Mineverse Server Rules - Indepth

MINEVERSE SERVER RULES
This is an in depth explanation to our official rules thread located HERE. This thread is a rather long read. Try using Ctrl+F to search for keywords to the rule you are wanting to better clarify.

Last updated: 2022/August/6

FORGERY
Forgery is the falsifying of evidence in the attempt to get another player unfairly punished, this will not be taken lightly. Do not attempt to falsify evidence in order to get a player or staff member punished. All evidence must be legitimate and reported within 2 weeks of obtaining.

Forgery will result in a forums and in-game ban.

Ingame: 1st offense 1 month ban, 2nd offense perm ban.
Forums: 1st offense 14 ban, 2nd offense 31 day ban.

HARASSMENT/STAFF DISRESPECT
Harassment is a serious offense that will be handled according to the severity of the offense. We do not condone any behavior of players that may involve bullying, excessive disrespect, body shaming, or disability shaming.

Do not disrespect any member of Mineverse’s staff team. Staff members dedicate their free time to ensure that the players are able to have an enjoyable environment, please treat them with respect. Punishments may vary depending on severity, however, a set guideline will determine your basic punishment

Harassment and Staff Disrespect will result in a warning or a short mute:
Verbal warning -> 2 hour mute -> 1 day mute

Continuous harassment and disrespect may result in a permanent mute.

CHAT RELATED OFFENSES
Some chat offenses include but are not limited to spam, flaming, swearing, and filter bypassing.

Chat Offenses will result in a warning or a short mute:
Verbal warning -> 30 minute mute -> 2 hour mute -> 1 day mute

Continuous chat offences may result in a permanent mute.

EXTREME CHAT RELATED OFFENSES
Some extreme chat offenses include but are not limited to racism, sexism, discrimination of any sort.

Extreme Chat Offenses will result in a 24 hour mute, and then 2-3 day global mute:
24 hour mute -> 2-3 day global mute

Continuous chat offences may result in a permanent mute.

ADVERTISING
Do not advertise any external website or IP that could potentially draw users away from Mineverse, this also includes Discord links that isn't Mineverse's. Although, some exceptions include Twitch, Youtube, Crew’s other servers, or other channels.

IP Address or Inappropriate/Malicious links:
1st offense: 31 days lobby ban
2nd offense: Perm lobby ban (appealable)
3rd offense: Perm lobby ban (no appeal)

Advertising without an IP address such as saying "Let's play Hypixel" can result in a warn for first offense. If it continues, a mute may occur.

Discord Invites (excluding MV, SB, SW, and MT):
1st offense: 7 days
2nd offense: 14 days
3nd offense: 31 days

HACKING
Using a hack client or any unconfirmed mod on the server is not be permitted. For a list of legal and illegal modifications, click here. The use of macros is not allowed on mineverse. Hacking is allowed on Creative as long as it isn't damaging/crashing the server or harming other players.

Hacking will result in a 31 day or permanent ban from the gamemode:
1st offense: 31 days
2nd offense: Perm ban (appealable)
3rd offense: Perm ban (no appeal)

DDOS, DOX OR ACCOUNT HACKING THREATS
Do not threaten to DoX or DDoS any mineverse member or server. Do not threaten to hack player accounts. Adding people on Discord to make the threats there will still result in punishment. These ban lengths are subject to change depending on severity of threat, as well as if action was taken on these threats.

Sending such threats will result in a 14-31d lobby ban depending on severity and number of offences. Continued offences result in permanent ban.

RELEASING PRIVATE INFORMATION
Do not release private information of anyone on Mineverse. This includes but is not limited to IP addresses, addresses, phone numbers, names, or Skype usernames. The severity of private information & punishment will be determined by this:

Info such as realname, Skype username, social media username, zip code, town name, school name:
7 day ban -> 31 day ban -> permanent ban
(This must be reported by the player whose name/photo was released, not all players mind if this information is used)

Very personal info such as ip addresses, phone numbers, DOX info, home addresses, email address, and passwords:
1st offense: 31 days lobby ban
2nd offense: Perm lobby ban
*We reserve the right to instantly perm ban accounts*

STAFF IMPERSONATION/TROLLING
Do not act as if you are a MV staff member when you are not. This can be very misleading.
Do not troll either. Some situations considered trolling are falsifying information, giving out purposeful false information, etc.

Staff Impersonation and trolling will result in a 1 day mute, and may be made global.

BAN/MUTE EVADING
Do not ban/mute evade or try to get around a ban placed on one of your accounts. If you are given a punishment, you are expected to carry it out like everyone else. Responding to a PM while being muted is not considered mute evasion.

Ban evasion will result in your alt being banned for the same amount as the main.

Mute evasion will cause your account to be banned for the remaining length of the mute.

