Rules Server Rules (Official) [Last update: 3/1/2021]

[vaibhav]

Server Rules

   


Low severity( Punishment range from kick, mute/shun, warn to maximum 7 days ban )
- Racism/discrimination:
   Explanation: Any action aimed to insult one's nation/religion/race. The acceptable punishment is only mute unless the player use racist/discriminating/insulting nicks or other acts in which a mute will not prevent.
- Excessive insult/abusive behavior:
   Explanation: The players are advised to use /ignore in case of casual insult. But players that are continuously acting abusive and insulting other player in excessive manner can be punished. The punishment is shun and the duration is based on whether it's a repeated rule break and how excessive the insult it. Any players that try to evade the shun will be punished under different rules and will face harsher punishment.
- Evade /ignore cmd or join with insulting nicks:
   Explanation: Any action of intentionally evade /ignore cmd to insult other player is prohibited, this includes asking other player to post what you typed. You may also get punished for joining with insulting nicks since it cant be ignored using the /ignore cmd.
- Sliding glitch:
   Explanation: Sliding-glitch using any other weapons except shotgun class weapon
- Widescreen:
   Explanation: Widescreen-fix gives advantage to the player by altering the position of head showed in opponent's screen, thus making direct their shot to head in their screen gives no damage.
   To detect: If direct shot to head does not pop the head, try a little-bit aside of the head and if their head pops, the player might be using widescreen-fix.
- Team killing/shooting
   Explanation: Joining a team with intention to interfere with that team's ability to shot/fight
- VPN usage
   Explanation: Playing in server with VPN. The use of VPN will likely cause lags even though ping seems low.
- Molotov and grenade glitch
   Explanation: Exploitation by breaking the characters throwing animation or by crouch spamming that gives unfair advantage.
- Disobey/provoke staff
   Explanation: Any action aimed to provoke staff such as spamming to ban or disobey their order.( Any power abuse should be reported in forum )
- Evading mute/shun
   Explanation: Intentionally evade mute set by either staff or server by joining with different computer/change UID
- Shoot default spawn position
   Explanation: Intentionally shoot/kill player that spawn at default spawn position( not diepos/spawnloc )
- Shoot bank entrance
   Explanation: Shooting the bank entrance using weapons or explosions, making the player inside bank trapped..
- Block properties entrance with vehicle
   Explanation: Blocking entrance of properties, making it hard for players to enter
- Use VCMP glitch/bug( first offense and had never been discovered by staff/unstated in rules )
   Explanation: Using advantageous VCMP glitch/bug that had never been discovered by staff,
- Abuse EC feature( illegal money..etc )
   Explanation: Abusing any feature in EC to gain unfair advantageous such as earning illegal money by registering multiple account and transfer it to real account.
- Advertising
   Explanation: Any action of inviting players to other server or promoting anything related to other servers
- Spamming/flooding
   Explanation: Endlessly flooding the main chat by re-joining the server or spamming any form of message in game.
- Pause game at important places
   Explanation: You can pause your game but not in the important places such as in combat area(area with active fights) or in an event. You are allowed to pause in duel game with permission from your opponent. But it is strictly disallowed to pause in a minigame which require players to finish the game. [Case to case basis & upon the discretion of the admin based on the evidence provided]
- Intentionally kill players inside sphere that has been giving immunity
   Explanation: None
- Camping inside sphere, either to evade fight or pause game.
   Explanation: None
- Using clan tag without permission
   Explanation: Joining server with other clan tag without permission from their members.


