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PREFACE WARNING! This suggestion will be very controversial, and I humbly request that you read through the entire suggestion before dropping a -1 "wahh i luv my reserves fuk u reynol" and maybe actually take the time to fully comprehend what I am about to say, and really view this in the light of what's best for the server and not for yourself. Introduction Currently, as it stands, the reserve system in MRP works like this. A player works towards an officer position in a faction, and once the rank of 2LT+ is achieved, the player has the option to apply for reserves. The reserves were initially made to create an extended LOA for players who did not have enough time to commit to the role of officer in their faction, but still looked forward to joining back in the future. However, that function is non existent today, as it is essentially abused by players in various different ways. Here, I will outline and present all the ways of which the current reserves system is being abused. Faction Hopping / Country Swapping Probably the function in the reserves system that is most exploited today, is the use of reserves to join a different faction or swap countries. A function that even I am guilty of doing, the entire premise is that players typically apply for reserves in the hopes to leave their current faction to join a different faction on another country or even on the same country. This function is bad because players often apply for reserves in their current faction to retain certain weapons and equipment to use during wartime. An example of this would be a TSFU player reaching the rank of 2LT, and immediately applying for reserves to then join 313. This player will now have access to all of the TSFU classes, as well as the equipment they now have in 313. This player in question, is what I am today. To put it very bluntly, I originally applied for reserves as a new player solely to have access to the TSFU Bomber WL as well as the various weapons they have. In all honesty, to this day I only go on TSFU reserves to raid the US with bomber and to get feeds as well as to use the other good weapons. This was when I was a new player, and in hindsight this is what I saw the function of the reserve system to be and I can guarantee you many players see the reserve system in this same light. There can be varying arguments to this function, however in totality it can be agreed that this purpose was not intended for what the reserves system was envisioned to be from the beginning, and is a clear exploitation of the system. Giving a player free access to all the classes of a faction of which they actively contribute nothing to is not good. 2. Retainment of Officer Abilities This point bridges off of the concept I mentioned previously, but essentially another motive for applying for reserves would be to retain the abilities of an officer while being enlisted somewhere else. As it stands, the 2LTR rank contains exactly all the powers a 2LT would have, which includes but is not limited to Raiding, Kidnapping, War-Leading, Overruling Objectives in WL, Spawning in vehicles, Arresting people and Access to Restricted areas. These officer abilities can be had at any time by people with reserves simply by switching to the faction class, and adding 2LTR to their name. Now, this player has access to all officer powers without having to contribute to anything. This point is not dismissing whatever hard work the player has done to achieve the reserves, however this is just a copout for some lazy players who want to get to the officer position of a faction without putting in anymore work for that specific faction. 3. Player Boredom / Disinterest Another point is that players will inevitably get bored of the server and lose interest, thus leading to them applying for reserves to return back later. This point is more nuanced, as it can be very arguable depending on how you view it. Yes, the reserves are beneficial in the aspect that burnt out players can return whenever they want, and always leaves the door open for potential returning players. However, a counter-argument can be made that if players truly wanted to return back from where they left off, they would be willing to go through the enlisted process again to fully fulfill the officer grind. To add on, players will be hanging onto reserves for months on end, sometimes years, and leads to them not knowing the current state of the server, players, or even the state of the faction they were in (i.e. faction changes, leadership changes, weapon changes etc.). These players should have to restart and go through the enlisted process again. The reason why is for one, these players would not be up to par skill-wise and may not be playing at whatever tier level they were once at. It is pretty apparent that old returning players do not retain their skill from, and thus these players should attempt to play the server more to regain their old skill to match that of what the current skill-level is at that present moment. Also, returning players would no longer be up to par leadership wise as they may be out of touch with the current community