GENERAL - Ryzom Community Forum http://app.ryzom.com//app_forum/ Tue, 19 Mar 2024 02:56:16 +0000 ryApp::FeedBuilder 15 GENERAL - Ryzom Community Forum http://app.ryzom.com/app_forum//images/rz_ryzom_logo-144x47.png http://app.ryzom.com//app_forum/ <![CDATA[What would you like for this year on Ryzom?]]> http://app.ryzom.com/app_forum/index.php?page=topic/view/29291/297#209844 Thu, 22 Feb 2024 14:54:42 +0000 GENERAL http://app.ryzom.com/app_forum/index.php?page=post/view/209844 Hayt <![CDATA[[Question] The choice is yours!]]> http://app.ryzom.com/app_forum/index.php?page=topic/view/32213/12#206791 Thu, 23 Jun 2022 17:36:25 +0000 GENERAL http://app.ryzom.com/app_forum/index.php?page=post/view/206791 Le propriétaire de Ryzom aussi mais si il se cache c'est qu'il n'a pas envie de donner d'interview :)
Et pendant qu'on y est pourquoi ne pas donner un petit organigramme de qui fait quoi behind the scene ?]]>
Kyriann
<![CDATA[Multiboxing]]> http://app.ryzom.com/app_forum/index.php?page=topic/view/30613/317#204461 Tue, 15 Jun 2021 11:38:45 +0000 GENERAL http://app.ryzom.com/app_forum/index.php?page=post/view/204461
Please just make up your mind and decide on this so I can decide weather or not to return.]]>
Generallee
<![CDATA[RYZOM CODE OF CONDUCT (2021-07)]]> http://app.ryzom.com/app_forum/index.php?page=topic/view/31432/1#203576 Sun, 07 Mar 2021 21:58:34 +0000 GENERAL http://app.ryzom.com/app_forum/index.php?page=post/view/203576 Wiki.

Terms of Service

The following rules cover the most common situations although not exhaustive. The Customer Support team has the right to amend these rules if a new situation should arise which needs further clarification.
If a case is too specific to appear in the rules but nevertheless requires the intervention of the Support team, they can act and apply, at any time, warnings or sanctions without being required to inform the whole community.
If you witness a rule violation or infringement, please inform Customer Support by using one of the following means:

(1) Ryzom Chat (chat.ryzom.com) is the game's external chat. It is also used as a bridge between the in-game and out of game chats of Ryzom. When you are in-game, you can know if a player writes using a channel on of Ryzom Chat thanks to the tilde (~) in front of his/her name.

Code of Conduct

The Support Team


Its members are volunteers under non-disclosure agreement (NDA) and are not allowed to reveal their identity neither to other players nor to other members of the Ryzom teams. If a player thinks he knows the identity of the player behind the CSR (or any NDA members of a Ryzom team), he is prohibited from disclosing the information to others and doing so would be cause for sanctions to be applied. (major offense, see B. Warnings and sanctions)
Members of Support are in charge of solving the various problems related to the game (technical, disciplinary, etc.). They must behave with politeness and courtesy at all times. If you nonetheless have a dispute with a CSR, you can submit a complaint, duly documented in a ticket (https://support.ryzom.com), specifying in its title that it is for the attention of the Support team manager. Any unfair complaint against a member of Support may be subject to a sanction.
When a member of Support contacts you, you must follow their instructions and reply with courtesy and politeness. Any breach will be sanctioned according to our procedures for sanctions and escalation policy. (See B. Warnings and sanctions)
We remind you that members of Support dedicate their time (both game and real life time) to ensure that everyone can play in a peaceful environment: try to have this in mind when you contact a Team member. This is of course the same for all teams: CSR, dev, event, etc.
The Support Team is subject to strict rules that prohibit them from teaming, exchanging with, duelling with any player, or resurrecting them. These rules also forbid them from using their powers for any purpose other than those defined within the context of their function, under risk of removal of their CSR account, or even their player account. In addition, CSRs are not allowed to process tickets involving their own player guilds or characters.
In accordance with these rules, control tools record all critical commands used by CSRs (as well as members of other teams) and display them internally for real-time control by all. Each connection of a member of Support (and of other teams) is also visible so that everyone can verify that no one has usurped their account.
All decisions taken are collective ones and therefore you may be contacted by several members of Support about the same issue depending on its nature.

A. Disagreement with another player


In the case of a disagreement with another player, you are expected to try to find to an amicable settlement yourselves. A ticket should be a recourse of last resort; it should only be sent if you are not able to resolve the situation and a third party needs to become involved.
If you have to resort to sending the above-mentioned ticket, it is important to take screenshot(s), depending on the situation, for further reference. It is essential that the screenshot(s) show(s) the entire in-game screen and has not been changed in any way (censorship or anything else) in order to be considered acceptable. It has to show clearly the violation that you want to point out. Note that a screenshot showing the open map allows us to see the Atysian date, which is easily transposable to a real date. We also accept videos. If you have any questions, you can contact the team using the ticket system in-game or on https://support.ryzom.com, directly in-game via /tell if a CSR is connected, via Ryzom Chat or lastly via Ryzom Discord.
Note: Any abuse of the ticket system will be documented and sanctioned.

