Nubstars: Rules Of Conduct
Revision 1 - June 23, 2018
Eligibility
This
HockeyQuestionMark server is restricted for players of a current RSL Backup level and below. The Nubstars server is welcoming for new players and the idea is to cater to those that are still not quite competitive on the Pubstars server and are looking to improve against players of a much closer skill level. Not everyone has the time to commit to becoming a highly skilled player, and this server fills the gap by providing a place to play for the casual gamers.
Conduct & Server Usage
By signing up for an account, you agree that you will maintain a level of decency in the server. Acts such as aliasing as other players, account sharing, stick-in-face, constant purposeful ginting, own-goaling, racism, trolling, sexual harassment, bullying, cheating, hacking, tampering or otherwise purposefully ruining the game experience for others are bannable offenses and will be reviewed when reported. In many cases a warning will be issued, but in extreme cases or in such case that a player has a recurring history of rule-breaking or poor etiquette, a temporary or permanent ban may be issued.
AFKing is not completely preventable, however if it becomes a problem you may be warned or suffer a temporary ban. Continuing to do so will result in a longer ban. The same idea applies for disconnects; as they are unpreventable at times, but will result in disciplinary action if continued. These issues affect the outcome of the game due to your team playing short-handed and thus the player ratings of your teammates, so please do your best to be ready to play during the games you sign up for.
Etiquette
It is considered good etiquette to share positions, give your teammates some space (and options) and play as a goalie from time to time.
Game Rules
Game Length
Each game is played with three 5 minute periods. If the score is tied after 3 full periods, the game will go into continuous sudden-death overtime. Overtime (and the game) will then be decided by the next goal.
Mercy Rule
If at any point in the game one team's score is 6 goals higher than the score of their opponents, the Mercy Rule will take effect and the game will be ended.
Glitch Goals
There will be rare occurences where the a puck is shot into the net but the game does not register a goal. When this happens, it is up to the players of both teams to put the puck back into the net to cause the goal to be triggered. This rule is in the name of fairness and sportsmanship and must be followed. This is standard practice when playing organized / competetive HockeyQuestionMark games.
Player Growth
For the select few of you that practice daily and move up the ranks in HockeyQuestionMark Leagues / Pubstars or begin dominating games
consistently, this is a limited time account. In the future there will be further rules defined for players that have progressed to the point where Nubstars is no longer where they should be playing.
Please remember that playing is not a right, it is a privlidge, and help this server to be a great place for newcomers to the game. These rules are subject to change and so you are encouraged to check for updates.
