The Hive rules are based around common sense and fairness. This page documents the most common rules and is not intended to be a full and final list of every existing rule and possible case. The staff team reserves the right to judge each case individually and punish or forgive at their discretion.
Overall Forum Rules
Content
No swearing, or offensive/inappropriate content.
No discrimination of any kind - we have zero-tolerance for hate speech.
No overly political or religious topics.
No spamming or unnecessary usage of caps or emotes.
Trolling, abuse, derailing, flaming, provocation, or arguing is not allowed.
Do not advertise other servers outside the domain/aid of The Hive.
NEVER post strange or malicious links of which we cannot verify the safety.
Etiquette
Do not bump posts excessively (more than once every 72 hours), and only bump a post when you have something useful to bring to the discussion.
Do not necro-post (this means replying to an old thread that needs no further discussion)
Do not double-post. This rule doesnât apply if you are using the reply feature to individually reply to a userâs posts.
Do not post threads or posts exclusively to increase your post count.
Make all your posts count. Irrelevant posts should be kept off the forums.
Donât exploit formatting code or use âinvisible textâ to bypass the minimum character requirement when posting. If your post is less than 10 characters, please consider the rule above.
Donât comment on issues surrounding punishments (whether that be your own or somebody elseâs). If you have something of value to say about someone elseâs ban, please contact a member of staff privately, donât spread it on the forums.
Do not create alt accounts. This includes creating alt accounts to avoid bans, like-boost, or troll alt accounts.
If you come across a post or reply that violates our rules, simply flag the post so a member of staff can review it. Please DO NOT try to enforce the rules yourself by replying.
Section-Specific Rules
Suggestions
Please read this post before submitting a suggestion.
Suggestions must be relative, realistic, and implementable. No overpowered, copyrighted things.
Negative feedback IS allowed, as long as itâs constructive.
Adding comments to old threads in this section is allowed, as long as the comment adds something valuable to the discussion.
Bug Reporting
Please read this post before submitting a bug report.
Title your bug report with a short summary of the bug.
Please only report in-game bugs, connection issues, or map issues.
Please only report map issues that affect gameplay.
Donât post FPS/ping lag issues, because 99% of those are client/ISP-side caused.
Unless the bug can be exploited, please try to describe HOW to reproduce the bug - videos are extremely helpful!
Read before posting. Many bug reports have been reported already.
Post all info you can provide!
If you have any questions about bugs, or need to report a sensitive issue (such as an exploit), please contact @Splodg3r via private message or email ([email protected]).
Forum Games
All overall forum rules apply in the section, with exception to the rule on âinvisible textâ.
Anything goes on here. The âgame hostâ decides the rules of the game.
Common sense rules apply here. Please play games responsibly and not to boost or inflate your post count. Why? Because itâs only fair that content is additive to the community and made to benefit the community as a whole. The forums are not a âgameâ where collecting the most points is the aim. The aim is to be exactly that⊠a community.
Other Rules
Do not post threads flaming or criticizing staff. If you have an issue with how a member of staff has handled something or with a decision they have made, contact our staff manager, @Hlzyzptlk via private message or email ([email protected]) and provide evidence.