Are complete Douchebags.

I joined this server called

AT ~Ranked~ EXITUM 4Netplayers

On crashsite and in the MOTD it says "NO LTAG"

So the rest of us agree with the rules and this player "Tumanitu" was using it.

So of course I begin the Votekick procedure as he is clearly using a weapon that is forbidden.

I type out "F1 for LTAG" and the player types back.

"I am the owner of this server"
*kick*
I ask my friend to ask him why he can use it and not us.

He replies
"Only I can use it"

I then try to rejoin to find myself banned.

WHAT THE HELL!?

Some server admins should be taught how to behave properly and not be such power hungry idiots.

I would advise any players here to Avoid the AT ~Ranked~ EXITUM 4Netplayers Server as it's clearly run by some petty lowlife idiots.

Cheers!

Get used to it.
I was getting kicked and banned after being accused for cheating, just because I play good. Some server admins don't like to be 2nd from top.

Hahahaaha epic.

Surely though, as it is a ranked server, Shouldn't he have to conform with EA rules regarding ranked servers?

He simply cannot ban other players from using a particular weapon while he gets to spam it over and over, Does anyone know if he's breaking EA's code of conduct by running the server like this?

:edit:

I know something similar exists for BFBC2 and that is:


Online Conduct

Players are expected to abide by the EA Online Terms and Conditions while playing on ranked Battlefield servers. You agreed to the EA Online Terms and Conditions when you established your EA Account.

The purpose of these Rules of Conduct is to illustrate how the EA Online Terms and Conditions apply when you play on ranked Battlefield servers. Multiple or critical violations of the Terms and Conditions may result in the loss of online play or stat/award reset. Violation may also result in the termination of your EA Account and the loss of anything associated with it (such as points, tokens or in-game items).

The following are examples of conduct that is not permitted by the EA Online Terms and Conditions:

* You are not permitted to use offensive soldier names or clan tags. Also, you may not actively encourage other players to violate the EA Online Terms and Conditions while in-game.
* You may not organize any Clans or groups that are based on, or espouse, any racist, sixist, anti-religious, anti-ethnic, anti-gay, or other hate-mongering philosophy.
* You may not attempt to interfere with, hack into, or decipher any data streams or transmissions to or from EA or partner services, or use any application or software while using the Battlefield services which are not approved by EA or partner.
* You may not exploit any bug or abuse any game system (such as the scoring or award systems) in an EA product or service. You may not intentionally use or share any bug found within any Battlefield games, real or fictitious, regardless of whether or not it grants an unfair advantage. You will not directly or indirectly communicate the existence of any such bug to any other user of EA's games or services.

o Examples of abuse include, but are not limited to:
o
+ Playing on restricted kit servers (knife, shock, and pistol only)
+ Taking turns killing, reviving, receiving ammo, etc.
+ Abusing world geometry to your advantage without risk
+ Exploiting vehicle damage to repair indefinitely
+ Creating a play environment which, by definition or action, creates an inflated scoring scenario

Ranked Server Administrators

If you are an administrator of a ranked Battlefield server (referred to below as a "Server Administrator"), you must also comply with the EA Online Terms and Conditions.

Server Administrators are in violation of the EA Online Terms and Conditions if they enforce server rules on ranked servers that prohibit or severely limit players from using any roles, kits, weapons, vehicles, or other features of the game while playing on their server. Examples of such rules that would violate the EA Online Terms and Conditions include:

* Preventing players from using certain vehicles such as ATV's, helicopters, or armored vehicles
* Running knife / specific weapon / pistol-only servers
* Preventing players from using all game assets (mortar strike, vehicles, UAV or motion sensors). If using the Infantry-only server-side option, this should be clearly stated in the game's loading screen
* Preventing players from using certain weapons or items (such as flash bangs or C4) or enforcing a "pistol only" or "knife only" server rule

Server Administrators may implement and enforce rules that result in minor changes to gameplay behavior or styles as long as these are clearly stated before a player starts playing on a server. These rules typically introduce minor or limited restrictions on how a certain aspect of the game can be used, but do not create or promote an environment that would allow abuse of the scoring/award system. Examples of such rules that are acceptable are:

* Limiting movement of combat assets, such as Aircraft and Vehicles during game play - For example, disallowing all aircraft is not acceptable.
* Disallowing repeated main base camping/attacking of bases that cannot be captured. In some cases, however, attacking the base with reasonable intent to take out assets (artillery, M-Com points) is acceptable.
* Limiting the use of mortar strikes or in-game assets to a particular region of the map.
Server Administrators will also violate the EA Online Terms and Conditions if they (i) use offensive server names, server art or clan tags; or (ii) encourage other players to violate the EA Online Terms and Conditions while in game.

