Post by Zoetrooper on Jan 14, 2014 10:46:30 GMT -8
Respect
At the end of the day your fellow Arcanum members are your friends and colleagues. We are all here to have fun, and pretendy funtime games are no reason to become distraught.
Disagreements between individuals happen but it is my hope that we can all get along. If you think it is necessary please contact an officer with any issues. We are happy to help because we want this to be a safe and productive environment for everyone.
Education
Arcanum is a progressive guild. Ideally I'd like everyone to help one another with dungeons, tactics, and gear. If someone is new or does not understand strive to educate them first and foremost. New people do not be afraid to ask we are here to help you. It is wholly unnecessary to berate someone for their gear or playstyle, seek instead to help and educate them, after all we were all new at some point.
Decorum
Essentially 'be on good behaviour'. Cusswords and sexual themes are already inherently part of FFXIV, you find them all throughout the game. That said the occasional swear word is more than ok, as is the occasional raunchy comment. Take into consideration though that some people may become offended if it becomes excessive. We also want to keep up a good front for our friends and allies and being overly-crude isn't going to make friends. A good rule to ask yourself is "Would I say this to my mother?" which usually works unless you have an extra special relationship with your mother in which every three words is a cussword.
You can also utilize the in-game language filter.
IC and OOC chatter
The Free Company chat is for in-character interaction only. Aka IC.
The Arcanum Linkshell is for out of character chatter. Aka OOC. If you need to speak OOC during an RP setting it is courteous and generally appreciated if you use parenthesis or other ways to denote it. eg. (( I need to get food guys! )) or [[ This song is awesome. ]]
If you have not been invited to one of these channels and not the other let an officer know. We shall invite you promptly.
Consequence
To put it bluntly, your actions IC and OOC have consequences. If your character decides to kill another member, or bomb an area in a city-state and kill civilians you are likely going to be in a lot of trouble with the free company. So feel free to discuss beforehand if you want to do something drastic, or be ready for the consequences that befall you.
At the end of the day your fellow Arcanum members are your friends and colleagues. We are all here to have fun, and pretendy funtime games are no reason to become distraught.
Disagreements between individuals happen but it is my hope that we can all get along. If you think it is necessary please contact an officer with any issues. We are happy to help because we want this to be a safe and productive environment for everyone.
Education
Arcanum is a progressive guild. Ideally I'd like everyone to help one another with dungeons, tactics, and gear. If someone is new or does not understand strive to educate them first and foremost. New people do not be afraid to ask we are here to help you. It is wholly unnecessary to berate someone for their gear or playstyle, seek instead to help and educate them, after all we were all new at some point.
Decorum
Essentially 'be on good behaviour'. Cusswords and sexual themes are already inherently part of FFXIV, you find them all throughout the game. That said the occasional swear word is more than ok, as is the occasional raunchy comment. Take into consideration though that some people may become offended if it becomes excessive. We also want to keep up a good front for our friends and allies and being overly-crude isn't going to make friends. A good rule to ask yourself is "Would I say this to my mother?" which usually works unless you have an extra special relationship with your mother in which every three words is a cussword.
You can also utilize the in-game language filter.
IC and OOC chatter
The Free Company chat is for in-character interaction only. Aka IC.
The Arcanum Linkshell is for out of character chatter. Aka OOC. If you need to speak OOC during an RP setting it is courteous and generally appreciated if you use parenthesis or other ways to denote it. eg. (( I need to get food guys! )) or [[ This song is awesome. ]]
If you have not been invited to one of these channels and not the other let an officer know. We shall invite you promptly.
Consequence
To put it bluntly, your actions IC and OOC have consequences. If your character decides to kill another member, or bomb an area in a city-state and kill civilians you are likely going to be in a lot of trouble with the free company. So feel free to discuss beforehand if you want to do something drastic, or be ready for the consequences that befall you.