Ciel
06-13-2010, 06:24 PM
This is the early version of the rules, regulations, expections, etc. of The Nobility. It is mostly concerned with member behavior and gaming rules. These are not final as I am open to some suggestions. Also note that this is for people who want to join the clanning aspects of the site. Friends who want to join the site and post but have no interest in gaming with us are not bound by these rules. They will have more generalized and relaxed regulations.
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Welcome to the Nobility! Before you may begin your journey with us, we suggest that you take the time to read everything in this document so that you understand fully what is expected of you and, ultimately, who we are.
The Nobility is a clan comprised of multiple games which provides an organized, close-knit group for people seeking long term relationships with people who allow values of morality and respect to guide their behavior and values. Such is a rare attribute on the net, and is even harder to find in the realm of gaming. As such, the Nobility does not expect to find hordes of people interested in joining, nor do we expect every applicant to stick around or to be capable of remaining within the Nobility. We are not for everyone, and we do not want everyone.
Please take the time to read everything so you know full well what we are looking for. We want to have fun, but we also want certain conditions to be present in order for an enjoyable experience to be met.
Application Process
Before you can become a full member, however, you must submit a formal application and pass a “trial” of approximately 2 weeks. This trial will require you to participate on our forums and interact with our members. The whole point is for us to be able to get to know you, and you us. We target potential members who are interested in forming long-lasting relationships. Some of our current members have been together for years. Thus for you to fit in, it is imperative that you get to know as many of us as you can.
Sometime before your two weeks are up the leaders will begin to discuss amongst each other whether or not to allow you to join. Eventually a vote will be held, and should the majority of the officers vote in favor of your membership, you will be promoted to a full-fledged Grey Warden. You may also skip the trial periods of our sister sites! Note that depending on how large Nobility becomes, the leaders of the individual game group you want to play with will ultimately be in charge of whether or not you are accepted.
If you join in-game in an mmo guild or some sort of in-game clan management system you will be given exactly 4 days to submit your formal application. Should you fail to submit an application within your 4 day period, or should you not earn the approval of the officers, you will be dismissed in full from Nobility and all of it’s groups. You will be allowed to reapply one more time, but if you fail a second attempt you must wait months before you can reapply.
Expectations
We expect you to do some things. Much of what we expect is common sense, though we do expect a little more.
1. Interaction. You must interact. Forum discussion, chatting with your fellow nobles, even using the vent. All of these are important. If you do not become accustomed to interacting with the members you will not feel at home and we will not view you as a fellow noble. Vent is required during most clan events and matches. If you do not have a mic you should invest in one (they are only $9.99+). Even before you have one, you can still listen to us, thus vent is still required.
2. Activity. Though we all have lives and some of us are casual (see part 7) we still expect you to devote time to the group. Do not take continuous extended breaks. By joining a clan it would be common sense that you not only have the time devote to this group, but you are interested in spending time with the group. Many of our events require the members to be around often, and as such you are expected to make the group a part of your hobby. You will be marked as inactive if you fail to participate (both the site and ingame) over the course of a week. If you have not made up for your lack of activity by the second week, you will be demoted (or kicked if demotions are no longer possible). If you make it to the third week and are still inactive, you will be removed from the kinship. We judge activity by how much you interact with the members and participate with the group you joined. If you begin to lurk on the forum, we will not recognize this as being active. Use the Reception forum to check out if you need to take a break or have plans that will keep you from participating. Communication is key!
3. Respect. Respect your fellows, both within and outside of the clan. Think of the idealistic code of chivalry. Follow that code. If you cannot we do not want you around. Go back to school if you are incapable of conducting research.
4. Logic. Use logic and common sense where applicable. In some far off, distant and probably unrealistic alternate dimension a real Spock may have founded this clan. Do him justice, for he may be your leader in another time. To think rationally is only the logical course of action.
