GENERAL RULES
All of our servers share certain, simple, general rules:
- Have fun!
- Respect other players.
- Don’t use foul language or racial slurs or any other derogatory remarks.
- As all of our games are team games, play with a team spirit.
LET’S GET MORE SPECIFIC
Halo has been around a long time and so have we. So long that we’ve come up with a good list of policies that provide for good team play and lots of fun. Here you go.
1. Don’t use inappropriate/offensive language or names. If your language (or your player name) consists of a racial slur, is abusive to other players, uses a curse word so bad you wouldn’t say it in front of mommy (or especially in front of daddy), or if you use mild cursing to excess, chances are you have an IQ so low it prohibits you from playing here and you’ll get bumped. We realize you just weren’t educated or raised properly and it’s likely not entirely your fault you’re a ding dong, but that doesn’t change the fact that nobody wants to be around you.
(By the way, don’t set your player name to “NEW001″ either. CLICK HERE for an explanation.)
2. Don’t block a portal. There is no cowardly tactic more gutless than this and everyone in the world knows it but you. Yeah, you might get a warning once, but chances are you’ll just get kicked instantly for being a ding dong. We don’t care that it’s the only way you can win, we know it’s not sporting and won’t put up with it. So DO NOT park a vehicle on a portal, stand on a portal, or sit in a vehicle on a portal.
3. Don’t switch teams. Especially switching teams to steal a tank, then switching back OR switching because your team is lame. Second only to portal blocking, this sniffling, low-life, cowardly, “it’s-the-only-way-I-have-a-chance-to-win” tactic will get you booted instantly. Does the other team have fewer players? New players will soon join and it will balance out. DON’T SWITCH TEAMS.
[NOTE: Occasionally you may see LEAP members switch teams. They may do it to help balance the teams but in some cases they'll do it so they can play with other LEAPsters. We figure we're paying for the servers, we can play on the same team if we so desire. We will NEVER switch for the sole purpose of vastly outnumbering and clobbering the opposition. If you REALLY feel like you have to switch for some reason, ask first. It's only polite. Your request may or may not be granted.]
4. Don’t try to kill or shoot at your own team. Yes, “friendly fire” is turned off and, no, it doesn’t do any good to shoot your own guys and, yes, you’re a ding dong for trying, but it’s a pain in the butt to watch you commit suicide time after time so we’ll just say, “bye bye.” The occasional, friendly, whack-on-the-rear melee swat is OK. Oh, and don’t shoot at your teammate’s vehicle in an attempt to get his attention if he’s already left without you. Purposely delaying your team’s quest for the flag is indicative of a lack of team spirit.
5. Don’t shoot at vehicles your teammates are trying to board so that you can board them instead. That selfish little tactic indicates the absence of “team spirit” sooooo, we’ll see you later. By the way, if your buddy lands his shee for the purpose of grabbing health, go ahead and jump in and go — that is OK. As long as you don’t shoot at it to keep him from getting in.
(If necessary, see the section below on “Whining”.)
6. Don’t put vehicles in/on the base. Like to drive hawgs and ghosts into the base in an attempt to keep your opponents from getting in? Think parking on your flag will slow down your opponents? You’re a ding dong. Bye bye.
7. Don’t have a high ping. Don’t have high-speed internet? We’re really sorry. But if your ping is consistently higher than about 200 or so or if you have too many random ping spikes, you have an unfair advantage and/or you’re lagging up our server and you’re gonna get bumped. You may not be a ding dong, but you need to ask mom to get you high speed internet.
(While in the game, hold F1 to view your ping.)
8. Don’t help the other team. OK, here’s the deal. Help your own team, not the opposition. The team with the tanks is the team that wins. If you take a tank forward, the other team is going to get it. It’s a given. New players experience a hazy euphoria when sitting in a tank and have a tendency to drive it to the other side in search of easy kills. Keep the tanks back. We welcome players new to Halo (even though it’s an ancient game at this point) and do our best to encourage learning the game and good team play. However, if you get in a tank and drive it so far forward that the other team picks you off and steals it, we’ll assume you are a either a ding dong or a traitor and will boot you post haste.
(Yeah, we’re old and grumpy about it…but it’s our server so please follow the rules.)
9. Don’t disrespect other players. We at LEAP take great pride in what we, along with the help of many respectful Halo players, have built — a fun place to play where you can rely on the integrity and character of the other players to provide a fun and mentally healthy place to blast your fellow man. So help keep it a friendly place by refraining from condescending remarks, arguing, or otherwise being a pain in the neck. Failure to comply will result in your paying a sudden visit to the Internet Lobby.
YOU CAN DO THESE THINGS, BUT DO YOU REALLY WANT TO?
1. Camp – Do you like to grab weapons and then cower in your base? Do you like to hide near the enemy’s portal and blast away the instant someone comes through? Do you like to hang out in one place in order to achieve some false sense of security? That’s a sign you’re a weak player and a ding dong. But go ahead and do it. We love knowing exactly where to find you and you make a great target.
(Update: As Yoda would say, do it too much or catch us in the wrong mood and kicked you will be.)
2. Whine – Got a complaint? Mad that you’re getting creamed? Frustrated because you’ve discovered you lack skills? Go ahead and take the time to type a gripe. You make a great target.
[Update: If your whining becomes incessant, it's a downer for everyone and you will get bumped.]
3. Spend time AFK (Away From Keyboard) – Need to go to the bathroom, eat dinner, run to the mall, paint the living room? Go ahead, you make a great target. Seriously, though, if you’re gone too long, we’ll make room for conscious players.
4. Ask for a different map or for “regular” weapons - Ding dong, this is a HEAVY WEAPONS server. It means “Heavy Weapons on Blood Gulch 24 hours a day, 7 days a week”. GET IT?
5. Blindly fire at the enemy’s portal in hope of luck kills. – You can do it, but it’s weak. And if you catch us in the wrong mood, bye bye.
HAVE YOU BEEN KICKED OR BANNED?
If you were kicked, take some time to read our server rules, then come back in and abide by them.
If you were banned, we suggest that you allow yourself time to reflect, to seek your inner self, to reach for that special something that will bring you peace and joy, to make you the kind of person others will want to be around. You get the idea.
And when the moon is in the Seventh House and Jupiter aligns with Mars, then peace will guide the planets and love will steer the stars. If you were successful in your search, you may post an appeal on our message board.
So if you were banned, give it a rest, then request to come back after your reflection period. Or not.
GENERAL, RANDOM, OBVIOUS STUFF
- It is required that you HAVE FUN!
- All of our games are team games. Have a positive, team spirit.
- Be competitive but remember that it’s just a game.
- Help maintain a friendly environment. Yes, there will be new guys out there. Encourage them, even when they deliver tanks straight to the other team. Of course, if they do it repeatedly, they’re newbs who are ding dongs.
Thank you for your cooperation & enjoy our servers!
