Topic: Rules
Important · rules
The following is a list of what is Illegal on 3scapes. You may
NOT do any of the following:
Players:
* Abuse/use of any bug for the purpose of promoting your character
(or anyone else's) or failing to report a known bug to the wizards.
(Pretty much any abuse of a bug will get you wiped, often times
reporting a large bug can get you free stuff)
Please note: Even passively abusing a bug is considered abuse. For
example, if you were to find that a bug exists that allows a sword
to attack a hundred times per round, and then reported that bug to
a wizard, that does not give you free rein to continue to use the
item. Such an action would be considered abuse.
Also: Using a specifically designed non-game function to give
you an unfair advantage within the game itself is considered to be
abuse of a bug. An example of this would be actively severing your
connection to the game as some kind of "fail safe" to avoid dying
in combat. Such actions are considered to be clearly beyond the
scope of fair play and will not be tolerated.
* Giving out QUEST INFO or QUEST ITEMS to other players and/or
aiding them in completing the quest. This is hard to enforce
but there are always ways to tell if it is legitimate or not.
- Quests list whether you may party with other people on that
quest or not. If you may party, party ONLY with people who
have not done the quest. Anything else is illegal.
(See also: help quest)
* Abusive behavior such as degrading the players, the mud,
or the general community. This includes acts of violence towards
players or wizards, threatening or verbal assaults. To sum up,
don't do what you don't want done to you. This includes
'shout'ing profanity as well.
NOTE: PROFANITY WITH *** IS STILL PROFANITY!
- This also includes sexual harassment. In cases of sexual
harassment, meaning you don't stop what you're doing when
requested to do so, we take no pity in you, no matter what
your status is, you will be REMOVED!
- Shouting lewd or offensive URLs (in our anal, conservative opinion)
will result in an instant death, jail time, or lots of both.
If you must shout a URL, include what it is so that people
can choose whether or not they want to check it out.
* Another note on URLs, use caution when shouting them, in that if you
shout a URL that does something to a person's computer such as resizing
the browser, resets the home page, installs a virus cookie and a myriad
of other violations, you're risking a lot. Point is, you better be darn
sure your URL is worth shouting, because if it ends up screwing over
somebody because they went there, you will be held responsible and
likely wiped as a result. Regardless of the content, if the URL is not
clearly obvious of what it is, then include context of what it is.
DO NOT just blindly shout URLS or tinyurls without such context.
* Having illegal multiple characters. Punishment will be the removal of
one or ALL characters. There is no recourse for failing to comply to
this rule. The decision is FINAL!
Note: IT IS CONSIDERED PLAYER SHARING IF YOU PLAY A CHARACTER YOU
DID NOT CREATE!
Note2: Please note: This also refers to people attempting to share a
single character (see also: help seconds)
* Using robot programs, or 'botting.' These are script files that
usually run off of a client and perform programmed actions. While
most usage of client scripting is legal, the following is considered
to be against the spirit of the game, and is strictly forbidden.
Don't do them, for even the first offense could get you wiped.
- If your character enters any command and you are not physically at
the keyboard, you are botting and will be punished.
As a helpful word of advice, if you find yourself leaving the keyboard,
you should take care to disable all scripting.
* Anti-idle scripting is also illegal but with less harsh
punishments. Do not create an automated mechanism that keeps
your character from idling.
* Corpse looting. (Stealing the items/corpse after another player
has killed it.) Although this, in and of itself, is not illegal,
repeatedly stealing the corpse from a person or guild IS considered
harassment and will be dealt with severely as stated above.
It's pretty much a good policy to not do things to others that you
don't like happening to you.
OTHER IMPORTANT RULES:
* You must have a valid email address. If not then your
character can be wiped at any time. No notice given.
(See also: help email)
Wizards:
* Giving access to anyone but yourself to your wizard character
* Sabotaging/Erasing other wizard/system files
* Copying other wizards work without prior consent
* ANY form of increasing a players' character. A bag full of money, high
class weapon, HEALING (and this is a big one), patching players'
objects/symbols, quests,etc.
* Improper conduct towards players (extremely large topic)
* Misuse of wizard powers
* Disobeying your senior wizards (variable)@
Possible Resolutions:
Your character may be:
- banished
- demoted
- imprisoned
- warned
- (See also: help punishment)
Most of the cases listed here (and it is not a complete list),
result in an immediate demotion. You will be notified by mail
of the action you are guilty of and the punishment may have been
already executed or in the process of. You are entitled to a
response as to why you feel you have been judged unfairly. And
in most extreme cases (very few), you won't have a chance at all.
Remember that this mud is here for your enjoyment. It is your
responsibility to help make it enjoyable for others as well.
If you break any of the above rules you lessen the enjoyment
for everyone involved. You do not want to have to deal with
a wizard who has lost the enjoyment of their time here because
of you.