Mods defending hackers, banned user for naming a hacker
I was just made aware of this and in my opinion it is completely inexcusable and kind of supports the nasty people who ruin this game for others. I myself have ran into this hacker. The community needs to be made aware of this behavior and the user was banned for naming the hacker. That's why I'm not naming names.
For the mods, what is the thought process behind this? Are you trying to glorify hackers ruining the game for others? Then you ban people for trying to stand up against them and making the community aware of it. Real bad look right now. I enjoy my time interacting with this community but this is pretty trashy.
Edit: After discussing it with others on here. Word of mouth was decided not enough to justify name dropping people because they could be lying.
I was not "attacking the mods". I was concerned with their intentions. The reason why i wont delete this is because it might address similar thoughts. I still appreciate mods for what they do. I was just concerned that something more malicious was going on.
Comments
-
Did you know the mods don't like talk about banned people?
6 -
Oh boy. This is going to go well.
6 -
Naming and shaming is against the rules, period. Doesn't matter if the person in question deserves it or not.
What's naming them here going to do, anyway?
8 -
Nope never knew that but i think this important and needs to be addressed, If they want to ban me for it instead having a productive conversation i dont care
0 -
im not going to unless the mods do. which i dont expect. Its still bs
0 -
Why?
What's throwing their name onto a post and saying "look at this piece of trash, everyone get mad at him" going to do?
It won't solve the problem.
5 -
It will make the community aware of a hacker so they can avoid them. Simple logic. Or someone with the right power could ban their steam account or people at behavior can finally do something about it. The more people complaining the more attention it gets. Squeaky wheel gets the grease
2 -
I'm pretty sure I know which forum user you're talking about.
The Lord will be missed.
2 -
The hacker will just change their name.
If they're the killer, you can't possible know who it is until you see the flying ghostface.
No one's going to obsessively check every single profile just in case it's one hacker they once heard about on the forums.
And no one is going to be banned from Dead by Daylight due to the forums getting pissy about them.
5 -
they got banned cause they did it in normal discussions, putting a report and reporting it with the fourms report area will probs not get u banned
0 -
unless theres some legal reason not to name hackers i really dont see why we shouldnt name them. As it stands it just looks like the mods are defending them
0 -
probs like false reporting and such. dont wanna ruin someone's reputation or sumthin. but yeah even tho i dont like ghostface profile pic guy. cause he was a troll , i dont think he should of been banned. mabye a warning. tho he should of followed the rules
0 -
yeah they can most def do that. The point is to make someone who can do something about it care. The forums are the vocal part of dbd why wouldnt we try to address this? What it seems like you're saying is "oh well"
0 -
That because the mods are hacker themself so they need to protect their faithfull follower
0 -
I agree with that, its less about that person banned and more about the example it sets. Thats why i felt like it needs to be addressed.
0 -
LOL lets hope not
0 -
The mods don't want witch hunts. Any salty player could come on these forums and accuse someone else of whatever, and that's not good. This game has a habit of making players very salty, and it'll go from accusing someone of being a dirty camper to being a dirty hacker in the blink of an eye.
There is an official way to report hackers: report them in-game and then file a support ticket. Support tickets are not public.
In most cases, before a forum member is permanently banned, they go through three other stages: 1. issued a warning, 2. put in those prison bars, 3. banned for a month. Pretty sure the forum member you're referring to has gone through all three, because I remember him being gone for a month.
Unfortunately, the way these forums work, you can be warned for breaking one rule three years ago and then get imprisoned tomorrow for breaking a different rule. There's no way to put your account back in good standing.
4 -
Your not allowed to name and shame because word of mouth is no proof that someone is a hacker. It could just be a salty loser who hated this person because they played as blight. So they came to the forums and spread miss information to try to get back at them.
6 -
It really doesn't matter what you THINK - it is the rules. The rules which people agree to when they create their forum account. If you don't like the rules - don't click that you accept them - simple as that. There is a process to report in-game as well as create a support ticket - THAT is how you deal with...and get rid of.. hackers. Instead of acting like a petulant teenager - maybe people should just follow the rules?
if you don't want banned - don't break the rules - it's actually a very simple concept.
