Code of Conduct
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All members of the Free Company are expected to abide by this Code of Conduct, regardless of their rank.
This Code of Conduct governs all interactions between members and others, both inside and outside of the Free Company.
This Code of Conduct applies to all members and all means of communication without exception.
Violations of the Code of Conduct will result in disciplinary action by the leadership commensurate with the player's rank and the nature of the violation.
Such penalties include, in ascending order of severity: Deduction of privileges, muting within our means of communication, demotion and expulsion from the Free Company.
Respect-Etiquette
§2
All members of Hysteria should always be respectful of others.
While this is mainly a rule focused on our Free Company, it also include anyone with we come in contact, be it another Free Company or player, or even in a Duty/Queue.
The Golden Rule still applies for all our Members in and outside the Discord: “treat others as you would like to be treated.”(this means you shouldn't be a rude Person.)
When thinking about how your actions affect other people, avoid inappropriate actions, show respect to random players in dungeons, do not be disruptive to other players, and do not harass other players.
This includes harassment such as: Spamming in chat, impersonal insulting macros, and repeatedly asking for gil/items/benefits or other obnoxious behavior.
If you have to be warned more than three times for disruptive behavior, you will be removed from Hysteria and from our Discord.
Inclusion
§3
Take initative to ask others in our Free Company to join your Voice Chat, Dungeon, Quest or whatever you need.
Our Guild is mainly focused like a Community Hub so it is up to you to find Good Friends, Same Players on your Mindset or whatever you need to look up for.
Our Buffs are always Active if not and we aren't at reach, Ask a (RANK: "Warlord" - or Higher).
If you need help with anything, do not hesitate to ask. These people in Hysteria are all friendly and kind, and are almost always willing to help (If they have this time at the moment) if you are willing to ask.
When a new member joins the Free Company, please greet them and do your best to make them feel like a part of our Community. Also try to greet other members when they log in, if you can. A simple “hello” could make a Community Member's day.
Motivation/Initiative
(includes Raiding)
§4
While inclusion is a leading component of Hysteria Community, one of our values is to encourage self-motivated activity and personal improvement.
While your Community Member are here to help, please utilize this wisely, always ask everything but also try to look through our FAQ Channels or Google it before.
Make sure your request is placed in the correct channels in our Global Channels the Request can get lost maybe.
Asking your Community Member's to carry you through current progression content without evidence of prior practice or gearing efforts is an example of an unrealistic request.
There are so many valuable resources online these days; Final Fantasy XIV Online Wiki, Google, and YouTube videos come to mind.
Do your personal part in trying to research something before flooding Community chat with numerous questions that could have been easily found with a few minutes of personal effort.
Your Community Member's are there for you when you get stuck, but are not your personal search query, Keep that in Mind. If your line of questioning starts to become tedious, people will probably stop responding to them.
There are officers and Moderators in place whose purpose is to help you improve as a player. Ask them!
They will take as much time as they can by their own to help you out but they are also always busy with managing our Community.
Please respect their guidance, and their time.
Topics of Conversation
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We ask all members not to use foul or inappropriate words in Discord or FC chat.
The reason for this is that there may be some minors in this community, as well as some parents with young children, who may hear or read something inappropriate.
Please use our designated Discord NSFW marked channels or keep this to a private direct message chat.
Belitting comments regarding race, gender identity, and orientation (real life - This means if it is a joke within our Friends Group, Do it but think about our other Members and Players outside the FC) are off limits at all times, in all chat channels including public channels.
There will be a low tolerance for this. The Penality is an Instant remove from Hysteria.
Other polarizing topics such as religion, politics or excessive Deep talks (deep talk as a example Suicidal Thoughts) Thoushould be taken out of FC chat.
(There will be an Instant Warning and Mute for 1 Hour)
If you want to discuss these things, pull someone into a private conversation or use the designated channel if you don't know which one Ask a moderator or officer (via dm's - if a person don't want a message Apologize and postpone this conversation until the other person is ready to talk about it again, for example the next day or the day after next.)
If a Person has real Suicidal Thoughts -> Worldwide Hotlines ), or private Discord channels.
There is no reason to cause strife in the Free Company because you believe differently from someone else.
We are a family-friendly guild, and that doesn’t change after one mistake. We all make mistakes and trying our best to improve ourself everytime.
If you are asked to move a conversation out of guild chat by an Moderator or a Co-Leader, please be respectful and understand that the correction is being made for the benefit of others in the channel. Failure to comply will result in a consequence, not excluding removal from Hysteria.
Company Chest
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Hysteria has a 5-tab Company Chest that is available to all members for at least the last 2 tabs, we try to fill the chest with new items each week, keep in mind that we fill and farm the contents of the chest ourselves.
