Rules
Discord
1. Treat everyone with respect. Absolutely no harassment, witch hunting, sexism, racism, or hate speech will be tolerated.
2. No spam or self-promotion (server invites, advertisements, etc) without permission from a staff member. This includes DMing fellow members.
3. No age-restricted or obscene content. This includes text, images, or links featuring nudity, sex, hard violence, or other graphically disturbing content.
4. If you see something against the rules or something that makes you feel unsafe, let staff know. We want this server to be a welcoming space!
In Game Rules
All Rules are subject to change without notice.
For ALL RULES! We will typically follow a 3 strike type system.
Warning in chat
Temporary Ban from servers. 24 hours to 1 week depending on offense.
Permanent Ban from servers and discord.
Bans can be appealed via email to help@dragongaming.page and it will be reviewed by leadership.
In some circumstances we may skip immediately to a permanent ban.
These rules apply to all members including our admins and mods. Leadership and the owner are exempt.
Core Rules:
Impersonating an admin is strictly prohibited.
You will be banned immediately. No appeal permitted.
NO BEGGING for Items or Dinos: If the admin offers you may specify. Until the item or dino is provided they can choose to not give it to you.
NO Verbal Abuse.
Harassment
Racism / Protected Statuses
We understand that these are adult servers. For the most part try and keep things at a PG-13 level. We know when things happen in game people get upset. Please keep it minimal and any such terms should not be focused towards a player.
You may NOT share content that glorifies or promotes suicide or self-harm, including any encouragement to others to do so.
You may NOT tell any player to Kill themselves or KYS.
Respect all Staff and players.
If you see something against the rules or something that makes you feel unsafe, let staff know. We want this server to be a welcoming space!
If you have a complaint about the Ark servers, admins, or discord, DO NOT POST IT IN CHAT! Instead email help@dragongaming.page so it can be addressed by leadership.
Friendly banter is acceptable as long as both parties are aware it is just simply friendly banter.
Anti-Toxic Section:
Toxic behavior gets a 2-strike policy. 1st is a first and final warning. 2nd is a perma ban from Legion Gaming.
PVE Stealing: If the dino / item is NOT yours – DON’T TOUCH IT. It does not matter if its on the ground. If it is not yours, DO NOT PICK IT UP. If you are offered the item, you can take it, but if its just there, let it sit there. This also includes eggs. If you pick items / dinos / eggs up, you will be subject to a ban for 24 hours 1st offense and perma ban 2nd offense. This also includes if a box, crafting table, or anything else is unlocked. Our chats are logged so simply confirm with the owner it is for you in chat so if they state its stolen their confirmation will be recorded.
PVP on PVE – This is a perma ban first offense. If you are caught killing someone (or admit to it (even if you didn’t)) you will be banned.
PVP Tribe Stealing – Do not invite someone to your tribe to steal their items / dinos / structures. This will result in an immediate ban permanently.
Discord Specific Rules:
No spam or self-promotion (server invites, advertisements, etc) without permission from a staff member. This includes DMing fellow members.
No offensive or sexual messages, images or nicknames.
No Gory, Sexual, or Scary content - Screamer links, porn, nudity or death.
Ark Cluster Rules:
Names
Your name should be appropriate for your character and your tribe.
You MUST name your character. Do not use Human or Bob. If you fail to name your character, we will rename you to a name of our choosing.
You can open a ticket to have your name changed to something you prefer if we rename you or if you forgot.
Restricted Names - Should not use as name or even as part of name
Dragon Riders
The above names are staff tribes and falsifying you are an staff by using any of our tribe names will result in an immediate and full tribe wipe.
PVE Game Play
No PVP of any kind is permitted on the PVE servers.
Among Tribe members, friendly fire is enabled. You are only permitted to kill each other within your OWN tribe and ONLY with mutual agreement. If the other tribe member complains, you will be banned permanently.
Dinos are not permitted to be in turret mode announcing players. Example is when you fly along and get that pesky message of Tek Parasaur has detected you. Doing so will result in a red gun to the dino with no warning and no replacement.
PVP Game Play
You may cage / handcuff UP to 1 hour after your raid. After that time, you must release.
Stores and Purchases
We do offer a donation store.
Player Stores are not permitted. Players can trade for dinos or resources however are not permitted to SALE for BBS or cash. Cash is all forms and currencies. Also not permitted for discord currency. This includes digital methods of sending cash.
Building
2 Bases per map per tribe. (VIPs get 1 additional base)
Please note that ALL structures are counted as bases including teleporters.
Additional Base Rights can be purchased for $15 a month per additional base desired
Example +1 for all maps = $15, +2 for all maps = $30
Some locations may be restricted.
PVP Example: If a location is considered unraidable.
Area is considered an exploit.
PVE Only: Not permitted to block Explorer notes, and caves that have explorer notes.
No building or aggressive dinos whatsoever at or next to any of the following locations:
Wyvern egg nests, scar, Magma Egg Spawns, or Wyvern cave ON ANY MAP!
Obelisks/City Terminals
Player spawn locations
Community Event Structure
Any bases/structures/dinos found in these locations will be removed without warning. Building in locations not specifically listed above is permitted.
If you are asked to change to metal/tek or downsize due to latency issues, you will have 7 days to comply. Failure to do so will result in our downsizing it for you which may result in things being lost.
Tek Generators: Show Range MUST be turned off.
You are not permitted to pillar / foundation / random block spam.
Exception: PVP is permitted slightly outside base for protection. No more than 20 foundations away from base or turret tower.
Dino traps must be removed when not in use.
When building near another tribe, do not block potential expansion of other tribes. If complaints come in that you and your base are built too close you will be told to relocate your base.
Public Teleporters: Do not mesh any part of any teleporter set to the public. If a player gets stuck as a result, we will destroy your teleporter without replacement.
Auto Decay
Coming Soon...
Dinos
NO OFFLINE BREEDING IS PERMITTED.
If we catch offline breeding, the offending dino(s) will be wiped without notice.
"Stacking dinos is forbidden. Raising babies on top of each other or other methods to place many dinos on top of each other due to the lag it creates. Stacked dinos will be admin wiped without notice and further punishments will apply for repeat offenders.
All dinos MUST be next to your base within render distance except when in use.
Any dinos found away from your base will be destroyed by our admins. They will not be recoverable or given away. Please note if you LOSE your dino however it has not been killed, we can assist you in locating it.
Please do not tame and leave the dino. Once you tame it, please take it with you.
Tribes
Admins do NOT get involved in internal tribe affairs including:
Ownership of items
Ownership of dinos
Members
Insiding
If you are the owner of a tribe and you want to join another tribe, you must either choose a member to become the tribe leader OR merge into the new tribe.
If your tribe decides to leave our servers, please let us know and disclose your base locations.
Tribe owners are responsible for who they invite. Admins will not be able to get involved.
Getting Help
Email: help@dragongaming.page
Discord: You can @Mod in the appropriate chat.
When a staff member is in game, please keep in mind that they are playing the game, too. Please leave them be unless they volunteer, you have a quick question, or it is an emergency.
Donations:
Our servers are donation funded. Anything not paid in donations comes from the owner’s pocket personally. We request if you enjoy our servers to donate something monthly.
Wipes:
All servers are wiped every 3 months. March 31, June 30, September 30, and December 31.
Admin Store
We sell dinos and items in discord.
Admin Benefits / Rules
$50 Store Credit per month. Does not stack. Any unused credit will be lost.