1. 
   
   A statement from Ryan: 
   
   We believe in the power of free expression and are committed to maintaining a space where everyone can enjoy the game. To that end, we offer the following guidelines to help you navigate your experience.
   
   

   While this ruleset covers a wide range of scenarios you may encounter, the core principle is simple: treat others with respect. If something feels wrong or questionable, it’s best to avoid it. If you wouldn’t say something to someone’s face in real life, don’t say it in the game.

   In a game that celebrates freedom of choice, your actions reflect your character. Our community is primarily comprised of adults, and we aim to foster a positive, engaging environment, not one where people hide behind anonymity to spread negativity.

   Ultimately, we expect you to behave responsibly. If your actions or words disrupt the community, you will be removed to protect the integrity of the game for the players who choose to operate within these guidelines.

   
   -Ryan
   
   
   

With that we give you the UOGamers Rules:

A. Shard

• • It is illegal to:
    
    1. 1. Exploit the shard, attempt to gain unauthorized access to the server, or attempt to disrupt services. These actions will result in a ban of your accounts and associated accounts and/or a ban of your IP. Dependent on the actions, it is possible legal action may be taken as well.
    1. 1. Imitate any Officials of the shard. These include Counselors, Game Masters, Seers, Administration, Moderators, Ryan, etc.
    1. 1. Advertise other games or other shards, both in game and on the message boards.

• • You will follow instructions given to you by staff in game immediately.

B. Accounts

• • Accounts are limited to four accounts per IP, regardless of the number of people playing from that IP. Although it is possible to create or acquire more than 4 accounts, any accounts above this number in your control will be deemed illegal. Players found over the account limit may have accounts randomly deleted to trim that player down to the correct number. This is a manual process handled by the shard administrators on a case by case basis. Obvious abuse may result in the deletion of all accounts and/or a ban of the IP (s).

• • You may own one house per account.

• • Account bans are executed against specific accounts, only in rare cases will linked accounts be banned in association.  Those cases will be extreme violations of the rules, account farming etc…

• • Accounts are the player’s responsibility:
    
    1. • Be sure to register your account.
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    • • You are responsible for the actions on your account. It is not advisable to share your account, account login information or passwords with anyone.
    • • Staff will never ask for your password. Do not share it with anyone

• • It is illegal to:
    
    1. • Buy and/or Sell items or gold for real world cash or items. This includes eBay.
    • • Trade items or gold, for items or gold on another shard, or another game. This includes the other UOGamers shards. 
    • • Gather data about UOGamers user accounts. It may result in the banning of your accounts.

C. Player – Staff Interaction

• • Staff contributes time to benefit the shard and its players. At all times use proper language and respect when interacting with a Staff. This includes (but is not limited to) calling out staff names while they are using their player characters and vice versa.

• • Do not attack, or otherwise interfere with a player being aided by a Staff.

• • Do not attack Staff characters whether present or afk. Attacking staff will result in punishment.

• • Do not page or ask staff to give handouts or hold events.

• • Under no circumstances will staff return lost items. Game play is at your own risk. This includes (but is not limited to) poker, duel pits, vendors and trade.

• • Players with a legitimate complaint with regards to Staff should send their statement to abuse@uogamers.com.

D. 3rd Party Programs

• • The only approved 3rd party programs are Razor, Sallos (official version only), ClassicUO.

• • The use of scripts or functions in addons for auto cure, auto heal etc.. are expressly prohibited and can result in account termination when abused.

• • Client modifications and cosmetic changes (eg. Treehack) are allowed as long as they do not change the way the client interfaces with the server.

• • It is against the rules to distribute client modification either through the game, the chat systems, or through websites associated with UOGamers.

E. Exploitation of Bugs

• • Exploiting any bug is against the rules. This includes bugs that are beneficial or not beneficial. Accounts associated with the usage of bugs may be banned or jailed.

