bruh he just has a good gaming chair...

UGC is, and will always try our best to listen to community feedback regarding the areas we can improve in as a league to provide a better experience within. That being said, no league is perfect and RGL does provide a very user-friendly and enjoyable experience (for most people at least). Every league has its shortcomings, UGC included, and hopefully, as time goes on, more and more people will realize that the bulk of the issues surrounding UGC arise from the smaller team counts and not underlying issues regarding administrative decisions/community engagement. I believe that league v. league drama is counterproductive to the longevity and overall betterment of our community, but I hope that whichever league retains a majority of the player base understands that their decisions not only impact the players within their league, but also the players of TF2 as a whole. I do hope people start to realize that there is less of a vacuum regarding where players can obtain their competitive TF2 fix, and hopefully, as a community, we can value our voices more and start holding leagues accountable, not just with our words on the forums, but with our actions. Be the change you want to see, and hopefully, this community will continue to grow and thrive, long after any of us are still around to witness it.

sadge

Bans are arguably the harshest form of punishment any league can hand out. It can be assumed that for most people who play competitive tf2, gaming is a large aspect of their life. Additionally, it may also be a rather social element of their lives considering how small/tight-knit our community is. Banning someone, even for a month, can make it practically impossible for them to play their favorite game for several months. Keeping in line with the sports analogies, that would be similar to someone getting a tripping violation in hockey but instead of getting put into the penalty box, they also are now forbidden from playing hockey for a month. In terms of competitive tf2, there is no viable alternative. Getting banned makes it impossible for people who legitimately care about the game in a competitive setting, from getting any sort of satisfaction/enjoyment from the game. Banning people for stupid mistakes, for such a long time, serves no purpose to protect the community at large. Overturning the match would have been sufficient, but this ban is cruel and extremely uncalled for. I hope RGL can reflect on the issues raised in this thread, and hopefully, no more month-long bans (mind you calling someone the n-word in a match is only a 2 week ban) are handed out to players who made silly mistakes, that had 0 impacts on the outcome of the match.

You clearly have no clue how AC work is conducted.....

In some cases, STV lag (and all other issues that STV demos bring up) can 100% be mistaken for suspicious behavior/movement, however, in this case, both STV and POV demos were provided to both UGC/RGL anticheat admins. I am not sure where this idea came from, but rest assured, POV demos were reviewed and used quite extensively in this case.

I can't speak on behalf of all bans regarding sexual misconduct, and on other leagues and their policies, but UGC has been extremely active in working with relevant authorities to help in these cases. Sadly, most cases don't involve the same level of information about the parties involved, however, in Nursey's case, there is plenty of information available to us, both in terms of publically available information (Name, etc.) and privately available information (IP addresses, ISP, etc.). In this case, Nursey's actions were reported to the FBI's CEHTTF (Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Task Force), as well as the Pennsylvania State Trooper's Computer Crimes Unit. Contrary to what some may believe, Nursey's actions weren't just morally reprehensible, but also illegal, and anyone who claims otherwise is ignorant to federal law regarding interstate communication (using Discord/Steam), and PA law regarding the corruption of minors. It is impossible to know what will end up happening in this case, but I can assure the community that the relevant authorities are aware of what has happened. UGC has, and will continue to try and make sure all illegal actions that occur within the league, and the community at large, are reported appropriately to the relevant authorities.

interesting.

UGC will never farm bitcoin on your computers!

UGC's official response to the situation.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pDJWQ1rBudhXZG8K8Q6QSvY6t8Uwdszx5WVnXVo_PFA/edit

Fly high, Justin. You inspired and gave hope to so many people. My condolences to all close friends and family. RIP

great idea, UGC revival perhaps? :)

invite hl med (lol) trying to get into 6s a little more i subbed adv last season and want to get back into maining.
main or adv med pls :)
cant play sat - mon 830 and 930 cause of hl and can never play fridays
steam
rgl

UGC is saved :D

The old bans being reevaluated is due to there being some unjust bans under previous UGC administration. No one's trying to kill HL, quite the opposite rather. We are not trying to appeal to a certain fanbase, as a separate league than RGL, our league policies differ and as such we approach each case differently. It is a rushed call to assume that since our policies on these sorts of behaviors differ from RGL's that we are attempting to create a divide.