06-14-2003, 02:45 PM
That's not necessarily true... they don't play favorites, they play unfavorites. Meaning, I've seen newbs or unknowns being morons, it ticks me off, but technically they aren't breaking rules and they don't get punished. They don't bother with them, we can just mute them or whatever. If people who are normally good are doing stuff that may be disruptive, they treat them the same way as a newb or unknown, they just leave it alone until it actually breaks rules, then they deal with it. What they do, however, is more readily punish players who get punished a lot. As I said, you skate on thin ice. They keep a more keen eye on players with such a reputation, and the slightest breaking of the rules may trigger it. That's sort of how the world works. The more you do, the more likely disciplinary action will be taken, and the more likely it will be more severe than the last time.