2. Exploiting bugs
Exploiting any bugs in the game or website to gain an advantage or put others at a disadvantage
E.g. Duplicating items
Punishment:
Account/IP ban
How to report:
Frequent scans of item identification serial numbers and game logs will draw attention to show up offenders. However, if you have information, please pass it on to a GM as soon as possible including suitable screenshots if necessary for investigation.

3. Impersonating staff
Attempting to mislead people into thinking you are a GM or any member of staff
Punishment:
Account/IP ban
How to report:
Pass on any and all information to a GM as soon as possible including suitable screenshots if necessary for investigation.

4. Hacking / threatening to hack / unlawful activities
Gaining unauthorised access to restricted areas of the server;
Gaining unauthorised access to another player’s game account, personal details, account details;
Using this game as a means of conducting unlawful activities
This covers a wide variety of possible crimes including hacking, phishing, using keyloggers, scamming.
Punishment:
IP ban, we may also feel the need to contact the authorities.
How to report:
Pass on any and all information to a GM as soon as possible including suitable screenshots if necessary for investigation. If you have discovered items missing or a password changed on your account, please send in all relevant details. You must include account name and a date range that the offence could have taken place in. The more recent the offence, the more likely we are to be able to help. You may or may not have your items returned when the offender is caught.

DON’T BE A VICTIM, KEEP YOUR PASSWORD SECURE!

5. Harassment
Harassing another player or member of staff, repeated abusive behaviour to a particular individual, repeated PKing of an individual to an extreme degree.
Punishment:
This may range from a warning to an IP ban depending on severity and prior offences at the GM’s discretion.
How to report:
Pass on any and all information to a GM as soon as possible including suitable screenshots if necessary for investigation.

6. Abusive behaviour or language
Includes general insults and profanities towards other players, members of staff or the game as a whole; acts or language of religious intolerance, racism and all prejudice; threats of violence.
Punishment:
This may range from a warning to an IP ban depending on severity and prior offences at the GM’s discretion.
How to report:
Pass on any and all information to a GM as soon as possible including suitable screenshots if necessary for investigation.

7. Advertising
Using the any part of the game, site, forums or community to advertise other websites, games and servers, products or services
Punishment:
IP ban
How to report:
Pass on any and all information to a GM as soon as possible including suitable screenshots if necessary for investigation.

8. Trading for real money
All data contained on this server is property of Forsaken MU. You are not allowed to buy or sell game items for real money. Any attempt to profit from being a player in Forsaken MU will not be tolerated. You may purchase items legitimately via the shop on the website. We will not take any responsibility for you being scammed out of money or game items by illegitimate trade.
Punishment:
Account/IP ban
How to report:
Pass on any and all information to a GM as soon as possible including suitable screenshots if necessary for investigation.

9. Account sharing
Sharing your game account with another individual; this is the case for the lifetime of the account, it does not matter if the account is not currently in use by its owner.
Punishment:
Warning, Account suspension, account ban
How to report:
Pass on any and all information to a GM as soon as possible including suitable screenshots if necessary for investigation.

10. Leeching
Abusing the party feature to gain experience from another player’s training
Punishment:
Warning, disconnection, character suspension, character ban
How to report:
Pass on any and all information to a GM as soon as possible including suitable screenshots if necessary for investigation.

11. Trading site-bought items
Items bought from the shop on the website must remain on the account from which they were purchased. There are a variety of reasons for this; primarily to stop scammers, hackers and reduce complications in tracing items.
Punishment:
Confiscation of subject items, suspensions or bans as deemed appropriate by the GMs.
How to report:
Pass on any and all information to a GM as soon as possible including suitable screenshots if necessary for investigation.

12. General abuse of the payers system
General abuse of the payers system, usually in conjunction with rules 8,9,10 or 11.
Punishment:
This may range from a warning to an IP ban depending on severity and prior offences at the GM’s discretion.
How to report:
Pass on any and all information to a GM as soon as possible including suitable screenshots if necessary for investigation.

13. Abuse of game files
Use of 3rd party programs to alter the game or altering any game files without permission; this would include any trainers, memory hackers, editing of textures etc.
Using the game files for anything other than their intended use; this includes taking our client files for use on another server, trying to use client files other than the ones available from this website on this server.
Punishment:
Account/IP ban
How to report:
Pass on any and all information to a GM as soon as possible including suitable screenshots if necessary for investigation.

14. Disrupting events
We try to run events regularly; however it is very difficult if there is a large gathering of people and some or all are being disruptive. When a GM is trying to make an announcement or give instructions during an event, you must remain quiet. Keep conversations to private messages (whispers). This is common courtesy.
Punishment:
Disconnection

15. Spamming
Flooding the game or forum with comments or other text unnecessarily
Punishment:
Warning, disconnection, forum ban
How to report:
Pass on any and all information to a GM as soon as possible including suitable screenshots if necessary for investigation.