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General rules
Registration and time passing in "Lords of War and Money" game supposes that the player has read and agrees to the under mentioned rules.
The rules are not created to oppress the players' rights and game possibilities, but to protect the game community from cheaters and louts.
1. Rights and duties of the parties.
1.1. Ignorance of the following rules does not relieve the responsibility for their violation.
1.2. All players must keep up with any ruling changes on their own. When any critical addendum and/or changes are made, the Administration will post an additional notification at the game forum.
1.3. The Administration does not take responsibility for cases of causing damage while using this service (including moral damage, material damage, physical damage of all kinds and other kinds of damage).
1.4. The Administration does not take responsibility for temporal or constant lack of access to the service usage by any particular person or group of persons.
1.5. The Administration has a right to stop offering the service to any particular user, subnetwork, or in global.
1.5.1. The Administration has a right to cease access to the service for users whose in-game behavior is a dedicated assist to another character or group of characters.
1.6. The Administration has a right to control and interfere into the game process when the situation requires it.
1.7. The player has a duty to respect other players' national, religious and other concepts at the condition that they do not conflict with analogous concepts of the rest of the players.
1.8. The player has a right to defend his or her property in cases of game failures (real estate and mobile property cost can be recompensed).
1.9. The player has a right to conserve his or her confidential data privacy. (Data given while registration, passwords and other private data)
1.10. The player is not allowed to place any obscenities, filthy photos, drug ads, pornography or insults on other players in their character information page, including photo album. Pornography means uploading images of sexual intercourse and/or primary sexual characters displayed in obvious or easy-to-guess manner. An official clan member's request to remove an image is compulsory and not subject to discussion.
1.10.1. Abbreviations used to insult a player are considered foul language and their usage will be punished. In cases where a two-ways understanding can occur, like masking the foul words with asterisks, the punishment discretion lies on the Administration or Moderators.
A request by any member of an official clan to remove such expressions from your in-game communication is compulsory and not subject to discussion.
1.11. Character's nickname should not contain foul language, vulgar or slang expressions, alcohol and/or drug propaganda, insults and racial intolerance. Using a nickname that would trick other players into considering its bearer an official clan member is forbidden. An easy-to-read nickname usage is recommended. It must not represent a gibberish combination or carry an obvious sexual or insulting context.
Characters whose nicknames violate this rule, can be blocked regardless of their combat level.
1.12. The Administration does not take responsibility for consequences of user sharing his/her character password to others. By playing from public places (internet cafes), installing and/or using software (clients, guides, calculators, etc.), visiting third-party game-related sites and so on - all responsibility for his/her character security lies on the user entirely.
2. Using automatic scripts and profiting from server errors (bugs).
2.1. It is forbidden to use any wares to emulate the player's presence in game in any way, as well as any wares that prevent the server software from functioning properly.
2.2. Any actions leading to traffic increase or considerable server overload are forbidden. In particular, automatic and semi-automatic scripts referring to the database or running game mechanisms are forbidden. Before using such applications, it is recommended to contact the Administration through the Secretary and receive a special allowance.
2.3. It is forbidden to profit from discovered errors in game algorithm, as well as any game actions, obviously not supposed by the service. In case of discovering a bug, please write about it at the corresponding forum branch or contact the Administration directly.
3. Game process and using additional characters.
3.1. It is forbidden to beg or to extort money from players (game finance, real finance).
3.2. It is forbidden to menace the players with reprisal in real life.
3.3. It is forbidden to insult and/or humiliate players directly through communication media (forum, chat, mail etc.) or in combat.
3.4. It is forbidden to try to access passwords of other players.
3.5. Advertising in any manner not concerning the game process is forbidden.
3.6. Trading any in-game property or service for real money, as well as trading not game-related property or service in the game is forbidden.
Real money includes not only cash, but also transfers in all kinds of currency, including the money of different paying systems, like webmoney, E-gold and so forth.
3.6.1. Donating on other players' behalf for them to get diamonds in exchange for their in-game gold is illegal and will be prosecuted as violation of 3.6.
3.7. Password transfer to a different user and collective account managing are forbidden.
3.8. The fact of logging multiple characters in the game from one computer must be by all means shown in the "character information" of all those characters with explanation of reason (relatives, friends, playing from a computer club etc).
3.8.1. Participation of several characters played from one computer in one combat is prohibited.
3.9. Additional characters created for any kind of support to the main one ("multichars" later on), (e.g. resource and artifact keeping, trading, assists in combat or enrollment) are forbidden. All multichars found will be banned, and the owner will be subject to penalty.
