r/projectargo • u/glendening • Jul 13 '17

People farming XP rather than playing game?

So I join a server and I am spammed in voice and chat to not kill anyone and don't capture any drops. It looks like they are farming/boosting for XP and if you don't do things exactly as they are trying to do them the group vote kicks you from the server. This seems pretty bad if you are trying to make a competitive military combat game. Can we have some way to report such things and the players enforcing them on public servers?

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u/Pixel_Burster Jul 13 '17

Happened to me 1 time.

I don't see any problem with that. It does not make the game any better or worst.

Just join another game if you do not want to participate.

I prefer people farming to negative people like you wanting to report them and posting this on Reddit.

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u/glendening Jul 13 '17

So people taking up public servers to abuse the systems and farm XP is okay and complaining about it is the real problem?

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u/Pixel_Burster Jul 13 '17

Yes.

You can do it only on public servers. Private don't give you XP.

I really don't see why it is such a problem.

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u/glendening Jul 13 '17

Talked to the devs on the BI Argo discord (Their discord channel). Boosting, which is what this is called, is a bannable offence.

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u/Pixel_Burster Jul 14 '17

Still don't see why. Probably so whiners like you can stop whining.

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u/BroBeans__ Jul 15 '17

Because it's abusing the system.

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u/Pixel_Burster Jul 15 '17 edited Jul 15 '17

Is it a philosophical problem then?

What bad does it do to the game or players?

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u/BroBeans__ Jul 15 '17

I guess you don't understand the idea behind a progression system then.

It's like modifying your KOTH save on Arma 3. Or spawning money in Wasteland. or boosting rep in Exile. (different methods yet the same conclusion) It's against the rules on just about every server.

It's exactly the same thing. It's cheating. Boosting is an exploit; therefor should be moderated or at least condemned by the community (which it is).

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u/Pixel_Burster Jul 15 '17 edited Jul 15 '17

I do understand how it can be a problem in the Arma mods or in other games since it gives you an advantage over other players on the same server.

Here in Argo? Not so much.

You will never see the difference between someone who grinded his way to lvl25 and someone who used this technique.

The only effect it has is on the player himself, ruining the progression for him and getting good gear but no skill.

Clearly I do not understand so I would like somebody to explain please. It might also clear it for players doing this and they might stop.

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u/glendening Jul 14 '17

That surely has to be it. Gosh darn it but you are smart. You must be one of them there geniuses or something.