>.> lol all servers that ban l-tag and ion cannon are in partial violation. HOWEVER ion cannons cause huge lag, and if too many people LTAG the server literally crashes, when it gets to about 6 people LTAG spaming, most servers start to become unstable.

That server owner is just a douche, thats like having a 'I am server owner, you aren't allowed to kill me, rule'. Proper admins are willing to get killed whilst admining XD. I am not sure if a vote kick works whilst you are logged in as admin though. If its a private server, you are pretty much free to kick/ban who you choose, it doesn't mean you will make the right choices. People should just choose not to play there if possible.

Yeah, I see it all the time too. Personally, the L-Tag does get on my nerves @ times, especially the players that get them, hide somewhere and just L-Tag away, regardless though, if a server says it's restricted, then it should be restricted for everyone. I see servers that clearly state, "Feel free to kick L-Tag users, we hate them" .. of course when people read that, they all get the L-Tag out and start spamming away. LOL? As for the other gun (Ion cannon), I see no problems with it, nor have I seen it cause lag. Infact, you have to be fairly close to someone for it to be effective if I'm correct? I use it from time to time, but it makes your stats awful cause of the hit/miss ratio of it.

(Ion cannon), I see no problems with it, nor have I seen it cause lag. Infact, you have to be fairly close to someone for it to be effective if I'm correct? I use it from time to time, but it makes your stats awful cause of the hit/miss ratio of it.

Wait? you have never seen ion cannon lag? you must not play much. It causes the server to have poling lag. So everyone gets stuck in place and you get respawn killed.

I don't abuse the lag, I get one kill then stealth kill. The other day I saw someone get 15 kills on one dude during the lag, wtf. Today I got killed four times in a row during the ion lag.

It might be possible to report it, not to crytek but to 4netplayers.de as this is clearly abuse of ranked servers they provide.

Here's an email:

support@4netplayers.de

It might be possible to report it, not to crytek but to 4netplayers.de as this is clearly abuse of ranked servers they provide.

Here's an email:

support@4netplayers.de

Thanks!, I just emailed them, Hopefully the reply will be something along the lines of

"Hey thanks, We shall remove your kick/ban from that server and issue a warning to the person who abused his powers and monitor him"

It's unlikely that'll happen and I'll be forced to go through EA with regards to rules and regulations regarding Ranked server admins abusing power, It's not a road I want to go down but I will not sit and let some groggy nosed twit act as if he is god and ban people who he dislikes or for votekicking him just because he himself is in breach of the server rules.

Seriously if he wants players to follow them rules, Then he needs to lead by example.

I see servers that clearly state, "Feel free to kick L-Tag users, we hate them" .. of course when people read that, they all get the L-Tag out and start spamming away.
I don't agree with that statement at all. Our Pub server's motd states " NO ORBITAL STRIKES ALLOWED - NO LTAGS ALLOWED - PLEASE VOTE-KICK ORBITAL STRIKES and KICK LTAG USERS" and it's a deterrent for the Ltag spammers and Orbital users. When an admin isn't around (or players think he's not around) the regular players have learned to take on the role of policing the server and vote kicking them off. Yeah, sometimes a noob on the server will try to kick a good player but an admin (with no tags) will get rid of him quickly if the regulars don't get to him first. I found that having admins on the server with no tags is the best way to deal with hackers and arse holes. It's also a good way for admins to monitor the server without worrying about their stats and keeps the players in-line as they never know who's watching. I'm on the server with my name and tags, so players get a kick out of killing me while I'm not actually playing.