as well as its player-base. A player with reserves from 2019 returning tomorrow would most likely not know majority of the player-base, as well as not being aware of anyone in their current faction. Having an officer who is completely out of touch with their own faction is not ideal in any scenario. If players simply go onto reserves solely from disinterest of the server, this defeats the original idea of reserves which was to essentially create an extended LOA for players who ARE looking to return back to the server. It is very obvious a player who expresses the fact that they are bored with the server and say that they may come back when it becomes more fun, will have a much lower chance of actually returning compared to someone who is merely taking a break because of a circumstance like college or traveling. 4. Social Aspects of Reserves This point will be very opinionated, and this is simply my stance on what reserves are today. The current process of reserves being approved is through a staff vote in which members from the staff team (and even GM's) get to collectively vote if a player should or should not receive reserves. Now, this point will not be based around the previous idea to give the system of reserve decisions back to faction leaders, as even that idea has the same flaws of what a staff team has. Essentially, no matter where you place decisions of the reserves whether it be leader-chosen reserves, staff votes, COLs only, officers only etc. it does not solve the issues or points that I outlined above. What all these decision types have in common, is that essentially what you get out of every single one is a popularity contest. There will almost always be room for bias when it comes to the decision to give someone reserves, and in this due process there is no way to avoid it. There are many flawed factors that are in effect in the reserve vote decisions, whether it be: OOC Actions In-Game RP Interactions War Playstyle Community Popularity Connection to Staff / Executive Team Veteran Status All of these factors can greatly impede a player's access to their reserves, and one place this factor comes into play is veteran status. It is no secret that because of how much novelty and credit some veterans have, they will have a much easier time to earn reserves without having to put in as nearly as much work compared to new players who may find difficulty in garnering and overcoming some of the factors mentioned above. Any veteran who plays for a month will likely already have a good connection to the staff team and even executives, and do not have to worry about other factors such as community popularity as they quite literally spawn with it as soon as they return. Now for a new player, they now have the challenge of going out of their way to get good credibility amongst everyone in the server and staff team. One factor that I intentionally left out in the list above, is activity. Now here, this where the voting really gets skewed. Probably the first factor a staff member has when they see a new poll for a reserve is the player's activity. From the staff member's perspective, the only sense of activity that they can view is all the interactions they see the player have in game (Training, Tryouts, Playing War etc.) or forum posts. Now, when you introduce the concept of certain players being active in hours that some staff aren't active, it can seem to some staff members that a certain player is not active simply because they are never on when that player happens to be on. This staff member decision is then taken, under the pretense that "oh i never see him on -1" and collectively this can lead to someone's reserves getting denied. I do not need to point out the flaw in this system, as it is very clear how it is flawed. It is a whole different discussion when members of Admin+ go into certain faction activity channels and make their decision off of a players activity objectively, however for most decisions a staff member will -1 solely because they never see someone on. Conclusion Now, as you have seen I have outlined how the entire reserve system is flawed, and should be removed entirely. Obviously if these steps were taken as soon as soon as this post went live, there would have to be some actions to take before you completely delete all reserves. First of all, with the community wide announcement that reserves would be removed there should be a grace period anywhere between a week or a month for all players to come off reserves if they would like. Ideally, this announcement should be made so veteran players who are not in touch with the community hear of this, and can choose to return to the server. Many of the players who may disagree with the idea of reserves being removed may be entitled due to them likely having reserves themselves. A large majority of the time, the reason cited by them is that "players would be angry". While this might be true, a grace period would help aid this situation. Additionally, if the same logic applied to everything on the server, we would have poor leaders, as nobody would get removed. This logic is flawed, and should not be applied to this suggestion. - Reynolds

