Code Of Conduct - Grinspoon/LEARNATORIUM_Grinspooner GitHub Wiki

A player may face suspension for any individual report made against them after the proper routine evaluation of the case. If multiple reports are made against the same player but took place within the same match, only the outcome of the first report is considered valid and the one that applies.

If a player is reported for multiple matches, they are eligible to be suspended for every match in which they have broken the rules and been reported. Any player in the match is subject to review and can be suspended if rules are being broken. Each violation of the code of conduct will increase the suspension duration accordingly.

Game Masters will only assign themselves to reports with provided timestamps and will not go through the entire replay. If the report is about "verbal abuse," please provide a timestamp from the first occurrence.

Note that VOIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) is not recorded in the replay, so an external recording must be provided if you wish to include VOIP in your report via a link.

Reports That Will Be Reviewed Must Include The Following:

  • Timestamps for the accusations. Please indicate whether it's an in-game or replay timestamp.
  • Only one match ID per report.
  • You must have played in the match ID and your name and the accused player's name must be found within that match ID.
  • Multiple occasions must be supported with timestamps for each event.
  • A clear summary of the incident must be provided.

Reports That Will Be Rejected Without Notice:

  • We require proper reports that Game Masters can easily review and make a proper verdict. If you are not willing to spend a few minutes making the report, why should game masters spend 10+ minutes watching the replay?
  • Maliciously mass producing reports with missing information that is required and/or duplicated information (2+ Suspension Days)

To submit a report, please use the following link and fill out the form.

Players are not entitled to a second review on their report and/or appeal if it has been concluded. This is up to the senior Game Master's discretion for future investigation of the report.

Intent To Lose (4+ Suspension Days):

  • Refusal to participate.
  • Excessively farming the jungle without providing a clear positive benefit towards the team.
  • Avoiding AFK detection by performing actions that give the impression of playing the game.
  • Intentionally or maliciously feeding your own hero, pet, courier, or disconnected heroes.
  • Calling out teammates' positioning to enemies, causing a negative outcome.
  • Stealing neutral creeps/camps with malicious intent and/or causing a negative impact to the game.
  • Auto-following teammates with the malicious intent of farming their lanes.
  • Waiting unnecessarily long to cast spells or use items to get hero kills multiple times (2+ times).
  • Intentionally preventing allies to stack neutrals.
  • Saving up a considerable amount of gold without any beneficial reason for the team.
  • Maliciously auto-attacking low-HP ally-owned units to death.
  • Any kind of griefing, other bad-faith actions or behavior that intentionally annoys other players and/or has a negative impact on the outcome of the game.
  • Excessive repetitive smart-griefing.

Lane Stealing (4+ Suspension Days):

  • You must call a lane before the banning phase ends if you want to claim it. The lane claiming phase ends when the game announces "Begin Picking Phase". gm_coc_1
  • A fullscreen screenshot must be attached, showing the /lane command calls, otherwise it will be rejected.
  • In case several players call the same lane, the player with a higher MMR can claim the lane.
  • Once the banning phase has ended, lane calls are permanent unless communicated with allies and an agreement has been reached.
  • Calling a lane after the banning phase has ended will not override a previous lane call for the same role.
  • When long lane is called, it's farm by default, unless a higher MMR claims it before the picking phase starts.
  • After the banning phase ends and the picking phase begins, any uncalled lane can be claimed by first come first serve basis.
  • Each player has to claim their lane/role individually. This means that if you are the highest MMR, and you're queueing with a friend, you are not allowed to call the lane for your friend.
  • Currently, using both lane commands and writing lane calls in the chat is a viable option to claim a lane. However, lane commands are not shown in the replay at this moment. Therefore, evidence must be provided to prove lane call priority when a dispute occurs.

2023-06-13: There is currently a known bug that might show the wrong MMR rating, but colours are always correct, i.e orange/brown = always highest MMR even if the numbers say otherwise

Verbal Abuse (1-7+ Suspension Days)

While engaging in any form of communication, be it through text chat or voice interactions, it is your responsibility to be mindful of your expression. Refrain from using language that may be considered offensive or vulgar to other players.

An internal tier based point system is used to calculate if the violations(s) will lead to a suspension. If you are unsure about a word or phrase that you think will result in a suspension, then you should probably not use it.

Hate Speech & Threats (7+ Suspension Days)

The use of Hate Speech and discriminatory language towards other players is unacceptable. As is any insults or harassment targeting personal characteristics including race, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, socioeconomic status, or family, etc.

The use of Threats or personal threats towards other players is also unacceptable, As in suggesting or imploring self-harm, wishing terminal illness, threatening harm or death towards players or their families, etc.

Ability Abuse (5+ Suspension Days):

  • Using an ability with the intent to purposely endanger or kill another allied player.
  • Using an ability with the intent to prevent a positive outcome for the team or to benefit the opposing team.

Excessively spamming ability animations with the intent to flood and disrupt game sounds and VOIP channels (1+ suspension days).

Item Abuse (3-7+ Suspension Days):

  • Maliciously destroying or illogically selling items in order to buy something else in bad faith.
  • Maliciously placing wards in well, neutral creep spawns, inside tower range, or places that do not benefit the team.
  • Buying droppable items with the intent to give them to the enemy team.

Serial Leaving (4 Suspension Days):

  • If a player leaves three or more games within 48 hours (sub-accounts included).
  • Note: The reporter does not have to have been in said matches to report for this violation.

Staff Impersonation (7+ Suspension Days):

  • Any player that states they are a staff member, implying they have a specific role inside Project KONGOR.
  • Acting in a manner that causes someone to believe they are staff and that they can get the player banned.
  • Threat via staff proxy (e.g., "I know X, and you'll get banned").
  • Saying "I will ban you" violates this rule.
  • Saying "You will be banned" or "You will be reported" does not.

Stat Manipulation (7 Suspension Days + Main account disabled):

  • Skewed stats that suggest a player's rank is better or worse than shown are subject to review.
  • Leaving matches to lower your MMR or give "free MMR" to an enemy player or team. - Losing and/or dying to another enemy player or team to increase or decrease your win rate, MMR, KDR, etc.
  • Trading wins with other players and/or teams.
  • Multiboxing (VM or real hardware).
  • Heavy offenses result in the removal of the main account and sub-accounts.

Cheating (7+ Suspension Days):

  • Account sharing, bug abuse, intentional cliff walking abuse, hacks, exploits, ban evasion, or stream sniping are all prohibited and punishable by suspension of at least 7 days.

Inappropriate Account Name/Account Icon (2+ days + Account disabled):

  • Any player who creates an account with an offensive, racist, homophobic, sexist, vulgar, insinuating, repulsive, or nudity-containing name or uploads a custom account icon with such content will receive a suspension of 2+ days, as well as having their account disabled. Names with profanity are also bannable, and we will take action on a per-report basis.

All the rules in this document are subject to future changes at the staff's discretion without notice.

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