I just caught a 4 week ban (now 3 week see edit) for failing to "follow synth guidelines" of self preservation because I survived Ice water that should not hurt me anyways, survived being slashed; and then was killed by a marine who purposely killed me to grief me (and said as much and was killed for continuing to try and kill me).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhQg...ature=youtu.be
This is a long road of this, and in a nutshell:
1. I am tired of the synth council taking clips that I make that are funny and out of context and then grilling me in pm's; punishing me, and suspending me. They have specifically used my clips to do so and said as much.
2. They apply rules sporadically and inconsistently. I have been told "distances are semantics" when it comes to frontline and that I am violating the rules by "dying or getting put into near death health and violating one of the core rules that synths have to follow while frontlining". However, it's fine for some synths to go to the nest, talk to the queen, then get gibbed. But I get warrior thrown over a cadeline and I'm getting a tell about it.
3. Synthcouncil has made it clear that the amount of time you play has no bearing on things like above. I have 50 hours of synthplay, but I get a MONTH suspension for 50 seconds of gameplay. Other blatant combat synthing has gotten far less punishment. My 2nd is for a month suspension.
4. The same council that is cracking down on "bad play" is the same group of people who thought it was fine that a staff member said he was thinking of removing the whitelist. Why was I, a normal member, way more verbal and defensive of the list that the people who care so much about it?
Edit
They talked it over and lowered it to three weeks. Still not super happy about it but less mad than I was. You might see me around but maybe I need this break