Hello and Welcome to The Warlords Online Forums.

All players of Warlords Online are welcomed to socialize with each other to post about in game events, future patches and features released by TQ and other matters relative to the Warlords Online game. While we know many of you are eager to skip this thread and start posting, we encourage you to take the time to read this as it could mean the difference between having your thread closed or moved or having a large discussion amongst new friends around the forum.

The General Rules for the Entire Forum/Subforum

* Harassment and/or cyber bullying will not be tolerated. When flaming/harassment turns into stalking, it becomes a crime in violation of the law. As such all measure will be taken to enforce the cessation of all such behaviors.

* There is a no tolerance policy for any kind of racism or prejudice. This includes, but it is not limited to, race, religion, gender and sexual orientation. All such posts will be removed without notice, and are subject to infraction or possible immediate banning of forum accounts. Realize that the forum is like the game, International and accepts posters worldwide from various races. While we grant all posters freedom to express their opinions freely, basic respect for each other is expected

* Post threads in the most relevant section for your topic. The Warlords Online Forums consists of different sections for organization of information such as Bugs, General Discussion, Suggestions, MarketPlace, etc. Please post in the most appropriate section. Take note of the section specific rules posted by the Admins/Moderators.

* Posting of "real life" pictures of others requires consent. Posting of "real life" pictures of other people without his/her general consent or the authorization of that specific person is not acceptable and any material regarding that individual will be deleted/removed for the strict protection of that individual. Please request permission from that individual to post a picture. If you do NOT obtain permission and post without consent, you run the risk of having your Forum Account banned. For those pictures that contain a group of people, it may be allowed. Anyone who formally sends a complaint and a request for their picture to be removed may send a PM to any Moderator.

* Posting "real life" pictures of yourself is permitted and encouraged in the real life photo threads on each server. However, this is a 13+ game forum, and as such pictures of a suggestive nature, containing nudity, anything of a graphic disturbing nature, or pictures containing drug use and/or paraphernalia will be removed or deleted without notice or explanation.

* Posting of another posters "real life" private information will result in an immediate ban of your account. This information includes but not limited to: emails, home address, telephone contacts, character account info or passwords. Please respect the privacy of other posters and players.

* Re-Editing a Mod's edit is not allowed. There is a specific reason why your post, signature or avatar was edited, and ignoring that Moderator’s warnings will result in a ban.

* Do not impersonate Admins/Moderators/GMs. This is blatantly misleading people, and can result in your account being banned. You have been warned.

* All other trading or transfers, including, but not limited to, trading of Account ID, Account Names, and all out-of-game transfers, are strictly prohibited as stated within TQ's Terms of Service. Any forms of trading an account will lead to the immediate ban of the account without warning. Trading of game items or in game money between Players on the same server is permitted. ANY AND ALL PROHIBITED CONDUCT MAY RESULT IN IMMEDIATE TERMINATION OF THE ACCOUNTS INVOLVED IN SUCH TRADING.

* Items for Real-Life Money/Items, codes, or similar on another server/game are not allowed. Failing to comply with this rule will result in your account being banned. Selling Accounts, by any means, will result in your account being banned. It should be noted that account trading and purchasing will be taken seriously and any mentions in signature, post, threads, location and other public means of a desire to purchase or sell an account if/when brought to the attention of a Moderator, will result in an immediate banning of your account.

* No promoting hack/cheat/private server sites on the forum.

* Do not inquire about bug exploits, hacks, cheats, and/or bots. Posting links and/or screenshots will result in an immediate ban of your account and possible in-game actions may be taken. Posting of modified clients (file editing) or asking what steps need to be taken to modify something in your Client is not allowed unless brought up in a discussion thread by a member of TQ.

* Private servers are illegal and should not be mentioned nor inquired about on the forums. Posting links and/or information related to private servers will result in the immediate banning of your forum account. (This includes posting screenshots from privates servers as well).

* The maximum number of clients TQ allows run per computer is two. Running any more than two clients per machine is considered to be multi-clienting, and is therefore illegal. Posting screenshots and/or information regarding any form of multi-clients may result in the immediate banning of your forum account.

* Spam, complaining, harassing, or anything of that sort will not be tolerated in the FAQ/Bugs. These sections are designed to aid, not hinder. Please respect the nature of these forum sections.

* The Warlords Online Forums are meant for only discussions about the Warlords Online game expect for the Off-Topic section. Other TQ games are also accepted however keep in mind that those games have their own individual forum. All other game threads which are not TQ supported shall be moved to off topic.

