anschib

Which Rank/tag do you need: HLRP Admin What is your RP Name on the server(only use one): Kayda Evidence (A image of your name ingame with the said rank, or a image of yourself on the old forum. Do not post sensitive information such as emails/PayPal payments please:

Honestly, overall, a pretty good application. It's lacking detail in some places but that's not too bad, quality over quantity, and it definitely has quality in it. The only thing I'd say is again, you should never give verbal warnings on HL2RP unless it's a player that literally just joined ten minutes ago. Otherwise, all of the answers are correct, and you have previous experiencing in both staffing and being a member of server hierarchy, so +1.

If you need your role requested please do the following in a new thread. Which Rank/tag do you need: HL2RP Moderator What is your RP Name on the server(only use one): N/A Evidence (A image of your name ingame with the said rank, or a image of yourself on the old forum. Do not post sensitive information such as emails/PayPal payments please: https://prnt.sc/tvnono

You probably just forgot to put this in your answer, but you should also ask the reporting party for evidence, considering that's vital to most RDM cases. As I've said on other applications, again, verbal warnings shouldn't be a thing on HL2RP. You have to remember that the server is seriousRP, and as thus, the staff team has to be even more serious than the server itself. There's zero tolerance for rule breaks. Depends how they're breaking RP. As I've said on other applications, if they bhop away or something like that, then yeah, warn them. However, if they just refuse to RP and start arguing in LOOC or something like an idiot, just inform them to gather evidence, continue with the RP for now, and after the situation ended report it to staff for review and then it can either be retconned or voided. Those are the only main issues I can find with the app, and that aside, I know you're competent and you've already gained a fair degree of trust considering your position of discord staff in the HL2RP discord, and you definitely have potential. So for that, +1 on this application.

As I said on Wook's application, this one has the same point. Grammar is a major issue throughout it, and normally on other W-G servers, this wouldn't be too much of an issue, however, considering HL2RP is seriousRP and that involves quite alot of writing and story telling- immediately that's a pretty big downside so far. Otherwise, I'm going to be honest with you, the application is extremely hard to read, so I'd recommend some color variation, or atleast just don't put everything in black. Anyway, for the application itself; RDM would more likely than not result in a ban, not a warn. Correct otherwise. Mostly correct, but if the player is new, then you should also explain what the faction does to them and give insight on it's workings, to ensure that they do actually want to join it once they fully understand it. I've said it plenty of times before by now, but on HL2RP, verbal warnings shouldn't be a thing. I understand that you come from deathrun and that's a much more relaxed gamemode, however, on HL2RP you have to remember that it's seriousRP, and rule breaks have a zero tolerance policy. For this, you should immediately punish him. Alongside that, NH2RP doesn't warrant a kick, it'd either be a lengthy ban or a permaban, and if they wish they want to actually RP, they can appeal it on the forums. You should also actually punish him for misuse of his rank, depending on the severity of what he did. Either a warn, ban, or temporary dewhitelist until the factions hierarchy can step in. Prop spam, more commonly than not, results in a permaban, considering the potential it has to crash the server. If it was accidental, a lesser ban can be given, or even a warn, depending on your judgment. But most of the time you should permaban. Kind of correct. Again, as I've said on other applications, you should actually take the players words into consideration, as they may hold merit. The correct answer would be; tell the player to continue with the RP situation and gather as much evidence as he can for his case, then once the situation has concluded, he can contact staff to review it for a possible retcon/void of the whole thing. There's a few more issues but I think I've outlined the main ones. You do have potential, and I understand you may view the server as more relaxed due to your experience on deathrun, however, in the applications current state I cant bring myself to give a +1. If you get permission to edit it or want to reapply in the future and fix what I mentioned, then really, I believe you could do great. But for now; -1

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.