B. Warnings and sanctions


The Customer Support Team has the right to issue warnings or sanctions depending on the seriousness of an infraction, the reaction of the implicated player towards the Support team, and their in-game history (sanctions and previous warnings). A player might thus be given a reprimand, a warning, a suspension period ranging between 24h and one year, or a permanent ban.

Penalty scales


Minor offence


The penalty scale for a minor offence starts with an official warning followed by a 24h suspension, then three days, then one week and up to two weeks. It can be followed or preceded by a mute of increasing duration at the place of the infraction (channels of the game, or Rocket Chat, or forum etc.).
This penalty scale is reset after one year without sanctions.

Major offence


The scale of penalties for a major offence starts with a week of suspension, then one month, then one year and then permanent banning of the account. It can be followed by a kick off the server if necessary.
This penalty scale is reset after three years without sanctions (except for permanent ban).

Critical offence


Critical offence results in a permanent ban of the account after a warning has been notified to the player by e-mail.
In certain specific cases (highly abusive version of an offence, repeated minor offences...), the support team reserves the right to override the above scales of penalties to decide on a penalty better suited to the seriousness of the facts (e.g.: minor offence requalified as a major offence).
Note: In the case of a heavy and immediate sanction (suspension or permanent banning of an account), as the player in question can no longer be contacted in-game, he or she will be contacted only through e-mail to the e-mail address filed in his/her personal account. This is why it is important to enter a valid e-mail address when registering. If the player in question does not receive the email or disputes the sanction, they can contact the support team using the ticket system (https://support.ryzom.com).

The sanctions provided in the Ryzom Code of Conduct shall be assigned as follows:

  • Mutes and verbal warnings may be applied by all CSRs.

  • Official warnings (by email) may be applied by all CSRs from the GM grade upwards.

  • Suspensions may only be applied by CSRs at the SGM level.

  • Account bans may only be decided and enforced by Winch Gate Limited.


C. Rules of the Code of Conduct


I. Courtesy Rules


I.1. Harassment of a player or of a member of a Ryzom Team


Major/Minor Offence: depending on the degree, the Support Team will decide on each case.
Provocation and harassment, whether verbal or through gameplay actions, are prohibited in-game as well as on Ryzom's chat channels: insults, threats of all kinds (under cover of roleplay or not), provocation via emotes or other, but also the chain kill of a character, its campfires or its mektoubs (except during outpost battles), repeated or regular pullovers of mobs on the same character... This list is not exhaustive.
The Support team reserves the right to prepare a file if it deems a case to be proven harassment, as well as to take the decisions that are necessary based on the seriousness of the facts.

I.2. Slander or rumour about a Ryzom Team member or Winch Gate


Major/Minor offence: depending on the degree, the Support Team will decide on each case.
Spreading rumours, false accusations or lies against a member of the Ryzom Team or against Winch Gate, in order to harm them or their reputation or honour, is strictly prohibited.
The Support team reserves the right to make appropriate decisions based on the seriousness of the facts.

I.3. Insults, rudeness, disrespect towards a player or a Ryzom Team member


Minor Offence
It is strictly prohibited to insult, be rude to, or show lack of respect towards other players, either directly or indirectly, under cover of roleplay or not, and/or in a language that they may or may not understand. Support team has the right to define the seriousness of the exchanged insults and to punish them at its own discretion.

I.4. Disobedience of Support member's instructions


Minor Offence
When a member of Support contacts you, you must respond as quickly as possible and follow his or her instructions carefully, otherwise you will incur a penalty.

I.5. Disturbance of an in-game event


Minor Offence
As respect towards the players participating in an event and towards the Event Team that prepared it, players not concerned with this event are asked not to come and disturb the event by using words or actions that are inappropriate or irrelevant. Any abuse may be punished.
If you wish to interact with a scheduled event, please create a ticket via https://support.ryzom.com specifying in its title that it is for the attention of the event team, who will judge the admissibility of your request.

I.6. Account sharing


No Offence
Sharing a player account is strongly discouraged.
The support team totally disengages itself from any problem resulting from such sharing; logging into the account without the owner's agreement, theft of items belonging to a character on the account or to his guild (whether sold, exchanged or destroyed), change of faction, nation or renown of a character on the account, appropriation of the account by another player, etc.
In case of account sharing, the account owner remains responsible for the words and actions of his characters and therefore incurs a sentence in case of violation of the Code of Conduct.

I.7. Bad behavior on a chat channel of the game (Game server, IRC, forums and Rocket chat included)


Major/Minor Offence: depending on the degree, the Support Team will decide on each case.
Universe channels are primarily channels of mutual help (questions-answers about the game, request for help, rez ...). They are also open to any discussion of interest to most of the community. If not, please use the /tell or a private channel. Flooding is therefore moderated there and trolling, spamming (action of repeating or publishing several messages in a row within a few minutes) and flaming are prohibited.

