06-21-2022, 01:58 PMDuff101 Wrote: Charmin soft lmao all this is gonna do is force testing under the table and further cloister sim knowledge

Here's a revolutionary idea: Commission someone in sitebux/cards/whatever to make a basic testing script that's part of the GM toolkit, then publicly distribute it so everyone has access to it. If people are so concerned about test simming scripts making it too easy then why not give it out to everyone for free so everyone has the ability if they want to.

Now what we're gonna have is a bunch of people fumbling around in the dark until someone stumbles on what works. I wonder how the league will react then? This rule is basically unenforceable unless someone snitches, so how are you going to even ensure people don't test sim? I understand that this frankly draconian and absurd punishment is meant to be enough of a disincentive but if it's hard to even prove people did it how are you supposed to punish them? Is every team that finds success not based on TPE gonna have to be gone over with a fine toothed comb?

The baseline punishment for first offense bigotry and bullying/harassment is 1 week site ban and 3 game suspension
The baseline punishment for first/any offense test simming is basically a yearlong site ban and your player being banned for life, in addition to losing all jobs and half of your bank
Does anyone else find that a little absurd?

The very low level exploit in FHM that allowed for test simming is patched in FHM 8.  That's part of the reason we feel this is possible now.  Getting a testable file will now require significate effort.  Likely more than any one person is willing to take on. 

Part of the reason I wouldn't want to provide a testing script to GMs is it would only further reinforce their influence on the teams success or failure.  That pressure is why some GMs spend so much time testing.  The league is supposed to be about the individual players and I'd like to get to a point where their builds, the decisions they make with their TPE have more of an effect on their results than which selection their GM makes from a drop down menu.  

This ban will rely a good amount on people reporting test simming when they see it happening.  My hope is as a community the past 2 years have taught us, that the culture of optimized builds and lines is not what the league is supposed to be about.  

Also the difference between those 2 punishments is one could happen in an emotional moment or be the result of immaturity or ignorance.  and the other is a calculated decision made to harm the league and community.