Sooth's Staff Application

[Sooth 13]

RP Character name(s):

N/A (Don't have a Character name for HLRP yet since the server is not opened yet)

 

Steam Name:

Sooth

 

Steam ID:

STEAM_0:0:101271146 

 

Age when applying:

17

 

What country do you currently reside in? What is your time-zone:

Germany, CET

 

Can you speak and type English fluently:

Yes

 

Current total game-time on the server:

N/A (server not opened yet)

 

IC Rank(s) and OOC Donation Rank(s) on HL-RP:

N/A (server not opened yet / I think I will try joining CP and if I enjoy the server I will get myself a Donation Rank as well)

 

Do you own a working microphone? When you communicate do you type or speak:

Yes and I prefer speaking.

 

When did you join the server? Have you taken any breaks since:

N/A (server not opened yet, I joined the Discord at the first announcement and followed every Update since then tho)

 

How often do you use our Teamspeak 3 server and our forums:

I am daily on the TS because of SWRP and NRP and I look at the Forums almost daily but I don't really post anything myself.

 

State all your previous OOC punishments (bans, kicks etc.) and a screenshot of your list of warns:

N/A (server not opened yet)

 

State the role of staff on the server:

Staff is making sure the server is running fluently, so that everyone has the chance to have his/her personal RP experience. Staff also helps people when they have questions or problems with the server. Practical this means that Staff is taking claims and keeps an eye out for any problems.

 

Give some context about setting of C24 within the Half Life universe:

C24, which stands for City 24, is one of the major cities all around the globe, which are by the Combine and Universal Union controlled communities, also known as Metropolitan Areas. City 24 is located in Geneva, Switzerland, just next to the border of France and connected per railway with City 17, which is the only City that has a Portal to the Combine Overworld. C24 is known for its tall skyscrapers, which are used for high quality living but also heavy Combine garrisons, and a strong dictatorship all around the City, which makes the City being full of propaganda and similar things, which Can be compared with the Situation in the Third Reich. C24 is also called the "Royal City" because the government there says to the outside that the civilians there actually have word in politics, which is something special for Combine-controlled cities. The point is that this is not true at all, so the City is just brags about itself by calling themself royal. (167 words)

 

Have you read the server rules and are you familiar with them?:

Since the Rules are not posted yet I can't read them but I know the rules from NRP, SWRP and general DarkRP rules so I am guessing the ones for HLRP will be similar so I will get them fast as soon as they are posted.

 

Have you read the punishment list and are familiar with it?:

Same as with the rules there is no punishment list out yet, but I read the NRP one so I am awaiting something similar.

 

List of all previous server staff experience:

I have been Event Planner on WG SWRP so I know almost everything about ulx and I also took claims when a Staff Member was not available. I also have been Staff in other games and communities so I know how to solve problems between players and follow rules and hand out punishment in general. 

 

List of all previous RP experience:

I started with RP Servers years ago when playing GTA and Minecraft. But actual RP started for me with WG SWRP in December 2019 where I first joined the CE and in January the 327th where I got up to the rank of Executive Officer and now after some OOC issues I am back at CE. Sometime in February I also joined the WG NRP server where I am now playing the last weeks more active in the OrPo. 

 

 

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Have you added the Manager on Steam? If not, add him:

Yes I have.

 

Have you added the Vice-Manager on Steam? If not, add him:

I send a request.

 

Have you added the Staff Manager on Steam? If not, add him:

I send a request.

 

Do you understand that you can be demoted at anytime with a sufficient reason by a Hierarchy member?:

If they have a sufficient reason they can obviously always demote. If they would not do that the server could get into critical situations, so these have to be avoided.

 

 

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Explain how you would handle these scenarios as a staff member:

 

 1 ) You are told by a player in admin chat that another player is randomly killing people:

If the players gives me the name I check logs for any combat recently. If I don't have the players name I ask for it. If the logs show that there could have been RDM going on I either go to the player or bring him somewhere out of normal RP places. I will confront the player and if he did it I will give him a warn (or whatever the punishment will be for RDM).

 

2 ) You are asked by a player about how to join a faction:

This is not completely clear right now when I post this application but since it will be clear at some point when the server is out I will just tell him/her how to do it.

 

3 ) You catch somebody not performing RP and messing around:

Messing around could be many things but if it is FailRP I will obviously give a warning after the punishment rules. If it is minging I tell the player to stop since it could be harming the other players RP experience and if he is going to continue to do it, that he might get a warn.

