Chat Guidelines
While the Terms and Conditions refer to the basic rules and guidelines of the game, there are other rules we enforce due to situations that have occurred over the years.
Please take a moment to review the Chat Guidelines.
To keep the chat a nice place to talk to your fellow players, the following things are not permitted.
Any offending account will be punished with a chat penalty and further incident may lead to a permanent account shutdown. We are using a ban extension system and therefore the account bans will stack.
Please be aware that communication in the chat rooms is not private – this includes communication via whisper-chats.
Violations
The following guidelines cover behavior that we deem unacceptable. This list is not necessarily complete, so the team reserves the right to take action for offensive behavior not called out on this thread.
Minor Violations:
* Non “native" language
* Using inappropriate language
* Spamming
* General harassment/flaming
* Defaming another player
Serious Violations:
* Using obscene or vulgar language
* Referencing illegal activities or drugs
* Advertising third-party companies, software, websites, or services
Severe Violations:
* Threatening someone with real-life violence or harm
* Distributing someone’s real-life information (name, address, phone number, etc...)
* Referencing sexual or violent acts
* Promoting or alluding to racial, political, ethnic, or national hatred
* Insulting or negatively portraying someone based on their religion or sexual orientation
Account Violations:
* Account Sharing (Sharing own account or asking for a spare account)
* Account Scam
* Account Buying/Selling/Trading
* Account Pushing
Moderator Violations:
* Moderator Disrespect
* Moderator Privacy
* Moderator Impersonating
* Moderator Threat
Chat Language
The chat language depends on the used channel or game language. We highly appeal to stick to the language of the chat room.
Real-Life Information and Threats
Our players’ safety is one of our highest priorities. We will not tolerate real-life threats or distribution of personal information in our games. We apply severe penalties when a real-life threat is made and we may also engage local law enforcement to ensure the safety of all parties involved.
TeamSpeak
The sharing of non-commercial TeamSpeak IP’s is allowed in order to group up and play together in Darkorbit.
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