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    Forum Ranks

    In Website and Forums,

    What are Ranks?
    The Elaztek Studios website has a series of ranks you can unlock through participating in various ways in our community. Some great ways to rank up include:
    Creating new content, including forum topics, forum posts, comments, files, blog posts, and so on Receiving positive reactions on content  
    Be wary, though - receiving negative ratings or having content deleted or hidden may cause you to lose points.
     
    What do these ranks do?
    Currently, they're just for bragging rights. However, in the future we'd like to offer more tangible rewards (both on the website and within our various games) as a reward for participating.
     
    What ranks are available?
    The full list of ranks, their badges, and the amount of points required to reach each one is detailed in the table just below.
    Rank Changes as of 6/4/2023
    On June 4th, 2023, we significantly overhauled our ranking system, as well as made changes to display ranks more prominently. Previously, the only ranks available were Newbie, Member, and Advanced Member. These ranks were renamed to Recruit, Private, and Corporal respectively, in order to match the new military-inspired rank system. They were also given updated badges from the default badge used before - however, they are otherwise unchanged and have identical unlock requirements.
     
     
    Emblem Title Points Points from Previous Recruit
    (formerly Newbie) 0 + 0 Private
    (formerly Member) 10 + 10 Corporal
    (formerly Advanced Member) 30 + 20 Sergeant 60 + 30 Master Sergeant 100 + 40 Warrant Officer 150 + 50 First Lieutenant 250 + 100 Captain 400 + 150 Lt. Colonel 600 + 200 Colonel 800 + 200 Brigadier 1000 + 200 Major 1250 + 250 General 1500 + 250 Lt. Commander 1750 + 250 Commander 2000 + 250 Vice Admiral 2300 + 300 Admiral 2700 + 400 Field Marshall 3500 + 800 Hero 4500 + 1000 Legend 6000 + 1500 Mythic 7777 + 1777  
    Many of our games are built from the ground up with mods and user-generated content in mind. The Blamite Game Engine itself is even designed around it. In addition to the engine having mod support built-in, we also offer a one-stop shop for mods and user content - accessible both within the website, as well as being able to manage, install, remove, and customize mods directly in each of our games.
     
    Before creating and submitting any content to our Download Center, ensure you read over the following guidelines:
    General Guidelines
    Content must not contain malware, viruses, telemetry, spyware, etc. - Content containing anything that may harm or give the user content they may not want, such as viruses, malware, spyware, ransomware, adware, telemetry, tracking, etc. will not be allowed and your access to the download center will be permanently revoked. Cheats and hacks will not be permitted - Content that contains cheats, hacks, aimbots, etc. will not be allowed and your file will be rejected. Content should be thoroughly tested - Bugs happen, we know that. No software is free of error. If your content is found to have damaging effects to gamesaves or cause other irreversible effects, your content will be displayed with a warning informing users of this fact until you are able to fix it. No racism/hate speech - Content that contains racism, in that  the content supports racist activities, will be rejected. If your content is centered around racism as political/social commentary, and is against racism in this portrayal, then your content will not be rejected (atleast not for this reason). Essentially, if your content supports racism, it will be rejected. No harassment/bullying - Content that is created as harassment towards Elaztek, its team, members of its community, or anyone else will be rejected. As with racism/hate speech, if your content makes commentary on this issue, it is permitted. It's when your content supports these actions that it becomes a problem. Rules on NSFW Content - Content which contains mild adult themes are perfectly fine and (usually) won't be subject to any restrictions. If your content contains any strong adult themes, your content will require additional age verification from users to be downloaded. Content that contains illegal materials (ie, pedophilia) will not be permitted. Your content must not contain stolen, ripped, or pirated assets - If your content contains assets that are not your own, is not public domain, and/or you do not have rights to use, it will be rejected. We reserve the right to include your ideas, characters, concepts, and software created for our future or current projects - Elaztek Studios was born out of community passion for a larger franchise, and in staying true to being community-focused and driven, we like to incorporate community ideas here and there into our games, whether they be in the form of technical improvements, storylines, characters, and so on. Should your content or ideas ever directly influence or find their way into any official projects, you will not go uncredited. We will do our best to reach out to you and give you a chance to have your full name provided for proper credit. If we are unable to contact you, your display name on the website will be used instead.  
    Adult/NSFW Content
    Adult content featuring nudity and other such things are generally considered acceptable, though are subject to a couple other minor guidelines:
     