• • Accepting, or possession of bugged items is against the rules. The items will be deleted and the accounts involved may be banned or jailed.

F. Macroing

• • Unattended macroing is within the rules. It may not include gathering of resources, buying or selling of items or taming of animals.

G. Blocking and Traps

• • Blocking during combat, with either your character, or another object is within the rules. This includes boxing people in with objects.

• • It is against the rules to contain a players ghost in such a way that they cannot escape.
  • Stamina trapping using your avatar is within the rules.

• • Turreting in game is considered legal when multiple, distinct players decide to stack themselves on a tile to turret.
  • Faction guard turreting is legal and smart gameplay.
  • Trapping pets in houses or on boats is within the rules, you can retrieve lost pets with a ball of summoning or the rangers in towns throughout the gains.

H. Housing

• • It is illegal to:
    
    1. • Use a macro or script to complete any part of the house placement procedure. It must be done entirely by hand.
    • • Trap an NPC in your house. If the NPC can get in, exits must be available for it to leave.
    • • Block a house sign with items or creatures. Items blocking a house sign will be moved or removed (deleted) by staff.

• • It is legal to:
    
    1. • Trap pets inside of a house.
    • • Trap players within a house, while alive.

I. Boats

• • It is illegal to:
    
    1. 1. To leave boats placed blocking access to mountains, passageways, and ports.

• • It is legal to:
    
    1. 1. To place boats to block movement during combat
    1. 1. To board another’s boat and/or interfere with the commands
    1. 1. To break into a boat hull. Boat Hulls are not secure. Store items here at your own risk.

J. Resources

• • It is against the rules to gather resources with an automated process while you are away from your computer. This includes, cotton, ingots, or any other spawned item. It also includes automated purchase of items such as reagents. You can use macros for these functions, but you must be attending them. Failure to respond to a staff member while carrying out these functions will result in penalty.

K. Vendors

• • It is legal to:
    
    1. 1. False advertise on vendors
    1. 1. Host a lottery vendor

• • Staff will not return gold, nor interfere with the vendor, should the item purchased be other than what is advertised. Buyer beware.

L. Scamming

• • Scams are allowed as long as they do not involve the use of a bug. It is up to the player to inform and protect themselves.

M. False Gating

• • False gating is legal. Players must use common sense and caution when entering unknown gates.
    
    1. 1. False gating will be deemed illegal when the destination results in trapped, or stuck player ghosts. This includes locations gated from illegal runes. The rune will be removed and offenders will serve jail time.

N. Poker

• • Using multiple characters at the same Poker table is illegal. One IP per table. Two IPs at one table will be considered multiclienting, even if they are not the same person.

• • Do not join a Poker table to sit afk.

• • Playing poker is at your own risk. Staff members will not replace lost gold for any reason.

O. Events and Handouts

• • Events are held at the discretion of the staff. No event guarantees a prize nor are staff members required to give one. Do not page for events.

• • Server handouts are given by senior staff at their discretion. Events, holidays and other occasions do not guarantee a server handout. Server handouts can be removed by shard administrators at any time. Buy, sell and trade these items at your own risk. Do not page regarding handouts.

• • Event players found outside an event will be moved to the jail until the event is over. Players found exploiting this circumstance may face further jail time.

P. Harassment and Spam

• • Racism will not be tolerated.
    
    1. • Character names with curses, racism, or otherwise objectionable words will be changed.
    • • Guild Names cannot be racist or offensive.
    • • Due to the large player-base, language and profanity is not monitored. Please use the ignore feature if a player is bothering you.
    • • Racist material, wording (other than speech) or symbols used in game will be removed.

• • Res killing, and griefing are within the rules. You are welcome to leave the area you are in should you find yourself subject to these actions.

• • In today’s game, with the advent of more modern clients, spamming is a problem.  If you are caught spamming speech you will be banned for 24 hours.  Server side detection of spam will be implemented and result in immediate disconnection with escalating punishments.