⚖ Patagonia Online Rules
Please read and follow these rules to ensure a fair gaming experience for everyone
Sanctions Warning
A violation of the rules may lead to temporary banishment of characters and accounts. In severe cases removal or modification of character skills, attributes and belongings, as well as the permanent removal of accounts without any compensation may be considered. The sanction is based on the seriousness of the rule violation and the previous record of the player. It is determined by the gamemaster imposing the banishment.
1 Names
aNames which contain insulting (e.g. "Bastard"), racist (e.g. "Nigger"), extremely right-wing (e.g. "Hitler"), sexist (e.g. "Bitch") or offensive (e.g. "Copkiller") language.
bNames containing parts of sentences (e.g. "Mike returns"), nonsensical combinations of letters (e.g. "Fgfshdsfg") or invalid formattings (e.g. "Thegreatknight").
cNames that obviously do not describe a person (e.g. "Christmastree", "Matrix"), names of real life celebrities (e.g. "Britney Spears"), names that refer to real countries (e.g. "Swedish Druid"), names which were created to fake other players' identities (e.g. "Arieswer" instead of "Arieswar") or official positions (e.g. "System Admin").
2 Cheating
aExploiting obvious errors of the game ("bugs"), for instance to duplicate items. If you find an error you must report it to CipSoft immediately.
bIntentional abuse of weaknesses in the gameplay, for example arranging objects or players in a way that other players cannot move them.
cUsing tools to automatically perform or repeat certain actions without any interaction by the player ("macros").
dManipulating the client program or using additional software to play the game.
eTrying to steal other players' account data ("hacking").
fPlaying on more than one account at the same time ("multi-clienting").
gOffering account data to other players or accepting other players' account data ("account-trading/sharing").
3 Gamemasters
aThreatening a gamemaster because of his or her actions or position as a gamemaster.
bPretending to be a gamemaster or to have influence on the decisions of a gamemaster.
cIntentionally giving wrong or misleading information to a gamemaster concerning his or her investigations or making false reports about rule violations.
4 Player Killing
aExcessive killing of characters who are not marked with a "skull" on worlds which are not PvP-enforced. Please note that killing marked characters is not a reason for a banishment.