I hope Rogues get a balancing buff. anyhoo, Accepted Locked & Moved

+1 kinda The reserves system, to me at least, is supposed to be something for players to come back to the server with. Not something that an active player should have. The current state, as you state, allows for players, including me, to just sit on reserves while still actively playing. Even being on reserves I still have all the capabilities of a normal officer. This might spark some controversy with active players, but aren't reserves supposed to be for reserve players? Not active ones. But in contrast, the reserves system shouldn't be removed entirely. It should be removed for active players. Meaning that if a player leaves a faction to go to another one, they should not be granted reserves. Also, players who currently have reserves that haven't been active on the server should be able to keep them (active meaning that they play more than a couple of wars a week).

the cycle continues i guess I hope it's different this time (It's a cycle for a reason) (Don't be a beta rogue) My name is Hm "Himothy" Timothy (Self explanatory) ^ me on garnet

In-game name: Conway/Fleet Admiral Huxly/CG Provost Marshal SteamID (https://steamid.io/): STEAM_0:0:138807332 Staff members in-game name: Ziggy Staff members SteamID (/id (name): STEAM_0:1:171244538 Date & Time of incident: February 26th, 2022 Timezone: EST Ban Reason: Original Reason: Tampering with Documents | Subsequent Ban: "You are the biggest stain on GG history since release" How long were you banned for?: 2 weeks, then updated to a permanent ban. Proof of Ban: https://prnt.sc/z8ModkNkowZz What happened? (include any proof): As part of the 5 person team in-charge of "rebooting" this iteration of StarWarsRP, being largely known for phrasing, being good with google sheets, aesthetics, etc - I created a separate Google Account/Google Drive Account due to the shear number and widerange of docs needed. As opposed to other GarnetGaming related documents that were on my personal email, and are still available from early as 2016. This email was deleted/deactivated following my mutual departure (to clarify: I was offered to remain T. Admin, but declined as I felt the prospect of working together with the remaining management members would be too much of a possible conflict), this action subsequently deleted/archived/private any documents created. At the time, I was told by the then Superadmin that I would have a "right to do so" Why should your ban be removed?: This question/prompt on ban appeals is always very difficult for a lot of players, and I'm not exempt from that. Simply put, I broke the written rules, rules I was entrusted to enforce, and probably wrote a fair few of them, despite what "permission" or "clearance" I thought I had - I was not thinking clearly, given a tough proverbial pill to swallow, and consequences of my actions were not something I was concerned with (even though they should have been). Though I myself have denied many appeals for "appeals are not for apologies" - I feel an apology is owed: To start I'm sorry - to Garnet, to the then staff/gamemaster team(s), battalion leadership, and to the players impacting directly or indirectly, then current or future; I'm deeply sorry. I understand the severity of my actions and the negative impact they had on the community. Deleting community documents, especially without fully comprehending their significance, was a mistake, plain and simple - it was an impulsive decision that caused a great deal of inconvenience and distress to numerous teams/staff and the community. I acknowledge that these documents were crucial to the server's smooth functioning, and my actions had put a strain and impediment on the server/community. I want to make it clear that I am fully responsible for my actions, and I want to take this opportunity to again express my sincerest apologies for any harm or inconvenience that I have caused. I also understand that my actions have compromised my trust and integrity within the StarWarsRP community, and I wish to rejoin the server to prove and regain the "public"/servers trust and be a contributing member.

This is a small suggestion, specifically for @Nutter to look at regarding changing up the Afghan base in future map iterations. On the current map, we are in an RU base. On Omega, we're in a base that is more streamlined to look like a middle eastern FOB. For future maps, I'd like to take a step away from both of those designs and emphasize the rag-tag nature of the Taliban. Not here to nostalgia cope, but Afghan base from cscdesert is what I'd like to aim for in future map iterations. I think bunks, structure, secure walls all around, and towers are all elements that should be absent from Afghan's next FOB. This was recently suggested which inspired me to make this post. I'd love to have civilian interaction blend with our current ROE on the server and I think this would work really well with an Afghan base that was designed as simply as an old village. Here are some screenshots of what Afghan base looked like from cscdesert: Here are some pictures of various things IRL that I'd like to replicate as Afghan's new FOB: Basically give Afghan a mud village. It's cool aesthetically and can incorporate civilian life into it. Move their base design away from what US looks like on any map. Let me know what yall think.

-1 I see where you are going with this but I believe that this may not be the way to go. Maybe we should take a closer look at who we let get reserves. As staff we could start denying peoples reserve requests for those who instantly got to the rank of 2LT and want reserves to go somewhere else, if we feel as if that player did not contribute enough to both the base faction and their own faction before leaving they should not get reserves, it should not be a popularity contest to see if a person gets reserves. Additionally, we can look to our COLs to deny someones initial reserve request if they think that that person wont come back or if they don't think that person did enough for the faction to warrant a reserve request. I do like your idea, and think we could shift it over to going through our reserve rosters that we have for every faction and remove people that A. have not been on in a while (something staff can come to an agreement on what "a while" means ) and B. remove the reserve title of those that have recently got it based on what they did for their faction during their time as an SNCO, WO, and Officer (again this would be up to the staff to go through each factions activity logs and ask the COLs of how active they were). I think the idea of having reserves is a good thing for the server as people do lose interest and want to take a break, but to outright take away someones rank that they achieved, especially if they put a lot of hard work into maintaining and managing their faction, is quite messed up. While I did say it a good thing for the server it does have its problems which is why I gave some possible solutions, thank you.

-1 Rather then Justifying it, Own up to it, from the sounds of it you do not think you were in the wrong with either thing here. Accountability is extremely important for any staff member, after reading this I don't think you are able to hold yourself accountable to things that are genuinely worth demotion much less a simple strike.

