When I was a moderator, even if I was playing the game for fun I'd always have FRAPs open just in case I ran across a hacker. Any time I would see a hacker, I would automatically /kill and do my best to get evidence and ban them. I've only played one total game since I resigned, and even that game I had FRAPs open and managed to catch a hacker.
If the hacker is that noticeable that he is affecting the outcome of the game (and even if it isn't really much of a problem), I still have to question why the moderator did not just kill themselves and record especially when members of the community are present with him/her judging them by their decisions.
Ultimately the best thing for you to do is to contact Sr. Staff about this. If the moderator in question truly did say, "Oh its not big deal, I will deal with it later", in my personal opinion they should not be a member of staff. Maybe "I'll follow them after this game and make sure that they get dealt with" would have been better, but saying that a hacker is 'no big deal' shows a lack of commitment and priorities that are not in the correct order.
Adding to this,
In a way, it has two sides of the argument. And it is true that the moderator you have been referring to had not yet taken action towards the hacker, and the moderator, as suggested had not done /kill and record. However, the moderator had not prepared for the situation and it was unexpected, so they had probably not have the time to make a proper recording to get evidence of them. Also, they had not banned them immediately, despite it being easy proof and proper evidence seen by you and the moderator that the suspect was hacking, they had not banned the hacker since they needed the legitimate proof to keep safe in case the suspect testified against them. Also, if they said the could take care of it later, then it would most probably mean they will take care of it. Maybe they could have left the network, or went elsewhere to notify other moderators about the situation to keep a look out.
Also, has it shown that they could have been off-duty or on leave? Because that could probably mean that is why they hadn't taken care of the situation that immediately. Also, if you do believe that a moderator was not doing their job properly, it is always best to contact a Senior moderator about this, and also, it is optional, but I would recommend providing evidence for it as well.
Have a nice day.
From my time as staff, I learned two things:
1) Always be prepared; i.e. always have your recording software up no matter what you are playing. If you are playing on the network
at all, you are responsible to do your job.
2) It does not take that much effort to do /kill, open your recording software, follow the hacker, and get evidence.
Especially when it's just the beginning of the game!
If the moderator had enough time to continue playing the game and
ultimately get killed by the same hacker, they certainly had enough time to record. Because the hacker and the mod were the last two left, the mod had ample chance to do /kill and spectate.
Another falsity within staff: out of all the people who say 'I will take care of it later',
very few actually do. Trust me: I've tried it. Most of the time you forget who the supposed hacker is, or you are too lazy to check every day to see if they are online.
Finally, something that pissed me off the entire time I was in the staff team, and even now: If you are able to play on the network or able to talk to your friends,
you should not have "On Leave" or "Off-Duty" in your name. Considering the amount of effort it takes to deal with players is little to none, this is basically a way of ignoring your job as staff. Again, recording a hacker takes very little time. If you want to be left alone as staff, then
don't hop on Teamspeak. The way I see it, if you are on Teamspeak as staff and are not AFK, you should be liable to do your job efficiently and correctly. I feel that
"On Leave" should only be used if you are not at home and are only able to access Teamspeak. If you can access your recording software and Minecraft,
"On Leave" is not for you.
"Off Duty" I can understand if it is used;
sometimes. Sometimes as staff you need a break from your work. Unfortunately, most of the time it is abused, and staff have
"Off Duty" in their name for multiple days on end. Ultimately, I feel that moderators should have to request permission from Sr. Staff to have
either of these tags in their name.
/rant over
