OP, many times those people who disconnect at the start of the game..they didn't do that on purpose, it's usually caused by a bug, happens to me and you and everyone else. Same with AFKers..they often are NOT AFK..the game crashed to desktop on them after the server sees them connected and the server does NOT see them disconnect..another bug.
Wardn..really...you do realize that your poster boy there got himself banned right? Do you know what happens when someone bypasses a ban and then flaunts the fact that they did it? That's right sparky, they get banned again! And every time they repeat that, they'll be banned again until someone does an IP or hardware ban to make sure they get the point.
And the 'problem' your poster boy was complaining about Wardn..it's not a problem, it's a rather common game play mechanic in all MMOs, from the big ones like WoW to the console MMOs like CoD and BF3, where you spend hours upon hours unlocking more and more toys...sound familiar? How many hours did you spend unlocking things in those Wardn..how many hours did Kevin spend? Did you or Kevin whine and complain about it like you both do/did here? Cause..I've checked the forums for those games, PC and console, and it's not whined about...not a lot, not a little, it's just NOT whined about.
What Kevin did wasn't protesting the mechanic, it was a little kid throwing a temper tantrum, 'I want what I want NOWNOWNOWNOWNOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!' pure and simple. He got the proper treatment for that and so far, EVERY single stravag piece of scum I report gets looked at by the good folks at PGI who have to deal with these little kids throwing temper tantrums, and we clearly have proof that they do get punished for doing it don't we. Sorry to the folks at PGI who have to look into the reports I'll continue to make, but I'm DAMNED happy you folks are doing your jobs and removing these whiney arsed little kids from the game so we don't have to continue to deal with their parent's failures, THANK YOU!