Vandal

I don't really play all that often, but there are some that have issues and others who are getting simply railroaded by the community who feel like they see something that simply is not occurring according to anyone I ask.

Alright. So let's take this piece by piece and break this down. This later contradicts what you say that they are meant to support the US as a whole, but are the "might and power" you're looking for here. If the primary objective is completed, mission is a success. Secondary and tertiary objectives are icing. In a brief talk with other faction leaders, DF has impact on wars and by the contrition of Crowley sounds like their job on paper is a success. Hearts and minds come after bringing home the primary objective which on a server like this is war. I'm confused to the umbrage with this. If it is a one objective war, outside of holding hands to the objective with the enlisted, what more is there to say? That's how it's typically been. Coordination from war leader to factions can pass down through radio or allow people to make their own strategies when they get on site. Likely, there is not going to be any leadership for a majority of factions during a one objective war, so what coordination can be made outside of announcing where you intend to his (angle wise). Unless it wasn't a 1 objective war, this leadership style has been used by every person who has led this sort of DB before, including you and myself. You spent one section vaguely talking about DF's current image, then created another section to go in depth on certain people. Thus, I will do what I think it boils down to and address this below. There is a public image issue which is attempting to be addressed, but unless we are the French Revolution and just crying for blood, working with people on improving in game or out of game is something DF has done in the past to success. Things are being addressed. As of writing this, I was informed that Pump is no longer in DF, so that is a nonstarter. The issue with this statement is that it is disingenuous when considering that different people have different leadership styles. Speaking as someone who has been able to observe the server without anyone knowing who I am, I have seen Vega do the lone wolf gameplay that you condemn DF for, because it works. It creates spread pressure and challenges information which frustrates the opposition's strategy. Vega's most interactive time in my memory was under Shrimps and Phantom with their operations. Otherwise, I did not see them once at 2GA training, though this may have changed as I am not able to be active as much as I once was. Everyone is biased. This is a non-starter and you know it. Every SOC faction has the rights to blacklist and remove people from tryouts they don't want. The issue here is you don't believe the right people are in DF, which is an opinion your are entitled to have as a US main. The Operators may act immature at times, but this does not make anyone intellectually challenged. Many people on the servers act like fools, but are highly intelligent and competent people. This feels more like a personal attack at the operators as people than a criticism of the faction. People hack after time on the server or join a faction via hacking because you can't watch 100% of the people trying out while having tryouts opened to everyone (which seems to conflict with biased accusation). We are not clairvoyant or able to investigate each player, that is on staff. If they pass the tryout, they enter the faction. That's how it works. That is far from the truth from those I spoke with this evening. It seems like a hyperbolic statement. The designations were given to the factions after the AFG to RU transition. The development of DF as a certain type of faction was made by the COL before me. When I became COL, I requested other weapons because I wanted to try and form DF into what I saw could be prosperous. Then Spectre took over and requested other weapons as well. We focused on trying to use our weapons which led us to bring them more in line with what we envisioned for the faction. If it's negative to aspire for more, then that is a flawed philosophy. RU have repeatedly said they hate fighting DF, so I am not sure where this came from. People who come to the tryout and pass were given the opportunity to make themselves Operators with observations. That is the opposite of the bias you claimed before. It seems like you are upset that the bias does not favor people you like. Spectre is the single most competent person in the faction to take over the COL position from me at the time due to availability and personality. The interrogation you claim is him asking questions as to what the issue is which is getting your perspective on the story. It's paradoxical that you say he doesn't do one thing while acknowledging that he does pursue it. Getting OPTs experience with leading war leads to better war plans and understanding of strengths in the US. Is this really a negative point? A poor retention rate does not reflect on him but that the faction turns out to be something that people didn't want to pursue or choose to do the tryout for the meme and then leave or minge/flame to reflect poorly on the factions. And if you needed an officer to support your faction and someone who just left was willing to join back to help? It seems like a logical response when you need assistance. This seems like ripping out a plant because you don't like how it looks when it wilts a little. Support might be what DF need or to find some more things to enrich and develop themselves once more. The fact of the matter is that the simple nature of the Garry's Mod game does not allow for complex interactions in game besides teaching moments which I have been shown footage of DF leading as well as corroboration from SEALs, MARSOC, Army, Marines, and GB. So it seems like there. Finally, I will conclude with this: every reasonable Delta Force member's posts are being down-voted (retarded?) to destroy the forum reputation of each and every member. If you have an issue with forum reputation of people, then that is the issue of the people who seem to be witch-hunting the members on every post and despite valid points, if it goes against what you believe or because they are DF, they are being destroyed. If you want to watch people stop having serious interactions on a forum, that is an easy way to do it, to make people who feel like this community is "theirs" and disenfranchising them from it. We should be competing against other gaming communities, but we have people and members who seem more content with making others feel terrible about themselves (outside of Pump/Vain who deserved the retardeds they got, but are now trying to be constructive but aren't being allowed to improve their reputations because certain forums of people lashing out and only driving it down).

