Battlefield 4 Rules

In addition to the Global Rules, Battlefield 4 also has some server specific rules which must be observed when playing on our network. This allows for balanced gameplay throughout the network and ensures servers with specific game modes are kept enjoyable and consistent.

By playing on any of Area 51’s servers you agree to abide by these rules at all times.

Network Wide Battlefield 4 Rules

Sect.1. Follow All Global Rules

The global rules can be found here.

A Battlefield 4 specific exception to the global rules Sect.4:

• If a player owns multiple Origin accounts, they are permitted to allow present family and friends to utilise these accounts to play Battlefield 4 at the same time. For example, allowing your daughter to play on the same server as you. This also applies to singular accounts being shared by multiple people. Please note that punishment appeals citing another account user as the guilty party will be rejected on that basis. The account holder is responsible for its use.

Sect.2. Play Fair

To ensure balanced and fair gameplay, we ask players to be mindful of the server environment. If a game is unbalanced, you can help out the other team with the use of the !assist command, or in some cases, an admin may manually move you. While we do operate a team balancer on all our servers, it can sometimes be slow to act and so player cooperation would be greatly appreciated.

Whilst farming is not explicitly forbidden, we ask that you be mindful when servers start to populate, and not drive players away from the server. If an admin feels that a player(s) is detracting from the experience of other players, they reserve the right to warn and punish said player(s) accordingly.

Sect.3. Red-Zone Camping

Visualisation of Red Zones can be found here.

Red Zone camping is when a player spends an excessive amount of time in a zone that the enemy team can not enter. This gives the player an advantage as the enemy team is unable to reach you.

• Shooting from a team base and using it as a protective cover from the enemy team. An exception to this is if you have just spawned and enemies are just outside the base. However, you must be seen to be actively trying to leave the base Red Zone.
• No excessive flying through/returning to Red Zones, exceptions are allowed to land/return and repair your vehicle. However, you must not actively be taking cover in the Red Zone.
• Some maps have areas outside the typical base Red Zones that are prohibited on our servers. These are called Yellow Zones. Please familiarise yourself with the map visualisations defining these areas to avoid admin enforcement.

Sect.4. No Base Rape

You must not actively camp or shoot into an enemy base. This is toxic behaviour and isn’t enjoyable for anyone else.

• An enemy player is only allowed to shoot you or counter your attacks, from their Red Zone, when they are actively trying to leave their base.
• You can actively kill an enemy player if they retreat into their base either to take cover, heal or repair a vehicle. However, you must have already engaged in combat with them prior to them entering the Red Zone.
• If an admin decides that a team is base raping, a public warning will be displayed for all players on the server. If the team continues to base rape a team nuke command will be executed against the said team. However, if only individual players are engaging in base raping, the admin may specifically warn and punish those players.

Server Wide Battlefield 4 Rules

1. Madhouse – f88fdc44-6733-49f8-8890-ed8d5e3f1476

• Play fair
• Use any weapon
• Use any explosive
• Don’t insult
• Don’t cheat
• No Red Zone camping
• No Base Rape
• No stealing vehicles from other team
• No jet ramming
• Admins decision is final

2. Outcasts – 6e4d07d4-d374-4164-ba46-490ff80ff8fb

• Play fair
• Use any weapon
• Use any explosive
• Don’t insult
• Don’t cheat
• No Red Zone camping
• No Base Rape
• No stealing vehicles from other team
• No jet ramming
• Admins decision is final

3. Jungle Wars – 4c9969f6-f711-4b27-b83f-b03a05e4d427

• Play fair
• Use any weapon
• Use any explosive
• Don’t insult
• Don’t cheat
• No stealing vehicles from other team
• No Redzone / Baserape on CQL
• No jet ramming
• Admins decision is final

4. No Tryhards – cffeb9e2-42da-4bb2-8431-8a3a816d8d55

• Play fair
• Use any weapon
• Use any explosive
• Don’t insult
• Don’t cheat
• No Red Zone camping
• No Base Rape
• No jet ramming
• Admins decision is final