    Content which contains mild adult themes (and NO nudity) will be available as normal content. Content which contains nudity or strong adult themes will only be available to users who are 18 years of age or older, but is subject to no other restrictions and is permitted. Content which contains adult themes which are considered illegal (ie, non-consensual sexual behavior, sexual content depicting minors, etc) will not be permitted under any circumstance, and will likely result in a permanent account suspension.  
    Custom Tools and Applications
    Tools which enable online cheating are not allowed - Any tools which enable cheating or hacking in an online setting will not be allowed. Cheats which made available purely for offline or custom games are allowed, as cheating in these areas doesn't cause harm to other players. Tools which involve hacking and malware will not be permitted under any circumstance however. The application source must be provided either to Elaztek Studios, or the tool must be made open-source - We cannot under any circumstance allow malicious software onto our download center. The only way to guarantee this, unfortunately, is that we must have access to the source code of your tool. This includes any future updates to the tool. Only the Owner and Administrators will have access to this code if you choose to keep it closed-source, and we will never use your code for any purpose other than reviewing to ensure that the software is safe to use unless you grant us explicit, written permission. You may alternatively have your project open source on the Elaztek Gitlab, Github, or any other similar website instead.  
    If you are a mod author and are unsure if your content is permitted, just ask! You can message any of our staff on the website or Discord, or create a support ticket. More often than not, it'll be safe to upload - but if you feel your content is teetering on the edge - it's better safe than sorry.

    Archived Pages Index

    In History,

    A list of any archived webpages from the website.
    Here, you can find a list of any old pages which have been replaced, removed, or are otherwise no longer being updated.
     
    It is entirely possible that these links will break over time. If any of the links below fail to work for any reason, you are encouraged to submit a bug report. Chances are, the page still exists somewhere - we just moved it during some mass organization effort.
     
    Please keep in mind that these pages are NOT being updated. Many of them WILL contain outdated or inaccurate information. They were removed/replaced for a reason.
     
