Does anybody know what happens when you report a player from the Race director screen?
Does the race director screen get sent to EA/Codemasters?
Just seen someone take out nearly half a lobby before he was taken out.
Nothing 🤷🏻♂️
@DRudd13 Unfortunately probably not much, I can't speak for CM/EA's exact process but generally it would go something like this.
As is the case with most games a player usually needs to accrue a large number of reports over a fairly short period of time before developers will investigate or take action. The reason for this is to avoid "false positives" so to speak.
Example: My dog jumps into my lap while I'm racing wheel to wheel with you so I crash into you, so you report me. Annoying? Yes! But do I really deserve to be punished? No!
Example 2: You and I have a clean race, but you beat me fair and square. Sadly, I was already having a bad day, so I report you for cheating because it makes me feel better about myself.
TLDR: one or two reports will barely even register in the system, there generally needs to be a clear pattern of repetitive cheating, griefing, abusive behavior, etc. and then the system flags the player to be reviewed by a game admin for potential corrective action.
Until collision detection works properly then basically this is all null and void.
Look in your race director after a race and see which way the collisions go (who hit who).
@DRudd13 wrote:
That is a good & fair point @SteveJackson, but I wouldn't say it makes it null and void.
If you're a clean racer, over a 25% race it may detect you caused a collision once or twice even if it wasn't your fault if you are unlucky. Three times if you're really unlucky. But 4+ and you have got to start looking into that racer, as being a dirty driver.
If it can be wrong once, it can be wrong every single time.
Plus, these need to be platform infringements to really stop players playing. Stuff like VAC bans are because they're circumventing fair playing fields, not by the tactics they employ, that's a whole different ball game. Because a poor player looks just like a bad one. It's a PEGI 3 game. And it's got bigger issues. 😇
Sometimes a deterrent can be more affective than a ban.
In-game sanctions that encourage players to adhere to fair play standards. The key is finding a balance that discourages negative behaviour without overly punishing or driving away players. It could foster a positive community culture where fair play is valued and rewarded, which can serve as a natural deterrent to negative behaviour.
