Our #1 goal with Far Cry Friday is to create a fun party experience playing user-created maps. The key word there is "fun." Note that we aren't trying to create a party that is fun for everybody -- because some people are, well... jerks. And jerks ruin the party for everyone else.
So to keep our sessions fun, we need to weed out the jerks -- or at least the jerky behavior. And thus, we have the following Code of Conduct:
- Racial, ethnic and religious epithets will not be tolerated.
Please take your hatred and ignorance somewhere else.
Blatant racism will result in an immediate ban without warning. - Profanity and blasphemy will generally not be tolerated.
A rare slip of the tongue will usually go "unnoticed" by the host, but habitual profanity or a stream of profanity said in anger will earn you a ban. Turret's Syndrome is not an acceptable defense.
The host is responsible for giving a warning on the first offense during a party. Any repeat offense will result in a ban without further warning. - Cultural, national, sexual or religious stereotyping must be kept good-natured.
If it becomes hurtful or hateful, it will not be tolerated.
Any joke, in good taste, that starts out "A priest, a rabbi and an imam walk into a bar..." is probably going to be fine. Restarting the Crusades is not.
The host is responsible for giving a warning on the first offense during a party. Any repeat offense will result in a ban without further warning. - Sexually explicit or sexually offensive conversation will not be tolerated.
Telling the group that you need to go away for a while because you just saw your wife come out of the shower naked is funny... telling the details of what transpired when you get back is offensive. If you can understand that distinction, you should be fine.
Put even simpler: naughty = okay; nasty = bad.
The host is responsible for giving a warning on the first offense during a party. Any repeat offense will result in a ban without further warning. - Sexual innuendo, if kept good-natured will be acceptable -- as long as it does not get out of hand.
Avoid directing sexual comments at an individual, especially if it is likely to make them feel uncomfortable.
The host is responsible for giving a warning on the first offense during a party. Any repeat offense will result in a ban without further warning. - Annoying behavior is unacceptable.
Yelling, playing loud music that keeps your mic open, singing off-key, humming, room fans, screaming children, incessantly barking dogs, reciting 16th century poetry no one is interested in or any other sound coming over your microphone that doesn't contribute to the party's conversation should be minimized.
Yes, we know life happens and some things (like screaming children, fire trucks in the driveway and police battering down the front door) are not completely under your control, but at the same time the party does not need to be subjected to it. If there is something going on in the house, the best thing to do is excuse yourself from the party (or mute your mic), take care of business and come back when the situation is under control.
Constantly provoking people, trying to make them angry, teasing with malice are also examples of annoying behavior that won't be tolerated.
Avoid hogging the conversation. VOIP delay already makes communication awkward. Microphone hogs just add to the frustration.
And while no one should complain about a libation or two being consumed during the course of the evening, oiling the wheels of the party wagon, a drowsy, slurred, boorish drunk on a microphone is no fun.
The host is responsible for giving a warning on the first offense during a party. Any repeat offense will result in a ban without further warning. - Bullying and similar rude or destructive behavior will not be tolerated.
The host is responsible for giving a warning on the first offense during a party. Any repeat offense will result in a ban without further warning. In extreme cases, the host can elect to ban an offender without an initial warning. - Players with no headset or faulty headsets will be banned from the session.
We mostly play team games during Far Cry Friday, so you must have a working headset to play.
The host will warn players with no headset to plug a headset in. If after a reasonable time (usually 15 seconds) no headset has been plugged in, the host will ban the offender from the session.
Faulty headsets cause all sorts of problems, be it noise, crackling, feedback or echo (which is a form of slow feedback.) We just can't tolerate this in our sessions -- it gives people headaches and makes them justifiably cranky.
Players with faulty headsets will be given an opportunity to plug a different headset in or will be asked to leave the session. If the player does not comply, they will be banned.
Note that the host cannot mute a player. If he did, he would not be able to deal with other violations of the Code of Conduct. So a kick/ban is the only reasonable option. - Attempting to dominate the lobby, even unintentionally, will not be tolerated.
This is actually an extension of #6, but it deserves its own spot in the Code of Conduct.
The lobby is for everyone. Please try to conduct a conversation that is meaningful to everyone in the room. Some personal interchange is fully understandable, but be conscientious that you are speaking to a room full of people, not just your buddy. And honestly, no one cares to hear what your current diamond count is... we can see it plainly in the lobby display.
The host is responsible for giving a warning on the first offense during a party. Any repeat offense will result in a ban without further warning. - Children are not welcome to participate in Far Cry Friday parties
Okay, this sounds prejudiced -- that's because it is. Far Cry Friday is an event for mature gamers and Far Cry 2 is an M-rated game. Children and younger teens tend to not understand nor care about documents like this Code of Conduct. And, as much as I love children, little boy gamers who sound like little girls sucking helium through their headsets are, on the whole, utterly and devestatingly annoying when playing video games online. As a result, children, and anyone acting like a child, will be automatically banned from any and all FCF parties without warning or recourse.
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