Our Community Vision
Monsters and Memories is built on the foundation that MMORPGs are shared worlds where thousands of players create stories, forge friendships, and overcome challenges together. Our Play Nice Policy ensures that every player can enjoy this experience in a safe, fair, and welcoming environment.
We believe in competitive gameplay, meaningful player interaction, and the social bonds that make MMORPGs special. This policy protects those values while addressing behaviors that undermine the community experience.
Core Principles
Respect: Treat all players with basic human dignity, regardless of their skill level, playtime, or background.
Fair Play: Compete honestly without cheating, exploiting, or gaining unfair advantages.
Shared Spaces: Recognize that game areas, spawns, and resources are shared among all players.
Community First: Consider how your actions affect others and the overall health of our community.
Prohibited Behaviors
1. Harassment and Abuse
Harassment includes any behavior designed to intimidate, silence, or drive away another player:
Identity-based attacks: Discrimination, slurs, or targeted harassment based on race, ethnicity, nationality, gender, sexual orientation, religion, disability, or other protected characteristics.
Sexual harassment: Unwanted sexual advances, explicit content, or sexually suggestive behavior toward other players.
Stalking and targeting: Following players across servers, zones, or characters to continue unwanted contact beyond the scope of normal PvP.
Coordinated harassment: Organizing groups to target individual players beyond the scope of normal PvP.
Doxxing: Sharing or threatening to share personal information about other players.
Real-world threats: Any threat of violence or harm outside the game.
2. Cheating and Exploitation
Zero tolerance for any form of cheating or unfair advantage:
Third-party programs: Bots, automation tools, speed hacks, teleportation, or any software that modifies game behavior.
Bug exploitation: Knowingly using game bugs, glitches, or unintended mechanics for advantage.
Circumventing restrictions: Creating new accounts to avoid penalties or restrictions.
Data mining: Extracting game data through unauthorized methods.
3. Real Money Trading (RMT)
Strictly prohibited in all forms:
Selling or buying in-game currency, items, or characters for real money.
Account sales or transfers between players.
Boosting services for real money (power-leveling, quest completion, etc.).
Advertising RMT services in-game or on our platforms.
Acting as intermediary for RMT transactions.
4. Communication Violations
Maintaining appropriate communication standards:
Hate speech: Slurs, discriminatory language, or content promoting hatred toward protected groups.
Spam: Excessive, repeated, or automated messages in any chat channel.
Inappropriate content: Sexually explicit content, graphic violence descriptions, or disturbing material.
Political extremism: Promoting violent ideologies or extremist political content.
Scamming: Deliberately misleading players about trades, services, or game mechanics for personal gain.
Advertising: No commercial or non-game related advertisement. Including websites, real money trading (RMT), and programs that modify or exploit game behavior.
5. Name and Character Violations
Players are expected to choose names appropriate for the game world and contribute to a respectful, immersive environment.
These naming rules apply to all player-created names, including characters, housing, mounts and pets, guilds, and any other custom or player-defined labels.
Names may not be:
Offensive, obscene, or inappropriate
Harassing, targeting, or disruptive toward other players
Created to provoke reactions or stir conflict (baiting behavior)
Names that reference bodily functions or reproductive organs
Referencing real-world political figures, public figures, or modern ideologies, whether directly or indirectly
Intentionally misspelled, altered, or disguised to bypass naming restrictions
Impersonating staff, developers, or other players
Copyrighted names from other games, movies, books, or media
Names designed to bypass these rules through spelling, implication, or presentation will be treated the same as direct violations.
Enforcement is based on intent and impact, not just exact wording. Game Masters may require a name change or take further action where appropriate.
6. Account Sharing
Account sharing is not sanctioned.
It is highly recommended that you never share your login information (username and password) and that you maintain 2FA on your account.
Account sharing is the number 1 cause of 'hacked' accounts, mass item deletion, guild item deletion, guild disruption, and similar issues.
Account bans due to severe disruption (ex. using bannable language in public channels) are often linked to shared accounts.
Contested Content and Competition
Our Philosophy
Monsters and Memories is highly focused on the social experience. It embraces both cooperation and competition. We encourage players to share contested content when possible, but recognize that competitive play, especially regarding PvP, is natural and acceptable in an MMORPG environment.
Camps, Camp Ownership, and Camp Dispute Resolution
PvP servers (such as Haradrel) do not have "camps" in the typical sense.
Players on the PvP servers have the tools needed to resolve any disputes. As long as you can hold your own against the mobs and other players, they are yours to farm freely.
PvP Immunity
Using characters who are immune to PvP (due to not having met the minimum level to engage in PvP) to engage in activities that disrupt (such as training, kill stealing, etc.) is prohibited and may result in actions being taken on your account.
Enforcement and Penalties
Progressive Penalty System
Most violations follow a 4-tier escalation:
Warning: Educational response explaining the violation with policy guidance.
3-Day Suspension: Complete account suspension with clear expectations for return.
14-Day Suspension: Extended suspension with termination review.
Permanent Ban: Account termination for severe or repeated violations.
Immediate Permanent Bans
Certain violations bypass the progressive system:
Doxxing or sharing personal information.
Real-world threats of violence.
Serious real money trading operations.
Repeated account creation to circumvent penalties.
Enforcement Principles
Consistent: Similar violations receive similar penalties.
Proportional: Penalty severity matches violation impact.
Educational: Focus on helping players understand and follow community standards.
Fair: All players held to the same standards regardless of status.
Appeals Process
Your Right to Appeal
All penalties may be appealed.
Appeal Timeline
Target Response: 7 days for appeal review.
Information Required: Clear explanation of why you believe the penalty was incorrect.
Evidence: Any relevant screenshots, logs, or context we should consider.
Appeal Outcomes
Upheld: Original penalty stands.
Reduced: Lesser penalty applied.
Overturned: Penalty removed and record cleared.
False Appeals
Repeatedly submitting frivolous appeals or misrepresenting facts may result in extended penalties and loss of appeal privileges.
Reporting Violations
How to Report
Use the In-Game reporting tools (accessed by typing /petition) for immediate issues.
What to Include
Player names and server information.
Specific violation type and description.
Date and time of incident.
Report Review
All reports are reviewed by trained staff.
False reports may result in penalties for the reporter.
We do not provide specific details about actions taken against other players.
Transparency and Accountability
Policy Updates
Clear explanation of changes and reasoning.
Updated effective dates clearly communicated.
Staff Accountability
All enforcement actions are logged and reviewable by other staff.
Regular training ensures consistent application.
Escalation procedures for complex cases.
Community feedback helps improve our processes.
Regional and Legal Compliance
Privacy Protection
All enforcement data handled according to applicable privacy laws.
Players may request information about their account history.
Data retention follows legal requirements and policy timelines.
Regional Variations
This English policy takes precedence for all accounts.
Local laws may require additional protections or restrictions.
Regional community standards may influence enforcement severity.