# General Rules ### Faction Claims * Non-Primary claims can be contested by any group, even if your group members are offline * Non-Official groups claims can be contested at any time by any group * Must have a minimum of 5 group members in the area of the claim to contest it * The faction being contested has all rights to fight back and/or take back their claims through means of RP such as conflict or negotiation * Starting the contestable claim process is initiation to start group vs group conflict * Primary claims for official factions are not contestable ### Faction Standards * No Faction Hopping, jumping from one group to another in a span of less than 72 hours; **staff reserves the right to extend the cooldown for people caught faction hopping** * You cannot create other characters to circumvent being kicked from a group or hopping groups. E.G, getting kicked on character A from the group, creating Character B and attempting to join the group, unless both parties agree * During group conflict scenarios, members that login mid scenario are required to raise their hands and leave the area, the attackers are not permitted to attack them while they leave * Players that have a character in multiple groups cannot use information between characters by any means, this includes the transfer of loot and vehicles * Factions that have a PK policy are required to have proof of agreement, either by reaction roles or a signed form. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://eodgaming.gitbook.io/eod-guide/rules-and-regulations/faction-rules/general-rules.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.