Is it against the terms of service

Nope

Been that way for 4.5 years. Not changing now

"srwhitewvu;d-226674" wrote:
To have an arena shard and coordinate hitting non shard members down so that only shard members can reach top 5? These guys are instantaneously licking non shard members out just to be jerks. They are not letting people in their shard either. I feel like this is very much against the spirit of the game.

Just curious, even if it was against TOS, which it isn’t, how would CG be able to prevent coordination outside the game?

Serious question

"Foxer;c-2084618" wrote:
They have said over and over they like it that way...

Have they?

"Foxer;c-2084618" wrote:
They have said over and over they like it that way...

That is in no way what they have said pertaining to shards and chats.

"Kyno;c-2084627" wrote:

"Foxer;c-2084618" wrote:
They have said over and over they like it that way...

That is in no way what they have said pertaining to shards and chats.

Ok, “we know it’s happening and will keep an eye on it, but at this time aren’t concearned about it”

Better? I just thought I’d take out the fuff

"Foxer;c-2084631" wrote:

"Kyno;c-2084627" wrote:

"Foxer;c-2084618" wrote:
They have said over and over they like it that way...

That is in no way what they have said pertaining to shards and chats.

Ok, “we know it’s happening and will keep an eye on it, but at this time aren’t concearned about it”

Better? I just thought I’d take out the fuff

Go ahead and find that quote, and post it please.

I'm pretty sure every time they have spoken about making any changes about this, they discuss how hesitant they are due to the changes it would cause to game mode that is the main source of premium currency.

"TVF;c-2084635" wrote:

(I'm assuming you meant "fluff" but maybe I've just not heard the term "fuff" before, not 100% sure)

https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/fuff

A TOS is implemented to protect the company that implements it. Not the customers. Unless it effects the company in the form of lost revenues or an exploit, they will not do anything about it. Collusion is deemed as gameplay. No matter how much we complain, it falls on deaf ears, and a "get good" reply is inferred.

"DuneSeaFarmer;c-2084650" wrote:
A TOS is implemented to protect the company that implements it. Not the customers. Unless it effects the company in the form of lost revenues or an exploit, they will not do anything about it. Collusion is deemed as gameplay. No matter how much we complain, it falls on deaf ears, and a "get good" reply is inferred.

I’ve actually seen this with online poker sites years ago. If you were running certain 3rd party software on your computer the poker site could detect it and block you from playing.

I imagine this is a slippery slope that CG will never go down. Can you imagine them blocking players from playing that have discord or LINE on their computer/phone.

I imagine coordinating with shardmates is something CG will never prevent, whether they sanction it or as you put it call it gameplay. I don’t even think CG has labeled it that last part, but maybe I’m mistaken.