HEXRPG

I love the website, I have bcome a good writer (I write a FanFic series on HEX) I have made so many friends and you can actually live the Harry Potter experience! If you haven't found your life on there, keep looking - you will find it.

BUT, I think some of the mods are very unfair. No kidding. I was doing nothing, and sent to Azkaban for posting in all caps... like, seriously!?

Also, there can be some really rude users on there. I know that happens on every website, but is it normal that almost every day you log in, you have to keep thinking, "it isn't real. It isn't real. It's just a website." and then they tell you to not take it personally?! Nuh-uh!

And the ignoring? Horrible. You post somewhere, you are ignored. Unless the thread includes your hogfriends (hogwarts friends) you have a big chance of people just ignoring you and it makes you want to just crumble to the floor or log out and do something else.

Other than that it's a really good website. Best Harry Potter website there is. Pottermore used to be cool, but now HEX is loads better. I definitely suggest joining but be careful who you make friends with - it might not end good.

Well, when I was really young I made an account on hex, and since it has passed a long time the only thing I could remember was my e mail address, so I thought that would be enough since I can log in my gmail, but I could not, so I tried making another account over the same gmail and tried to explain the situation and was sent straight to Aszkaban, so I decided to text them again asking them if they could at least delete my first one and get the new one to be the only one, or at least to delete my first one, but they said that I can only log in my first one and that is all and they sent me the link I specifically said did not work, so I made another gmail account since I was thinking about it being my business account and decided to log to the hex by it and was kicked out and they said that my account is in aszkaban for a. You will not belive it. A year, a hole year! The rest is amazing, but the service is just URGHH, kinda like Umbridge

Shout-out to my friends conducting their coordinated plan to spam entirely positive reviews, trying desperately to shut down those with valid criticisms.;-) I love HEX and its people, but I simply cannot pretend that it's a flawless place or that the 'complainers' are lying or exaggerating. I've been here for 7 years - I've seen a lot of crap, and witnessed a lot from a mod perspective as well. I'm horrified by the things that have been said and done to many users over recent years, and all of the things being brought to light recently about mistreatment, abuse of power, and discrimination. Now, staff isn't bad - they're great and they're truly making an effort to be better now, which I respect and appreciate, so I disagree with the reviews that needlessly insult staff. But that doesn't erase the pain that they've caused to many people (not including myself, I've never been at the receiving end of ignorance or harassment so I'm impartial here - I just see a lot of what goes down). Please take ALL reviews here with a grain of salt. Staff aren't bad and HEX is absolutely not the worst site ever, nor does it deserve to be shut down - but it's not the perfect, innocent safe haven a handful of unaffected people are now suddenly pretending it is in an obvious attempt to silence others and boost the site's ratings. It's a great place, but you do need to be careful if you are in a marginalized community, because there's been significant damage done over the past 14 months (see reviews from June 2019 that discuss the same issues as recent negative reviews - it's been a long time!) that staff has only recently decided to actively stand against. It's a mostly accepting place but you will run into bigots and their views will be defended if they're not deemed to be aggressive, which is BS to me.

I recently started playing this site and while I was working on my quiz to earn the gallons I was pranked by the user named sentstarr who clams to be 39 years old so I go to get even for what they did next thing I know one of the mods name Kate or however she spells it says that I've been reported for bulling sentstarr I find it complete bull$#*! I never meet sentstarr I was pranked only 4 minutes into activating my account like seriously so I told the mod what happened and they said if I sent an owl to sentstarr about anything I would be sent to Azkaban so I said go ahead and send me there it wasn't right for me to be pranked when I just started out on here and I told them if this keeps happening just to shut my account down and I'll wait for the Harry Potter Hogwarts mystery game to come out and when I logged in today I found out that I'm in Azkaban until 4:28am on Valentine's day

I love Hexrpg and I would love to address some of the negative reviews about it:
1. The mods have all of the power.
I don't think you realize this, but in order to become a mod, you have to be elected by the normal everyday Hex users. So you really can't blame hex for having bad staff because 99% of them are elected by everyday Hexers.
2. The problem about multiple accounts
If you create more than one account, you are given 48 hours to respond to the owl. The owl is sent to both accounts. If you give a response that requires more insight, we will hold off from deleting either account. These people who are complaining about there accounts being deleted did not respond to the owls sent to them
3. People saying that the pg123 rating is "confining:
I don't think that you realize that people of any age are using this site. There are children age 8 and 9 on this site, and I am SURE that many of there parents wouldn't let them on a site that wasn't pg13 rated.
4. The site only exists to make money
This is not true. Running a site is very expensive, and the donation area is simply trying to make it less costly for the owners of the site to keep the site running. The donations are actually hasn't existed for that long

