1. General Rules

1. Respect other players and members of the ScratchMU staff.
2. Serious insults, threats, repeated harassment, discrimination and extreme toxic behaviour may be punished.
3. Excessive spam in game chat, Discord or other official ScratchMU channels is prohibited.
4. Advertising other MU Online servers, competing communities or services is strictly prohibited.
5. Character, guild or account names that impersonate ScratchMU staff are prohibited.
6. Offensive or deliberately provocative names may be changed or sanctioned by staff.

2. Accounts & Security

1. Every player is responsible for the security of their own account.
2. Never share your password, PIN or login credentials. ScratchMU staff will never ask for your password.
3. Account sharing, lending items or voluntarily giving access to another person is done at your own risk.
4. Staff is not responsible for losses caused by account sharing, voluntarily accepted trades or loans between players.
5. Buying or selling ScratchMU accounts without administration approval may lead to account suspension.

3. Scam & Fraud

1. Scamming and fraud are strictly prohibited.
2. It is prohibited to intentionally mislead another player in order to obtain items, jewels, WCoin, Ruud, credits, accounts or any other in-game property.
3. Impersonating a Game Master, Moderator or Administrator to obtain items or information is strictly prohibited.
4. A proven scam or fraud attempt may be punished even if the attempt was not completed.
5. Reports should include clear evidence such as screenshots, video, conversations or available trade logs. Staff may also verify server logs.

4. Bugs & Exploits

1. Intentionally using a bug to gain an advantage is prohibited.
2. Serious bugs must be reported to the ScratchMU administration.
3. Bug abuse includes, but is not limited to: item duplication, currency multiplication, unintended EXP/rewards, restricted area access, bypassing limitations and event reward abuse.
4. Repeated or deliberate exploitation of a known serious bug may result in a permanent ban.
5. Distributing or hiding a serious exploit from staff may also be sanctioned.

5. Hacks & Third-Party Software

1. Programs or modifications that provide an unfair advantage are strictly prohibited.
2. This includes speed hacks, damage hacks, attack-speed modifications, teleport/range hacks, packet manipulation, dupe tools, injectors and unauthorized client modifications.
3. Automation that provides an advantage outside the systems officially provided by ScratchMU is prohibited.
4. When there is serious evidence of cheating, staff may request additional verification. Repeated refusal to cooperate may lead to a temporary suspension while the case is investigated.

6. PvP & PK Rules

1. PK is part of MU Online and is allowed in normal PK zones unless a special rule applies to that map, event, boss, invasion or spot.
2. Being killed in a normal PK area is not automatically a punishable offence.
3. Using bugs or exploits in PvP is prohibited.
4. Intentionally blocking important NPCs or areas through bugs, impossible positioning or other abusive methods is prohibited.
5. In events marked NON-PK, attacking or exploiting methods to kill other participants may be punished.

7. Events, Invasions, Bosses & Spots

1. Every player must follow the specific rules of each event.
2. Exploiting an event to receive unintended or duplicate rewards is prohibited.
3. Using bugs to enter/leave events incorrectly, keep duplicate rewards, attack from impossible areas, bypass mechanics or gain an unintended advantage is prohibited.
4. Staff may cancel or modify event rewards if a technical problem is discovered.
5. When an obvious bug is discovered, players must stop exploiting it and report the problem.

6. If another player or party is already actively attacking a Boss or Invasion Monster, you may not kill them in order to take the monster, drop or reward.
7. If a Spot is already occupied and actively used by another player or party, you may not kill them in order to take that Spot.
8. The rule applies equally to individual players and parties.
9. A Boss or Invasion Monster that is not being actively attacked is free and may be attacked by anyone.
10. A free Spot that is not actively being used may be occupied by anyone.
11. Hitting a Boss once and abandoning the fight does not reserve the Boss. The player or party must be actively participating in the fight.
12. Simply claiming that a Spot belongs to you is not enough. You or your party must actually be present and actively using it.
13. Using PK to steal a Boss, Invasion Monster, occupied Spot, remove competition before a drop, or force players away from a Spot is prohibited.
14. Repeated PK abuse at Bosses, Invasions or Spots may lead to progressively stronger sanctions.

