Arcadia Rules

Behavior with intent to sour another player's experience is prohibited.

• AContinuous attempts to contact a player who has ignored you.
• BRepeated antagonism to provoke a negative reaction.
• CBehavior intended to make a player quit the server.

Poor treatment of groups due to external affiliation or status is prohibited.

• ADiscrimination related to a player's identity.
• BDiscrimination related to a player's faith or non-harmful beliefs.
• CBlanket factual statements with excessive potential for harm.

Blatantly offensive, sexual, or graphic references are prohibited.

• ASexual, excessively offensive, or gruesome Global chat usage.
• BBuilds, art, and non-text references to disallowed content.
• COffensive, sexual, or excessively graphic roleplay.

Repeated IRL political discussion (unrelated to identity) is prohibited.

• APolitical debates and hot topics.
• BExcessive hatred of current (2000-today) leaders or figures.
• CDiscrimination of political ideation or residence.

Impersonation or intentionally spreading false information is prohibited.

• AImpersonation of players, staff, or government bodies.
• BPurposefully spreading false accusations or evidence.

Using or benefiting from unintended game mechanics or exploits is prohibited.

• AUsing glitches or unintended mechanics for an advantage.
• BKeeping or duplicating items obtained through bugs.
• CConcealing known exploits instead of reporting them.

Software or modifications that provide an unfair gameplay advantage are prohibited.

• AHack clients or combat modifications.
• BX-ray or resource packs designed to reveal hidden blocks.
• CTools designed to bypass intended gameplay mechanics.

Mods that reveal hidden information about players or the world are prohibited.

• AMinimap radar features displaying players or mobs.
• BAny modification exposing info that is not normally visible.

Automated building tools that provide gameplay advantages are restricted.

• APrinter or automated building during combat situations.
• BAutomation used to bypass intended manual gameplay.

Actions intended to disrupt or degrade server performance are prohibited.

• ALag machines or excessive entity spawning.
• BAttempts to intentionally disrupt server stability.

Continuously using languages other than English in Global Chat is prohibited.

• ARepeatedly typing in languages other than English.
• BPhonetically spelling foreign words in global chat.

Sending unwanted repetitive or nonsensical messages in chat is prohibited.

All advertising, promotion, and links without approval are prohibited.

• AExcessive mentions of another Minecraft server.
• BUnapproved promotion of a Social Media profile.
• CSending or displaying malicious or unapproved links.

Intentional or unintentional creation or distribution of inappropriate art is prohibited.

• AMaking or distributing art depicting hateful symbols or events.
• BMaking or distributing art depicting sexual content.
• CMaking or distributing art depicting an unapproved QR Code.

Sharing another player's personal information without consent is prohibited.

• APosting real names, addresses, or contact information.
• BSharing social media accounts without permission.
• CRevealing identifying information about another player.

Threatening to expose personal information is prohibited.

Severe harassment connected to ArcadiaMC may result in disciplinary action even if it occurs outside the server.

Alternate accounts are only allowed with Admin+ permission and must be registered.

• APlaying on unregistered alternate accounts.
• BUsing alt accounts to avoid gameplay consequences.
• CCreating multiple accounts without approval.

Attempting to bypass any official punishment is prohibited.

• AJoining with alternate accounts while banned.
• BCircumventing mutes or restrictions.
• CUsing other players to relay messages while muted.

Players are responsible for all actions taken on their account.

• AClaiming another person used your account to break rules.
• BAllowing others to use your account to avoid punishment.
• CNegligent account sharing resulting in rule violations.

Large-scale destruction of wilderness terrain is prohibited.

• ACreating large craters or destructive terrain across large areas.
• BDestroying terrain in ways that significantly harm landscapes.
• CRepeated large-scale wilderness griefing.

Ugly or destructive terrain alterations are discouraged and may be reset, including inside of claimed areas.

• ALarge lava casts visible on the surface.
• BCobble monsters or disruptive terrain structures.
• CTerrain damage that significantly harms the landscape.

Public infrastructure outside towns is protected from large-scale griefing.

• ADestroying roads or railways.
• BDamaging travel routes or bridges.
• CDestroying public transport infrastructure.

Town claims must expand in a reasonable and natural pattern.

• AHollow or donut claims.
• BThin spaghetti claim lines.
• CExcessively jagged or unnatural coastline claims.

Claims designed to intentionally prevent another town from expanding are prohibited.

• ASurrounding another town with claims to prevent expansion.
• BPlacing claims solely to restrict nearby towns.
• CCreating territorial barriers without settlement intent.

Claims must be attached to an outpost or homeblock.

• AClaims left via unclaiming strangely will be removed.
• BClaims not attached to outposts or homeblocks will be removed.

PvP outside of town borders is allowed, but camping specific players is prohibited.

• AWaiting outside a town to repeatedly kill the same player.
• BTracking a player to repeatedly target them.
• CCoordinated harassment through repeated PvP targeting.

Spawn killing is only allowed during EventWar.

• AKilling players repeatedly at spawn outside war.
• BCamping spawn points during peacetime.
• CPreventing players from leaving spawn areas.

Abusing safe zones or mechanics to provoke PvP advantage is punishable.

• AAttacking players while remaining within protected areas.
• BBaiting players into combat while abusing claim protection.
• CRepeatedly provoking fights without risk.

Spawn traps are prohibited.

• ATraps placed at spawn areas.
• BTraps designed to kill players entering towns.
• CTraps placed near towns that target players leaving them.

Certain behaviors during EventWar are prohibited.

• AKill feeding.
• BTactical logging to avoid combat outcomes.
• CPrinter-assisted war building.

Trading in-game items or services for real-world money is prohibited.

• ASelling in-game items for real currency.
• BTrading ranks or assets for external payments.
• COffering services for real-world compensation.

Theft is allowed where access permissions permit it.

• ATaking items from unsecured chests.
• BTaking resources from areas where access was granted.
• CRemoving items from shared storage with permission access.

Insiding is allowed but strongly discouraged. Some versions are prohibited.

• AMalicious and unwanted griefing en masse.
• BBurning or raiding active player's loot due to permission issues.

Scamming is allowed but discouraged. Some versions are prohibited.

• AOffering out-of-game goods, money, or services.
• BTrading account credentials.
• CMaliciously tricking players into giving permissions.

Town names should not directly reference fictional locations or modern countries.

• ADirect fictional references.
• BNames clearly referencing real-world countries.
• CExcessively silly or immersion-breaking names.

Towns and nations should maintain a reasonable roleplay identity within Arcadia's setting.

• ATown concepts that intentionally break immersion.
• BNations with no thematic consistency.
• CCommunities built solely as jokes.

Large meme builds or intentionally unserious constructions may be disallowed.

• ABuilds designed purely as jokes.
• BStructures intended to disrupt roleplay immersion.
• CLarge-scale meme structures visible across the map.

Overly hateful roleplay behavior intentionally mimicking real-world events or contentious issues.

• AExcessive abuse of the lower class, or hyperrealistic slavery.
• BSexual or overly violent oppression against another race or group.

• AGraphic sexual intercourse with another player.
• BOvertly bringing harm or trauma to the young en-masse.