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V:MP Server Rules
Last update: 25.01.2021
All rules are enforced at the discretion of the administrators ingame.
Issues with administration can be reported to server headquarters (Manager+)
PART 1. Acceptable mentality
- 1. Always priortize roleplay interactions above anything else
- 2. You are not allowed to avoid any RP situation by quitting the game, denying the RP or pretending to be away. Exceptions are crashes/issues
- 3. You should always try your best in any RP scenario. You learn by time, but intending to do a poor RP is not allowed
- 4. Always be kind in your approach to others’ mistakes. Going toxic, flaming the other player or the whole community is not allowed and can result in a permanent ban
- 5. Expressing your opinion is one of the main factors to succeed in this community, expressing your opinion in toxic manner or in a way that attacks another player or the community directly or indirectly is not allowed
PART 2. Multiple accounts & character profiles
- 1. Multi-accounting is not allowed
- 2. You may create up to 6 character profiles. All characters should be seperated from each other both ICly and OOCly
- 3. It is not allowed to interact characters in any way (businesses, information, placeholders)
PART 3. Advertising, bugs/exploits & modifications
- 1. It is not allowed to advertise any server, community, or discord invitations, not affiliated with Argonath RPG
- 2. It is not allowed to use exploits or bugs either in client-side, server-side or the original game itself. Always report to the staff team once you find a bug/exploit privately
- 3. It is not allowed to use any kind of modifications that gives you an advantage over the other players, including:
- Handling modifications
- Weapons damage modifications
- Vehicle modifications
- Hacks or trainers
PART 4. Roleplay rules
- 1. It is not allowed to mix knowledge, information, details, or anything between OOC and IC chats (metagaming)
- 2. It is not allowed to exchange knowledge, information, character details or anything with two of your characters. Both characters don’t know each other and should not know each other (metagaming)
- 3. Do not use IC chats for OOC chats or the otherwise
- 4. Do not bring IC arguments to OOC channels, keep IC actions/arguments in-game in IC chats. Take any OOC arguments to private messages
- 5. All illicit or sexual roleplay must be consensual between all parties involved
- 6. Organised roleplay that involves large groups of players must be announced to a member of the admin team beforehand
- 7. Committing serious crimes against other players characters should have sufficient RP reason that is clear to all players involved
- 8. Roleplay where the characters objective is only to mass kill other players is not allowed
In-character:
- 9. In-character means you are carrying out actions and behaviors of the character that you are roleplaying with in-game. It's the character persona that you choose to roleplay in the server
- 10. You can have more than one character
- 11. You should consider for each character roleplaying their feelings, concerns, personality, acquired knowledge, and traits
- 12. This character is not you - the person behind the screen and keyboard
- 13. Types of chat used: /l, /w, /s, /em, /me, /cb and ingame voice chat
Out-of-character:
- 14. Out-of-character means you, the player behind the screen with the keyboard and mouse
- 15. Your own character should not interfere with your ingame character
- 16. Types of chat used: global chat, /pm, /o, Discord channels and external voice channels
Fear roleplay:
- 17. If your in-game character is in a life-threatning situation, you should obey and comply
- 18. Your reactions should reflect the fear of death or serious injury
- 19. It is not allowed to avoid roleplaying fear, running away in an unreasonable way, or ignoring the actions of other players in these situations
Forcing roleplay:
- 20. Roleplaying quickly to gain an advantage for yourself giving the other player no chance to reply, fight back, respond or react to your actions is not allowed
- 21. Forcing or describing another players action to gain advantage is not allowed
PART 5. Metagaming & powergaming
Metagaming (using IRL knowledge to your advance):
Example: you are following someone and use the minimap to see their location
- 1. Metagaming is not allowed
- 2. Using the namentags to identify a person you have never met nor interacted with in the roleplay scenario is not allowed
- 3. Using out-of-character methods listed above to get advantage over an in-character situation is not allowed
- 4. Exchanging or leaking information, details, knowledge or anything else between two of your characters is not allowed
Powergaming (overpowering in your roleplays):
Example: you open the trunk, grab your gun, shoot someone and shout they should be dead
- 5. Powergaming is not allowed
- 6. Roleplay should be fair to those involved: they should have freedom and a choice in the options on how to interact
- 7. Unrealistic roleplay that includes super-hero powers, illogical actions etc. is not acceptable. Exception is by approval of administration team
- 8. Mountain chasing/escaping in non-offroad vehicles is not allowed
- 9. Resisting a taser after multiple hits is not allowed
- 10. Changing vehicle color or character details to avoid certain RP situations is not allowed
PART 6. Deathmatching & combat
Deathmatching
- 1. You cannot attack someone without a roleplay reason, this is counted as deathmatching
- 2. The roleplay reason for killing should be obvious to all players involved
- 3. Killing without a sufficient roleplay background or reason will be considered as deathmatching
- 4. Provoking combat in places that would be highly secured IRL will be considered deathmatching
Combat rules:
- 5. You may not use any vehicle or aircrafts/helicopters to harm or car kill other players
- 6. You should always give the other player chance to react, before attacking him. Do not attack players who are standing still typing
- 7. Healing yourself in a shootout is not allowed
- 8. Rejoining the same shootout after death is not allowed unless consent is provided by all players involved.
PART 7. Communication rules
General communication chat:
- 1. Use English only in the global (main) chat. Other languages may be used in private chatmodes
- 2. Avoid using excessive foul language
- 3. Racist, homophobic, religion, and/or politics are not allowed on any kind of out of character (OOC) chat. For in-character, all parties involved should consent
- 4. Flaming or personal attacks towards other players are not tolerated
- 5. Non-constructive arguments between individuals and/or groups after a certain roleplay situation are not allowed
- 6. Do not spam/flood any kind of OOC or IC chat
- 7. Advertisements should be used for in-character roleplay purposes only
Voice chat rules:
- 8. Speak English only in the voice chat
- 9. Voice Chat can be used for OOC chat with the consent of other players. All other Voice Chat is considered in-game and must reflect your character
- 10. IC Voice Chat can be extended into external voice applications such as Discord or Teamspeak, but the servers must be server owned and/or approved by the owner
- 11. Voice changers or synthesizers are only acceptable if the voice being used correctly represents your IC character or the current RP situation
- 12. Using voice to make noise, annoy, and/or flame other players is not allowed