DotA.HK Rules

1. Personal Behaviour

1.1. Stay friendly and mannered at all times.
1.2. Don't insult anyone, flaming is NOT allowed.
1.3. Name-spoofing to other user's name is forbidden.
1.4. Do not mislead anyone.
1.5. Do not violate any Hong Kong law, this includes but is not limited to pirated software, hacking and cracking.
1.6. Do not mess with the owner, moderators and administrators.

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2. Accounts

2.1. General Account Rules

2.1.1. You cannot use more than one account on the DotA.HK bots in the same period. If you have multiple accounts or change or account, you must declare to an Admin/Forum and provide proof if necessary.
2.1.2. Sharing, selling, trading or allowing someone else to use your account is forbidden.
2.1.3. All command history, game, connection and player information is logged for statistics and auditing.
2.1.4. All unpleasant login name will be permanently unsafelisted.

Note: Unpleasant words: All sex/bad/insulting words include but are not limited to: f**k, s**k, diu, on8+1, lun, dick, pussy, cunt, nigger, ching, a**h**e, faggot, tit, nipple, boob, d**m, ass, vagina, fanny, cock, penis, ball.

2.2. Safelist (SL) Methods

2.2.1. A BNET account that has a non-peon icon can request to be safelisted.
2.2.2. If you play 15 completed games on PUB bots, you will be automatically safelisted.

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3. Pre-Game Rules

3.1. Reserving Slots

3.1.1. Slots can only be reserved if they are available.
3.1.2. No one is allowed to be swapped or kicked from the game to make slots available, unless someone already announced that they wanted to reserve slots before the new comer entered the game.
3.1.3. To reserve slots, you must tell everyone the BNET account names of your friends.
3.1.4. Slots can only be reserved for 2 minutes. After 2 minutes, they must be reopened.
3.1.5. In each game, a slot can only be reserved once for each player.

3.2. Game Access

3.2.1. Players without the map will be auto-booted.
3.2.2. Players with a latency over 100ms will be auto-booted.
3.2.3. Players can only join the same game 3 times within 5 minutes.

3.3. Game Mode

3.3.1. The game mode can be AP/CM/RD/SD. NP/NS/SO/SP/CP can be used if consent from all players is made. SO and -switch is strictly NOT allowed in BT rooms.
3.3.2. The blue slot holder decides which game mode to be set.
3.3.3. The blue slot holder must state the game mode if asked. He should not afk.
3.3.4. It is the responsibility of the other players to know the game mode from the blue slot holder.
3.3.5. If the blue slot holder changes his mind from a previously announced game mode, he must announce this. He is not responsible for a player being AFK and not seeing the announcement.
3.3.6. The blue slot holder is not allowed to change the game mode if he stated that he will not change the game mode, i.e. players don't need to worry and can tab out.
3.3.7. Only 5v5 games and non -wtf mode games will be recorded in the statistics.

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4. In-game Rules.

4.1. Discontinuing Games

4.1.1. The game must be discontinued if any player decides to leave within the next 3 minutes after any of the following:

4.1.1.1. The game was started in the wrong game mode.
4.1.1.2. A player was afk for the first 3 minutes.
4.1.1.3. A player was afk before 15 minutes.
4.1.1.4. A player left before 15 minutes, not by being vote-kicked.
*If no one else leaves in the next 3 minutes, the game will continue till the end.

4.1.2. When there are only a total of 4 players left, the bot will auto-discontinue the game.
4.1.3. Staying in a game that was discontinued is DISALLOWED. No raping leavers or finishing a game without opponents.

4.2. Leavers

4.2.1. Leaving is strictly PROHIBITED, except for the following reasons:

4.2.1.1. The game was started in the wrong game mode
4.2.1.2. A player was afk for the first 3 minutes.
4.2.1.3. A player left/desync before 15 minutes, not by being vote-kicked.
4.2.1.4. All players agree to discontinue the game.

4.2.2. Anyone who leaves a game besides any of the permitted reasons will be considered a leaver, even if he left after another leave.

4.2.3. If someone disconnects/leaves, you may use his hero and his item/s as your team sees fit.

4.3. AFKing

4.3.1. AFKing is strictly PROHIBITED.
4.3.2. AFKING includes but is not limited to:

4.3.2.1. Patrolling
4.3.2.2. Aimlessly roaming around

4.4. Ruining the Game

4.4.1. Game ruining is strictly PROHIBITED.
4.4.2. Game ruining includes but is not limited to purposely feeding, stealing allied items, selling out items and sending out chickens, feeding gems, purposely dropping items to the enemy and maliciously destroying allied items.

4.5. Kicking Players from the Game

4.5.1. A player can be kicked from a game only if he is AFKING, hacking, backdooring (and killed a structure in main base) in non-BD room, ruining the game, unpausing others timeout.
4.5.2. The player will only be kicked if 90% of the people in the game support the vote.

