Gipfelstuermer wrote: ↑Sat Jan 26, 2019 10:16 pm
The following case is presented with regards to Auxilium Torino.
Auxilium Torino is accused of using a multi-account (Boels Team) in 15 races.
The case is structured as follows:
A) The 15 consecutive races of Boels Team.
B) The VPN of Boels Team.
C) The relation to Auxilium Torino.
D) Boels Team fails to respond.
E) Auxilium Torino denies any relation.
F) Summary
G) Conducting Auxilium Torino's Defense
H) Proposed Penalty
A) The 15 consecutive races of Boels Team.
This is a complete list of Boels Team's Races up until today:
23.11.2018 GP Canyon de Chelly, 24h, /w Auxilium Torino
24.11.2018 Key Largo - Key West, 21h, /w Auxilium Torino
27.11.2018 Dalooni Reserve - Stage 1, 23h, /w Auxilium Torino
28.11.2018 Dalooni Reserve - Stage 2, 23h, /w Auxilium Torino
29.11.2018 Dalooni Reserve - Stage 3, 23h, /w Auxilium Torino
30.11.2018 Dalooni Reserve - Stage 4, 23h, /w Auxilium Torino
07.12.2018 Crawford - Montego Bay, 22h, /w Auxilium Torino
18.12.2018 Vamos a la Playa - Stage 1, 22h, /w Auxilium Torino
19.12.2018 Vamos a la Playa - Stage 2, 22h, /w Auxilium Torino
20.12.2018 Vamos a la Playa - Stage 3, 22h, /w Auxilium Torino
21.12.2018 Vamos a la Playa - Stage 4, 22h, /w Auxilium Torino
27.12.2018 Zanzibar Road Race, 22h, /w Auxilium Torino
11.01.2019 Palau Cycling Cup, 23h, /w Auxilium Torino
13.01.2019 Down Under Classic, 23h, /w Auxilium Torino
20.01.2019 East Falkland Classic, 24h, /w Auxilium Torino
Can this be random? It is simple mathematics: Assume that Boels Team joins C4F. He can only ride late evening (21h-24h). He rides 15 races, but we don't know on which day and which race. What is the probability, that he meets Auxilium Torino in one race? Auxilium Torino rode 53 of 115 possible races. So the probability is 53/115 = 46.1%. But what is the probability, that he meets Auxilium Torino 15-times in a row? It is approximately (53/115)^15 =
0.00089%. So clearly not a random thing.
B) The VPN of Boels Team.
It is evident, that Boels Team used a VPN / Browser to constantly change his IP in order to hide his identity. During one race, he used at least 4 different IP's from 4 different countries:
https://www.ipqualityscore.com/free-ip- ... .220.101.5
https://www.ipqualityscore.com/free-ip- ... 17.174.196
https://www.ipqualityscore.com/free-ip- ... .37.16.241
https://www.ipqualityscore.com/free-ip- ... 47.181.165
All at 100 - High Risk. Consequently, Boels Team is banned after providing no response to ingame-messages whatsoever.
C) The relation to Auxilium Torino.
It is evident, that the simultaneous racing of Auxilium Torino and Boels Team was no coincidence. What is their relation? Some moves of Boels Team support that he was there to support Aux. On his second race, he received multiple negative fairplay comments. Other than that, he was always completely silent in race chat. His purpose was only to create sprints for Horacio Ortega and Carmen Kaleb, allowing him to start with 2x 94 sprinters and having additional support in the race. This was successful for Auxilium Torino on 23.11., 18.12, 21.12., 11.01. Some could argue, that the same is true for Coroncina, who benefited with sprint wins from Jaromir Janacek (91) on 07.12. and 20.01., but there is not enough evidence for this relation because Coroncina was not in every of the races mentioned above. Boels Team did not take any profit. No single sprint win or Palmares entry in 15 races. He professionally created sprints, but never sprinted professionally.
Could there be any other solution to the relation? Could it be a friend a friend or family member? A special relation, so this person always rides in the same race as Auxilium Torino? This question is answered in Auxilium Torino's response to this case. (See E))
D) Boels Team fails to respond.
Boels Team did not respond in any race chats or to any ingame messages. FPC has build the consent, that Boels Team unfair behavior is proven. Consequently, he got banned.
E) Auxilium Torino denies any relation.
Of course, we did not only contact Boels Team, but also Auxilium Torino to ask about the case. I quote the whole answer to give you all details, but I highlight the important part.
you can controll my pc if you want give some program yto make it, i don`t have nothing to do with what you accuse me, and i think you must check my pc
A little up to my words before...change de words, is not an Eqnuiry, this is an Inquisition!
If you just are needed an excuse to ban me, you don`t need some inexistent probe, do it!
Since one years i ask for clarity, somebody was alredy on the way with my pass and hacked my team( and some others )
for explain you can ask to Luques, because he resolved the problem, and ask to don`t say to nobody about the problem because he want to catch the guilty!
In several races in last 2 years my team was damaged, strange act happens while i play, and i ask more time for review my races to understand what was the "bug" or "problem", but i see that nothing happens...then this is probably the last chance that you have, you want me out? make it and enjoy!
I repeat, you can check my pc, give today every art of chance to enter in another pc, and hack some dates...is not really hard to control mine!
Ok, according to Auxilium Torino, he has nothing to do with Boels Team. So no friend, no family member, nothing. (It could have explained the 15 races together, but not the VPN of course.) The only possible conclusion is, that Boels Team is a multi-account. What follows in Auxilium Torino's response? Just countercharge. It is an inquisition and a conspiracy. Others manipulate him. Manipulate to ride the same races and let him benefit? Doesn't make sense.
F) Summary
Boels Team has been riding all 15 races in the same group as Auxilium Torino. It is evident, that this was no coincidence. It is evident, that Boels Team used a VPN to hide his identity. Neither Boels Team nor Auxilium Torino explained the situation. I can only draw the conclusion, that Boels Team was a multi-account of Auxilium Torino.
G) Conducting Auxilium Torino's Defense
Everybody has the right to receive a good defense. Can I defend Auxilium Torino? He is a long-time active player. He is a race designer. This is positive and to be considered, at least in a situation where we lack players and designers.
H) Proposed Penalty
We penalized Boels Team with a ban. We cannot leave Auxilium Torino without a penalty. Does it have to be a ban as well? Altough we don't want to ban people easily? A complete ban is too much because other multi-accounts also just received temporary bans. Auxilium Torino did not tell anything about his motive, but from the behavior I conclude, that it was just about making additional money. Not necessarily to destroy the game or anything. As such, I would rather support an extremely high fine instead of a temporary ban. This fine has to cover all his profit from this behavior plus a big penalty.
I will vote Warning, 5,000,000 fine and no ban.
Should we make this public? I leave this to you. There are two arguments to leave it within FPC: Firstly, we don't want to reveal too much about how we detect VPN. Otherwise this helps multi-accounts again in the future. Secondly, there were so many accusations, rumours etc. about Auxilium Torino and Coroncina before, that we do not necessarily want to recreate that huge discussion. However, a big argument to make it public is, that we usually make everything public because this allows to collect more evidence and to show that FPC is active. We do not really need more evidence here, but I as mentioned, I leave this decision to you. If you think, this should rather be public, I will make it public.
Gipfel