I had a long argument written out about why your assumption is ridiculous, but after some thought I've realized that maybe it's a good thing that I don't play on servers run by people like you.

Whitelist/blacklist the IPs

That doesn't work all the time. Whitelist would be a pain, and would only work for static IP addresses.

that means no new members on aos

I see where you're coming from, but in the end I think banning deuces would cause more trouble than it's worth.

this is descriminatory
i think there could be like an all deuce server
that would be funny
they would be all like WTF, HOW DO I CROUCH

Well I think their should be "guest mode",(or in this case,"Deuce mode"),that if a player wants to play without actually registering.

The mode would have limitations,such as no chat and can only break a certain limit of blocks before recharging every minute or two.

They can't make votekicks but can vote on a kick.

A deuce only server would be... interesting.

yes it would
they would be confused

@Arbiter: A guest mode would temper down the amount of griefers without sacrificing the new guys but it should be complemented with the aforementioned Registration system.

lol used 2 be a duece yesterday:)

it was fun being a (noob)

btw, it would have a huge affect on the Aos community

to all those who are saying "deuces are fools cos they cant be assed to go through readme"; wen have u ever read those 20 page terms and conditions, thats wat i thort!

^ the read me isn't that long...
and most of them don't even know where the AoS folder is nor how they can find him =P

ye its still like a page long tho and u cant blame people if they dont read it (cos most people dont)

@Wrangle: Okay, I see your point. I guess I read your post wrong. XD

I still think that a "Deuce Mode" would be better (as stated by Arbiter). Limited capabilities means limited means of griefing. Think of it as a teaser for those who want to pursue AoS.

Or perhaps something like this?

@outwrangle:
That was uncalled for.. first warning.

@underdog:
I admit that many don't like the 'slang', would appreciate if you used it as sparingly as possible.. thanks.

@Deuce12:
It's over, don't take it any further.

Even though I was never a Deuce and started playing as "YourMom" later turning into "[Real]YourMom", I have nothing against Deuces. I started playing this game at Beta .2, and the player I remember most of all was a Deuce numbered Deuce11. He kicked ass and scored over 300 points, capturing the enemy intel over and over. He was probably the best player I had ever met, and he was only a Deuce.

I suspect that the Deuce I met was probably someone very well known on IRC or the forums right now, and that person could've been driven away from AoS if he hadn't been let on a server for not changing his name.

There are few Deuces that spam the chat with repeated questions, but the overwhelming majority of Deuces stay quiet/relatively quiet and play the game normally. Also by my experience, half of any griefers have names.

Bottom Line: Banning Deuces is impractical and will prevent many new players form joining the AoS community.

I know that most build-only servers have taken to automatically denying all Deuces building privileges. This usually isn't a huge hindrance, though, since the system is explained if they ask and if they really want to build they're willing to leave, reconfigure, and return.

I'm a little anti-Deuce myself, to tell the truth. If there's a votekick started against a Deuce I'm more easily persuaded to vote then if it's a named player. Still, a feature to deny them access to everything would just kill potential new players.

The whole Deuce issue will die if and when we get registration anyways, since everyone will have to have a unique profile name.

um yeah u can just start a server and not host it on the master server and just invite all your friends to play on it then u dont have to worry about deuces

Im curious, Explain to me how you would ban a all deuces from a server. You will be better off letting them all in then going through the server configuration Banning every kind of deuce name there could be.

P.S The name is in THEIR configuration not yours so you wont be able to stop it unless you deliberately hack into their configurations and change it, which is highly improbable.

Good day to you sir.
Mycar52a

Why Deuce? Why not Player or No-Name?

I'm a noob, I played my 1st game yesterday. Before it I read the readme, learned the controls and changed my name. After about 3 minutes I was happily one-shotting enemies and loving the game. Today I wrote my 1st post on the forums and feel like I'm going to like this game a lot.
This might not be the case though if I was one of the guys who like to try the game before going through the pain of coming up with a good nick to play with, and find out I can't access servers for being a deuce. I think it would give a really lame impression of the community for the new potential players.

I know its insanely annoying to see 20 or more people all called 'Deuce##', but ban all deuces? That's a bit OTT, don't you think?

No, the answer is to make the nickname changing more obvious. If proper menus are added *hint* at some point, it could be when you start the game, you type out a nickname, then get going.

Plus, for me you're all just cannon fodder so why bother with names, it's like naming a lab rat XD