3/25 - FINAL FANTASY XI Online (MINOR) Manners Revision Notice

[Apelila]

There has been a revision to the following part of the Online Manners section of Rules & Policies for FINAL FANTASY XI. This change was applied on Mar. 25, 2009. We ask for your understanding in this matter.

- [Disruptive Behavior] under the Rules section.

The Online Manners are a part of the FINAL FANTASY XI Rules & Policies and are equal in force to the FINAL FANTASY User Agreement. Please be sure to read and understand all these rules and agreements in order to help you have a pleasant experience in the world of FINAL FANTASY XI.

FINAL FANTASY XI Official Web Site


FINAL FANTASY XI Official Web Site
Link to the rules page since they so explicitly told us what changed >.>

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Here's a link to the Internet Archive version of the page from December of 2007: FINAL FANTASY XI Official Web Site

Compare with: FINAL FANTASY XI Official Web Site

The change? The wording of one item in "Disruptive Behavior" from:

Consistently depriving other players of the chance to enjoy combat over an extended period of time.

to

Actions that excessively deprive others of the ability to experience various gameplay features.

Can people please shut the fuck up and stop freaking out now?


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THEY DIDNT CHANGE SHIT, CHILL THE FUCK OUT!

[altwight]

Wow they added a lot.

[dejet]

JPs can still use EN Death because its not a place? i bet this does nothing <,< it all depends on the GM

you could get someone GMed for all of this if the GM was a dick.

inb4 "I got GMed for saying you suck QQ"

[Taliesin]

Copy-Paste for ppl who can't read PoL at work:

Harassment and disruptive behavior are not allowed in FINAL FANTASY XI or PlayOnline. These actions violate the PlayOnline Member Agreement and can result in disciplinary action. The following are examples of inappropriate behavior in FINAL FANTASY XI (Please refer to the PlayOnline Rules & Policies for more information).
* Be sure to also refer to the "GM Policies" now available to the public.

Harassment

• Using language not acceptable in a public venue.
• Any language that condemns any race, nationality, religion, sexual orientation or gender.
• Any language that is purposely meant to harm or harass a third party.
• Any group formed for the purpose of harassing a player or players.

Disruptive Behavior

• Any action that deliberately causes a monster to attack another player character, or MPK-related action.
• Holding a Notorious Monster without attacking it while other players are waiting.
• Deliberately interrupting a conversation or chat session by spamming the log window or other such actions.
• Sending unwanted items to another player through the delivery box.
• Group actions that block access and impede other players' movements within the game.
• Any action that keeps another player from completing a quest or mission.
• Examining other players continuously to disrupt their gameplay.
• Actions that excessively deprive others of the ability to experience various gameplay features.
• Any other action that is determined by a GM to cause a disruption in gameplay.

In-Game Fraud

• Defined as any action to defraud another player with the intent to gain items or gil for personal profit.

Game Balance Issues

• Any use of a program that is not officially sanctioned by Square Enix.
• Controlling a player character through use of a program or machine that is not officially sanctioned by Square Enix.
• ANY use of third-party programs, regardless of benefit.
• Selling items or accounts to gain money in the real world, or other RMT-related actions.

Other Improper Actions

• Trying to impersonate other players by using their handle names or other means of communication.
• Ignoring instructions from Game Masters.
• Impersonating a Game Master or an official representative of Square Enix.
• Any act that compromises the FINAL FANTASY XI service, or attempts to affect said service.

Additionally, GMs may give directives to players during periods of technical difficulties with the game. This is to prevent any harmful side effects to players and should be followed immediately. SQUARE ENIX is not responsible for any negative effects on account of players who ignore such directives. This includes any directives given during normal maintenance service.

So...
Holding (H)NMs?
Making people lag?
Bazaar mistakes?
Another Windower "attack"?

I wonder if that means they will start doing something about this.
Cue the now famous "They won't ban all of us!" comment

[gandorf]

Examining other players continuously to disrupt their gameplay. /check

[Tricen]

lol, damn. Never misstypeing fillmode1 in pt chat again ;/

[altwight]

So the question is, is a GM going to contact you and tell you to stop or just ban you on the spot if you're doing anything wrong.

Example would be holding a knight crab at KA. Usually they say "stop or i bant you"


edit: also don't joke around about shit either in FFXI chat anywhere. Like "hope this player dies" and then they die and you git bant like WTF?! GM be like "you said you hoped he dies and he did so BANT"

[Pikarya]

Sending unwanted items to another player through the delivery box.

But I liked spamming watermelon

[Silenka]

"Any use of third party programs, regardless of benefit."

Hmm >.>

Was that always in there?

[Kimiko]

Ok, but I don't what exactly has changed except for them making the disruptive behaviors more clearly defined.

[Pikarya]

Any act that compromises the FINAL FANTASY XI service, or attempts to affect said service.

Just noticed that gem. Hi Taj.

[Julian]

Sending unwanted items to another player through the delivery box.

nooooooooooo

and: time to get people banned for inappropriately using terms like fag and gay, woo

[bombard]

and: time to get people banned for inappropriately using terms like fag and gay, woo

Fag.

[Tricen]

Too funny.

[Absolutely Virtue]

"Actions that excessively deprive others of the ability to experience various gameplay features."

Astralburn nerf?

[Octavious]

I can't stand the fact they added examining to that list, if JPs hate it so much they can fucking use the filter. :O

[Julian]

Fag.

homophobe

[bombard]

homophobe

That's me. brb GMing you for calling me a homophobe

[Ker]

http://www.playonline.com/ff11us/rule/imgs/impb.jpg
LOL this crack me up

[Liseth]

In before they start banning people for screenshots showing TP. lolffxi