Ark Server Rules
Social Rules
- No impersonating PGV Staff.
- No hate speech, slurs, or toxic/abusive language — including in Tribe or Player names.
- Do not block artifacts or loot crate spawns.
- Use the Discord ticket system to report issues (no DMs).
- Admin responses may take up to 24 hours — we also play the game and have real lives.
Game Rules
- No glitching, meshing, bug exploits, or hacks.
- One character per person per map/cluster.
- Do not block high-value resource spawns (metal, obsidian, etc).
- Clear all beaver dam contents to allow respawns.
- Manage Wyvern/Magmasaur egg spawns — destroy unwanted dinos if kited out of scar.
PVP Rules
- No long-term imprisonment (release players before logging off, max 1 hour).
- Tribe names may only be changed once every 2 weeks.
- Repeated raiding of the same tribe in 1–3 days is considered griefing.
- No "insiding" — communicate before leaving, don’t sabotage your tribe.
- Remove all FOBs immediately after a raid.