3.9.1. Additional characters are forbidden to post messages at the Main forums. Your communication identity is supposed to go through your main one.
3.10. It is allowed to create additional characters to familiarize yourself with features of other factions. Additional character must be completely independent; remember, that multichars created for financial profiting of the main character in any way are blocked without hesitation. One player may have up to 3 characters (one main and two extras).
3.10.1. If you register an additional character, you are bound to show that in the opening line of the "character information" of both, commenting who is the main character and who is the additional one. Just the line "I've got another character" or "This is an additional character" is not enough. Indication of nicknames of them all is obligatory. Additional characters who aren't signed will be blocked immediately.
3.11. Any transfers, (including those through the market or through a third party), combats (including those with other players involved) and "Two Towers" games between multiple characters of one person are prohibited. Such line should clearly state who is the main character, and who is the extra one. Additional characters who aren't signed will be blocked without any warning!
3.12. Bidding at the same auction lot is considered financial assist and, therefore, is also forbidden.
3.13. Additional characters are not allowed to make presents to anyone, or pay/receive clan taxes/entrance fees. When buying game items from other characters, the prices mustn't differ too much from the average market prices. Trying to wash the money through substitute parties is a serious violation leading to block of the additional characters and penalty to the main one.
3.13.1. Additional characters are not allowed to loan, lend or borrow any game valuables.
3.13.2. Additional characters are not allowed to enchant or repair other players' items.
3.13.3. Additional characters are not allowed to transfer items for repairing or enchanting.
3.13.4. Additional characters are not allowed to take or give items for rent.
3.13.5. Additional characters are not allowed to buy avatars (even at the expense of the main character) or any other game services.
3.13.6. Additional characters are not allowed to buy, trade or exchange rare set artifacts and Thieves' Guild invitations(TGIs).
Rare artifacts are any items that are not displayed in the Artifact shop and that cannot be acquired in hunt.
Additional characters can enter the Guild using diamonds, but the TGIs and artifacts received as guild bonuses cannot be traded to other characters. We would like to remind you that additional characters only serve to get acquainted with the features of other factions
3.13.7. Additional characters are not allowed to interact with Estates in any way, i.e. buying or selling them (including betting on them on the auction), renting rooms, storing artifacts, etc.
3.14. Large transfers without cause and description are prohibited. All debts must be returned within one month after receiving, or else the transaction will be regarded as violation of par. 3.6. When giving or returning debts, providing the transfer description is compulsory.
3.15. Large transfers for the reason of leaving the game etc. are forbidden. Presents must not exceed 30% of the monetary property of the character per month. Monetary property is considered: gold + seven primary resources (wood, ore, mercury, sulfur, crystals, gems, leather) only. Rare trophies, Thief invitations, etc. transferred as gifts are valued at market price.
3.15.1. Weekly clan taxes mustn't exceed 300*[character combat level] gold. The maximal term for advance payment is 1 month, it is illegal to prepay and to collect taxes for longer periods.
3.15.2. If the clan Leader is collecting gold do militarize his or her clan, then each member except additional characters may transfer funds for that purpose only once, rule 3.15. applies. While the clan is not yet militarized, the clan Leader must return the transferred funds to any user upon his or her first request. If one month passes since the first militarization payment and the clan still isn't militarized, the clan Leader must refund all players with their payments.
3.16. Staged combats leading one of the parties to losing a priori will be punished for. A staged combat by definition is one where any one of the parties or party members intentionally loses to the other for any reason different from having technical problems with access to the game. Instigation to losing a combat is also forbidden.
3.17. The Administration does not take responsibility for the unreturned debts and does not guarantee compensation in case of swindling by other players. When a loan is not returned in time, (the time must be written in the transfer logs, no more than a month) the swindler will be imposed a penalty of a sum twice as much. If the term isn't posted in the transfer logs, the penalty will occur 1 month after the loan transaction. The creditor does not get compensation.
3.18. The Administration keeps a right to cease access to the game to any player who hinders the gameplay, deceives or swindles other lawful players.
3.19. Unofficial stakes on gold, resources and items in the "Two Towers" game are prohibited.
3.20. Any kind of payment for combat is forbidden. Rewarding a player for losing or promising such reward for losing, entering or quitting combat will be considered as contractual combat.
Payment for assist in hunt is not considered violation. Make sure to add corresponding comments to the transfer. Such payments cannot exceed the total gold equivalent of looted gold and resources.
3.21. Any banking and bookmaker activities are prohibited without exception.
Banking activities - granting loans with interest, receiving money from other players on deposit accounts, pawn shop business, insurance operations or any other bank activities.
