Rules

## SimpleMMO Game Rules

There are a number of rules that you must follow and abide by within SimpleMMO. These rules are intended to supplement and not to replace or take precedence over the terms of service. These game rules can be changed at any time. Any additional changes to the rules may be the result of a vote made by the in-game moderators and advisers. Game rules can be found in the about tab or here on the web app.

*Last updated: 17 November 2021*

## **1 - Communication, Behavior, and Profile**

1.1 - No racist, sexist, explicit, or NSFW (Not Suitable for Work) content is allowed in all communications channels.

   1.1.1 - This includes, but is not limited to slurs against race, sexual orientation, culture, intellect, disabilities, illegal activities, threats of suicide, threats of violence, illegal substances, mentions of self-harm, pornographic, sexually explicit or graphically violent material generally deemed unsuitable for minors in imagery or depicted in text.

1.2 - Profanities may only be used in chat (Global, Trade, and Support) and are not to be directed at any individual player.

   1.2.1 - Profanities must not exceed "Medium" of the Ofcom swear word ranking. (https://bit.ly/3qSN5UC)

1.3 - Be respectful of players at all times. Flaming, harassment, slandering, libel or showing malicious intent to other players in official game communication channels is not allowed. This includes, but is not limited to, harassing players on the basis of race, ethnicity, religion, or sexual orientation (Refer 1.1.1).

1.4 - You must follow all orders related to in-game activity as well as official communication channels that have been given by a moderator or administrator. Ignoring any warnings given by them is a punishable offense.

1.5 - Spam of any kind is not tolerated.

   1.5.1 - This includes, but is not limited to, using all caps, sending large or irrelevant messages, cursed text which exceeds message size, notification spamming, or begging for gold/items.

1.6 - Conversations of a religious, cultural or political nature, or topics which are designed to be inflammatory or divisive are not allowed.

1.7 - Do not post personal contact information and do not ask for this information from other players. This includes doxxing, the leaking of someone's personal information.

1.8 - Do not impersonate a fellow player or staff member.

1.9 - Only approved external links can be shared throughout the game's communication channels. Approved links are the following:

   1.9.1 - Guild Discord channels. These links can only be posted on the guild's information page, guild chat, and in Discussion Board posts.

   1.9.2 - Discord Servers with a clear dedication to SMMO. These links can be posted in bios, mottos, Bulletin Board, and Discussions posts, and can be shared via DMs with another player if asked.

   1.9.3 - Links to the game's official communication channels.

   1.9.4 - Links to the wiki page.

   1.9.5 - Links that have had prior approval from a moderator or an administrator.

1.10 - Usernames must follow these rules:

   1.10.1 -They must be alphanumeric only using either a Latin or Cyrillic alphabet.

   1.10.2 - Gradient and colored names must be visible. Subject to a moderator review, usernames with illegible gradients or solid colors of black, yellow, or white may be reverted to the default color.

1.11 - Do not entice or encourage a fellow player to break any of the rules.

   1.11.1 - Encouragement can include, but is not limited to: pinning comments which violate any rules, misleading someone into breaking the rules, or promoting spam Discussion Board posts.

1.12 Do not attempt to manipulate, falsify or fabricate activity, communication, or any form of evidence against your account.

## **2 - Bugs and Exploitation**

2.1 - Do not attempt to abuse and exploit any bugs/errors that occur. This will lead to the suspension of your account. Any errors must be reported as soon as possible to a moderator or administrator.

2.2 - Unfair and improper use of the in-game diamond store will lead to account suspension.

2.3 - No excessive targeting of a single player in game within a short time period. There are preventive measures in place to avoid this from happening but circumventing these blocks either attacking via proxy or an alternative account is not allowed. Attacking a single player more than 3 times within a 12 hour period or more than 4 times within a 24 hour period is considered excessive.

   2.3.1 - Bounties put on a player, either through the ingame system or out of game systems, count towards the kill limits above. It is the player's responsibility to ensure that they do not go over these limits.

2.4 - Any form of automation, scripting or macroing is strictly forbidden.

2.5 - You cannot power-level another player by purposely nerfing your account so that you can be easily killed for EXP.

2.6 - You must notify a moderator or administrator immediately after you come to learn that a fellow player is cheating, scamming and/or abusing a bug.

2.7 - You cannot knowingly trade or use illegally obtained items.

2.8 - You must return the illegally obtained items to the original holder.

## **3 - Advertisement, Recruitment and Games of Chance**

3.1 - Advertising external services or products, or posting links to these services or products is prohibited.

3.2 - You cannot sell or exchange in-game items or currency for goods or services located outside of the game.

