Maximum Gaming

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General Conduct
Applies to all players across the server, Discord, and forums.

1. Respect Others – No harassment, hate speech, racism, sexism, or personal attacks.
2. Chat Etiquette – Avoid spam, excessive caps, trolling, or toxicity. English only in public chat.
3. No Impersonation – Pretending to be staff or other players is strictly prohibited.
4. Follow Staff Instructions – Staff decisions are final. Arguing in public chat will not help your case.
5. Exploit Reporting – Exploiting bugs/glitches is forbidden. Report them immediately.
6. No Unapproved Advertising – Promoting other servers, Discords, or communities without permission will result in a ban.

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Gameplay Guidelines
Factions is competitive — keep it fair and clean.

7. No Cheating – No hacked clients, x-ray, auto-clickers, or macros. Only cosmetic mods like Optifine are allowed.
8. No Alt Abuse – Alts may AFK at farms/spawners with no client input. Alts may not vote, quest, PvP, raid, or evade bans.
9. No Server Lagging – Don’t intentionally lag the server through machines, mobs, or exploits.
10. Raiding & Griefing – Raiding is allowed. Excessive, pointless griefing (e.g., lavaflooding) is discouraged.
11. Claim Blocking – Don’t claim near others just to block expansion or annoy.
12. Trapping Rules – Traps must offer a reasonable escape. Instant-death traps with no exit are not allowed.
13. No Scamming – Honor all deals. Scamming is punishable.
14. No Plugin Abuse – Don’t exploit plugin mechanics or unintended bugs (e.g. pearl glitching).

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Faction Protocols
Work together. Fight smart. Compete fairly.

15. Respect Power Mechanics – Don’t exploit power loss systems to punish small factions unfairly.
16. Ally Conduct – Treat allies like teammates. Betrayal or abuse can lead to punishment.
17. No Faction Cycling – Disbanding/reforming to dodge raids or bans is not allowed.
18. Appropriate Names – Faction names and tags must not be offensive or inappropriate.
19. No Bait & Kick Abuse – Don’t invite players just to trap or kill them unfairly.

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Miscellaneous

20. Punishment Discretion – Staff will determine punishments based on severity and context.
21. Ban Evasion – Bans apply to players, accounts, and IPs. Ban evasion leads to permanent bans.
22. Inappropriate Content – Skins, builds, names, and chat must remain PG-13.
23. PvP Etiquette – Trash talk is okay within limits. Abuse and threats are not.
24. Use Common Sense – Not all abuse is covered here. If you think it’s wrong, it probably is.

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