" https://www.sc2mafia.com/forum/showth...1-S2-1-8585442

[Efekannn02]

Wait

I only just now realized that its Necroplant in the picture....



This must be an indication that I must be wrong since a long time ago and the End Times already started as foretold... dammit