BLACKMAIL
Do not blackmail any user or force any user to do anything that they wish not to by threatening them.

Blackmailing will result in a 5-31 day ban from the gamemode:
5 day ban -> 7 day ban -> 14 day ban -> 31 day ban

POSTING MALICIOUS LINKS
Do not send links meant to harm anyone. These can include phishing links, links that download keyloggers, or IP grabbers.

Sending such links will result in a 31 day or permanent lobby ban.

PET HIDING AND EXPLOITING BUGS
Do not hide within your pets to escape death & do not abuse the bugs and exploits on MV.

Exploiting bugs will result in a 1-7 day ban, but we reserve the right to instantly perm ban:
1 day ban -> 3 day ban -> 7d ban

SUICIDE ENCOURAGEMENT/THREATS
Do not threaten any user of Mineverse. Death, SWAT, hostage, & bodily harm, threats are serious and will be punished. Death wishes such as "kys" or encouraging suicide will also be punished with seriousness. Making up random acronyms to avoid punishment will not help you.

Threats and Death Wishes will result in a 3-14 day global mute:
1st Offense: 3 days
2nd Offense: 7 days
3rd Offense: 14 days

TP TRAPPING AND DEATH TRAPS/WARPS
Do not create a death trap/warp with the intent of killing someone. TP Trapping is defined as tricking someone to teleport to you and killing them. A common example of TP trapping is asking a player to "TP for gear" and killing them. If someone requests to teleport to you, without you asking them to do so, and you kill them, that's not considered a TP trap and is not punishable. Requesting people to TP to you without any context, so you can kill them in a closed off area, is considered TP trapping. Taking part in a TP trap is also punishable.

TP Trapping will result in a 7-31 day ban from the gamemode:
7 day ban -> 14 day ban -> 31 day ban

SAFE ZONE/PEACEFUL GAME MODE KILLING
Do not kill players in safe zones or on peaceful game modes. (Skyblock, Creative, Space Prison plots)

Safezonekilling will result in a 7-31 day ban from the gamemode:
7 day ban -> 14 day ban -> 31 day ban

SCAMMING
Do not scam any user of Mineverse out of their items, rank, or money.
Mineverse staff do not do refunds for items that you have be scammed of, trade at your own risk. In-game money can in some cases be refunded by making a support ticket.

*If reporting a scam, please be sure that we can clearly see exactly what you are trading for and that both players agree to the trade in video evidence.*

In-game scams:
7 day ban -> 14 day ban -> 31 day ban -> perm ban
*The punishment may vary based on severity of the scam*

IRL scams: (this type of scam refers to being scammed after buying something on our store)
31 day ban -> perm ban

GRIEFING
Do not grief one's claim, plot, island or anything Mineverse related. However, griefing on survival is allowed in unprotected areas, unless purposely done to ruin a claim's surroundings. Greifing includes but is not limited to theft, destruction of claims and the killing of animals without permission. *Add players to your claim, plot, or island at your own risk*

Griefing will result in a 7 - 31 day or permanent ban from the gamemode:

1st offense: 7 - 14 days
2nd offense: 14 - 31 days
3rd offense: Perm ban (appealable)
4th offense: Perm ban (no appeal)

Cobble Monstering is a 14 day ban.

(Based on severity. If the grief of another player's work is extreme, the ban length will jump to a 31 day or perm ban instantly.)

ILLEGAL TRADING
Do not use Mineverse as a way to give away or sell your MC account. Trading server items or money for anything not MV related is not allowed. However, donor rank (Mineverse ranks only) purchases can be made in exchange for in-game items.

Disallowed Trades:
- Minecraft accounts
- Optifine capes
- Discord Nitro
- Paypal

Allowed Trades:
- In-game money
- In-game items
- Donator ranks
- Buycraft coupons

Illegal Trading will result in a 3-14 day global mute:
1st offense: 3 days
2nd offense: 7 days
3rd offense: 14 days

INAPPROPRIATE NAMES AND SKINS
Do not login our server with an inappropriate skin or username.

Inappropriate skin/username is a permanent ban from the lobby. You will be unbanned if you change your name or skin.


INAPPROPRIATE NICKNAMES
Do not set inappropriate or misleading nicknames.

Inappropriate nicknames will result in a 3 day ban from the gamemode.

INAPPROPRIATE BUILDS/PLOTS/CLANS/FACTIONS
Do not create inappropriate builds/plots on the servers. The build/plot will be cleared by a senior mod. If a build has inappropriate content, the owner of the build will be punished unless proof is provided that a member did it. Inappropriate builds can be visually or a lag machine. Clans and faction names that impersonate staff or have inappropriate terms will be disbanded.