Medium severity( Punishment range from warn to maximum 14 days ban )
- Intentionally and continuously break low severity rules
   Explanation: None
- Threathening/blackmail
   Explanation: Any action of threathening or blackmailing is unacceptable. Those who break this rule will be punished as necessary, ranging from warn to ban. E.g. Blackmailing player to kill their family or expose their address/real life picture..
- Evade death/kill
   Explanation: Action of death by any unfair way, such as drowning self, commit suicide by jump from building or quit server while fighting.[Case to case basis & upon the discretion of the admin based on the evidence provided]
- FPS Adjusting
   Explanation: Adjusting the FPS( Frames per second ) to a value which gives a player unfair advantage
- Wall glitching
   Explanation: An act in which you intentionally use the game's bug or any other unfair way to shoot through a wall/object to hit player on the other side. This includes bugged or non-solid walls/roof/floor covered by texture or use explosion, including rocket to damage opponent on the other side via the explosion's effect.
- Rocket glitching/Use rocket in close-range
   Explanation: Fast switching and shooting with rocket launcher or use rocket launcher in close close quarters battle, at a distance within chrome shotgun range (below 24 meters)
- Abuse VCMP glitch/bug( second offense or had been discovered by staff/already stated in rules )
   Explanation: Using any VCMP glitch/bug that had already been discovered/disallowed by staff or already stated in rules
- Stats padding
   Explanation: An action which is done for increasing one's stats without engaging in real combat such as giving other players a continuous chance to kill you, making his stats better. Both side will be punished and get their stats reduced.
- Ghost city
   Explanation: Enter/get inside a bugged location(ghost city) and killing other players outside
- Abuse FPV(First Person View)
   Explanation: It's a known bug in VC:MP which gives an alternate advantage to the player that abuse it.
- Intentionally change UID or IP to evade any other punishment that is not specifically stated in rules(this topic)
   Explanation: None
- Impersonating
   Explanation: Impersonate as other players, including joining server with other player's nick without permission from the account owner.


High severity( Punishment range from 15 days ban to 1 month ban )
- Intentionally and continuously break medium severity rules
   Explanation: None
- Account breach of players
   Explanation: Action of accessing other players' account without their permission
- Game modification or hack to gain unfair advantage( HP/armour/weapon/vehicle/map/gravity/speed hack )
   Explanation: Action of using mods or hack to gain advantage
- Any other 3rd party programs that affect the gameplay to gain advantage( e.g. ASI Loader, Cheat engine )
   Explanation: Using 3rd party tools to change game behaviour aimed to gain unfair advantage
- Script bug abuse
   Explanation: Intentionally use script's bug to gain advantage. If it harm server, it will be classified as 'Attack on EC' under very high severity rule.
- Ban evading
   Explanation: Action of evading ban set by server or admins either by changing UID/IP, etc..
- Scamming
   Explanation: Any action aimed to steal/take away other player's money, vehicles and such using illegal way.


Very high severity( Punishment range from 1 month ban to permanent ban )
- Intentionally and continuously break high severity rule
   Explanation: None
- Account breach of admins
   Explanation: Action of accessing admins' account without his permission
- Attack on EC( DDOS attack, exploit vulnerability, etc.. that can harm EC )
   Explanation: Any action aimed to harm EC in any way. This include accessing host/database without permission and attack on host/forum/server or anything related to EC.


Important notices:
https://ec.vc-mp.net/index.php?topic=10775

1. Rule changes: Racism/discrimination rules
The rule break is now catagorized under two type, which are rule break related to communication and gameplay. Punishment for rule break related to gameplay (hack/stats padding..etc) will be either a ban or a warn. As for rule break related to communication(racism/discrimination), the punishment shall be a mute. The admins are no longer allowed to use ban for racism/discrimination rule break except under few circumstances that a mute wont help. Related changes:
- The range of of mute is increased to maximum 1 year (12 months)
- If a player is muted longer than 1 hour. The mute system changes to global ignore in which he will be added to everyone's ignore list by default. Other players can unignore him/her to see his/her messages but they are not allowed to report if he/she insult them.
- If the player unintentionally evade the mute: the player shall be muted back
- If the player intentionally evade the mute: the admin can either warn/ban the player

3. Rule changes: Stats padding rules
There is no major changes, the player will still be either warned/banned. But, now there will also be a reduction of stats. It goes this way
- If the player do stats padding less than 100 kills: His stats be will reduced by 100 kills
- If the player do stats padding less than 200 kills: His stats be will reduced by 200 kills
- If the player do stats padding less than 300 kills: His stats be will reduced by 300 kills
- Example: If player A caught doing 30 stats padding, his stats will be reduced by 100 kills
- Example2: If player B caught doing 101 stats padding: his stats will be reduced by 200 kills
- When you think of doing stats padding, dont forget to think whether it's worth it.

