The jist of what he's saying isn't wrong at all. I've definitly kicked him in the past, though I realized eventually if I just gagged him it solved the problems and he wasn't whining. He has been warned about his behavior for nigh on several months, the message is always "stop being a dick". That he has managed to piss off more players than anyone else, not for his gaming which he is fairly top notch at, but rather his attitude and condiscending attutide towards others has left me never much caring for the guy.
In the past I have kicked him after warnings, then I stopped bothering with warnings as I figured he had learned by then what was appropriate. I've never taken the ban step previously as not feeling it was justifiable. Yes, he's a good player, he's in the top10, surely any issues of his can just be worked out.
The reason I banned today was due to an exploit/possible fishiness. Numerous players are getting backstabbed by him, this is normal and expected part of gameplay and admirable on his part for being so good at spy. The part that started getting a lot of complaints coming my way was "we're not hearing him decloak". Odd, but maybe they're just caught up in the numerous other sound effects going on in a 32 player game. Then I have a long time member of the community inform me that following him, within a very short distance, he notes an instant decloak, stab, instant recloak. All with no sound, all very very instantaneous. This is why I put up a one week ban.

Prior to this, I won't deny that my intention was to put up a vote in admin forum asking if this player should be banned for his behavior. The amount of pDs'ers and wdfnews'ers and tempest regulars that have complained about this player reminded me of the time when whut stepped in and kicked/banned me for being a loudmouth and pissing people off to a point where it wasn't worth having me around. I'm pretty sure he's worse though, as I was never quite as condiscending towards other, I was just a loudmouthed nuisance <ironically not having a mic didn't cause me too much a problem>.

So yes, I put a one week ban on this player. Whut/other high ups, please message me via steam and I'll fill you in the details as well as give a link to the demo once I get it put up somewhere.

In the meantime I'm confident in my decision, I know of other admins and members who support it and will support it. If donaters are to be granted special privledges in their behavior, please inform the admins and give us a complete list so we know who is to be allowed to behave however they should so choose.

In the meantime....Cheers!

Some guy telling you what he saw isn't very good evidence for a ban. There should have been a recorded demo.

As far as communication goes.. if you earn the right to talk shit, talk shit. Where's the fun in playing a competitive game if everyone is quiet and humble? A line should be drawn at verbally abusing others, but if you're the king of new york, declare that shit.



Edit: I may have come off sympathetic to hwguy, but I have to say, in all fairness, the decision of AC and Drak may have been hasty. That said, I don't consider hwguy fun to have around at all. I was told by a member who quit pDs that it was hwguy among others that influenced his decision.

Another edit: even still after this, as somebody who also has a past of being an arrogant knob and troll, I understand what it's like to try and get sympathy after changing your ways. It's not easy. hwguy should be given a second chance and his gameplay should be monitored by a neutral and anonymous party. I don't think AC deserves disciplinary action.

Well...Look at this. First, I would like to say that I have been playing on tempest, since the 'bestest' arrived. He is a good player, sure. (of course, if he doesn't have a medic, good luck seeing him do well with soldier/demo/heavy). however, his shit attitude makes tempest not as fun. I love to play with good players, it is real treat, and it is the only time i step up my game in a TF2 pub, but skill doesn't really matter, does it? I mean, its a pub, being skilled in a pub, is cool, but doesn't make you the real deal. Pubs are for one thing, fun. Bestest, takes every kill/death too seriously, he acts like a total douche bag. I totally back up ahhh_crap, I hope the admins do to.

Also, bitch move pulling out the donation card.

EDIT: bestest, you should be the last one to define "mature".

That is true, I haven't played with you for a long time, but from what I hear, you are the same old bestest.

I'm on the CMS server right now. Come on so I can show you my new sniper skills :-D

Never a day without commotion...

I'll look into the demo, spec if possible, and review what's being said here with whoever I can find before making Craps call "legit". I know there's some history here, so I know there's a line of bias, but I'll disregard the past until there's consistent proof within the demo itself. In regards to the bad mouthing, I'll take everyones' word on it, but that shouldn't be the biggest reason for this ban, at this moment. People go off with the mouth all the time in pub games. I would know: I call Defiance a hacker all the time. If, of course, the bad mouthing is to the extremes of racial profiling and uncalled for slurs, then yes, we can address this matter in a different context.

Right now though, I want to clear up what's all been said here and make sure that both Crap and HWG have a fair voice.

As far as the spectating comments go, I guess you must be "on" all the time. These types of statements are so fluid I can't even believe people bring them up. Demos, or it didn't happen...this should be the standard.

EDIT: I don't know anything about people refusing to play on Tempest because of me. I will say that I brought a lot of players to Tempest (I actually have the player names, not just a "I heard"). There was a period of time where when I joined tempest 5+ players from my friends list would join, one of these would be my medic (yay!).