Official Forum Rules and Guidelines

Broken Rules Matrix

Note: No preceding letters indicates General Rules; “GD” = Game Discussion; “S” = Suggestions; “BR” = Bug Reports; “MRR” = Moderation Review Requests; “M” = Marketplace; “G” = Guilds; “A” = Art. For example, “BR2” would be Rule 2 of the Bug Reports Specific Rules, and “2” would be Rule 2 of the General Rules.
# Broken Rule Number of Points Base Punishment Given
12 Impersonating other users or bots 7 Account termination
1 Breaking the forum ToS 3-7 Varies, based on the term broken
11.0 Posting suspicious or malicious links 3 Suspension (3 days)
6 Intentional NSFW content 3 Suspension (3 days)
15 Exploiting loopholes in the rules 1-3 Depends on severity
15.1 Baiting others to break rules 1-3 Depends on rule baited
18 Tagging Vetex in a public post 0-3 Vetex’s discretion
2.0 Harassment of other users/communities 2 Suspension (1 day)
8 Spamming posts 1-2 Silence (1 day)
19 Spreading misinformation with intent 2 Suspension (1 day)
M1.0 Trading items for external currencies 3 Suspension (3 day)
10.2 Evading punishment via alternate account 1 Extension of current punishment
13.1 Abusing TL3 topic edit permissions 1 Official warning and demotion to TL2
2.1 Insulting other users 0-2 Depends on severity
2.2 Extreme language / swearing directed at other users 1 Official warning
3 General trolling 1 Official warning
4 Causing drama 1 Official warning
4.1 Causing toxic drama in #guilds 1 Official warning
5 Discriminatory / insensitive insults/jokes 1 Official warning
6 Unintentional / borderline NSFW content or NSFW profile picture 1 Official warning
10.3 Abusing the flag feature of the forum maliciously 1 Official warning
11.1 Advertising things unrelated to Vetex’s Games 1 Official warning
14 Gaming forum stats 1 Official warning
A1 Unintentional / borderline NSFW art 1 Official warning
G1 Spamming guild ads 1 Official warning
M1.1 Crosstrading items or services 1 Official warning
8.2 Needless topic bumping 0 Feedback
7 Controversial discussion / jokes 0 Feedback
8.1 Poorly formatted / hard-to-read posts of length 0 Feedback
8.2 Needless topic bumping 0 Feedback
8.3 Creating posts that innocently encourage spam 0 Feedback
8.4 Mentioning user(s) needlessly 0 Feedback
9.0 Straying off topic 0 Feedback
9.1 Creating threads lacking a topic 0 Feedback
10.0 Discussing moderation action publicly 0 Feedback
10.1 Questioning flagged posts publicly 0 Feedback
13.0 Misusing categories 0 Feedback
16 Posting in a language other than English 0 Feedback
17 Publicly leaking translations of ancient text 0 Feedback
19 Spreading misinformation unknowingly 0 Feedback
20 Advertising fishing macros 0 Feedback
21 Posting ear-destroyer content without warning users beforehand 0 Feedback
22 Creating a topic with a profane title 0 Feedback
23 Creating an alternate account 0 Feedback
GD1 Posting a suggestion in #game-discussion 0 Feedback
GD2 Miscategorizing / missing a tag in #game-discussion 0 Feedback
A2 Posting art progress or low-effort art in #art 0 Feedback
BR1 Reporting exploitable bugs publicly 0 Feedback
BR2 Reporting exploit scripts publicly 0 Feedback

It is important to know that breaking multiple rules which would result in feedback, especially for the same rule violation within a short timeframe, puts you at risk of potential punishment.

Furthermore, note that points and punishments are given at the discretion of the staff member issuing them. They may not always strictly adhere to the table above.

Note also that forum bans are permanent, and only accumulated points (NOT bans) get reset each year except in severe cases.

Based on the situation, consequences can be extended to the Discord server or in-game if the transgression is of such a caliber.

If there is a need, more rules will be added as deemed necessary. All rules are subject to change.

If at any time you are seeking assistance, have any questions or any concerns, contact a staff member in the @moderators group.

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