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Monoxide
Profile Blog Joined January 2007
Canada1190 Posts
July 28 2010 10:02 GMT
#81
On July 28 2010 18:26 Serpico wrote:
Players should police this, not blizzard. what the hell.


I don't quite understand how players can police this.
Capteone
Profile Joined March 2010
United States197 Posts
July 28 2010 11:09 GMT
#82
On July 28 2010 12:35 Snausages wrote:
http://forums.battle.net/thread.html?topicId=26137536327&sid=3000

Show nested quote +
Bans are license specific unless it's from bad accesses to a Battle.net account. We can lock down a Battle.net account when it happens but if you do something goofy in a game (like Backstabbing, poor Mugaro), we can apply temporary or permanent bans on just the game itself depending on severity. Details aren't fully available at this time.

So apparently, if you backstab in a game, your account gets banned.

Not saying that I'm a BSer myself, but I don't really understand why Blizzard allows you to unally your teammates in the first place if they don't want you to BS. Okay, I may be wrong, and you still can't unally but can just attack manually. If anyone can tell us whether SC2 gives the ability to unally teammates, that'd be cool.

Why even allow people to backstab if it is bannable... Blizzard has their heads up their you know whats
Devious-Gaming - www.Devious-Gaming.co.cc
AyJay
Profile Joined April 2010
1515 Posts
July 28 2010 11:29 GMT
#83
what does "backstabbing" means? Killing your own teammate?
hacpee
Profile Joined November 2007
United States752 Posts
July 28 2010 11:38 GMT
#84
Blizzard officially Wowized Starcraft. Pathetic.
angelicfolly
Profile Joined June 2010
United States292 Posts
July 28 2010 11:38 GMT
#85
On July 28 2010 20:09 Capteone wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 28 2010 12:35 Snausages wrote:
http://forums.battle.net/thread.html?topicId=26137536327&sid=3000

Bans are license specific unless it's from bad accesses to a Battle.net account. We can lock down a Battle.net account when it happens but if you do something goofy in a game (like Backstabbing, poor Mugaro), we can apply temporary or permanent bans on just the game itself depending on severity. Details aren't fully available at this time.

So apparently, if you backstab in a game, your account gets banned.

Not saying that I'm a BSer myself, but I don't really understand why Blizzard allows you to unally your teammates in the first place if they don't want you to BS. Okay, I may be wrong, and you still can't unally but can just attack manually. If anyone can tell us whether SC2 gives the ability to unally teammates, that'd be cool.

Why even allow people to backstab if it is bannable... Blizzard has their heads up their you know whats


To make sure people cannot abuse exploits that may arise. Blizzard cannot be completely on top of every nook and cranny.

It's more of a end all solution for now and future problems, or in a way to say they have taken care of it.
MiraMax
Profile Joined July 2009
Germany532 Posts
July 28 2010 11:46 GMT
#86
On July 28 2010 20:09 Capteone wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 28 2010 12:35 Snausages wrote:
http://forums.battle.net/thread.html?topicId=26137536327&sid=3000

Bans are license specific unless it's from bad accesses to a Battle.net account. We can lock down a Battle.net account when it happens but if you do something goofy in a game (like Backstabbing, poor Mugaro), we can apply temporary or permanent bans on just the game itself depending on severity. Details aren't fully available at this time.

So apparently, if you backstab in a game, your account gets banned.

Not saying that I'm a BSer myself, but I don't really understand why Blizzard allows you to unally your teammates in the first place if they don't want you to BS. Okay, I may be wrong, and you still can't unally but can just attack manually. If anyone can tell us whether SC2 gives the ability to unally teammates, that'd be cool.

Why even allow people to backstab if it is bannable... Blizzard has their heads up their you know whats


