MattAtlas

Could make them like they work on Bay, aka they blind people for a few seconds and disorient them, so they can run into walls or tables and hurt themselves/trip, while their movement is also random when disoriented.

I'm afraid I will have to deny this appeal for now. My main reason for denying this appeal is that you've been jobbanned 3 times for the same offense. That is way too many times, and that alone is enough reason for me to deny this appeal. Furthermore, I don't think you've changed. You've said the same thing in your first unban appeal, yet you have not changed since then. In other words, appeal denied. You may to appeal this ban in the future, and in at least one month from now. I'd like to see you play other departments without going SSD or AFKing, so I can actually trust you with an unban.

Coupled with this, and the fact you were warned for the same behaviour multiple (in fact, 3 bans for going SSD after 1 note and a warning), what guarantees us that you won't just pick up your old habits again?

I've looked this over a few times and I have to admit - I quite like this. These items are evidently pieces to drive a story, and not just things for the sake of having cool things.

After letting this complaint sit for a week or so, we have decided on a resolution to the complaint. The first incident seems much like an IC issue. We do not think it warrants any OOC action, and should have been brought up in an IR instead. The second incident was handled by staff, and is thus valid. If you wish to contest the actions, then you may post a staff complaint on the handling staff member. We will, however, be speaking to Munks about the other OOC issues brought up in this complaint - primarily, their attitude. That should clear up every issue presented in the complaint. As such, this thread will now be locked and archived, deemed resolved.

This application is going to have to get a strong -1 from me. Not only is your backstory very lacking, short, uneventful and does not show a character - but you're rating yourself far too high. Your roleplay has been subpar, and this has gotten you in trouble with staff many times.

This application will be denied due to: - Lack of feedback, - Lack of playtime and activity. We reccomend playing for at least a month more, and being more active in general.

Application denied due to not having enough feedback.

My personal stance on this is this: You should not be playing another department with the same character other than the department said character is in. For example, you should not be able to be a security officer and paramedic. Not only is the difference in paygrades pretty big, it's also not realistic how you would be employed for 2 different departments. That's not how employment works.

I am banning you for this

Application accepted.

And another one joins the team. On a more serious note, I like this application. I have no doubts of Ezuo's roleplay abilities, and he's a pretty cool guy OOCly too. I've seen his RP and it's really good. I like the character he's built here - they reflect the Skrell values pretty well, and doesn't feel generalized or stereotypical. I can tell from the backstory itself what kind of character Xerei is, and that's a good thing. I also don't see any errors or things I'd like clarified at first glance, so, this is a definite +1 from me. Good luck with the whitelist.

All I can do here is leave even more positive feedback. It's very evident that Abo is very involved in human lore, and he has shown his writing prowess via the stories he's written and the lore canonization apps he's made. He is also active enough for the position. It's a definite +1 from me.

With what I've seen of your roleplaying as a cyborg, I'm afraid I'll have to -1 your application for now. Your roleplay is not exactly great, and there's much room for improvement. Before you play a whitelisted species, you should be able to play human characters that are memorable - characters that are not exact copies of eachother. As of right now, your RP is not very good exactly for that reason - you don't really pay too much attention to roleplaying at all. Maybe you'll have a better chance in the future when you're a better roleplayer. But I do not think you're ready for a whitelist yet.

Calion's characters are all characters I enjoy playing with. I have no doubts he would be able to play an IPC well. OOCly, he's a pretty good guy, and I have nothing to say about him. It's a definite +1 from me, good luck with the application.

I have to agree with Fire and Glory, your past OOC attitude is your biggest obstacle here. Your application is great and the character you put forward is obviously well built, and I really like your answers. Other than that, I'm sure you can play an IAA effectively, with what I've seen of your characters. Overall, it's a +1 from me if you're already working on your OOC attitude. Good luck with the whitelist.

BYOND Key: MattAtlas Character Names: Lelyl Kerei'Velan, Erana'Weshi Xoqia, Araa Plenek, Kleno Dreshi-Qeblak are my most played. Species you are applying to play: Unathi What color do you plan on making your first alien character (Dionaea & IPCs exempt): Black Have you read our lore section's page on this species?: Yes. Please provide well articulated answers to the following questions in a paragraph format. One paragraph minimum per question Why do you wish to play this specific race: There are a few reasons why I want to play a Unathi character. The biggest reason is their lore - I like the lore as a whole. Their values, the code of honor, the clan system and even their religions are all very appealing to me. Aside from the lore, playing a Unathi character would be a very welcome change of pace from the characters I've been playing for the past 5 months or so. Identify what makes role-playing this species different than role-playing a Human: There are quite a few differences, and most of them rely on interaction. Body language is of course different - for example, Unathi will thump their tail or chuff when irritated, they will expose their throat to individuals they trust a lot, or they will twine necks or tails as intimate gestures. Aside from that, there's the way that Unathi refer to eachother, mainly by their last name instead of their first name, unless the other individual is someone they're comfortable with them using their first name. There's also their code of honor that changes the way a Unathi would act in various ways - be it in combat, or normally. Character Name:Sazassh Karaehssi Please provide a short backstory for this character, approximately 2 paragraphs What do you like about this character? I like his resolve. His pride, and the way the Contact War changed him. I like his warrior ideals, and how he holds the code of honor as one of his highest values. How would you rate your role-playing ability? I'd say 8 or 8.5/10 by now, with the months I've been playing the game my roleplaying ability has considerably gone up. Notes: None to be said.

