GummyBear

Neutral. Your application is very solid, however, would recommend you interact more with US Players.

My interactions with you have always been positive, though somewhat infrequent, and I believe you would make a great fit for the staff team. +1

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Denied You have been banned a total of 7 times over the years. Many of those bans were extremely lenient considering your record. We gave you enough chances and you blew them all. @Ziggy@MrTooTooT

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+1 Since his last application, Cash has been hard at work to improve his reputation amongst the player base and his efforts have come to fruition. He's more than proven the commitment he is willing to put into staff and his dedication to the community. I will state this once more; All of my interactions with Cash, both in-game and OOC, have always been great. He's shown great attitude during his term as a WO for Army and still does now as an officer for the 055th Brigade. This application is a good improvement from his previous and the referrals are also good to see. Overall, I'd very much enjoy to see him as a staff member.

I've never had any issues working and playing with Cash. He was a very welcome addition to 11B and, currently, to 055th. This may not be the most well put together application, but it does present a great understanding of the server and a dedication to the community that is somewhat rare these days. +1

I've suggested this before on Discord but I've been advised to post it on the forum aswell. I know this wont be relevant for many players, but I'd really like to have a search bar for the /whitelist UI (Annex 1). We pretty much already have something of the sort working with the /report UI (annex 2) so I believe this won't be too hard to implement. That's all. Annex 1: Annex 2:

+1, I think this is a good middle ground between the old reserves system and the new one.

+1, Great guy and a really involved player, I know you'll do great. Super interesting events too, really excited to see them in-game!

In-game name: 11A MAJ Aiden Rickz / 31B SGT Aiden Rickz / Tali RAC SFC Aladin Rizk Age [minimum 15 y/o]: 17 SteamID: STEAM_0:0:153777396 Warns: 1 Timezone: EST Playtime? : 607 hours Do you have access to TeamSpeak and a microphone?: YesDo you have the ability to record Garry's Mod videos?: YesReferral(s): Joe, Chronos Past experiences as staff [Optional]: None How do you plan on benefiting our server? I have played on the server consistently on two separate occasions ( July-October | December - Now ). During my time on the server, I got to know the player base and developed lasting bonds with many people on both Afghan and US. I am on good terms all players and members of the staff team and I have made it my priority to keep it that way. My experience on 11A has also taught me many things, starting with the importance of a Role Model. I always strive for people to look up to me the way I looked up to the people who trained me and cultivated my love for the server when I first joined. My time as an Officer has made me into a competent, respectful, knowledgeable, well-spoken and understanding leader that is always willing to give a helping hand to those in need and I wish to be remembered as such. With that role, I have also got the know the rules and how significant they are to maintain peace within this community. As a staff, I will be devoted to smoothing things over for everyone on the server by resolving issues between players in a calm and collected manner with the utmost respect for justice and fairness. I will also be there whenever needed to take care of TPs and Job Setting for Officers as I know how unnerving and hectic it is to manage a large amount of players at once. Though I've never been in any staff position before, I am capable of quickly adapting to new responsibilities and learn from my mistakes in order improve and reinvent myself. I really love this community and I always try my best to get involved when I can. I am very active on the daily and I will therefore be capable of carrying out staff duties often, even during hours in which Staff Pop can be low. Have you ever been banned or punished on GG MRP? I received my first and only warn in July of 2022 for Fail-RP (I crouched-jumped if I recall correctly) Have you made any previous applications, If so when?: No How much time do you have to contribute to the role?: 3-4 Hours a day Thank you all for your time and consideration.

This has already been posted to the discord. I am simply reposting it to forums. If there's anything incorrect, let me know. Currently, I believe the M60 on the US Army : Demotion whitelist is unviable in most PVP scenario. I don't seem to be the only one to think this, as 11B generally avoids using the weapon. The inefficacy of the weapon comes down to three things: High fire rate (780) - Higher is better* Low handling (50% base, 38% modified) - Higher is better High recoil (75% base, 71% modified) - Lower is better Refer to linked images for the full lists of stats and attachments Combined, these three individually minor problems make the weapon a hassle to use. Now, I agree that high recoil is normal for any LMG, but I believe it to be disproportionate. Any attempt to use this weapon off of bipod results in your crosshair shooting up to the sky or otherwise necessitates a high recoil compensation (See clip 1 & 2). In comparison, the RPK, surprisingly benefits from its lower fire rate of 650. Let's compare it's stats to that of the M60 Lower fire rate (650) - Higher is better* Better handling (100% base, 55% modified) - Higher is better Same/Worse recoil (75% base, 75% modified) - Lower is better Refer to linked images for the full lists of stats and attachments This different mix of stats allow for the RPK to be much more enjoyable to use while also solving the recoil issue that the M60 suffers from (See clip 1 & 2). Therefore, I believe the m60 could benefit from getting stats that are more in line with that of the RPK and thus increase its viability in wars. I suggest: Lowering the fire rate of the weapon Increasing it's damage stat (Keep DPS the same; 442 base, 420 modified) Other possible improvements: Add more attachments options to the M60: Muzzle Break to decrease Recoil (I'm not sure if it's a thing on the server) Foregrip to increase Handling Different weapon variant, in a similar way to that of the Tali PM/PB Pistol, to allow the switch between the base M60 and a possible M60E6 (Lightweight) variant that could increase the handling at the cost of some other stat (Fire rate, DMG, etc) Allow the use of bipod in tandem with the addition of the prone suggestion to increase usability of the mounting feature of the M60 Now, let me show some gameplay. If you believe my experimenting method is wrong, unfair, biased, etc, please do let me know and I will make the necessary efforts to improve it Clip 1: Uncompensated firing https://medal.tv/games/garrys-mod/clips/10D16NJhiB1p1y/d1337HtadaWH?invite=cr-MSxRMk4sNDY1MTg0NzQs Clip 2: Compensated firing https://medal.tv/games/garrys-mod/clips/10D1upwnYs8ClT/d1337u4ztiMm?invite=cr-MSxIU2osNDY1MTg0NzQs Stats: /!\ Major P.S: I don't wish to make this a US vs Tali thing, the RPK is just the only thing I had access to when trying to compare the M60 with similar guns. I am more than opened to outside opinion which is why I wrote this whole suggestion in the first place. My aim in making this whole comparison is to shed light on a severely underused weapon by showing its flaws while also trying to imagine what the M60 could be or become.