So please be mindful of others and only take what you truly need at this moment ALSO -> not more then 10 from each Item (That means if you need Potions take 10x not more, If you need Health Potions 10x not More) (You are also welcome to share useful items with each other through this chest!).
Each tab of the vault has a specific purpose.
Please place items in the correct tabs.
If you do not want valuable items to be taken from the "Free for All our Member's" tab(Last Tab 5), send them to an Moderator or Co-Leader instead.
If you're not sure where to put something, please ask our co-leader or another moderator for help.
The materials are for Hysteria only.
If you are caught taking large amounts of items from the Company Chest without talking to us about it, we reserve the right to demote you to Aspirant immediately until we find out why.
(If the Items are not back in the Chest, this will be a Scam and you get kicked out and being under a Watchlist from us.)
Our gil is for everyone, but this does not mean that we will buy all the fun items for you. We will ask for at least half of the stated price of the item.
We support our community members in all actions as best we can. However, please be respectful if we decide not to fund certain projects or items.
To request something, go to our Company Leader or our Co-Leader, also our moderators can be requested, but be aware that they may not have the rights to take gil from the vault.
Conficts-Joining
§7
If a member has complaints about other members, please contact our Company Leader, Co-Leader or another moderator.Should conflicts or interventions arise, Hysteria's leadership will evaluate any volatile situations and decide what action is needed for the future.
Considering “conflicts within the Leadership”
We do have an inner Council within our Team who will ensure that everything stays in Order.
All those with a higher rank will be taken in conclusion for these cases.
This is done to protect the well-being of our members and the overall integrity of the Free Company.
In general, a "three strikes" policy is maintained.This means whoever repeatedly causes problems three times, the leaders or Officer will seek the member's removal from Hysteria.
Sometimes you find another gaming community that matches your interests and leave Community FC to pursue those interests. Sometimes these interests will dissolve.
If you communicate with a leader, a re-invitation to Hysteria is possible. However, Hysteria is not a revolving door for membership. Multiple FC quits are a sign that membership in a community is not valued; therefore, the leadership reserves the right to wish you well in your search for a new Free Company.
(Max amount for Re-Joining and Leaving is 2x).
We also reserve the right to decide this for ourselves should we see that certain individuals are acting against the harmony and interests of the community, the member will also be removed.
Recruitement
§8
Our Free Company is not a regular company, which means we are like a "Community Hub" for players who are looking for a retreat or a suitable group.
The leaders of the company are in the regular case busy with unlocking or running the daily Stuff, resources and game content for fellow players of the community and therefore less willing to sit "24/7" in a voice chat with everyone (The Leaders of this FC try to show up as much as they can by themselves, Don't ask them everytime for Voice Chat).
Keep in mind that the leaders of the guild are also busy playing up their own content in your interest to ensure continued help and support.
The leaders reserve the right to deny an application if we feel they are not a good fit due to past conspicuous behavior.
It is at the discretion of the leaders to announce the reasons or not. (Also includes Member dismissal)
New members fall into the rank of Aspirant.
This basic rank is valid for a minimum of 7 days. Promotion to the rank of Champion requires joining our Discord and being Spartan for 15 Days.
Any Aspirant who violates our guidelines may be expelled with immediate effect
Alts-Inactivity
§9
Our activity rule is very simple to understand
Hysteria is an alt-friendly FC. If you know you will be playing multiple alts, please let our leaders know so they can give your alts the rank of "Alt".
1 month is the general rule for us, meaning. if a player exceeds 31 days, they will be kicked from the FC.
In order to keep our guild at capacity, unplayed alts will be removed after 2 months.
Members who announce a break beforehand will only be kicked after 6 months.
These members can rejoin at any time.
If there is another reason that requires a longer time, please contact the leaders.
Ranks
§10
Titan – Leaders
(Management of the Community)
Olympian – Co-Leader
(Right Hand of the Leaders)
God of War – Officer
(Controls the FC community and relieves the leaders of some tasks)
Warlord – Moderators and Mentors
(Supporters and Mentors with Knowledge)
Champion – Esteemed Member of Hysteria
(must be in our Discord Server and 15 Days on our Guild or Discord - Can't be obtained while not being in our FC)
Spartan – Member
(must be at least 7 Days in our Company - Directly when Joining our Discord Server)
Alts – The Alt Role for Alt Characters
(not more then 1 Alts per Player)
Aspirant – Fresh and New joined Members
(members newer than 7 days OR do not have an Discord Account on our Discord Server)
IMPORTANT TERM
§11
unknowingness does not protect against punishment
This means that anyone who does not read our Code of Conduct is not exempt from receiving penalties. Everyone is called upon to respect and uphold these terms both when joining the server and on our Free Company in order to maintain a friendly coexistence.
The leaders of the FC reserve the right to add new rules in case of missing content and to inform you about it
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Also remember we are still a beginner friendly and family FC, this code of conduct also exists as such and serves as a guide.
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