Inappropriate plots will be a 7-31 day ban from the game mode:
1st offense: 7 days
2nd offense: 14 days
3rd offense: 31 days

BOTS
Do not use bots under any circumstances. This includes spamming and farming kills. Bots will be lobby banned, the user running the bots will be banned from the gamemode. This rule also includes using bots to farm money and the use of alts to get money by killing them.

Bots of any kind will result in a 14 day or permanent lobby ban.

Spambots: Permed in the lobby immediately.

Bot farming:
1st offense: kick
2nd offence: 7 day ban + balance wipe (no matter how much was obtained)

DUPING
Do not attempt to dupe anything on the server. If caught, everything duped will be cleared.

Duping items will result in a permanent ban:
1st offense: Perm ban (appealable)
2nd offense: Perm ban (no appeal)

We reserve the right to choose whether duping should be a ban from the gamemode or lobby.

Punishment progression is global. Breaking the same rule twice anywhere on the server will result in a longer punishment. This means if you illegally trade on Kit, it will be considered a second offence if you illegally trade anywhere on the network again. The only exception to this is hacking which is handled per gamemode.

Mutes over 1 day are server-wide. Mutes shorter than 1 day will often be gamemode-specific, but may be made global based on severity and the number of offences. Staff have discretion to make short mutes global.

Continuous breaking of these rules result in a permanent ban.

 

MINEVERSE SERVER SPECIFIC RULES

PRISON
Contraband
If a guard (Non-NPC) sees you holding any of the following contraband items, you will be jailed for 5 minutes.
Ranged weapons | Bows, Tridents, ect.
Swords | Wooden swords are the only exception.
Soap

AFK Grinding
Leveling MCMMO skills while AFK is against the rules.
In game:
1st offense: MCMMO stats wiped for that skill.
2nd offense: MCMMO stats wiped for that skill and its related skills, 7 day ban.
3rd offense: MCMMO stats wiped across all skills, 31d ban.

Mass Voting
Mass voting through the use of alternate accounts is not allowed. You may not vote on more than 3 accounts.
In game: 3d ban, 15000 removed per alternate account used.

Mass AFKing
Using more than 3 accounts at a time to AFK is not allowed.
In game:
1st offense: Warning
2nd offense: 3d ban
3rd offense: 7 ban

Tomap Abuse
Using the tomap command to create inappropriate maps is not allowed. Doing so will result in the permission being taken away.

INFECTION
Block Glitching & Boosting
Boosting is the intentional action of using damage - via zombies - to be “boosted” up to an inaccessible area of the map that you cannot get to without assistance.

Block glitching is against our rules, if you witness a player(s) breaking blocks to reach new areas of the map, they are to be punished.

Blocking buttons to purposely protect humans is also against the rules.

In-game if reported:
1st offence: warn/kick
2nd offence: 1 hour ban (if offline 1 day)
3rd offence: 1 day ban

OP PVP
Dragon Eggs
Trying to open an obsessive amount of dragon eggs concurrently (over 3+ during a short time span). Mods are notified and it is logged, as this can be related to a hacked client.

In-game: 7 day ban

SKYBLOCK
Island Farming
Do not create more than one island in hopes of gaining more dirt or items to sell.

In-game: Island farming will result in a 31 day ban and removal of all your dirt.

Illegal Item Trading
Do not use the starter island items to trade. The items you start with are only for you.
Don't trade dirt and buckets. It doesn't matter how they were obtained, they should never be traded.
You're allowed to trade sand, iron and grass blocks.

In-game: Trading illegal items will result in a 31 day ban for both players.

SURVIVAL
Cheating
Anyone who's caught attempting to cheat (hack, xray, dupe) on Survival gets blacklisted from the leaderboard and the monthly pay outs for 3 months. This additional punishment is not automatically removed, but must be appealed after 3 months have passed.

BEDWARS
Teamkilling
Teamkilling or trolling is when you purposely try to sabotage and ruin the chances for your own team. The following is considered teamkilling and will get punished if reported by the player(s) being trolled or teamkilled:
- Killing your teammates
- Trapping your teammates
- Removing the bed protection
- Generally helping another team by sabotaging your own team

1st offence: warn/kick
2nd offence: 1 day ban
3rd offence: 3 day ban
Continued offences will result in a permanent ban

Stat Boosting
Getting continously boosted by friends (communing) to farm xp is not allowed. Using bots/alts to farm xp is not allowed. Purposely stalling the game for more xp is not allowed.

1st offence: warn/kick
2nd offence: 1 day ban
3rd offence: 3 day ban
Continued offences will result in a permanent ban

Spawnkilling
Spawnkilling is allowed as long as you don't violate any other rules.

Crossteaming
Crossteaming is allowed as long as you don't violate any other rules such as teamkilling.