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• v0nndutch Posts: 652Member Intermediate

  December 2017

  If its the whole game then yes, I would say its considered powerleveling.
  

  

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• [HGM]MaskedMan Posts: 134Approved Member Trainee

  December 2017

  If you catch the user doing it for three games in a row, then yes, it's a ban for powerleveling. 

  
• p0wner1180 Posts: 451Member Intermediate

  December 2017

  So less than 3 isn’t bannable?

  
• [HGM]Skateboard Posts: 231Approved Member Trainee

  December 2017 edited December 2017

  @p0wner1180

  To add a little bit of explanation to the 3 games rule. The reason is as follows. We allow it if players need to get a drink from the kitchen, need to answer the door or a phone call without 'interrupting' their gaming experience.

  If you do get a phone call and you are not able to play and go afk for 1 or 2 games, we are not going to make a big deal out of it. However, let's say you are doing this every day, and using something like a macro or the auto start function to stay ready and AFK inside of a room (whether this is a FFA room or explosive 8v8 room doesn't matter) that is considered power leveling. It will result in a temporary suspension of 7 days for the first time, adding 7 days each time we catch you.

  We understand that this might be a bit vague for players, and that you want to know the exact border of what we are and are not banning for, but for these kinds of cases we will be reviewing them individually. Let's say you have 3 afk games, then one game you are playing, and have another 3 afk games, you are closing the border really fast. We might warn you first, but especially if we see you doing this a lot (and on purpose to gain extra exp in an unfair manner) then we will most likely ban for this.

  Therefore my TL;DR on this topic:

  If you need to catch a drink, answer the door or have any other reason why you can't play for 1-3 games in a row, we are not going to make a big deal out of it. If you know that you simply don't have time to play constantly and you are going AFK all the time, please don't seek the borders of this rule, just stay safe, and have fun while playing the game. If you need to catch a (long) break, just leave the room, because you can always rejoin later.

  Edit to add one more thing:

  If you are unsure if a player deserves a ban or not, please make some screenshots and videos and write a ticket to report the player.

  

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