I don't play MRP but might have to hop on just to see this when it is implemented.

In all honesty, I was always gearing towards making embassy into a town, or maybe shipment (on the map Delta) but the idea of simply converting the afghan base into a village is so fucking unique that i'm absolutely down to do it on the next iteration.

Accepted but not accepted This is a faction thing. I will bring it up to the GA and Marshal. If they want to do one or the other that's on them. But the Meeting in discord allows those that don't have access to their pc or aren't on the server to be in a meeting.

Preface: This suggestion was created to serve two purposes. Remove the most useless and underused class from each faction and to give firepower to SOC medical classes so that they are actually used. Remove 055 Brigade : Zealot. Give models/player/recon_1player.mdl to 055 Brigade : Healer. Give garnet_lmg_pkm to 055 : Healer. Remove Red Unit : Militant. Give khr_toz194 to Red Unit : Watchman. Give garnet_fraggrenade to Red Unit : Combatant. Remove ISI : Assassin. Give garnet_carbine_73 to ISI : Field Medic. Remove US Ranger : Marksman. Give cw_m14 to US Ranger : Field Medic. Remove US Green Beret : Demolition. Give garnet_shotgun_m3super90 to US Green Beret : Field Medic. Remove US Delta Force : Infiltrator. Give garnet_shotgun_m620 to US Delta Force : Doctor. "What about those infiltration classes?! Don't we need those to infiltrate??" No, allow any class from either T1 faction to participate in infiltration.

This is a suggestion reupload from Shrimps who suggested this addition back in 2020. No idea if its still possible or what the original reason this suggestion was never implemented, but I saw it, I liked it, and I want it. Description: Add the M98B back to the server (already a part of the Khris Ranged Rifles Pack, the weapon lua was removed a while back because it was a broken SWEP). Reasoning: Use this opportunity to implement a bolt action replacement that looks and sounds a whole lot better, as well as standardizing the stats to other class snipers. Additional Information: I'm not gonna attach some code this time, as it's several lua files. I'm not 100% sure that the assets are still on the server, but the reasons it didn't work in the past have been ironed out.

Civilians are currently trapped in the floating box in the sky and currently can only use the casino, movie theater, and backrooms. Now I think that they should have a way to get down into the map. This could be done through an NPC like how you get to the backrooms(with the randomization of it). During war this NPC would be unavailable so that we don’t have civilians running around and interfering during war. The civilians would also be treated how Tali are in the ROE. KOS if a weapon is seen out. (Up to faction leaders to determine how their sides should treat the civilian population). With the new crafting system coming soon this would add opportunities for RolePlay interactions. This would allow for gun dealers, scrappers, etc.. Also civilian roleplay has been dead and not really used at all; it would be good to see each side's interactions with the civilian population and add some passive RP to the server. Could also get some cool GM events out of it too.

Who are you reporting? [Staff/Player]: PlayerYour in-game name: eXg Dirty ScammerYour SteamID (https://steamid.io/): unknown but will add laterIn-game name of reportee: MG Goofy GuySteamID of reportee (https://steamid.io/): UNKNOWNDate & Time of incident: 03/18/22 @1100Timezone: CSTWhat happened? (include any proof): While on my early morning gambling adventure I was /rolling people for money. For those who don't know how it works the rules are fairly simple: an amount of money is wagered and whoever rolls higher with /roll wins the wagered amount. In this case MG Goofy Guy and I had wagered 9 (million) and had both rolled for it. I rolled a 24 while he rolled a 15. I was then scammed in the sense that he commited suicide and then disconnected from the server. Scamming in any circumstance is against the rules of Garnet or so I believe. Clip: https://streamable.com/zm6rr9

