Rules

Infraction Points

Every rule carries a point value. Points add up; the ban ladder at the bottom says what a total costs. Staff judge the whole situation, not a single frame.

🟩 1 Point — Minor Infraction

Low-impact disruptions and general toxicity — the “knock it off” tier. Things that make the experience worse for others, but aren't targeted or severe.

• — Toxicity & Chat —
• Personal insults: Attack the play, not the person. Competitive trash talk is part of the game — calling out a bad fight is fine; calling someone stupid, pathetic, or worthless is not. If you wouldn't say it to someone's face in a real sport, don't say it here.
• ✓ Allowed: That was a shit lunge. · Tail swing = epic fucking failure. · You threw that — I had you dead to rights after the bite. · Nice try, but you whiffed the read. · L / L rex · ez · noob · Fuck off / piss off
• ✗ Not allowed: You are a shit player. · You fucking suck. · You're pathetic / worthless. · Learn to play (when it's a dig, not advice). · Fuck you
• Excessive arguing or stirring drama: Disagreements happen. Dragging them out in global or trying to pull other people in is what crosses the line.
• Spam messages or spam-calling
• Discussing bans, warnings, or punishments in public channels: Got an issue with a punishment? Open a ticket. Public ban talk just turns into arguments that help nobody.
• Bringing up politics or religion
• Public callouts against other players: Don't put people on blast in global. Use the ticket system.
• Messaging staff after being redirected to a ticket
• Begging for points in public chat
• Soliciting money, donations, or fundraisers (GoFundMe, CashApp, etc.): We're not a fundraising platform. If you're going through something, we're sorry — but the chats aren't the place. That includes subtle hints and “just sharing” links.
• Mini-modding: You're not staff. A polite rule reminder is fine; threatening punishment, speaking with authority, or trying to moderate situations yourself is not.
• English only in global chat (in-game): In-game global chat is English-only. Each non-English message can be treated as 1 point.

• — Discord —
• Ping abuse
• Misuse of tickets or channels after being told how to use them

🟨 2 Points — In-Game

In-game rulebreaks carry heavier weight — they directly affect other players' gameplay.

• Excessive targeting or singling out one player: Killing someone twice isn't targeting. Following one person around the map for 30 minutes to ruin their session, or attacking them on sight over and over, is.
• Griefing nestmates, groupmates, or the nest/eggs
• Killing yourself to avoid a bounty payout
• Using /slay to avoid being killed or attacked: Includes intentionally running out of bounds to get slayed. If you're in a fight or just took/dealt damage, you can't slay for 10 seconds.
• 2-calling, then attacking
• Attacking before the teleport grace period (5 seconds)
• Removing someone from your group, then attacking before the 2-minute cooldown
• Exploiting rule loopholes: Technically not breaking a rule, but clearly abusing its spirit. “The rules don't specifically say I can't…” is not a defense if what you're doing is obviously meant to be against them.
• Harassment — sustained hostile behavior toward a specific person (staff or player): One rude comment is a 1-point. Targeting someone across multiple interactions, channels, or days is a 2-point, and severity may climb from there.
• Purposefully not following event rules

🟧 5 Points — Serious Infraction

Conduct that undermines game integrity, makes people genuinely uncomfortable, or seriously disrupts the community.

• Inappropriate language or topics: Sexual topics (dildos, kinks, etc.) and graphic or vulgar content that makes the chat genuinely uncomfortable. This isn't about being oversensitive — it's about keeping the space somewhere people actually want to be. You know the difference between joking around and making it weird. Don't make it weird.
• Discriminatory language or targeted bigotry: Repeated discriminatory remarks or language meant to demean someone's identity. Context matters; staff use judgment on severity.
• Stream sniping: Using someone's stream to find and target them in-game. May escalate depending on how egregious it is.
• Meta gaming: Using information you wouldn't naturally have to gain an edge — Discord call-outs, stream watching, screen sharing, friends spectating and feeding you intel. It also covers abusing mechanics for info: stealing a nest egg then slaying so you can come back and hunt that group, for example. If you had to die, disconnect, or exploit a mechanic to act on what you learned, it's meta.
• Promoting other servers: Don't advertise other communities in our chats or in-game — including “subtle” plugs and using this Discord to reach people via DMs.

🟥 10 Points — Severe Offense

Crosses from “bad behavior” into doing real harm.

• Doxxing or sharing someone's personal information
• Threats — DDoS, real-life harm, or suggesting self-harm

⛔ 20 Points — Perma-Bannable

Immediate permanent removal. No warnings. No appeals for 30 days minimum.

• Sexualizing minors in any way
• Posting NSFW content (text, images, or links)
• Homophobic or racist slurs: Zero tolerance. There is no context where these are acceptable — this includes any racial slurs.
• Hacking or cheating
• Inappropriate names, profiles, or profile pictures: Banned until it's changed. Appeal with proof of the change to be unbanned.
• Ban evasion: Using an alt account to get around a ban. If caught, the ban doubles and the alt is permanently banned.

