RP Bans – FAQs
RP Bans are a way to stop other players to interact with you both IC and OOC, and hopefully avoid drama and arguments.
Players MUST be polite and respectful in OOC at all the times.
However, if you get into a OOC argument, you will likely try to work things out with the other person. Do NOT use local chat for OOC arguments. Either use IMs or go to a Drama Box (available in KOS). OOC Drama is highly disruptive of roleplay, so keep it out of local chat.
If you want to find a mentor for an advice, please consider to contact your clan leader or his clan leader. Clan leaders are elected by individual players to be mentors, and they are ultimately responsible IC/OOC for their clan members.
If the other person broke SIM rules contact Baal or Kora (before doing it, make sure that you know the sim rules and the Second Life TOS).
If not, and you feel that reasoning with the other person is not going anywhere, consider to RP ban them.
How do I RP ban someone?
1) Using the HUD: when you stand next to the other person, click on ‘INTERACT’ on the HUD, then ‘RP Ban’. This will send a message to the other person, saying that you don’t wish to interact with him/her anymore and they must respect your wish, or:
2) Using the /norp gesture: just type in local chat ‘/norp Firstname Lastname’ and the player will receive a message saying that he cannot interact with you any further’ by IM.
Do RP bans affect IC or OOC interactions?
RP bans apply to both IC and OOC interactions. You two cannot talk about or to each other either in-character or out-of-character for the duration of the RP ban.
I got a RP ban and I am worried that I will be banned from the SIM.
Important, RP bans are not a form of ‘rating’ and they are NOT sim bans. They are personal and they only apply to the two persons.
Do I have to provide a reason for a RP ban?
When you RP ban someone, you don’t have to provide a reason for it. However, if you RP ban dozens of players, you will likely find yourself to play alone. So don’t abuse it. Use it wisely.
I was RP banned for no reason. And I am upset about it.
If you got a RP ban, consider yourself lucky that you were able to avoid a fruitless discussion (we do not love DRAMA, do we?). Anyway the RP ban are personal choice, and they do not require a reason for it. And if a player abuses it, then he will soon find himself not to have anybody to play with.
I want to RP ban a player, but he is not online right now
Just use the gesture ‘/norp’ in any of the SGS sims. Example type:
/norp Kora Zenovka
It will send a warning message to the player about your request of not interacting with you.
How long does a RP ban last?
There are different levels of RP Bans. The first time you RP ban someone, it will be Lev1. After the first bans expires, your next RP ban to the same person will become Lev2, etc. However if you RP ban the same person during their Lev1 ban, the ban will be ignored until the expiration of the first one.
Lev 1 (1 WEEK) – You two cannot interact, talk, either IC or OOC for 1 week, then hopefully you can work something out.
Lev 2 (1 MONTH) – Same as Lev 1, but it lasts 4 weeks. It happens when the Lev 1 has expired and you submit a new RP ban.
Lev 3 (1 YEAR) – Same as Lev 2, but it lasts 1 year. It happens when the Lev 2 has expired and you submit a new RP ban.
I changed my mind and I would like to unban a person
Go within 20 meters to that player, then click on ‘INTERACT’ on the HUD, choose their name, and then click on ‘NEUTRAL’. That will undo your RP ban.
How do I find out which are my current RP bans?
Just look on your SGS profile:
Or any time you wear your HUD, it will show the list of the players you cannot interact with (either from your or their request).
If I have a RP ban with someone. He captured my friend, and I want to go and save my friend. Can I do it?
No. You cannot. The RP ban only applies to you and him. The RP ban doesn’t extend to your friends. They will have to roleplay something out without your help. Yes, RP bans are a pain, but once they are issued, you both have to respect them until expiration.
Last modified: October 28, 2011
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