rules Reworked Player Code of Conduct (Server Rules)

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Important Notes

 

• Game Masters, alongside moderators, are volunteers who take on their personal time to help players and the server: as such, you should treat them with respect.
   
• As human beings, each of them has his/her own sensibility that can influence their decisions (this obviously is only natural, but it is notable enough to be reminded here.)
   
• Sharing private conversations involving a Game Master to other players is forbidden: doing so can lead to sanctions up to permanent account suspension.
   
• Your account is yours, and your responsibility only: no excuses can invalidate this statement. In order to properly secure your account, you are advised to read this topic (even if you think your account is already safe!)
   
• Following the previous point, account sharing / exchange is strictly forbidden. If any case involves account theft / account sharing with a 'friend' or similar, all involved player's accounts will be suspended, including the complainant's one(s).
   
• The punishments indicated below are the general cases, but in some instances it can vary outside of the written range: if so, you will be notified as to why it happened.
   
• Rules indicated in this code of conduct are there to cover the most common cases, but aren't the only ones where a Game Master is entitled to act: dishonesty, ill intent and other forms of negative behavior can result in them getting involved. Remember to keep a positive and healthy attitude towards the server, and other players !
   
• Sanctions can in some cases be applied on all of the holder's accounts: breaking rules on side accounts can thus have impact on your main account.
   
• If a player is found benefiting from the rulebreaks of another player, both can end up being punished, even though one of them didn't break any rules himself: don't play the ignorance card if you see one of your group members exploit to one shot bosses!
   
• Finally, those rules are subject to modifications from administrators: in such cases, the reasons of the edition will be added.

 

Section I - General Rules

 

• Server Advertising: Advertising another server, via whisper, guild chat, /s, or any global channel.
  • Punishment: 30 days account suspension.
     
• Arena Win-Trading: Arranged arena battles in order to gain conquest points or such.
  • Punishments:
    • First Offense: 15 days account suspension for every member of the team and reset of all progress.
    • Second Offense: 30 days account suspension for every member of the team and reset of all progress.
    • Third Offense: Permanent account suspension for every member of the team and reset of all progress.
  • NB: Starting on BFA, you can potentially get all of your gear removed in case of proven wintrade
     
• Cross-Faction Healing Resurrecting: Healing or resurrecting a player from your opposite faction that isn't in front of a raid, dungeon or sanctuary.
  • Punishments:
    • First Offense: 2 days account suspension.
    • Second Offense: 7 days account suspension.
    • Third Offense: 15 days account suspension.
    • Fourth offense: 30 days account suspension.
      Note #1: Cross Faction healing/resurrecting is not bannable near a raid/dungeon entrance.
      Note #2: The player that is receiving heal will be punished as well if there is a proof of it.
       
• AFK in battleground: Being away in-game during a Battleground or Instance.
  • Punishment: Handled by the game.
  • if it's not handled properly in-game then in case you have proof, the punishments will be;
    • Punishments:
      • First Offense: 1 day account suspension.
      • Second Offense: 2 days account suspension.
      • Third Offense: 7 days account suspension.
      • Fourth Offense: 15 days account suspension.
         

Section II - Virtual property sales and trading

 

• Selling or Buying an Account.
  • Punishment: Permanent account suspension.
     
• Selling Gold / Items for real money.
  • Punishment: Permanent account suspension.
     
• Offering in-game services in exchange for real life currency.
  • Punishment: Permanent account suspension.
    Note #1: This includes offering skins and other items from other games (i.e: Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Dota 2, etc).
    Note #2: Also includes trading in-game gold / items in exchange for other games items, skins, etc.
     
• Account trading / sharing: Attempting to exchange your account in any shape or form (including friends / thefts) is strictly forbidden.
  • Punishment: 30 days account suspension. (on all involved players' accounts; the thief and victim)
    Note: Never give your account information to anyone, if someone attempts to persuade you into giving them your account information report them immediately.
     