So, after being away from the game for a while to do my own thing IRL and on other games, I have touched on the server for the past week or so to see how it was doing and what was going on. The most prevalent topic I have found has been the imbalance between US and RU during war creating "next to impossible conditions to win (Some 2GA JSG in OOC)." As such, I'd like to poll the community for discussion on the topic, because it strikes to the core of the game mode and life of MRP as to what side has more appeal and benefits. From my perspective, though dated and a one sided, I remember that when I left the server, there was a high number of RU and US with maybe the beginnings of a downward curve in population, though at the same time, there appeared to be genuine strategy and coordination between the RU forces that lead to a strong showing most wars with either a Pyrrhic victory or a near loss. There was this sense of tension leading up to war as a result, because no one wants to lose. In the modern time, there seems to be this belief that RU can't beat US, though in my anecdotal and limited experience RU won two of the three wars I participated in, which seems very defeatist from the RU point of reference (though understandable, if during peak hours this becomes vastly evident). So what is it about US that attracts people to the faction and promotes stable numbers over RU? Is it numbers, "brand name" subfactions, weaponry, or the leadership that draws people in? What makes the players stay on US over RU? From my experience, the quality of players seems to be about even if not skewing towards veterans seeking out select SOC factions to join on both sides (SEALs, MARSOC, DF vs SSO, Vega). What can be done to increase the appeal of these SOC factions for the RU side of the equation? I think this is a pertinent topic to be addressed and discussed between the players as an imbalanced server does not stand tall and we should all strive to better GG MRP. In good faith, lets keep this civil and avoid finger pointing. Strong discussion benefits the understanding of the server staff to address issues and the body of the player base on the forums to see we are considering what can be done to increase the experience of GG.

There are no more tiers of SOC factions, so this is irrelevant. So with this removal, what would be implemented in its place? How would the GB be compensated for the power and appeal loss of their iconic class? Outside of some arbitrary numbers, there is no quid pro quo being suggested, just a removal. They are a CQC faction, yet would be down to a shotgun that is highly limited and easily overshadowed by the AEK meta? This feels more like a rant and less like a suggestion as it stands.

So, ladies and gentlemen, it is happening. I have enjoyed my time on staff and the server, but I find myself enjoying other games more than the server at the present time, and as much as I would like to say I will be more active, I just don't see it happening into the near future. Some notables, but I'm not doing words for each. If you're tagged, you were apart of my time on the server in some significant way. @Ethan @Jasmin | Garnetgaming.net @SamSlayer | GarnetGaming.net @Frosty @.lua @Guppy @[GG] Cypher @{GG} CJ @{GG}otham @[GG] Copywrite Infragment™ @{GG} Bishopil @Tgon95 @gg.x [Cody Drax] @[GG] Admin | Cameron

+1 Considering I am not really active in Delta Force, I would like to weigh in on this. The sugggestion is actually mild, in my opinion and has been shaved down from an extensive suggestion to one far more precise than most suggestions we have made in the past. I can also see the benefits these things will bring to the table. With training, the player should have a better handle on weapon control in RP. This is challenging as the weapons on the server use aim spread more than recoil, so this is a good way to represent the more controlled nature of firing as a marksman. Of the additional attachments being requested, the Magnum rounds would be the only major thing that would affect your time to kill outside of ease of use for the particular operator utilizing the weapon. Overall, a conservative and level-headed suggestion, much better than the suggestion I assisted in authoring suggestion adding weapons to the server.