    Homepages
    Initial Temporary Homepage (v0): https://elaztek.com/legacy/index-v0.html/ Homepage v1: https://elaztek.com/legacy/index-v2.html/ Homepage v2: https://elaztek.com/legacy/home_2019/ Homepage v3: https://elaztek.com/legacy/index.html/  
    Error Pages
    404: https://elaztek.com/legacy/404_legacy/ 404 (Alternate, never finished): https://elaztek.com/error_pages/404/ Soon™: https://elaztek.com/error_pages/soon/  
    Policies and Documents
    Community Guidelines: https://elaztek.com/legacy/community-guidelines/ Raven Runner Privacy Policy: https://elaztek.com/legacy/rr_privacy/ Raven Runner Terms of Service: https://elaztek.com/legacy/rr_tos/ File Submission Guidelines: https://elaztek.com/legacy/submission-rules/ Rank Information: https://elaztek.com/legacy/rankinfo/  
    Informational Pages
    About Elaztek Studios: https://elaztek.com/legacy/about-us/ Early About Section About Elaztek: https://elaztek.com/legacy/about/about_elaztek/ Careers: https://elaztek.com/legacy/about/careers/ Game History: https://elaztek.com/legacy/about/game_history/ Publications: https://elaztek.com/legacy/about/publications/ Style Guide: https://elaztek.com/legacy/about/style_guide/ About Section v2 (Retired in 2023) About: https://elaztek.com/legacy/about_v2/index/ Our Vision: https://elaztek.com/legacy/about_v2/vision/ Projects: https://elaztek.com/legacy/about_v2/projects/ Legacy Projects: https://elaztek.com/legacy/about_v2/projects_legacy/ History: https://elaztek.com/legacy/about_v2/history/ Company Pages Projects: https://elaztek.com/legacy/elaztek/projects/ Redeem Code: https://elaztek.com/legacy/elaztek/redeem/ Trademarks: https://elaztek.com/legacy/elaztek/trademarks/  
    Games and Projects
    Project: Infinity Nameplates: https://elaztek.com/legacy/infinity/nameplates/ Elaztek Launcher Data Collection & Logging: https://elaztek.com/legacy/products/launcher/launcher_telemetry/ Blamite Game Engine Material Website Homepage: https://elaztek.com/projects/blamite/blamite_legacy/index.html/ Homepage (weird business license page thing): https://elaztek.com/projects/blamite/blamite_legacy/index-business-unused.html/ Team Application: https://elaztek.com/projects/blamite/blamite_legacy/team-join/ Version History: https://elaztek.com/projects/blamite/blamite_legacy/versions/ About/Overview: https://elaztek.com/projects/blamite/blamite_legacy/about/overview/ 2021 Website Recent Commits: https://elaztek.com/projects/blamite/commits_v1/ Homepage (v1): https://elaztek.com/projects/blamite/index_v1/  
    Databases
    Helpcenter Under Maintenance Page: https://elaztek.com/legacy/helpcenter_ve/ Old Wrapper (now empty, made using Visual Editor): https://elaztek.com/legacy/helpcenter_new_ve/ Old Wrapper (now empty, has sidebar): https://elaztek.com/legacy/helpcenter/ Product DB Product Page Test: https://elaztek.com/legacy/products/generic/ Product List Test: https://elaztek.com/legacy/products/generic_list/ Product DB: https://elaztek.com/legacy/products/pdb/  
    Forms
    Blamite Team Application: https://elaztek.com/legacy/team-join-blamite/ Application Portal: https://elaztek.com/legacy/team-join-hub/ Project: Infinity Team Application: https://elaztek.com/legacy/team-join/  
    Miscellaneous Pages
    Official Downloads: https://elaztek.com/legacy/official_downloads/ Chaotic United Landing Page: https://elaztek.com/legacy/cu_landing/ Game History: https://elaztek.com/legacy/game_history/  
    Test Pages
    404 Random Phrase JS Test: https://elaztek.com/legacy/test/404_jstest.html/ Answers DB (broken): https://elaztek.com/legacy/test/answers/ Articles (default with Pages/IP.Content): https://elaztek.com/legacy/test/articles.html/ IP.Chat Unavailable Page: https://elaztek.com/legacy/test/ipc-err/ IP.Chat Test Page: https://elaztek.com/legacy/test/ipc-test/ Music Test: https://elaztek.com/legacy/test/musictest/ Release Notes: https://elaztek.com/legacy/test/release-notes/ UI Demo: https://elaztek.com/legacy/test/ui_demo/  
    Data Files
    Launcher (NTClient) Changelog (ntclient_versions.json): https://elaztek.com/external/launcher_helpers/ntclient_versions.json Latest News Post Data (update.html): https://elaztek.com/external/launcher_helpers/update.html Foundation Mod Manager Source Info (fmm_src_info.json): https://elaztek.com/external/platform_data/fmm_src_info.json Mod List (mods.json): https://elaztek.com/external/platform_data/mods.json  
    Forum Archives: https://elaztek.com/forums/forum/63-archive/

    Webs.com Site Archives

    In History,

    Here, you can find links to very early Webs.com sites that we used to operate.
    Elaztek Studios' roots can be traced all the way back to 2013, when the founder of the company first created a "company" named Haloman Development - abbreviated as HMD. Galactiminer and Project: Infinity can both be traced back to those origins, though very little real development wouldn't come until many years later.
     
