by AAFitz on Wed Jul 08, 2009 9:22 am
Has everyone lost sight of the fact that this was three games. To call this systematic farming is just too much of a stretch. Also, it was clearly done not so much for points as entertainment purposes, but thats irrelevant.
As far as joining games with a suspected multi..well... they still have not been busted, so really it is joining against a possible multi.
In the last multi joining scenario, the person joining was friends with the multi and knew he was a multi...He wasnt guessing.
Now, trying to profit by joining lots of new recruits is systematic farming, partly because they are more likely to leave, be busted, or just be inexperienced. So, Its really a farming issue. As such, they should be warned not to join too many more new recruits, because then it would be farming....and possibly even warned not to target those that might be multies...but I might be a multi...so that is a tough one.
Clearly these guys shouldnt have joined these three games. Really they shouldnt have joined one...but it was a set up game, and if they turn out not to be multies, then there isnt one rule breaking.
Joining 3 of one new recruit is pushing it, but it still isnt systematic farming, until well they systematically farm new recruits.
If they join another3, or another 10, its pretty obvious, but right now they were slippery, clearly didnt violate the letter of the law, and probably were more interested in the entertainment value of seeing a turnless game, then the few points made...
Poor judgement probably, but hardly sinister, and obviously not a systematic farming scheme, by any standards whatsoever.
As far as hoping someones a multi, well...they may want to shy from those from now on too. The problem is, there is most always plausible deniability, unless the person knows for a fact that the person is a multi...If the person knows for a fact...it is a completely different case. They are practically a multi themselves de-facto. by joining one. An accessory at the very least. But thats a different kind of case.
Certainly they deserve to be called out for this, but its hard to imagine anything more than a warning to not be so stupid, that hopefully many will read also.
Ironically... JR and I were looking for games to join...I considered one of these myself...but did not think it would be very fun.
I'm Spanking Monkey now....err...I mean I'm a Spanking Monkey now...that shoots milk
Too much. I know.