Moderator Decrees

[Tobberz]

A few issues that need clearing up. Consider them secondary rules, but rules which are still as enforceable as on the "Rules" page. This thread will be updated when necessary.

1: Do not accuse people of hacks.

• This is an ever increasing issue on Empire War. Stop doing it.
• Mods will mute you immediately if you do so.
• If you publicly accuse someone of hacks in chat, two bad things could happen: a) They do hack, they see you have noticed and then turn off their hacks. This is bad because then staff can't punish them, as we cannot get the necessary evidence. b) They do not hack, in which case you are just spamming chat with false information, and annoying a legitimate player.
• If you believe someone does hack, record and report it on the forums. If for whatever reason you cannot do this, message a mod privately.
• As of 20/03/2018, this is an official rule.

2: Do not abuse the Enjin reports system.

• This is only in cases when someone has gravely and extremely contravened the forum rules, or committed any major offence.
• When you make a report it messages every single staff member.
• Do not use this function for reporting posts you disagree with, and never use it to report a staff member's post.
• Mistakes using this system have been tolerated up until now, but henceforward this will result in a prompt forum ban.

3: Do not post anywhere other than the Appeals section about your punishment.

• Do not message the Moderator who banned you, nor message any other member of staff.
• Do not ever start complaining publicly in the discord server.
• Naturally, joining with an alt and complaining that way is in contravention of Rule #5.
• If you get someone else to complain for you, your chances of appeal will decrease dramatically, and it is likely they will be punished too.

4: An elaboration on spawnkilling.

• Due to the prevalence of unprotected spawns, common sense is necessary.
• See Rule #6 for specifics.
• In the end, your chances of being or not being punished depend on: a) Has the person moved? b) Is the person actively attacking you? c) Are they within an obviously protected spawn? d) Have you entered an obviously protected spawn?
• As stated, the best option is to a) Consult common sense b) Consult a Moderator. If you are in any doubt, best to back away from what you were doing.

 

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5: Do not use modified clients in the lobbies.

• The rule about no modified clients fully applies here too.
• It is down to the staff to what extent any punishment will be given, as it is not as serious as hacking in-game.
• It is possible that warnings will be given in this case.

 

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6: Do not farm kills.

• Do not use an alt or another player to farm points by repeatedly killing them.
• This only applies if the other account is 'willing' to be killed for your benefit.
• If they are fighting back, there is no issue - that is perfectly legal.
• If you are caught farming kills, you will have deaths added to your account and highest killstreak wiped.

 

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7: Do not download our maps without permission.

• We have added a new rule (Rule Eight) to the server rules.
• This goes hand-in hand with the hacked clients rule. Although a tool such as schematica might not be considered a 'hacked client', such clients can be used to download maps from servers without permission.
• Naturally, it should be considered common sense that this is not allowed, but apparently this needs confirmation. If we wanted you to download a map of ours, we'd put it up for download. If we don't want you to download the map... we won't let you!
• It goes without saying that if you then proceed to post a map of ours on PMC or the like without permission, you will be banned immediately.

 

[Tobberz]

8: Do not help others evade punishments.

• This seems like it's such a mind-bogglingly obvious point, but it seems I have to confirm this.
• If you give a banned user an account to evade on, you are helping them to break the rules.
• You are effectively working to negate the staff team's legitimate punishments.
• As such, anyone who does this will be treated as an accomplice in the other player's rule-breaking, and will be banned permanently.