How to Zone Fight

Zone fighting is a big part of the role playing part of SL and is very important to many players. There are no rules on how you fight (except the rules that apply to the game) and newer players take advantage of this. So many academy students will hop right into the zones and do something like:

Academy Student Example runs in and uses Rasendori and pwns everyone, making him the king of the zones!!!!!!

This is completely permitted, but you should know that most people won't want to fight you if you fight like that. Most prefer that you be fair and don't god-mode.

God-modding is also referred to as auto-hitting. It's where you attack the enemy and say the outcome before it happens (also dodging the things you know that you cannot dodge).

Example: Academy Student Example throws a shuriken, hitting the enemy in the shoulder, cutting through their veins, and disabling their arms.

That's auto-hitting. You're saying that you automatically hit the enemy and already state the outcomes. You need to give the enemy a chance to react. Using a set amount of health and chakra and using jutsus fit for your rank also help make zone fighting fair.

Here's an example of a better/more fair zone fight:

Academy Student Sasuke tosses a shuriken towards Naruto, running forward with his Kusanagi drawn.

Genin Naruto side steps, the shuriken grazing his shoulder. Blood runs down his shoulder and he grips it tightly, pulling out a kunai with his other hand and throwing it at Sasuke.

Academy Student Sasuke falls to the ground to avoid the attack just barely.

Genin Naruto takes advantage of this time to make a few handsigns and then shouts," Kage Bunshin no Jutsu!" to summon 5 clones by his side.

Academy Student Sasuke looks around for the real Naruto, holding his Kusanagi out and charging at one of them.

And so on and so on. Above is a basic example of a fair and realistic zone fight. It is highly suggested that you try to fight like this.