Leasing artifacts, Thief Guild Invitation and other non-monetary valuables is allowed.
Borrowing and loaning gold with no interest is allowed. Every transaction must be signed properly, indicating the terms of loan.
Bookmaker activities - taking bets on sports or other events with paying the winnings in money's worth.
3.22. Any custom combat tournaments with a prize reward and/or a participation fee are forbidden.
Custom card game tournaments are allowed.
3.23. Spreading Harmful Links (SHL) is prohibited. SHL means giving reference through any of the game media to sites containing any of the following:
-viruses;
-materials of indecent or insulting content;
-other online games or their advertising;
-options of earnings through the Internet;
-polls on subjects not concerning the game;
-counters of visits (clicks), unless they are related to the game;
-a request to enter one's character's password.
3.24. There are currently no official clients, patches, scripts and other wares for this game. By downloading and installing any that pretend to be, you take a risk to lose all property and access to your character. The Administration will not claim responsibility for using such wares and recommends to restrain from their use.
3.24.1. It is forbidden to post links to any programs and scripts except those by LazyGreg, xo4yxa, Silentio and Maxter. Beware of forgery.
Warning! The Administration is aware of the above-mentioned players' productive works and does not prohibit their usage. However, the scripts are unofficial, we do not take responsibility for any issues that might occur during their functioning. Use them at your own risk.
3.25. Trading walkthroughs and instructions for Text quests is forbidden. It is prohibited to post and/or advertise walkthroughs in character private info, on the forum or in the chat. If a clan site lists a walkthrough, the clan leader is considered responsible.
It is allowed to ask for advices on any given stage of the quests in the predesigned thread.
3.26. Financial pyramids are forbidden in this game (including creating recruiter networks for clans by promising them part of recruitment fees).
3.26.1. A clan where the Leader's promises are not brought to realization is considered a financial pyramid. In case when funds were accumulated in a clan for a public purpose (such as purchasing TGI or rare items/sets), and no such purpose has been brought to realization, the prosecution is supposed to present proof from his or her transfer log. Clan leader is held responsible and will be blocked for swindling if the fault is confirmed.
3.26.2. Only clan Recruiters may be awarded for bringing newer recruits into the clan. Clan leaders are advised to limit the recruiting duties to official Recruiters.
Clan ranking systems, as well as any relevant rewards, are still legal, if no other rule is broken in the process.
3.27. It is forbidden to trade any positions within clans. Receipt of any in-game values in return for clan position distribution will be considered a violation. Both sides will be held responsible in case of a position sale.
3.27.1. Clan ownership can only be passed to another character either free of charge, or for the cost of its registration, i.e. 30,000 gold. In case of Military clan it can only be transferred free of charge after consulting the new candidate for leadership with the clan members. Such consulting must be held in the "Clans" section of the forum.
3.28. If the Military clan leader is replaced, any member of that clan can post a petition in "Clans" forum and require 100% compensation of all taxes and contributions paid to the clan, but no later than 7 days since the declaration about leadership redistribution. The previous leader is supposed to pay off. The member is supposed to present proof from his or her transfer log, as well as to explain the reason of his or her dissatisfaction with the new Leader's position. Shall the leader not dispose of the necessary gold sum or equivalent, he or she will be blocked for swindling.
3.29. In case if the clan Leader becomes blocked, it is possible to transfer clan leadership to the clan Treasurer. To do so, the Treasurer should contact any active Administration representative. If the clan had no Treasurer by the moment the clan Leader was blocked, the clan leadership is lost. Any funds paid or donated to such a clan will not be returned.
3.30. It is forbidden to collect fees for matrimony usage of Estates, i.e. to charge your spouse for using it. Contracting a marriage with the purpose of selling a place in the Estates will be considered financial assist.
3.31. The maximal rent term of a guest lounge is limited technically to one week. It is forbidden to collect fees for lounge rentals of a period exceeding one week. Comments on rent transfers are compulsory, any suspicious transfers will be considered financial assist.
Rent prices should not differ significantly from average prices.
3.32. Storing other players' artifacts in one's Estates is forbidden.
3.33. The Administration considers it impossible to reach Thief Guild level 5 from the very beginning in a period of one month. Therefore, leasing Thief Guild invitations becomes forbidden since December, 01, 2009. Players caught in both dealing and acquiring TGis at any cost significantly different from the market prices will be fined severely.
You may address the Secretary any concerning questions.
Please note that these rules weren't created to limit the game process. On the contrary, they were created to improve the game and to provide every player with a chance to win. |
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