4.6. Offensive language

4.6.1. All players are discouraged from using offensive language.
4.6.2. If there is a Game Admin, players may request for the offender to be muted.
4.6.3. You may also /squelch the offender.
4.6.4. If a player is found to be serious flaming (define as 3 foul sentences in a game to a person) in the game or an Admin is initially insulted, the game can be ended and the player(s) in questions may be penalized.

4.7. Pausing the Game

4.7.1. Each player has the right to ONE 1-minute pause during the game.
4.7.2. You must wait until no one is fighting an opponent before pausing.
4.7.3. You must announce in all-chat 3 seconds before you pause and unpause.
4.7.4. Other players must respect the pause and not unpause until the time limit is over.

4.8. Hacking and Cheating
Any form of HACKING and CHEATING is NOT allowed.

4.9. Backdooring

4.9.1. Backdooring is allowed on all bots.
4.9.2. Backdooring is when you attack towers, barracks or any building without allied creeps from the same lane within hitting range of the tower. Hero controlled creeps are not counted.
4.9.3. Attacking buildings after allied creeps are dead is not backdooring.

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5. Reporting Complaints

5.1.1. Only the ten players within a game can report violations related to that game. Observers may not file any complaints.
5.1.2. All complaints must be made within 24 hours after the game or will not be entertained.
5.1.3. All requests must specify the player name(s) you complain about, a game link must be provided for reference.
5.1.4. All requests should have supporting evidence, such as the replay (specify time of offense) and screenshots.
5.1.5. Leavers within 3 minutes before the end of game (throne/tree down) is immune to unsafelist.

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6. Forum Rules

6.1. Your forum ID must be able to identify your BNET ID.
6.2. If your forum ID is not your BNET ID, you must state your BNET ID in your forum signature.
6.3. The Personal Behaviour rules must be observed.
6.4. Post threads on the forums in the correct section or they might be moved.
6.5. Use the search function before posting to avoid numerous posts on the same topic. Repeat or similar posts might be merged together.
6.6. Do not abuse attachment upload function by uploading irrelevant and useless items.

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7. Penalties

7.1. Unsafelist Penalty


7.1.1. A player can be unsafelisted in the following cases (Permanent UNSL for items with *):

7.1.1.1. Joining the same game more than 3 times within 5 minutes.
7.1.1.2. Leaving
7.1.1.3. AFKing
7.1.1.4. For each structured backdoor in a non-BD game
7.1.1.5. Ruining the game
7.1.1.6. Typing in the wrong game mode
7.1.1.7. Inactive for 2 months
7.1.1.8. Hacking or cheating*
7.1.1.9. Had been unsafelisted for more than 10 times in 2 months*
7.1.1.10. -switch successfully in BT rooms
7.1.1.11. Unpausing others timeout
7.1.1.12. Taking the initiative to flame an Admin

Note: Anyone who failed to complete the penalty within 2 months will have his safelist access removed.


7.1.2. Complaint Procedure

7.1.2.1. A report can be made in the “Police Reception” sub-section in the forum.
7.1.2.2. Reports can ONLY be made within 24 hours after the game has ended.
7.1.2.3. It must include the game name, game link, date, time, name of offender and a link to the uploaded replay.
7.1.2.4. Head Administrators will review the case and take the appropriate actions.


7.1.3. RE-SL Procedure

7.1.3.1. If he is guilty, he will be automatically re-SL after playing 3 completed games on HK6.
7.1.3.2. Anyone accused has the right to defend himself and request to be re-safelisted. If he is innocent, he will be re-SL.
7.1.3.3. Anyone who is unsafelisted but has no record in the Prison sub-section/Prisoner link can request to be re-SL. These cases will be re-SL.

7.2. Forum Penalties


7.2.1. Posts may be edited, locked or deleted if it

7.2.1.1. Contains personal attacks
7.2.1.2. Is spam

7.2.2. Accounts may be suspended if a person continues to

7.2.2.1. Make personal attacks on a topic that has been locked.
7.2.2.2. Create more spam

7.2.3. Account may be banned if a person has already been suspended but still continues to

7.2.3.1. Make personal attacks on a topic that has been locked.
7.2.3.2. Create more spam

7.3. All Administrators


7.3.1. Administrators will receive a warning for

7.3.1.1. Improper use of game admin commands
7.3.1.2. Personal attacks
7.3.1.3. Not fulfilling their duties
7.3.1.4. Spoofing someone else's user name
7.3.1.5. Unintentional BD in a non-BD room
7.3.1.6. Inactive in forums

7.3.2. Administrators will be demoted for

7.3.2.1. Accumulating 3 warnings
7.3.2.2. Threatening other players
7.3.2.3. Misleading anyone.
7.3.2.4. Violating any Hong Kong laws
7.3.2.5. Using more than one account on DotA.HK bots in the same period.
7.3.2.6. Allowing someone to impersonate them by using their account
7.3.2.7. Using any confidential information collected for personal purposes
7.3.2.8. One major mistake