8. Trade & Market

1. Always verify the items before confirming a trade.
2. A voluntarily accepted trade will not be reversed simply because one participant later changes their mind.
3. Item prices are freely determined by the community, except where fraud or deception is involved.
4. Staff does not guarantee the market value of items between players.
5. Fraudulent methods such as last-second item switching, provably false promises or impersonating a trusted middleman/staff member are prohibited.

9. Real Money Trading

1. External transactions involving ScratchMU property are allowed only under conditions approved by the administration.
2. Staff does not guarantee private transactions performed outside official systems.
3. Scams involving real money and ScratchMU property may result in a permanent ban.
4. Using the server primarily for unauthorized external commercial activity may be sanctioned.

10. Guilds

1. Guild Masters are responsible for the general conduct of their guild during official events.
2. Offensive guild names/logos or names impersonating staff are prohibited.
3. Using bugs in Castle Siege, Guild War or other guild systems is prohibited.
4. Guild alliances and rivalries are allowed as long as they respect the general rules.

11. Castle Siege

1. All participating guilds must follow the official Castle Siege rules.
2. Exploiting map, Crown, Switch, Gate or Teleport bugs is prohibited.
3. Any method that captures the castle outside normal game mechanics may result in the result being cancelled.
4. If a serious bug affects the result, administration may repeat the event, cancel the result or remove rewards.

12. Game Masters & Staff

1. Respect staff decisions. Sanctions may be appealed through the official support channel.
2. Do not turn global chat or public Discord channels into repeated disputes with staff.
3. Impersonating a GM, Moderator or Administrator is prohibited.
4. Intentionally spreading false information about staff decisions is prohibited.
5. Staff is not required to provide items, levels, resets or compensation without a justified reason.
6. Any demonstrated staff abuse should be reported directly to the administration.

13. False Reports

1. Intentionally filing false reports to get another player punished is prohibited.
2. Editing or fabricating evidence may result in sanctions against the reporting player.
3. Incomplete or misleading screenshots may be rejected as evidence.

14. Discord & Community Rules

1. Respect community members. No spam, advertising other servers, scams, phishing or suspicious links.
2. NSFW content is not allowed in public channels.
3. Do not publish another person's private information.
4. Technical problems and player reports must be posted in the appropriate support/report channels.
5. Moderation decisions may be appealed privately rather than through repeated public spam.

15. Donations

1. Donations support the operation and development of ScratchMU.
2. Donating does not provide permission to break the rules or immunity from sanctions.
3. Fraudulent chargebacks or payment fraud attempts may result in permanent suspension of involved accounts and removal of obtained benefits.

16. Punishments

Depending on severity, sanctions may include Warning, Mute, Disconnect, Character Ban, Temporary Account Ban, Permanent Account Ban, IP/HWID restriction, removal of illegally obtained items/currencies, removal from events/rewards and guild sanctions.

Staff is not required to apply every punishment in order. Serious violations may receive a permanent ban immediately, and repeated violations may receive progressively stronger sanctions.

17. Ban Evasion

1. Creating or using other accounts to bypass a sanction may result in sanctions on all associated accounts.
2. Intentionally helping another player evade a sanction may also be punished.

18. Evidence

Reports should contain clear evidence whenever possible: complete video, unedited screenshots, visible character names, approximate date/time and a clear description of what happened. Staff may use internal server logs to verify cases.

For Boss / Invasion / Spot conflicts, video evidence showing who was there first and whether the monster or Spot was actively being used is strongly recommended.

19. Final Rule

ScratchMU Administration reserves the right to intervene in situations not explicitly described above when they seriously affect the server economy, security, competitive fairness, community or game stability.

Each case may be reviewed individually using available evidence and logs. These Terms & Conditions may be updated when necessary. Continued use of ScratchMU after an update constitutes acceptance of the current rules.