For the most part, this application is fine, but again, as I said on Donny's application, verbal warnings shouldn't be a thing on HL2RP unless it's a player that literally just joined the server. You have to keep in mind this server is seriousRP, even harsher than WW2RP, and as a result, the staff team will have to be strict to keep the rules in place and to not let people get even the slightest idea breaking them is allowed. To put it simply, the staff team has to be more serious than the server itself. While I can understand your answer here, it depends on more than if they're just breaking server rules or not. Alongside enforcing rules, staff members are meant to keep up the immersion in seriousRP, and ensure factions are running smoothly alongside the designated faction leaders. If the player in question is outright disregarding their duties or using the role in a completely irresponsible manner, then you'd step in. Refer to above regarding verbal warnings. But despite that, it depends on how they break RP. If they just start arguing in LOOC like an idiot with the other person, then that shouldn't warrant any punishment, considering the player isn't breaking server rules in that regard, and you should simply tell them to continue with the RP, and staff can deal with it after the fact to just ensure the situation runs smoothly, and a possible void can come later if required. However, if they do something like bhop away, then yeah, warn/kick/ban them. This isn't really what powergaming is. Something you'll have to keep in mind is this is a seriousRP server, and as a result, most of the actions will be done through actual roleplay and emotes rather than script features. You can't expect script features to be coded for most of the things people do, so as a consequence, they're given free reign to emote and roleplay as they wish, and the situation you described in your answer is actually pretty common place and allowed on seriousRP servers as it's standard fight RP. However the citizen would have to /attempt/ these actions and give the other party ample time to react in their own emote. Powergaming more so refers to forcing actions onto others/actions your character physically cannot do and not giving them a chance to react. An example of this would be /me snaps the OTAs neck, killing them instantly. Or something along those lines. Despite that however, if you're willing to take what I said into account, my opinion on this application will be a +1. Despite the points I mentioned, you do seem to have some potential.

Full warning, my criticism on this app may come across as nitpicky, but I think it has to be said. It'd probably be best to ask the reporter for evidence aswell while you go through logs. While logs can be used solely as evidence assuming sufficent proof is given in them, by themself they can easily be disputed considering they don't provide any context to the situation or anything else except for text stating damage and death. Video proof always holds up better in those situations incase an appeal is made, and they allow you to judge the situation better. Verbal warnings shouldn't be a thing unless it's an extremely new player who literally just joined. You have to remember that this server is seriousRP, and by that, any unserious behaviour you can't just let go with a slap on the wrist because people will take that as reference they can get away with it. The server is serious, yes, and with that, you have to remember the staff team will have to be even more serious in terms of punishments they deal out to keep that atmosphere and immersion up. If a player is messing about with his rank, then it's your job as staff to make sure he's dealt with appropiately until faction leads can step in. Don't feel disheartened to temporarily kick him off the job until he starts being serious, or until faction leads are informed and deal with the situation appropiately. Don't just let someone get away with rule breaks and unwillingness to RP on a seriousRP server solely because he's part of a faction, if needed, strip his rank, unwhitelist him, or whatever else in the moment. That doesn't give him any immunity to punishment. Refer to above, verbal warnings shouldn't be a thing on HL2RP, unless again, it's a player who literally just joined. If someone is propspamming, at the bare minimum, considering if they're attempting to crash the server or not, it's either a permanent ban, or a shorter ban such as a day or a week, in my view. Again, you have to remember to be harsh. Depends on the situation for this one. If the player just stops RP and starts arguing in LOOC, that isn't really worthy of a failRP warn, considering that isn't failRP. That's just the player being an argumentive idiot, and you should tell them to get their shit together, go with the situation for now, and if they believe by the end that it was handled in an unjust way, staff can deal with it then after the RP has concluded. If they do stuff that's actually failRP like trying to bhop away, then you warn them/kick them. Not exactly. Powergaming refers to forcing your actions onto others, such as, /me snaps the cops neck, killing them instantly. Actions like cutting elevator cords or anything else, through RP, aren't powergaming, as long as your character has the tools and could reasonably do that. Powergaming is more so forcing unrealistic/any actions on players and not giving them a chance to react. It isn't failRP for a cop to not perform raids or interact with citizens. I don't know where you got that from. People can roleplay their characters as they wish, if a cop wishes to be friendly to citizens and be lazy on their job, as long as it's solely IC, that's allowed. People are allowed make characters with their own personalities and play that however. FailRP is more so doing something that just isn't realistic. I.e; bunnyhopping. I'm gonna remain neutral because of all that.

Okay, yeah, if you’re windbomb then from that alone I can put a +1 From what I remember you were competent enough and have prior experience from back then in an admittedly more experience environment which you managed to handle, so I’m sure you’ll excel here.

You say you played Lemonpunch and Nebulous and you were staff there, but can I ask what your name was on either? Was it windbomb? Because I literally don’t remember an Argus at all. Just asking before I either +1 or -1

+1, application has some minor issues which for the most part is just me being nit picky, but overall it’s to an acceptable standard. Don’t see any harm in giving you a shot.

