Power Level Service!

I am not a member of the Phoenix staff. I can only interpret the rules with how they are stated here.

You're asking three different questions:

a) Can I Power Level someone?
Yes, of course you can!
There is nothing against the rules of grouping with someone lower level than you and killing mobs equal to, or greater than your level.

b) Can another player in my group go AFK while I am killing mobs for xp/items?
Yes, of course they can!
You can't control the actions of another playing. Unless they are physically within your home. That's a different issue though, and one that has already been addressed.
What that player decides to do; whether they go AFK for 10+ minutes, run a script that makes them salvage all dropped items, or has them telling jokes or spamming someone with profanity, is beyond your control. If they themselves break the rules then their account will be dealt with by the Game Masters.

c) Can I provide a service stating that a player may join my group and go AFK during the duration of the formed group.

There are no rules, as indicated here, that state any of the following:
- A player outside of your household going AFK during the duration of a formed group.
- A player who is not dual-logging can not AFK for any extended period of time. This is what the AFK times are for.

Oh, those pesky AFK timers. They have a job and they do it well. You can circumvent these AFK timers. How? By being AFK and not allowing the timer to do it's job. And how does one do that? Well, you can have your character /stick to someone so the character is constantly moving, thus bypassing the AFK timer. There are other ways as well. Some more creative than others. If you or a group member is AFK and is doing something to avoid the AFK timer, then this is, in fact, an exploitation of a game mechanic, which is clearly against the rules:

10. Bug abuse and exploits
Reporting of all exploits to the staff is mandatory. You are required to immediately report and discontinue use of all discovered exploits.

10.2 Exploiting is defined as the commission of an action within the game to circumvent or alter the normal functions of the said game.

Depending on the abuse, we will also remove XP, RP, Coin, Skill, BP, Items or other.


And on that one rule I think they can kaibosh you're entire PL service, assuming you also offer the incentive for grouped members to go AFK and avoid the AFK timer.

The next issue is that, if you mislead someone in to going perma-AFK, and their account is reprimanded and consequences given to them, but not you, AND you also received in game currency for the "service", then I feel this is in violation of:

9. In-game Behavior

9.3 Scamming is defined as a fraudulent scheme, especially for making a quick profit; swindle.
Also defined as to cheat or defraud with a scam. Proof from the involved account must be submitted to Phoenix staff. An investigation will then take place to determine if it is indeed scamming.


Just my 2 cents.

- FN