Yeah, exactly! And just by continuing this logic: Why even allow people to name their own account if chosing offensive names is bannable ... why even allow people to post random insults whenever they want if it is bannable ... why even allow people to use maphacks by having an imperfect game engine if it is bannable ... oh no wait ... I suddenly realized I don't agree ...
xtfftc
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United Kingdom2343 Posts
July 28 2010 11:49 GMT
#87
Backstabbing used to happen a lot in low-level random teams in WC3.. I hate all the regulations that Activision are imposing but this one seems reasonable. It seems unlikely that they will ban anyone unless people do it regularly.
Grebliv
Profile Joined May 2006
Iceland800 Posts
July 28 2010 11:49 GMT
#88
isn't backstabbing the point of 4v4 rt?
ESV Mapmaking!
AJMcSpiffy
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States1154 Posts
July 28 2010 13:01 GMT
#89
Hasn't backstabbing been a bannable offense in several Blizzard games up to this point? So this isn't exactly a big deal that they just kept the same policy throughout their time as a company.
If the quarter was in your right hand, that would've been micro
xtfftc
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United Kingdom2343 Posts
July 28 2010 13:49 GMT
#90
I agree... There are a lot of things that make me rage against Activision at the moment but this does not mean that we have to start moaning about everything.
HeaveNTiMe
Profile Joined April 2010
United States104 Posts
July 28 2010 15:08 GMT
#91
Backstabbing, aka griefing, has always and will always be a bannable offense. Obviously not in Custom Games... but league matches with ladders is where they will ban people for it. Just don't do it. Also pretty sure they give you warnings first before any bans happen like in any Blizzard game.
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Voyager I
Profile Joined July 2010
United States260 Posts
July 28 2010 15:18 GMT
#92
If you want to play Diplomacy in Starcraft, make an 8-player custom with friends.
Vysen
Profile Joined July 2010
United States79 Posts
July 28 2010 15:42 GMT
#93
I guess the reason you can target fire your teammates stuff is in case it's blocking you in or something.

Same reason you can target fire your own buildings.
rS.Sinatra
Profile Joined May 2010
Canada785 Posts
July 28 2010 15:46 GMT
#94
lol.. backstabbing? ... you don't even need to backstab.. just kill your own buildings... also... even if you eliminated your partner, he still gets points if YOU win because he's attached to you in that game..

to accomplish the same goal as backstabbing, just have your starting scv/probe/drone attack your own building until it dies aka suicide.
www.rsgaming.com
ironchef
Profile Blog Joined August 2004
Canada1350 Posts
July 28 2010 15:47 GMT
#95
That's fine, if it applies to only ladder. It's tempting to cry out over-regulation,or babying players, but this makes perfect sense if you think about it.

In an official ladder where people are ranked and rated, Blizzard should enforce and regulate things things to keep the competitive environment clean. Imagine in double's tennis one partner blatantly throws the game in a tournament.. there will be consequences This is probably the case in most competitive environments, outside of WWE tagteam matches.
“Because your own strength is unequal to the task, do not assume that it is beyond the powers of man; but if anything is within the powers and province of man, believe that it is within your own compass also.” - Marcus Aurelius
Win.win
Profile Joined March 2010
United States230 Posts
July 28 2010 15:48 GMT
#96
well custom games are just for fun so they shouldn't ban for any kind of silliness that takes place in those games. for ladder games i actually think this is a fine idea.
SC2 Team Inflow: http://inflowgaming.net/
GreEny K
Profile Joined February 2008
Germany7312 Posts
July 28 2010 15:51 GMT
#97
On July 28 2010 12:53 moopie wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 28 2010 12:38 btlyger wrote:
You can't even backstab anymore because you can't de-alliance people on your team.

As far as I know at least.

You can either attack the units/buildings manually, or just not help your teammate. You could also destroy your entire base/units (or just not do anything to begin with) and then leave, thus not granting him tech/units/econ.

Still, I loved the ability to change up allegiances in bw, especially in custom 3v3s/4v4s for shits and giggles. You could never let your guard down when teaming up with strangers.


Stupid how not helping your teammate can get you banned... They need to just let this go, ban people for hacking and cheating.
Why would you ever choose failure, when success is an option.
LimeNade
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
United States2125 Posts
July 28 2010 15:57 GMT
#98
woot i love the fact that blizz is taking this stance they absolutely should ban backstabbers, it ruins the game and if u r gonna ruin the game then u deserve to get banned ^.^
JD, need I say more? :D
Jayme
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
United States5866 Posts
July 28 2010 16:03 GMT
#99
On July 29 2010 00:57 Limenade wrote:
woot i love the fact that blizz is taking this stance they absolutely should ban backstabbers, it ruins the game and if u r gonna ruin the game then u deserve to get banned ^.^


You...are joking right?

I don't know how anybody can actually believe that backstabbing is a bannable offense.

This is not WoW.
Python is garbage, number 1 advocate of getting rid of it.
T0fuuu
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
Australia2275 Posts
July 28 2010 16:14 GMT
#100
if all you do is grief team games then you should be banned. sounds fair enough.
its like ppl in dota that just drop out after the game starts.
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