Client_abuse

Every so often, it comes to our attention that certain clever people have decided that an edge can be gained in this game by intentionally causing other players' client triggers to go off, even going so far as to pass commands to the other players' clients to make them perform certain actions.

Make this clear: such actions will not be tolerated.

Intentionally exploiting another player's client triggers, whether for "fun" or for personal gain, amounts to stealing that character, whether for a single command or a string of commands. Character stealing is among the worst crimes you can commit on this game.

Furthermore, people who set triggers on their clients without fully understanding them share some blame. Each player is responsible for ensuring that their characters are as secure as possible. This includes ensuring password security, and it includes knowing what settings you have in place and how they work.

Consider a short analogy. If you own a car, you can choose to leave it unlocked, with the windows down and keys in the ignition in downtown New York. Doing so is not against the law. But when someone intentionally takes advantage of your carelessness and drives away in it, they have committed grand larceny. And you -- well, you're the idiot who no longer has a car, and you are at least partially to blame for not being smart and taking precautions.

With that being said, any further instances of this problem will be dealt with as follows:


The perpetrator will be nuked.

The victim will receive a warning for enabling insecure client settings that allowed the compromisation of their character.

We trust that the above actions will never need to be taken, as we know all of our players are just as dedicated to following the rules as they are to always behaving in the spirit of respect, fair play and sportsmanship.

see also: help rules, help triggers