These are the PharoGames Server Rules — a plain-language guide to how we expect everyone to behave across the entire network: our Java game servers, this website, our forums, and our Discord.
This page is a friendly summary. The legally binding version lives in Section 3 of our Terms of Service; where the two ever differ, the Terms of Service controls. We may update these rules as the network grows.
The short version: play fair, be decent, and keep it fun. Breaking these rules can lead to a mute, kick, or ban. Most punishments are at staff discretion and escalate with severity — but some things are an immediate, permanent ban, and those are clearly marked below.
1. Respect other players
Friendly banter and competitive PvP trash-talk are part of the game — "I'm going to destroy you this round" is totally fine. What is not fine is making the game miserable for someone:
- Targeted harassment, bullying, or following a player around to ruin their experience.
- Pile-ons — a group ganging up on one person in chat.
- Telling someone to "kill themselves" (or anything similar), even as a "joke".
- Slurs or demeaning remarks dressed up as banter.
Consequence: mute or ban, at staff discretion. Sexual harassment, or severe or sustained harassment, is a permanent ban.
2. No hate speech
No slurs or hateful content targeting anyone's race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexuality, disability, or identity. Our chat filter blocks this automatically, everywhere.
Consequence: mute or ban, at staff discretion.
3. Keep it appropriate
No sexual or sexually explicit content in chat, names, or anywhere else on the network.
Zero tolerance: any content that sexualizes minors results in an immediate, permanent ban and is reported to the appropriate authorities.
4. No real-world harm — immediate permanent ban
- No doxxing. Never share anyone's real name, address, school, workplace, or other personal information.
- No credible real-world threats of violence.
This is about real life. In-game PvP talk ("I'll kill you", "you're dead next round") is part of the game and is fine — threatening someone in real life is not.
5. Struggling? We're here to help — not to punish
If you talk about self-harm, you will never be punished for it. If our systems or staff notice someone in distress, we'll quietly reach out — that's all. Please talk to a member of staff or a local crisis line if you're going through something. You matter.
6. Play fair — no cheating
PharoGames is competitive, so anything that gives an unfair advantage is banned:
| What | Result |
|---|---|
| Hacked or modified clients (killaura, reach, X-ray…), autoclickers, schematica / printer / world-download mods, and intentionally abusing dupes or bugs | Temporary ban → permanent on repeat |
| Minimaps, and mousetweaks-style auto-stacking / fast-looting mods | Warning first → temporary ban |
Allowed: fair performance and cosmetic mods are fine — Sodium, OptiFine, shaders, and clients like Lunar and Badlion. Found a bug or dupe? Report it instead of abusing it.
7. Don't ruin the game for others
No griefing, intentional team-killing, throwing matches on purpose, or disrupting lobbies. Handled at staff discretion based on intent and impact.
8. One account, played honestly
- No ban evasion or mute evasion. Using an alternate account to get around a ban or a mute is an immediate permanent ban.
- No account sharing, selling, or buying.
- No scamming, and no real-money trading. Buying or selling accounts, in-game items, or currency for real money is an immediate permanent ban.
9. Keep names and skins clean
No offensive, hateful, or sexual usernames, nicknames, skins, or capes.
10. No spam or advertising
- Don't flood chat or repeat the same message — there's a short cooldown to keep chat readable.
- Links to other websites and servers are automatically removed; only Twitch and PharoGames links work in chat. Advertising isn't punished — the link is simply stripped.
How enforcement works
- Chat is filtered automatically. Some content is blocked instantly; more serious flags are reviewed by a human moderator before any action is taken.
- Punishments are at staff discretion and usually escalate: warning → mute → temporary ban → permanent ban. The offenses marked above as immediate permanent ban skip the ladder.
- Chat and voice are recorded and may be reviewed for moderation and safety. See our Privacy Policy for exactly what we keep, and for how long.
Reporting and appeals
- Report a player in-game with /report (categories: Chat, Hacking, Griefing, Other), or from the website.
- Appeal a ban on the Appeal page — sign in, tell us your side, and a moderator will review it (if approved, your ban is lifted automatically). If your account isn't linked, use the appeal code shown on your ban screen. For other punishments, open a support ticket with the category Appeal.
- Billing or chargeback disputes: please contact us on Discord before opening a dispute.
Thanks for helping keep PharoGames fun and fair for everyone. See you in the lobby.