Official Server Rules - SerenityRO

We strictly enforce all rules here at SerenityRO to ensure a quality gaming environment. It is your responsibility to have read all rules before signing up to become part of our server and you will be held to abide by them. If you do not like one or more of the rules, you are welcome to petition the rule via our message board community.

In-Game Rules

» Absolutely NO Botting, Hacking, or 3rd Party Programs.
» Do not use bugs and glitches to your advantage and personal gain, all bugs must be reported. If you're found abusing a bug, you will be punished.
» Do not impersonate Game Masters or other players.
» Do not spam chats or skills in towns or during events. (Example: Storm Gust or Ice Wall)
» Do not vend or leave AFK chats in the middle of cities.
» Vend on the sidewalks of Prontera.

Game Master/Mediator Related

» Game Masters or Mediators will never ask you for your personal information, username/password, items, etc.
» Game Masters or Mediators will never give away items, zeny, or assist players in any unfair way.
» Do not ask to become a Game Master or Mediator.
» Respect all Game Masters' and Mediator's authority.
» Game Masters and Mediators will not accept bribery.

Player Releated

» Respect other players at all times.
» Do not kill steal or loot other players. (Excpetions include parties & MVP bosses)
» Do not collect mobs to pull on other players.
» No harassment, no sexism, no racism, and no discrimination will be tolerated.
» Do not scam other players for their zeny, item, account information, etc.
» MVP bosses are free-for-all, meaning kill stealing and looting rules do not apply to them.
» Players may not sell their accounts, items, or characters for money, items or favors outside of the gaming server.
» Players may not provoke or encourage dramatic behavior in any of the game's communication mediums.
» Players may not offer money, services, goods or other methods of bribery in exchange for non-donation items, currency or punishment reversals.

War of Emperium

» Do not trade other players within guild siege maps or castles.
» Do not vend inside of guild siege maps or castles.
» Do not create chatrooms inside guild siege maps or castles.
» Do not attempt to take a castle that is not open for the War of Emperium.
» The use of Dead Branches and Bloody Branches are allowed within castles, even during the War of Emperium.

PVP (Player Versus Player Arena)

» Players are asked to not KOS (kill on sight) other players, however, it is legal within the PVP maps.
» Players are not allowed to "chase" others to different PVP maps in order to kill them.
» If you come to PVP, expect to fight.
» Good sportsmanship is encouraged within the PVP arena, as well as throughout the rest of the server.

Prontera Square

» Do not duel in the center of town.
» Do not kill the monsters summoned in town, unless they are summoned for that purpose (ie, an event).
» Do not use vulgar or derogatory language excessively in town.
» Do not idle in the center of town while in a disguise that makes noise while standing.
» Do not idle in the center of town while in a large disguise.

Player/Staff Accountability - Added 11/8/08

» Staff are not accountable for items misplaced, sold to an NPC or otherwise lost due to a mistake on the player's part.
» Players are accountable for their account information. If shared with others, Staff are not held accountable for any actions others may conduct while on the account. Moreso, Staff will not reimburse stolen or items lost due to the sharing of account information.
» Players are responsible for their account information. This includes but is not limited to account email addresses, usernames and passwords.
» Staff are accountable for all actions if they ever need to sign into a player's account to resolve issues a player is having on their account. All actions are logged and required to be reported immediately to the rest of the administrative staff.
» Players are held accountable for all actions made on their in-game or forum accounts. In the case of player fraud, investigations will only be issued in the case of no account information having been shared at any point by the owner of the account(s) the fraud took place.

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» Do not advertise other RO servers, online games, sites, or hacking programs.
» Do not deface, insult, or degrade seRO. If you have an issue, please bring it to a GM's attention privately.
» Take responsibilty for your items, accounts, and personal information.
» Do not attempt to contact or meet up with other players outside of the game.
» Players are asked to not use Dead Branches near towns or low level dungeons.
» Players are asked not to duel in the vending area, but instead in PvP, or another more appropriate location.

The Game Master Team reserves the right to change or add additional rules at any time.