   3.2.1 Artists who make Sprites and Avatars for the game are able to take real world payment for their work as long as the full transaction happens outside of the game. For example, a player (the buyer) may purchase an RPG sprite outside of the game using real world payment, but the buyers must be the ones who upload the sprite onto their account. An artist cannot upload a custom sprite/avatar, and trade it for goods/currency located outside of the game.

   3.2.2 Artists who offer such services in regards to 3.2.1 are not allowed to advertise their services in game.

3.3 - All advertisements must be limited to 30 minutes apart and should be posted in the appropriate chat. Each chat has a separate timer.

   3.3.1 - Trade chat is for trade advertisements and general discussion about trading such as prices or availability.

   3.3.2 - Global chat can be used for other advertisements (Guild, DB Suggestions, etc). Guild ads are 30 minutes apart for an entire guild, regardless of who posts the ad.

   3.3.3 - Support chat is not allowed to be used for advertisements

3.4 - Guild Recruitment should only occur in Global chat, Bulletin Board (6 hours between posts), or the appropriate area of the discussion boards.

   3.4.1 - Sending advertisements or asking players to join a guild unsolicited through DMs is not allowed.

   3.4.2 - Guild invites can only be sent to players who are not in a guild.

   3.4.3 - Unless directed or requested by a Guild Leader, players not from that particular guild should not advertise for that guild.

3.5 - Scams are prohibited. Make sure that you have agreed to the pricing in DMs before you send an item or gold to protect yourself.

   3.5.1 - All trades should utilize the ingame trading system. Items and gold which are sent directly are not covered by moderators, except in extraordinary circumstances.

3.6 - In-game loans (either items or gold) are done at the risk of the players involved and are not classified as scams. Moderators will not get involved in the event of non-payment.

3.7 - Games of chance that are organized by a central authority (eg. raffles, lotteries, casino games, betting) must follow these rules:

   3.7.1 - A central authority is defined as: A player which collects gold, manages payouts, or runs any games of chance OR a player that facilitates a game of chance and is required for the game to run.

   3.7.2 - All interactions must happen in the game’s private messages.

   3.7.3 - They cannot have more than 5% profit margin/10m, whichever is lower.

   3.7.4 - All entrants must receive a number or group of numbers upon paying the fee. The drawing must take place in the official SMMO Discord and the ticket numbers must be posted before drawing.

   3.7.5 - All games of chance are taken at the risk of the host and entrants. In the event of fraudulent activity, the offenders will be punished but no one will be reimbursed.

   3.7.6 - Games of chance which are not run by a central authority (2.7.1) do not fall under these rules. All gold wagered should be sent directly between players without the use of a middleman.

## **4 - Devices**

4.1 - You cannot watch advertisements on an emulated device, such as Bluestacks, YouWave, etc.

4.2 - You cannot play two or more concurrent sessions of the game at the same time on the same account.

   4.2.1 - You are able to open a maximum of (5) tabs of the game on the web application.

   4.2.2 - Split screening is not allowed when used in the instance of having SimpleMMO visible/active in two or more parts of the screen. This also applies to two or more monitors. For example, you cannot play SimpleMMO on both windows side by side. You can split screen using other apps. For example, you can play SimpleMMO on one half of your screen while watching YouTube on the other.

4.3 - You cannot play multiple accounts active on the same device concurrently.

## **5 - Accounts**

5.1 - You are allowed a maximum of 3 accounts.

5.2 - You cannot trade items or gold between your accounts, nor act in benefit of your other accounts.

   5.2.1 - You cannot buy things from another account you own off the market.

   5.2.2 - You cannot trade by proxy (Give an item to a third player, who then sends it to one of your accounts).

   5.2.3 - You cannot use your other accounts for achievement completion, or in any other way that would increase your accounts’ progress.

5.3 - If someone else on your network is playing the game, alert a moderator to avoid any incorrect punishments in relation to alt-trading.

5.4 - You are not allowed to buy, sell, trade, or share accounts.

5.5 - Do not create multiple accounts to evade punishment or avoid restriction. Do not use an existing account for the same purpose.

5.6 - You can only join a guild with one of your accounts. If you join a guild with Account 1 and leave the guild, then only Account 1 may rejoin the guild in the future.

5.7 - You cannot transfer guild ownership between accounts that you own.

## Enforcement

Depending on the level of infraction, punishments will be enforced upon the user(s) which include, but not limited to -
1. A warning
2. Removal of privileges
3. Removal of content, items, or currency
4. Temporary or permanent suspension of your account
5. Account Removal
6. Device blacklisted
7. Account reset