Rules and Information

General Rules and Information

Hi people! We are a community interested in WoW and other MMORPG games. Our main purpose is to develop a universal MMORPG server, search for bugs and repair them.

• Supported clients: WoW:WotLK 3.2.2a en(US and GB)
• Realmlist file content: set realmlist realmlist.spermik.info
• Website address: wow.spermik.info
• Spoken language: English on public channels (like world), forum and shoutboard. Questions in other languages will not be answered.
• Admin e-mail admin.spermikseznam.cz
• GM e-mail spermik.gmgmail.com
• TeamSpeak: ts.spermik.info

Player's codex

Not knowing the rules is no excuse!

Chat and channel policy:

• Spoken language: English on all public channels (world, worldbg, WorldTrade). These are our official channels on this server and should be open for anyone. Therefore, we only accept English and bypassing the adult language filter or using excessive rude language is not allowed. Questions in other languages will not be answered. The only official language on Spermik is English. So, if you are reporting a bug or requesting assistance, you must use English.
• In game channels:
  • Main channel is world (/join world), there are some other national channels like czech.
  • If you want to sell something use the WorldTrade channel (/join WorldTrade), or post it at the auction hour. Advertising your wares is not allowed on the world channel.
  • If you are looking for a group or more members, use the LFG/LFM tool (default key-binding 'I') or the LFMHorde or LFMAlliance channel (/join LFMHorde or /join LFMAlliance). Players are not allowed to use the world channel for this.
  • If you want to organize a battleground, use the in-game LFM/LFG tool (default key-binding 'I') or use the worldbg channel (/join worldbg).
  • As on world, on the standard WoW channels, excessive rude language and bypassing the adult language filter are forbidden and will be punished. Other languages, however, are allowed.
• The usage of scripts and/or any tools or addons to speak in colours on all public channels is strictly prohibited.
• Linking to images or other media which are rude, obscene, racist and/or inappropriate for children (12+) in any public channel will not be tolerated. Breaking this rule will result in punishment.
• The mature language filter is present only as a secondary means of suppression. Just that it exists does NOT give you permission to use excessive adult language.

Forum and Shoutboard Policy:

• Users are not permitted to use any colour codes on the shoutboard. Coloured posting is reserved for admins and GMs in order to make their posts and replies more visible to others.
• Forum posts containing or linking to images or other media that are rude, obscene, racist and/or inappropriate for children (12+) will not be tolerated. Breaking this rule will result in punishment.
• Forum signatures must adhere to the following:
  • Max. 3 userbars (350x19 pixels), max. size 20kB per userbar.
  • Or, max. one image (350x60 pixels), max. size 70kB.
  • Or, max. one image (160x100 pixels), max. size 70kB.
• Forum avatars must adhere to the following:
  • Allowed dimensions are 80x80 and max. size 15kB.
• Complete forum feature rules and guides can be found at Forum Features

• Do not use any hacks, exploits and other cheats.
• Do not exploit bugs! If you encounter any bug, report it to a GM, on the forum or ShoutBoard if urgent.
• Do not exploit bugged quest items! (Items that summon an NPC or apply a buff/debuff used outside the quest they were intended for).
• If you find a bugged spell, do not take advantage of this in PvP. Expect people to screenshot your abuse and report it.
• If you find yourself doing something that appears to cause crashes, immediately stop doing this and report this to a GM. (Shoutboard, in-game chat, bugreporting system, forum,...)

• Paladin: Consecration (in neutral towns to not be attacked by guards).
• Druid: Dash in other forms than Cat form.
• Priest: Mind Flay to attack players of the same faction.
• Mage: Invisibility. It is not allowed to use any skills while under its effects.
• Hunter: Having a "Tallstrider" pet. Also "Ravager" pet again. Because of their spell bugs it will be considered an abuse to even have them.
• Hunter: Using your pet to attack people on flying mounts. Common sense should tell you NOT to do it anyway.
• Engineering trinkets that spawn mobs, like Explosive Sheep or Target Dummy, that cannot be attacked by enemy players.
• Shaman's talent Imrpoved Firenova Totem - This talent makes all your spells able to stun. Avoid this talent.

Using bugged spells in PvP will be treated according to the situation. If you abuse a bug, then expect to be banned for at least a week. If we find that someone was already baned (in history) for using the same bugged spell we will ban him for 2 months, after this, if he is found using it again it will be 2months and delevel -2 lvl.

If someone abuses a bugged spell on you, remember to take a screenshot of your combat-log to verify the abuse. More information can be found here.

GM Interaction policy:

• Admins reserve the right to banish anyone from the server without telling the reason.
• You are required to respect the GMs and Admins as the highest authority and to obey the resolution of a GM.
• Players are not allowed to impersonate GMs or Admins nor are they allowed to use names similar to GM's or Admin's.
• Do not ask a GM for levels, talents, gold, items or for teleporting when you are too lazy to go by foot.
• You can ask GM for missing quests, missing quest items.. But not for other items, like gear and gold.
• We don't exchange and/or make a new character for new players on this server! Neither do we change race, class or name of the characters. (Names will be flagged for rename only if the GMs determine the name is inappropriate).
• Do not waste a GMs' time asking questions that can be answered by other players or found on the Internet. Like where is the nearest class trainer, item drop, NPC etc.

