Rules
Chat Rules
Intentional Advertising
Shadowmute
Intentionally posting or displaying another server or community's IP address.
DDOS Threats
Blacklist
A serious, credible threat to perform a denial-of-service-attack.
DOX/SWAT Threats
Blacklist
Threatening (jokingly or not) to leak somebody's information or call the cops on them.
Inappropriate Content
Warn
15 minute Mute
30 minute Mute
1 hour Mute
We disallow adult content or drug references in public chat.
Encouraging Rule Breaking
Warn
Warn
5 minute Mute
10 minute Mute
15 minute Mute
Joking about breaking serious rules or convincing people to do so.
Bypassing Filter
Warn
Warn
5 minute Mute
10 minute Mute
1 hour Mute
Using special characters to get around our public chat filter is punishable. Explicit language is allowed in private messages, including gang/island/party/etc chat.
Toxicity
15 minute Mute
30 minute Mute
1 hour Mute
3 hour Mute
Being consistently disrespectful or harassing players or staff.
Spamming
Warn
Kick
1 minute Mute
5 minute Mute
10 minute Mute
Do not repeat the same message more than 3 times in 30 seconds. Do not spam more than 15 of the same letter. Do not advertise shop messages more than once a minute.
Bigotry
30 minute Mute
3 hour Mute
1 day Mute
3 day Mute
5 day Ban
Use of slurs or language related to racism, sexism, or other discrimination.
Command Trolling
1 hour Mute
1 hour Ban
3 hour Ban
1 day Ban
Convincing other users to perform dangerous commands such as /deletecommonpets or /is disband.
Violent or Intrusive Threat
1 day Mute
1 day Ban
3 day Ban
7 day Ban
Blacklist
Death threats, suicide threats, or talk of self-harm are all considered violent threats.
Cheating Rules
Exploiting Mechanics
180 day Ban
Blacklist
Using any gameplay mechanic in a way that was not directly intended, such as duping, glitching, or other exploits.
Hacking
14 day Ban
30 day Ban
60 day Ban
180 day Ban
Hacked clients, x-ray texture packs, unfair advantages, macros, scripts and nuking.
Disallowed Modifications
14 day Ban
30 day Ban
60 day Ban
180 day Ban
These include but are not limited to boosting progress through illegitimate methods or utilizing quirks/bugs of key input for automated mining (e.g F11 mining). Auto-clicking is permissible as long as you are not AFK, which we define as failing to complete a captcha challenge within the allotted time (1 minute).
Alt Boosting
14 day Ban
30 day Ban
60 day Ban
180 day Ban
You may use up to **one** alternate account per IP address on Mcyay Gaming. If we detect that you have more than two accounts on your recent IP history (we define recent as within 30 days), you will be punished according to this rule. We will consider cases using a shared IP address (such as a VPN or public wireless access point) on a case-by-case basis because it is an exceptionally low probability that you and another distinct Mcyay Gaming user will have a shared IP.
Account Sharing
14 day Ban
30 day Ban
60 day Ban
180 day Ban
An individual account cannot be shared between multiple users. We define account sharing as one individual account logging in from more than 3 IP addresses in the last 30 days. We will consider cases using a shared IP address (such as a VPN or public wireless access point) on a case-by-case basis because it is an exceptionally low probability that you and another distinct Mcyay Gaming user will have a shared IP.
Keybinds
1 hour Ban
12 hour Ban
1 day Ban
7 day Ban
Keybinds may not be used for completing chat events.
Market Rules
Payment Dispute
Blacklist
Opening a fraudulent payment dispute against any Mcyay Gaming transaction.
Market Scamming
Blacklist
Failing to follow through on an agreed-upon immediate transaction consisting of at least 7,500 Gold as one part of the deal.
IRL Trading
Tradeban
Blacklist
Any player-to-player transaction which involves real money or anything outside of the Mcyay Gaming network. Management reserves the right to permanently tradeban anyone for attempts, offers, or suggestions to IRL trade regardless of whether a deal actually went through.
Obscuring Transactions
Blacklist
Any attempt to withhold or obscure information about a transaction. This includes but is not limited to: using alts to hide the true owner of a transaction, using alts to hide the true value of a transaction, and using alts to hide the true nature of a transaction.
Suspicious Market Activity
Tradeban
Blacklist
Any market activity which is deemed suspicious by the Mcyay Gaming management team. This includes but is not limited to: market manipulation, price fixing, and market scams.