That answer satisfies all I had to ask really, I don't have a problem giving you my full approval after how you answered my question.

I've thought about this for quite a while and realized one thing that seriously needs to be done and that's numbers. The fact is only the lore team has not changed since the year 2014, the 2014 where this server got on average about 20 people. This numbers has DOUBLED and the amount of lore we now have has basically tripled. The wiki has for a long time been un-manned, forum is scattered with out-dated or outright false information and lore writers aren't always available to answer questions. Thus I'd hope to create a sort of "Additional Loredev" rank to be implemented, these people will help with whitelists, updating wiki pages specifically aimed at their expertise and helping with debating and creating lore. Everyone on the team most likely has someone a "Plan B", someone they trust and know understands the lore and discuss it with them in private in order to get good, honest opinions. I hope to get these people into the proper places so they can help without stealing the spotlight from the maintainers. Times change and we have to with them. I actually really like this proposition. I do think we need more than one loredev due to a plethora of things, but they're not to be mentioned here. Now, do I support Coalf's application here? The short version is, yes, I do. I trust his writing abilities and his knowledge of lore, and I trust him to handle the position well. Do I have anything else to say? No, everything else was already addressed, and I only wanted to get my (albeit short) feedback in. However, I do have one question - we currently have a lot of stagnating things, be it lore development or the newscasters. What are your plans to cover loredev inactivity, or stagnating issues such as the newscasters or some of the wiki pages?

Just as the title says. Currently it seems like not many people ready up at roundstart in the lowpop part of the day, at all. And not many times do we get 15 players ready, so we just end up having the same gamemodes in lowpop with not much variety. Lowering the Heist playercount down from 15 would solve this a little, giving some variety. It would also encourage the raiders to have a gimmick that isn't just murdering everyone. Furthermore, there is no reason I can see to have Heist need the same players ready as Mercenary, when raiders have worse gear than mercenaries. The other problem would be, "But four raiders against eight crewmembers seems a little unfair". For that, we can also lower the minimum raider count to 3 raiders for 12 players ready. The only other issue I can see is that it would cause more chaos in the lowpop rounds. I'd like to hear everyone's thoughts on this.

Prate has said everything there is to say. I don't have anything else to add. Although yes, it was a mistake, we get that, but even if it was it does not mean we should give people free passes for them. A verbal warning was issued because it was a mistake, yes, and what was said was that you should pay more attention in the future to critical details like that. I understand combat can be exhausting/confusing, but these are round defining things, and mistakes happen so that the same mistake is not repeated.

I'm really glad you asked this because it's something I wanted to go on about but felt like I'd be overdoing it in the background section. Wer'losh is very much a family man and, to some degree a patriot. Not, per-say, nationalistic, but still with the same belief that Skrell society has surpassed the development of other species and he, as such, believes that most other species (Though not necessarily cultures) should gravitate away from the mistakes that Skrell society has made in the past and more towards what has made them successful. A tad patronising, if you will, to ideas involving artificial intelligence is what I'm trying to get at here, though a bit more broad. As far as aggressiveness goes, seeing as how he is soon to have a family to look after, I plan on playing him to be very protective of both his job security and of his life in general, wanting to provide for his soon-to-be family. This doesn't mean I'm going to have him suit up and go fight antags at every available opportunity, but he's inclined to agree with nanotrasen and to attempt to stay alive. Those are good answers. I like the way you RP, your application and answers to my questions. I also like your character concept, which is important. So, I see no reason to not +1 this app. Good luck.

Let's take a look at your application. I don't actually have much to say. It's a pretty good application, and touches on all the points I like to hear from applications. But, I have a few questions about your character specifically. What kind of personality does Wer'losh have? What are his attitudes towards other species? And is there anything else you would like to say about this characters' personality?

Because tactical armor is stupidly good and shouldn't be given to officers.

You answered my questions in a satisfying matter. I don't have any other gripes and I'm confident in your roleplaying abilities, so, it is a +1 from me. Good luck.