Name: AnschibTS Unique ID [Tools -> Identities -> Go Advanced]: aPCbMfyQKyDdaE/HXonD0VN1B4k=Requested Medal: Veteran (3 years) and whatever merit medal I’m applicable for for playing SCPRP since V1, or whatever the corresponding medal is. Evidence: https://imgur.com/a/6FkqmVt Screenshot of SCPRP V1 taken all the way back in 2015. Can find better if required Extra Information: N/A

Not once did anyone say there was a rule against you replying together. All that's been stated is it's extremely suspicious on how Willrick's friends suddenly start spamming a thread alongside Willrick after a week+ of silence on it, solely to give negative feedback on someone Willrick dislikes and to back up their friend, all within the span of 5 minutes of eachother. And I'm aware Willrick is attempting to put me under scrutiny. That's why there's multiple paragraphs of counter-arguments and evidence from my side stated.

I already replied to the ignoring sits part, but again, for the mass failRP. Please read my reply to that again, and once more, I want to just provide actual evidence of server hierarchy even saying what I did wasn't against the rules, but I should have "common sense" by not doing something that completely follows all the servers rules. John FridgeToday at 10:15 AM Like sure, PMEs weren't against the rules at that time but if he lacks the capacity to think "Hmmm maybe this absolute shitshow isn't a good idea, I should stop and take sits" then I don't want him in the staff team. That was on the 18th of the 4th, and it's server hierarchy themself saying I didn't do anything against the servers rules. Yes, I saw your reply seven hours ago, and it was literally a shitpost of "Joe Aldread failed at SCPRP, tries to fade in and out of the community like a retard and comes back to this lol", so basically a shit post like you're so accustomed to doing. I don't take that very seriously when you delete it just to post again with all your friends backing you. Now, you're making accusations without evidence of I consistently pulled people into staff sits whenever I died. Could you please show some actual evidence of that instead of just making accusations? Because to my knowledge and quite fresh memory, I never did that unless I genuinely believed it to be RDM, and even in those situations, I got other staff to deal with the RDM sits to avoid bias. If anything, the only thing I did do was when you arrested me out of nowhere once I asked in LOOC, not a staff sit, just LOOC "hey, what's your arrest reason? Just curious", and nothing more, which to my knowledge, isn't something that relates to staff rank what so ever? But if you have actual evidence to showcase otherwise instead of just empty claims, then please, I'd be welcome to seeing it. I applied for staff on W-G SCPRP to enforce the rules and assist the playerbase, which I did to an acceptable degree, yes. As your own video proves, I managed to do over 550+ sits in my tenure of staff, but despite that as evidence you claim i constantly ignored players pleas and never did my job. You also try to claim that I consistently broke rules, despite me seeing no actual evidence of that, and the one situation you can quote, has server hierarchy themself saying I didn't even break rules, as this evidence here shows; John FridgeToday at 10:15 AM Like sure, PMEs weren't against the rules at that time but if he lacks the capacity to think "Hmmm maybe this absolute shitshow isn't a good idea, I should stop and take sits" then I don't want him in the staff team. And further evidence the PME rule was non-existent; Now you're trying to claim it's such a crime that I didn't reply to sits for 17 hours, but take this into account. For 10 of those 17 hours I was asleep, which means it was physically impossible for me to get on the server, due to me not even being awake. For the next four of those seventeen hours I was out with friends and having a social life, nowhere near my computer or the server, and for the last three, I was actually enjoying the server and playing with friends and taking one day off prioritizing sits. Adjust that 17 hours down to the actual time of me being even on a computer not doing sits, which was three hours, after a consecutive few months of me doing them every day. Does that still sound so criminal? And for me organizing a "server wide event", I'd like to repeat my point it wasn't even an event. It was us buying an item from MCND, which was neither 008 or 016-2, instead a completely different item that turned you into a different zombie all together with no actual lore on it but it was a thing, and just giving a name to the group we used it for. It wasn't an event, if anything, it was something literally any player on the server could've done if they desired by just buying an item. And you claim me saying you and your buddies responding in a short time is poor and you claim 18000 people won't be on at once. But when all those people are known to be your friends, and you all reply within literally less than four minutes of eachother, all with essentially the exact same thing, it adds up in suspicion.

Please quote some actual evidence of "how" I was inactive and often ignored sits, and please show some actual evidence to this minging? You can say I did all well and good, but if you ask anyone from the CI discord or go through their channels that log activity, you can see that I was on the server every day (which, I actually messaged one of the CI whitelist leaders, just to confirm for you my activity during my tenure of staff. https://prnt.sc/sypo20), and if I often ignored sits, how did I mass my count to over 500 of them in the time I was staff? As Willrick's "evidence" shows the exact sit count I did. Also I never once remember getting salty. But none the less, for your secondary point, the PME rule being removed allowed me to do what happened within the ruleset, which was rather simple. Once again, myself and my friends bought an entity from an in-character group that was available to the entire server to buy, and said entity turned you into a zombie with an infection SWEP. We simply spread the infection and made a temporary in-character group out of that. That isn't minging. It's creating roleplay considering we all stayed within our own area, just focused on spreading our influence, and not once messed around.

