Trigger-Using Policy: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 13:27, 8 September 2010

Many popular MUD clients allow users to script actions to be taken after some event; these are commonly known as triggers.

Before creating or using any triggers please read HELP TRIGGER ABUSE

On AVATAR, there are the following rules regarding the use of triggers.

Purely informational triggers are permissible when AFK.

Spellup triggers are permissible even if AFK providing that:

They are open to everyone. You cannot exclude people or limit them

 to your group and buddyset.

They are interesting, Snikt wants them to be and might kill you

 if they are not. However, interesting doesn't mean spammy.

We reserve the right to ask you to stop if you are being

 excessively spammy with the triggers themselves or advertising
 them.

ALL other legal trigger types require you to be at your keyboard and able to quickly respond to an Immortal.

All triggers not previously mentioned are permitted except

triggers which generate output on public channels
triggers which invoke the 'hog' command
triggers that allow you to gather gold, gear, or any other item without

 interaction.

Triggers used only for other purposes are allowed.

And no trigger may ever

repeat on herochat everything Snikt says, but backwards and in purple
type 'hog' for you

However, as long as you are at your computer, it is perfectly fine to have a trigger which will

brandish a staff of detect hidden at any time
eat a pot pie whenever you tingle a skill
cheer every time you finish combat

Combat triggers are allowed but you must be at your computer when using them and able to respond quickly to an Immortal.

Combat triggers includes rescue triggers, weapon pick up triggers and those that trigger off the leaders kill emotes.

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-Many popular MUD clients allow users to script actions to be taken after some event; these are commonly known as triggers.
+Many popular MUD clients allow users to script actions to be
+taken after some event; these are commonly known as triggers.
-On AVATAR, there are two rules regarding the use of triggers.
+Before creating or using any triggers please read HELP TRIGGER ABUSE
-First, while you may use most triggers, you must always be at your computer and able to respond to an Immortal in a timely fashion. People play AVATAR, not robots.
+On AVATAR, there are the following rules regarding the use of triggers.
-Second, all triggers are permitted except
+Purely informational triggers are permissible when AFK.
-* combat-based triggers which give your allies an advantage or harm your enemies
+Spellup triggers are permissible even if AFK providing that:
+* They are open to everyone. You cannot exclude people or limit them
+  to your group and buddyset.
+* They are interesting, Snikt wants them to be and might kill you
+  if they are not. However, interesting doesn't mean spammy.
+* We reserve the right to ask you to stop if you are being
+  excessively spammy with the triggers themselves or advertising
+  them.
+ALL other legal trigger types require you to be at your keyboard
+and able to quickly respond to an Immortal.
+All triggers not previously mentioned are permitted except
 * triggers which generate output on public channels
 * triggers which invoke the 'hog' command
-* triggers that allow you to gather gold, gear, or any other item without interaction.
+* triggers that allow you to gather gold, gear, or any other item without
+  interaction.
 Triggers used only for other purposes are allowed.
-For example, triggers that take effect during combat may not
-* heal an ally
-* automatically trip a mob
-* automatically attack a mob based on an ally's action
-* pick up an ally's disarmed weapon and return it
 And no trigger may ever
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 * type 'hog' for you
-However, as long as you are at your computer, it is perfectly fine to have a trigger which will
+However, as long as you are at your computer, it is perfectly fine to
+have a trigger which will
 * brandish a staff of detect hidden at any time
 * eat a pot pie whenever you tingle a skill
 * cheer every time you finish combat
+Combat triggers are allowed but you must be at your computer when
+using them and able to respond quickly to an Immortal.
+Combat triggers includes rescue triggers, weapon pick up triggers and
+those that trigger off the leaders kill emotes.
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