Play fair, play long

Spamming is classified as sending three identical messages, or five different messages, within a short time period.

1. 1stWarning
2. 2nd1h mute
3. 3rd3h mute
4. 4th6h mute

Discrimination against a user's race, colour, ethnicity, gender, religion, age, sexual orientation, disability or genetic information is prohibited on Essence. This includes racism.

1. 1st6h mute
2. 2nd12h mute
3. 3rd1d ban

Encouraging another player to commit suicide, in any form, is prohibited on Essence and will be punished.

1. 1st1d mute
2. 2nd7d mute
3. 3rd1d ban

Sending inappropriate links in chat or on items is prohibited. This includes, but is not limited to, pornographic links, gore, jump scares and any suspicious links.

1. 1st3d mute
2. 2nd7d mute
3. 3rd14d mute

Sexual harassment of any kind is prohibited on our network. This includes joking and hazing.

1. 1st1d mute
2. 2nd7d mute
3. 3rd1d ban

Advertising competitor servers, or trying to pull attention away from Essence, is prohibited. You may mention server names, but never an IP in chat.

1. 1stPermanent ban

Self advertising is promoting your own social media to gain attention. It is allowed only when you are promoting a stream or video about Essence, with at least 10 minutes between advertisements. Promote yourself too quickly and you will be punished.

1. 1stWarning
2. 2nd3h mute
3. 3rd6h mute

Disrespecting a staff member's rank or position of authority is prohibited. Staff disrespect and player disrespect are not the same thing. If you believe a staff member is being unreasonable or unprofessional, report them to management by creating a ticket on our Discord.

1. 1st1h mute
2. 2nd3h mute
3. 3rd6h mute

Any attempt to gain an illegal advantage on the network.

1. 1st7d ban + map data wiped + 50% penalty
2. 2nd30d ban + map data wiped + gang DQ

Essence prohibits IRL trading on the network.

1. 1stBlacklist + removal of items

Talking on an account while another account connected to you is muted.

1. 1st3d IP mute
2. 2nd7d IP mute
3. 3rdPermanent IP mute

Building anything on the server that could be seen as offensive or inappropriate.

1. 1stWarning + build removal
2. 2nd1d ban + build removal

Naming your team anything that could be seen as offensive or inappropriate.

1. 1stWarning + name change
2. 2nd30m ban + name change
3. 3rd1d ban + name change

Inappropriate naming of any item is not permitted on Essence.

1. 1stWarning + name change
2. 2nd30m ban + name change
3. 3rd1d ban + name change

Scamming, or not holding up your end of a deal, is illegal on Essence.

1. 1st3d ban
2. 2nd7d ban
3. 3rd14d ban

Naming your account, or changing your skin or cape, to anything that could be seen as offensive or inappropriate.

1. 1stPermanent ban until the IGN is changed

Any loot obtained from AFK Farming in a player's inventory will be removed upon inspection. Auto fishing is fully permitted as it is a built in server feature.

Note: Use of /autofish will not result in a punishment.

1. 1stWarning
2. 2ndKick
3. 3rd1d ban
4. 4thAdmin discretion

It is prohibited to use bot accounts for any purpose.

1. 1st7d IP ban
2. 2nd14d IP ban
3. 3rd30d IP ban

Using extra gangs, or boosting other teams, to gain an unfair advantage gets you penalised for the current week. Team boosting is one gang helping another in ways that are not normal, like giving or selling tokens or shards for far too little. If caught, both the individual members and the team on the leaderboards are penalised. The penalty reduction is applied at the time of the punishment.

1. 1st25% penalty (week long)
2. 2nd50% penalty (week long)
3. 3rdFull DQ (week long)

You need admin approval to bring valuable items into a new gang. Ask for it by opening a ticket on Discord. Breaking this rule gets you penalised without warning for the season, and individual team members on the leaderboards are penalised too. The penalty reduction is applied at the time of the punishment.

1. 1st25% penalty (week long)
2. 2nd50% penalty (week long)
3. 3rdFull DQ (week long)

You may play on two alt accounts, as long those accounts do not surpass the thresholds below. If either of your alts goes over any threshold, both the alt and your main account are punished. You are not allowed to transfer Essence gained from any source on an alt to your main account.

1. 1st1d main ban + alt wipe + 25% penalty
2. 2nd3d main ban + both accounts wiped + 50% penalty
3. 3rd30d main ban + both accounts wiped + DQ

Any DDoS, dox or swat threat or joke is taken seriously and punished. It does not matter whether it was a joke.

1. 1stBlacklist

Any attempt to bot, or log a large number of alts onto the server to cause lag, spam chat or similar, is strictly prohibited.

1. 1stBlacklist

Duping or multiplying items is strictly forbidden on Essence. Any dupe you discover must be reported immediately in a Discord ticket. Not reporting it can get you punished as well.

1. 1stBlacklist

Any attempt to intentionally lag the server is strictly prohibited and leads to a permanent blacklist.

1. 1stBlacklist

Any attempt to obtain someone's IP, for example through a link or a Discord IP grabber, is strictly prohibited.

1. 1stBlacklist

Any attempt to charge back a purchase from the Essence store is strictly prohibited.

Note: even if you lose the chargeback, you will still be punished.

1. 1stBlacklist

Any attempt to bypass a punishment by using an alternate account is prohibited.

1. 1stBan carries over to the alt account

Any attempt to bypass a blacklist by using an alternate account is prohibited.

1. 1stBlacklist

Falsifying evidence is not allowed.

1. 1st7d ban
2. 2nd30d ban
3. 3rd60d ban

Exploiting advantages gained through a gamemode or its plugins results in a severe punishment. If you discover an exploit, report it by creating a ticket on our Discord before sharing it with anyone or using it yourself. Depending on the scenario, you may be eligible for compensation.

1. 1stAdmin discretion