  1. Any harassment, threat, or other embarrassing and disquieting act towards another player or member of a Ryzom team is prohibited.

  2. Rude, abusive, defamatory, obscene, xenophobic, homophobic and anti-semitic language is prohibited. Similarly, any sexually explicit statement is banned.

  3. You may not impersonate any employee of Winch Gate, CSR or any other member of Ryzom teams.

  4. You must not violate any laws, whether local, national, European or international.

  5. The illegal transfer of documents, files or the like is prohibited via Winch Gate's network of sites.

  6. When, in-game or through any other Ryzom service, a CSR member contacts you, you must answer and follow their instructions.

  7. You may not use Winch Gate's services for activities other than those permitted in the gaming world.

  8. If the information on your profile is false, incomplete or incorrect, you will not be able, in some cases, to benefit from the support provided, because the CSRs could not identify you correctly.

  9. You must not communicate any personal data of other players, whether in-game, on the forums of Winch Gate, through IRC or on Rocket Chat.


Courtesy in the game

  1. You must not violate the Code of Conduct.

  2. Any harassment, whatever its form, is prohibited.

  3. You must not obstruct another player during their game phases.

  4. You must behave respectfully towards other players and the members of Ryzom Team.

  5. You must not hide behind a "role" to transgress the rules of Courtesy.


Forum Rules

  1. You must not violate the Code of Conduct.

  2. You must express yourself clearly, act civilly and politely.

  3. You must not harass or insult other players, neither any member of a Ryzom Team.

  4. Cross-posting (posting the same message several times to attract attention) is prohibited.

  5. You are required to report any message that is illegal or violates these rules.

  6. Advertising for websites and so forth with no link with Ryzom is prohibited.


II. Naming Policy


The naming policy defines the rules that govern the choice of the name of your character when it is created. It is established by the support team under the direction of its manager.

Name choice


When creating your character, in the final phase you will have to choose a name for him/her. It is advisable to take inspiration from the the Lore to have a character that adheres better to the universe of Atys. If you have no ideas or the names you choose are already taken, you can use the random name generator available at this step. A name that is not Atys-inspired, but nonetheless in accordance with the charter below will be accepted.

Name change


At any time, a Support Team Member can contact you and ask you to choose another name if it does not comply with the rules below.
You can request a name change from a Support Member for reasons such as roleplay, wish to abandon a name that is attracting other players' mockery, anonymity... (this list is not exhaustive). Your request must be reasoned and will be validated by the Support Team.
The maximum number of pseudonym changes will depend on the type of your account:

  • Free to Play account: 1 allowed name change for each character.

  • Premium account: 1 change of name allowed every six months for each character.


Naming Policy and penalties for violations


Note: If a player creates multiple characters with names that violate the naming policy in the "Very offensive names" section below, they may be subject to the sanctions provided in the Code of Conduct.
1. Very offensive names

The character is immediately renamed with a default name and an email is sent to the player to inform them of the name change.

  • You may not use coarse, racially or ethnically offensive, obscene, sexual, or drug culture words or phrases as names. You may not use spelling to conceal the use of such names. Your name may not refer to sexual anatomy, nor be an abusive phrase. This prohibition covers any language used in the game.

  • You may not use a name chosen to harm, in any way, or impersonate another player, including Winch Gate Property Limited Employees or a Ryzom Team volunteers.


2. Offensive names

The character is renamed with 24h of delay to allow time for the the player to propose a new name. This for characters created after the publication of the present Naming Policy.

  • You may not use names that are phonetically offensive or would go against the Naming Policy.

  • You may not use names of religious, occult or significant historic origin (e.g.: Jesus, Lucifer, Nosferatu)

  • You may not use names containing titles such as: Master, King, Queen, Lord, Sir, Mother, God... (this list is not exhaustive).


3. Forbidden names:

The character is renamed with 3 days of delay to allow time for the the player to propose a new name. This concerns only characters created after the publication of the present Naming Policy.

  • You may not use names that are copyrighted, trademarks or names of materials or products (e.g.: Fujitsu, Whiskey, Tylenol, Toshiba).

  • You may not use names of famous people, politicians and popular fictional characters (e.g.: Angelina Jolie, Donald Trump, James Bond.).
    You may not use proper nouns of Ryzom (e.g.: Jena, Tryton, Yrkanis, Mabreka).

  • You may not use a name which is the reverse spelling of a name in contradiction with the Naming Policy (e.g.: Anej, Notyrt, Sinakry, etc.).

  • You may not use easily recognized names that come from another universe such as medieval fantasy or science fiction or others, either fictional or non-fictional, even if hidden by a slightly different spelling (e.g.: Skywolker, Gondalf, Flintstains, Obywan) .