* Do not provide links to sites that support or contain pirated software, music or other downloads. TQ does not support such activities and any post or thread containing such a link will be removed and the account banned.

* Do not create threads asking questions or help from the GM's. The GMs do not handle account issues publicly. All threads ignoring this rule will be closed or deleted. If you have a case you would like to report then file your issues here: TQ Customer Service Center or wl@netdragon.com

* Threads with Light spamming and slight Off Topic posts will be tolerated, but there is a limit. Threads consisting of just “+1“; "o rly?"; or any other nonsense replies will be deleted. Polite conversations that go slightly off topic within a thread will be allowed, but if continued too long, or if flaming/insulting results the thread will closed. We want you to have fun, but we also want to keep the forums readable to new members. Do not create threads solely to increase post count, or celebrate it, they will be closed or most likely deleted.

* Do not have extremely long signatures or location information. These inhibit the readability of the forums. A Moderator will request you shorten your signature or remove the location information if it hinders forum usage for others. Refusing to comply with the Moderator's request may result in the temporary or permanent ban of your forum account. Signature Images on The Warlords Forum are permitted as long as they are no Wider than 550 Pixels and no taller than 200 Pixels.

* The forum does not yet have a profanity filter in place, however light swearing such as "crap" will be tolerated to a point. An Honor system is in place, do not abuse it.

* Posting of pornographic material is prohibited and will result in your account being banned. Furthermore, any content that is unlawful or displays acts of illegal conduct is subject to be removed immediately with/without warning (Moderator's discretion) and may result in a ban. Inappropriate content may include, but not limited to, the use of drugs, illegal drugs, pornographic content, under-age drinking, mistreatment of animals or humans, unauthorized posting of copyrighted or posting of people's pictures without their approval or consent, and use of vulgar words, images or expressions. This is a 13+ forum, not an 18+ forum. Moderators will use their best judgment to make a decision on what material is deemed inappropriate. Please respect the younger members of our community.

* No personal arguments or conversations will be tolerated. This means two people dominating a thread with personal conversations that cannot include another forum member, or arguments following the same format. This also includes threads made personally addressed to a specific poster to gain their attention or insult them. The Private Message (PM) function is provided for personal conversations, so please use it.

* Keep the name calling and flaming to a minimum. An opinion is fine, but there is a limit.

* Harassment or belittling others will not be tolerated. Posts and/or threads will be edited, deleted and closed if necessary. Private Messages are not mediated by the Moderators due to the inability of the Moderator to verify the authenticity of the Private Message. If you are being harassed by someone via Private Messages, you are advised to ignore any messages from that person.

* Making fun of poor English speakers will not be tolerated. Please respect each other even if you may not be able to understand them. Insults and jeering of poor English speakers will be removed. Realize that not all forum members speak English fluently.

* An ACCURATE English translation must be provided when posting in other languages. TQ and the Moderator staff realize that not everyone speaks English fluently. Failure to provide an accurate translation can result in your thread/post being deleted or closed.

TQ Digital offers many of their games in other languages and countries. If you feel more comfortable speaking another language, we invite you to join any of the following:

Chinese Warlords Online

Chinese Forums

About the Moderators

Moderators are NOT Gms and have nothing to do with ingame issues.

Please address ingame issues to any of the following link: TQ Customer Service Center or wl@netdragon.com

The Moderators will enforce the rules of the section, sometimes without warning. If a Moderator closes, edits, deletes, merges or moves a thread or post, they are not required to leave a reason why. Some Moderators will, some Moderators won't. If you have a problem with any change a Moderator made, and you wish to have a Moderator explain it to you, use the forum’s Private Messaging (PM) function. If a Moderator doesn't reply to your PM, or is unnecessarily rude or unkind, then make a thread politely asking for an explanation or PM the Forum's Regional Moderator. Do NOT resort to flaming and/or harassing any member of the Admin/Super/Moderator team or a member of the Warlords Online staff. The offending threads/posts may be infracted/warned, closed or reported for a ban.

To find a list of the Forum's current Admins/Super/Moderator, check the top of the page.

These rules are subject to change without notice and will be updated regularly. We realize that different situations require different rules. The moderators are asked to use their best judgment if there isn't a rule listed for certain situations.

We want you all to have fun and enjoy yourselves while chatting with each other, but these rules are in place for a reason. It is expected that you follow the rules and give each person the respect they deserve. If at any time you have any questions, you are welcome to PM any member of the Moderator staff.