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CODE OF CONDUCT

The Code of Conduct governs player behavior while playing DUNGEONS & DRAGONS ONLINE™: Stormreach™ (the "Game") and participating on the Game Website and the official game forums. The Code of Conduct is designed to make everyone’s game experience as enjoyable as possible. Failure to follow the Code of Conduct may result in the suspension or termination of your DUNGEONS & DRAGONS ONLINE: Stormreach account without refund.

1. While participating in the Game you must respect the rights of others to play and enjoy the game world as intended by Turbine, Inc. ("Turbine").

2. You may not communicate any player’s real-world information through the use of the official Game Website, Game client, server software or any other means.

3. You may not use or distribute sexually explicit, harmful, threatening, abusive, defamatory, obscene, hateful, racially or ethnically offensive language (including, by way of example, but not limited to, ethnic slurs and religious epithets), content, character names, titles, descriptions, or in-game labels (including, by way of example, but not limited to, offensive or inappropriate guild names, pet names and inscriptions).

4. You may not distribute or spotlight sexually explicit, harmful, threatening, abusive, defamatory, obscene, hateful, racially or ethnically offensive content.

5. While playing the game or participating in the Game, you may not exhibit or partake in behavior that is disruptive to the game’s normal playability, causes grief or alarm to other players, or degrades the service performance or other players’ client software (for example, deliberately using game bugs or loopholes to disrupt the game or dropping excessive items or summoning excessive portals).

6. You may not spam or flood with multiple posts the game chat or the official Website features.

7. You may not impersonate any DUNGEONS & DRAGONS ONLINE: Stormreach Support Staff member or other Turbine employee, past or present.

8. You may not violate any local, state, national, or international laws or regulations.

9. You may not market, promote, advertise, or solicit products or services within the Game or Website.

10. You may not modify the game client, server or any part of the official Game Website.

11. You may not advertise the intent to, or commit the act of, unauthorized selling, buying, transferring or sharing access to any Game account.

12. You may not advertise the intent to, commit the act of, or facilitate the ability of others to commit the act of, unauthorized selling or buying of game items for real-world monetary values or other consideration.

13. While participating in the Game, both in-game and through the official Website, you will follow the instructions of authorized personnel at all times.

14. You may not form or participate in groups whose ideology is based upon or resembles anti-religious, anti-ethnic, anti-sexual orientation, nationalistic, racist or sexist philosophies.

15. You may not intentionally hide or falsify personal information that is deemed necessary for Game account creation.

16. You may not upload or transmit copyrighted material to any aspect of the Game without the express consent of the copyright holder.

17. You will not attempt to interfere with, hack into, or decipher any transmissions to or from the Game.

18. You will not exploit, distribute or publicly communicate any game error, miscue or bug which gives an unintended advantage within the Game world. You may report bugs at www.ddo-europe.com/support.

19. You may not create, post, use or distribute any utilities, emulators or other third party software tools without the express written permission of Turbine (including, without limitation, macroing programs, botting programs, UI modifications, server emulators, client hacks, map hacks, and data gathering utilities).

20. You may not harass other players or Turbine staff, including by way of example, but not limited to, threats, stalking or abuse of others.

21. You may not post Website links or URLs in the game that point to content deemed by Turbine to be inappropriate, including, without limitation, any Website links or URLs directed to other commercial products or services. You may not post Website links or URLs to any materials (including software and other information) that could harm (or is designed to harm) other players’ computers or would allow others to inappropriately access software or websites. Turbine does not allow the posting of destructive software, use of computer programs that contain destructive features, or access to any content such as viruses, worms, Trojan horses, or bots for the use of scrolling, showing multiple screens, and other activities that can be disruptive to online communication.

22. You may not use the Game and/or services for illegal activities. Turbine is not responsible for anything you say (text or voice) in-game or on our chat rooms or forums, or for any consequences that arise from what you say. If you break the law, you alone will be responsible for the consequences.

23. Although the Game is a role-playing game, you may not claim "role-playing" in defense of any violation of the Code of Conduct.

Note: Turbine has final say over what constitutes a violation of this Code of Conduct. Turbine reserves the right to change the Code of Conduct at any time. Check http://www.ddo-europe.com/legal periodically for updates to the Code of Conduct.

Remedies to inappropriate behavior:

A player who violates the Code of Conduct may be warned by Turbine staff, but some particularly serious violations or repeated violations can result in other sanctions, such as a lockout or permanent ban, without warning. In addition, Turbine reserves the right to delete characters or entire accounts as we see fit, without warning, for certain violations.

Chat in the Game Website may be logged and may be reviewed at any time to assist in making decisions regarding violations of the Code of Conduct. This includes, but is not limited to, private chat, party chat and guild chat.

