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Community Guidelines for Role-Playing
Character Creation and Development:
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Players are encouraged to develop characters with unique personalities and backgrounds, unaware of the city's global events or inhabitants upon entry.
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Actions must be purposeful and align with the character's story.
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Aim to enrich the role-playing experience for others through dialogue and interaction, favoring it over forceful means like weapons.
Maintaining a Respectful Environment:
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Aggressive, disrespectful, bullying, or any form of toxic behavior is strictly prohibited.
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Discriminatory remarks or actions, including those based on race, gender, sexual orientation, or other sensitive topics, are not tolerated.
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Minimum Punishment: Determined by administrative discretion.
Guidelines Against Meta Gaming:
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Using information obtained outside the game to gain an advantage within the game is forbidden.
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External communications must be integrated into role-play.
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In-game actions must not be influenced by out-of-game discussions.
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Viewing other players' live streams to inform in-game decisions is prohibited.
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Minimum Punishment: 3-day suspension.
Character Role:
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Players must consistently stay in character while in-game.
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Voice chat is to be used strictly for in-character communication.
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Usage of out-of-character (/ooc) chat should be kept to a minimum, reserved for reporting game mechanics issues or actions affecting role-play.
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Minimum Punishment: 3-day suspension.
Power Gaming:
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Forcing players into a single path or outcome within role-play is not allowed.
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Examples include demanding all money during a robbery or enforcing character death.
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Minimum Punishment: 3-day suspension.
Role-Playing Death / Permanent Death:
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"Respawning" is not permitted during active role-play scenes unless emergency services cannot respond.
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Players cannot be forced by others to role-play their character's death.
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Minimum Punishment: At the discretion of the administrators.
Combat Log / Purposeful Disconnect:
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Disconnecting to avoid role-play consequences during an active scene is against the rules.
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Minimum Punishment: 1-day ban.
Rejoining/Re-Injecting Role-Play Scenes:
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Once a scene is exited, re-entering the same role-play scenario is prohibited.
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Minimum Punishment: Determined by administrative discretion.
Exploiting:
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Using game mechanics in unintended ways for advantage is strictly prohibited.
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Minimum Punishment: 1-month suspension and character reset.
Deathmatching (RDM/VDM):
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Engaging in combat without appropriate role-play initiation is forbidden.
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Minimum Punishment: 1-week ban.
Breaking Realism / Serious Role-Play:
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Actions that break the game's realism or serious role-play nature are not allowed.
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Minimum Punishment: 1-day ban.
Reporting Players:
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Player reports should primarily occur outside of gameplay to allow thorough review by the leadership team.
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In-game reports should be reserved for immediate issues like blatant rule violations.
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Reporting Method: Use in-game report functions or Discord for detailed reports.
Miscellaneous Rules:
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Characters must have realistic names and backgrounds.
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Certain scenarios are off-limits, including unrealistic behavior or forced interactions.
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Minimum Punishment: At the discretion of the administrators.
High Ranking Staff Disclaimer:
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High Ranking Staff members may override the rules for role-play scenarios or special events, with prior notification to ensure proper administration.