In-game name: 18A LTC Towelie | Tali RAC MSGT Towelie Age [minimum 15 y/o]: 18 Years Old. SteamID (https://steamid.io/): STEAM_0:1:555365615 Warns: (Listed Below) - 04/20/2022 - FailRP : Crouch Jumping. Was given by Torres. - 01/28/2023 - NLR. Was given by "Clown". Timezone: Eastern Timezone. Playtime? [minimum 100 hours, use /playtime in-game]: | 18A LTC Towelie has played for 1365:11:54. Do you have access to TeamSpeak and a microphone?: Yes, I am in TS all the time speaking to others! Do you have the ability to record Garry's Mod videos?: Yes, my preferred clipping software is MedalTV. Referral(s): [What administrator recommended you to apply?] Bishop. Past experiences as staff: [Optional] - Moderator for DarkRP Server (TheSack). Was discontinued around two months ago. - MRP Gamemaster (GarnetGaming.net). How do you plan on benefiting our server? [minimum 2 paragraphs] One of the plenty benefits that I tend to make on the server is asking questions. Questions is what further improves ideas within the server and helps develop changes into something that could be game-changing. Some may say my best quality is that I'm willing to ask questions, the reason I ask questions is because I want to understand the entirety of the situation/change that is being brought up. Not only does me asking questions help myself, but can also help other members that aren't willing to ask questions understand a topic better and more in depth. This helps more people get on the same page about certain topics and will hopefully make more people comfortable with displaying their concerns. Not only do I plan on just asking questions, I plan on doing everything I can. This includes teleports for tryouts to make them easier on officers/enlisted, further roleplaying scenarios and experiences for members of the community, and continue to display my mind on changes that can be made. A good display of this is how active I am on the forums, I tend to check forums daily to look for suggestions being made, people applying for positions, and help with varied topics. I also want to improve the toxicity of the server, toxicity has become an everyday issue for MRP that needs fixing one member at a time. I see a lot of my fellow friends on the server discontinue their experiences within the server due to toxicity, if there was an issue I want to address first, it would be the toxicity dilemma. Also, with me being prior gamemaster within the server, I fully understand each and every rule. I think with my past experience as staff, it has proven myself to the server that I am willing to take on every role that is given to me. Not only is this from staffing experience, but it is also the experience I have gained from the situations I've been in. Have you ever been banned or punished on GG MRP? If so, Include details Was rightfully banned by Yumz for Self Promotion. All context is given in the appeal down below. Have you made any previous applications, If so when?: (Listed Below) Denied Staff Application | April 24th, 2022. Denied Staff Application | May 20th, 2022. Accepted Gamemaster Application | June 20th, 2022. How much time do you have to contribute to the role?: I can easily contribute 2-4 hours a day in the server. Hours may vary during weekdays due to school, but that is really the only issue with playtime.

