Banned...

Ectar: To save this topic going on and on the answer is simple.   People are not defending the other player. They're trying to give the opening poster advice. If you don't want banned for team killing or doing team damage. Don't shoot your team mates. It's really that simple. n situations like this when you're admitting you did it, and the only reply is "He did it first, why's he not banned also" - He clearly has done this in the past as frequently as you have. - It's also very rare people suddenly decide to shoot a team mate, especially in a high tier game, so consider the actions that led that moment and think how you could have handled them differently.  Was it really worth arguing/getting frustrated with someone you'll likely never see or play again with?   Yes it sucks when team mate shoots you (Just think about how the players you shot feel). Yes it sucks seeing team mates shoot each other and put your team at a disadvantage No the system isn't perfect, but it works and unless every scenario is manually reviewed it's all we have for now. The system doesn't care about motivations, reasons or intentions. It simply tracks who damaged who, when then they did it, how much they did it for and how often they did it.  - It can't be "cheated" it logs everything.      TL: DR    If you don't want removed from the game for doing team damage, don't shoot team mates. - Yes accidents happen, but that's no excuse for when you do it intentionally and "he started it" doesn't change things either. - If their name is blue, shoot them, or give them the benefit of the doubt. Otherwise don't shoot team mates, whatever the reason.