The Army has spent the last decade experimenting with genetic manipulation in an effort to create "the perfect soldier" by combining DNA from an infantryman and a gorilla. So far all they've been able to create is a "smarter Marine." What do you call a Marine with an IQ of 160? A platoon. There are only two branches of the military: Army and Navy. Air Force is a corporation and the Marines are a cult. Did you know MARINE is an acronym? It stands for My Ass Rides In Naval Equipment or Muscles Are Required, Intelligence Not Expected. ARMY is an acronym: Aren't Really Men Yet Best part of Don't Ask Don't tell being repealed, now we can admit we have a Navy. How do you separate the men from the boys in the Navy? With a crowbar. USMC always looking for a few good men and so are the women. What is the main duty of the Marines? Make sure Army never get their feet wet. What did the Navy say to the Coast Guard? We'll SEAL you later! Two Marines walked down a road when one spotted a dog licking itself. One Marine says to the other, "I wish I could do that." The other Marine looks at him, shaking his head. "You might get bit." How is being in the military like a blowjob? The closer to discharge, the better you feel. Why do Marine families have the cutest kids? Because their fathers aren't Marines. The Coast Guard are not issued life jackets because if their ship sank they could just wade to shore. USMC where men are men and so are the women. The Air Force is a perfectly acceptable alternative to military service. All for MRP. I had to think way back for some of these.

+1, Add Ruin to your referrals. Android is a devoted member of the Garnet Gaming community and I have little doubt in my mind that he will be an asset to the staff team. He works tirelessly in an effort to heard cats in Army and seems truly devoted to the entry level experience with the tolerance and patience befitting his rank. I truly think he is one of the best candidates for staff that we have seen in a while.

Third person does affect where you are aiming, first vs third. And don't misconstrue my words, your script may be accurate, I don't know, but the spectate being in first person means the cross hair may not line up with his viewpoint vector in your script as it does shift where you are shooting.

The cross hair and the script is working as intended, but the spectate is in first person. If Cramps personally alleges he plays almost strictly in 3rd person, wouldn't the third person perspective shift the cross hair from the spectated first person? I'm not clear on how either of these work, so I'm just seeing if the first person perspective vs. your vector script would have discrepancies throughout the video. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1431759768 (Third-person Crosshair) https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1431759575 (First-person Crosshair) Note the war timer showing I had no time to skew my aim. It was a keystroke to swap perspectives.

Spectating him other times wouldn't work if this was the case, though. It would force him to flick to Crin constantly to Crin as that would be the closest enemy. I think that situation is reaching. If Crin was noclipping through the sky, that would be a different matter, but spectating doesn't work that way or it would be useless.

@Phantom I am still reviewing the video posted. I'm saying the title didn't lend itself to impartiality on any side. And I do understand how Milkdud is, but ideally evidence would not be classified in such a manner was my whole point on that. The title does not make the investigation irrelevant, but does indicate a tone. That was my whole point on that topic.

https://imgur.com/a/DH6BIzM Phantom, the video title does not lend itself to an impartial investigation. That is the relevance. It was changed for whatever reason, but this is relevant to outlook on the entire situation by parties involved in the initial investigation.

+1, add me to referrals. After knowing Brandon for a while as a peer and now as a member of my faction, I am comfortable backing him for his reapplication to staff. The issue was a communication communication error from start to finish, but he is graciously taking the punishment and seems to me that this the situation was a good learning experience. I look forward to having him as a fellow staff member again.

@Chris Branch @Crin {GG} @Phantom I asked to see the evidence from all three of you on this topic to get an idea of the credibility of the accusations, yet you give it to people who aren't staff? Fupert and Duel are great guys and good assets, but I'm quite interested as to why they were given privileged evidence to people without staff whereas the quoted evidence has not been released entirely even to members of the staff team?