5. No beggars! Beggars are people who beg for things to be given to them which they do not deserve and have not earned. If you are playing an MMO and someone asks that you help them complete a quest, take into account their class, how many people are on, and how difficult the quest is. If the quest can be soloed, or there are more than enough players around his level range for him to party with, decline. He is being lazy and asking the game be spoon-fed to him. Such an individual is not worth your time or effort. If someone expects he receive gear and he gives nothing in return, give him nothing. If someone asks for money and you are unsure if they will repay you, give them 1 copper (or equivalent currency). We are not here to spoon-feed the games we play.
6. Attend Meetings & Events! You are wasting all of our time if you think you are more important than the rest of us. We spend hours planning these events. We cancel real world engagements to hold meetings and schedule events. You are not only wasting our time by not showing up, but are disrespecting the time, effort, and at times money we spend for you! If you continuously check out to avoid these events, you will be kicked. If you continue to not show up, you will be removed. Lastly, do not “forget”. This angers us. Forgetting is worse than choosing not to show up.
7. Do not fail. What we mean is do not fail school, let your grades drop, get in trouble from your boss, or do anything that would damage your real lives on the part of the group. We expect you to be active, but we also expect you to be successful (or making progress) in the real world. Success means stability. Check out if you need to. If you do not have enough time to be in this group, then you do not have enough time.
8. You are a noble or you are not a noble. We must be your only clan for the games you choose to play with us. Even if you were a zombie it would be difficult for you to manage to remain active in two or more clans. Since we allow members to request new groups be added to the lineup (assuming they can accumulate a satisfactory amount of players and are ready to lead said group), our not supporting a title is no real excuse for joining another clan for that particular game. You may still join other clans for a game you own, whether we play the game or not. But it must not interfere with your participation with the Nobility.
General Attitude & Behavior Expections
Some people take their game seriously. Some take it too seriously. We do not like this. Taking something too seriously sets somebody up for being a very grouchy, anal, and overall obnoxious person to be around. They could be the best person in the world most of the day, but the moment they turn their game on and things do not go their way, they could become rude, loud, and potentially unbearable to put up with. We will not tolerate this sort of behavior.
An example for this sort of behavior is as follows. You are playing Battlefield: Bad Company 2 and are using a class you “consider” to be useful. You attempt to play the game with “skill”, using weapons that require precision, timing, etc. to best your foe. Little Timmy in an adjacent building is using a different setup. He cares less about “skill” and just wants to have a good time. Sometimes this means he might use a weapon that is ridiculously easy to use but oddly satisfying to his play style. In this example, Little Timmy is using a rocket launcher. This rocket launcher may take a while to reload, but it can take out any cover you’re behind, has great splash damage, and is a one-hit kill in most circumstances. You consider this to be cheap and severely lacking in “skill”. So, because you expect other people to think and act like you, when Little Timmy shoots you with a rocket and your body is obliterated in fiery glory, you get pissed. This is where problems can arise. Here are some examples of what we deem to be problematic.
You publicly badmouth said individual. You publicly bitch about the weapon and insult those who may be using the weapon by making generalized statements on how the weapon in question requires no skill, is overpowered, is cheap, and therefore those who are using it suck. By acting in this manner, you have just proven to the Nobility that take things a little too seriously. If it is in the game, it is any person’s right to use a weapon, and you should therefore not badmouth said individual. To do so would be disrespectful, and respect is mandatory for all who choose to be a part of the Nobility. It’s best you say nothing if this identifies your attitude.
Another characteristic we are not interested in seeing is excessive foul language. We’re fine if you curse periodically, but if you say fuck for nearly every situation we will not be pleased. It’s annoying to listen to you gripe in such a way. We don’t care what percentage of the world’s population speak in such a way. If you are incapable of sounding intelligent, then you are incapable of joining the Nobility. Again, you may curse, but not excessively. What is excessive? If you say fuck more than 3 times in a 15 minute timespan, you’re pushing things. The word has it’s uses, but you honestly sound like an imbecile if you use it too much. The same can be said for any curse used too much. If you fail to keep things toned down, you have proven you lack self control and will be asked to tone things down a bit. If this angers you, you will be muted so that you may curse to your hearts content, but the only person hearing your curses will be you. If this becomes a recurring problem you will be dismissed. We are serious about this. Behave yourself.