Figured Willrick's "squad" would jump in eventually and swarm messages as they always tend to do to people Willrick dislikes, but none the less, I'll try my best to state some actual response to some possible valid points they might've made. First off, my reply to these two, can you two actually explain how the video shows any proof why I shouldn't be staff, and actually outline the "reasons stated above", please? Because in my eyes, that video doesn't show anything creditable, for reasons I'm going to explain in just a minute here. For the video now, which I have to re-iterate, is from months ago, I'd like to argue my case on why it was invalid. First off, what is it meant to prove exactly? That I use to be staff on SCPRP, Willrick reported me to hierachy for ignoring sits for an entire 17 hours (one day where I wasn't playing a server), uses a video showcasing evidence of me responding to his own sit as proof I ignore sits, and for that I'm apparently shit staff? I'm sorry if my response here sounds a bit aggressive/blunt, but that's the easiest way for me to state my point. I'm sorry if I wasn't on the server every second of every single day and I took one day off responding from sits after doing it consistently for up to two months before first off, I took that day out to actually socialize with my friends instead of sitting on a computer all day, and for the few hours I did get on the server, I wished to actually prioritize playing with my friends and creating an enjoyable atmosphere instead of draining myself out doing staff sits for one night when I wanted to play the server normally. I'm sorry if I'm such shit staff for taking one day off doing sits, despite, Willrick's own video proving that I did still respond to the occasional one. Secondly, the failRP accusations. I'd like to once again re-iterate this was months ago, and I don't see how it'd be an accurate representation of how I'd act now, but despite that, I'd like to actually explain the situation. The "supposed" failRP was when the SCP-RP hierarchy decided to remove the rule banning PME, so myself and a group of friends decided to make our own "event" (not even an event) on the server. For some context, on the SCP-RP server there was a group called MCND which sold anomalies and weapons, so myself and a group of friends go over to their club and buy ourselves an item which turns us into zombies and gives us a SWEP which turns other people into zombies. Now, instead of just being mindless zombies, we decided to make an RP scenario out of it, forming ourselves as Sarkic cults, and starting a gathering on the surface and promoting roleplay, while actually roleplaying turning people into zombies through them joining the cult willingly until we had an acceptable number to the point we managed to fully take over the surface through complete roleplay and usage of a feature which any player had access to. None the less, this was considered an "event" considering the fact we were going by the name Sarkic Cults, but considering previously the PME rule was removed from the server, it was technically allowed, until Foundation members started complaining to Harland that we killed them whenever they came up to the surface, until he had to step in and stop us. Now, after that, Willrick and his buddies essentially complained to server staff saying it was all failRP, I should be demoted, or whatever else, and that was eventually done, despite the fact everything I did at the time being in the servers rule set, which if people want to investigate into, was allowed. But despite that, Willrick and his buddies are trying to use that as some justification for me never being staff again, because Willrick still has some weird personal vendetta against me. Now, that aside, I'd just like to outline how suspicious it is after them having days to comment their own opinions individually, suddenly Willrick comes in with his group of friends, and they all at once, with only 2-3 minutes apart from their posts, suddenly start spamming -1's, and all start rating eachother, as evidence here shows; None the less, I think the timestamps, how close their posts are to eachother, and the fact they're literally all spamming eachother ratings and they're known friends is evidence enough, but despite that, that's the only counter-argument I'll provide for the entire thing. Also the fact Willrick and his friends managed to post a reaction immediately is comedic; https://prnt.sc/syphqp

What your suggestion is: Considering from what I've been told in discord- the Droideka model on the server is currently broken/unusable so the job cannot be used in events. So my suggestion is to change it to one of the two I'm about to link so the job is actually usable. Scriptfodder/workshop link: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1353106885&searchtext=Droideka (less than 1MB) https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1439762144&searchtext=Droideka (15MB)Any additional information: N/A

And thats what happens when you write an application while sleep deprived..