  • You may not use common words or phrases not pertaining to the Ryzom universe, as names (e.g.: cell phone, microwave, truck).


Characteristics of Guild Names


For the most part, guild names must comply with all the rules of names and are subject to the same rules as character names in terms of renaming, depending on whether the elements that make up the name of the guild are very offensive, offensive or just forbidden.
There are, however, several exceptions:

  • The name of a guild can use the proper noun of places on Atys in order to facilitate the roleplay (e.g.: The Protectors of Fairhaven).

  • The name of a guild can have in its title, for roleplay purposes, the name of a character of the Lore if the whole does not break any point of the Naming Policy and is consistent with the Lore. So, "The children of Elias", "The disciples of Mabreka" conform to the charter of names, but "The Jar of Tryton" does not.


Characteristics of pets names:


The animals belonging to player's character (mount, packers, zigs) must be named according to the Naming Policy, except the one related to the proper names of Ryzom. These animals are subject to the same rules as character names in terms of renaming, depending on whether the elements that make up the name of the animal are very offensive, offensive or simply forbidden.
If you think that a pet's name is inappropriate, disturbing, or incompatible with the game, you can report it to the Support team by ticket or directly in game by contacting a member of the Support Team (the list of CSRs in-game at the moment is displayed under the SYSTEM INFO tab of the chat window when you type /who gm).

III. Game Integrity Infringement


1. Servers data hacked, decrypted or assimilated


Critical Offence
Changing the client or its means of communicating with the server in order to obtain an advantage is strictly prohibited and is punishable by a permanent ban.

2. Account Piracy


Critical Offence
The taking over by a player of a Ryzom account that does not belong to him, regardless of the computer means used, is strictly forbidden and is subject to a definitive ban, except if it is done with the explicit agreement of its owner (for example to solve a technical problem via screen sharing) or if the owner has shared their login and password with this person (see** I.6.**).

3. Utilization of a bot (*)


Major Offence
() *Using a third-party program to play through scripted actions.
Using macros which are not part of Ryzom's integrated macro system in order to make your character partly or completely independent of your direct control is strictly prohibited.
Control of several characters by the use of a third-party program is strictly prohibited. If, during a check, the Support Team is not able to discern whether a player is abusing this rule, the player will have to provide the proof that they are not using any third-party software to control several characters at the same time.

4. Use of VPN/proxy


Connection to the game server is not allowed via VPN/proxy to avoid abuse. A justified request to make an exception for an account can be made to the Support Team.

5. Multiboxing


5.1- General rule for multiboxing

Multiboxing (playing several characters at the same time, without the help of third-party software) is limited to two accounts connected simultaneously during outpost battles, PvP, boss hunts, marauder boss attacks and Storyline scripted events (see III.5.2) and tolerated up to four accounts for other activities.
When a player plays several characters simultaneously (multiboxing), there should be no doubt for an observer that they are controlled manually one after the other and not by a bot. In case of doubt, the observer is invited to send to the Support Team a video/videos showing the characters acting in an apparently synchronized way. The Support Team will then decide if this constitutes a breach of this Code of Conduct and, if so, whether it is the work of a possible bot (see III.3) or if it is a breach of this paragraph. In the latter case, the accounts concerned will be subject to a simultaneous connection restriction (inability to connect two or more accounts simultaneously).
5.2- Multiboxing during outpost battles, PvP, boss hunts, marauder boss attacks and Storyline scripted events

Major Offence
Multiboxing is limited to two accounts connected simultaneously during outpost battles, PvP, boss hunts, marauder boss attacks and Storyline scripted events. If you suspect abuse, please send as many screenshot(s) or video(s) required to show the violation to the Support Team.
5.3- Multiboxing for more than 4 characters

Major Offence
The number of accounts connected at the same time is limited to four.
However, Customer Support may make exceptions in individual cases (such as a large family, public computer etc). If you believe you should be granted such an exception, please create a ticket via https://support.ryzom.com, stating the reason for your request and the logins of all affected accounts.

5.4 Multiboxing during off-peak hours


Multiboxing is tolerated for up to four simultaneous accounts for all activities except PvP and outpost battles during the hours when it is a gameplay necessity due to low game server traffic (22h-10h UTC, i.e. 0h-12h CEST).

Summary on multiboxing


At times when the game server is sufficiently busy - 10:00 UTC-22:00 UTC (12:00 CEST-00:00 CEST):

  • Multiboxing limited to 2 simultaneous accounts during:

    • PvP

    • Outpost battles

    • Bosses hunts

    • Marauders boss attacks

    • Storyline scripted events



  • Multiboxing tolerated to 4 simultaneous accounts for other activities.


At times of low game server traffic - 22:00 UTC-10:00 UTC (00:00 CEST-12:00 CEST):

  • Multiboxing limited to 2 simultaneous accounts during:

    • PvP

    • Outpost battles



  • Multiboxing allowed up to 4 simultaneous accounts for other activities.