Yet another type of behavior we have little patience for is a sort of elitist “I’m better than you therefore you suck” mentality. Let’s say we’re playing a nice game of League of Legends and someone is playing rather badly. They keep dying, they’re making bad decisions, they’re choosing bad equipment for their character, etc. They’re simply doing bad. Chances are they are well aware of this. It’s also very likely they are not enjoying their failure. Most people want to play their game well and win, so to smear their failures in their face does little to help matters. In fact, it will more than likely anger the individual, make their blood pressure rise, and cause them to act irrationally. This aggressive (or regressive, depending on the individual) reaction could cause them to play worse, and contrary to what you may believe, you have just made an ass of yourself.
Let’s be blunt. Assholes state obvious things in a way that insults their prey. They tend to act in such a way that they are better than everyone else, and thus belittle the other person(s). Do not tell someone they suck under any circumstance. Do not insult anyone. Keep your disruptive thoughts to yourself. Do not tell other people that the individual is a bad player. They probably already know this, as they were busy killing them, or enjoying the lack of difficulty in handling the person. Instead of doing all of these things, talk to the person who’s playing bad and attempt to help them. Give them helpful suggestions in a friendly manner. If you are in a position to do so, go with them to watch their back and give them a helping hand. If you motivate someone well enough, their performance will almost always begin to improve. What’s more, you will be a better person for doing so. Not only have you just helped somebody attempt to be better (doesn’t mean they actually did), but you possibly made yourself a new friend, and potentially saved the match. The rest of the players will also have noticed your good deed, and thus for many you will become a good person to hang out with. This can bring more recruits to the Nobility, thus it’s a good situation for most involved.
If the above does not fly with your play style, you best find a different group of people to hang out with.
-Rules subject to change.
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Welcome to the Nobility! Before you may begin your journey with us, we suggest that you take the time to read everything in this document so that you understand fully what is expected of you and, ultimately, who we are.
The Nobility is a clan comprised of multiple games which provides an organized, close-knit group for people seeking long term relationships with people who allow values of morality and respect to guide their behavior and values. Such is a rare attribute on the net, and is even harder to find in the realm of gaming. As such, the Nobility does not expect to find hordes of people interested in joining, nor do we expect every applicant to stick around or to be capable of remaining within the Nobility. We are not for everyone, and we do not want everyone.
Please take the time to read everything so you know full well what we are looking for. We want to have fun, but we also want certain conditions to be present in order for an enjoyable experience to be met.
Application Process
Before you can become a full member, however, you must submit a formal application and pass a “trial” of approximately 2 weeks. This trial will require you to participate on our forums and interact with our members. The whole point is for us to be able to get to know you, and you us. We target potential members who are interested in forming long-lasting relationships. Some of our current members have been together for years. Thus for you to fit in, it is imperative that you get to know as many of us as you can.
Sometime before your two weeks are up the leaders will begin to discuss amongst each other whether or not to allow you to join. Eventually a vote will be held, and should the majority of the officers vote in favor of your membership, you will be promoted to a full-fledged Grey Warden. You may also skip the trial periods of our sister sites! Note that depending on how large Nobility becomes, the leaders of the individual game group you want to play with will ultimately be in charge of whether or not you are accepted.
If you join in-game in an mmo guild or some sort of in-game clan management system you will be given exactly 4 days to submit your formal application. Should you fail to submit an application within your 4 day period, or should you not earn the approval of the officers, you will be dismissed in full from Nobility and all of it’s groups. You will be allowed to reapply one more time, but if you fail a second attempt you must wait months before you can reapply.