RP Character name(s): N/A due to server not being open as of yet Steam Name: Anschib Steam ID: (https://steamidfinder.com/): STEAM_0:1:67630575 Age when applying: I’d rather not state personal information in public. If it’s really needed I answer, I’ll provide in private. Sorry if that causes any inconvenience. What country do you currently reside in? What is your time-zone: Republic of Ireland, BST. Can you speak and type English fluently: I’ve been speaking it since I was born so it’d surprise me if I couldn’t. Current total game-time on the server (type utime_enable 1 in the console if you can't see your game time): Unavailable due to the server not being opened yet. IC Rank(s) and OOC Donation Rank(s) on HL-RP: None as of current. Do you own a working microphone? When you communicate do you type or speak: Due to lockdown and most stores being shut due to the entire corona situation, I don’t at the moment of writing this application, no. Once lockdown gets lifted though I plan to head out and buy one, however, due to it being long overdue. Either way, typing is my primary way as of current. When did you join the server? Have you taken any breaks since: Server hasn’t opened yet, however, I’ve been in the discord since it first got announced. How often do you use our Teamspeak 3 server and our forums: In all honesty, I only use Teamspeak to communicate with my regiment on SWRP. Otherwise I prefer using discord over it the majority of the time. For the forums, I check them atleast once or twice daily for anything of relevance. State all your previous OOC punishments (bans, kicks etc.) and a screenshot of your list of warns. (Go in game and type !warns.) Upload it to http://imgur.com/ or as a steam community screenshot and include the link). Your game time must be visible as well in the screenshot. (Type utime_enable 1 if you can not see it on your screen): None due to the server not being opened as of yet. State the role of staff on the server: The purpose of staff on the server, in general, is essentially the “police” the player base per se, ensure that all the servers rules are being followed, and to essentially promote a safe and fun place for people to gather and enjoy the gamemode without being ruined by others attempting to circumvent the ruleset or such. The role of members of the administrative team is also to guide new players when they first join the server and teach them the basics of the servers function and educate them on the rules if required, allowing them to properly integrate themself into the community without much hassle. Essentially staff are there to guide players, enforce the ruleset, assist where needed and just establish a fun area for people to relax at the end of the day, enjoy a game and just have fun out of it all. Give some context about setting of C24 within the Half Life universe (150 words+): City 24, or more commonly known before the Union occupation as Geneva is a Union city situated in Geneva, Switzerland, just on the border with France. Distinct and unique in appearance to other Union metropolitan areas, City Twenty Four is flared with propaganda and Unionization efforts similar to those performed by both the Third Reich and Soviet Russia, banners adorning the streets, Union symbols plastering every wall- the entire lot, essentially a conformist paradise. Fairly luxurious in origin, City Twenty Four also houses a second district across the bridge, and an underground network of ancient pre-war bunkers still in usage by local cells. Managed by the Civil Administration Board as a puppet government, Geneva is essentially a model Union city in public eye. Outside of City Twenty Four, for a brief description of the Half Life universe as a whole, to summarise; After the Black Mesa incident caused by Gordon Freeman in the Black Mesa facility caused the Portal Storms and subsequent Xenian infestation of Earth, bringing various species such as Vortigaunt, headcrabs, houndeyes, alien grunts, etcetera to the world- this garnered Earth as a target for a secondary alien race known as the Combine. The Combine, a technologically advanced and authoritarian Empire, brought an invasion force to Earth and managed to submit it under their rule in an event known as the Seven Hour War. Subsequently, humanity was enslaved under Combine rule, puppet governments established under Wallace Breen, and the Combine left both a liasion and administrative force on Earth as a garrison in form of synthetic soldiers, and the Advisors. I can expand on more detail if requested. Have you read the server rules and are you familiar with them?: Due to the ruleset not being published yet, no, however I’m just going to assume most of it will be common sense. Have you read the punishment list and are familiar with it?: Again, it’s not published as of yet, so I’m just going to assume it’ll be common sense and similar to other W-G servers. List of all previous server staff experience: Staff on W-G SCPRP four separate times, staff on W-G Deathrun upon it’s first iteration/launch a few years ago, staff on W-G MetroRP when that was trial runned a while back under Lamar, and staff on a few other W-G servers over the past few years dating back to 2015 which I admittedly can’t remember. I can go into more detail on each of the aforementioned if needed. List of all previous RP experience: Again, I’m just going to summarise for this question instead of going into too much detail to avoid clutter unless specifically requested, but; Leader of multiple RP groups on SCPRP, experience in militaryRP servers and a good few years experience on SWRP, faction leader of the Civil Protection faction on another serious text-only HL2RP server (will not name community in public to avoid potential advertising, can state in private if requested), one of the highest ranking Civil Protection units, member of multiple resistance cells and essentially a faction member of near every faction on another serious HL2RP server over a three year period (refer to aforementioned if more detail is needed). Also extensive experience in Terminator SeriousRP which taught me greatly the aspects of S2RP over S2K, and other passive roleplay. That’s the relevant parts. Have you added the Manager on Steam? If not, add him (http://steamcommunity.com/id/RUN_YOU_FOOL): A request was sent. Have you added the Vice-Manager on Steam? If not, add him (https://steamcommunity.com/id/thatgardentool/): A request was sent. Have you added the Staff Manager on Steam? If not, add him (https://steamcommunity.com/id/UNJoe/): A request was sent. Do you understand that you can be demoted at anytime with a sufficient reason by a Hierarchy member?: Yes, sir, and that’s what I’d expect assuming I majorly fuck up/am deemed unfit. 