6. Exploit


Critical, Major or Minor Offence, depending upon the case
The concept of exploit covers any use of a third-party program, a client modification or recompilation or (ab)use of a bug to gain an advantage over the other players.
Exploits are forbidden and punishable by the Customer Support Team, which has the right to decide the severity of the noticed exploit. On this subject, repeated offences are an aggravating factor.
The discovery of a security vulnerability or exploitable bug is not a violation of the Code of Conduct provided that it is immediately reported to the Support Team via ticket (https://support.ryzom.com). It is therefore not subject to sanction, provided that the use of the vulnerability or bug in question is discontinued after its discovery.
If you suspect the use of an exploit, you must contact us using one of the means mentioned above.

7. Aggro dragging, except at outpost battles


Minor Offence
Intentionally dragging one or several mobs towards another player in order to kill or harass them is prohibited. If a player sees or is informed that he has unintentionally committed aggro dragging, they must apologize and do their best to resurrect the concerned characters, if required.
If you become victim of intentional aggro dragging and can prove it (for instance with a screenshot of a tell showing that, when they were contacted by you, or the person dragging not showing any sign of remorse and no will to come back to revive you), you can contact the Support Team through one of ways mentioned above. We will then open a file and act accordingly. Here again, repeated offenses will be taken into consideration.
Only aggro dragging during an outpost battle is tolerated when done by the attackers and defenders (see III.10).

8. Kill stealing


Minor Offence
Killing a mob which is already being attacked by another player or group of players, is considered as kill stealing and is prohibited.
If, after trying to resolve the situation between the parties involved, no solution is found, you may contact the Support Team through the means mentioned above. However, before contacting any CSR, first try to communicate with the player(s) involved and resolve it yourself!
In the case of a Boss, a Named mob a Marauder Boss, please refer to the following paragraph.

9. Rules regarding Bosses, Marauder Bosses and Named mobs


Minor Offence
a) Theft of Bosses, Marauder Bosses or Named

A Boss, Marauder Boss or Named belongs to the first team that has locked it, as long as the lock is active. (See https://app.ryzom.com/app_forum/index.php?page=topic/view/27212 for more information.)
A second team may assume the Boss, Marauder Boss or Named only if it is not yet locked or it is unlocked. To do this, it can exclusively:

  • Fight the first team in PvP;

  • Take advantage of the departure of the first team, which automatically unlocks the mob. Note that if there is only one character left alive or present in the team that has locked mob, it will be unlocked. Aggro dragging aimed at weakening the other team is prohibited and is therefore punishable (see III.7).


A Boss, Named or Marauder Boss is considered free as long as it is not locked by any team.
The pull of Boss, of Marauder Boss or of Named by a single person, that is to say without team, is possible but insufficient to cause the locking. To re-acquire the Boss, Marauder Boss or Named in this case is not considered to be kill-stealing.
b) Camping of Boss or Named spots

Camping of Boss or Named spots is not regulated because it is often impossible to prove.

10. Disrespect of the PvP rules


Minor Offence
In Ryzom, PvP is at all times consensual. Activating your PvP tag, entering a PvP zone or engaging in an outpost battle implies that you accept the consequences. To put it simply, if you do not want to take part in PvP action, then it is your responsibility to not activate your tag and to not enter PvP zones.
a) PvP Faction

A player who activates their PvP tag accepts the consequences, whatever the circumstances. E.g.: being killed while foraging, at the stables, while afk, at a respawn point near a portal.
If, despite your tag, you wish to avoid the fight, you can wait for detagging to occur, hide, use a teleporter pact, change place or region, etc.
b) PvP Areas

The player who enters a PvP area accepts the consequences, whatever the circumstances. However, as a specific exception, killings at respawn points near portals is prohibited and punishable if proven. If you are tagged PvP area and you are killed at a portal's respawn point, you can contact the Support Team through one of the ways described above. In this case, it is strongly recommended that you add a screenshot(s) to support your claim (please ensure that the SYSTEM INFO window is visible in the screenshot(s)).
c) Outpost PvP battles

The player who enters an Outpost battle area and chooses a side, accepts the consequences, whatever the circumstances. However, as a specific exception, kills at respawn points near a portal are prohibited and punished if proven. If you OP-battle tagged and you are killed at a portal or a respawn point, you can contact the Support Team through one of the ways described above. In this case, it is strongly recommended that you include a screenshot(s) to support your claim. Untagged characters present at an OP battle may be removed by a CSR on demand as they distort the targeting of the protagonists. If, despite your tag, you wish to avoid the fight, you can wait for detagging to occur, hide, use a teleporter pact, change place or region, etc.
Rules regarding outposts battles

a) CSRs will, as a general rule, not be present at outpost battles. However, if you notice a violation of the rules of decency and behaviour, you can immediately contact the Support team.
b) If you got stuck in the landscape in a region where an outpost battle is taking place, first try to teleport elsewhere. If you don't succeed, you must contact the Support Team, describing your situation. A CSR will then help to free you.
c) Everything that falls under the normal mechanics of the game is allowed in combat zones, provided that all those involved are tagged for PvP.