If you understand the terms of the End User License Agreement and the Code of Conduct and these terms are acceptable, please indicate your agreement and your intent to be legally bound by them by affirmatively accepting the terms where indicated.

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You may not communicate any player’s real-world information through the use of the official Game Website, Game client, server software or any other means. 3. You may not use or distribute sexually explicit, harmful, threatening, abusive, defamatory, obscene, hateful, racially or ethnically offensive language (including, by way of example, but not limited to, ethnic slurs and religious epithets), content, character names, titles, descriptions, or in-game labels (including, by way of example, but not limited to, offensive or inappropriate guild names, pet names and inscriptions). 4. You may not distribute or spotlight sexually explicit, harmful, threatening, abusive, defamatory, obscene, hateful, racially or ethnically offensive content. 5. While playing the game or participating in the Game, you may not exhibit or partake in behavior that is disruptive to the game’s normal playability, causes grief or alarm to other players, or degrades the service performance or other players’ client software (for example, deliberately using game bugs or loopholes to disrupt the game or dropping excessive items or summoning excessive portals). 6. You may not spam or flood with multiple posts the game chat or the official Website features. 7. You may not impersonate any DUNGEONS & DRAGONS ONLINE: Stormreach Support Staff member or other Turbine employee, past or present. 8. You may not violate any local, state, national, or international laws or regulations. 9. You may not market, promote, advertise, or solicit products or services within the Game or Website. 10. You may not modify the game client, server or any part of the official Game Website. 11. You may not advertise the intent to, or commit the act of, unauthorized selling, buying, transferring or sharing access to any Game account. 12. You may not advertise the intent to, commit the act of, or facilitate the ability of others to commit the act of, unauthorized selling or buying of game items for real-world monetary values or other consideration. 13. While participating in the Game, both in-game and through the official Website, you will follow the instructions of authorized personnel at all times. 14. You may not form or participate in groups whose ideology is based upon or resembles anti-religious, anti-ethnic, anti-sexual orientation, nationalistic, racist or sexist philosophies. 15. You may not intentionally hide or falsify personal information that is deemed necessary for Game account creation. 16. You may not upload or transmit copyrighted material to any aspect of the Game without the express consent of the copyright holder. 17. You will not attempt to interfere with, hack into, or decipher any transmissions to or from the Game. 18. You will not exploit, distribute or publicly communicate any game error, miscue or bug which gives an unintended advantage within the Game world. You may report bugs at www.ddo-europe.com/support. 19. You may not create, post, use or distribute any utilities, emulators or other third party software tools without the express written permission of Turbine (including, without limitation, macroing programs, botting programs, UI modifications, server emulators, client hacks, map hacks, and data gathering utilities). 20. You may not harass other players or Turbine staff, including by way of example, but not limited to, threats, stalking or abuse of others. 21. You may not post Website links or URLs in the game that point to content deemed by Turbine to be inappropriate, including, without limitation, any Website links or URLs directed to other commercial products or services. You may not post Website links or URLs to any materials (including software and other information) that could harm (or is designed to harm) other players’ computers or would allow others to inappropriately access software or websites. Turbine does not allow the posting of destructive software, use of computer programs that contain destructive features, or access to any content such as viruses, worms, Trojan horses, or bots for the use of scrolling, showing multiple screens, and other activities that can be disruptive to online communication. 22. You may not use the Game and/or services for illegal activities. Turbine is not responsible for anything you say (text or voice) in-game or on our chat rooms or forums, or for any consequences that arise from what you say. If you break the law, you alone will be responsible for the consequences. 23. Although the Game is a role-playing game, you may not claim "role-playing" in defense of any violation of the Code of Conduct. Note: Turbine has final say over what constitutes a violation of this Code of Conduct. Turbine reserves the right to change the Code of Conduct at any time. Check http://www.ddo-europe.com/legal periodically for updates to the Code of Conduct. Remedies to inappropriate behavior: A player who violates the Code of Conduct may be warned by Turbine staff, but some particularly serious violations or repeated violations can result in other sanctions, such as a lockout or permanent ban, without warning. In addition, Turbine reserves the right to delete characters or entire accounts as we see fit, without warning, for certain violations. Chat in the Game Website may be logged and may be reviewed at any time to assist in making decisions regarding violations of the Code of Conduct. This includes, but is not limited to, private chat, party chat and guild chat. If you understand the terms of the End User License Agreement and the Code of Conduct and these terms are acceptable, please indicate your agreement and your intent to be legally bound by them by affirmatively accepting the terms where indicated.	Create account Support Knowledgebase Hints Keeper Devourer Forum Links COGcast Events Fansite Kit Screenshot Contest


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