First off let me start by saying how much I enjoy playing on the TBG servers and with fellow members. After being here a while, it's been great getting to know everyone and learning the rules and gaming with you guys.
However this has been building on me for a while and I just have to hear what you guys think. TBG is community based, cohesive game play, teamwork and friendship and lastly fair and balanced game play. Cheaters, hackers and glitching is not allowed by any members or on the servers on which anyone plays on which is outstanding. Anyone caught is not allowed to play here anymore, as it should be.
Hypothetically if someone cheats ie, through the use of locator hacks, aim bot or game hacks they are banned on the basis of unfair and balanced game play. However why is it that the use of ventrilo is considered fair and balanced game play and not considered unbalanced or unfair, or on the same level as hacking. How is it any different for someone on vent to call out to the other team members "Hey they're behind the dumpster." Or any other of the 1000 scenarios that can be relayed via vent that results in a unfair advantage to the people who don't have this ability. That is relaying private game information that only the gamer and the attacker/defender or aggressor would know.
In the end its still a 3rd party program that PBan's will not pick up or ban for. I might need some clarity but I don't see that much difference between you telling someone else where the opponent is and a hack program telling you where they are.
One opposing argument might be well "what about squad chat?" True, and good point, but squad chat has a maximum of 4 people in a squad in BFBC2, or 6 in BF 2142. Secondly it a game option by the allowed by creators. This completely changes the game play when you have 8-12 people on the same team with vent all against one side, you can dominate the other side completely because there is no way for the opposing team to have that kind of communication between them all.
Another might be spotting an enemy. This is also true, but this is line of sight only which was also put into the game by the developer.
Please in no way take this as a personal attack to the community or the gamers, I just would like to know what you guys think and maybe shed some light on if this method is really considered balanced, fair game play.
In the end it comes down to morality. Meaning, its legal but is it morally right or wrong. Hope to hear what you guys think. See you on the field.
However this has been building on me for a while and I just have to hear what you guys think. TBG is community based, cohesive game play, teamwork and friendship and lastly fair and balanced game play. Cheaters, hackers and glitching is not allowed by any members or on the servers on which anyone plays on which is outstanding. Anyone caught is not allowed to play here anymore, as it should be.
Hypothetically if someone cheats ie, through the use of locator hacks, aim bot or game hacks they are banned on the basis of unfair and balanced game play. However why is it that the use of ventrilo is considered fair and balanced game play and not considered unbalanced or unfair, or on the same level as hacking. How is it any different for someone on vent to call out to the other team members "Hey they're behind the dumpster." Or any other of the 1000 scenarios that can be relayed via vent that results in a unfair advantage to the people who don't have this ability. That is relaying private game information that only the gamer and the attacker/defender or aggressor would know.
In the end its still a 3rd party program that PBan's will not pick up or ban for. I might need some clarity but I don't see that much difference between you telling someone else where the opponent is and a hack program telling you where they are.
One opposing argument might be well "what about squad chat?" True, and good point, but squad chat has a maximum of 4 people in a squad in BFBC2, or 6 in BF 2142. Secondly it a game option by the allowed by creators. This completely changes the game play when you have 8-12 people on the same team with vent all against one side, you can dominate the other side completely because there is no way for the opposing team to have that kind of communication between them all.
Another might be spotting an enemy. This is also true, but this is line of sight only which was also put into the game by the developer.
Please in no way take this as a personal attack to the community or the gamers, I just would like to know what you guys think and maybe shed some light on if this method is really considered balanced, fair game play.
In the end it comes down to morality. Meaning, its legal but is it morally right or wrong. Hope to hear what you guys think. See you on the field.
