Spotting glitchers.

[someonesomewhere]

Lately, we've been having a lot of problems with glitching, especially mine glitchers. Here are just a few ways to know when someone is glitching, and what to do about it. Thanks to Vulcan for stickying this.

1. Sleighs I know they aren't sleds.

This happens most often on accident, so don't go and report someone for glitching if you only see them do it 2 or 3 times. Sometimes when you try to switch weapons while on a sled, you will disconnect from the bike that's pulling you and keep moving, even over barriers. 3rd Picture.

2. Jetpacks

a.The hovering glitch is the main one I see with the jetpack these days. If you see a person just suspended in the air, not moving, with their jetpack equipped, either that person is lagging badly, or abusing this glitch. Unfortunately, any picture of a person in the air using a jetpack makes he or she look like the glitch is being abused, so photo evidence doesn't help at all.

b. On Guild Wars, if you see a player continuously exploding near the edge of the water while on a bike with their jetpack equipped, guess what? Glitch abuse.

3. Tents

In the tents in some of the maps, you may notice people in the black area around the actual room. They are tent glitchers, and this is also not tolerated. Refer to the second picture.

4. Grenade Launcher

If you see someone fire a grenade launcher and see the grenade explode instantly (as soon as it stops moving), he or she is abusing the grenade launcher glitch.

5. Standing on Water (Gwars only) And yes... I actually have seen it called the "Jesus glitch."

If you notice someone stand on the water on Guild Wars without blowing up, he or she is also abusing a glitch.

6. Ice Cannon
With the Ice Cannon, players will sometimes either shoot what seems to be an unlimited amount of shots or a small burst of shots. Before reporting anyone for this, please make sure that the person isn't just lagging.

Semi-God Mode

Simply, a player will be able to get into a map without being able to hurt people or be hurt.

My personal policy for this is to just kick the person after letting them know why I'm going to.

Miscellaneous

• To take a Screen Shot on a Windows OS, either hit Alt+2, or press PrintScreen, and paste (Control V) it into a paint program, such as Microsoft Paint, which all Windows PCs come with.
• Do not report glitchers on these parts of the forums. Send in a support ticket, or your thread/posts will simply be deleted.
• If you see someone glitching, confront that person about it. If he or she continues to abuse the glitch, report him or her to an ET and send in a support ticket, if possible.
• Ask friends to keep an eye on someone whom you confronted, to make sure that that person doesn't continue to abuse glitches.
• The current ETs and Zone police members you can contact are listed in the Updated Zone Staff List thread in this same forum.
• Try to avoid glitching to end glitching. The more people see a glitch, the more they will try to abuse it. In general, avoid taking any measures beyond contacting an ET and taking a screenshot.
• Always make sure that the glitch is being abused, and not being used accidentally, as it will just cause confusion and give a negative impression to new players.

I'm not sure if I posted about editing images yet, but regardless, if you see someone walking through boxes/other NPCs, let me know.