  1. A Mektoub packer might die. By bringing it into a combat zone, you are exposing it to risks.

  2. Spawn camping is almost impossible because of the security zone around the respawn points, and is thus allowed. If you die and your enemies are near your respawn point, you will have either to wait for regeneration in the safe zone or to choose another respawn point/Teleportation pact to rejoin the battle.

  3. During outpost battles, using aggro dragging and killing yelks near the fight is a valid and allowed game strategy but only for the attackers and defenders.


d) Outpost Blocking
Declaring war on your own OP(s), on one of your allies, or having your allies declare war on your OP(s) in order to prevent someone else declaring war on it, is considered an exploit and is prohibited. The transfer of ownership of an OP from one guild to another is allowed; raising the threshold during the transfer is forbidden, as is the handing over of the OP multiple times in a row, this being considered as blocking the OP.
e) Repetition of false declarations of war on an OP owned by a player guild
Repeated false declarations of war on an OP owned by a player guild, e.g. not followed by a real attack of the guild or its allies or with too few combatants to be able to raise the threshold against the NPCs alone, are considered harassment.
If you think your guild could be charged with this offence, take a screenshot(s) showing all the players present on the outpost during the attack to send it to the support team if necessary.
Please note that this rule does not apply to counter-attacks (attacks launched to counter an outpost attack) nor to the outposts owned by an hostile tribe.

IV. Inappropriate Advertising


1. Gold selling


Critical Offence
Gold sellers have nothing to do with the game and its environment. Thus, they are strictly forbidden. The guilty player will immediately be kicked and banned.

2. Advertising of a product or a website unrelated to Ryzom


Major/Minor Offence: depending on the type of advertising, the Support team will examine all cases individually.
Advertising for websites not related to Ryzom and its environment is prohibited. The guilty player will immediately be muted and sanctioned as appropriate.
The support team will review each violation and decide on the sanction depending on the nature of the advertisement published.

V. General Fraud


1. Impersonating a member of a Ryzom Team or Winch Gate


Major Offence
It is strictly forbidden to pretend to be a member of the game teams or Winch Gate, whether in-game, on the forum of Ryzom, on Ryzom Discord, Ryzom Chat or elsewhere on the web.

2. Attempting to deceive a Ryzom Team member


Major Offence if the player gets a benefit, otherwise Minor offence
Attempting to deceive a member of the Ryzom Team, either in order to retrieve items already won (e. g.: event reward, mission item, Boss' loot, Marauder Boss’ piece or plan...), or for any other purpose is strictly forbidden. Any player convicted of this transgression will be punished in accordance with paragraph B. Warnings and sanctions.

3. Impersonating another player


Minor Offence
It is forbidden to impersonate another player in any way (including pretending to be their alt and speaking on their behalf).

4. Claiming a special relationship with a member of a Ryzom Team


Minor Offence
It is strictly forbidden to pretend to have a privileged relationship with a member of the Ryzom team, whether to harm them, to make oneself look good to other players, to try to influence others, or for some other reason. The members of the Ryzom team who are subject to a non-disclosure Agreement (NDA) have their personal and player identities preserved. In addition, each Ryzom Team member under NDA follows an internal code of conduct that prohibits them from favoring one player over another.
Note: If such a relationship proves to be true, the player and the member under NDA would be subject to the sanctions provided by their respective codes of conduct and internal rules.

Legend of abbreviations



  • CSR - Customer Support Representative

  • (S)GM - (Senior) Game Master

  • NDA - Non Disclosure Agreement

  • Dev - Developer

  • PvP - Player(s) vs. Player(s)

  • GvG - Guild(s) vs. Guild(s)

  • FvF - Faction(s) vs. Faction(s)

  • PvE - Player(s) vs Environment (NPCs, Mobs, ...)

  • GvE - Guild vs Environment (NPCs, Mobs, ...)

  • FvE Faction vs Environment (NPCs, Mobs, ...)

  • NPC(s) - Non Player Character(s)

  • OP(s) - Outpost(s)


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Tamarea
<![CDATA[(Outdated) RYZOM CODE OF CONDUCT (2018-3-11)]]> http://app.ryzom.com/app_forum/index.php?page=topic/view/28406/11#202802 Fri, 13 Nov 2020 21:21:00 +0000 GENERAL http://app.ryzom.com/app_forum/index.php?page=post/view/202802 here.]]> Tamarea <![CDATA[The new Gubani Fortune Wheel]]> http://app.ryzom.com/app_forum/index.php?page=topic/view/28904/8#195601 Sun, 02 Jun 2019 12:56:51 +0000 GENERAL http://app.ryzom.com/app_forum/index.php?page=post/view/195601

Just to say that Eleanide rewrote on the English wiki https://en.wiki.ryzom.com/wiki/Wheel_of_fortune and the new page about prizes

 

There's more contributors on the players's wikis, we are also looking for translators for the wiki - where we are not as limited as on this forum (size of each post) - better use an external browser to read the players wikis, on our phone or other...

