Boot

The message that no one wants to see

A boot is the forced removal of a player from a team. A commander has the right to boot any player in his team for any reason, unless the player has a newbie tag or the boot excessively disrupts the game -- see below for the full list of exceptions. The booted player is ejected to the server lobby and cannot rejoin the game with that callsign.

A booted player may:

1. wait for the game to end,
2. rejoin the game under a different callsign,
3. join another game, or
4. create their own.

Note Do not confuse boots and bans. A boot is when a commander kicks you off his team. You may still rejoin the game with a different callsign. A lobby boot is when a Game Controller kicks you off the server. You may still rejoin the game with a different callsign. A ban is when the admins have blocked your account from joining the online servers because you broke one of the Terms of Service or the Rules of Conduct.

Dealing with a Boot

If your commander boots you it was probably for a good reason. This reason may be as valid as "You were about to give away the position of our main attack", or as draconian as "You weren't doing exactly as I was ordering", or as harsh as "You were doing something stupid". Most commanders are happy to explain the reason for your boot after the game has ended, although perhaps not politely.

If you rejoin the game under a different callsign, do not start abusing your ex-commander. Do not make a big deal of it on the forums. Neither of these actions will help your case, nor your reputation. If you truly do feel that the boot was malicious and your ex-commander should be issued a ban you should PM BlackViper (if you cannot PM email this address), the Enforcement Zone Lead.

Warning! Do not ruin the game for others. Revealing any strategic information about the team you've been booted from to the other team is absolutely not allowed and will result in a long ban.

The Rules of booting

• You may not boot players that have a newbie tag, (4) or less, - except in rare circumstances that are detailed here.
• You may not engage in retaliatory booting.
• You may not boot rampage.
• You may not boot resign.
• You may not join a game in progress for the sole purpose of mutinying the commander and booting him.

Related Articles

• How can I rejoin a game after being booted?

The Enforcement Zone	Intro: Frequently Asked Questions Rules: Rules of Conduct · Terms of Service Officials: Game Controllers · @Alleg · Zone Leads Measures: Boot · Lobby boot · Ban · Perma-ban