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CODE OF FRIENDSHIP
It is VERY important that all players
become friends, or at least friendly with your opponents.
Friends are more likely not to cheat. Friends are more likely
not to argue. For many reasons it is much more fun to play
your friends. How you behave online can have a major impact
not only on how much fun you have, but also how much fun others
have. So it is very important for you to behave well online.
Each time you come online you represent not only yourself,
but also reflect the Team. It only takes a few people to make
a bad reputation, so it is imperative that you take these
codes seriously and view them, and other players with
the utmost level of honor and respect.
Remember that once you DO make friends with your opponents
do NOT stop fighting them. Attack people you like. You will
both have more fun, since you can trust each other to act
properly.
CODE OF BEHAVIOR
Why Can't
We All Just Get Along? This question has been posed online
many times, as a rhetorical question. There are actual differences
between face to face communication and email or chat communication
that have side effects that make disagreements more likely.
So here is the answer to that question. In face to face communication
there are additional information besides just the spoken words
that are communicated, like your smile, eye contact and facial
expressions. Even tonal changes effect the meaning of the
spoken word.
Online communication, such as chat and email cannot convey
this information so readily. Things like sarcasm translate
very badly! The absence of these visual cues can lead the
recipient to read something than what the sender intended.
A poorly crafted email message can cause quite a stir.
Another factor is that since the people talking are not face
to face, this may lead them to do things they would never
do in real life because they don't take it seriously, forget
there is another person on the other end of the communication,
or since there is not immediate accountability (and retaliation)
online they feel immune to recourse for their actions. The
instabilities of the Internet can also cause variations in
pings where one day someone can seem indestructible and then
later on a different server is not be able to hit anything.
It is natural for those new to the Internet to accuse the
other person cheating, when most likely it has more to do
with the person's connection or the server. Cheating does
happen, but it is much rarer than most people seem to think.
Whenever people accuse another of cheating in public they
can cause escalations that could be handled otherwise and
lead to bad blood on both sides. See more below.
Some general guidelines to help replace the lost facial cues
is to use emotions. Emotions are small symbols used to denote
the tone of the email or chat. Examples are '') grin, ;) winking
smiley, :) smily face and many others. For more information
ask anybody online. They are commonly used, so most people
will know the answers to your question. Role-playing is great,
but it does have its place. Do NOT go overboard. Make it fun,
but when it comes time to set combat dates & things like that
work together.
Avoid
insulting others at all costs. Even in role-play do not make
comments about some one's honor. Many people take their personal
honor seriously and this is sure to begin an unhealthy escalation.
Many people will associate their honor in real life with their
honor in the game. More fights online get started because
one person insulted someone's honor and they both had too
much pride to let it go. The most important thing to do is
respect all the other players. You can be macho and tell everyone
how great you are, but don't put others down to make yourself
feel better. Easy to say, hard to do, but we must all try.
Try not to make or take things personally. Sometimes this
can be difficult also. To be of the highest honor, you should
try to compliment your opponent whenever an opportunity arises
to do so. Say something when something good happens, do not
just complain when things aren't going well. Taking a positive
attitude will help everyone to respect and trust each other.
If you had fun, tell your opponent how much you appreciated
playing them. Trust me, this is a key to enjoying your time
in the unit. Your personal attitude will color how you view
things. Cheer people up, not piss them off. There are some
units that already do this. When you have a bad day and lose
your cool, don't hold onto your pride. APOLOGIZE!!! Say something
nice while you're at it. We aren't perfect, so when things
get out of hand, don't escalate, apologize and listen to what
issues your opponent has to say. Often the real issues are
clouded when an argument erupts.
Good gaming,
{BZ}Fuzzy
Pink Armadillo on behalf of Team BattleZone .
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