On August 12, 2008 I, along with 3 other from my clan, were playing in your Halo race server.I was banned from the server.
Our clan has hosted multiple Halo servers for several years now. I myself am an admin on our servers. I understand how difficult it can be to manage game play and keep the server running as your organization envisions. That being said (for what it is worth) I would like to bring to your attention the seriously gross admin abuse that occurs on your Halo server regularly.
I had occasion to be reminded several times by some player who was not displaying any tag by the name of snowflake or snowjob or something like that that I was violating some rule by shooting people. I understand that your server is a race server, and that is how I was trying to play it. But I was spawning in the middle of several opposing team members and was being shot at. According to the "admin" I was wrong for shooting back. I was reminded that this was a race server, etc etc. I admit to arguing the point of my "rule violation" as well as being sarcastic about the matter. I find it totally ridiculous to be corrected by an admin in a Halo server for shooting at the other team. Shortly thereafter I was banned from the server.
If you are going to maintain a public server, you have the right to stipulate how game play is conducted. I completely agree. But, if you are going to hand out admin to anyone, I suggest you develop some type of screening or evaluation process. I've had some positive experiences with admins on your server, but a majority of the time I have found myself being abused by your admins who seem to have the power hungry attitude of a 12 year old. I won't be playing on your server again, and the several members of my clan that have enjoyed playing on your server won't as well. I would also like to say that if I am aware of any member of your "clan" in any of our servers, I will not hessitate to ban them immediately based entirely of the reputation the members have created for themselves based on thier conduct in your own servers.
Originally posted in "Problem Players"...I believe this post is more suited for an officer's decision to respond or make a decision on this post.
BFM_MadWho (Corporal)