1. Choosing a proper name, using a clan tag

2. Being a gentleman in chat

3. Know when you lost​

1. Choosing a proper name, using a clan tag

What name not to choose:​

Difficult to remember. Difficult to pronounce. (Pure gibberish or foreign font) Names that express something political, ethnical, racist, religious, sexual. "Names" that are a whole sentence. When choosing a long name, remember that others will often shorten it. Make sure it won't turn into something you don't want (eg. I once had a WoW character called Wangelis named after music composer Vangelis, people often called me "Wang". Didn't take long since my friends figured out it sounds like "Wank" and added -er when calling me). A name that is way too general FULL CAPS T00 m4ny r3pl4c3m3nt w1th numb3rs or WriTiNg tHIs wAY Offensive towards other players/clans



A good name is:​

Easy to remember Ussually short is better than long Genuine Easy to pronounce or easy to shorten if long Can be something general, but then should be a bit funny



How to use a clan tag:​

Make sure you use the exact same tag as you whole clan Use any kind of separators to distinquish your tag from your name ( [ ],- -, = =, etc.) Use only one tag If you are not in clan, you can use your country code (might help you get some new fellows)



Some good examples (picked from PAstats):​

Kinjuru - genuine, easy to pronounce and remember Sandmojo - genuine, easy to pronounce and remember TheBroccoli - general name, easy to pronounce and remember (NOVA) Marshmallow Vinyl - long but easy to be shorten (either Marsh, Marshmallow, Vinyl), general name but funny, easy to pronounce and remember, good use of clan tag [RLM]dfanz0r - close to gibberish, but sounds like "defenzor" thus it is easy to pronounce and remember, genuine, good use of clan tag



Some bad examples (picked from PAstats):​

What Would John Wayne do? - not a name, noone can call you, too long X-Nobody-X - way too general, not genuine MURITWARDASPACJAPE-EL - full caps, gibberish, noone can call you, too long v1c7r1x - too many letters replaced with numbers TheVaginaBorn - do you really want others to call you a vagina born? [ToCo][BTF]Thunder_BlaZe - too many clan tags [RLM_SUCKS] diskawrs - offensive towards other clan, not a good sport "402CdnFOX" - everything is wrong here ...



2. Being a gentleman in chat

Things you should say in lobby:​

Say hello If there is time, ask something nice ( "How are you guys?", "I am really looking forward to the new feature they announced in the last stream, what do you say?" ) When you going AFK, say so ( "brb 5 min", "brb bio" ), it may prevent you from being kicked too If you are the last one to be ready, at least say something why ( "Still rendering guys, hold on" ) If you are a beginner or newbie, don't be scared to admit it ( people are fine with that in Team games, unless you meet some elitist jerk )



Things you should say during the game:​

Good luck, have fun ("gl hf") at the start - This is a good sport and you should always say this, when in FFA/Team game you should reply by "gl hf", when in 1v1 "thx, u2" Good Game ("gg") at the end - Say this whenever you or your team lost, always say it, it is a good sport. If you win, say this after your opponent said "gg" or at the same time, do not announce "gg" when you are about to finish him ( eg. launching a planet ), it is impolite. Read more about "gg" in guideline no.3 - Know when you lost.



General behaviour during game or when spectating:​

Don't be rude, dirty, pervert etc. Try not to rage, don't whine (when you lose say "gg", not "f&#k you") In FFA games, you can share intel if you are still alive ( despite people won't like you sharing it; it is ok only if you are still alive!, definatelly not when spectating ) In Team games, write in team chat ( shift+enter ), do not embarass yourself by revealing something important to opponents in general chat ( enter ) Never ever share any intel, comment on game, advice or criticize when you are already dead. This is not a good sport, nobody will like you and you spoil the whole game. You have a privilege to stay in the game, so be silent and spectate, learn something new. You of course may talk, but use common sense ( which you already should have so why the hell are you reading those guidelines, this is all just common sense! ) When you lose, you lose, you don't loose



3. Know when you lost



Some examples:​

During first 20 minutes you lost most of your energy plants and your metal expansion due to extensive raids of your opponent. You must rebuild your whole base to continue. This is a "gg" for you and you should know it. Nothing but your commander is alive, but you managed to escape and hide (undiscovered part of the planet, flying in space etc.). This is a "gg" for you and you should know it. There is no way you gonna win if you have nothing left and your opponent has a whole main planet (in 1v1), if you are in FFA, you are still good to go.



What to do, when you know you lost:​

Say "gg", select your commander(s) and press "delete". You will kill your commander and lose the game. This saves time both for you and your opponent. Nobody does like chasing down running commanders or stretching the game for another 10 minutes so he can nuke you on the moon you just landed on with nothing left. This is a good sport if you know, when you lost and you can admit it. Never ever say "gg" and not delete your commander afterwards. Not a good sport and only stupid stretching of the game. If you want to continue, don't call "gg". Never ever leave the game before you delete your commander. The game is not lost/won unless there is a just one player or team left.



Hi guys,many of you remember so called "gentleman rules" we had in past, which are no longer valid. However, these rules were mostly aimed to balance the game in parts it wasn't yet balanced due to certain game build.This guide of "How to play like a gentleman" is different. First at all, these are not rules, but more of a guidelines or recommendations. It is aimed to give you a good understanding on how to play fair, how to interact with other players and how to behave in the game like a true gentleman, like someone, whose oppenents will always want to face again in battle.I would like to point out, that this is ongoing thread and some of you might have good suggestions of what should be added to these guidelines. I will edit the main post if such a suggestion appears in comments.Content:Ok so now you have a cool name, people can actually pronounce your name or remember you in future and your name doesn't offend anyone, we can progress!The most important things, I really mean super important, are in bold.I often meet players, that never give up. This is not a good sport. Of course some moments are not easy to call, but you must learn to know, when you lost.________I have written way too much now, there is certainly some topics to cover, but I will do this later and it is also a good moment to get some feedback from you guys. Start shooting some ideas!