5. Hardcore Rush – bd71d80e-8ec7-4c0e-90dd-96d84b06eafa

• Play fair
• Use any weapon
• Use any explosive (Except Mortar)
• Don’t insult
• Don’t cheat
• No Red Zone camping
• No Base Rape
• No spawn camping (Except spawn beacons)
• No Mortar
• Only 2 Snipers per team
• Only 1 shotgun per team
• Admins decision is final

6. Gunmaster – 09d0e6a3-a97b-403c-ab1c-e0dcfce039e9

• Play fair
• Don’t insult
• Don’t cheat
• Admins decision is final

7. Always Pearl – e766ed93-cb21-4f44-a354-7216f2807d85

• Play fair
• Use any weapon
• Use any explosive
• Don’t insult
• Don’t cheat
• No Red Zone camping
• No Base Rape
• No roof glitching
• Admins decision is final

8. Only Pistols & Bows – 7abb6019-d724-4f62-8a9e-d9d8bffa5a92

• Play fair
• Only pistols, bow & knife (No G18, 93R, Shorty)
• YES!: Mare’s Leg, Defib, Repair Tool & Ballistic Shield
• NO!: Explosives (except M67), Flash, EOD, .50 cal (Checkpoint B) & Explosive/Poison Tip
• Don’t insult
• Don’t cheat
• Fight over B only until 6 vs 6 players
• No Red Zone camping
• No Base Rape
• No glitching + no second floor at B/C

9. Fair Play – 6eca4014-90ee-45e7-9c9a-c5218afcd52e

• Play fair
• Use any weapon
• Use any explosive
• Don’t insult
• Don’t cheat
• No Red Zone camping
• No glitching including roof glitching
• No Base Rape

10. Hardcore Madhouse – ac75146a-578d-4463-b45c-9f55d1ec70ca

• Play fair
• Use any weapon
• Use any explosive
• Don’t insult
• Don’t cheat
• No Red Zone camping
• No Base Rape
• No stealing vehicles from other team
• No jet ramming
• Admins decision is final

11. Chill-Zone – 200f41a8-6a1f-4aa2-b94f-5e833bdf8068

• Play fair
• Use any weapon
• Use any explosive
• Don’t insult
• Don’t cheat
• No Red Zone camping
• No Base Rape
• No stealing vehicles from other team
• Admins decision is final

12. Rush Wars – 7f11c2f4-d6c0-438d-ad5f-683751264607

• Play fair
• Use any weapon
• Use any explosive (Except Mortar)
• No Mortar
• Don’t Insult
• Don’t Cheat
• No stealing vehicles from the other team
• No spawn camping (Except spawn beacons)
• Admins decision is final

13. Chainlink Champions – 40fce11c-7400-402d-9cd9-cc41233e9246

• Play fair
• Use any weapon
• Use any explosive
• Don’t insult
• Don’t cheat
• Admins decision is final

14. Only Pistols & Bows – b4be62e9-7e4d-442e-8722-87e0963360e6

• Play fair
• Only pistols, bow & knife (No G18, 93R, Shorty)
• YES!: Mare’s Leg, Defib, Repair Tool & Ballistic Shield
• NO!: Explosives (except M67), Flash, EOD, .50 cal (Checkpoint B) & Explosive/Poison Tip
• Don’t insult
• Don’t cheat
• Fight over B only until 6 vs 6 players
• No Red Zone camping
• No Base Rape
• No glitching + no second floor at B/C

15. Easter Egg Servers

Following rules apply to all of our Servers dedicated to Easter Eggs.
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379a0627-3b0e-4423-9337-9ed61dea0428 – 51895f24-3687-4b54-9ddd-7555757bc95c

• Be respectful to other players
• No discriminatory or abusive language
• Do not steal other people’s Tags or Codes
• Do not obstruct or interrupt when people are searching for Tags or Codes
• Do not kill other players! Dog tag and code hunting or assignment completion only!
• Do not abuse or attack admins unless you want a permanent ban
• Have fun and help others out if you can!

Last updated on 04/03/2023