    Unlike Elaztek or Chaotic United's modern websites, which are more or less custom built - that is, run on a proper webserver with full control over site content and applications - these older websites were created using Webs (webs.com), which is an easy-to-use site builder service. They offer very limited control over what you can do, but are intended to make it so that those without the knowledge or experience to operate their own webserver were able to create a basic website.
     
    Those websites got very little development and were officially retired once Elaztek Studios was launched. The websites have since only been maintained enough to ensure they continue to exist (in other words, periodically logging into the Webs account to ensure they weren't automatically removed).
     
    However, on November 11, 2020, Webs announced that they would be shutting their doors and migrating all content over to Vistaprint - the parent company of Webs. However, only Premium Webs customers would have their content migrated over. Those who didn't have premium websites were told that their site would no longer be viewable or editable:
     
     
    In order to preserve the old websites (as awful as they are, seeing as they were made by a 13 year old), the websites were mirrored using WinHTTrack and will be hosted on our own webserver going forward. You can find all 6 Webs sites that were previously operated by haloman30 below, though not all of them were related to Elaztek. Additionally, a 7th site that was part of CU's history but wasn't hosted by haloman30 was also archived - and is also linked below.
     
    Please keep in mind that, again, the quality of the websites are terrible. They were made by a 13 year old and, as such, contain some pretty dumb stuff and weird claims - and have been unaltered from those early iterations. Additionally, keep in mind that these websites are read-only. Several of them used to contain account and forum functionality, but these are dependent on Webs' backend systems - which are not available for these archives. As such, logging in, registering, or any other user content will simply do nothing. Think Wayback Machine.
     
    Enjoy - if you can.
     
    Elaztek Studios
     
    Haloman Development
    Archive URL: http://haloman30.com/archives/webs.com/halomandev.webs.com/index.html Original Webs.com URL: https://halomandev.webs.com/   
    Galactiminer
    Archive URL: http://haloman30.com/archives/webs.com/galactiminer.webs.com/index.html Original Webs.com URL: https://galactiminer.webs.com/   
    Project: Infinity
    Archive URL: http://haloman30.com/archives/webs.com/infinityproject.webs.com/index.html Original Webs.com URL: https://infinityproject.webs.com/   
    Chaotic United
     
    Chaotic United
    Archive URL: http://haloman30.com/archives/webs.com/chaoticunitedserver.webs.com/index.html Original Webs.com URL: https://chaoticunitedserver.webs.com/   
    United Alycraft
    Archive URL: http://haloman30.com/archives/webs.com/unitedalycraft.webs.com/index.html Original Webs.com URL: https://unitedalycraft.webs.com/   
    Hurricane Gaming (HurricaneCraft) (not owned by haloman30)
    Archive URL: http://haloman30.com/archives/webs.com/hurricanegaming.webs.com/index.html Original Webs.com URL: https://hurricanegaming.webs.com/   
    Other
     
    HaloFanZone
    Archive URL: http://haloman30.com/archives/webs.com/halofanzone.webs.com/index.html Original Webs.com URL: https://halofanzone.webs.com/ 

