Arena Mode Should Be Unavailable to Players with Bad Karma

[wsefranc]

Title says it all. Playing arena (and on here at all) is a privilege. I should never be matched with a player with 5% karma.

Ideally, there should be moderation action against this obvious boosting pair, but that's asking for a lot I am sure. Just don't match me ever with players below 50% karma, even if I have to wait an hour. The quit system is already too lenient, people basically get a free quit every 8 games so long as you're OK with going to 80% karma temporarily.

For a good time, check out this log: https://boardgamearena.com/table?table=204148605

Sure enough, the 5% karma player is a booster, protecting Red's MMR obviously throughout the game, and quit at the end of the game when I was about to win.

[Jest Phulin]

Have you tried clicking the gear icon beside the table, and setting your preferences to a minimum karma value?

[Cadrach]

I would like to support this proposal. In this specific case, however, the suspicion of fraud is very close to me.
EVER8 Xion seems to have played the last few games of Agricola together with BOARDFactory. The latter plays conspicuously badly! BOARDFactory's moves only damage the opponent or support EVER8 Xion. Here are some examples:
EVER8Xion is the first player with an extra space. BOARDFactory then builds a single stall two turns in a row to block the field. Or BOARDFactory plays multiple small acquisitions without taking the starting player.
For me, this was the worst game ever!

I am not surprised now to hear that BOARDFactory is leaving the game when EVER8 Xion is still losing. It fits in wonderfully.

Please just comment your games with him, so other players can see it!

[voriki]

EVER8 Xion seems to have played the last few games of Agricola together with BOARDFactory.

https://boardgamearena.com/gamestats?pl ... finished=0
All their games together.

[ufm]

It seems they are the same person using a PC and a mobile device. Even the player name implies it.

[torvaldur_makan]

This player uses other booster accounts as well. The account ddajahao has helped him in several games too.

Check this game: https://boardgamearena.com/gamereview?table=204942061 move 179 is very obvious. ddajahao takes Starting Player-no minor for no reason to ensure XIAN grows next round too.

[msclark]

Seems like the player concerned has been banned, at least temporarily.

https://boardgamearena.com/player?id=90326782