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: Upon noticing the report of RDM, my initial set of actions would be rather simple. I’d begin by taking the claim and bringing the player in question to an isolated part of the map to avoid interrupting any potential RP, and from there on, I’d calmly ask him about the situation. After he explained it and both me and him went over the details, I’d go through logs to confirm his side of the story, and then go through with asking him if he had any actual evidence on his own side to back-up his claims. Throughout this, I’d have brought the other player into the sit and inquired them on their side of the story, aswell. Assuming the initial report had evidence, then the punishment would be rather simple and the case straight-forward. Considering the server is seriousRP, and taking that in my mind, there’s zero tolerance for rule-breaks such as RDM which could’ve ruined an entire RP scenario. So I’d issue a week ban after explaining the situation, and informing the player to appeal it on the forums if seen as unjust. Assuming there was no evidence but logs linked up to provide proof and an acceptable understanding of the story, then refer to above. Assuming there was no evidence and logs didn’t show any proof to prove the reporters claim, then I’d simply return them both and apologise due to action not being able to be taken. 2 ) You are asked by a player about how to join a faction: As the claim went through, again, I’d bring the player to an isolated area of the map so I can explain it to him in-detail instead of possibly disturbing others, and my description is rather simple. For out-of-character factions such as Civil Protection and the Transhuman Arm, I’d explain to the player that for those he’d have to submit either a discord/forum application, and await a response stating either pending interview, accepted, or denied, and go from there. While providing him a link to either the discord or forum page all the while, and explaining all the possible requirements beforehand. Assuming he’s asking about an in-character group such as a rebel gang (not lambda) that other players have formed, I’d inform the player that they’d have to figure out the groups existence in-characterly and it’s up to the discretion of that group's members whether or not he was integrated and it’s up to him and his character to ICly find out about how to join. 3 ) You catch somebody not performing RP and messing around: Full disclosure beforehand, my response to this scenario may be harsh in comparison to other applicants, but you have to remember that this is a seriousRP server and players should acknowledge that when they join. It’s not semi-seriousRP where leniency is often given and players can get away with rule breaks if they just apologise and repeat the same offense ten minutes later. With that in mind before my answer, my act would go as follows. First off I’d spectate the player for a few moments and determine what he’s actually doing. Assuming it’s something minor such as punching random objects, bhopping, or anything else, then I’d immediately warn him for failRP, bring him to the staff room, explain the situation, and administer a 24 hour ban for him to re-learn the ruleset and actually join the server with the seriousRP mindset in his head. Assuming it was something more severe such as minge punching other players, interrupting possible roleplay with his mingery, or anything that could be deemed “serious”, repeat the same answer, except replace the 24 hour ban with a one week ban. I understand my response there may be viewed as an “over-reaction”, but I repeat- the server is seriousRP and that’s acknowledged in the servers name. If people are allowed to mess around and get away with rulebreaks- it ruins the image of the server and allows that serious mindset to deteriorate over time. 4 ) Somebody acquires a rank but is not willing to RP with it properly: If someone is refusing to roleplay, no matter their rank- then they’d be falling under the failRP/unwillingness to roleplay rule no matter their position on the server, so as such, I’d immediately bring them into a sit and warn them for failRP, inform them to stop their actions and actually take their position seriously, and inform their appropriate faction leader. Again, I know this may seem harsh, but I explained my reasonings in the previous answer. 5 ) A player is prop spamming: If a player is prop spamming and attempting to crash the server, then immediately save the evidence, and issue a permanent ban. Simple and blunt answer there. 6 ) Somebody does not agree with the outcome of an RP situation therefore he decides to break RP and act OOC: If a player doesn’t agree with the outcome of an RP situation, then simply put I’d inform him to get in-character and deal with it after the fact. I’d calmly explain to him that for now, please just go along and if he feels it’s unjust, we can go over and talk about it after the situation is well and done, or possibly void the entire thing after it’s finished. At the moment though I’d simply inform him to keep in-character until the situation has ended, then it can be resolved after the fact. 7 ) You bring a player into a sit and punish him however he does not agree with your decision and keeps arguing: If the player disagreed with my judgment and believed me to be in the wrong, then I’d rather simply inform him that I stand by my judgment, gather my own evidence to defend my actions, and then provide him a link to the server forums and inform him that if he feels it was unjust, he can appeal it either in the un-ban section, or report me for admin abuse, whichever he seems fit. 8 ) Someone commits FailRP but claims the specific instance of FailRP you warned him for is not explained in detail within the rules: I’d stand by my punishment and simply inform him to make a suggestion thread on the forums for the rules to be adjusted, while informing the server hierarchy myself. 9 ) A player evidently breaks a rule however he makes a good point in his defence by abusing loopholes within the rules: Same answer as above. Loopholes aren't an excuse to break rules, nor are they a work around. Punishment remains and I’d inform server management of the loopholes he utilised and explain the situation to them. Answer the following questions in detail: 1 ) Explain the difference between Tier I rule-breaking and punishments and Tier II rule-breaking and punishments: The differences between tier 1 rule-breaking and tier 2 rule-breaking are rather simple. Tier 1 rule breaking is low-level rule breaks committed by new players without any knowledge of the server rules/no malice from them, and arguably should be handled with a lighter offence. Tier 2 rule breaking is premeditated rule breaking with server rules fully in mind and more serious offences. 