Section III - Common Courtesy and Social Rules

 

• Racism and Discrimination: Any kind of remark deemed as racist or discriminatory towards a race, skin color, culture, country, or sexual orientation is not tolerated, avoid it at all costs, whether you're joking or not.
  • Punishments: Mute to permanent account suspension depending on the severity.
     
• Erotic and Pornographic material: Any kind of erotic or pornographic material, such as pornographic comments, links to pornographic websites and images and such should also be avoided whether you're joking or not.
  • Punishment: Mute to 15 days account suspension. (In really severe cases, ban can reach permanent account suspension).
     
• Insensitive commenting: Any statements related to the encouragement of drugs, terrorism, massacres or suicides. This also includes any jokes about huge tragedies that have affected the lives of people.
  • Punishment: Mute to 15 days account suspension. (In really severe cases, ban can reach permanent account suspension).
     
• Harassment towards a Player or Staff Member: Any harassment towards a player or staff member will not be tolerated. Harassment is a form of unwanted physical or verbal behavior that offends someone or humiliates them.
  • Punishments:
    • First offense: Warning.
    • Second offense: 7 days account suspension.
    • Third offense: 15 days account suspension. (In really severe cases, ban can reach permanent account suspension).
      
      Note: This includes if you are logging on to another character or creating new accounts to harass a player that has ignored you. Whether it be via chat, mail, etc. If someone was ignoring you, it's most likely for a reason and you don't need to bother them further. Respect each other and think before you type.
       
• Offensive Nicknames: Using an offensive name on a Character. This rule applies for Racism and Discrimination, Erotic and Pornographic Material, and Insensitive commenting.
  • Punishments:
    • First Offense: Rename and verbal warning given.
    • Second Offense: Rename and 2 days account suspension.
    • Third Offense: Rename and 30 days account suspension. (Extreme cases).
       
• Offensive Nicknames: Using an offensive name on a Pet. This rule applies for Racism Discrimination, Erotic and Pornographic Material, and Insensitive commenting.
  • Punishments:
    • First Offense: Warning and removal of the pet.
    • Second Offense: 2 days account suspension and removal of the pet.
    • Third Offense: 30 days account suspension and removal of the pet. (Extreme cases).
       
• Offensive Nicknames: Using an offensive name on a Guild, and Arena team names (Wrath of Lich King/Cataclysm). This rule applies for Racism and Discrimination, Erotic and Pornographic Material, and Insensitive commenting.
  • Punishments:
    • First Offense: Warning and your Arena team / Guild will be renamed.
    • Second Offense: 7 days account suspension and Arena team / Guild will be deleted.
    • Third Offense: 30 days account suspension and Arena team / Guild will be deleted.
       
• Impersonating a staff member.
  • Punishment: Permanent account suspension. (Extreme cases).
    Note: Impersonating a staff member in order to steal someone's account will result in a permanent account suspension.
     
• Trying to take advantage of any fake friendship with a staff member: Telling a player or staff member that you are a "Friend" of any other team members for whatever reason.
  • Punishments:
    • First Offense: 3 days account suspension.
    • Second Offense: Permanent account suspension. (Extreme cases).
       
• Disrespecting a staff member.
  • Punishment: Mute to 30 days account suspension. (In really severe cases, ban can reach permanent account suspension).
     
• Publicly discussing or criticizing a decision implemented by a staff member.
  • Punishment: Mute to 2 days account suspension.
     
• Providing an Administrator or Game Master false information.
  • Punishment: 30 days account suspension.
     
• Spamming requests about gold, levels, items or basically ANY reason to Game Masters.
  • Punishment: Mute. (In really severe cases, ban can reach 30 days account suspension).
     

Section IV - Bug abusing Rules

 

• Killing players of your own faction: Exploiting any kind of method to achieve this.
  • Punishment: 1 day account suspension. (In really severe cases, ban reach 30 days account suspension).
     
• Gold Exploiting: Taking advantage of an NPC which allows you to exploit gold or any other similar method.
  • Punishment: 10 days account suspension and gold reset. (In really severe cases, ban can reach 30 days account suspension).
     
