Hi all,
I wish I could be back under better circumstances, but that isn’t the case. 
We’ve got some reports of some nasty cheating in MW67. In particular: lots of multis, account sitting, and illegal market aiding. I’d like to provide you all an update.
The mods
Firstly, every mod is playing in MW67, which is why I’m giving you this update instead of them. They haven’t been given any of the details that I’ve found, and have been told that I’m taking this one on myself.
I mention this to preempt any accusations of bias.
The “obvious” suspects
@WhiteShadow, @HydroP, and @HellRaizeR got banned for a similar offense 2 rounds ago.
Many people assume this is them doing the same thing here.
I admit, I too was suspicious and had my own biases going in. A lot of it “makes sense” on a superficial level.
The problem is, people have a natural tendency to look for patterns that confirm a belief they already hold. I have read a lot in several reports about how it’s obvious that they are guilty again, how accusers know that it’s them, and how much of a shame it is that they’re cheating their way to an advantage at the expense of the everybody else who is “doing real work”.
Well, the data just doesn’t support that.
What I found
I showed up unexpectedly to their family chat yesterday, and spent a few hours reading everything they had discussed privately since pre-round. They did not know I was coming, and most players don’t even realize that I can get myself access to private family Discord chats. I’ve never hid that fact, it’s just that I’ve never had a reason to until now.
What I found was very candid discussions, even a few things that were not particularly friendly to Staff, but overall zero evidence of anything shady. Rather, I observed an extremely high level of coordination, some clever techniques to gain early advantages, and even a general avoidance to do anything that may even resemble wrongdoing.
I even found perfectly reasonable explanations for a few strange things others have reported. Out of respect for their privacy I will not disclose any of that here. What I will say is, it is dangerous and unfair to make assumptions. If you yourself value having the benefit of the doubt, you should consider the same for others as well.
Although I am not done processing all the data I’ve collected, including suspicious market history which points to others, I can say with confidence that their current standing is legitimate. They are doing real work. This is likely not what many of their accusers want to hear. It is however, what the data supports.
Put simply: they are as of now in the clear.
We can put an end to any conversations about them being “obvious cheaters”. This is not about that family, it is about somebody else who is cheating and making use of them being a convenient scapegoat.
The actual party involved
I am not going to name anybody here, but they are likely to read this and I’d like them to know that I have a large amount of data that is not looking too great for them, and I am currently collecting more.
In the interest of thoroughness, and most importantly, fairness, I am going to be as close to 100% certain of my findings as possible before I move to enforce penalties for this, which will likely include a longtime game ban.
I take cheating seriously. This is a priority for me and I am not cutting any corners.
To the party involved, if you would like to contact me privately, we can discuss a reduced punishment. An admission will help us all move on, and save me some work as well. I would strongly assume that you’re going to be caught eventually anyway.
If you are banking on evidence being gone because of the multi-accounts being killed off by the inactive script, that isn’t the case. I have daily backups and am looking at game snapshots from when those accounts and their histories were still there.
The offer is there if you’d like to take it. Please get in touch.
and should not have done it but it’s over.
