Note  54  Mathias      (10/12/09 20:36)  Spreekilling

Hello Ardans,
 
The administration realizes that spreekilling is problematic
and something that we do not want.  While it can be difficult
to define what "spreekilling" truly is, we have attempted to
do so in the following manner:
 
Whenever a player is killed, each of that victim's attackers 
will be given "credit" for partaking in the kill.  If a killer
has been part of 3 kills in the period of 1 hour, that killer's
victim will be given the Blessing of Mandos provided that the
victim would otherwise be eligible.
 
As a reminder of when the Blessing of Mandos will take effect,
the following criteria MUST be met:
* The crime is not lawless
* The murder is not a contract kill
* The death is not a result of self-defense (i.e. Bob attacks
  Joe but Joe kills Bob)
* The victim has not committed any crime in the past 5 days -
  this includes crimes that were never reported such as theft
  or attempted murder (sparring) of your friend.
 
The Blessing will reactively be given when one of the following
conditions occurs:
* The victim is less than level 10 while one of the victim's
  attackers is higher than level 14.
* The victim has been killed 5 times in the past 5 days.
* The victim has been killed in the past 5 minutes.
 
As a reminder, the Blessing of Mandos will cause the victim to
drop all of their belongings and gold and 'flee' to their racial
start location.  They will also suffer a 30 minute commban of
the OOC comm.  Because the victim will not actually die and suffer
experience or stat/skill losses, this crime is NOT reportable as
murder.  As a reminder, attempted murders may not be reported
after you have logged off!
 
With these new provisions, the administration hopes to not be
involved in Player vs Player killing disputes any longer.
 
If you have any questions, please see myself or another Ainu
and we will be happy to clarify matters for you.
 
Mathias