Rules

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Revision as of 21:06, 2 September 2008

Rules

1. Multiple accounts

• One person may not ever use more than one account. Players may not log into another player’s account. Swapping accounts or trading account details will not be allowed.
• Any violation of the above will be treated as a case of multiple accounts and will result in the player’s accounts being locked or deleted permanently. Any subsequent accounts that a locked player signs up for will be deleted.

2. Illegal Transfers

• No two (or more) players who have shared an ip address at any time may exchange resources on the trade market, battle each other, or interact in any way. Even if you are not on the same computer later on, it is still illegal.
• Any violation of the above will be treated as a case of illegal transfers and will result in accounts being locked or deleted.

3. Communication

• Excessive cursing or flaming (insulting) will not be tolerated in any in-game communication (Message Boards, Mails, or Chat).
• Spamming of the Message Boards, or any player’s Mail is not allowed.
• You may not beg for game funds via Mail or on the Message Boards.

• Prejudice comments are not welcome on Universe Wars. Prejudice includes, but is not limited to: racism, sexism, ageism, and any other comments based upon the sex, race, religion, or creed of a group or individual. If you have opinions that could be regarded by Staff to be prejudice, please keep them to yourself while interacting with others in the game.

• No pornography. Universe Wars is for players age 13 and older and therefore may not have pornography. If there is any question in your mind about the acceptability of a comment, picture, or link, just don’t post it.
• Violation of the above will be punished by a Message Board Ban and in extreme cases will result in accounts being locked or deleted.

• Offensive or discriminatory Commander or Empire names are not to be used when creating your account. Any offensive Commander or Empire names will be edited by a member of staff. Any discriminatory or extremely offensive names will result in the account being locked or deleted.

4. Selling Property/Affiliate Links

• In-game assets may not be sold for real life money or funds in another game. This includes selling resources, tokens, plus accounts, accounts, or anything else that is transferable in Universe Wars. Additionally, you may not pay for items transferred in another game with Universe Wars funds.

• Players may not make posts that offer to pay other players for clicking a link to any other site, or going to another site and performing some action. Players may still advertise other games or websites on the Fun and Games forum, but only without offers of compensation. Referral links to other websites are not allowed to be posted in any Forum or Chat.
• Violations of these rules may be punished with message board bans or accounts being locked or deleted

6. Glitches/Bugs:

• Any player found exploiting a game glitch/bug will be punished with their account being locked.

7. Macros:

• A macro is a program that plays part or all of the game for you. Universe Wars is meant to reward players for their time spent on the game. Any one caught using a macro will have their account locked or deleted

• The Anti-Macro Protection Page is designed to prevent players from using a macro. If you fail to follow the directions on the Page, you will be locked by the System for two days.

8. Staff:

• Any problems you have should be mailed to the correct Staff:
• Plus account issues (anything involving a Plus account) should be sent to Andy. No other Staff member has the capacity to fix donation error and your mail will most likely be ignored and deleted.
• Message board/chat issues should be sent to Moderators or Jeff.
• Any information about cheating (i.e. multis, scams, etc.) should be sent to Jeff.
• Any problems with a member of Staff should be sent to Jeff.
• The Staff retain the right to make changes to this list without notice. Violating these rules will resulting in but not limited to a MB Ban, locking, or deleting of your account.

Play hard, play fair and you'll be fine. Enjoy your stay!