Rules of Engagement

Faction Conflict / Rules of Engagement
Attacks under any context must be conducted realistically and must have a level of development and realistic escalation to support their occurrence.

An attack is considered any offensive action wherein parties in the opposing faction are Conflict PK'd or at risk of being Conflict PK'd. Beatings and brawls do not count, but any situation that may reasonably lead to someone dying (for instance, kidnapping someone) is also counted as an attack.

There is no maximum number of people that may attack at once beyond convoy rules. However, attacks must be realistic and the attack's size must be relative to the size of their foes (thus necessitating some degree of scouting) and the attack must be merited based on the escalation of the conflict. For instance, 12 people attacking a small group of 3 people on a block will be considered unrealistic.

A faction or their offensive ally attacking another faction shall have a 12-hour cooldown period of initiating another attack of any type, although this does not apply to co-belligerents and defensive allies. This cooldown period can be reduced or increased by mutual agreement between two warring parties. Two co-belligerents or defensive allies attacking a single faction at the same time shall both have a 12-hour cooldown period, but both attacking separately will have a 12-hour cooldown period from the time of their individual attacks. An offensive ally is restricted to the cooldown of the main offensive party. The same shall apply to two defensive allies being attacked at the same location, and neither faction will be able to be attacked for 12 hours.

Blockwiping is the mass killing of an opponent. Illegal factions must ensure they have a good enough reason to block and wipe out another faction. Tell-tale signs of rule-violating block wiring are as follows;
Cutting off all routes of escape
Large convoys
Overuse of force (e.g. 8 AK47s for a crowd of 5 people)
Poor reason to kill (e.g. if their beef is only with a handful of members, it is not justified to commit a mass shooting)
A good rule of thumb - if this would be considered domestic terrorism in real life, it's a rule violation

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To prevent spawn camping, toxicity, and immediate retaliatory actions out of spite between factions, the following rules will be implemented.

When there is a war going on, members in the same server will have a grace period of 15 minutes after joining to settle themselves down within a server. Any abuse of this rule for any reason, whether it be to avoid interaction or avoid being CKed will result in an instant 2-week ban and a potential auto CK depending on the context. If a player is shown to have broken the 15-minute grace period, the entire interaction will be voided and the player will be temporarily banned for 3 days.

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Realism with attacks or retaliation is extremely important.

Unless you are in the following group's Outlaw MC, AA Street Gang, or low-level associates hits must be organized and meticulously planned out to the T before they are done. The groups listed are allowed to see someone in public and potentially do a drive-by shooting, or are allowed to get into brawls in public. LCN groups, Tongs, and other OC groups are always looking to duck from law enforcements radar and avoid arrest and will try and do anything related to a hit or attack to make it look like it was not them, block any sort of evidence so it can be known it was them but with no proof for LEOs to use or will first kidnap the target and take them to a discreet location. Any hits are to be planned out beforehand, interactions between those before the scenario must be screenshotted, and proof of evidence being disposed of must be shown too, or risk the fear of being arrested by LEO. Failure to do any planning, reconnaissance, or show interaction that justifies the attack will result in the scenario being voided and if deemed RK will result in a potential temp ban.