Server Policies

[[Team] Kilemal]

Our game servers are run by a small group who put a great deal of time, effort, and money into making this community a great place to play and interact with others. You are here by invitation which can and may be recinded at anytime for any reason. If you play or act here in anyway that is considered not in the best interest of this group, you will be removed. We owe no one any explanations, however if you can ask nicely you just might get one.

Our game servers are co-operative games and as such you are all expected to participate on the same team, and in a squad. Teamplay is mandatory, squad membership is mandatory. Anyone who cannot exhibit teamplay will be removed. Our co-op game servers run at extremely high difficulty settings, which may make it impossible for some to play within our guidelines. If you cannot, there are plenty of other places you can play.

If you take the role of commander in the game, you will be required to command. The role of commander cannot be fulfilled if you are running around the battlefield trying to get combat points. Commanders must command.

We can and will hold all players in our games to the same standards we apply to ourselves. Non-teamplay, high teamkill ratios, low teamscores, etc. will result in your removal. Our purpose is to create an environment where everyone can have fun, but your idea of fun must be the same as ours or you are simply in the wrong place.

[[Team] Kilemal]

I've mentioned frequently that teamplay is mandatory here, so here's a little input on what we consider good teamplay. Battlefield 2 was really the first multiplayer, first person shooter created around the concept of teamplay. We believe in using all the components of good teamplay in the game to make the games a better place to play for everyone.

Communication: Ingame Voip is enabled in our vanilla game, but disabled in the others to conserve bandwidth. We also provide a Ventrilo server that is open to the public and you are all invited to use it - respectfully. If you are playing in one of our games you should be on the Ventrilo, or using Voip. Good communication is basic to good teamplay.

Commander: Commanders are required to command in our games. Although I have witnessed many people who are able to do a decent job of commander while fighting alongside their team, I cannot honestly say I believe they did a better job than if they were concentrating solely on their commander duties. If you take the role of commander, hunker down somewhere and do the job. Players can and should initiate mutiny votes against commanders they feel are not performing their duties, and ingame admins can and should kick offenders from our games. Since the 1.5 patch it has become necessary to have a human commander on every map if commander assets are to be available to your team. Hence, I believe that if necessary, a fighting commander is better than no commander at all, however if the game is going in your team's favor there is no need for a fighting commander and one should not be tolerated.

Squads: Squads are the most basic element of teamwork. If you play in our games, you should be in a squad, so squad up or risk being kicked from the game.

Squad Leaders: In the absence of a human Commander, Squad Leaders are the most important players in the game. Most people do not take the role of squad leader seriously enough. Squad Leaders are responsible for supplying their squad (or other squads in some cases) with all the elements necessary to be victorious in the game. Frequently a squad leader will be engaged in a firefight and unable to take the time to request resources. If you see this happening, put a UAV over the other squad to help them, or drop them a supply crate yourself. Squad Leaders usually cannot do their job effectively when piloting aircraft or other vehicles and it is recommended you do not try to do this as Squad Leader in our games.

Spotting: Spotting is one of the most basic but perhaps the most overlooked element of good teamplay. Spotting troops, armor or aircraft for your teammates is one of the most helpful things you can do in the game, particularly if you are not in a position or have the ability to eliminate the threat yourself.


Unacceptable Behavior:

Teamkilling: One intentional teamkill - even a retalitory one - can and probably will get you banned from all [Team] game servers permenantly. Extremely low teamkill ratios or frequent negative scores can also get you banned permenantly from all [Team] game servers, so bring your "A" game everytime you play. Our philosophy is that better players in the game makes for a better game for the players. That philosophy has made all of our game servers some of the most popular Battlefield 2 games in the world, and we intend to keep them that way. Teamkilling is simply not accepted in our games at anytime for any reason.

Vehicle Whoring: Share - it's that simple. Using the same vehicle for an entire round is usually acceptable provided you do not destroy it in combat and/or there is no one waiting for it when it respawns. If you have a good run in a vehicle but then get it blown up, let someone else use it the next time. Expecting to use the same vehicle for multiple rounds is a kick/ban(able) offense.

Stat Whoring: For our purposes, stat whoring shall be defined as: "Any activity which puts an individual's score before the best interest of their team." Everyone likes to sit in a vehicle and rack up the kills once inawhile, but when it is done at the expense of the rest of your team it will not be tolerated. If your team holds all the control points possible and there is nothing left to do but camp outside the last one and have a killfest, then have at it. If your team is fighting to take a flag, and you're sitting back in a piece of armor, or any vehicle, running up your own score, you will be removed from the game.



Most Important: Respect other players. All of the activities described above have one thing in common, they are disrespectful to the other players in the game. Treat the other players with common courtesy and respect, and you should have nothing but fun here.