Hello everyone involved in this ticket,
I have spent the last two hours pooling through what essentially amounted to seven different peoples’ entire set of logs for the round (some of the people involved in this report are not actually targets of accusation). I was not sure exactly how I wanted to approach addressing each of these accusations, but ultimately found the best way to do it comprehensively without being redundant was to group the cases. Therefore, this specific player report will be approved and denied based on collections of accusations.
For the accusation of Rule 10: Lethal Force | Escalation was followed as per the rules. Each incident followed our escalation policy of [General Melee → Dangerous Melee] with the only exception being Darius Bould firing his shotgun at you. He is not a subject of this report, did not hit you with the shot, and claims it was an accident; based on the way the fight transpired I’m inclined to believe it was an accident.
For the accusation of Rule 4: No Griefing | While you may think their grounds for removing your installation was not justified, they had a valid roleplay reason. They were not just trying to cause you grief or annoyance, they wanted quick access to the materials they felt you were unduly restricting.
For the accusation of Rule 11: Marine Law | Eka ‘Madhatter’ Amise ordered your arrest because they believed you were responsible for the explosive at the FOB. However, while you did plant the claymore, one planting a claymore that is later tread on by an enemy, causing harm to allies, is not sufficient grounds to be charged with “assault with a deadly weapon,” as it requires ill intent. Clearly you did not intend to have a lesser drone tread on a claymore while you were being held down on top of it.
For the accusation of Rule 3: Community Expectations | The r-slur was not considered a slur at the time of its usage, although it is now.
Other claims and accusations were handled by other staff members throughout the round.
Conclusion:
While I personally like the the groundside requisitions idea, and believe it is a neat concept that promotes higher roleplay, it is important to be conscious of the various reasons people play on this server. There was clear resistance to your method of play, and although it may have offered elevated roleplay, other players’ resistance to it is not against the rules. This was, in many ways, an in-character issue that was resolved through in-character resistance. While the overwhelming accusations of this case are being denied, Eka ‘Madhatter’ Amise will be getting a note for their malicious compliance.