So overall, I love hex, and I hope you will ignore all of the terrible reviews

Wizards reproduce by budding. If you haven't already tried EVERY Harry Potter RP site, make sure you completely skip over this one completely. I almost didn't write this review but someone HAS to. 3 main issues.
1.) Items. Items range from rarity 1 to 7. The lower the number, the more rare the item is. Some items are so rare, ONLY STAFF MEMBERS HAVE THEM AND YOU CAN NEVER EVER EVER HAVE THEM. EVER.
2.) Staff mods stalk private messages and forums. Earlier this week a good friend of mine who donates about $20/mo to HEXRPG was banned for 24/hrs for using the word '$#*!ing' in a NONSEXUAL MANNER in an RP thread that was marked as closed between her and another user. Her fiancé contacted the owner of the site because a staff member, the one whom banned her, was giving her issues prior to the banning. This staff member has been mean to many of users and in result the user gets a ban. So, since HEX wants to pretend the f-bomb doesn't exist, I assume sex doesn't. So all wizards must be asexual... Or a dying race. Take your pick.
3.) All contests are rigged. Sometimes they have birthday and Christmas contests. And MOSTLY STAFF MEMBERS WIN THE RARE ITEMS.

So, all in all, this site is the bad part of the Harry Potter fandom, with it's stalking and love of only the staff, with no regards for the donators. Make sure you avoid this site, because it's not worth the drama and the anger it can cause.

I decided on two stars instead of one because this site is fun. The economy aspect is fun, as you can earn galleons and collect items from the HP universe. There are many fun people to talk to, contests to do, as well as some fun events that go on throughout the year. You can take HP classes like "Defense Against the Dark Arts", "Herbology", etc, and earn points for your house (which you get sorted into via a fun sorting quiz!) With that said though, the staff/mods cast a shadow over the entire site. Simply put, they are dictators. If your views don't align with them, they will find a way to silence you. And they show very poor judgment. One of their staff members constantly uses foul and derogatory language, and is generally very rude towards anyone who doesn't hold the same viewpoints as him/her. I mean, it's mind blowing they would even put someone like that on the staff. And the overall hypocrisy of the staff is overwhelming. You could be bullied by someone, but as long as the person doing the bullying holds the same views as the staff, they get a pass. But if you so much as criticize a viewpoint they may have, and not in a bullying manner, they will have the audacity to accuse you of bullying and use their power to silence your words. And don't believe the lie of "Acceptance and celebrating diversity" as they like to advertise on the site. They accept you if you are of the same mind as them. If not, you're gonna have a tough time. Hexrpg.com is a dictatorship. But just be aware before you join that that is what it is. If you join, do it with the knowledge that the staff is incompetent and will crush you if you disagree with them. Of course, as it usually is with other sites, not all the staff/mods are bad. There are some good ones. But unfortunately, the most extreme hypocrisy and rudeness does reside with the staff/mods who are higher up and hold the most power over the site. Which means, if you want to be assured of being treated fairly on the site, it will not happen with their current leadership (unless you have the same views as them). So tread carefully if you join this site. And try to have fun in spite of the staff. Because you're certainly not gonna have fun because of them.

