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I'm gleaning the most useful posts I find in the Shaiya forums and linking to them here for quick reference.

Quick Note For New Players

Before anything else, read the Shaiya Player Ethics Guide.

The biggest problem I hear from new players--especially those who are just starting to play MMPORPGs like Shaiya or W.o.W.--the biggest problem is that they don't know what "good" in-game behavior is supposed to be, or how to deal with fracking idjots who think that hiding behind a digital face releases them from society's expectation of courtesy or even common sense.

Now, a lot of "good" behavior is common sense, but sometimes there are things that, while in real life would definitely be courteous, turn out to be ... unappreciated. For example, player $uper$haiya is sitting when he gets aggro^[1]. Player New2G@me thinks that because $uper$haiya was sitting that he's afk^[2] and goes to the rescue. $uper$haiya starts attacking the mob that aggro'd on him while gripping at New2G@me about KS'ing^[3] and watch what you're hitting, etc.

[1] aggro = monster aggression. The more a toon gets aggro, the more the monster will focus attacks on that toon.
[2] afk = away from keyboard, chat term
[3] KS = Kill Steal, see the Aeria Games Forum Post on Kill Stealing for more details.

Personally, in the instances I've witnessed that match that example, I've found most of the players in $uper$haiya's role to be out of line for gripping at the person trying to save their toon. At the same time, the players in New2G@me's role frequently leap in without looking. Unless the $uper$haiya player is really dumb, their toon should have enough health to take a few hits while the player in New2G@me's role waits to see what the $uper$haiya toon does.

Another varient I've seen is that the $uper$haiya toon is running in circles away from the mob when the New2G@me toon tries to help. If the toon with aggro is running in circles, that's usually to stay far enough ahead of the mob to keep their health while they attack the mob. This is a preferred practice with soloing magic casters, seeing as magic casters have crap for health or physical attack damage. If another toon is running, wait until they run so far away that the monster breaks off pursuit and returns to their spawn point before attacking it.

Almost all of the information on peer conflict resolution is on the Aeria Games Shaiya Forum.

Shaiya Forum Post - Shaiya Known Abuse List
Shaiya Forum Post - The Definition of Kill Stealing
Shaiya Forum Post - A basic guide to getting and using fraps Fraps is a desktop video client. Included because I keep seeing Aeria stating a preference for videos of bad behavior during reports over just screen shots.
Shaiya Forum Post - The Coveted Rules for PvP

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