I want to clear up a few misconceptions about this &quot;scandal&quot;:<br /><br />First off, Nostar is not part of any official IDL processes except for running the servers. If he suspects somebody of cheating, myself and the board usually scrutinize the demo and heavy dialogue takes place.<br /><br />Second, when ANY player submits accusations of somebody cheating, our process is to always obtain a demo and attempt to catch them in the act. This has happened a good handful of times over the past few seasons but I will never convict without seriously convincing evidence. The last time that this occured in the IDL was with Dragan, who was -clearly- wall hacking. He got suspended for four seasons. I always look forward to the opportunity to bust a cheater and drag their name through the mud, but unless I&#039;m sure that they are it is not something that I&#039;m interested in doing.<br /><br />Third, it&#039;s very possible to do many stupidly crazy things in Doom due to its fast paced, high damage nature. Watch back demos from any star player and you will surely find crazy looking things that, to someone who is unfamiliar with high-level IDL play, will call cheating. Let&#039;s not get into the opposite of this where top players suspect that newer players to the league are incapable of doing the same stupid-crazy maneuvers that they do regularly once in an entire game. Most of this game is luck.<br /><br />Lastly, it&#039;s very easy to suspect a newer player of being a hacker just because they played well but it&#039;s a lot harder to actually go watch their demo back and come up with moments that are, without a shadow of a doubt, damning evidence. The IDL Staff [b]takes cheating very seriously[/b]. We review all accusations and have long-winded discussions (and disagreements). <br /><br />Once upon a time, Nostar was a rookie in the league who came from nowhere, played stellar defense, went to a conference championship and became a star over night. Similar situations have occured with names like Fastidious, METALBLACK, and others. Same with any top player that arrived magically in 2008 or after that became very good very quickly. It is not impossible for new players to come into the IDL and be very good, especially on teams with intelligently designed game plans that only help to supplement any weaknesses a newer player may have. Oh, and extensive practice.<br /><br />Long story short, the IDL takes cheating accusations very serious and all are subject to long-ass reviews by all of us. We get many of these each season and trust me, if we get strong evidence, a player will get bounced without question.