I found hex three years ago when someone told me about a place to take "real" Hogwarts classes online. I was interested, so checked it out. I found much more than that, though! Hex is a great place to make friends, chat, roleplay, read or write fanfiction, and yes, there's also Hogwarts classes. It's not completely immersive, as you chat and such as yourself, but you can create your own characters (or use canon characters, either way) to roleplay as. It's a PG-13 site, so you can curse or have violence in your roleplay or fanfiction, but they do crackdown on certain words and behaviors. You can only have one account on the website. There's a lot of places to roleplay if that's your thing, but there's also a lot of places to just chat with other users.
What I love most about hex is the people I talk to. I'm on hex at least several hours daily and can nearly always find someone fun to chat with. There are users from all around the world on hex, so even if I log on in the middle of the night, there's usually people to talk to and things to do. Yes, as with any website, you do run into "unpleasant" people sometimes, but if people cross lines into bullying or harassing you or other people, you can report them to staff. I've always been informed when staff receive reports, but the staff won't tell what happens to other users... everyone's given privacy if they're punished or whatever and we aren't supposed to ask users if or how they were punished. There's a lot of comments I saw on here about bad staff members on hex and I definitely don't want to discredit anyone's experiences, but I've never had any issues with staff personally.
There's been a lot of changes recently in an attempt to be more sensitive to diversity (regarding LGBT+ issues especially, from what I've seen around the site anyway), but it's a work in progress as all changes are. There's recently been a diversity committee formed, and from my understanding (though I'm NOT part of the committee), they're working on changing terms and weighing in on solutions relating to reports of discriminatory behavior. I'd call that a step in the right direction.

Goodday,

First of all, i love the community, i found many helpfull and absolutely wonderfull people here wich i consider friends
That said, wether or not you wil enjoy this site seems to be dependant on wich mod you happen to run into.
I made a account years ago, forgot all about it and a month ago i was looking for hp rp sites and happen to stumble on this one. I made a new account and after a hour or so got a owl stating i had two accounts, and wich one i wanted to keep. Told the mod my reasons and wich account i wanted to keep no harm no foul.
Two weeks later my friend visited and saw the site i was on. I told her to join me and she was like i dont want to input my email.So i gave her my email, not realising that would be considered cheating by a mod and i would get trow into azkaban for it. Couldnt log in for a day and got a rude email stating multiple acounts are not allowed and if i did it again i would get banned.No way to discus, get a apeal nothing.
Wanted to donate but i aint spending real money now!

I saw this website linked in a thread in Dumbledore's Office and felt the need to leave a review after seeing some of the stuff written here. I've been on the site for probably 5 years now. If a site wasn't fun, I wouldn't even have stuck around this long. I've jumped around a lot of RP forums prior. I like the site and all is has to offer. I suck at contests but they're still fun to enter and I dread homework. The economy is a little wonky, but kinda cool. Mods put a lot of work into stuff around the site so I give them mad credit for that. I've made a lot of friends over the years and I'm thankful for them as I'm not really good at making friends. I've had my ups and downs with this site, and experienced a few times where I felt like leaving. I will admit that I've felt this recently. There's a group of users, who are probably behind all the recent 1 stars, who have made myself and other members of the LGBTQ+ community feel unsafe on this website as they've been bullying members of the community and it's gross. Bullying is something you may encounter, but staff take bullying seriously if you report it. I recognize staff have been doing their best to make members of the LGBTQ+ community feel safe again and they accept us for who we are and our views. So I would say to take the recent crappy reviews with a grain of salt. Staff have been taking steps to try and make the site a better place and I'm happy about that. I love the diversity committee and new LGBTQ+ publication. I can't wait for all the drama to go away. The site is a Harry Potter site and it's really good for that. The recent drama is ruining it, but the users that you can befriend make it worth staying. That's why I'm still on the site.

The website is great! I've been on it for two years now.
But I didn't understand the rules. And soon after I joined they changed the rules. So I didn't know half of them. Half the rules don't make any sense, the other half are actually useful. When you break a rule, any rule, you get one warning and then after that it's stints in Azkaban(banned from the site for a day or more!)
I have broke a lot of rules but it's onlt because I didn't understand the rules! And even if you broke the tiniest rule it was Azkaban because that's how they rule. And they don't give you a chance to explain before doing it! I have accidentally typed cuss words because of one wrong letter-and gotten banned from the site for days!
On June 02 of this year I got banned for a year for guilty by association'. Someone I role played with said a bad word and I got kicked off the site for a year because of it. No notice, no nothing. Just an email saying you are banned until June 02 2020. No chance to explain. No chance to tell friends/role play partners what happened to me. Nothing. It is unfair. I have broken rules and I understand that you have to punish for that but
1) I have broken a majority of them on accident! Pure accident because I didn't understand something!
2) you don't have a chance to explain what happened!
3) the staff is biased and rude about it!
The worst two on my
List are mods by the name of Cait and Pyper.
All of the mods know me I'm sure because of my record of breaking rules... but those two punished me the most and the worst. It is unfair and rude! And they are rude about it! Once my sister typed a cuss and I got banned for two or three days. When I got back I wasn't allowed in the role play central for six months. I tried to explain my sister did it, but they don't care. You broke a rule on your account it's your problem. And one time my sister tried making an account and she got expelled and I got banned. We mentioned that our accounts were connected and the mods excuse was no multiple accounts.'
The actual people on there are AMAZING. Lots of great friends and I even met my penpal on there. But the staff sucks.

