Battlefield Hardline Rules of Conduct

Players are expected to abide by the EA Online Terms of Service (“TOS”) while playing on Battlefield Hardline Servers. You agreed to the TOS when you established your EA Origin Account.

The purpose of these Rules of Conduct is to illustrate how the TOS apply when you play on Battlefield Hardline Servers. Multiple or critical violations (to be determined at EA's own discretion) of the TOS may result in the loss of online play or the reset of your stats and/or awards. TOS violation may also result in the termination of your Origin Account and the loss of anything associated with it (including but not limited to points, tokens or in-game items).
 
There are four server types in Battlefield Hardline, together “Battlefield Hardline Servers”:

“Official Servers” only allow access to a few server settings which are very restricted. Server admins cannot kick or switch players around. Missions can only be tracked here. Awards, scores and unlocks will also be recorded. Players land on these types of servers when using Quick Match.

“Ranked Servers” allow mixed game modes and are more flexible with setting ranges. Server admins are allowed to kick and switch players around as well as change ticket totals. Ranked Servers record awards, scores and unlocks. Players cannot Quick Match into Ranked Servers, but they can find them via the Server Browser.

“Unranked Servers” do not track awards, scores and unlocks to be applied towards players' career progressions. This allows for a much wider range of settings to adjust giving players the chance to have freedom on the server. These servers will only be visible via the Server Browser.

”Private Servers” can apply the same rules as unranked but passwords can be set. These servers are used for team warm-ups, training grounds, team wars etc. These servers only show up in the Server Browser.

The following are some examples of conduct not permitted by the TOS:
This is not a complete list of prohibited behaviors, and you should refer to the TOS for further details.

Server Administrators:

If you are an administrator of a Battlefield Hardline Server (referred to below as a "Server Administrator"), you must also comply with the TOS.

Please note that Server Administrators should not ban players for conduct that is not in breach of the TOS, for example, just because they are winning the round, have killed you, etc. The player being banned must be in violation of the TOS (which may include violation of the particular server's rules, provided these rules are in accordance with the TOS).

For the avoidance of doubt, Server Administrators will also violate the TOS if they (i) use offensive server names, server art or tags; or (ii) encourage other players to violate the TOS while in game.

PunkBuster and FairFight are mandatory for all Official Servers and Ranked Servers.
 
Exploit/Abuse Reports:
In all cases, please provide as much information as possible when making reports. EA's support staff will be the final decision makers regarding investigations. Intentional submissions of misinformation or false abuse reports can be considered a violation of the TOS.