    Rank Information

    In Elaztek Studios,

    CEO
    These are the people who lead the company. They are involved in most, if not everything that happens within Elaztek Studios. Administrator
    These people administer the servers and/or forums, and ensure everything is running smoothly. Manager
    These folk manage game servers and make sure that you're able to have a smooth online experience with our games. Advisor
    Advisors are special members who serve to guide our decisions and give input when needed. While most of our team gives feedback, these guys are generally more notable members of either the community, or are former staff of Elaztek or Chaotic United. Voice Acting Team
    These people are tasked with delivering stellar voice acting for our characters in our stories. Without them, the stories we create would be devoid of personality. Join the Team Art Team
    These people create everything you'll see ingame. Literally. Any texture, 3D model, HUD element, and muzzle flash was make by someone in here. They may also contribute to our website from time to time as well. Join the Team Audio Team
    These people create the ear-pleasing sound effects as well as the beautiful melodies you hear ingame. They're responsible for all things sound. Join the Team Development Team
    These people are the backbone of our games. They help create the engine, the tools, and everything in between to ensure that we can create games that are enjoyable, as well as ensure that you - the community - can mod and tweak it to your liking. Join the Team Story Team
    These are the people who write our stories. They plan out and script every aspect of our campaigns, to ensure that we can succeed in both gameplay and story. Join the Team Moderator
    These people moderate our games, as well as our Forums and Discord, to ensure that the community guidelines aren't being broken left and right. They generally help keep order within the community. Apply Helper
    These people help out with the operation of the community. They might also assist with the game development process as well. Apply Tester
    These are people hand-picked from our community to help beta test our games. While we may run Insider flights to parts of the community, our Testers tend to be involved in testing much earlier builds of our games. Veteran
    These are members who have been in Elaztek or within Chaotic United for a long time. Premium
    These are members who donate to ensure we can keep the lights on. Thanks guys! ❤️ Donate Member
    These are people who have joined our awesome community. Sign Up Closed
    These are members who have either requested their accounts be closed, or have been banned from the forums for repeat violations of our guidelines.
    This article is not yet finished and may contain inaccurate information.
     
    These are the guidelines that all members of the Elaztek Team is expected to agree to and abide by. If you are applying for any of our positions, you will be required to follow these guidelines. If you find a team member not obeying these guidelines, please submit a report or open a support ticket and we will take action if necessary. 
     
    INTERNAL CONTENT AND NON-DISCLOSURE AGREEMENT
    1. All content not visible on the public end of the website should be treated as if it were under Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA). Posting images, descriptions, videos, or any other content revealing the content under implied or true NDA will result in termination from the team, and in some cases, could result in legal action being taken.
    2. All modifications of official source code, game assets, textures, sound effects, and any other content used within Elaztek's website, games, software, or any other product/service should be documented and approved by each project's respective leader.
    3. Any and all source code within private Elaztek repositories, on either our own Gitlab, Github, or any other service or site where our source code is stored, is under a non-disclosure agreement. Releasing any part of this source code in the form of text, screenshots, videos, audio, or any other means will be seen as a violation of the NDA and will result in your immediate termination from the team and potential legal action.
     
    PUBLIC RELATIONS
    1. All interactions with the community should be handled with care and a basic level of maturity should be demonstrated. Acting in an immature manner could result in you being terminated from the team, and in some cases, could result in legal action.
    2. Should a controversial discussion gain major attention by the community, you should contact an administrator or CEO immediately. Do what you can to keep things calm, maintain two-way communication. Do your best to keep community anger at a minimum and make sure to be respectful.
    3. Getting an attitude with, flaming, insulting, harassing, punishing, attacking, or otherwise using defamatory or angry language during such an event will result in your immediate termination from the team.
     
    GENERAL BEHAVIOR INSIDE AND OUTSIDE ELAZTEK
    1. Performing any illegal activities, either within or outside Elaztek, will result in your immediate termination from the team without notice.
    2. Encouraging any illegal activities, either within or outside Elaztek, will result in your immediate termination from the team without notice.
    3. Cyberbullying, harassment, flaming, or otherwise attacking another person and/or team member will result in immediate termination from the team without notice.
    4. DOX'ing or otherwise leaking personal information of another person, inside or outside Elaztek, will result in immediate termination from the team without notice.
     
