Free to play games open up a can of worms in the player base. There's people who will cheat, greif, exploit and do whatever they can to anger everyone else while getting their daily "lulz." League of Legends has a very large player base and to combat unwanted behavior they introduced the
Tribunal System.
To anyone who doesn't know what it is (and wants it summed up), basically it's a system that allows people to judge other players who have been reported. Every day players who are level 30 in LoL can look at 10 cases in which they're prevented with the report, chat logs and other information from the game it was reported in. Players can then choose to punish or pardon them. Punishments are then handed out by Riot staff. Basically if you're being a jerk, then you can be reported and judged on by other players.
Planetside 2 could benefit from a similar system. It's not a priority feature, probably best saved for if the game grows in popularity. Say if you have someone on your empire who is being a troll, is griefing, or cheating then people can report them. Those reports could be looked at by other players and then be judged upon, with punishments handled by SOE. Obviously the rules, implementation and other mechanics would need to be looked at to suit Planetside and to prevent people from abusing the system.
Either way, it's a creative way to let the player base police themselves.
2012-01-11, 05:12 PM
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