Tibia is a multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) released in 1997,[1] developed and published by CipSoft.

[4] Tibia is a two-dimensional tile-based game set in a fantasy world with pixel art graphics and a top-down perspective.

It is set in an open fantasy world that uses pixel art graphics, an oblique projection, and a top-down perspective.

[5] The core gameplay involves killing monsters to receive loot and gain experience, which causes the player to advance in level.

[6] Players progress in the game by upgrading their equipment, increasing their level, and completing quests to access restricted locations.

[7] In its early years Tibia took place in a medieval Tolkien-esque setting, but as years passed and new areas and content were added, inspiration was drawn from a wide range of fantasy, mythological, and historical influences, resulting in a diverse world of many continents, with seventeen major cities.

Melee fighting is the specialty of knights, who may choose to advance their sword, axe, or club skills, and who may also wear a large variety of armors and shields.

Premium accounts were introduced the same year, which allowed players to pay a monthly fee to gain additional in-game benefits.

[11] According to a 2009 poll conducted by CipSoft, players came from a very wide range of countries, the largest numbers living in Brazil (26.56%) and Poland (24.38%).

[12] Tibia has remained online up to the present, with developers releasing major content updates every six months.

Tutors are regular players who have no special or legal standing but can report in-game bugs as well as have access to a private chat channel and forums.

Retired gamemasters and long-term tutors may also, with prior invitation by CipSoft, choose to adopt the honorary title of Senator.

All players are now able to report inappropriate statements, names, and posts in-game or on the forums which were previously a power held by tutors and higher positions.

Eligibility for the tutor position is determined if the player's account is registered, has been played for at least three months with one character having at least level 20, their criminal record contains no banishment entries, and has received 40 "Thank you!

[16] Conduct from players and premium accounts are expected to abide by rules rather similar to most such games, including prohibitions against sharing or selling account information, exploiting "obvious" errors or flaws which give unreasonable advantages to a player, posing as CipSoft employees, using any and all non-official programs such as "bots", and offensive behaviors.

If the conduct level reaches its highest state, whether through continued minor violations or few very severe ones, the account is threatened with banishment (from the game and forum) or deletion.

[17] If an account has been banished or scheduled for deletion, CipSoft promulgates that the only recourse is to either create a new character or appeal to Customer Support directly.

[18] A quote from CipSoft at the Tibia website states: These accounts have been identified by an automatic tool with complete accuracy, therefore any complaints about these punishments are in vain.

We will neither reveal our criteria for these punishments, nor will we hand out any proofs.The article goes on to say that CipSoft is not finished and will continue to work hard to eliminate cheating from the game.

CipSoft implemented the anti-cheat software BattlEye,[20] launched on 18 April 2017, with retroactive protection to other game-worlds over the course of a year.