In-game name: Jedi General Anakin Skywalker / ARC 1LT 9999 Peralta Age: 24 SteamID (https://steamid.io/): STEAM_0:0:142740161 Warns: N/A Timezone: EST Playtime?: 900 hours (half is AFK) Do you have access to TeamSpeak and a microphone?: YES Do you have the ability to record Garry's Mod videos?: YES Referral(s): N/A Past experiences as a Game Master: Had a month of Battalion GM experience. Why should we choose you over other applicants?: I believe I would be a great GM due to my creativity for events and just in general community reputation. When i have the time ill execute the events i come up with in free time or even while im working. I have some experience with the position already due to being Battalion GM and doing a few events on the server which all went pretty well with the voting system we have. I admit i have a bit to learn but once i am possibly selected i will learn quickly. The events i will be coming up with will be based off community feedback and just general talk i hear around the server. I will be coming up with 2-3 events a week atleast when i have the time to and would love to do them. Recently i noticed a slight decline in events and i believe i can pick up the slack of current GM team and contribute my talented mind to the team. Have you ever been banned or punished on any server? If so, Include details: I have had 2 instances of getting in trouble but the 2nd one didnt really count was just a bad decision on my end. (which i have learned from.) 1. During a long and boring event on the Venator I was on my Anakin Skywalker role and had a conversation with and EC (Palpatine) and during it Switched to the Darth Vader model. (Was very funny and loved by the community) 2. During an event i came up with on CIS increasing the size of Rancors i made one extremely big and the other gms pointed out it couldve crashed the server but it did not and i like to think they were over reacting personally also the event had nothing but upvotes in my defense. How much time do you have to contribute to the role?: Whenever im on the server which at the time im writting this application is 5 days a week but could change in the future but roughly (15+ hours a week more or less) In your own words, what are the responsibilities of a Gamemaster?: Creating a great experience for the community with events and keeping them entertained during off hours with small on worlds and even activities like races and such. Describe how you would contribute to RP as a part of the Gamemaster team: Creating fun and memorable events and possibly fix the lack of rp in the server with some mandatory trainings weekly Explain your single most creative idea for contributing to the RP environment of the server: Having the entire server properly trained on Slice and Breaching we have a huge lack of that on the server and its on of my favorite things to do on a CWRP server. Plus its a good team building and communication exercise. Please list and explain 5 unique event ideas of any scale: [Be sure to include any additional context that may be necessary to your explanation] 1. Padme is visiting Anaxes during an invasion from the CIS while Anakin is off fending the base with the 501st legion and the other clone battalions. The CIS know that Senator Amadala is on base and the sole reason they are there is to capture her so she cant make it to her next hearing and vote on the rights of the clone troopers. Multiple Commando droids sneak in through the vents and capture her leaving Anakin furious once the droids on base start fleeing we then go to a planet in which they are holding the Senator captive and Anakin stops at nothing to get to her using anything in his arsenal to destroy anything in his way to get to Padme. Once she is found with a known CIS scum Anakin force chokes the entire room infront of anyone present showing his descending to the dark side slowly but brushes it off on base. claiming he did what he had to do no other option due to the circumstances. 2. Master Yoda has been requested to Kashyyk by our known wookie friend that has called on the 34th battlegroup to help defend his home world of Kashyyk as many of his wookie friends have been captured and tortured by CIS magna guards. once we land on the planet the invasion has already been going on for days and we can see the aftermath. The 34th split up in to groups of 3 and begin searching for the captured wookies (each group will have to find and save 1 wookie each) once all 3 have been recovered safely they can be reunited but its possible if not done correctly the wookies could be killed infront of everyone bringing morale down heavily as we all have failure on our minds and death that we couldve prevented. (could have alternate endings depending on the outcome of wookies saved as well. 3.Genreal Grievous and his droid army have landed on our base of Anaxes with intent of capturing a Padawan to torture from the orders of count dooku who received the order from Darth Sidious himself after sensing what the Padawan was capable of the padawan does the best of their ability to fend themselves after watching their master get slaughtered infront of them by General Grievous. Grievous captures the padawan and brings them on his muni and holds them captive while trying to flee the 34th interrupt his jump to hyperspace and invade his ship the jedi confront him as the clones fend off the thousands of droids on the ship while Grievous plans his escape and we recover the Padawan. 4. The jedi of the 34th receive a call from a knight they believed to be dead but has been on a darkside influenced planet and has planted a trap for the battlegroup. once they arrive the knight brings the battlegroup to a shady building that seems abandoned but has lots of dangerous creatures and enemys after feeling betrayed from the 34th he swore nothing but revenge and the only way he will go down is death refusing to be captured possibly taking a few people with him. 5. Savage opress and or Darth maul (maybe both) have been causing trouble on Mandalore and taking the planet by storm and ruling it while the 34th attempts to aid in the battle from a call from Satine and Jedi General Obi-Wan Kenobi are already on planet. While the group arrives Obi-Wan tells the group that she has been captured and we must save her she is the key to restoring Mandalore to what it once was but during the fight she is killed by Darth Maul infront of Obi-Wan he attempts to fight maul but is met with his brother Savage as well over powering the Jedi of the 34th battlegroup and the Mandalorians fighting the clones of the 34th battlegroup begin to over power the battlegroup forcing an immediate evacuation of the 34th with all the lose on that planet.

I completely agree. Which I would recommend something like players can't use the whitelists on Reserves and when applying for reserves they should have a reason for example: I'm getting deployed for 9 months or moving for work. I think that would remove the issue of Officer abilities and make it more likely to comeback to help the faction. Instead of the imma use these for war thats it. Even though the purpose wasn't supposed to be a reward thats what it became to be. With what mentioned above that would fix that. With that we should remove those that have had reserves for maybe 1 year or even 6 months as they should have either came off of them or not, otherwise have them removed.