Trade Swapping
Tradeban
Any attempt to swap a trade after it has been agreed upon in the /trade menu, such as swapping items right before the other player clicks confirm, causing the target of the scam to unintentionally agree to a trade containing items different to those they initially reviewed
Scamming
14 day Ban
30 day Ban
60 day Ban
180 day Ban
Talking/agreeing on an immediate transaction involving combined value less than 7,500 Credits and not following through with the trade.
Competition Rules
Alternate Teams/Team Boosting (season-long penalty)
10% Penalty
30% Penalty
60% Penalty
90% Penalty
100% Penalty
Use of additional islands or gangs for competitive purposes is subject to a penalty according to the penalty rules. Team boosting happens when members of one gang contribute resources to another gang outside of regular economy transactions, such as giving orbs/beacons to another team, selling orbs/beacons at a value much lower than fair market value (such as giving one trillion beacons for 1 orb), or otherwise giving a competitive advantage to another team in a way that is considered by management to be boosting.
Team Member Rotation (season-long penalty)
10% Penalty
30% Penalty
60% Penalty
90% Penalty
100% Penalty
When you join the server you start with 5 free invites. at the start of each week you get 2 more free invites. after you have used all your free invites a 1.5% season-long penalty is added for each additional invite. Any penalty applies retroactively to the week's deposits. An invite only counts if it is accepted by the invitee and turns into a team join.
Team Merging (season-long penalty)
150% Penalty
Any valuable items (such as spawners or smart chests) must receive Admin approval if you wish to bring them to a new island. Violations of this rule are subject to the penalty rule without a verbal warning first.
Coordinated Alt Activity (season-long penalty)
10% Penalty
30% Penalty
60% Penalty
90% Penalty
100% Penalty
If at least two punishments for Alt Boosting or Account Sharing (combined) are issued within a single season, this punishment will be issued. For example, 2 alt boosting violations and 1 account sharing violation among a gang would mean a 30% penalty. Another example: 1 alt boosting and 1 account sharing violation would mean a 10% penalty. Another example: 2 account sharing violations would mean a 10% penalty.
Penalties (season-long penalty)
Warn
10% Penalty
30% Penalty
60% Penalty
90% Penalty
100% Penalty
Each violation of a cheating rule is subject to the user's entire gang/island being penalized for a week depending on how many prior offenses there have been during the map. Additionally, ALL contributions of Beacons or Gems from users who cheated are subject to being removed from the final leaderboard calculation. A team's first offense of a rule subject to a penalty may be a verbal warning for cheating bans only.
Other Rules
Payment Dispute
Blacklist
Opening a fraudulent payment dispute against any Mcyay Gaming transaction.
Bots
Blacklist
Use of automated accounts, such as console clients or botnets.
Grooming and Stalking
Blacklist
Any actions of grooming or stalking will result in reports to legal authorities.
Market Scamming
Blacklist
Failing to follow through on an agreed-upon trade consisting of at least 7,500 Gold as one part of the deal.
Mute Evasion
Mute
Evading an existing mute through alternate accounts or other means.
Inappropriate Usernames, Skins and Items
30 day Ban
Displaying inappropriate or vulgar usernames, renames, items, or skins; this includes displays of language, nudity, or terrorism. If the username/skin/item is not fixed after the punishment expires, another will be issued.
Ban Evasion
180 day Ban
Evading an existing ban through alternate accounts or other means.
Compromised or Shared Accounts
14 day Ban
30 day Ban
60 day Ban
Shared alts, public alts, and accounts which log in from many different locations may be flagged as compromised. As a reminder, using a shared account is a violation of the Account Sharing cheating rule.
Insiding
14 day Ban
30 day Ban
180 day Ban
As an Island/Gang Leader you are given full responsibility for your Island/Gang's actions. If you place down an item on another Island/Plot, it is now the property of the Island/Plot owner. If you are insided, You must provide video proof of the insider stealing items. We do not return items unless we are able to recover them from the original thief.
TP Trapping
Warn
30 minute Ban
1 hour Ban
3 hour Ban
Teleporting players to you in a way which restricts them from leaving the area.
Inappropriate Builds
1 hour Ban
3 hour Ban
7 hour Ban
14 hour Ban
Building content which displays language, nudity, or terrorism.
Griefing
1 day Ban
3 day Ban
7 day Ban
14 day Ban
Destroying builds of another user. We cannot restore builds under any circumstances.
Scamming
14 day Ban
30 day Ban
60 day Ban
180 day Ban
Talking/agreeing on trades involving value less than 7,500 Gold and not following through with the trade.