Expectations
We expect you to do some things. Much of what we expect is common sense, though we do expect a little more.
1. Interaction. You must interact. Forum discussion, chatting with your fellow nobles, even using the vent. All of these are important. If you do not become accustomed to interacting with the members you will not feel at home and we will not view you as a fellow noble. Vent is required during most clan events and matches. If you do not have a mic you should invest in one (they are only $9.99+). Even before you have one, you can still listen to us, thus vent is still required.
2. Activity. Though we all have lives and some of us are casual (see part 7) we still expect you to devote time to the group. Do not take continuous extended breaks. By joining a clan it would be common sense that you not only have the time devote to this group, but you are interested in spending time with the group. Many of our events require the members to be around often, and as such you are expected to make the group a part of your hobby. You will be marked as inactive if you fail to participate (both the site and ingame) over the course of a week. If you have not made up for your lack of activity by the second week, you will be demoted (or kicked if demotions are no longer possible). If you make it to the third week and are still inactive, you will be removed from the kinship. We judge activity by how much you interact with the members and participate with the group you joined. If you begin to lurk on the forum, we will not recognize this as being active. Use the Reception forum to check out if you need to take a break or have plans that will keep you from participating. Communication is key!
3. Respect. Respect your fellows, both within and outside of the clan. Think of the idealistic code of chivalry. Follow that code. If you cannot we do not want you around. Go back to school if you are incapable of conducting research.
4. Logic. Use logic and common sense where applicable. In some far off, distant and probably unrealistic alternate dimension a real Spock may have founded this clan. Do him justice, for he may be your leader in another time. To think rationally is only the logical course of action.
5. No beggars! Beggars are people who beg for things to be given to them which they do not deserve and have not earned. If you are playing an MMO and someone asks that you help them complete a quest, take into account their class, how many people are on, and how difficult the quest is. If the quest can be soloed, or there are more than enough players around his level range for him to party with, decline. He is being lazy and asking the game be spoon-fed to him. Such an individual is not worth your time or effort. If someone expects he receive gear and he gives nothing in return, give him nothing. If someone asks for money and you are unsure if they will repay you, give them 1 copper (or equivalent currency). We are not here to spoon-feed the games we play.
6. Attend Meetings & Events! You are wasting all of our time if you think you are more important than the rest of us. We spend hours planning these events. We cancel real world engagements to hold meetings and schedule events. You are not only wasting our time by not showing up, but are disrespecting the time, effort, and at times money we spend for you! If you continuously check out to avoid these events, you will be kicked. If you continue to not show up, you will be removed. Lastly, do not “forget”. This angers us. Forgetting is worse than choosing not to show up.
7. Do not fail. What we mean is do not fail school, let your grades drop, get in trouble from your boss, or do anything that would damage your real lives on the part of the group. We expect you to be active, but we also expect you to be successful (or making progress) in the real world. Success means stability. Check out if you need to. If you do not have enough time to be in this group, then you do not have enough time.
8. You are a noble or you are not a noble. We must be your only clan for the games you choose to play with us. Even if you were a zombie it would be difficult for you to manage to remain active in two or more clans. Since we allow members to request new groups be added to the lineup (assuming they can accumulate a satisfactory amount of players and are ready to lead said group), our not supporting a title is no real excuse for joining another clan for that particular game. You may still join other clans for a game you own, whether we play the game or not. But it must not interfere with your participation with the Nobility.
General Attitude & Behavior Expections
Some people take their game seriously. Some take it too seriously. We do not like this. Taking something too seriously sets somebody up for being a very grouchy, anal, and overall obnoxious person to be around. They could be the best person in the world most of the day, but the moment they turn their game on and things do not go their way, they could become rude, loud, and potentially unbearable to put up with. We will not tolerate this sort of behavior.
