Boosting/statpadding

Plaqueis · 2013-11-07, 11:22 AM

Is it forbidden or just frowned upon in game?

Just interested, we saw enemy troops on map on furthest base both behind the frontline and our warpgate and went to investigate... found this guy:

Edit: Removed link.

He teamkilled me immediately so i thought i'd check his stats and what do you know, he's been headshotted by the same infiltrator (whos on his friendslist) over and over again... and the guy has hardly any kills, mostly deaths by enemies/suicides...

PredatorFour · 2013-11-07, 11:40 AM

Neither frowned upon or forbidden .... just really sad!

Donefore · 2013-11-07, 11:48 AM

How about this Guy Rank 32 and 44 000certs
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ChipMHazard · 2013-11-07, 01:36 PM

Stat padding/boosting is against the rules. As such make sure to report anyone you find doing this.

Speaking of rules.

Do not accuse specific players of cheating. This is a customer service issue and should be dealt with in game (with /report) or via SOE Customer Support.

If you wish to have a discussion about stat padding/boosting then you will have to do so without accusing specific players (Yes, even if it's clear as daylight). If you want I can just do a quick clean up, if not then I'll have to close it.

Edit: Ok, I just removed the links. Now you can discuss

Bocheezu · 2013-11-07, 01:39 PM

Originally Posted by Donefore

How about this Guy Rank 32 and 44 000certs
Edit: Removed link

Isn't this the result of the refund from double-buying? Trying to remember how that worked. Some people bought a weapon by itself, and then later on they bought a bundle that had the same weapon in it, and SOE called this a double purchase and refunded with certs instead of SC. So you had some people with astronomical cert numbers.

As far as people making two characters and shooting/rezzing themselves: back in the day they used to suspend/ban these guys. Don't know about now. When I got really bored with the game back in May and just didn't give a shit anymore, I went to an empty base, dropped my engy turret in a pain field next to spawn room, and repped it for like an hour. Got suspended for three days.

Wahooo · 2013-11-07, 02:34 PM

Originally Posted by PredatorFour

.... just really sad!

this

raw · 2013-11-07, 02:41 PM

the most effective form of statpadding is buying a booster.

Plaqueis · 2013-11-07, 02:45 PM

Originally Posted by ChipMHazard

Stat padding/boosting is against the rules. As such make sure to report anyone you find doing this.

Speaking of rules.

Do not accuse specific players of cheating. This is a customer service issue and should be dealt with in game (with /report) or via SOE Customer Support.

If you wish to have a discussion about stat padding/boosting then you will have to do so without accusing specific players (Yes, even if it's clear as daylight). If you want I can just do a quick clean up, if not then I'll have to close it.

Well, i didn't think of it as cheating, just a mild abuse... and since i didn't know if it's against rules, i thought i'd ask.

typhaon · 2013-11-07, 03:38 PM

I'm pretty sure it's a serious violation.

Those guys are basically taking money out of SOE's pockets.

I remember early on, some fairly prominent players on at least one server were caught and shamed/punished/allowed to keep playing...

But - I wouldn't worry. That example you showed seems like about the most obvious and blatant effort at cheating. If SOE has any kind of detection package that will surely get dealt with. Might not happen today, but a support rep will surely get to it.

MaxDamage · 2013-11-07, 04:07 PM

Originally Posted by typhaon

I'm pretty sure it's a serious violation.

Those guys are basically taking money out of SOE's pockets.

Given the extortionate pricing of goods in the in-game shop and lack of double/triple SC sales recently, I could definitely give considerably more fucks about how people choose to play the game.

In other games , including PS1 there would be daft stuff going on, new visuals and whatnot. In PS2 they got players to make the items, and if you wanted any festive stuff you had to buy it.

typhaon · 2013-11-07, 04:26 PM

Originally Posted by MaxDamage

Given the extortionate pricing of goods in the in-game shop and lack of double/triple SC sales recently, I could definitely give considerably more fucks about how people choose to play the game.

In other games , including PS1 there would be daft stuff going on, new visuals and whatnot. In PS2 they got players to make the items, and if you wanted any festive stuff you had to buy it.

While your concerns are noteworthy (I find the price of cosmetics absurd)... you're not the one determining if XYZ is against the rules. I was pointing out that I believe SOE considers it a serious violation.

camycamera · 2013-11-07, 04:27 PM

i'm suprised these type of sad people don't care about their K/D (like BuzzCutAsshole, going around and saying everyone with a K/D that is lower than 1.5 is an idiot XD) lol

DredVS · 2013-11-07, 07:10 PM

If you find a good enough farm, you can get certs faster than statpadders sniping one guy over and over. Also you lose the respect of everyone on the server if you try and make a name for yourself as a known statpadder.

I'm pretty sure it's a bannable offense, just read SOE's Terms of Service for Planetside 2 and it clearly says that stat-padding is against the rules. I don't know how well GM's enforce these violations, though. Sometimes it takes ages for someone to be banned.

Bocheezu · 2013-11-07, 07:42 PM

Originally Posted by DredVS

If you find a good enough farm, you can get certs faster than statpadders sniping one guy over and over. Also you lose the respect of everyone on the server if you try and make a name for yourself as a known statpadder.

We all aren't super-l33t and there's no reason to care about respect when you're just another n00b in the crowd. I play for entertainment and couldn't give two shits what other people think about me.

Babyfark McGeez · 2013-11-07, 08:13 PM

Originally Posted by Bocheezu

We all aren't super-l33t and there's no reason to care about respect when you're just another n00b in the crowd. I play for entertainment and couldn't give two shits what other people think about me.

Mods, i demand this guy gets the custom title of "Statpadder".