Zones

Type the command in game chat to see where you are. A zone changes which rules apply inside it.

• Pack Limits Zone (!limits · !pl) — Limits enforced: Standard pack limits apply. Exceeding them is 2 points.
• 1v1 Zone (!1v1) — Consent-based: Every fight needs mutual consent — a 3-call from all participants. No consent, no fight. Swing without calling and you forfeit your own right to consent: anyone can swing back. Defending yourself or others from rulebreakers carries no penalty. Infractions here only ban you from this area.
• Spectate Zone — (!spectate · !spec · !spectator) — There is NO combat in the spectate zone. Infractions within this area will result in a ban from the area for 24 hours.

Pack Limits

• 13 — Rex, Trike Deino, Stego
• 6 — Allo
• 5 — Dibble, Cera
• 4 — Teno, Carno, Maia, Kentro
• 3 — Pachy, Omni, Dilo, Galli, Austro, Herra, Troo, Beipi, Hypsi, Dryo
• 1 — Babies between 25% - 50%
• 0 — Any babies under 25%

Each species has a pack value. A group's values add up and must stay within the limit in the Pack Limits Area. Please note that in the SURVIVAL SERVER ONLY Stego is 8 points. Exceeding the group limit is a 2 point infraction.

No Apex Zone

• This area uses the same rules as the Pack Limits area. If an apex tries to enter, they will be tped out, including any dino that might be latched onto them or that is being pinned by them. You will not be able to enter if you are bleeding.

Grouping Rules

What counts as a group — within ~1 rex-length of each other: One rex-length ≈ a fully-grown adult T-Rex from nose to tail. If another player's dino could fit between you two, you're probably fine; if it couldn't, you're grouped. You don't need a formal group to be overpacking — traveling, fighting, or hanging out within that range counts. Help one side in any way and you're part of that group: Biting, body-blocking, carrying someone to safety, distracting — it all counts. “I didn't attack anyone” is not a defense. If your actions helped one side win or survive, you were in the fight. Everyone who helped counts: Staff look at the whole fight, not a single moment. Anyone who participated on a side at any point is counted toward the total — walking away mid-fight doesn't remove you from the headcount. 2-minute group cooldown: After leaving a group, you can't assist or join another group in combat for 2 minutes. In a duo and you run off to help a solo? You're still part of your duo. Third-partying only applies if you attack all parties: Helping one side is joining that side. Removing someone from your group: You must wait 2 minutes before attacking them. Overpacking: Joining a group's fight is fine if you are not exceeding the 26 point pack limit. If you are over then the player that caused the total to be over 26 would be overpacking. — A group of overpackers and one random player that overpacks are completely different. Players in the original group that was not over 26 points will not receive a warning for overpacking, unless they were actively grouped up with the player that caused them to overpack. Exceptions: Group limits don't apply inside the 1v1 area. They also don't apply to players attacking a bounty — players with a bounty are considered ffa.

OVERALL EVENT RULES

• No nesting (Unless nesting event)
• No leaving the event arena
• No attacking prior to the event start
• No redo fights (Exception server side issues Ex. Server restart, bot outage etc.)
• Must be active entire round to be a winner. Inactivity / hiding out forfeits any win for the round.
• Respect all event staff. Do not argue with event staff any concerns should be brought to event coordinators
• Spectators should not interfere with events. You may only watch. Spectator zones will be provided when possible
• Event staff decisions are final. Clarification will be provided as needed.

SPECIFIC EVENT RULES:

• TEAM DEATH MATCH: Do not attack team members on purpose (at discretion of Host)
• HIDE AND SEEK: Do not temp log to avoid being found
• FFA: No Teaming at all. Ex. 3 dinos should not be on a single dino.
• MEDIA BASED CONTESTS: No AI usage, Must sign off on artwork with discord name, and No submitting others work / copying others work. Must be original.

Please note some events may have additonal rules that are not listed. Make sure to check event descriptions as breaking these rules will still result in points.

Ban Ladder

Points are cumulative. Reaching a rung applies that ban.

• 5 points — 24 Hours
• 7 points — 48 Hours
• 10 points — 1 Week
• 12 points — 2 Weeks
• 15 points — 1 Month
• 18 points — 2 Months
• 20 points — Permanent

Comm Ban Ladder

• 5-6 points - 24 hours
• 7-9 points - 48 hours
• 10-11 points - 7 days
• 12-14 points - 14 hours
• 15-17 points - 1 Month
• 18-19 points - 2 Month
• 20 points - permanent

Toxicity violations will result in points which can trigger communication bans. Serious chat infractions will result in both regular warning points and comm ban points.

POINT DECAY (Playtime-Based)

Points decay only while you're actively playing, not while offline.

• Every 15 hours of in-game play = -1 Point
• Max decay = 3 points per week

If you play regularly, your record cleans itself. If you log in once a week to cause problems and log off, it doesn't.

Thank you for helping keep Primal Heaven fair, safe, and fun!