An example for this sort of behavior is as follows. You are playing Battlefield: Bad Company 2 and are using a class you “consider” to be useful. You attempt to play the game with “skill”, using weapons that require precision, timing, etc. to best your foe. Little Timmy in an adjacent building is using a different setup. He cares less about “skill” and just wants to have a good time. Sometimes this means he might use a weapon that is ridiculously easy to use but oddly satisfying to his play style. In this example, Little Timmy is using a rocket launcher. This rocket launcher may take a while to reload, but it can take out any cover you’re behind, has great splash damage, and is a one-hit kill in most circumstances. You consider this to be cheap and severely lacking in “skill”. So, because you expect other people to think and act like you, when Little Timmy shoots you with a rocket and your body is obliterated in fiery glory, you get pissed. This is where problems can arise. Here are some examples of what we deem to be problematic.
You publicly badmouth said individual. You publicly bitch about the weapon and insult those who may be using the weapon by making generalized statements on how the weapon in question requires no skill, is overpowered, is cheap, and therefore those who are using it suck. By acting in this manner, you have just proven to the Nobility that take things a little too seriously. If it is in the game, it is any person’s right to use a weapon, and you should therefore not badmouth said individual. To do so would be disrespectful, and respect is mandatory for all who choose to be a part of the Nobility. It’s best you say nothing if this identifies your attitude.
Another characteristic we are not interested in seeing is excessive foul language. We’re fine if you curse periodically, but if you say fuck for nearly every situation we will not be pleased. It’s annoying to listen to you gripe in such a way. We don’t care what percentage of the world’s population speak in such a way. If you are incapable of sounding intelligent, then you are incapable of joining the Nobility. Again, you may curse, but not excessively. What is excessive? If you say fuck more than 3 times in a 15 minute timespan, you’re pushing things. The word has it’s uses, but you honestly sound like an imbecile if you use it too much. The same can be said for any curse used too much. If you fail to keep things toned down, you have proven you lack self control and will be asked to tone things down a bit. If this angers you, you will be muted so that you may curse to your hearts content, but the only person hearing your curses will be you. If this becomes a recurring problem you will be dismissed. We are serious about this. Behave yourself.
Yet another type of behavior we have little patience for is a sort of elitist “I’m better than you therefore you suck” mentality. Let’s say we’re playing a nice game of League of Legends and someone is playing rather badly. They keep dying, they’re making bad decisions, they’re choosing bad equipment for their character, etc. They’re simply doing bad. Chances are they are well aware of this. It’s also very likely they are not enjoying their failure. Most people want to play their game well and win, so to smear their failures in their face does little to help matters. In fact, it will more than likely anger the individual, make their blood pressure rise, and cause them to act irrationally. This aggressive (or regressive, depending on the individual) reaction could cause them to play worse, and contrary to what you may believe, you have just made an ass of yourself.
Let’s be blunt. Assholes state obvious things in a way that insults their prey. They tend to act in such a way that they are better than everyone else, and thus belittle the other person(s). Do not tell someone they suck under any circumstance. Do not insult anyone. Keep your disruptive thoughts to yourself. Do not tell other people that the individual is a bad player. They probably already know this, as they were busy killing them, or enjoying the lack of difficulty in handling the person. Instead of doing all of these things, talk to the person who’s playing bad and attempt to help them. Give them helpful suggestions in a friendly manner. If you are in a position to do so, go with them to watch their back and give them a helping hand. If you motivate someone well enough, their performance will almost always begin to improve. What’s more, you will be a better person for doing so. Not only have you just helped somebody attempt to be better (doesn’t mean they actually did), but you possibly made yourself a new friend, and potentially saved the match. The rest of the players will also have noticed your good deed, and thus for many you will become a good person to hang out with. This can bring more recruits to the Nobility, thus it’s a good situation for most involved.
If the above does not fly with your play style, you best find a different group of people to hang out with.
-Rules subject to change.