Hi everyone,
There’s a lot of things that have happened recently in our community that we believe deserve some kind of explanation. One of our goals as a staff team is to be more open with the community and this should serve as a start to that.
Public Ban Reasons
The first thing we would like to address is a new site feature. Simply put, the reasoning behind bans are now publicly viewable on every banned player’s registry profile. Previously, there would always be a “telephone game” every time someone got banned, with people spreading rumors about why and how a player got banned. This feature should serve to end the gossip and keep the community more informed, while also allowing us to be more transparent with the community. We understand that we make mistakes sometimes, but at the end of the day, it’s crucial for everyone to take accountability for their actions, including us, and we hope this feature can help make that more of a reality.
Hacking, Alting, and Logic’s Case
The next thing to address is a recent (very public) case of suspected alting and cheating in MKU (mainly the latter). Logic, formerly known as Mecha to some members of our community, has been at the center of these accusations and will be permanently banned, not only for hacking the game but also for threatening the competitive integrity of our events. After a public outcry at his recent performance, we decided to look into his gameplay. What we found was the fact that Logic never, ever pulls bananas in first. There was other evidence presented to us, but this fact alone is enough to all but guarantee the fact that his game is modified.
We looked through seven events - the two MKU wars played on November 15th, 2020, the MKU war vs DY played on November 8th, 2020, a Tier-S lounge event played November 2nd, 2020, and a set of one Tier-S lounge event and two Tier-A events played on November 5th, 2020. In these events, from what is viewable by the streamer (or MKTV in the case of the MKU wars), Logic pulls exactly zero bananas from 35 item sets in first place. The statistics get a bit complicated here based on whether he takes a single or double box, or if he’s already holding an item:
Applying these probabilities across the boxes Logic took in these four events, we can see that he had a roughly 0.001% (1 in 50,000) chance of pulling the items he did without a single banana. These odds were also found to be the best case scenario for his POV - we gave him the benefit of the doubt on some of the rolls. The probability is most likely a decent amount lower, but no higher than this. Remember that in all the footage we observed, Logic never pulled a single banana, not even once. If we wanted to also include 2nd-5th place boxes in this, the probability would decrease exponentially. This on its own should be enough suspicion to justify a ban, especially with other incriminating evidence.
In addition to hacking the game, we’ve also made the discovery that Logic has been utilizing several alt accounts alongside his regular one. For those who are unaware, Logic has a historic reputation for alting, as he has done so numerous times going all the way back to MK7. To begin, Logic has been alting as a player named Alexis ever since this past summer. Not only did we make the connection to Logic, but we took a look at MKU, where, coincidentally, Alexis has yet to play an MKU match this season while Logic has played 4/4 matches for xı. We also learned that Logic was alting as a Japanese player named “mikhail”. We found that this account had been used to ask questions about how to hack their switch in an MK8DX modding discord and also posted that they had successfully edited their item distributions.
Figuring all of this out essentially served as the nail in the coffin for his case, and is what emboldened us to finalize our decision. Given the occurrence of this, we’d also like to use this as an opportunity to remind you all that alting is completely forbidden and will result in punishment, as there have been a few instances of it lately.
In summary, because of the astronomical odds witnessed with Logic’s item pulls, as well as his proven history of hacking and alting in Mario Kart 7 (and this game as well), we believe that there is significant evidence to issue a permanent ban. To any lower division clan leaders who may be reading this, we implore you to be careful with who you recruit in the future. It’s been made quite apparent that Logic is willing to create alternate accounts at any time in order to stay in the community after he gets banned. This is not to say you should avoid recruiting obviously, but it’s essential to be cautious in order to prevent him from participating in our events any further.
And just to be absolutely clear on this, to make sure everyone understands—if we are to catch any instance of a player hacking with the intent to gain a significant advantage, we will immediately issue a permanent ban without question. Of course, this is being said with the assumption that there is enough concrete evidence to justify a ban in the first place, but regardless, the point still stands. Please keep this in mind as we will not be making any exceptions to this, so make sure to think twice before you consider hacking. You may feel free to ask us about any player you're wanting to recruit, and we can give you an honest evaluation in private on the risk. It's worth noting that any points scored by a hacking player or alternate account will be discounted and results will be edited even if they swing matches.
The Elephant in the Room
The big thing on everyone’s minds right now is a recent influx of sexual harassment and pedophilia cases within MKC. We would like to clear up our stance on this issue.
In any case, if an adult is found to be engaging in a relationship or sending explicit/sexual content to a minor, they will be banned. We have a zero-tolerance policy on this. As an adult, you are responsible in the eyes of the law and in the eyes of Mario Kart Central. Ban length can vary depending on the severity of the evidence presented to us, but we want to be extremely clear in saying that if you are found to be engaging in sexual conduct with a minor, you will be punished. No exceptions.
As in any case, if you wish to report a case to us, please send all the evidence you have that you are comfortable showing to us. Everything we receive is kept 100% confidential and within the staff team, and your identity will never be revealed to the person in question or the wider community.
We want to emphasize that there is a lot that goes into the evaluation of these cases. We wish to remain impartial in all cases presented to us, and carefully consider all evidence given. When the stakes are as high as they are, we can’t afford to make a mistake. Our goal is to make this community as safe as possible for all of our members, and we appreciate everybody’s cooperation in achieving this goal.
That is all for now, but as always, if there are any questions, comments, or concerns about anything mentioned in this thread, you may gladly approach us about it. We would like to thank everyone who has come forward to help us recently, and we hope that this will open up the door to a much brighter future for our community.
There’s a lot of things that have happened recently in our community that we believe deserve some kind of explanation. One of our goals as a staff team is to be more open with the community and this should serve as a start to that.
