Ability for Moderators

This is just a simple idea. As my time as an Admin of 2 servers there was one ability I found quite useful that I did not have here as my time as mod.

The ability to hide.

I was invisible from a plugin that complacently hid me whenever I would login. This would let me observe plays without them knowing I was there even with ESP hacks. It would also allow me to preform admin/mod duties without being bothered with 100 requests and questions every time I was on. I found that players tended to be on their best behavior when they knew a mod/admin is actually on, which could be a problem when trying to get rid of disruptive players.

This allowed me to follow players that others were complaining about in chat to catch them red handed.

Now granted this plug in is probably not suitable in general mods because I could still play, chat and build while being hidden. Although I am sure something similar could be achieved that would allow mods to join game types in spectator mode but remain hidden from player list.

This would allow them to moderate chat, spectate suspicious players and I believe, do their job more effectively.

This would be useful in any pvp game mode. Sometimes mods just need to hop on to ban some reported players without being killed while trying to do so. For example, Infection. It can be hard for a mod to hop on to just ban a player when there can be players spawn trying to kill them at spawn.

Also an added note. They can only change game mode when in lobby to prevent pvp abuse.
Remember mods already have access to /fly and /god

What do some of you current mods think?

It has been a while since I have been mod and maybe this ability has been added, but I thought I would still suggest it.

TL;DR?
Allow Mods to join in spectator mode.

@Dyna_Mighty @Pile

ps. If you do not support, please explain why.

 

Changed: Support

 

How so? the ability to moderate and gather evidence is abusive?
Do you understand spectator mode? You can not place any blocks or fight while in it.

 

Neutral ^ I agree.
Sorry :(

 

How you feel it would be abused.

 

True, but if they did this, they would not be mod very long.

 

Something that could fix this is if you could only change game modes before entering game type. So basically from the lobby.

 

Yes, it would be easy for someone to record or screenshot the evidences and report the staff member on the forums. The Staff Reports are evaluated unbiasedly.

 

I do not support this because I don't think it's a good idea and the other thing says that they can abuse it. I agree with the abuse part.

 

So can every other command that moderators have.

 

Reporting could be done. Let me just agree with Auzzi here. All the other commands we have can also be abused. Which is why there's an area for Ban Appeals. For this, if we abuse that /gm 3 command, there is always a Staff Reports section.

 

Well, this is kinda confusing i'm kinda neutral. I support and disagree at the same time i'm changing it up. I'll stand as neutral sorry Patrick.

 

It's fine.

 

That then proves who's willing to moderate just-fully and who wants to cheat. Gets to the point real quick instead of waiting for them to be busted by one lucky guy. Plus, the way he has it set is the only way you can enable "/invis" command is through the lobby, which lowers the amount of abuse.

Of course, mods can do the same thing with /god and /fly too, so its not like like abusing commands that are OP is new. We've actually had a lot of new mods accidentally use /god and /fly when they panic and are busted easily for abuse. So, don't act like this shouldn't be added for the chance of being abused. By that logic, all commands that can be abused shouldn't be added (which is all of them).

So, for my opinion, it should be added mainly because it helps the moderator catch hackers on the spot when people spam, "RLX HACKER KITPVP NOW OR I REPORT" (Which I got a lot of on OPfactions must I say during my modding time). So, I support the idea.

 

Tracers still lock onto you tho

 

Thank you.

 

Support.

 

Based on what I've said, I agree with this and support it.

/god and /fly are commands we have been given, and if we are ever abusing it, we can get reported, which I believe we understand fully. The same goes with any commands given to us. Reports can be made.

 

/god could also be abused. I don't see how this could be any different.

Support

 

Simple, make it so once they're combat tagged, disable this command from being used until they're safe.

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Support, but very low chance of this happening.