Instances:

• All instances introduced with WotLK (Path 3.0 and on) are strictly off-limits.
• Admins or GMs may close bugged NPCs, including bosses, from non-WotLK instances if is determined they cause crashes or for another reason need to be removed.

Closed/Altered non-WotLK instances:

• Gruul's Lair closed (causes crashes).
• Zul'Aman most bosses removed (improper scripts).
• Blackwing Lair Nefarian and Chrommagus removed (crashed server)

Alterac Valley battleground closed!!!

Opened WotLK Instances:

• Gundrak (Normal and Heroic Mode) - Line of Sight is disabled !
• Halls of Lightning ( Normal and Heroic Mode )
• Azjol Nerub (Normal & Heroic) - Line of Sight is disabled !
• Utgarde Keep (Normal and Heroic Mode) - Line of Sight is disabled !
• Utgarde Pinnacle (Normal Mode only)

General Policies:

• Do not advertise other servers or any website.
• Account selling/trading is not allowed. Do not engage in the selling or trading of accounts as both accounts involved in the transaction may be subject to punishment.
• Multiboxing is not allowed on this server! Breaching this rule will be treated as serious infraction and will be punished.
  • On Spermik, multiboxing is defined as using software or hardware tools that can simulate keyboard multiplexing by sending keystrokes to multiple instances of the game simultaneously, or across networks.
• If you are stuck (like falling through the floor), do not JUMP !! use .start to get out of there ! If you press 'Space button' just once, you won't be able to .start anymore! If this does not work, use the 'Unstuck Character' tool located on the website under User Settings.
• Outland & Northrend level restriction
  • Outland is only for characters with 58 and higher level
  • Northrend is only for characters with 68 level and above. Those not respecting this rule will be punished.
  • Harvesting on mobs, that are far higher level than you with help of other mobs with hostile factions(mobs that kill other mobs) will not be tolerated. It will be treated as bug abusing.
• Those who will disobey these rules will be punished.
  • You may be muted for any length of time.
  • You may be kicked from the game.
  • You may be banned for a few hours, days, months, or permanently.
  • Your character may be punished by having its level lowered, gear or money removed, or even deleted in extreme cases.
• Respect each other, respect GM's and enjoy playing on Spermik!

Arena Points

These will be awarded to players every Sunday at approx 20:00 server time

Chatting with GMs

When a GM wants to chat with you, this message and dialog shows up:

Warning: GMs will NEVER ask you for your password! Never tell your password to anybody.

Bugs reporting

• If you have found some bug(s), first thing you should do is to ensure that it is really a bug. For example you think that some quest drop is missing and that you find that you are looting wrong creature.
• Then you can write to bug channel or forum. This channel was created only for this purpose, so please do not use it for normal chatting.
• When writing to bug channel try to be brief but exact. Use rather single words than sentences. If you are skilled enough to suggest some solution you can add your suggestion.
• For example good bug report messages are:
  broken quest: - missing drop item from
  or
  broken warlock spell: - quick description
• Bad bug report is:
  GM plz help me i have problem with quest, pls help.
• You don't have to append your name to a message - it is done automatically.
• If you see that someone has reported a bug incorrectly, you can write a simple answer to the bug channel. For example if someone has posted a bug which has already been fixed or never existed, you can post something like :
  quest: works - you killed wrong mob
• Thanks for bug reports and be patient. We will add log of this channel to our site soon.

Guidelines for writing emails

• If you wish to contact us outside the realm, you can use email admin.spermikseznam.cz for it. If you find irrepressible need to do so, please keep in mind, that Admins are busy and cant answer you immediately (sometimes it could take more than a week).
• To ease answering process add one of the following keywords to the beginning of email subject:
  • ACCOUNT - for problems with account (e.g. password reset requests)
  • CHARACTER - for problems with characters (e.g. char looks like a cube)
  • DBFIX - emails with sql patches for DB (! not fix requests !)
  • CODEFIX - emails with diff files containing mangos/SD2 code fixes
  • DONATION - in case you want to ask about donation
  • OTHER - low priority emails which dont meet any of previous subjects
• Any email without proper (or fake) subject prefix may not be answered, ever.
• Please pay attention to the above mentioned advice also when writing Reply

Tabards for donators

Any donator can now apply for donator's tabard. Overall amount of donated money will be counted together for each account, which will receive only one tabard from category it deserves. Tabards are bound on account and may be transfered from character to character on one account by mail. People wearing them deserves our respect for helping Spermik.

Kategory - (Donated CZK) - Tabard name

• 8. - (0 - 200 ) - I have donated
• 7. - (201 - 500) - Shy Donator
• 6. - (501 - 1 000) - Donator
• 5. - (1 001 - 3 000) - Spermik Supporter
• 4. - (3 001 - 5 000) - Generous Donator
• 3. - (5 001 - 10 000) - Spermik Benefactor
• 2. - (10 001 - 15 000) - Spermik Maecenas
• 1. - (15 001 - inf.) - Spermik Patron

Please donate!

Hi people! As all of you know, running the server is not a cheap thing. If you look at the Donation Tab, you will see that our admins have invested a lot of money (my and some other GM payments are not included in that table). Now we want to ask you for your support.

We now have 3 ways to donate.

• bank transfer
• post money order
• PayPal donation

The third is the easiest and fastest way for people not from the Czech Republic.

We will answer any question on our email: admin.spermikseznam.cz

We hope we will find players to help us.

Thanks to everyone, in advance.