4. Policy changes: Possession/distribution of hack
We added this policy quite long ago in an attempt to work together with other servers and create a global ban that was believed to help stop players from using hack in all related servers. But it turned into a burden for us since it seems like we are forced to care of reports that are not even done or related to this server because of this policy while the players that are caught in other server are reported directly here and not in the related server/taken care there. So, we have decided to change this policy and we will no longer accept report of players that are caught in other server. It will only serves as reference from now on. Even though, the admins still have right to take action if the player is already in our watchlist, then get caught in other server and believed could also be a risk to this server. In other words, dont use hack in public server. Related changes:
- We will no longer accept reports except if the player is caught in this server.
- The report from other server can only be used as reference
- The admins are allowed to take action even if the player is caught in other server if the player is already in our watchlist and believed he/she can be a risk to this server.

Notes:
1. Fairness does not mean all players will be punished with same punishment, the decision will be taken based on few factors:
   i. The punishment may varies between new players and old players, old players should have known the rules better
   ii. The punishment for unintentional rule break may be lighter than intentional rule break
   iii. The punishment will be heavier if you have history of same rule break, it shows you didn't learn from the last punishment
2. The rules are for the players' own good, we expect players to give cooperation to help us make the administration effective.
3. The server rules are updated according to the situation, make sure you read this topic frequently.
4. Everyone must obey the rules, whether you are a staff member, donator or normal players.
5. If you think any rule should be changed/added, you are free to post about it in Suggestion board.

[Human.]

New rules added:

• Blocking properties' entrance with vehicle via /getcar or /park: It's prohibited to spawn or park vehicles at properties entrance using server commands, it may cause the vehicle to stuck between the entrance and making it hard for players to get outside or causing them trapped inside. You are still allowed to drive the vehicle and block entrance without the use commands.

Explanation: The position you use /getcar for the first time after server restart will be the vehicle's spawn position( something to do with vehicle system, we have reason for this but wont be explained here ). When you use /getcar at the position between a property's entrance for the first time after server restart or /park the vehicle there, it will be the vehicle spawn position. There's no way to move the vehicle without the admin's help, even you shoot the vehicle or make it explode, it will still re-spawn at the same position and keep blocking the entrance until higher level admin remove the vehicle or set the vehicle's spawn position to another place..

[Sevrin]

New rule:

VPN/Proxy usage
VPN/Usage of proxies is strictly prohibited in our server. It shows the ping low but actually its high ping which lags more than normal 400 ping so for this reason it's not allowed anymore. You'll be warned first time using proxy, next time it'll be a ban.

[Sevrin]

Update:

Rocket-glitching
Fast switching with rocket launcher, called rocket glitch is disallowed. Using rocket launcher in close combat, at a distance within chrome shotgun range (below 24 meters) is also not allowed. Anyone who's caught breaking these rules will be temporary banned. But shooting at players in helicopters, boats or vehicles is allowed even allowed in range of 24 meters.

[Aaron]

Updated rule:

Spawnkilling at sphere in Phil's place:
Continuous killing in the said area (sphere) is disallowed that results of interruption during the process and this applies to all weapons, whoever contravenes this rule will be given a straight punishment either a warn or ban depending in what situation.

[Aaron]

Updated rule:

• Exploitation from spawning cars and glitching bullets: Spawning cars during combat as cover is now strictly forbidden, anyone caught doing such this act will be punished.

[Aaron]

Updated Rule:

• Camping players at all Spheres/Marker: Any form of camping in which players inability to transact is not allowed and it applies to all weapons, anyone caught violating this said rule will be given enough punishment depending on it's severity.

[Aaron]

New Rule:

False reporting via /voteban:
Anyone who tend to deceit or convince a player to vote from such false accusation will be given a high severity punishment regardless if proof was solidly given and for those who are associated will be given a warn or ban depending on the case.

[DronZ]

Updated rule:

Abuse: Abusing is strictly prohibited in the server. Anyone found abusing continuously will be warned/banned from the server, (Abuse can be of any type, a simple one or a family abuse).
Note: Admins are not allowed to take action against the player in the following situations:
1. If the admin abuses the player first, the admin must not punish the player even if the player abuses him back.
2. If the players/group abuse each other, the admin must not punish only one player/side. The admin must mute all of them to stop spamming/flooding the main chat or mute none of them.

[Aaron]

New rule:

After discussing with the staff team we came up to impose a rule that Molotov and Grenade glitch is now prohibited in-game.

