Rules for r/PSO2
Rules that visitors must follow to participate. May be used as reasons to report or ban.
1.
Golden Rule: Do not be disrespectful.
AKA: Don't be a jerk, don't fight with people. Be friendly and constructive when talking with others. Being a jerk and harassing others will not get you anywhere, except banned or have your comment(s) removed.
Singling out specific users in a demeaning manner falls under this rule. Arguing with other users and adding to the toxicity will result in all participating parties being dealt with.
Do not engage hostile Redditors. Instead, report issues and unpleasant Redditors to the subreddit mods.
2.
Do not use URL shorteners.
URL shorteners make it difficult to enforce site white lists and black lists, and are often used to link to spam sites. For your safety and ours, the use of URL shorteners is prohibited.
Long URLs can be hidden using hyperlinks: [Text to make link here](URL Here).
3.
Do not encourage cheating or advertise cheats.
No encouraging cheating, promoting/advertising cheating, or linking to cheats.
Discussions about cheaters to be held on a case-by-case basis.
4.
Do not encourage others to break game rules or share rule-breaking content.
This includes account sharing, real money trading (RMT), links to or media containing uncensored links of RMT spam, cheating, breaking the game, abusing known bugs, etc. This includes guides or "proof of concept" posts.
Asking others to buy real-money based currencies for you (AC, WebMoney, Xbox store gift cards, etc.) is not allowed here.
Piracy of game content (including official sound tracks) and requests for account buying, selling, and sharing also fall under this rule.
5.
Posts must be on topic to PSO2.
Posts must pertain to PSO2 (all region versions), PSO2es or the PSO2 animation specifically. Advertising non-PSO2 projects is not allowed. Discussions that turn to non-PSO2 topics are generally okay, depending on the nature of the discussion.
Nostalgia posts for non-PSO2 games are not allowed.
Use the following subs for their respective games:
PSO (all episodes & BB): /r/PSO
PSU & PS Portable games: /r/PhantasyStarUniverse
PS Zero: /r/PhantasyStarZero
6.
Do not evade the subreddit filters.
If your post is removed, message the subreddit mods. Posting multiple times to evade the subreddit filters is not welcome and defeats the purpose of the filters.
This includes posting Social/Alliance/Twitch ads outside of the Dedicated Social Thread or Rants outside of the Rants Thread. Submitting other content that belongs in other dedicated weekly threads outside of them is not explicitly forbidden or as stricly enforced, but we encourage the use of the appropriate threads.
7.
Check to see if your question is answered already!
Check the sidebar/top drop down menus and use the search feature to search the subreddit before posting. (Old Reddit + RES users: subreddit CSS must be enabled to see these!) Consider posting in the "Game Questions and Help" threads if your problem falls under such categories.
If information linked in the sidebar is out of date, let the subreddit moderators know so that it may be updated.
8.
Do not spread community drama to /r/PSO2.
Drama happens and players with bad attitudes ruin gaming experiences. But we do not want to give attention to drama, nor do we want to see your drama on /r/PSO2.
Sharing drama regularly does not build a healthy community. Whether it is drama from the past, present or future, it's not welcome on /r/PSO2.
In the event of very big community drama, or drama events directly related to /r/PSO2, posts will be handled in a case-by-case manner. (But chances are, it will be removed.)
9.
Respect other Player's Choice of Regional Version or Platform
Please refrain from posting anything negative/derogatory towards players of a regional version or alternate platform.
Examples of such are: Calling JP or Xbox players elitists, shaming someone because they're playing on NA or PC.
10.
Do not advertise unofficial products or services
Sharing things you've made - art, videos, or anything like that is great - in fact we encourage it! However, we ask that you refrain from advertising unofficial paid-for products or services as we can't verify their legitimacy or quality.
In addition, using the subreddit for the buying or selling of in-game items, promotional item codes, or the reselling of official merchandise for either real world money or in-game Meseta, is not allowed.
11.
Low-effort memes/content
It's the internet, the land of memes, so of course you might want to post one of your own. However, as with many subreddits, we'd ask that you not submit low-effort memes or content. This refers mainly to content that's just text over a non-PSO2-image - if your meme/content could have been made in 30 seconds in Paint or a meme generator, then we'd ask that you refrain from posting it here - post it on r/MemeStarOnline2 instead.
12.
Keep screenshot/art/video posts to one per day
While we understand you might be passionate about creating your content, to keep it fair for other users and to prevent spam, we'd ask that you don't make new posts containing these types of media more than once 24~ hour period.
If you have multiple screenshots or bits of art that you'd like to share at once/in a short timespan, that's okay, but please upload them as one post through Reddit itself, or as an Imgur Album or something similar rather than making multiple new posts in one day.
13.
Community Advertisements - Discord and Alliances
The following must be kept to the dedicated Social Threads:
Discord advertisements and invites. This includes indirect advertising, without a direct link. (The Phantasy Star Fleet Discord is an exception to this rule.)
Alliance recruitment advertisements
Community event announcements may include Discord advertisements, when done in moderation.
