Ragnarok-Online Etiquette Guidelines by Morohtar
April 29 2002
Revision 1, September 19 2002

I'm writing this guide because of my experiences in playing Ragnarok Online.
There seems to be a general lack of defined etiquette in the game and hopefully
this will alleviate that problem. It is my hope that this guide will help make 
RO play more enjoyable for all. You may distribute this guide freely as long as 
you make no alterations. Suggestions are welcome. Send them to morohtar@charter.net

I. General Common Sense Rules
  1)  Don't bypass the profanity filters in the chat, they are there for a reason.
  2)  Do NOT beg for money or items. It is easy to go make money by killing monsters.
  3)  Only go into a chatroom in which someone is buying or selling to discuss the buy or
      sale. Otherwise, you just waste their time.
  4)  Do not flood the chat.
  5)  Do not use bots. If you need to use a bot, what is the point of playing the game?
  6)  Guys, don't be pathetic and follow the girl-characters around with the stupid 
      emoticons. If she doesn't want to talk to you, she doesn't want to talk to you!
  7)  If you setting up a chatroom, don't set up in front of someone else's chat where they  
      can't be easily seen.
  8)  Be nice.
  9)  Follow general netiquette
  10) Do not pester acolytes/priests to heal you. Ask once and if they ignore you or tell you
  	  to go away, don't bother them any more. Also, don't ask for multiple healings when you
  	  have a high max HP (i.e. 800+). (suggested by Butterfli)

II. Fighting Rules
  1) Only help someone fight a monster if they ask for help. This excludes boss-
     monsters such as the Gold Thief Bug...
  2) If you are a tank: Don't hit every monster in the area and expect people not
     to come after some of them. Only hit one or two monsters at a time.
  3) DO NOT steal another person's monster(Sniping). Let me clarify: If you see that 
     someone is going after a monster and is closer to it than you, leave the monster alone. 
     This is mainly for Swordsmen, Thieves, Merchants, and Acolytes. I will discuss 
     Archers and Mages later on.
  4) If you and another person go after a monster at the same time, IMO the monster is fair 
     game, may the best person win.

III. Job-Specific Rules
  1) Swordsmen:
      - See II.3
      - Do not go after a monster that has been targeted by a mage's spell unless you 
        have already begun attacking the monster. This wastes the mage's SP.
  
  2) Merchants:
      - Do not cheat people. If you are advertising a certain discount percentage, stick to it.   
        Smart people will have a calculator handy to check your prices anyway, so do  
        yourself a favor and give correct prices.

  3) Thieves:
      - If you carry a bow, read the rules for the Archer class as well.

  4) Mages & Wizards:
      - Do not target a monster with a spell if someone else is going after it (See II.3).
      - In the same spirit as II.3, don't try to snipe another mage's monster with a faster 
        spell than they are using. (i.e. if they are using an elemental spell don't use SS or NB 
        to beat them to the kill). This applies only if they targeted the monster first.
      - Do not use the Ice Wall spell in towns to block entrances and exits. (suggested by zax4787)
      - If someone near you is fighting a monster in a non-aggressive area, wait until they are done
        before you use a spell with a wide attack area that might kill their monster.

  5) Archers:
      - Archers tend to be the worst about II.3. Do not snipe just because you can kill faster   
        doesn't mean you can snipe other people's monsters.
      - Do not kill a monster which a mage has already targeted with a spell. It is obvious 
        when a mage has targeted a monster with a spell - you can't miss it!

  6) Acolytes:
      - Suggestions?