-1 I can see both sides of the argument very well. However, I can not in good conscience +1 a removal of one of the server's most rewarding factors. Many players I've encountered grind through enlisted and officer ranks for the main reason of achieving reserves. These players boost the server's population which is one of the server's biggest problems right now, if not the biggest. They contribute to the population heavily through their own existence on the server as well as their ability to retain base faction and others through tryouts, trainings, and activities. You could argue that this is a lame reason to contribute towards a faction, but this is just reality. If this reward was removed, many players (including myself) would have no desire to join any factions, do activities, or even remain active on the server as we can have more fun in other ways and we can fight in war using donor weapons. I personally enjoy having reserves because they represent the place that I used to hold in the faction. Class weapons, officer permissions, etc. are secondary to me and not as important as the literal proof that I used to exist on the server, and that I contributed enough to a faction to gain an officer rank and reserves. If reserves truly need to be removed or changed for the greater good of the server, overruling the fact that the server population could drop heavily from it, then I'm all for it. But personally, this just doesn't seem like something the server needs right now, as I can see way more bad coming from a change like this than good. Personally speaking, I haven't noticed much of anything that I would consider abuse of reserves, but what I have noticed is a HUGE drop in server population over the years, and it would pain me to see this trend accelerate even faster than it already is, killing the server sooner than it already would've died. TL;DR: I'm wary about removing one of the server's most significant rewarding factors (reserves) due to the possiblity of losing even more of our average server population resulting from this event.

+1 You’ve made mistakes, that’s clear, but I’ve also seen you be a genuine and good person and prior to removal from battalion GM you had fun events. I believe in 2nd chances and I think you can absolutely make up for it.

There are very easy ways to improve the current civilian element so that it fits with RP. For example, we could change their model to an Afghan-esq civilian one and then let them spawn in Afghan village when Garnet creates that on the other map. If you don’t want to spiral into DarkRP, maybe you should comment on additions like the casino and backrooms. I also know you're a fan of kidnapping and intel, so I think some actual real civilians incorporated into the world would add another level of RP to that. I used to sell CDs out of a van on the server a few years ago and it was a great time. I’d have my vehicle stopped occasionally by both sides, I’d make money during peacetime, and overall just had fun. I want more interaction during peacetime and more things to do. +1 to the suggestion, love the idea

Tell me that an LMG + medkit is OP without capping There is not a soul on the server that uses the f2p medical classes and having the only usable medic classes behind a paywall is really annoying for f2p players who don’t want to spend $75. The only players that would be using these classes after this change would be people with no donators. Change the rules

+1 Looks neat, probably could use a bit of workshopping on the DEFCON part, but overall a positive impact.

+1 only because the staff strive to have quality GM's which more often outweighs quantity. He's an overall very respectable person to be around and only has good intentions. Give him a shot, have him prove us wrong with his past altercations.

+1 YESSS hes coming back. Towelie was a good staff member in the past and this is a Huge +1 from me. Towelie runs GB very well and was a great COL in the past and deserves this role so much. I can't wait to see what this can bring him for helping out the community.

+1 Medics in SOC factions are useless unless u donate to the server. Be able to use a medic while having a mediocre gun would be fine.

+1 worked with him as batt ARC and from there I could tell he’s a smart fella and understands what he’s doing. Good luck

+1 Although it may not matter from me, but I always see you active and I don't have a-lot of interactions with you, but you're always energetic and always talking to people makin yourself known, etc.

Wazzup blue boy

Instead of hosting US and Taliban army meetings on discord, why don't we have these meetings actually in game? Also, for the people who cant attend, have someone screen share it in the actual meeting call. Having meetings be based in game as it promotes RP, introduces more stuff like promotion ceremonies and is much more structured when it is does in game. Meetings in game promotes population, actually forcing officers and generals to get on. Promotions being done out of the game and in a whole different discord call rubs me the wrong way, and seeing factions and army be represented in person would be much better. Actual meeting rooms can be constructed in some unused parts of US and AFG base.

-1 Events have to be expanded on. In addition, the events seem very repetitive with the basic idea of go from point A --> point B and kill NPC's and repeat

-1 I get that your trying, but this needs more effort. More beef to those events. Get in great detail with it, really pour out your ideas into this and it will change this outcome.

Sailor, the purpose of an application is to show reason why you should be given the opportunity at gamemaster. I know that the gamemaster application is a very difficult process, however this application gives you a bad image with how lackluster it is. I think if you maintain good activity and good behavior within the server and improve the application you'd be perfect for gamemaster. But for now, it is a -1. No hard feelings bro, still think you're a cool dude!

