Remember when ESEA literally almost cut TF2 because someone in invite didnt want to replace a mouse?
GeneralNickBans are arguably the harshest form of punishment any league can hand out. It can be assumed that for most people who play competitive tf2, gaming is a large aspect of their life. Additionally, it may also be a rather social element of their lives considering how small/tight-knit our community is. Banning someone, even for a month, can make it practically impossible for them to play their favorite game for several months. Keeping in line with the sports analogies, that would be similar to someone getting a tripping violation in hockey but instead of getting put into the penalty box, they also are now forbidden from playing hockey for a month. In terms of competitive tf2, there is no viable alternative. Getting banned makes it impossible for people who legitimately care about the game in a competitive setting, from getting any sort of satisfaction/enjoyment from the game. Banning people for stupid mistakes, for such a long time, serves no purpose to protect the community at large. Overturning the match would have been sufficient, but this ban is cruel and extremely uncalled for. I hope RGL can reflect on the issues raised in this thread, and hopefully, no more month-long bans (mind you calling someone the n-word in a match is only a 2 week ban) are handed out to players who made silly mistakes, that had 0 impacts on the outcome of the match.
Nick, while you are on the forums:
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