1 -
I think this is a good enough answer to the post even without the mods answering, the word of mouth thing. Ill add it to the topic.
0 -
I'm bringing up a percived issue which originally seemed like a malicious treatment of members by mods. After said discussion we came to some conclusion. Which was the point of the discussion. I think calling people names because they want to discuss a serious issue is more like said petulant teenager.
0 -
Again - you can think what you want, but just because you think it - doesn't make it reality. Your friend either couldn't be bothered to read the rules or knowingly broke them - reality. There is no discussion to be had since your original post was accusatory & inflammatory - without merit. You chastised the mods for enforcing the rules - but yes please continue to try to come across as someone trying to have a mature discussion.
Just because you perceived maliciousness does not warrant your accusations. A more level headed approach would have been to ask a simple "Why?" but you chose instead to degrade the mods for doing what they are supposed to do. You inferred they were being biased towards hackers which is not productive and overtly hostile to their character. That type of behavior is the epitome of petulant.
3 -
ArchAbhor is totally a hacker people. Just has a game where they transformed all survivors into pigs. They should now be banned from game and forum and everyone should hate them /s
See what the problem is?
5 -
this sounds vaguely familiar as i was jailed for a week after naming a hacker, and that was justified. i didn't go directly against him. most people who have looked into it a little know who the more well known hackers are and having his name listed directly isn't really gonna do much i think
0 -
You are here to argue arnt you? lmao. You are correct this was asking why because from my original perspective it seemed like they were defending hackers, which is malicious. I got my why answered by others on here and that is that. Why you insist on trying to white knight so hard for the mods is bizarre to me lol
0 -
Naming and shaming is a rule that I understand because some people will abuse it. A lot of people abuse a lot of things having to do with this game.
Hacking is worse, but I still understand the rule. It's sort of tough to find a balance between discussing bad behavior and trying to warn people about hackers, especially since actual hacking isn't always clear. I'm of the opinion that if someone were clearly hacking, as in a player had overwhelming evidence (such as a video someone posted a few weeks ago in which Ghostface could fly and throw hatchets) then players should be able to have some way of knowing who that person is so they can avoid him, but again - where do you draw the line? Who's to say what constitutes "overwhelming"?
That's why I understand that the naming rule, while broad and a little oppressive in a way, is also kind of necessary. I don't always agree with it but I do understand and respect it. I think we, as players, could just benefit from having more than only BHVR's somewhat complicated and time-consuming report system (which provides no feedback regarding consequences) to discuss the bad guys.
0 -
Ahh yes... now call me a white knight because I think people should actually read and abide by the rules. Maybe your perspective would have been more informed had you actually read the rules yourself. Another user added to my ignore list.
0 -
aka Selective Speech Squad. They are not benefactors of the everyday player. They are the prognosticators of DBD's toxicity. I cannot emphasize how selective and exclusive they are.
0 -
..i'm sorry, Selective Speech Squad?
They're not the La Li Lu Le Lo, dude. There's no Selection for Societal Sanity going on here.
I don't know what rabbit hole you're trying to dig, but it's not a very big one.
3 -
Not defending them here, its pretty gross. But it is the rule, they have a strict no naming/shaming policy. This includes hackers, as objectively immoral as that is. If you bend the rules for one instance, then people will try and bend it for others and it becomes messy. They're just doing their jobs.
0 -
The La Li Lu Le Lo
*smokes cigar*
Haven't heard that name in a long time
3 -
This content has been removed.
-
Accurate title: "Mods enforcing rules, user who broke rules get punished"
This isn't news: no naming and shaming. Unless you want people to start claiming you're a hacker just because they got pissed at something you said.
1 -
I'm closing this here, since people already answered your question.
To put it simple, this is not the place to report that kind of behavior, we do not act in game, this is a discussion platform and that kind of posts just leads to witch hunting, that's why that rule is in place.
It's a pretty common rule, especially since counterfeiting evidence is not that complicated and people could get harassed just because someone else said they did something wrong.
4