I have been a member of Hex for six years, and I find the community, its users, and its staff to be wonderful. I joined because I loved the idea of taking Hogwarts-like classes, and I still enjoy the classes to this day. The classes are written in a format of someone giving a lecture, with fun information thrown in so you can answer some homework questions, and are very enjoyable to read the creativity others are contributing around Hex. I have made many friends at Hex and enjoy the time I spend there.

There is always something going on around Hex when it comes to activities. With so many forums and every type of logic, writing, trivia, and graphics contest running at any point in time, there is always something to do. There are plenty of places to chat with others and most of the community is very welcoming. There are many great writers creating all types of fanfiction, which isn't limited to just the magical world. There are tons of people role-playing in groups. Hex even has its own publications and a wizarding podcast.

Hex takes care of its community. From the moment that member starts, they are given a tutorial about the website, and all new members are assigned a mentor. The mentors can really help you learn how to get the most from Hex and can help you with finding your common room, changing your avatar, adding a random burst, and so much more.

So? Why so many negative reviews? I think it is because some people have broken some rules or they don't agree with the terms which they agreed to when signing up, but it appears that the same couple people are repeatedly leaving negative reviews under different names. The rules are simple: no multiple accounts, keep things PG-13, and don't bully/attack others (publically or privately). No multiple accounts is to keep things fair, so that people are not getting an unfair advantage in house points, from rare items in random events, or galleons (currency) via the stock market or other methods. PG-13 is because there are users who are different ages, it is the rule, and it should be easy enough. Don't bully/attack others, that seems like common sense when you choose to join a community, but there are people out there who like to use to anonymity of the internet to hurt and belittle others. When things like that are reported, it is dealt with, I have seen people claim to be defending themselves complain when they too get in trouble because they are now attacking someone, but two wrongs don't make a right, so report an issue, and talk to staff members if you feel you are not being heard.

My best advice, join HEXRPG, get involved, and get to know people. It is a lot of fun for all ages.

I have been on this site for several years and have had nothing but positive experiences. I've made friends who've carried me through tough times, including both physical and mental health problems. I've had a wonderful time competing in numerous contests and to gather items that I adore. There are so many wonderful and talented people that make this site truly a special place.

I read so many of the reviews below, though, and can't help but realize that the common denominator is fairly simple: if you abide by site terms then you can easily avoid the problems that these folks are describing. And it's not as if site terms are hard to follow. Don't want to get an owl about having multiple accounts? Don't make more than one. And if you think you may have had an account before or have someone else in the household who uses the site, be upfront about that.

The fact is that this site is a game. All games have rules. Those rules need enforced for the game to remain fair. I'm not going to say that everybody is going to like the way the rules are enforced - I'm sure there have been times where a message could have been more kindly worded or a rule more clearly communicated - but so many people are complaining because they got in trouble for breaking site rules that they agreed to when they joined. It seems wrong to blame the site for bad choices these users made.

HEX is a diverse community. There are plenty of people you won't get along with or like. I can think of many that have rubbed me the wrong way or with whom my personality or ideology clashes. But there are also people who I cherish. The site is big enough that I can enjoy the latter without having to be around and conflicting with the former. If you don't want drama, or can't stomach people with different opinions from you, then it's once again very simple to get along here: don't engage with people who stir you up. Walk away and enjoy a different part of the site for a while. The basic kindergarten rule that if you can't say anything nice then don't say anything at all will help you avoid any negative interactions with staff or admins on this site. It'll probably help you in most any aspect of life.

In short, the site isn't perfect. No site is. But if you can follow a few simple rules like limiting yourself to one account and speaking kindly to other people (or else saying nothing to them at all), then there's no reason HEX can't be a wonderful place to spend a lot of time with some truly fantastic people who share a passion for the wonderful world of Harry Potter.