A few newbie questions...

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A few newbie questions...

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1. Are there any official rules for this game? I can't find any rules on the site, yet people get banned. Are there rules that count everywhere or does it depend on what server?
2. Are the servers on the list when you log in the only servers?
3. Can you host an own island? If so, how?
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1. there are only a few guidelines, 1 no cheating 2 no multiple accounts, other things not to do are things like scamming n00bs, but many people do that and its not a do this and you'll be banned thing, more of an ettiquette

2. those are the only servers currently accessable to open beta, closedbeta will have about 10 servers or more i believe!

3. yes i think mits going to allow demo servers soon.
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Post by Spider »

1) There are no rule except what the Hoster of the World ( ie the Server) Make up or are willing to enforce. Of course this means that the Hoster can be a totalarian dictator, but hey, thats life.
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Post by zaroba »

these are 8 rules pretty much every server follows to some extent, and pretty much all people that have gotten banned in the past have broken 1 or more of the following rules.

1. No makeing Multiple Accounts (multies). First of all this will link your characters not allowing either of them to make money. Even letting a friend log into the game on the same computer that you use will cause it to happen. Every island owner has thier own way of solving this problem. On zoric, all multi accounts are immediatly deleted without question when they are found.
2. No threatening to hack. If you threaten to hack a game server, you will probably get banned. Don't joke around about it, as its quite impossible to show emotion with text alone.
3. No spamming. If you decide to come in and spam the chat with stuff, you will either be gagged (only you hear your chat), kicked, or even banned (usually only temporary). Spamming the chat keeps people from talking with each other and chatting is a key part of the game.
4. No being an a-hole. hmm, hard to describe what is meant by this. Don't be an a-hole by going into an island shouting about how much it or the game sucks trying to get people to leave it or the game. If ya don't like a specific island, just don't go there. If you gon't like the game, then stop playing it.
5. No trying to cheat. If you decide to try and cheat in the game with attempts to bypass the security measures, you will surly be banned. Cheating has many definitions and many people see different things as cheating. So, use your best judgement (can't get in trouble by playing honestly and fairly) and if unsure of something, its best to ask an islands Knight/God or the island owner if what you want to do will be considered cheating.
6. No Begging for stuff. Sure you may think its not a big deal, but have you ever been asked by 50 people every day for a free thing or 2? Its quite annoying and will make the island owner/gods think less of you.
7. No useing outside programs to affect how the game runs. This would be considered cheating. Macros on the otherhand are upto island owners, but theres not much that can be done with them besides spamming the chat (resulting in a kick/ban) or launching fireworks.
8. No curses or racist/sexist insults. Most people will get very offended by it. Theres no need to insult a whole race/sex just because a certain person makes you mad. People useing racist/sexist insults will get probably get kicked or banned.
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Post by VDZ »

2. No threatening to hack. If you threaten to hack a game server, you will probably get banned. Don't joke around about it, as its quite impossible to show emotion with text alone.


So i have to hack the servers without letting you know? :p
6. No Begging for stuff. Sure you may think its not a big deal, but have you ever been asked by 50 people every day for a free thing or 2? Its quite annoying and will make the island owner/gods think less of you.
Yeah, that happens to me every day in Ashen Empires. Solution: Wear n00b stuff :p
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