 

4 ) Somebody acquires a rank but is not willing to RP with it properly:

I tell him that he has to act in his rank in RP and if he doesn't like it he can obviously resign but if he continues doing it he might get a warn and/or his rank removed again. Depending on what he is doing and what rank he is the demotion or whatever could be a IC thing tho.

 

5 ) A player is prop spamming:

Since prop spamming is kinda dangerous for the server and destroys any kind of RP I would get him like out of the RP area and give him punishment and explain why not to do it. I am not really sure at what staff rank you could do it, but if he continues spamming the props in the sit and they go into the RP area I would take his perms to spawn props. That might be Super Admin perms tho, but if I am able to do that I would for the moment.

 

6 ) Somebody does not agree with the outcome of an RP situation therefore he decides to break RP and act OOC:

I think there is many ways of doing that so it could be for example that the other people in the RP situation actually did something wrong so he breaks RP by making a claim. Obviously I would help then and try to get what's going on the get the players know what maybe happened wrong or what they misunderstood. I everything happened properly and he just doesn't like it I would tell him that this is how the server works so he must agree with it when playing on the server.

 

7 ) You bring a player into a sit and punish him however he does not agree with your decision and keeps arguing:

When I am very sure that I followed the punishment rules correctly I will just tell him he did something wrong therefor he/she gets punished for it. If I think I could have done maybe something a little bit wrong I would ask for another admin to come, preferably an admin with a higher rank then myself.

 

8 ) Someone commits FailRP but claims the specific instance of FailRP you warned him for is not explained in detail within the rules:

I think this really depends on what he did. If it is clearly something that you would never do I would give him a punishment. If it is something else I would give him like a verbal warning and tell him if he does it again he will get a punishment. Also it depends on how critical the FailRP action was.

 

9 ) A player evidently breaks a rule however he makes a good point in his defense by abusing loopholes within the rules:

How it already says the players is abusing loopholes which is not allowed at all. If it's just a minor thing I would maybe handle the situation like at the question before, that I would give a verbal warning but if he is really annoying with it or it is just something that after common sense would be not allowed I would hand out punishment.

 

 

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Answer the following questions in detail:

 

1 ) Explain the difference between Tier I rule-breaking and punishments and Tier II rule-breaking and punishments:

First there is different actions someone gets punished in Tier I or Tier II for example if it was a misunderstanding or its a new player he/she gets a Tier I, if it was intentional rule breaking its a Tier II, same if the person already got warned for the mistakes and if he/she has no understanding for the rules at all.

Second people get different punishments for getting Tier I and Tier II warns. So different Tiers can decide if someone is getting warned, banned and how long banned for his/her actions.

 

2 ) Explain the difference between IC and OOC. Also define Meta Gaming in relation with the two:

The difference between IC and OOC is that IC is everything RP so you only talk about stuff your character know. OOC you can know about other factions and stuff and there is also the ooc chat in-game where you can type about stuff your character can't know about and kinda about everything else as well. Metagaming then would be taking information you got from OOC into your character so for example someone you are hunting but you have no idea where he is asks in ooc chat something about his location and then you directly move there to get him would be Metagaming because IC you cannot know about it at this point.

 

3 ) Explain the difference between Serious RP and Semi-Serious RP:

The difference between Serious RP and Semi-Serious RP is that in Serious RP someone acts realistic and Semi-Serious would be just ignoring like Character building and just focusing on the job. Overall Semi-Serious RP is something kinda critical since players can't always act like they would do in real life so they have to improvise or there must be clear rules by the server for example for FearRP so that Semi-Serious RP can be avoided.

 

4 ) Explain the difference between PassiveRP and CombatRP, explain your view on their importance in our gamemode:

The difference between PassiveRP and CombatRP is that at CombatRP everyone can actually see what is happening, for example someone is shooting someone else. PassiveRP would be things like /me actions that you do as your character for example washes hands.

 

5 ) Define the term of Combat Baiting:

It kinda explains what it is by the name but Combat Baiting is when someone does a kinda FailRP action just to force someone else into Combat. This is mainly done by minge players when they just want to get some combat or a reason to kill the others when the others start confronting the person IC.

 

6 ) Define Power Gaming / Power RP:

Power Gaming is when someone is doing a move that he could really do but he just for example types it in /me so he would kinda forces it to happen. An example would be if someone just types in /me punches person unconsciousness he/she would force the other person to act unconsciousness which you can't just do. Similar actions are /me steals all weapons/money or stuff like that. Breaking PowerRP may also be warned, at least verbally depending on how critical it was for the situation. 

 

7 ) Define the term FailRP:

There is a lot of things that can be FailRP but overall you can say that everything is FailRP what your character would not do. So it could be doing something like stealing a car even though your character can't even drive. Also something which is connected with that but kinda the most reason for people getting warned for FailRP is doing not lore-friendly actions.

