Community standards

Clear rules. Fair play.

These standards protect the community, the economy, and the integrity of EvolvedWOTLK. By playing, you agree to follow them.

The essentials

Four principles to remember

Applies everywhere
01

Play Fair

Do not exploit bugs, automate gameplay, manipulate matches, or use modified clients.

02

Respect Others

Harassment, hate speech, threats, spam, impersonation, and disruptive behavior are not tolerated.

03

Protect The Economy

Real-money trading, account trading, scams, and abusive trading practices are prohibited.

04

Report Problems

Report bugs, exploits, suspicious activity, and rule violations instead of abusing them.

8 categories ยท 42 rules
Enforcement is contextual

Violations may result in guidance, warnings, restrictions, suspension, or permanent bans. Ignorance of the rules is not a defense, and serious abuse may skip progressive steps.

01
Category 1

Account Security & Responsibility

01.01 Standard

Keep your account secure.

You are responsible for all activity on your account. Do not share your login credentials with anyone.

01.02 Standard

Account sharing is prohibited.

Each account should be used by one person only. Sharing accounts can lead to security issues and disputes.

01.03 Severe

Account trading is forbidden.

Buying, selling, or trading accounts for any reason is strictly prohibited and will result in permanent bans for all involved accounts.

01.04 Standard

Use a valid email address.

A working email may be required for account recovery and important notifications.

02
Category 2

Fair Play & Exploits

02.01 Severe

No exploiting bugs or unintended mechanics.

Exploiting bugs, glitches, or server issues to gain unfair advantages is strictly prohibited.

02.02 Standard

Report bugs immediately.

If you discover a bug or exploit, report it to staff instead of abusing it. Bug reporters may be rewarded for responsible disclosure.

02.03 Severe

No bots, hacks, or automation.

Use of third-party software, bots, hacks, macros, or any form of automation is not allowed.

02.04 Severe

No modified clients.

Using modified game clients or tools that alter game files to gain advantages is prohibited.

02.05 Standard

No pathing or terrain abuse.

Abusing pathing, terrain, or encounter mechanics to gain unfair advantages in PvE or PvP is prohibited.

02.06 Elevated

No win-trading or boosting.

Win-trading, arena boosting, or any form of match manipulation in PvP is prohibited.

03
Category 3

Player Conduct & Community

03.01 Standard

Be respectful.

Treat all players with respect. Harassment, bullying, or personal attacks are not tolerated.

03.02 Severe

No hate speech or discrimination.

Racist, sexist, homophobic, or otherwise discriminatory language is strictly prohibited.

03.03 Severe

No threats or harassment.

Threatening other players, stalking, or persistent harassment will result in immediate action.

03.04 Severe

No impersonating staff.

Impersonating staff members, GMs, or other authority figures is prohibited.

03.05 Standard

No spamming or disruptive chat.

Excessive spamming, flooding chat, or disrupting conversations is not allowed.

03.06 Standard

Keep content appropriate.

Sexually explicit, graphic, or otherwise inappropriate content is not allowed in chat or character names.

03.07 Standard

No advertising.

Advertising other servers, websites, or services without permission is prohibited.

04
Category 4

Economy & Trading

04.01 Severe

No real-money trading (RMT).

Selling in-game gold, items, accounts, or services for real currency is strictly forbidden.

04.02 Severe

No buying with real money.

Purchasing in-game currency, items, or services from third parties is prohibited.

04.03 Severe

No RMT advertising.

Advertising third-party RMT services in-game or on our platforms is prohibited.

04.04 Severe

No scamming.

Scamming other players through deception, fake trades, or abuse of mechanics is prohibited.

04.05 Standard

No market manipulation.

Intentional market manipulation that harms server economy or stability may be acted upon by staff.

04.06 Standard

Fair trading practices.

All trades should be conducted fairly. Exploiting trade windows or mechanics is prohibited.

05
Category 5

Gameplay Rules

05.01 Standard

No griefing.

Griefing players through intentional wipe mechanics, reset abuse, or sabotage is not allowed.

05.02 Standard

Respect loot rules.

Ninja-looting or intentionally violating agreed-upon loot rules may result in penalties.

05.03 Standard

Fair PvP.

Engage in PvP fairly. Exploiting mechanics, win-trading, or manipulating battlegrounds is prohibited.

05.04 Standard

Respect raid/dungeon etiquette.

Follow group leader instructions and respect established loot systems.

05.05 Standard

No kill stealing.

Intentionally stealing kills or nodes from other players is considered rude and may be penalized.

06
Category 6

Naming Policy

06.01 Standard

Use appropriate names.

Character names must be appropriate and lore-friendly to the World of Warcraft universe.

06.02 Severe

No offensive names.

Names that are offensive, racist, sexually explicit, or contain hate speech are not allowed.

06.03 Standard

No impersonation.

Names that impersonate staff, GMs, or well-known players are not allowed.

06.04 Standard

No special characters abuse.

Excessive use of special characters or numbers to create confusing or inappropriate names is prohibited.

06.05 Standard

Name changes.

Staff may require a name change at any time if a name violates these policies. No compensation will be provided.

07
Category 7

Server Integrity & Security

07.01 Severe

No DDoS or server attacks.

Attempting to DDoS, disrupt, or harm the server in any way is strictly prohibited and may result in legal action.

07.02 Severe

No unauthorized access.

Attempting to access unauthorized areas of the website, database, or server files is prohibited.

07.03 Severe

No reverse engineering.

Reverse-engineering, tampering with, or attempting to modify server files is prohibited.

07.04 Standard

No data mining.

Unauthorized data mining, scraping, or collection of server data is prohibited.

08
Category 8

Enforcement & Appeals

08.01 Standard

Staff decisions are final.

We reserve the right to interpret and enforce rules as we see fit to maintain a healthy community.

08.02 Standard

Progressive discipline.

Violations may result in warnings, temporary suspensions, or permanent bans depending on severity and history.

08.03 Standard

Appeals process.

If you believe you were wrongly penalized, you may submit an appeal through our support system or Discord.

08.04 Standard

Repeated violations.

Repeated violations will result in increasingly severe penalties, up to and including permanent bans.

08.05 Standard

Investigation rights.

Staff may investigate suspicious activity, including reviewing chat logs and gameplay data, to enforce these rules.