Changes to Freestyle GunZ Rules and More!

Hi everyone, this thread is going to go over the bigger changes to some of the in-game rules here at Freestylers World.

There are a few big changes to rules that people break the most, such as force lagging, spamming, and flaming/racism.

A big update to the punishment system is that there is a limit of FOUR warning removals per account. If you have already bought four warning removals, then you will no longer be able to purchase warning removals.

Here are the new stances on some of the rules we have changed.

Flaming and Racism:

1st Offence: 24-48 hour mute + an optional warning left to the discretion of the GM dealing with the report (based on severity of the context in the report).
2nd Offence: 48-120 hour mute + warning (no matter how tiny the racism/flaming is, second offence is a warning).
3rd Offence: 120-240 hour mute + two warnings.

Spamming: Mute

Spoiler!

Spamming is basically when an individual will constantly repeat the same sentences time and time again within a given amount of time

Punishments for spamming should typically be given when a user repeats the same sentence 4 times or more

Players will commonly try to avoid being muted by keeping under the bar that has been set by only spamming up to 3 - 4 lines; However, if multiple pieces of evidence are presented where the user is constantly saying the same thing over again (possibly 3-4 lines) then you are permitted to carry out the appropriate punishment as it would be classed as spamming.

If a user is spamming two to three lines of a macro or gibberish (IE: K@@@@@@@@@@@@@@K or a rainbow macro) more than once, that user is subject to a mute. If a user spams the rainbow BR army macro twice and waits a few seconds and spams it again, and they get reported, they deserve a mute.

Also, when dealing with spammers, always look at their history such as any previous offences which relate to spamming, not only on their active account but also on other accounts that match up with their IP/HWID and then take action accordingly whilst using any past offences as support.

Force lagging :

1st Offence: One warning.
2nd Offence: Two warnings.
3rd Offence: Two warnings, and if the user has removed warnings with the removal option via coins and this doesn't set them over the ban limit, a 3 day temporary ban should be issued.

Spoiler!

There's a very large difference between actually force-lagging and having network issues, although they do co-exist within each other. A user would be considered to be force-lagging when they are using their network issues or intentionally creating network issues (possibly by having a torrent running in the background or other downloads/possible software) in an attempt at gaining an advantage over other players by doing so. Players can gain an unfair advantage by force-lagging by taking on the role of a "tank" in CW's especially where they will constantly keep eyes focussed on them whilst the other takes the latter down.

This also means that playing in a clan war or a duel tournament with a bad connection IS PUNISHABLE.

When dealing with force-lagging reports; ensure to investigate the issue to its very core and then make a decision

N-Steppers: Follow Force lagging guidelines.

Effort to scam accounts : No longer our concern, unless the user has an extremely large amount of proof and it happened IN GAME. Read under here for further information.

Spoiler!

If a player is asking for personal details such as passwords, secret questions/answers to accounts, typically in exchange for something that the individual would like; in most cases these are in fact scam attempts.

Depending on the severity, appropriate actions should be taken. If someone is continuously harassing someone for their information or details then they can receive a warning, mute, and potentially a temporary ban.

If a player's account was hijacked due to this, the option of banning the player is available to you.

If the individual is merely just constantly going around trying to scam people, you are permitted to mute the individual's accounts.

Be sure to monitor scammers by checking through their mute/warning logs on every account that they have on the same IP/HWID. Once the mutes have stacked up to 4 mutes in total for the same offence (including other accounts on the same IP) you are granted permission to ban the player with the appropriate amount of evidence. Ensure that the evidence (The 4 mutes) are still intact and not removed. If there is a single piece of evidence that no longer exists; it cannot be used.

Fake Events : No action taken, player hosted events are entirely up to the users who enter them AT THEIR OWN RISK.

Spoiler!

If a user hosts a player event and no one gets the rewards/prizes that he 'promised' we are not to do anything, as player events are held/joined at their own risk.

Begging : 24 hour mute for first offence, 48 hour mute for the second offence, and a warning + temporary ban on the third attempt.

Spoiler!

You do NOT have to give a verbal warning to beggars, it is part of the rules of the server and every user should know about them.

A new function that we as GM's have is the ability to temporarily ban users. Temporary bans will come in effect whenever a GM or Admin feels like you deserve one. These can happen at any time, and we will gladly provide proof and a back story as to why you get temporarily banned if you do. This will more than likely only happen in extreme cases of flaming/harassment or if you are flaming/harassing staff members.

There are a few changes to UC/OC/SB/Force Lagg reports as well. We do NOT require screenshots for SB reports.
We will REQUIRE 4 screenshots of a users ping in any other report, be it UC/OC/Force Lagg. The replays for these reports need to be at LEAST 6 rounds of replay, or 3 rounds in a clan war. The more replays, the better.