 

8 ) Define the term FearRP:

FearRP is if for example you are under gunpoint you have to kinda be feared so you can't just take out a weapon and shoot the people if you are a civilian for example. It kinda slides under the category FailRP but it's something that especially minge players break. When breaking it the person doing it usually also gets a warn.

 

 

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Explain in length and detail as to why you deserve staff more than other applicants. Explain what you will bring to the staff team and your strongest assets as a person/potential staff member:

First I want to say that I don't think that I deserve staff more than other applicants but that due to my assets I would fit as a staff member. 

My strongest asset, in my believe, is that I am a fast learner, for example I started playing GMod in December last year but I can already use all tools very good and precise so that people say that I am a very good builder, which I an very proud of. This asset would also help me with getting back and more into Half Life Lore, because I played Half Life 2 and recently Alyx but I never went deep into lore and hardly remember stuff from playing it. This might be the biggest issue with me becoming a staff member but as I said I think I can learn it very fast and for the beginning of the server I don't think knowledge about the lore is a very important aspect for a staff member. 

Another strong asset I have is that if rules are clearly stated I Can follow then very well and See if other are doing that as well. So in case of handing out punishments as a staff member I would always know what to do since the rules and punishments are expected like they are on NRP right now and these are very clear in my opinion.

Something that maybe could make me different from the other applicants is that I made some mistakes and got into for myself at least critical situations in the WG community, which I definitely earned from. If what happened there is important I can also say more about this if it is important. But why I bring this up here is because I got this experience by learning from my mistakes and I usually don't get a second chance at things like this but right now I think there might be one so I am trying my best to take it.

A last strong asset of myself is that when I enjoy things a lot I am very dedicated towards then which I an trying to show by on SWRP for example I was between January and May one of the most active if not the most active Player because I really wanted to achieve something, which I step by step did but in the end got blocked by my mistakes I made beforehand, which I also kinda found out or realised to late. 

Overall I really want to take this second chance and I want help the community again while having a lot of fun and dedicating a lot to it. (444 words)

 

 

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Requirements:

 

- You must be 15 years in age or older.

- You must be able to speak and type English fluently, quickly and correctly.

(- You must have at least four (4) days of play time.) 

- You must have 10 or fewer warns.

- You must not be banned when you apply.

- You must not advertise your application in any way.

- You must not copy anything from other applications.

- You may not edit your application without permission from a Hierarchy member.

- You may not copy-paste parts from a previous application that you have filed.

- Only reply to your application if you need to specify something. Unnecessarily spamming/bumping your application will get it denied. Do not engage in grovelling under your application (posting thank you for reading my application every time someone posts etc.)

 

I meet all the requirements.

Thank you for reading my application. Thanks already for any constructive replies and good luck to everyone else who is applying.

 

[anschib 16]

48 minutes ago, Sooth said:

1 ) You are told by a player in admin chat that another player is randomly killing people:

If the players gives me the name I check logs for any combat recently. If I don't have the players name I ask for it. If the logs show that there could have been RDM going on I either go to the player or bring him somewhere out of normal RP places. I will confront the player and if he did it I will give him a warn (or whatever the punishment will be for RDM).

In this situation, you should also ask the reporting party for evidence, such as screenshots, video proof, or anything else incase the reported player makes a ban request assuming punishment is given out. While logs /can/ be used as a sole factor to ban someone, it's not the most reliable, considering they don't show things such as context, or the actual situation outside of text just displaying damage and death. Video evidence is always preferable while giving out punishments.

That's the only main thing I have to be nitpicky about in this application, other than the fact in your last two scenarios, as I've said on other applications, you shouldn't give out verbal warnings unless it's an extremely new player to the server. As you have to remember, HL2RP will be seriousRP, and as such rule breaks should be treated with a zero tolerance policy. The staff team has to be more serious than the server itself, so allowing people to get away with rule breaks by administering verbal warnings will just give them signs that they can get away with it without any real punishment, and that mentality will escalate and spread into the rest of the playerbase.

Otherwise, grammar in the application is a bit iffy, and I struggled to read most of it, but I do acknowledge the fact English isn't your native language. Either way, if you can, try fix it up a bit.

+1 due to your past experience on SWRP and a mostly decent application.

[Bansheey 304]

-1

You have a good app

Demoted from staff for abusing your power

Edited July 15, 2020 by Bansheey

[Dimmy 45]

+1

- Experience with ULX

- Alright scenario answers

- Detailed final answer

[[W-G] Deadly_Ant 8]

+1

Your application is well written with minor grammatical mistakes.

