Group Punishment

Group Punishment

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.

Punishment notes

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

See also

• Group Promotion
• Group Level
• Group Level Manager (GLM)
• Groups