Nathan.5138

Nah man, completely sober. Happy new year to you all.

And then submit individual tickets on all offending players, with the audio / video evidence.

1) Twitch stream 2) YouTube videos 3) Go into their discord, and take a video / audio recording with all associated users

Same system, send a ticket to Anet with evidence of the incident. If Anet abides by their own policy, the offenders would be suspended.

Let me explain how that is avoiding my argument, and how none of your points address what I am saying. Adding an Anti-cheat software does not change the fact that voice comms give players an unintended, unnatural, & unfair advantage to players who are not using a third party voice communication program as well. Using a third party program to improve response time and accuracy for players using it, should warrant a suspension, based on their policy.

This does not address my argument in any way, shape, or form.

Since the voice tool is not part of the game, third party voice communication programs are implicitly unintended by the developers.

You are not talking to yourself via Discord voice communication.

"By your logic any graphics drivers or optimization tools for your graphics card would also be a 'Bannable' offense if they improve gameplay of one player over another." That is a strawman argument. That is not what I am arguing.

Well just the fact they can play more accurately and that it creates an unintended advantage against players not using the same third party program, already warrants a suspension, based on their policy. By relying on a third party program to improve inter-player coordination, that creates an an unnatural and unfair advantage to people not using it. People who sit next to each other obviously do not use the program, so that isn't the issue. The issue is the use of the third party program on a global scale.

Here is Anet's policy regarding third party programs, directly sourced from their official website: ->In general, our policy is as follows: We do not permit the use of any program that gives one player an unintended, unnatural, or unfair advantage over another player. This includes programs that alter game balance in favor of one player over another, automate actions within the game, promote unattended gameplay, or have an adverse effect on other players. The best way for you to assess whether a specific third-party program could have any impact on another player is to ask: "Does this program allow someone to play faster, better, longer, or more accurately than someone who doesn't use the program?" "Does this program allow someone to 'play' when he/she is not at the computer?" "Does this program allow the user to gain unnatural or undeserved rewards?" If the answer to any of these questions is "yes" or even "maybe," then we strongly recommend that you do not use the program. Doing so not only raises the risk that your Guild Wars or Guild Wars 2 account may be accessed by a malicious third party, but it can lead to the suspension or termination of your account for violating the Guild Wars 2 Rules of Conduct. --- -Using Discord (or any voice communication program) does in fact give one player an unintended, unnatural, and unfair advantage over another player who is not using voice comms (third party program). -Using Discord does in fact allow someone to play faster, or more accurately than someone who doesn't use the program. -Using Discord does allow the user to gain unnatural or undeserved rewards. Because of this, Discord voice communication in any competitive game mode is considered a ban worthy offense. Correct?