Rules
Rules of the Game
We at Chronicles of Ivalice want to make it clear to our players that there are certain Codes of Conduct we expect everyone to follow when they log into the game. By logging into our game, you are explicitly agreeing to abide by the following rules:
Player Code of Conduct
All players are held responsible for understanding and following the rules set forth below.
1. Alt Interaction: Using one of your characters to benefit another of your characters in any way is prohibited. Using your alts to harass another character is prohibited. Giving away characters is not allowed. Having your alts in the same room outside of the OOC Nexus is prohibited.
2. Harassing other players is prohibited. (Definition of harassment: If you are badgering, being rude, explicit, etc, and you are asked to stop and do not, that is harrassment.)
3. Sexually explicit language, cursing, and slurs are not permitted over public channels or in public forums.
4. Asking or getting staffers to reveal or change your stats without due cause is not permitted, nor is getting or asking them to load items for you or to confer any other unfair advantage.
5. If you find a bug, you must report it by contacting a staffer or using +request. Taking advantage of a bug or using it to crash the game is not permitted.
6. In-game information (such as character stats, character plot, etc.) is not permitted over public channels or in public forums. These are to be found out ICly.
7. Making false accusations under these rules is a punishable offense.
8. Never lie to a staffer; always be fully co-operative with them. Do not assume they have all the information they need, and be as helpful as possible to them so that they can respond appropriately.
If a staffer asks you to do something (such as moving a conversation on public channels to a different channel or pages), you should follow their instructions. If you have a problem with what you have been asked to do or have questions about it, take it up with that staffer in private or the Head Wiz at a later time.
9. "Staff fishing" is not allowed. If a staffer has made a ruling you disagree with, you should take it up with that staffer. If you have a problem with what has transpired, present a log and contact the Head Wiz at a later time.
10. 'Spamming' is not allowed. This includes both forums and on public channels.
11. If you can't be decent, you may not be welcome.
12. The primary focus of this game is to have fun. If you are not having fun, you will not be removed from the game, though you will be asked to not impede on other players' fun.
13. The minimum age of any character is 17. You are not allowed to play any character younger than this age for any reason. This is to avoid any legal situations due to the adult nature of the game.
If for any reason you are unable to abide by these rules of Conduct, you may be asked to cease connecting, or it may be done for you if you have violated these rules multiple times.
We also have a Staff Code of Conduct in which our Staff must abide by as well, and we have listed it here:
Staff Code of Conduct
Staffer Code of Conduct General Principles:
- You are expected to adhere to the Player Code of Conduct at all times. You are to be an ideal model of player behavior.
- The staffers are here to improve the muck.
- The staffers are here to make the experience of being here enjoyable for everyone, not just your friends.
- use your head! if you have to stop to think whether an action is illegal, it's better not to do it, and ask someone, than to chance it.
- Respect the players--they are why we are here.
- Do nothing to harm the growth of the muck.
- Punishment structure: First offense: warning
- Second offense: demotion (stripping of wizbits)
- Third offense: deletion.
This means that if you are given a warning for command abuse and are then caught harassing a player or another staffer you will be demoted. This is a very strict punishment system but should be easy enough to live with if we all behave like adults.
Command Abuse: Using your staffer powers to give benefit to ANY PC (yours or others') beyond the scope of your normal staffer duties, is considered abuse of staff powers.
- Examples of some things not to do:
- transfer a player from anywhere but OOC unless within the scope of your job
- snoop or otherwise spy upon a player or other staffer
- heal a player outside normal duties
- use staffer knowledge or commands for in-game benefits
- revealing anyone's site or other characters to anyone
- load or otherwise obtain objects for players outside the scope of normal duties
- alter or affect a character's attributes or equipment outside the scope of normal duties
This is a pretty small list of possible offenses. It represents the SPIRIT of the rules. If you violate the spirit of the rules, you will be held as accountable as if you violated the letter of the law.
Harassment: A staffer harassing a PC in any way has NO place on this game, and may result in summary demotion or deletion. Staffers harassing other staffers will be considered on par with any other offense. Information and actions as a PC: A staffer may not give out any information beyond hints or explanations of why something happened. If you do not know why something happened, SAY SO. Do not simply tell players, "You must have done something wrong." At all times, be as helpful as possible within the rules. The PCs of staffers are held to the same standard. Summary:
All of the above are intended to do the following:
- encourage trust in the staff
- encourage the staff to take a more creative and helpful role in the development of the muck
- encourage a more mature and polite atmosphere
If you do not feel comfortable with the principles embodied in the above, it is suggested you reconsider proposing to become a member of the staff.