You knew exactly what you were doing and you were clearly being a minge. Multiple people including me were telling you to stop breaking NLR and you kept on coming back. I decided to upload our entire sit together so everyone can see how you acted during the sit and how many rules you broke. You committed mass NLR, had a failbase, tried to ardm during a sit, ignored my requests, and to top it all off, you left during the sit to avoid punishment a.k.a. LTAP. I told you multiple times to leave the base because you were breaking NLR and you kept on going back in, I had to tp you one time too and you still went back inside, like come on dude. I did not want to ban you but you left me no option after you showed you did not care about the sit and just decided to leave. And for the higher-up that takes care of this appeal, I'd like to request for his ban to be extended to 6 days as he actually did NITRP+LTAP if possible, thanks. Part 1: https://streamable.com/01sinv Part 2: https://streamable.com/j8ywx9 Screenshot of the NLR in logs: https://imgur.com/a/A04KIVx

thinking about how there is a big magnet above earth and if you get the covid vaccine you become magnetic and that is the rapture when the vaccine attracts you to the big magnet

OVERRULED - (DENIED) Prop-climbing is against the rules, and the rule Hama has quoted is listed specifically for the Hobo's job. You may not spawn props randomly around the map, they must be part of your hut. You admitted to building the stairs just to climb onto the roof of a building (prop-climbing), these props were not part of a hut. Your warn will remain.

+1 Here's why: I don't disagree with any of the comments here in this thread. I like the lottery limit where it's at, accommodating for the lower leveled players, but increasing the limit to 250,000 - 300,000 could be exciting. While we're at it, why not add an option for a lottery over the price of, using the suggested limit for an example, 300,000 to trigger a prompt on the screens of all players that asks if they'd want to see a lottery so high? The vote limit for this high lottery could be set to a changing number just like the prop count, and if there's enough votes, respective to the player count, the lottery pushes through. I'd argue that 500,000 is the most I'd be willing to vouch for in this "Monster Lottery", it's a good amount. However, the max lottery would have to be restricted to every 30-60 minutes as to prevent the overuse of a lottery nobody can participate in. Just an idea

-1 People play the sever and help build on it and their hard work would go away. I could see maybe lowering the power of reserves so its not equal to a 2nd LT but removing it. Also, it might deter people from playing the sever because reserves are a big part and reward from the officer grind.

Not sure what y’all had going on over there on US if this is true. For Afghan, the same can’t be said. It did happen sometimes don’t get me wrong, but we definitely didn’t have factions with an upwards of 30+ reserve players like we do now.

DENIED You admitted to the Mass RDM, your ban will remain. @stretchyplease lock and move.

Accepted It was not prop minge it was prop climbing. Please don't continue prop climbing. Manager please lock and move. @stretchy

Who are you reporting? [Staff/Player]: TopG HamaYour in-game name: Goofy Guy FUBARYour SteamID (https://steamid.io/): STEAM_0:0:631700845In-game name of reportee: Goofy Guy FUBARSteamID of reportee (https://steamid.io/): STEAM_0:0:631700845Date & Time of incident: March 11 6:40PMTimezone: ESTWhat happened? (include any proof): Basically the guy was getting really mad about me trying to buy printers so he tried raiding my base, got killed, then tried raiding my party members base, and while he was raiding my party member I was raiding his base, after i got to his third door he FDAed into his base through his quick door and then i killed him, then i detroyed all of his printers, he got real bitchy about it and started crying like a child, then said "i can just get my alts back anyway." while still crying then dissconnected out if a fit of rage. Honestly he could have been less of a dick and maybe have not been acting like a little child and crying about it, needs to be more mature

Which is great and all, I understand where you are coming from & I, myself have admitted I was in the wrong. Instead off coming at me, trying to throw the book. Maybe understand where I am coming from and re-read my appeal. At the end of the day, this is GMOD. Why take it so serious? I left the server as I see more trouble was being caused, than it was solved. It was not to avoid punishment! I have taken a look into your previous responses to appeals and it seems you do the same thing, go straight for the throat. I find situations such as a minor rule break within a video game do not need to be treated so hostile, but instead you should look into the other side of the story. Compiling clips and then asking for a ban extension is just ridiculous! If I was CLEARLY being a minge, why would I spend my time creating an appeal? I bet you didn't even read my appeal, and if you did I am sure you didn't understand it. As I say, don't take it to heart. I am just asking for a second chance! Considering I have no prior warns, kicks or bans. I don't think it is a lot to ask for I personally ask for the higher up who deals with this, to understand where I am coming from and to give a gamer another chance at doing the right thing. We all make mistakes, its life.

Damn LMAO! Understood. I should have guessed the GMOD community was under-developed. I won't be returning, thank-you!