Code of Conduct :)

[Tisha]

To have a enjoyable gameplay, we need to have some sort of rules and where to draw the line. Personally, I feel that HWO is a bit too lenient with its rules, and perhaps adding some could solve a few problems.


Harassment:
First of all, admins need to decide on what counts as harassment and what does not. Is pinging a player three times in a row to demand that they stop using their private stud counted as harassment? When people state their opinion on threads by other players, is that harassment?

Begging:
Most players have likely experienced some form of begging before, or has begged before. Admins would most likely need to implement a system to track on whether players are blatantly asking other players for in-game assets and issue a warning.

Spamming:
No one likes to see a cluttered forum. I suggest that admins could monitor and track the replies of HWO members so that there is no excessive posting in the forums. Of course, there would be the occasional pinging thread, but not so many to the point that it's ridiculous.
Some examples of spamming could include:
-posting the same topic on multiple forums
-posting the same topic multiple times on the same forum
-posting the same reply multiple times in the same topic

Inflated Competitions:
Of course, players make their own competitions to test their own horses, what I suggest is that there could be a system where the player's account and sides are all linked, and there will be no money or points earned by the player's horses when the competition runs. This, to some extent, can prevent inflation of points and money while still allowing players to assess and test their horses.

Of course I understand that there are only two admins running the game and that they have plenty of things to do, so this is just food for thought. I'd also love to know other player's opinions on this.

Suggestions by other players:
To build on this, I definitely think adding moderators to the forum would be an excellent idea, so the admins aren't overwhelmed with the tedious task of monitoring the forum whilst doing everything else that needs to be done. -Zebracat1234

[Zebracat1234]

To have a enjoyable gameplay, we need to have some sort of rules and where to draw the line. Personally, I feel that HWO is a bit too lenient with its rules, and perhaps adding some could solve a few problems.

Harassment:
First of all, admins need to decide on what counts as harassment and what does not. Is pinging a player three times in a row to demand that they stop using their private stud counted as harassment? When people state their opinion on threads by other players, is that harassment?

Begging:
Most players have likely experienced some form of begging before, or has begged before. Admins would most likely need to implement a system to track on whether players are blatantly asking other players for in-game assets and issue a warning.

Spamming:
No one likes to see a cluttered forum. I suggest that admins could monitor and track the replies of HWO members so that there is no excessive posting in the forums. Of course, there would be the occasional pinging thread, but not so many to the point that it's ridiculous.
Some examples of spamming could include:
-posting the same topic on multiple forums
-posting the same topic multiple times on the same forum
-posting the same reply multiple times in the same topic

Inflated Competitions:
Of course, players make their own competitions to test their own horses, what I suggest is that there could be a system where the player's account and sides are all linked, and there will be no money or points earned by the player's horses when the competition runs. This, to some extent, can prevent inflation of points and money while still allowing players to assess and test their horses.


Of course I understand that there are oy two admins running the game and that they have plenty of things to do, so this is just food for thought. I'd also love to know other player's opinions on this.

To build on this, I definitely think adding moderators to the forum would be an excellent idea, so the admins aren't overwhelmed with the tedious task of monitoring the forum whilst doing everything else that needs to be done.

[Tisha]

To build on this, I definitely think adding moderators to the forum would be an excellent idea, so the admins aren't overwhelmed with the tedious task of monitoring the forum whilst doing everything else that needs to be done.

I'll add that to the suggestion, thanks for your input!

[KYLEIGH396]

To build on this, I definitely think adding moderators to the forum would be an excellent idea, so the admins aren't overwhelmed with the tedious task of monitoring the forum whilst doing everything else that needs to be done.

I'll add that to the suggestion, thanks for your input!

Also, there should be no stealing horses whilst training and other services.

[Lila2517]

Great idea! (the code of conduct thing)

[_Americanaa_]

Nice idea I love it!

[Baranduin Brewster]

I'll add that to the suggestion, thanks for your input!

Also, there should be no stealing horses whilst training and other services.

My issue with this how do you prove it was stolen? Most trainers have a clause that states you have a limited time to pick your horse up, if you don't then it becomes theirs. Which is fair, they trained it, so if you didn't pick it up, it wouldn't be right for them to have wasted their time. That is why you should vet your trainers, check out references.

[KYLEIGH396]

Also, there should be no stealing horses whilst training and other services.

My issue with this how do you prove it was stolen? Most trainers have a clause that states you have a limited time to pick your horse up, if you don't then it becomes theirs. Which is fair, they trained it, so if you didn't pick it up, it wouldn't be right for them to have wasted their time. That is why you should vet your trainers, check out references.

True. Very true.

[HallOfFame 2]

My issue with this how do you prove it was stolen? Most trainers have a clause that states you have a limited time to pick your horse up, if you don't then it becomes theirs. Which is fair, they trained it, so if you didn't pick it up, it wouldn't be right for them to have wasted their time. That is why you should vet your trainers, check out references.

True. Very true.

I can agree here too. If they state the amount of time they hold a horse you do not honor their rules or notify them you cannot pick the horse up for a while, then the horse is taking up space in their farm and reduces the amount of space for new horses to be trained.