Tips on how to become a better player, person and part of Undead Uprising

[Ramsy]

Hello, and thank you for taking the time to read this.

What you are about to read are some basic guidelines, tips and norms that will help you better understand how to and not to behave on our website and servers. These are things we like seeing from our players, as well as things that will help make a better player and person out of yourself, earn you more respect and make you look even more reputable in the world of Undead Uprising. :-)

 

On our website:
 ~ Do not spam the shoutbox unnecessarily. If you want to ask for help, ask politely one time and wait for a response, there's no reason for you to repeat yourself, the message is not gonna go away.
 ~ Do not post anything on threads on which the discussion has ended a long time ago (check the date and time of the last comment posted there and make sure that your post isn't an unnecessarry one). This is known as thread bumping and is not allowed unless the thread is made by you or you have a very good and strong reason behind posting your comment (your comment should relate to the topic at hand, but should also be one that is worth posting under the given time and circumstances).
 ~ Do not use multiple accounts to boost your reputation points on your main one or to switch over to the other one once you feel like you should no longer use your main one. The first thing mentioned is against the rules and the second one is useless, as we can easily find out if someone is multi-accounting or not.
 ~ Do not "run" when you've earned yourself a bad name on our forums (when people dislike you and/or do not respect you). This translates to changing your forum username, going inactive for periods of time, switching forum accounts, not talking to people just because you think bad things will arise, giving people negative forum points, etc...
 ~ Do not give other people negative forum points because you dislike them, have something against them or because you think you're hurting them by doing so. The reality behind it is - you're not. All you're doing is earning yourself a bad name. Giving positive and negative points (liking and disliking posts) is meant to show agreement/disagrement in terms of a subject, not show compassion/hatred towards someone, and is used to indicate your mindset towards the subject at hand. You disliking someone's posts over and over again only shows how immature you are and a lot of people notice it, so people aren't going to agree with you or also dislike the person you're going against - they are going to dislike you.
 ~ Do not post chats/discussions that you've had with other people unless they've specifically told you that it is okay.
 ~ Do not ever be condescending to someone just because you feel that they "are under you". And just like that, do not show more compassion towards users with a rank and just disregard others. Be equal, show respect and gratitude towards everyone equally, despite what their forum title might say.
 ~ Do not do anything that include lies. Undead Uprising can easily figure out if you're lying or not, and given the circumstance - so can other people. You are allowed to state your opinion on something at any time, just don't lie. It's not going to get you anywhere.

 

On our ZAM servers:
 ~ Upon joining one of our servers, if you're gonna say hi to someone, say hi to everyone. Don't just say hi to UU clan members/staff members and nobody else, it's not really nice.
 ~ Do not cry about being a zombie. It's something everyone has or will experience and it's something you just must get used to if you're going to continue playing ZAM.
 ~ If you see someone having a 1vs1 PvP battle (i.e. knife only), don't just run in the middle of it and kill the other person (whether it be a human or a zombie). The point of the mod is survival (for the humans) and killing everyone (for the zombies and the humans), but if you see someone dueling, let them have their duel and then step in and finish the job.
 ~ Do not ask people to buy you VIP/MVP/Premium/Platinum/player skins/other.
 ~ If you become one of the first infected (a zombie), don't direct your anger towards the game (don't blame the game for choosing you as a zombie), which would ultimatively make you go AFK, pretend-AFK (appear to be AFK, draw a human over to you and then kill him), camp as a zombie and take part in arguments and insult others. Just relax and play the game.
 ~ As mentioned earlier, do not pretend-AFK. It is frowned upon and it is just a cheap way of getting kills. You are going to earn no respect by doing this. And if you are typing something and see someone is about to come up and kill you, just run around a little bit, let him see you're there, give him a fair and fighting chance. Don't go for the cheap kill. Also, don't take way too long to write your message, you gotta go for the objective, remember?
 ~ Do not camp with Forcefield and do not look for excuses as to why you did not run while you had it. Sure, you're gonna get points from it and get some kills, but nobody's gonna like you for doing it and it's basically a way of saying how bad you must be that you can't even run while using it (and remember, the intention behind using Forcefield is for you to protect yourself while running; Raven is a RUNNING CLASS, remember?).
 ~ Do not say/spam random nonsense in the text chat/mic while playing (about 2 people might find you funny and everyone else is gonna assume you have some sort of a problem).
 ~ Do not say "+11 bb" or anything along those lines when leaving the game as a zombie. Even though it's allowed, everyone already knows that there are 11 zombies present and you are allowed to leave the game, there's no reason for you to make it so public. Just discreetly leave the server or say something standard, nice, something like "cya guys, take care", just do not say "+11, I can leave, bb" or anything of that sort.
 ~ Do not ask staff if you're allowed to leave with under 11 zombies (unless you really have a valid reason for it), simply get to know all of the rules and abide them.
 ~ Do not ask for free items/perks/points/other stuff in-game, just get points and use the shop to attain stuff.
 ~ Do not follow people around and camp with them if they show signs (tell you or act like it) that they don't want that. I know it might sound rough, but it's the reality as is.
 ~ If what you are about to say is better off not being said, just don't say it. Think before you talk.
 ~ If you wish to speak privately with someone, ask them if you may add them as a friend on Steam and ask them there (or you can PM them on the forums/TeamSpeak3).

 

On our TeamSpeak3 server:
 ~ The UU channel (as well as other private channels) are there for a reason. Do not ask to be moved into channels which you are not permitted to be in. There are many public channels that users frequent on, which you are more than free to use.
 ~ Don't spam poke/spam message to get someones' attention.
 ~ Make sure your microphone is properly adjusted and functions.
 ~ Be open and nice towards everyone you meet and speak to.

 

On Steam:
 ~ Don't post on the walls of UU clan members/staff members, begging them for free this and that. You are not going to just get something for free.
 ~ If you are going to add someone as a friend, make sure to leave a comment on their profile, telling them why you are adding them (but don't make it something stupid).

 

Everywhere else:
 ~ Wherever it is you may come accross someone you know from UU - whether it be a player, someone new, a clan member or a staff member - be polite to them, say hi, don't just disregard them because someone you're close friends with might also be there. That person is also going to remember you and if you've not been nice to them, they will remember your name.

 

REMEMBER - RESPECT IS DIFFICULT TO EARN, BUT VERY EASY TO LOSE AND EVEN MORE DIFFICULT TO GAIN BACK! JUST BE YOURSELF AND DON'T CREATE A FAKE PERSONA OUT OF YOURSELF!