[Aaron]

New rule:

After discussing with the staff team we came up to impose a rule that Molotov and Grenade glitch is now prohibited in-game.

Just a bump for a heads up reminder for all players, and due to numerous complaints regarding the glitching we also disabled crouching for grenades since exploits were found.

[Human.]

Stats padding rules updated, removed the following:

Extra note: This rule also implies intentional killing with newbies/newcomers who appears not to retaliate due to lack of experience in the field of combat and tend to exploit for personal gain/advantage.

Note:
The script was updated some time ago to enable nogoto by default for new players/newbies. Since players cant teleport directly to newbies, so we dont see the need to keep this rules as newbies can easily escape by vehicles if they cant protect themself/fight...

[Human.]

Rules related to abusive behavior/insult is updated.

1. New rule added:

- Evade /ignore cmd:
   Explanation: Any action of intentionally evade /ignore cmd to insult other player is prohibited. E.g, use insulting nick, change UID to evade ignore command..etc

2. Rule removed:

- Abusive behavior
   Explanation: Action of continuously insult one's family or one's self
   Note: Admins are not allowed to take action against the player in the following situations:
       1. If the admin abuses the player first, the admin must not punish the player even if the player abuses him back.
        2. If the players/group abuse each other, the admin must not punish only one player/side. The admin must either mute all of them to stop

Explanation (IMPORTANT):
1. If you are uncomfortable with other players' behavior/insult, you may use /ignore to make sure their messages are hidden from you.
2. I have updated ignore system to make it harder to evade (it no longer based on nicks alone). But it no longer keep your ignore list when you leave/rejoin server. I want to keep it simple because it's easy to ignore players now.
3. As part of the new rule changes, we no longer accept report for insult toward individual unless the player evades /ignore to insult you.
4. Even though the rule for abusive behavior is removed, admins still have right to punish you if your behavior is out of control.
5. We will still accept reports for insult toward country/culture/religion or racism (It's under 'Racism/discrimination' rule)
6. The reason the rule was changed is because it didnt work as intended and some players may have abused it.

Edit(1/2/20): More explanation here: https://ec.vc-mp.net/index.php?topic=10142.msg58447#msg58447

Personal note:
Please keep yourself under control and stop being abusive toward other players. Lets just keep this game fun as it's still there. This is an old game with old and same players; i believe most of you know each other very well already. The game not growing and we dont even know how long this game could last; You never know when your best friend or so called 'enemy' will leave for ever. But as for those who are still here, make them into your best memory! I know i rarely interact with players and even admins as most of my work are behind the scene (scripting), but best wishes from me and merry chirstmas! Even though it kind of late and not in correct board, hahaha..

[Human.]

Rules changes

1. Rules updated (low severity rules):

- Evade /ignore cmd or join with insulting nicks:
   Explanation: Any action of intentionally evade /ignore cmd to insult other player is prohibited. You may also get punished for joining with insulting nicks since it cant be ignored using the /ignore cmd.

2. New rules added (medium severity rules):

- Threathening/blackmail
   Explanation: Any action of threathening or blackmailing is unacceptable. Those who break this rule will be punished as necessary, ranging from warn to ban. E.g. Blackmailing player to kill their family or expose their address/real life picture..

[Aaron]

Updated rule and clarifications:

- Wall glitching
   Explanation: An act in which you intentionally use the game's bug or any other unfair way to shoot through a wall/object to hit player on the other side. This includes bugged or non-solid walls/roof/floor covered by texture or use explosion, including rocket to damage opponent on the other side via the explosion's effect.

Inside ammunation:
For clarifications and some confusion among players and admins, to be concise we do allow in usage of grenades and molotovs since the blast/flame radius is barely uncontrollable it is an exemption to be considered as wall glitch.

However,

We do not encourage using a flamethrower inside the ammunation since it is a prone to wall glitch and intention of exploitation of unfair killing that can fall under the category of  medium severity, however 1st offence it can be issued a warn and if continues that can undergo 2 weeks of ban if abused.

And also we are here to announce that we will now disallow any bug places inside the ammunation, example is given below, anyone caught doing this can be imposed a warn as a first offence, and a 2 weeks ban following the rule of Abusing of VCMP bug.