Johnler wrote:
I haven't played on TTT since a long time, so I can't really judge.
All I have to say is that banning for 7 recents depends on the situation, so it can be a fair punishment at times.
But if you are giving a slay per RDM, that's a fucking crime. What if there's a new guy on the server, he doesn't read the rules and on his first round he kills 5 people randomly. Does that mean he should be slayed for 5 rounds in a row?! Fuck no. Also he shouldn't be warned 5 times with the Reason RDM, but 1 time with Reason: Mass RDM. Warnings are mostly there to help you, the staff, have an image of a user. As long as you understand the severity of the rules he broke during meetings or when you are judging what's his next punishment should be, it's fine.
If I joined the server, killed 5 people and then I was slain 5 times, I would leave the server and never join again. Although, If I killed 5 people, was slain 1 or 2 times and a staff member explained to me the rules and helped me read and understand them, then I would wait 1 or 2 rounds and after that I would play, follow the rules, cause no harm and I would think that my punishment was fair.
Keep in mind that you, as staff, work FOR the users to make sure they have an amazing experience playing. You are not a slave master, hired by your king to oversee the slaves and punish them if they don't do what he asks. Also, some people think that the more users they ban, the more it seems like they are doing their job and the more likely it is for them to get promoted / be recognized by the higher ups. Please don't do that. Ban fairly and always use that command as a last resort. Try to stand out by doing other stuff.
Now, once again, I haven't played since a long time. What I say above should be considered as a reminder. I also don't believe that TTT has lost players because staff are too harsh, but mainly because of some other reasons, which I am willing to share with Dr. House whenever I got time.
Not sure when we have slayed someone for the ammount of ppl killed. I've always seen 1 slay for RDM and 2 for Mass RDM. Also we're not giving 5 warns, only one RDM/Mass RDM. What Kurze meant is like if someone is like Disrespecting in reports + RDM we are giving two separate warnings because it's not the same "case". RDM affects the round but disrespect doesn't. RNT/RDM/LTAP are in the same case I belive and other stuff are in an other. Also most of time I try to explain them in a chat why it is RDM, some peoples listen, other don't cares. For the rest I kinda agree with you, ban people is not a way to prove your work. And we are here to give a better experience to the players on the server, to avoid them getting RDM, disrespected, etc...
Also I don't think TTT staff member are harsh at all. When a guy get 6 recents in one day not sure why we should wait him to get 10-11 to get banned. This guy is clearly here to ruin the game. Also even if he gets 7 recents in 1 week, I mean he didn't read the rules at all.