Public Ban Reasons
The first thing we would like to address is a new site feature. Simply put, the reasoning behind bans are now publicly viewable on every banned player’s registry profile. Previously, there would always be a “telephone game” every time someone got banned, with people spreading rumors about why and how a player got banned. This feature should serve to end the gossip and keep the community more informed, while also allowing us to be more transparent with the community. We understand that we make mistakes sometimes, but at the end of the day, it’s crucial for everyone to take accountability for their actions, including us, and we hope this feature can help make that more of a reality.
Hacking, Alting, and Logic’s Case
The next thing to address is a recent (very public) case of suspected alting and cheating in MKU (mainly the latter). Logic, formerly known as Mecha to some members of our community, has been at the center of these accusations and will be permanently banned, not only for hacking the game but also for threatening the competitive integrity of our events. After a public outcry at his recent performance, we decided to look into his gameplay. What we found was the fact that Logic never, ever pulls bananas in first. There was other evidence presented to us, but this fact alone is enough to all but guarantee the fact that his game is modified.
We looked through seven events - the two MKU wars played on November 15th, 2020, the MKU war vs DY played on November 8th, 2020, a Tier-S lounge event played November 2nd, 2020, and a set of one Tier-S lounge event and two Tier-A events played on November 5th, 2020. In these events, from what is viewable by the streamer (or MKTV in the case of the MKU wars), Logic pulls exactly zero bananas from 35 item sets in first place. The statistics get a bit complicated here based on whether he takes a single or double box, or if he’s already holding an item:
- If you take a double item set in first or if you go through an item set while holding a coin, you have a roughly 50% chance of not pulling a banana
- If you take a single item in first or take a box while holding a non-coin item, you have a roughly 85% chance of not pulling a banana.
Applying these probabilities across the boxes Logic took in these four events, we can see that he had a roughly 0.001% (1 in 50,000) chance of pulling the items he did without a single banana. These odds were also found to be the best case scenario for his POV - we gave him the benefit of the doubt on some of the rolls. The probability is most likely a decent amount lower, but no higher than this. Remember that in all the footage we observed, Logic never pulled a single banana, not even once. If we wanted to also include 2nd-5th place boxes in this, the probability would decrease exponentially. This on its own should be enough suspicion to justify a ban, especially with other incriminating evidence.
In addition to hacking the game, we’ve also made the discovery that Logic has been utilizing several alt accounts alongside his regular one. For those who are unaware, Logic has a historic reputation for alting, as he has done so numerous times going all the way back to MK7. To begin, Logic has been alting as a player named Alexis ever since this past summer. Not only did we make the connection to Logic, but we took a look at MKU, where, coincidentally, Alexis has yet to play an MKU match this season while Logic has played 4/4 matches for xı. We also learned that Logic was alting as a Japanese player named “mikhail”. We found that this account had been used to ask questions about how to hack their switch in an MK8DX modding discord and also posted that they had successfully edited their item distributions.
Figuring all of this out essentially served as the nail in the coffin for his case, and is what emboldened us to finalize our decision. Given the occurrence of this, we’d also like to use this as an opportunity to remind you all that alting is completely forbidden and will result in punishment, as there have been a few instances of it lately.
In summary, because of the astronomical odds witnessed with Logic’s item pulls, as well as his proven history of hacking and alting in Mario Kart 7 (and this game as well), we believe that there is significant evidence to issue a permanent ban. To any lower division clan leaders who may be reading this, we implore you to be careful with who you recruit in the future. It’s been made quite apparent that Logic is willing to create alternate accounts at any time in order to stay in the community after he gets banned. This is not to say you should avoid recruiting obviously, but it’s essential to be cautious in order to prevent him from participating in our events any further.
And just to be absolutely clear on this, to make sure everyone understands—if we are to catch any instance of a player hacking with the intent to gain a significant advantage, we will immediately issue a permanent ban without question. Of course, this is being said with the assumption that there is enough concrete evidence to justify a ban in the first place, but regardless, the point still stands. Please keep this in mind as we will not be making any exceptions to this, so make sure to think twice before you consider hacking. You may feel free to ask us about any player you're wanting to recruit, and we can give you an honest evaluation in private on the risk. It's worth noting that any points scored by a hacking player or alternate account will be discounted and results will be edited even if they swing matches.
The Elephant in the Room
The big thing on everyone’s minds right now is a recent influx of sexual harassment and pedophilia cases within MKC. We would like to clear up our stance on this issue.
In any case, if an adult is found to be engaging in a relationship or sending explicit/sexual content to a minor, they will be banned. We have a zero-tolerance policy on this. As an adult, you are responsible in the eyes of the law and in the eyes of Mario Kart Central. Ban length can vary depending on the severity of the evidence presented to us, but we want to be extremely clear in saying that if you are found to be engaging in sexual conduct with a minor, you will be punished. No exceptions.
As in any case, if you wish to report a case to us, please send all the evidence you have that you are comfortable showing to us. Everything we receive is kept 100% confidential and within the staff team, and your identity will never be revealed to the person in question or the wider community.
We want to emphasize that there is a lot that goes into the evaluation of these cases. We wish to remain impartial in all cases presented to us, and carefully consider all evidence given. When the stakes are as high as they are, we can’t afford to make a mistake. Our goal is to make this community as safe as possible for all of our members, and we appreciate everybody’s cooperation in achieving this goal.
That is all for now, but as always, if there are any questions, comments, or concerns about anything mentioned in this thread, you may gladly approach us about it. We would like to thank everyone who has come forward to help us recently, and we hope that this will open up the door to a much brighter future for our community.
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