    MONETIZATION
    1. Game design and monetization should not seek to exploit the consumer or player, in any way. This includes but is not limited to: Gameplay altering microtransactions in a non-free game or product, Pay-to-Win mechanics in a non-free game or product, Random-number-generators/lootboxes in a non-free game or product, and any other similar tactics that are used as part of generating revenue and are not part of the genuine creative vision of Elaztek Studios.
    2. Paid employee wages should not be increased as a result of exploitative business practices, including but not limited to: Microtransactions in a non-free game or product, Pay-to-Win mechanics in a non-free game or product, and any other similar tactics that are used as part of generating revenue and are not part of the genuine creative vision of Elaztek Studios.
    3. With the exception of company financial instability, or the need to terminate employees due to lack of revenue (layoff), decisions may not be made with the sole intention of generating profit or exploiting the consumer.
    4. Lootboxes, P2W, and gameplay altering microtransactions are permitted in very specific instances of free-to-play games with no other means of revenue. Including these elements in games that are not free (games that must be purchased in order to play) will not be permitted with the exception of company financial instability or as otherwise described above. Elaztek reserves the right to disallow the inclusion of these practices in any free-to-play project.
    5. Cosmetic-only microtransactions may be allowed in some cases. This will vary depending on the scale and scope of the project. Elaztek reserves the right to disallow or deny the inclusion of cosmetic-only microtransactions in any free-to-play or paid game.
     
    INDEPENDENT TEAM PROJECTS
    1. Any projects created by Elaztek team members as independent projects (ie, Project: Vista) will be owned by Elaztek Studios.
    2. Elaztek reserves the right to continue a successful project created by an Elaztek team member independently, in the form of DLC, sequels, expansions, updates, etc.
    3. Elaztek reserves the right to terminate any team project if it is deemed offensive, malicious, or otherwise undesirable to be placed under the Elaztek name.
    4. If you choose to cancel an independent project, Elaztek reserves the right to continue and complete the project should we see it valuable.
     
    TERMINATION
    1. Elaztek reserves the right to terminate anyone from the Elaztek team, for any reason we see fit.
    2. To protect our team and users from unjust action, we require that there must be some degree of probable cause for a termination before action is taken.
    3. Attempting to get another team member terminated without valid reason will result in your termination from the team.
    4. Upon termination, you will lose your website rank and access, your Discord role, and your access to Elaztek repositories.
    5. If you commute, you will have 3 days (72 hours) to collect any personal belongings. This may be extended at a manager's discretion. After this time, your keycard will no longer be valid and you will no longer be able to enter the building. If you have forgotten or lost any personal belongings, please contact a manager or other member of the team.
    6. Elaztek is not required to disclose the reasoning for any termination (but we usually will, and usually you will know in the first place).
    7. You may not be terminated for race, religion, personal beliefs, gender, sexual orientation, or other discriminatory reason.
     
    RESERVATION OF RIGHTS
    Elaztek Studios reserves the right to modify, add to, remove from, or otherwise alter these terms without notice. If you disagree with any changes made to these terms, you may contact a manager for questions or concerns. If you ultimately do not agree to the terms, you will not be allowed to be on the team and must resign.
    This article is not yet finished and may contain inaccurate information.
     
    First off, you can pat yourself on the back for (most likely) cheating. We appreciate it. That being said, there is still a path of redemption you can follow to clear your name and get your suspension lifted. That is, depending on the severity of your infraction.
     
    Please ensure you meet the following criteria:
    You do not have repeated infractions for this same suspension reason (ex: getting banned for cheating more than once) You know the exact username or email address of the account in question You have not been banned a total of 3 times before  
    Let's go into a bit more detail into each of these points.
     
    You do not have repeated infractions for this same suspension reason - This one is obvious. Your appeal will almost certainly get denied if you try and appeal for cheating after your previous ban for cheating just got lifted. There is something to be said about learning your lesson, if you turn around and do the exact same thing that got you banned, that you are fully aware is not acceptable behavior, then you have no excuse to continue doing so. This also proves you are almost certainly not trustworthy or sincere with your appeal as it becomes a case of the boy who cried wolf. Maybe after your 7th cheating ban, you WILL wake up to your annoying and rude behavior, but by then it will be too late. It's very unlikely you will even get a 7th ban attempt in the first place.
     
