Posted by David

Annoying that there isn't some admin dedicated to spectating the spar arenas.

LMFAO  

Posted by David

This has been happening all day across like 5-7 different accounts in the main room. Annoying that there isn't some admin dedicated to spectating the spar arenas.

The problem was that nobody was online. A lack of 'sparring dedicated' admins doesn't affect the problem in any way...  

Add players who dedicate their life to Graal with the motto sleep is for the weak.  

@ all except it absolutely does.. 2-3 months ago there was someone sparring who was clearly speeding and the admin I contacted (won't say who) said "they aren't speeding it just looks fast because they lag"

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They were going like 30% slower than the person in OPs video. Obviously there is no avoiding admins just not being online but there should be admins who can tell what speeding looks like. Besides the point entirely but it just had to be said.  

If everyone watching reported this person, I find it hard to believe the staff won't check out the situation.. Unless there were no staff online. I personally report every instance of cheating in spar I personally witness, and I strongly encourage others to do the same. It is our best course of action against this aside from complaining about it without decisive action.

If the lack of online staff is an issue, perhaps the administration team should look into accepting another application. But it isn't my job, and I won't say I know what's going on behind the scenes.  

Punkbuster
VAC

Can graal get some sort of anti-cheat? Wouldn't need gps that much anymore.  

Couldn't get my spars in all morning, there was a group of 3-4 taking over all the rooms. Where were the gp's?  

Posted by David

@ all except it absolutely does.. 2-3 months ago there was someone sparring who was clearly speeding and the admin I contacted (won't say who) said "they aren't speeding it just looks fast because they lag
They were going like 30% slower than the person in OPs video. Obviously there is no avoiding admins just not being online but there should be admins who can tell what speeding looks like. Besides the point entirely but it just had to be said.

It still doesn't. That just means the GP interpreted it and possibly poorly. Same could happen to any GP designated at the spar arena. You think GPs are inactive now? Imagine if all they could do was sit in the spar arena and watch people. They would only be on for an hour a day, if that. It would be a waste of a position.  

Posted by PigParty

Really doesn't make sense. They would still have to be on to do anything about it, and that point they could just go to the spar arena when there's reports and deal with it. Having a 'spar admin' wouldn't do anything. Hiring more/more active GPs would.

They've hired more GPs but most of them are one timezone altogether.  

Issue is most GPs are in the same timezone, I went to bed woke up and came online and he was still there.

This was a 6 hr time period, he had multiple accounts too.  

Posted by Jester Lapse

LMFAO

the fact that people think the suggestion is ~so crazy~ when there are players who are actually willing to do this who aren't being hired is the problem
GP don't actively monitor the arena or towers and it's not even "LMFAO" to suggest that they probably should  

Posted by ReD s.

Issue is most GPs are in the same timezone, I went to bed woke up and came online and he was still there.

This was a 6 hr time period, he had multiple accounts too.

I feel like there are admins on but just slack. Had to wait 3hours for a head while a friend got theirs in 5 mins tops.  

Posted by PigParty

That just means the GP interpreted it and possibly poorly. Same could happen to any GP designated at the spar arena.

not to any GP that actually knows what they are talking about, no.

Posted by PigParty

You think GPs are inactive now? Imagine if all they could do was sit in the spar arena and watch people. They would only be on for an hour a day, if that. It would be a waste of a position.

Could you reference me to a post where I suggested that every single GP sit in the spar arena and spectate every spar? I just said it would be productive to have a GP or two dedicated to the general spar area- because that is where most of these people are abusing speed toggle anyways.

Why is it a radical idea to make the place that attracts these speeders/etc the most a place where they aren't able to do it because of constant supervision? They also need these admins at towers, pyrat quests, etc. Any place that people can use speed or any other kind of hack to get ahead in the game competitively.

I'm not saying their powers don't or shouldn't extend outside of the spar arena, because that's crazy. But there are objective and fair players who understand sparring and know what speeding or hacking looks like, so they would more than likely stick around the spar arena.  

Either hire a spar GP or bring back the 'admin' list. 😂  

Name every single GP you can think of right now
Then ask yourself why the majority of them have no experience in actually playing the game itself

Why is this?
TeeDee might be the only one I can think of that I've actually seen doing anything

It often feels like this game is being administrated and controlled by people who don't even understand, experience, or enjoy it