Rules and Regulations

Here is a list of online manners, prohibitions and advisories that we would like our players to keep in mind. Please read these fully and enjoy playing the game!

 

Manners

Phantasy Star Universe is an online multiplayer game experience. As in the real world, the Internet is full of all different kinds of people. There are folks who are nice, and there may be others who might intentionally do things to upset or negatively affect you. Conversely, you may accidentally upset someone without intending to. The general rule is to never forget that the people you talk to are all real people sitting on the other side of their computer screens.

Here are some gameplay manner guidelines that we would like the Phantasy Star Universe community to follow. The community is always growing and expanding, so please do not forget to show these basic respects to others as you all enjoy your gaming experience.

• Please be sure to greet people courteously and to thank them when appropriate.
• Do not create character names that may be offensive.
• If you are going to be absent from your keyboard for a while, try to inform others beforehand.
• Some players may be slower to respond when chatting, so keep that in mind before getting frustrated.
• When chatting, be sure to phrase yourself appropriately, and try not to make any unreasonable requests of other players.
• Do not badmouth or slander other players; whether they are present or not.
• Do not 'spam' the chat lines with nonsense repeatedly.
• Respect other players' opinions and playing styles.

 

Prohibited Behaviors

In addition to what is mentioned in the Phantasy Star Universe User Agreement, the below behaviors and actions are prohibited. If you are found doing any of the following, the Phantasy Star Universe management group may take action to have you banned from the game. Also, in addition to what is mentioned here, please do not behave in any other ways which may disrupt the game for other players.

• Harassment
• Disregarding public order and decency in chat
• Stalking (individuals and groups)
• Cheating
• Hacking
• Making unauthorized changes or deletions to game data or the game program
• Using unauthorized game programs or game data
• Fighting or inciting fighting between players
• Trolling, or baiting others to troll
• Taking credit for the actions of, or damaging the reputations of other players or third parties
• Divulging personal information of others
• Posing as another player or as a member of the game staff
• Criminal behavior, or behavior which risks any criminal consequences
• Going against any set rules or regulations

These are basic guidelines. The Phantasy Star Universe management group will take action against any behavior that it feels is inappropriate in circumstances that may not be mentioned here.

 

Advisories

Character Names

You will be warned and requested to change or delete any name which is inappropriate, offensive, which attempts to impersonate affiliation with Sega or with SONICTEAM, or which infringes upon any third party.

If you do not follow the management's directions, continuing to use such names can result in your account being suspended.

Giving Personal Information

Do not give out personal information to anyone who asks. This includes your Game ID and your Password.

Trading Items and Doing Business

Players are asked to please take responsibility for any personal dealings with other players involving item trading, lending, and other business with one another.

Complaints such as, "I lent another player items/Meseta and they never gave it back," or "We agreed upon a certain trade but then the other player gave me another item instead" are outside of a GM's jurisdiction to handle.

We highly recommend using the "Trade Items" feature for any dealings along these lines with other players.

This feature allows both members involved in the trade to see and confirm what items and terms are offered for the exchange before going through with it.

Do not trade by dropping items and letting the other person pick them up!

If you do this, any other player can come along and pick those items up. It is very unlikely that items taken in this manner will be given back to you. Please be very wary of trading with people who you do not know well.

The safest method for trading is to form a password-protected session limited to you and the other trade participant(s). This way, nobody else will be able to interfere or disrupt your trade.

Also, there is the potential for real trouble if you offer actual money or belongings in trade for game items. Please do not do this.

Trouble Between Players

In order to keep order among the Phantasy Star Universe community, our general policy is to not intervene with disputes between players.

Trouble on External Message Boards

Neither the Phantasy Star Universe management group nor Sega can take any action involving anything posted to outside message boards or homepages, even if such material is outside the Terms of Use or is prohibited game behavior.

 

If a GM or staff character makes a request of you, please comply with their requests in a timely manner. You may be asked things which are not explicitly covered in the Official Site, End User License Agreement, Terms of Use, or Instruction Manual.

If you refuse, ignore, or abuse any request that a GM character or staff character makes, you may be removed from the game or your account may be suspended.