Official Server Rules

[Shmeeb]

Above all else, use common sense. If you're unsure, contact a staff member.
(May be subject to change, always under admin discretion. Staff have final say.)​

Tier 1 Punishments:
(Warning → 15m Mute → 30m Mute → 1hr Mute → 4hr Mute → 12hr Mute → 1d Mute → Indefinite Mute)
• Swearing (Swearing of any kind in public channels)
• Bypassing chat filter (Bypassing the chat filter in any way)
• Spamming (Sending multiple messages/characters with the intention of spamming chat)
• Begging for Items/Pokemon (Begging others for free items/pokemon)
• Unreadable Nickname (Having a nickname that is unreadable (Note: This is up to staff descretion)
• Discussing Punishments (Discussing punishments in any capacity on the server)
• Disrespect (Intentionally disrespecting other players or staff (Note: continued disrespect will be taken as harassment/toxicity)
• Inappropriate Topics (Discussing any topics which have no place on the server (ex: Religion, Politics, etc)

Tier 2 Punishments
(Warning → 4hr Jail → 8hr Jail → 12hr Jail → 3d Temp Ban → 14d Temp Ban → Indefinite Ban)
• Minor Bug Abuse (Abusing bugs that could be mistaken as an intended feature (Note: Ask staff is you're unsure)
• Attempting to Brute Force permissions (Spamming commands in an attempt to find one you have access to)
• Claim Trapping (Claiming/Building around another players claim with the intention to trap them (Note: The distance between two claims should be NO LESS than 50 blocks, failure to do so will result in your claim being moved or disbanded)
• TP Trapping (Trapping and/or killing a player that has teleported to you)
• Schematica Replanting/Building Farms (Using Schematica to replant, or build a farm of any kind)
• Schematica Usage during Build Comps (Using Schematica for an advantage during a build competition)
• Large Scale Redstone Builds (Operating a large scale redstone build (Note: These will be removed if deemed to negatively impact server performance)
• Rapid/Infinitely looping Redstone (Rapid/Infinitely looping redstone of any kind)
• Automatic Redstone Farms (Operating a redstone powered auto farm of any kind (Note: Normal auto farms are allowed however, should not be any larger than 32x32x64)
• Constantly feeding Hoppers (Builds should not constantly drop items into Hoppers, and may not have more than 20 hoppers total)
• Scamming (Attempting to scam other players by any means (ex: listing fake items, misleading trades, etc)
• Unenclosed Spawners (Having spawners that are not in an enclosed area)
• Encouraging rule breaking (Encouraging other players to break any rules)
• Guiding others through signhunts (Guiding another player through any signhunt)
• AFKing/Paying to AFK at farms (Paying, or being paid to AFK at another players farm to boost profits (Note: AFKing at YOUR Guild's farm is allowed)
• Bypassing Punishments (Bypassing a punishment by any means)
• Using Donor perks without cooldowns for others (Using any donor command that DOES NOT have a cooldown for another player)

Tier 3 Punishments
(7d Temp Ban → 30d Temp Ban → Indefinite Ban)
• Harassment (Bullying, Excessive Disrespect or other persistant harassment)
• Toxicity (Continously breaking rules, testing limits, or otherwise being toxic to the community)
• Alt Abuse (Using alt accounts too receive one-time rewards, multiple times or gain other advantages (Note: Alt will be banned.)
• X-Ray (Using X-Ray Methods or Mods to locate blocks or entities (Note: if you are caught X-Ray mining, you will be 'fined' 50% of your current balance!)
• Discussing/Leaking Staff Permissions (Discussing/Leaking any staff perms anywhere)

Tier 4 Punishments
(Indefinite Ban)
• Major Bug Abuse (Bug abuse that CANNOT be mistaken as intended gameplay, such as receiving 1000 shards as a reward)
• Discrimination (Prejudice, Stereotyping, or otherwise blatant discrimination against a group of people)
• Sexual Content (Sexual content in any nature, ESPECIALLY Illegal sexual content)
• Encouragement of Self Harm (Encouraging another player to harm themselves in ANY way)
• Ban Evasion (Using alt accounts, vpns, or other means of bypassing a ban)
• Duping (Duping of any item or currency in game)
• Hacking (Using hacked clients, mods, or methods of hacking)
• IRL Trading (Trading in game items or currency for IRL currency (Note: Trading items in game, for a donation is allowed EXCEPT for unbans)
• Charging Back Donations (Charging back ANY payment on the donation store)
• Intentional Griefing (Intentionally stealing, or harming another players claim/build in any way.)
• IRL Threats (Threatening to DDOS/Dox/Harm someone IRL)
• Cross Server Trading (Trading items between realms (ex: trading 1M on Flash for 1M on Splash)

Specific Scenarios
(These punishments are always up to staff descretion, based on the severity of the offense)
• AFK Bypassing (Bypassing AFK detection to accumulate playtime)
• Low Playtime Trolling (Joining a realm specifically to cause issues)
• Intentional Advertising (Intentionally advertising another realm (ex: "Join Hypixel.net guys!!")
• Non-English Chatting (Speaking another language other than english in global chat channels)
• Inappropriate Names (Having an inappropriate name that would break other rules)
• Inappropriate Skins (Having an inappropriate skin that would break other rules)
• Inappropriate Builds (Having an inappropriate build that would break other rules)
• GTS Overpricing/Trolling (Unreasonably overpricing items on the gts repeatedly, or spamming listings that are unlikely to sell)
• Auto Clicking (Using an autoclicker to automate tasks on the server)

Economy Punishments
(These punishments are always up to staff descretion, based on the severity of the offense)
• Eco Breaking (Trading over a MAXIMUM difference of 100k, always check Pokemon/Item valuation with /prices, or via consulting staff)
→ (Overpricing is allowed based on rarity, or competitive viability of the Pokemon/Item however, staff retain the final judgement on pricing and will punish accordingly)
• Dex Trading (Trading Pokemon valued over 100k back and forth for /dex entries)
• Borrowing/Loaning Pokemon (Borrowing/Loaning Pokemon to use in Gyms, Battletower, etc)
• Mass Selling/Giving Away (Attempting to ruin, or crash, a server's economy, is not permitted such as giving away or attempting to sell all your items/pokes)

You are responsible for your own account. If someone else has access to your account and uses it to break server rules, we will still take action against your account