 

On the external chat (Ryzom Rocket Chat or RC) a public channel is dedicated to the wiki at pj-ryzom_wiki

Seen something missing on the wiki, or you know its equivalent in another language, see a big mistake? Either request a wiki account or come to https://chat.ryzom.com/channel/pj-ryzom_wiki]]>
Craftjenn
<![CDATA[Happy New Year!]]> http://app.ryzom.com/app_forum/index.php?page=topic/view/29288/2#192175 Tue, 01 Jan 2019 21:31:48 +0000 GENERAL http://app.ryzom.com/app_forum/index.php?page=post/view/192175 Bastien <![CDATA[Game Design Team]]> http://app.ryzom.com/app_forum/index.php?page=topic/view/28519/1#187860 Wed, 25 Apr 2018 20:58:37 +0000 GENERAL http://app.ryzom.com/app_forum/index.php?page=post/view/187860

Game Design Team


<<< RECRUITMENT OF VOLUNTEERS OPEN>>>

Dear players,

We have come to a critical moment in Ryzom's development. This moment when the tools created over many months will allow us to implement many things.
In order to move forward as quickly as possible, we decided to set up a Game Design team composed, as are all of our teams, of volunteers. Here is some information:

The Game Design team designs and closely monitors the creation and implementation of gameplay content for Ryzom. It is the only one to validate or not the choices in terms of gameplay content. It will make sure that these choices are in accordance with Winch Gate's requests, the players' expectations, the CSR's concerns and in total respect with the Lore. It will regularly inform the other teams/groups of the decisions and they can comment, suggest or ask questions.

The Game Design Team imagines and designs (in a general way) but does not realize. The realization is the responsibility of Devs (client/server/primitives coding), Level Designers (specific design and scripting), Arkitectes (ARK coding) and Graphic Designers (2D/3D creation, etc.).

Do I have to be on NDA (non-disclosure agreement) and speak french or english to join the team?
NO. As all the team members won’t participate in all of the projects, NDA is not necessary. The non-NDA team members will be limited to the project with no NDA content.
It is possible to speak English or French or be able to use a translator to understand or be understood.

To join the team, is it enough to ask Tamarea?
NO. You will have to undergo an interview with Ulukyn who will validate a large quantity of necessary and mandatory knowledge, a humble state of mind, be ready to put your vision of the game aside and a willingness to bring novelty to all players.

What kind of interview is required?
During the interview several questions concerning the culture of video games and their mechanics will be asked. For example: what is a hack'n'slash game? Why are the Rogue-like so successful? What in Super Mario Kart brings fun that doesn't exist in other car games?
To these questions will be added questions on Ryzom's mechanics and practical situations. The interview may include several sessions over several days.

If I pass the interview, could I participate in the development of the project of my choice?
NOT NECESSARILY. Depending on the interview but also on the other teams, roles and groups to which you will belong, you may not be able to participate in the project of your choice. An Event Manager in charge of a nation cannot design gameplay affecting Nations (like New Horizons). A marauder player will not be allowed to participate to marauder gameplay design (although she/he may participate in its realisation)
Apart from projects that are not accessible, it is quite possible, even desirable, to join the project of your choice.

Will I be the Lead Game Designer of my project?
NO. Because there will be no “my project”, “my idea” nor “my realisation”. The Game Design Team is a single entity, even if not everybody works on the same projects. There will always be at least three Game Designers working on a project who will make decisions together. In case of disagreement, the choice will be made by a vote. In case of a tie (if an even number of Game Designers work on the project) Ulukyn's vote will count double.

How will the projects be managed, what are the different steps?
There are five steps:
  • Conception of the Gameplay: Define in a very simple and non technical way the different operations. There is no need to go into details.
  • Example: The new bosses
  • The new bosses will gradually replace those in place.
  • The new bosses won’t directly pop on Atys anymore.
  • Instead, an element of the scenery will pop randomly.
  • The player will verify by this element if the boss has popped or not.
  • When the boss is up, the player could teleport to a Powo where the boss can be found (but not only the boss).
  • The team mates of the first player which teleport, will also be allowed to teleport into the Powo, but not the other players.
  • The team will have a limited time to kill the boss.
  • The new bosses will have their own and more fun mechanisms.
  • Audit with the other teams: Propose the idea to the other teams in order to obtain opinions, suggestions, recommendations and answer questions.
  • Team Lore proposals: Lorists could propose elements for each points that will perfectly (or at least better) fit with the Lore.
    • Example: The new bosses
      • The scenery element can be the same as the Rangers tunnels. Making the connection between the tunnels discovered and the bosses using them to hide.
  • Detail each point: for each point of the design, it will be necessary to clearly define the needs in terms of items, scripts, time and people.
  • Monitor realisation, testing and implementation.