• General exploiting: The malicious use of bugs in a way that normal game-play would not permit, generally giving the user an unnatural advantage.
  • Punishment: 1 day account suspension to permanent account suspension.
    Note: This includes accessing normally unavailable areas in order to get any kind of advantage (kill enemies, being able to hit from afar without possible retaliation, etc...)
     
• Buff abusing or buff stacking (having multiple buffs that should not normally stack or that grant the same stats applied at once).
  • Punishment: 5 days account suspension. (In really severe cases, ban can reach 30 days account suspension). 
     

Section V - Hacking Rules

 

• Automated Keypresses: Using a macro, keyboard addon or multiboxing tool assist to automatically press a key in any circumstance if forbidden. Some automated addons used for harassing players, harming the server or advertising things will be punished according this rule as well.
  • Punishment: 5 days account suspension to permanent account suspension.
     
• Using chat color text or modified chat links: Exploiting the use of colored text (i.e: chat colors, chat colors macros, and chat links).
  • Punishment: 30 days accounts suspension depending on the severity.
     
• Use of Third Party Programs: Using a third-party program or modification to gain advantage over other players. This includes speed hacking, fly hacking, (Outside battlegrounds, arenas, instance. In world, it includes GM Island and GM Box).
  • Punishments:
    • First Offense: 7 days account suspension.
    • Second Offense: 15 days account suspension.
    • Third Offense: 30 days account suspension.
    • Fourth Offense: Permanent account suspension.
      Note: The use of addons in order for you to perform normally impossible actions (spell queuing, auto casts / interrupt / spell block, auto placing of AOE spells, etc...) falls into that category.
      Note: In case of recidivism, if you have a ban outside BG, Instance, etc for either 7 days or 15 days then you did hack again inside BG, instance etc, you will be banned for 30 days then permanent.
       
• Use of Third Party Programs: Using a third-party program or modification to gain advantage over other players. This includes speed hacking, fly hacking, (Inside battlegrounds, arenas, instances etc).
  • Punishments:
    • First Offense: 30 days account suspension.
    • Second Offense: Permanent account suspension.
      Note: The use of addons in order for you to perform normally impossible actions (spell queuing, auto casts / interrupt / spell block, auto placing of AOE spells, etc...) falls into that category.
      Note: In case of recidivism, if you have a ban inside BG, instance, etc for 30 days then you did hack again outside BG, instance etc, you will be banned permanently ignoring the first 3 offenses of hacking outside rule.
       
• Promotion of Third Party Programs: Any person who reveals their existence, download links, names, how to use them, recommending them etc.
  • Punishment: Permanent account suspension.
     

Section VI - Channel Rules (World_en / Staff_en)

 

• Drama, insulting and disrespecting in World_en: Doing these activities in World_en is forbidden and it will result in a punishment according to the rules.
  • Punishment: A channel kick to a 30 minutes mute.
     
• Only English is allowed in World_en: Speaking in another language which is not English will be punished.
  • Punishment: A channel kick to a 30 minutes mute.
     
• Excessive use of capitalization in World_en: Any excessive use of capitalization repeatedly.
  • Punishments:
    • First Offense: A channel kick.
    • Second Offense: 10 minutes mute.
    • Third Offense: A channel ban.
    • Fourth Offense: 2 days account suspension. (Extreme cases).
       
• Spamming/Flooding: Spamming or Flooding channels may be deemed as annoyance, so refrain to do so.
  • Punishments:
    • First Offense: A channel kick.
    • Second Offense: 10 minutes mute.
    • Third Offense: A channel ban.
    • Fourth Offense: 2 days account suspension. (Extreme cases).
       
• Abusing any moderator rights.
  • Punishments:
    • First Offense: Warning.
    • Second Offense: Channel rights will get removed and A channel ban.
       
• For more information on the chat channel rules, please visit World Channel Rules.
  
   

Edited October 4, 2021 by Pantoufle
Added a note about wintrading punishment for BFA+