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4 years ago

In what situation will players be banned for grouping other teams maliciously?

I want to know whether a player will be banned if he cooperate with a team temporarily to fight another team in the situation that they don't have any communication and don't know each other in the r...

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dSKyNafinchin

Hero (Retired)

4 years ago

@Rotating_Wingman If I'm a solo in this scenario, I'm definitely attacking the 3-stack first. Strategically, it makes no sense for me to take out the solo first, and leave myself 1v3 against a full team. I'll always try to bait all enemies into a fight, so I can hopefully capitalize on the chaos and come away with the W. That isn't me "teaming" with the other solo. That is me using my brain, and making a strategic decision for my attack. If the other solo happens to be smart enough to make the same choice, props to them! I don't really care what they are doing though, as I am just trying to use them as bait/distraction to hopefully come away with the W. I'm definitely not going to avoid shooting/killing the solo in that final fight though. Everyone is a target.

Personally, I don't consider it "teaming" unless they are communicating (in any way) a coordinated attack, and going out of their way to NOT attack each other.

pandareno1999

Hero+

4 years ago

What you described is not collusion or teaming. It's called strategy. The solos would be foolish if they engaged each other when the third team is present and a full three man.

hayhor
Hero
4 years ago
@pandareno1999 If two enemy players are close together not shooting each other its teaming. Is it smart? Sure but it's still teaming. It doesn't matter if it's 2 players, 2 2 man's or 2 full teams.

Just yesterday I was with randoms and this solo comes up, does his tags and drops some stuff very early in a match. Clearly wanting to be friends. My teammates tbagged back. I PKd him in the face and boxed him.
- NullEffective9
  4 years ago
  I think there needs to be a distinction between "trucing" and "teaming."
  Trucing: using non-verbal communication in game to prevent an exchange of gunfire, possibly to form a temporary alliance and work against other teams.
  Teaming: Coordinating queue times and being in voice comms together to coordinate meeting in a part of the map and deliberately avoid firing on each other, with the express intent of:
  Farming kills
  Farming rez
  Farming stats
  Creating a duly unfair advantage over the rest of the lobby
  Gaming a victory for RP
  The former sucks, but I don't know that it borders on ban-worthy. The latter though, absolutely is ban-worthy.
  - hayhor
    Hero
    4 years ago
    @NullEffective9 The first is still a form of teaming to me.