The scenarios and questions are lacking in length but not in quality, except what was previously stated by anschib already.

Well made last answer with even the truth about you getting punished in NRP, which not a lot of people would say so openly.

Therefore I give you a +1 because the application was well made and the issues here are very easily fixable.

Good luck !  

[Schnee 85]

Your application is good, the questions have been answered correctly and you have experience with the ULX commands.
+1
Good luck

[Definitely Not Rogue 76]

-1 remember you in EP you always did the bare minimum and put no effort into the events you did

You were eventually kicked out for abusing your powers, from my experience with you I don’t think you’re fit for staff

Edited July 15, 2020 by Rogue

[Nathan 72]

-1 

As stated by Rogue 

[Mojave0161 54]

-1

Rogue has really explained why I think it should be a -1

[ethan 86]

-1

HLRP people might not know this but when he was SWRP Event Planner  he was well easist way to say it is, he was shit, as rogue said always did bare minimum, he also got demoted from SWRP Event Planner for abuse of his staff powers. He was also warned for it multiple times I believe and continued to do it. If you want to get more information you can probably speak to Rogue.

Edited July 15, 2020 by ethan

[Palmer 14]

-1 Stated by ethan and rogue, but he also stole props from the people who were in the same team as him, and then used the prop before the other people used them making it seem like the whole thing was his idea and making it shit to use for the person who actually made it. Very snakey to do that to the people in your own team.

[Feymous 35]

neutral
I change the opinion because I now know all sides of the story, but the biggest thing was just a misunderstanding because he doesent know about copy rights. But unsuspectingness is not protection for punishment so I will make it a neutral as the application is still well written

Edited July 17, 2020 by Feymous
I now know all sides of the story

[Zori 31]

-1

Your past in EP which was not too long ago was shocking constantly abusing NoClip and other ULX power, Which consequently lead to you being demoted from event planner.

 

[inactive account 40]

-1

will probably abuse powers again

[Schnee 85]

Let me just quickly say something.

Only because he was „bad“ in his staff duties that does not mean that he is going to be the same here.

He applied for staff, that means that he is going to volunteer to put a lot of effort in his position, the evidence is the staff application, he took his time to write it and he did it very well.

And just by the way, you do know that this is a staff application and not a event planner application, so saying that he was a bad event planner is literally the worst reason to -1 this.

[Kvisten 539]

+1

-Good app

 

[That1RussianDude 44]

1 hour ago, Schnee said:

And just by the way, you do know that this is a staff application and not a event planner application, so saying that he was a bad event planner is literally the worst reason to -1 this.

It's valid due to how it showed how he acted when he had power, while yes he's applying for a different position on a different server, his past history on he acted when he received power can lead to how he'll possibly act. So it's valid enough. 

If I assault a co-worker on a different job, then get fired for it, then try to apply for another, would it not be fair for them to use this info on how I'll possibly act in the job I'm applying for, despite it being different job in a different company? 

[Bansheey 304]

2 hours ago, Schnee said:

Let me just quickly say something.

Only because he was „bad“ in his staff duties that does not mean that he is going to be the same here.

He applied for staff, that means that he is going to volunteer to put a lot of effort in his position, the evidence is the staff application, he took his time to write it and he did it very well.

And just by the way, you do know that this is a staff application and not a event planner application, so saying that he was a bad event planner is literally the worst reason to -1 this.

They are - 1ing it not due to him being a bad EP, but using and abusing his powers, also a staff member should be excelling from there minimums. So they are given justified reasons. It seems you scim them and not pay attention to what they actually say

[Schnee 85]

The thing is, if he is constantly abusing his powers he will just get demoted from the staff team, but the application looks good and he put a lot of effort into it, if he gets accepted they will watch out that he is not abusing, if he is, he is gone from staff.

And with this I would like to end this conversation, since this is a staff application and not a place for a discussion.

Edited July 24, 2020 by Schnee

[Silent 148]

Schnee shush you have no idea and your waffling. Did ok events on SWRP however abused power often and sometimes copied events. So unfortunately its gonna be a -1

[Bansheey 304]

10 hours ago, Schnee said:

The thing is, if he is constantly abusing his powers he will just get demoted from the staff team, but the application looks good and he put a lot of effort into it, if he gets accepted they will watch out that he is not abusing, if he is, he is gone from staff.

And with this I would like to end this conversation, since this is a staff application and not a place for a discussion.

Why will they make someone that is known for abusing power a mod, to then demote them for abusing. There is a easy way to stop it, dont put them in