2 ) Explain the difference between IC and OOC. Also define Meta Gaming in relation with the two: The differences between IC (In-Character), and OOC (Out of Character) are rather simple to explain. IC references in-character, which is essentially everything your character knows in-characterly. For example, IC information would resolve around your characters relationships, knowledge they’ve learned through IC interactions, experiences your character has went through and gained from, etcetera, essentially everything your character has went through, experienced, learned, and has knowledge of. OOC refers to out-of-character, also known as, what you the player knows outside of the game. OOC refers to information you’ve learned either through discord, steam chat, through staff sits, reading the forums, basically anything that your character didn’t learn through their experiences and playing the game and through interactions. Metagaming in relation to the two is rather simply using OOC information IC without any IC knowledge of the situation. I can explain that more if needed but that’s the blunt description. 3 ) Explain the difference between Serious RP and Semi-Serious RP: The differences between serious roleplay and semi-serious are rather vast. Serious roleplay focuses on providing an immersive and serious environment where players are expected to take the gamemode seriously and stay in-character 24/7. SeriousRP focuses on the development of characters, forming of IC relationships, in-character progressing, forming stories, and assisting eachother in writing and creating a fun and cooperative experience, with voice chat often de-activated to enhance immersion and allow players to buy into the setting more. Semi-serious roleplay is more-so what you’d get in a darkRP gamemode, with a focus on TDM aspects, shootouts, F4 menu jobs, voice chat, and more so focusing on fun and something you can jump in and out of whenever to fuck about with friends, rather than something you invest time into to develop something long-term. 4 ) Explain the difference between PassiveRP and CombatRP, explain your view on their importance in our gamemode: The differences between PassiveRP and CombatRP are rather obvious by their names alone. PassiveRP is passive action that takes place during the majority of the time, such as idle conversation, talking in a bar, hosting an auction, holding a speech, patrolling about, etcetera. Meanwhile CombatRP is the title given to actions such as shootouts, melee fights, etcetera. Both are important to the gamemode. PassiveRP in sense of giving players a constant thing to do and calmness in down time, and combatRP in the sense of promoting risk and enjoyment and giving players something to strive for or fear. 5 ) Define the term of Combat Baiting: Combat baiting is essentially what the name says. It’s baiting combat without justifiable in-character reason and just attempting to provoke someone for the laugh of it. Combat baiting is essentially attempting to bait someone into engaging combat with you, such as walking around the city with a gun out attempting to get cops to start shooting you, a lone unit running into the rebel zone attempting to rambo them for a firefight, etcetera. 6 ) Define Power Gaming / Power RP: The act of powergaming, simply put, is attempting to force your actions on other players through roleplay without giving them ample chance to react and attempt to interfere/stop you, and dictating how they reply to it. For example, doing something such as /me knocks the cop over the back of the head, rendering them unconscious immediately is powergaming. 7 ) Define the term FailRP: FailRP can range from a wide variety of descriptions, albeit- the most broad term to use for it is doing something that’s not considered appropriate roleplay, and not acting in an acceptable manner. For example, doing things such as bhopping or punching people at random is failRP. 8 ) Define the term FearRP: FearRP is essentially enforcing the fear element of roleplay, and your character actually fearing for their life. For example, assuming you’re being held at gunpoint and you’re either unarmed or don’t have your weapon out, you’d be obligated to abide by fearRP, considering well, it’s human reaction to self preservate and not get yourself shot. 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 (250+ words): Right, I’ll start this initial question off simple enough. The first reason I believe I should be accepted is because of my activity in the werwolf gaming community, and how often available I am in the day. Alongside my general willingness to respond to most admin requests near instantly no matter what I’m doing. The reasoning on why I feel this is important because admittedly I plan to be playing the server either early morning or late in the night, and from experience on other werwolf gaming servers- these two are the prime times when staff members are either offline or asleep. I help to wish remedy this problem before it even comes up, by ensuring that there’s atleast one staff member online constantly no matter the timezone. Secondly, I believe I should be accepted for staff over my general knowledge of HL2RP, the general rules the gamemode normally has, and my knowledge on how the gamemode has evolved and progressed over the years. Considering the fact I’ve been playing HL2RP ever since 2015, I’ve had a fairly good chance to watch as the gamemode evolved and changed over the years and get a pretty good idea of it all as of current. Personally, I feel this is something that can be used to contribute to the players experience and provide more lore-building and knowledge on how to correctly respond to in-character situations on the server. Thirdly here, I generally also have alot of free time and am willing to get on the server whenever either requested on discord or steam. I’m generally willing to hop off whatever other game or stop whatever else I’m doing as long as it’s not serious to pop on the server and assist whoever needs help, and overall I’d say I have a pretty quick response time. For the final reason on why I believe I should be picked as a staff member on the HL2RP server; It’s because I feel I’m mature enough at this point and a mostly friendly and active guy. I try to involve others as much as possible in whatever I’m doing, and overall I’m fairly patient. I also feel that I have enough experience and knowledge of the HL2RP lore and universe to be able to staff fairly on there, already having been the ranks of moderator twice in the past before I quit the server for a few years. Overall, I just feel you should pick me as a moderator because of my prior experience as staff on werwolf gaming, willingness to help, general activity and honestly I just want to help out the players and have an enjoyable experience on the server alongside them.

