Welshie

See this is exactly why a lot of long time players end up not playing as much, TMP are to focussed on player numbers instead of player retention. The whole reason they unbanned a huge swath of players was so that they could bump player numbers up, which I still think is utterly disgusting that players with perma bans were allowed back, what kinds of message does that send? Perma ban? Nah it’s only permanent until they drop in player numbers again, complete joke. Why follow rules when you can’t really get perma banned anymore

Thank you all for your comments! I really appreciate it, I’m seeing a lot of things that I’ve seen previously brought up. Sadly a lot of these problems are engrained into the community at this point, trolling/ bad driving has always been an issue and it’s sucks for those of us who take ourselves somewhat seriously on the road. There will always be calls for more GMs but sadly the staff team I feel is pretty cliquey and I feel somewhat insular, I think new staff members feel pressured into doing things to please their managers and higher ups which might not be the best thing for users. I’ve never hidden I have issues with TMP staff and particular staff members over the years but this I also feel has probably blacklisted me from even a chance of getting in, which to be honest is fine as I feel even if I did get in my job would be made difficult by those who dislike me. I really do hope that the Staff team notice of topics like this, it gives you a finger on the pulse of what current issues are with the community

Evening All! Happy Tuesday, so as a long time player im always interested in the opinions of other users on the current state of tmp. I personally struggle with TMP, I love the game and the premise of the mod but often disagree with the decisions of the TMP team when it comes to changes and additions to the mod, such as the new "featured zone" but I like to see things from others persepective. So, with that said. What are you guys opinions and thoughts on the current state of tmp? Do you like the direction the mod is going in? Are you seeing features you like being added? What could be improved? What should be removed if anything? Please post your honest thoughts below, i'd be interested to see your thoughts!

See, you’ve repeatedly said to keep in mind this is just a game. But every parallel you’ve drawn is from real life situations, at no point have I made any comparisons to real life, this is a game, this whole community is built around a game and this community has rules, rules that need to be adhered to, that is the simple truth anyone who disputes that you should be allowed to ignore the rules 5+ times over the span of a year is simply wrong.

The issue here is we are 2 sides of the same coin here, I have never been banned, you are currently banned and will avoid a perma due to this rule change so you benefit and I do not. in my eyes looking at your ban history it’s clear you are reckless, so maybe find some players who aren’t so reckless and learn from them. and as you say, not all will follow the rules, that is why perma bans need to stay.

True, but i can expect everyone to play the game in a way that abides by the rules no?

You don't make an "Honest" Mistake 5+ times.

If genuine users are repeatedly making mistakes then I can see the benefit of allowing them back. but to be making the same mistakes 5+ times over, they are clearly either ignoring or are unaware of the rules and have made no attempt to improve themselves. the vast majority of those who have been banned 5+ times are trolls and deserve to not be able to play on TMP Servers.

This is the issue, punishments do not have to be more reasonable! If you have been Perma'd for history you should stay perma'd because you have proven you can't abide by the community rules. This spits on the Values of the community completely, this will push people to use convoy mode to avoid the trolls that already plague the servers. Your absolutely right, Reporting is not a competition, but when we have so much evidence of trolls to report surely making punishments more reasonable and letting perma'd players back into the servers is counter productive? Im seeing a lot of the players who have been around for 4/5 years agreeing on this, you are pushing away your core player base with this move.