Are leechers ever dealt with?

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Banned

Join Date: Aug 2006

As in, does Anet consider leeching a rule violation? If I, say, submit screenshots of leechers, will it actually be investigated and dealt with or will they just toss em in a pile and work on banning random people suspected of being "bots"?

Zinger314

Zinger314

Debbie Downer

Join Date: May 2006

N/Me

[deadhorse]From what Gaile has said long ago, leeching isn't as important as, said, trade spam, if you remember that controversy.[/deadhorse]

There's nothing in the EULA against leeching, so there's nothing action that can be taken against leechers.

A leecher could just claim he stepped away from his keyboard because he heard his son choking violently. There's no legal difference between that and being AFK.

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Banned

Join Date: Aug 2006

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Originally Posted by Zinger314
[deadhorse]From what Gaile has said long ago, leeching isn't as important as, said, trade spam, if you remember that controversy.[/deadhorse]

There's nothing in the EULA against leeching, so there's nothing action that can be taken against leechers.

A leecher could just claim he stepped away from his keyboard because he heard his son choking violently. There's no legal difference between that and being AFK.
Ok, thanks. Just wanted to know if sending in screenshots would be a waste of time.

Neo Nugget

Neo Nugget

Site Contributor

Join Date: Jan 2006

R/

Yeah i think it would be useless. Nothing you can prove anyway.

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Banned

Join Date: Aug 2006

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Originally Posted by Neo Nugget
Yeah i think it would be useless. Nothing you can prove anyway.
Yeah it is. I had the same guy standing in the same location for 3 matches in a row, with screenshots taken of him every time I died to show he was still there. That isn't just a "sorry i was AFK", as you have to HIT the button to re-enter (or have your macro do it for you...)

Destro Maniak

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Aug 2006

A/

Then dont care nor bothered of them and dont do anything agains them. Just as bots

Wrath of m0o

Wrath of m0o

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Apr 2005

Boston Ma.

Is That Your Build[HaHa]

P/W

AFK for one match, understood, but someone joining a match multiple times to interupt fair gameplay needs to be dealt with. I think a 2 week ban would help deter people from leeching (more like Griefing).
I wish Anet would stop making the game easier, and concentrate more on how to make the game better.

Totally agree, something needs to be done with Alliance Battles and these so called Leechers, should fall under Interupting Gameplay.