PK Appeal Vinny 'The Gooch' Gavonne

[The Gooch]

Name of Character:

Vinny 'The Gooch' Gavonne

SteamID:

76561198065974971

Your Discord ID#:

Crupi

Date of PK:

7/15/2025

Reason for PK:

Metagaming/ Fail RP/ LTARP

Why should you be unPK'd? What server rule or PK rule was violated?: 

During this entire situation I was undergoing connectivity issues, lag out problems happening consistently. I have been unfortunately dealing with this issue since joining the server, but nevertheless still play throughout it. Upon this altercation happening I disconnected/lagged out unintentionally multiple times, and as I was attempting to rejoin the already full server, I was still dealing with these issues. Once I was able to reconnect my char was unable to use his hands due to somehow being put in restraints, I voiced this to individuals I was playing with and then unfortunately lagged out again once a swarm of PD arrived. Then once I reconnected for a third time, an individual that I had spoken to in game about being in restraints then proceeded to kill my char to release him from restraints. After this I attempted to get in contact with an admin but instead was teleported by an admin to the police that waited in front of the DD and then was taken into custody. I attempted to explain my connectivity issue expressing concern for this first and foremost because I would not intentionally want to exit out of my game, especially on a server I have come to frequently play on. After discussions with the PD and asking for a lawyer, my char was pulled into a sit down with an admin where I attempted to explain my situation but was gagged shortly after. The individual who killed my char to release him from restraints was then pulled into questioning along with me but I was unable to communicate with him and anybody around me due to still being gagged. Unknowingly, we joined into a disc to talk to each other in an attempt to see if I was able to communicate in game. Once the admin noticed we were in a discord call I was immediately banned for: 2 days Metagaming/ Fail RP/ LTARP. After taking an extra 2 days off of this ban I attempted to rejoin under this char because I was under the impression it was only a 2 day ban but was notified by a different admin I was PK'd due to avoiding arrest. I did not ever intentionally try to avoid arrest nor to my recollection have caused any concerning issues on the Diverge Server.

Unfortunately I do not have any clips, or any other proof outside of the screenshot I was given for the 2 day ban notice.

 

 

[Drunken]

Hi i was the officer on scene at the time of first contact. We attempted to stop you due to the firearm you possessed, upon making contact we told you to get up against the wall and put your hands up. You "Crashed". After speaking to some of your other members i told them to get you back in the city and if you are found being locked inside the club house i would arrest all of them for obstruction of justice. You came back in for a few minutes and then disconnected. The last time you reconnected we had staff bring you to the original scene so we could arrest you.

We took you back to the station to process you and when searching you, we found that you had removed all the clothes from your person and the firearm you had on yourself. We called staff and the staff member Yuki confirmed to me that you reconnected and were killed by your friend (IC cousin) Motzy. This then resulted in both of you being banned.

 

Yuki did state that 2 out of the 3 disconnections were player side and he DID NOT loose connection to the server.

 

Hope this helps UA make there decision on your unban.

[Zay santos]

You do know that if your disconnecting it can be up to 3000 seconds or some bullshit so I have def hit rejoin before to try to get back into the server witch would tell staff you dc by player and not connection speaking from a prior experience I had with staff when I was arrested and having internet issues i had a clip to prove don't see how this got pushed to a pk?) also watched this whole thing unfold (SOS) 

[Drunken]

@Zay santosthat would be correct if he didnt leave twice of his own accord and got rid of all the illegal things on him and the things that ties him to SOS

[Yuki]

hey, pking and banning admin here!  so to expand upon the situation as Riggs described it you had left while being arrested. as some people do that we wait the 10 minute timer for a ban but your logs indicate you did it 3 times in which all of them YOU disconnected by yourself, not timed out. The logs show a different word choice if its by you or an issue.

 

Secondly, during the sit you and your friend admitted to being in vc for the whole interaction with the cops and after. This can be shown when he had mentioned inside the sit how you told him to kill you to free you and coincidently you forgot about your gun. the big issue comes from you leaving yourself multiple times while getting arrested then having your friend kill you to get rid of the gun the cops were going after you for THEN dropping all items to connect you to the scene, nonetheless it was 4 seconds after you loaded your char to one headshot.

 

sadly I dont have it clipped as at the time i didnt think to record it but im a bit confused as I informed you in the sit as to why you were being pked and that it would happen as you admitted your friend killed you to avoid the situation and stop the situation with the cops.

 

[Le Stench Trench]

Why was this raised to a PK? The rules of the server state that metagaming results in a ban or voiding of the RP situation. He looks to have served the ban so why the PK as well? Maybe I’m missing something in the rules?

[The Gooch]

@Drunken @Yuki Alright so we are going to stick to the assumption that I intentionally left (which is not the case and can have multitudes of individuals vouch to be witnesses), why would I bother in making this elaborate post? Yeah, I am sure people do this all the time, but this is also a first offense ordeal and a lot is based on assumption here without valid proof. Yes I am sure admins have to follow the logs, understandable coming from data analytics, BUT has it ever occurred errors do happen in systems. Fairly common but either way, along with errors, if i was such a fugitive and LEFT on my own according to logs then why not insta-ban/PK instead of waiting to do it? OR if remaining in RP, I would technically be a fugitive. Now if that is the case then why was no PD around when I suddenly connected back in but did not hear my char voice in game for someone to kill me so that I can be free? Overall, many questions on both ends seem to be unsure and unclear.

To respond directly to the PD, if my char was such a criminal then PD should have never left the location of the "crime", especially with an abundance of PD being online during the night of 7/15/2025. My cousin unfortunately was the one that was able to make contact with his shot first so that I could be freed from restraints, but in no way can you be certain he was the only person involved in shooting my char. How can anyone be certain I didn't voice to all around me that I needed to be killed to be released from restraints? It is only speculated under pure assumption that we communicated outside of the server based of relation and an incident that occurred during the sit down with Yuki.

In response to Yuki, I will stick to my story time and time again that I disconnected because it has been happening ever since joining the server, but such is life right? We move on, its a game, not life or death, it will boot back up EVENTUALLY. As I stated prior in this statement to PD, my cousin was the one that made contact with me first with his weapon, but in no way can it be proven he was the only on who shot/tried to free me from restraints. I understand it was 4 seconds after spawning in but as I stated, before I disconnected I voiced out to MULTIPLE individuals in GMOD/Diverge that I was in restraints and needed assistance. Once I respawned in, continuing to stick to the now fugitive RP, I ditched my belongings but that was only proven once you (Yuki) was called upon after I was already arrested. If you were never called upon the PD did not have any knowledge as to what weapon I had on me, if any. They speculated between two different handguns which Yuki had to later confirm but PD was unable to do themselves.

During the sit down you did not inform me that my char would be PKd. I was attempting to explain my situation but was shortly gagged by you based off the assumption I was lying from the logs you are viewing. You then pulled my cousin into the sit down and we attempted to communicate to each other, as well as both Yuki & PD, but my char was still gagged. Me and my cousin only could communicate by calling each other but once you heard my voice come through his mic it was a near insta-ban for Metagaming.

Truly, if I was informed that I was PK'd I wouldn't be sitting here typing out a small thesis, hell if I had weapons then I might as well had fought back because there's not much of a point, at least to me to have a char PK'd like this, but how ya doin...

[The Gooch]

Almost forgotten info but to my knowledge the DD is an open carry facility. The PD was attempting to arrest me based off of the assumption of seeing me with a weapon while my char was inside of the DD. Wouldn't this be an immediate breach of any arrest here considering its not only based off assumptions but also arresting an individual who are allowed to brandish weapons inside of the facility/DD?