Conquer Club

GoVegan wrote:I understand babysitting for games that are already started... but what about starting new games to get their rank up?

Isnt that cheating?


Just curious

GoVegan wrote:Well its definatly happening now... i dont want to be a whistle blower but how serious of an offense is this?

Unwritten Rules
Obviously any gross abuse of the game is forbidden. This includes but is not limited to: throwing games, intentional deadbeating, serial teammate killing, hijacking accounts.

GoVegan wrote:Well its definatly happening now... i dont want to be a whistle blower but how serious of an offense is this?

john1099 wrote:

GoVegan wrote:Well its definatly happening now... i dont want to be a whistle blower but how serious of an offense is this?

Is he winning the games?
If he's winning- not that bad!
If he's losing- pretty serious!

On a serious note, don't listen to Ga, if you really feel that he is overstepping the boundaries, simply PM him, and ask him to either a) stop, or b) quit watching your account (since you're back!)

If he continues to do it, change your password, and, if he hacks your account, then tell someone on the staff!

Thanks,
-John

GoVegan wrote:he isnt in my account, he is in somone elses.

no huge deal though.

GoVegan wrote:all taken care of... no harm intended... (just like i thought)

DaGip wrote:If you babysit an account, you cannot start any new games on that account

AndrewB wrote:

DaGip wrote:If you babysit an account, you cannot start any new games on that account

Who made that rule?

As a tournament organizer, I cannot wait for people to come back from holiday and delay the whole tournament. Therefore I always request the baby-sitting party to join any new games, while main account is away.

I don't see how that can cause any problems???

wicked wrote:Temporary account babysitters are allowed to join TOURNAMENT games, and tourney games ONLY. There was a problem with people joining non-tourney games, so we made this clarification. Since tourneys are often a long-term thing and deadbeating a tourney or making others wait creates problems, we allow this exception to the policy.

The nature of a babysitter is a temporary situation, e.g. a few days to a week maybe. It is NOT OK to let anyone take over your account to use your premium or get away from their old name or anything like that. If we see a "long-term" babysitter has taken over an account, we'll shut it down.

If you're unsure if something is legal or not, please do PM a moderator FIRST and we'll advise you. That's what we're here for.

If anything is unclear about what I've posted here, please ask.

(moved to Q&A, since it's not cheating)

FAQ wrote:
15. Can I let another player take a turn for me when I am away from the game?

You can, with the stipulation that the account babysitter is not your opponent in any current game. It is common courtesy to announce in game chat that another player will take your turn(s) during your absence. Account babysitters should not start or join new games, with the exception of tournament games.