    You know the exact username or email address of the account in question - This is another simple one to wrap your head around. If we do decide to lift your suspension, we will need to know which account we are unbanning. Usually we can find this from your forums account, but if we can't we will ask you for this information via private message.
     
    You have not been banned a total of 3 times before - That is correct. If you have been banned 3 times before, you are pretty much out of luck. There is a way to get unbanned even if this is the case - scroll towards the bottom of the page for information on that. But generally, if you have managed to get banned 3 times, you should probably find something else to do with your time aside from dragging your awful attitude to our doorstep and to our players.
     
     
    Appealing
     
     
     
    If you are reading the above and you think you are able to make an appeal, you have two similar ways of going about it. You may either use the traditional method of copying the ban appeal format from the pinned topic in the ban appeals subforum, or you may use the new method which is a dedicated form to help streamline the appeal process.
     
    After submitting your appeal, it will be left open to the public for the community to give their feedback as they see fit. When all is said and done, your appeal will be either approved or denied. If your appeal is denied, you may submit another appeal after 72 hours, with a maximum of 7 appeals within a 90-day period. Further appeals will be automatically denied and you may receive warning points for continued over-appealing.
     
     
    Appealing Severe Infractions/When Your Appeals are Denied
     
     
     
    But let's say you don't meet the criteria listed before. What then? Well, you may use the classic means of appealing for severe infractions - a donation. Your donation will help prove that, on some level, you still have value in Elaztek to some degree. That being said, in extreme cases such as repeat hacking, security breaching, and other serious infractions, no amount of money will get your ban lifted. But look at it this way, if you are reading this article in the first place, you almost certainly haven't done that - as your IP would be blocked from the website in its entirety otherwise.
     
    In these cases, you will be informed that further appealing will be denied and that you will need to contact a staff member directly to get the issue resolved. You will be informed of what you need to do to get your ban lifted.
     
    When You are Wrongly Banned
     
     
     
    Sometimes, the stars line up against you and you suffer a ban for something you didn't do. In these cases, you should still make an appeal but do it in the sense that you have not done any wrong. Your appeal will be reviewed and we will generally do as much research as possible on our end. This will take longer than a normal appeal, so be prepared.

    How do Reports Work?

    In Website and Forums,

    This article is not yet finished and may contain inaccurate information.
     
    Our system for reporting disallowed content, cheating players, hackers, and so on is handled through a similar system as Chaotic United, with some modifications.
     
    The classic way of submitting reports, which is copying/pasting a format in a pinned topic into a new topic, then filling out the fields, is still entirely supported. However, a new system has been put in place to help users out and to streamline the process. That new system is a dedicated form that, when filled out, will automatically generate a topic.
     
    That being said, the way reports are handled from our end is largely the same as it has always been. When a report is filed, we will look over the topic and either take action if need be, inquire about the event to the accused user, or if the report is false, no action is taken and a warning point may be given to the reporter.
     
     
     
     
    Common Questions
     
    Q: Why are reports made public?
    A: Reports are made public so that other users may support or detract from the report, and so that the accused user may have a platform to defend him/herself.
     
    Q: What is considered a false report?
    A: A false report is someone reporting someone for something they did not do. Take this for example: say you are doing horrible in online multiplayer and your K/D ratio is 0.1, or to put it more simply, someone beats you out in matchmaking. Let's say you then accuse them of hacking when they are clearly just better at the game for one reason or another. If you are just smack-talking, this is no issue. But if you then move to submit a report on the user and ultimately just waste everybody's time, you will likely suffer an infraction to your account, possibly even a temporary ban from online multiplayer in severe/repeat cases.
     
    Q: What if someone is actually hacking?
    A: If someone is genuinely using cheats or hacks to gain an advantage, this is not allowed and it will warrant punishment.