۞۞۞۞۞۞۞۞۞۞۞۞۞GM Rules and Expectations۞۞۞۞۞۞۞۞۞۞۞۞۞Prosperity places a very high value on fair and ethical play. As such we want GM activities to be highly visible and transparent. Below is a list of GM rules that are strongly enforced to give comfort to all players that admin abuse is not tolerated on the server and to ensure that it remains fair and fun to all. The list of GM rules below states explicitly what can and cannot be done using GM special abilities and commands.
GM Action Log* All requests for GM actions will be required to be raised and logged in a public forum. The GM will respond accordingly with any actions undertaken in the same log. The log can be found
here.
GM Rules* The primary purpose of having GM powers is to ensure that any bugs or rule breaking on the server are dealt with in an organized manner and to prevent confusion or aggravation of the existing player base. If a GM is found to be abusing their powers, they as a player will be stripped of this power. If the abuse is severe, the GM will be banned from the server itself. If you are unsure if an action is GM abuse or not, contact any online guild leaders or other active GMs.
* Administrative actions in-game must require empirical evidence proving that an individual was responsible for a violation of the rules. This evidence can include the GM witnessing the rule violation itself, or else being provided evidence (such as video or images) of another individual violating that rule. Administrative actions must be dealt based on the existing player rules and not rules that may be pending for approval. The majority of rule violations shall result in a warning and reminder of the server rules, but multiple violations may result in more serious consequences. Players will have one opportunity to appeal a ban, and must do so within 48 hours of the ban taking place.
* Under no circumstances will items be spawned for individual players, ever. Even if the loss of items is due to the result of a game bug, they will not be replaced. 'Lost ' items are too hard to monitor and substantiate that no GM action will be taken, it is a case of player beware. Items may be spawned as special rewards for server events like tournaments , but this will be a rare occurrence in which players will have an equal chance to receive the rewards through scheduled community events.
* Any activity that can be performed by players in game, will be the responsibility of the players. GM rights will not be used for any of these actions. Activities and building using GM rights may occur for server events, but this will be a rare occurrence as part of scheduled community events. All building and activities will be deleted on completion of the event.
* GMs may not manipulate the environment such as terraforming or cutting down trees with any skills they have obtained through the setskill commands available to them, and may not assist players with abilities that GMs possess such as unlimited bag weight and flying.
* GM’s cannot use GM mode on their primary characters, and must instead make a secondary character marked for GM to ensure they don’t gain any benefits on their play characters such as items or experience. GMs may enter GM mode on their primary character rather than logging out and back in during emergencies such as immediate griefing threats, but should immediately leave GM mode once the emergency has passed.
* A GM will not spend more time than necessary as a player with GM activated. Frequently throughout the day, a GM may have to switch to their GM specific character to handle with player requests and server management. Once these matters have been settled and there are none left, they will stop using the GM active player. The GM will not use GM powers to test out server mechanics.
* A GM will not use any information that will give them a tactical advantage over any group or individuals that was gathered while in GM mode. Information such as entrances and exits of settlements, buildings found within those settlements, contents of inventories or containers, or other player information is confidential and should never be shared with any other player.
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