The 3-Strikes Policy - Is it really a good thing?

[Nothv13]

I disagree. The focus is on the action, not the person. It doesn't matter what one believes (whether people are born good or born bad or whether there even is such a thing as good/bad people), what matters is that people who disrupt gameplay for other people, and repeatedly do it.

The whole reason there are even three strikes is so that people are forgiven for making mistakes. But if those people don't make an effort to improve, instead start crying about how they should be forgiven more, then I don't see why they shouldn't get a permaban.

Don't make the same mistakes over and over. Respect the rules. Read up on the rules. Make an effort to abide by the rules. That's what the three-strike policy really is doing.

FFXIV has a small community, compared to a nation. And access to a game is not on the same level as real world punishment. Smaller communities have less resources and expulsion has always been a valid and common option for small communities. And if one really cares that much about the game, one should learn to play nice in the game.

There is no true justice in an MMO. There is the company policy that is drawn up based on what kind of community the company wants to build. We have all heard stories of people who just don't care that they are being punished. I think the three-strike policy can help stop that.

If I have to choose whether to provide a better gaming experience for the victim of an action versus protecting the "rights" of the perpetrator or "justice", I would stand by the victim.

Now whether GMs make mistakes or rush their decisions, that is something that can and should be discussed. But the three-strike policy is fine IMO.

Propblem is that people are often not told what action they did that was bad. They are just told they did something bad and a general violation, many of which are so braod it doesn't help at all in narrowing it down, thus one cannot correct said action.

[Zfz]

Propblem is that people are often not told what action they did that was bad. They are just told they did something bad and a general violation, many of which are so braod it doesn't help at all in narrowing it down, thus one cannot correct said action.

And I agree that is a problem. But that is a problem not with the three-strike policy, but a procedural problem with how punishment is handed out. I am in full support that any punishment handed out should accompany explanations that help the punished player to learn and improve. But it is not (in my opinion) a valid argument for removing the three-strike policy, as it will create more problems for more people than what it solves.