6. IN-GAME COMMUNICATION POLICIES
Inside RF Online there are three ways to communicate:
- PRIVATE CHAT (usually called "PM" or Private Message) In private chat, not everybody can see what you are saying. This applies to whispers, private messages, guild chat, and party chat.
- PUBLIC CHAT - everybody near you or in the same map can see what you are saying. This applies to regular chat and map chat.
- RACE CHAT - this is only available to the race High Council and Archons and is used to organize the race.
POLICIES
Private Chat - Not everybody can see what you are saying. This applies to whispers, private messages, guild chat, and party chat. Private chat is not closely monitored. You can say whatever you want to whomever you want as long as you do not offend the other person. However, PMs can be reported as harassment, etc should the receiving party deem it necessary. Private Chat is designated by fonts in the following colors: GREEN (private message), YELLOW (party) and OLIVE (guild chat).
Public Chat - In Public Chat, everybody near you can see what you are saying. Public chat is watched by the GMs and other players to make sure it is not offensive or derogatory. Public Chat is designated by a WHITE color font.
Some illegal actions (but not limited to) in Public Chat:
- Profanity/Foul Language
- Flooding/Spamming - Please do not fill up the chat screen with useless letters or numbers. Please do not send whispers or private messages to a user again and again.
- References to illegal drugs or activities (either abusing illegal drugs or performing illegal activities)
Map Chat - In Map Chat, everyone in the same general map can read what you are saying. Map Chat is watched by the GMs and other players to make sure it is not offensive or derogatory. Public Chat is designated by a BLUE color font. Offenses committed in Map Chat tend to have an aggravating effect since it is seen by a lot of people.
Some illegal actions (but not limited to) in Map Chat:
- Profanity/Foul Language
- Giving out personal real life information of another person without their consent name, address, phone number, email address, age, profession, physical description (except gender) including RL threats.
- Flooding/Spamming - Please do not fill up the chat screen with useless letters or numbers. Please do not send whispers or private messages to a user again and again.
- RL Advertising (Any non-RF related businesses, organizations or websites) - This includes discussion (in whatever context) of any game other than RF Online.
- References to illegal drugs or activities (either abusing illegal drugs or performing illegal activities)
- Being insulting or defaming of your own race. - Please do not make fun of your own race. We are all trying to work together to win!
- Telling people to play any other game unrelated to RF Online
Race Chat - In Race Chat, everyone in the race can read what you are saying. In order to respect the playing experience of players, Race Chat is the most strictly controlled of all the channels. The Archon and Consuls may only use Race chat to discuss Race matters or to organize the Race during Chip Wars. We call upon these leaders to set an example and be responsible in the use of this channel. Off topic posts and idle/nonsense use of the Race chat is strictly forbidden . Race chat is designated by the color BRIGHT TEAL.
Some illegal actions (but not limited to) in Race Chat:
- Profanity/Foul Language - You are the leader of your race. Please do not use bad words.
- Advertising or Selling (soliciting goods and services both in-game or out of game)
- Using any other language aside from English or Filipino - Please remember that players come from all over the Philippines .Using any other regional dialect or foreign language may upset them. Please do not use txt language when typing in race chat: not everybody can understand the short cut words of txt language.
- Being insulting or defaming of your own race. - People will look up to you for guidance and leadership. You are the boss. But don't insult the people below you.
- Being insulting or defaming of any guild in your own race. - Please try to be fair to everyone in the race.
- Using the Race Chat like a radio station to give out personal greetings unrelated to management of the race ("Happy Birthday Joey").
- Giving out personal real life information: name, address, phone number, email address, age, profession, physical description (except gender) including RL threats.
- Typing garbage or meaningless words. - Please do not fill up the chat screen with useless letters or numbers. Please do not send whispers or private messages to a user again and again. There are better ways to burn brain cells.
- Posting and revealing false, unofficial or unreleased RF Online game content, bug solutions, patches and those similar in nature.