While you're both right in saying that overall there's nothing wrong with /advert, in my view- the command just isn't suited for events. While a great command for communications and such, when it comes to events, /advert can get extremely clunky when event planners are trying to make their events noticeable through a spam of both communications between regiments, battalion orders, etcetera. For in-character messages such as event character communications, then /advert can still be used, albeit, this command would be much more atmosphere and immersion providing, alongside allowing greater options for events outside of just /advert [RP] Something blows up. For examples sake, let's say you have a group of Jedi exploring a cave system for some Jedi-only event or so, then the various event planners can utilise the /event command to describe what's going on, describe the atmosphere around the area, describe anything of note that the jedi may notice, describe, lets say, /event As the jedi continue their venture downward into the caverns- a sudden disturbance is felt in the local Force, followed by all motion suddenly being stopped by some form of psychic entity. The occupants find themselves frozen in place, only for a distant, ominous voice to abruptly start ringing into their head. This command would greatly give EP's more freedom to do stuff like that, and while again you could argue /advert is suited for that, admittedly, from personal view, trying to shove events between communications and orders just seems extremely clunky and outside of place. Also a secondary command I'd like to actually suggest now that I think further on it would be /localevent. Nearly similar in function to the OP- this command would show the event to a shortened area instead of the entire server, for example- the cave example above. /localevent would ensure that only the Jedi in the area would be able to see it, avoiding the entire servers chat being clunky, and avoiding metagame. It'd also allow for more localized event options instead of EP's being compelled to include the entire server or faction.

What your suggestion is: The addition of a command called /event which event planners and staff members can type in chat and submit text after which. Similar to /advert in function- the /event command would work as follows, /event Admidst the standard duties of the clone garrison- a sudden thunder storm strikes from up above, impacting a near-by hill, only for a ship to emerge soon after into the atmosphere, sparks of erratic electricity pulsing off it's hull and exposed power sources (example event). The purpose of this command would allow more atmosphere to be provided to events and immersion, also allowing event creators to provide background to their events outside of just NPCs/prop spam to show locations, it also allows a more steady introduction to events such as CIS droppods landing instead of just spawning a few props and shooting suddenly starts. In chat- the command would appear as follows. It'd be highlighted in orange text and preferably would come up with no pre-face, such as the example here; Scriptfodder/workshop link: Unknown due to me having little knowledge in coding, I'd assume it wouldn't be too complex, though.Any additional information: N/A

Which Rank/tag do you need: PlatVIP What is your RP Name on the server(only use one): Joe Aldread Evidence (A image of your name ingame with the said rank, or a image of yourself on the old forum. Do not post sensitive information such as emails/PayPal payments please: https://prnt.sc/sc2fez