Group Punishment
Group Punishments
Group Punishments are the punishment percentages that count against a group. They are used during group reviews and can lead to warnings, promotion denial, or demotion.
Overview
A group's punishment percentage increases when members receive certain punishments.
Important thresholds:
- if a reviewed group receives more than `70%` punishments, a warning is issued
- if a group reaches `100%` punishment rate, the script automatically demotes it
- if a group has `40%` punishments or more, its promotion request is denied immediately
You can check your current group statistics with:
/groupstats
How group punishments work
Each punishment type adds a set percentage to the group's punishment total.
After the most recent punishment:
- there is a `30` hour cooldown period
While the group receives no new punishments:
- the group's percentage decreases by `1%` each day
If the group receives another punishment during that period:
- the percentage will not decrease for the next `30` hours
- the cooldown starts again until the group has no punishments for `30` hours
Punishment values
| Punishment type | Percentage received |
|---|---|
| Non-English in English Only Chat | 2% |
| General Misuse/Spam | 2% |
| Highly/Multi-Abuse | 9% |
| Religious or political arguing/provoking | 4% |
| Provoking/Trolling | 9% |
| Insult directed at someone's real life identity | 12% |
| Racial Insult | 10% |
| Homophobic Insult | 9% |
| Homophobic or Racial Insult directed at player | 15% |
| Unguaranteed Transfer | 7% |
| Part of Cyberbullying Campaign | 22% |
| Threatening of IRL Violence/Crime | 22% |
| Advertising another MTA Server | 7% |
| Minor Illegal Content | 12% |
| Major Illegal Content | 22% |
| Minor sharing, or threatening to share, private data | 12% |
| Major sharing, or threatening to share, private data | 22% |
| Intending to cause drama such as by repeatedly arguing or useless negative comments like "dead server" | 7% |
| Harmful lying | 7% |
| Disrupting Player | 12% |
| Impersonation | 7% |
| Disrupting Staff | 12% |
| Sabotage | 22% |
| Cheating | 22% |
| Minor Exploiting | 7% |
| Moderate Exploiting | 12% |
| Major Exploiting | 17% |
| Scamming | 22% |
| Evasion | 22% |
| Assisting Evasion | 12% |
| Real Harm | 27% |
| Added Ban | 20% |
| Sacked Ban | 5% |
Warnings and demotion
For reviewed groups:
- if the group receives more than `70%` punishments, a warning is issued
For all groups:
- if the group reaches `100%` punishment rate, it is demoted automatically by the script
If a warned group fails to fix its condition by the next review:
- it can be demoted
Punishments and promotion
Punishments directly affect group promotion.
If a group has:
- `40%` punishments or more, its promotion request is denied immediately
Warned and recently demoted groups:
- cannot apply for promotion until they are reviewed and reconfirmed again
To avoid receiving a group warning after a demotion:
- the group must maintain a clean `GMP` for the upcoming month until the next group reviews
Punishment evasion
If group members leave the group to bypass the script restriction and stop a valid punishment from being counted in the group's `GMP`:
- it is treated as an attempt at punishment-evading
- the player's punishment can still be counted in the total punishments of the group
- further violations and repeated punishment-evading are reviewed more harshly
- additional actions can be taken
Groups that use server group-related systems or script bugs to take personal advantage or evade punishments can also face action.
Useful commands
| Command | Use |
|---|---|
/groupstats
|
Check group statistics, including punishment status |