[BS-SEA] Abuse Policy & Moderation Guidelines
GMSanta
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Attention SEA Mercenaries!
These are the Abuse Policy and Moderation Guidelines for BlackShot SEA. The violation of any of these can result in penalties against offenders
Hacktools Usage
- The usage of hacktools or any other form of illegal programs (e.g. Macro) is strictly prohibited.
- Permanent Ban on all accounts (non-appealable)
Bug Abuse & Macro Abuse
- Players that are found intentionally abusing bugs will receive a ban on their account. Some examples of bug abusing are glitching into boxes, throwing of bug grenades, bugging the flag in TFM, etc.
- Usage of macro programs to adjust your tap-rate/fire-rate/recoil is not allowed
- EXP/Gold Bug Abusers will have their EXP/Gold penalised respectively.
- 7 days to Permanent ban
-Bug Abuse in Competitive Mode to boost ELO may result in forfeiture of Competitive rewards
False Report (Support Ticket)
- Players that submit false reports to the support ticket will be punished. False reporting is when a player attempts to fake an Abuse Report with the purpose of misleading the GMs. An example of false reporting is when players report a clean player as a hacker or bug abuser through the submission of fabricated or edited evidence.
- Permanent ban
Farming/Match Fixing
- Includes any type of farming such as free kills, free flags, farming EXP/Mastery points. farming wins etc,
- Decrease in rank, mastery level, account ban and adjustment to K/D, HS rate & W-L ratio
File Modification
- Players that are found modifying BlackShot files will have their accounts banned. Examples of files modifications include changes to sound pack, weapon skins, and hand animations.
- Account ban, both limited and permanent
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• Important Note
The above policies are guidelines. All/Any abusive actions are subject to penalty at Vertigo Games International sole discretion depending on severity. The degree of the penalty and the action taken by Vertigo Games International as a result will also be at Vertigo Games International sole discretion. Note: Vertigo Games International reserves the right to refuse service to anyone at any time. For extreme cases, banning of accounts may be given out without any warning. The penalties above serve as a guideline and may be adjusted on a case to case basis.
GM-Santa
BlackShot SEA GM Team
Discord: GM-Santa#2638
BlackShot SEA GM Team
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- Players who are caught impersonating a GM/GA by including the official GA/GM prefixes in their nickname and those who have names that are deemed as inappropriate such as containing vulgar and/or obscene words/phrases will be penalised.
- Name change & account ban for serious offences
Insult to GM/GA/Harassment
- Players who are rude to official GMs/GAs will be strictly dealt with. Examples include taunting official personnels or scolding them through the usage of offensive words.
- 7 days to 90 days account ban
Offensive Insults/Harassment
- Players who are found to be insulting or using hurtful language towards other players will be strictly dealt with. Racist and/or religiously insensitive remarks will not be tolerated at all times and will warrant higher bans.
- 1 day to 90 days account ban
Promoting Hacktools
- Players found promoting hack tools in game will be severely dealt with. Promotion of hack tools includes messaging other players in the lobby, private messages and/or in game chats
- Permanent account ban
Scamming
- Players who scam, or attempt to scam, other players’ accounts will be strictly punished. This includes asking for other players’ ID usernames and passwords for fake promises in an attempt to obtain access to their account, or attempting to defraud other players of their money.
- Permanent account ban
Sharing of personal information
- Disclosing of Personal Information of players or BlackShot Staff to identify, contact, or locate a single person is a punishable offense. This includes sharing other players’ real names, pictures, phone numbers, and addresses.
- 30 days to permanent account ban
Account selling
- Selling of accounts in-game is when another player sells or buys another account, this includes the trading of items that represent any money value such as in-game items for real money, game load, prepaid load, or any other property outside of the game.
- Account ban, both limited and permanent
BlackShot SEA GM Team
Discord: GM-Santa#2638
- Spamming is when a player type messages repeatedly on screen to the point that it disrupts normal conversations between other players and the game as well. This can bother or harass other players or draw useless attention to one's self. Game Masters may issue a verbal or written warning before issuing penalties to the offending party.
- 3 days to permanent account ban
Hack Assisting
- Hack Assisting involves providing assistance to unfair gameplay and hacks, players will be heavily penalised. This includes refusing a hacker to be kicked out of the room, intentionally teaming with hackers, etc. Instead, players should record the gameplay of suspected hackers and submit a report ticket.
- 7 days to permanent account ban
Interfering with a GM/GA duties
- Players that are found obstructing GM/GA in carrying out their official duties such as by disrupting events will be penalised.
- 3 days to permanent account ban
Bug Abuse in Competitive
- Players that abuse or exploit any bugs in Competitive matches will be penalised more harshly.
- 15 days to permanent account ban
- Players that are found to be abusing the matchmaking system to boost their ELO points.
- Players will be issued with a 1 day ban as a warning first
- Subsequent offenses: 15 days to permanent account ban
• Important Note
The above policies are guidelines. All/Any abusive actions are subject to penalty at Vertigo Games International sole discretion depending on severity. The degree of the penalty and the action taken by Vertigo Games International as a result will also be at Vertigo Games International sole discretion. Note: Vertigo Games International reserves the right to refuse service to anyone at any time. For extreme cases, banning of accounts may be given out without any warning. The penalties above serve as a guideline and may be adjusted on a case to case basis.
BlackShot SEA GM Team
Discord: GM-Santa#2638
BlackShot SEA GM Team
Discord: GM-Santa#2638
BlackShot SEA GM Team
Discord: GM-Santa#2638
BlackShot SEA GM Team
Discord: GM-Santa#2638
BlackShot SEA GM Team
Discord: GM-Santa#2638