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[MassiveD.]

"Any conduct which interrupts the general flow of gameplay in the game client, forum, or any other Ubisoft medium is forbidden. This includes but is not limited to, spamming, advertising or soliciting other products."

Even holding a sticks 16 hours and running in circles interrupts general flow of gameplay and therefore is violation of code of conduct. It is same like killing teammates in other games. If you do it regularly - therefore interrupting general flow - you got banned.

Very nice hyperbole, but if we are going to be policing how players play, then every Vortexing Warden would have SWAT squads sent to break down their doors, try again

[MassiveD.]

Ergo, no "reasonable person" would assume that anybody sits around just holding down their thumbstick to run around in circles for 16 hours straight. In such an instance, it's safe to assume they are AFK and gaming the system.

What if I Twitch-Stream myself holding a thumbstick down for 16 hours straight ?

[suboptiml]

Just got dumped into the same match with the same two afk botting people, three times in a row.

Hope the devs are on this and fix it quick.

[AveImperator85]

Very nice hyperbole, so now we are policing how players play, if that was the case every Vortexing Warden would have SWAT squads sent to break down their doors, try again

You're the one going off into hyperbole. The Warden's vortex is a gameplay mechanic and design, the same way the anti-AFK mechanic works to kick inactive players out of a match. By rubberbanding their thumbsticks or "holding them for 16 hours straight" as you seem so fond of saying, these people are actively avoiding/exploiting/circumventing game mechanics. Technically, they are getting around game systems in order to get away with things that they are not intended to be able to get away with. That IS the very definition of exploiting and cheating.

[MassiveD.]

You're the one going off into hyperbole. The Warden's vortex is a gameplay mechanic and design, the same way the anti-AFK mechanic works to kick inactive players out of a match. By rubberbanding their thumbsticks or "holding them for 16 hours straight" as you seem so fond of saying, these people are actively avoiding/exploiting/circumventing game mechanics. Technically, they are getting around game systems in order to get away with things that they are not intended to be able to get away with. That IS the very definition of exploiting and cheating.

You are assuming people are rubberbanding their gamepads, when it's so easy to just hold the thumbstick yourself, it's only 16 hours, no problem whatsoever, the more we talk here the more I am actually tempted to do a 16 hour thumbstick holding marathon live on Twitch.

Will you come to watch and then leave a like and share?

[Allyrion8]

So if someone is not afk, just holding down their Thumbstick to run around in circles for 16 hours straight - that's ok then?

It doesn't matter if they're there in front the keyboard/controller or not. If you don't do anything but you're in front of the keyboard, then you're technically not AFK, but you will still be booted.

If you are intentionally throwing the match, whether by only throwing your teammates into pits or afk-ing during a pvp match then that is considered griefing. It can be filed in "bypassing established game rules" which is vague enough.

They should change the harassment part of the CoC to include actions instead of just text and then any disruption of normal gameplay would fall under such categories. It can then be dealt with on a case by case basis.

But in any case, no one cares if you're at your keyboard when you get booted for inactivity. All that matters is that you're not taking part in the gameplay which hurts the experience for others. This would be the only multiplayer matchmaking game not to consider that an offense if that's acceptable, but I'm pretty sure it's not.

Offenders can get a warning first since it's so unclear in CoC, I guess.

[D0MFTW]

Hopefully Ubisoft Montréal has a plan for these lazy a-holes. I stumbled upon 2 AFK players in less than 24h hours.

It's quite simple really, play the game or gtfo.

[AveImperator85]

You are assuming people are rubberbanding their gamepads, when it's so easy to just hold the thumbstick yourself, it's only 16 hours, no problem whatsoever, the more we talk here the more I am actually tempted to do a 16 hour thumbstick holding marathon live on Twitch.

Will you come to watch and then leave a like and share?

Sure. Go ahead and record it. I'm not gonna watch it live because I'm an adult and I have responsibilities like a JOB, but sure. You go ahead and prove your moronic point by livestreaming yourself holding down the thumnstick for 16 hours straight.

[MassiveD.]

Offenders can get a warning first since it's so unclear in CoC, I guess.

That is actually the most reasonable thing I've heard so far in this thread, altho I personally think it would be better if Ubisoft officials made a statement in which thei either condone or condem the activity, so we would know.

If they outright say "no it's illegal, stop or else", than I woudln't care if anyone still doing it would get banned on the spot.

Even tho if someone just choses to run in circles, I still don't understand under which law can you police them or tell them "hey you, don't play like you want, play like me".

It would be so much easier to fix it by removing rewards if you don't accumulate enough points, then problem would solve itself

[MassiveD.]

Hopefully Ubisoft Montréal has a plan for these lazy a-holes. I stumbled upon 2 AFK players in less than 24h hours.

It's quite simple really, play the game or gtfo.

Allegedly* AFK players, please cut down on the hyperboles