 

How to apply?
Send an email to ulukyn@ryzom.com AND tamarea@ryzom.com  with the following information:
  • Last name and First name (not required if you do not wish to be under NDA);
  • Name of the main Ryzom account (this is mandatory :p );
  • General knowledge of Ryzom;
  • General knowledge of Video Games (the ones which you have played, finished, etc.);
  • Your motivation for joining the team and what you can bring;
  • Your spoken languages.

 

See you soon!

The future Game Design Team]]>
Tamarea
<![CDATA[Vote for Sandbox of the Year 2017]]> http://app.ryzom.com/app_forum/index.php?page=topic/view/27983/17#185462 Thu, 04 Jan 2018 14:37:28 +0000 GENERAL http://app.ryzom.com/app_forum/index.php?page=post/view/185462 Bitttymacod
I only vote once -- only ethical way.

I dont dare to vote at all to even the votes a bit. Hoping nobody making the count doesnt find this thread.

Looking at the list tho, we deserve quite high place with our dynamic world =P]]>
Jahuu
<![CDATA[Good Day and hugss everyone :)]]> http://app.ryzom.com/app_forum/index.php?page=topic/view/25660/29#184279 Mon, 30 Oct 2017 08:34:56 +0000 GENERAL http://app.ryzom.com/app_forum/index.php?page=post/view/184279
Reson - Mardock]]>
Reson
<![CDATA[Support team]]> http://app.ryzom.com/app_forum/index.php?page=topic/view/22047/6#180430 Sun, 21 May 2017 09:29:53 +0000 GENERAL http://app.ryzom.com/app_forum/index.php?page=post/view/180430
Welcome to Arionasis (EN), Nephelo (FR), Tarsey (DE) and Xun (FR)!

Recruitment for English-speaking and French-speaking CSR is open!
We're looking for English-speaking and French-speaking volunteers. If you are interested, please read this post.]]>
Tamarea
<![CDATA[Comments about press releases and articles topic]]> http://app.ryzom.com/app_forum/index.php?page=topic/view/24956/5#169032 Sat, 07 May 2016 10:14:51 +0000 GENERAL http://app.ryzom.com/app_forum/index.php?page=post/view/169032
And gratz, for making it through the first day on steam (without any big errors), with all the little busy homins around :)]]>
Yubina
<![CDATA[The Events Team]]> http://app.ryzom.com/app_forum/index.php?page=topic/view/22046/3#153467 Wed, 25 Mar 2015 17:51:43 +0000 GENERAL http://app.ryzom.com/app_forum/index.php?page=post/view/153467
We are looking especially for an animator who's not playing tryker  and interested in taking care, eventually, of the tryker events.

Generally speaking, we're looking to extend the animation team in order to offer more regular and varied events, and also to have animators in the american and australian timezone.]]>
Tamarea
<![CDATA[[OLD] Ryzom Code of Conduct and Naming Policy]]> http://app.ryzom.com/app_forum/index.php?page=topic/view/21885/3#148784 Mon, 22 Dec 2014 09:31:58 +0000 GENERAL http://app.ryzom.com/app_forum/index.php?page=post/view/148784 Naming Policy1. You may not use names that are copyrighted or trademark characters, materials or products (e.g.: Fujistsu, Whiskey, Tylenol).

2. You may not use names of famous people, politicians and popular fictional characters (e.g.: Sharon Stone, Tony Blair, James Bond).

3. You may not use names of any employee of Winch Gate Property Limited nor of members of the Customer Support Team.

4. You may not use proper names of Ryzom (eg: Tryton, Yrkanis, Yubo). Guild names may use the proper names of places on Atys in order to facilitate roleplay (eg: Miani Protectors).

5. You may not use names that are: rude, racist or ethnically offensive, defamatory or hateful, obscene, profane, sexually explicit, drug references and homonyms of these words, nor names that include common swear words, refer to a part of anatomy.

6. You may not combine words that would result in a phonetically offensive name or that would go against the Naming Policy.

7. You may not use names that are phonetically offensive or would go against the Naming Policy.

8. You may not use names of religious, occult or significant historic origin (e.g.: Jesus, Lucifer, Nosferatu)

9. You may not use a reverse spelling name that would be in contradiction with the Naming Policy (e.g.: Susej, Hsub, Syta).

10. You may not use names that come from another genre such as medieval fantasy or science fiction or from other media either fictional or non-fictional that makes them easily recognized (e.g.: Skywalker, Gandalf, Flintstones).

11. You may not use common words and phrases unpertaining to Ryzom universe as names (e.g.: cell phone, VCR, truck).

12. You may not use names containing titles such as: Master, King, Queen, Lord, Sir, Mother, The. This list is not restrictive.

13.You may not use a name chosen to harm, in any way, or impersonate another Player or a Winch Gate Property Limited Employee or a member of the Customer Support Team.]]>
Tamarea