PraetorDon
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38 minutes ago, shrimp said:
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As someone who definitely favors CQC and melee combat, I think on this map, sniping is in an OK spot. The last map was sniper hell though.
There are different flank routes you can take to the various OBJ's that minimize your LOS with an enemy sniper. There's also plenty of cover to block/obstruct the view of a sniper. It's not particularly difficult to close the gap/get to cover if you're movement is adequate. Yes, I do own an Orsis, but generally only get kills with it when actively looking for other snipers, as it's definitely not my best ability.
As a final note, what are your thoughts on headglitching?
EDIT: As far as moving when using a sniper, I think it's fine where it is right now.
I'll add more info when I have time.
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7 hours ago, HAREMKING said:
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"Make it so everyone gets a chance to join a faction based on playtime, order following skills, and question answering tests. Because doing sims isnt based on skill its based on luck in garrys mod mainly because the hitbox"
So you want SOF factions to be glorified base factions? The following orders and question portions and are meant to weed out people who don't pay attention.
-1I'd also like to point out, for our tryouts, you can't use donor weapons. Not sure if that's the same for all faction tryouts though.
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13 minutes ago, shrimp said:
I like making people have to communicate, even the mutes.
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In normal war scenarios, I agree with this, albeit with that caveat that sometimes I just don't want to talk.
However, during tryouts it would be useful to see how good someone's movement+positioning is.
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+1 Getting shot in the arm by the Orsis and dying feels pretty bad.
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+1 Has a high level of maturity and is active. I personally think he would make a great staff member!
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13 minutes ago, shimps said:
So the reasoning behind this is that Officers should and will have a better idea about foreign affairs, and they will also be the ones with the authority to utilize the budget. This is my way of a gradual RP integration. The server couldn't handle a bombshell of flipping the state of RP.
That makes sense. At some point down the line, would you like for enlisted and slightly newer players to be able to interact with G4S? Or in your mind do you have it as an Officer's only experience? Pardon me if I'm phrasing this strangely.
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Seems like a good idea, I could definitely see it working out, providing the right people are chosen to run the faction.
In addition to what's stated above, having server events that could build out a story-line for how this faction came to be on the server would be sweet as well. For instance, when they're introduced onto the map, have a server event that gets everyone aware and involved with the faction. In addition, have major events that put RU vs US at high pop with the victor determining a plot point for G4S. Maybe some perk that lasts until the next major event. It doesn't even have to be game-play related, maybe a US flag goes up in the G4S base if US wins. I'd have to revisit this idea.
While I like the idea of only officers of other factions being able to interact with G4S, I feel it would limit the potential impact a third faction would have on the server. Perhaps higher ranked enlisted could do Sims with them or something, not sure on how I would approach this, will continue to brainstorm. -
Through your actions and leadership, you made Marines one of the largest factions on the server. MARSOC is also doing quite well as a result of your leadership. Anyone with that level of work ethic can be trusted as staff in my book. +1
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In-game name: Don
Age: 24
Steam ID: STEAM_0:0:48119736
Warns: Zero
Timezone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5:00)
Playtime: 2GA RFR POS MP5A5 Meta has played for 371:51:06.
Do you have access to TeamSpeak and a microphone?: Yes
Do you have the ability to record Garry's Mod videos?: Yes
Referral(s): What administrator recommended you to apply?: N/A
Past experiences as staff: I have several thousand hours of community, twitch chat, and discord moderation experience. I have been moderating for a twitch streamer that averages several hundred viewers for the past four years, as well as her discord, which currently has around four thousand people in it. In addition, I moderate several smaller discords. Proof is available on request.
How do you plan on benefiting our server?:
First, let's talk about from a gameplay/player perspective. Despite having sub 400 hours on the server, I've made an effort to communicate with all the base factions and as many SOC factions as I could. After playing in Army for most of those 400 hours, I decided I need a change of pace, and joined 2GA, with the ultimate goal of joining a SOF faction on RU.
In my experience, players prefer a staff member they can interact with and get to know, versus one that only hops on an hour a night to get their sits in. I hope to be active to the point I can interact with the community both as a player and as staff, inspiring the player base to behave properly thereby reducing the amount of moderation needed, allowing other staff members to do the same, ultimately resulting in a healthier community. However, there will always be minges/trolls/RDMers and players that will need to handled appropriately.
To that end, I like to use the analogy of a iron hand in a soft glove. You treat the players that were reported with fairness, but if needed, the glove comes off. I'm assuming there are staff guidelines for punishments such as a two week ban for MassRDM, which is great, but I've noticed that some members, both players and staff, use those guidelines a bit too literally without using common sense.
For example, a new player who doesn't have a grasp of how the server works comes on, gets trained and is given his gun. Upon arriving to his first DB, the opposing faction raids. The player gets killed repeatedly. A few minutes later the raid ends, but several members of the opposing faction come up to his base. He kills them, remembering the raid. He's then reported and slapped with a two week ban for MassRDM, when a verbal warning probably would have done the trick. I'm using this example because I was the player who reported him, I mentioned that a verbal warning would be enough, as the new player didn't know what was going on. He was banned anyway. Since then, I've been wary of reporting people who are new at the game, which is not how it should be.
However, a player that's been playing the game for a while that throws a grenade in DB for example should not be given the same warning. He's played long enough to know the rules and should not be given an exception due to favoritism. That's not common sense and good judgment, that's bias, which should be avoided.
In conclusion, I hope to contribute my common sense,, leadership skills,, and experience in order to make the community healthier, while having a closer connection between players and staff.
Have you ever been banned or punished on GG MRP?: I have not.
Have you made any previous applications: I have not.
How much time do you have to contribute to the role?: Two to four hours on weekdays, generally in the afternoon/evening. Anywhere from four to eight hours on weekends.
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From a balance standpoint, this makes sense. Limiting classes is often done in games for balance purposes.
However, it would cause a huge headache for Garnet and players would be upset they couldn't play the classes they paid for.
How would you feel if you paid $50 for something and then you couldn't use it? I sure wouldn't be happy about it.Therefore, -1
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+1 Was a responsible individual when in Army, and would make a good fit for staff.
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Steam ID: STEAM_1:0:48119736
Date of Purchase: October 27th, 2019
Transaction ID: 3T322970Y7306964X
Perks Missing: RU Elite : Prestige Donor Class
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Army will miss you
On the other hand, I can now clap you with the mp5 and not get reported for RDM :^)
Best of luck in GRU, feel free to pop in Army TS to chat if you want.-
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Steam ID: STEAM_1:0:48119736
Date of Purchase: October 18th, 2019
Transaction ID: 3NB23829FG698564Y
Perks Missing: N/A, Please read the post
I purchased the Teamspeak channel perk on October 18th. I purchased this before I knew that the host was moving our servers. Basically, I can create infinite TS channels, but don't have perms to any of them. I also cannot purchase anything else from the store, as the skip button does not work. Obviously, I only should be able to create one channel.
I've filled out the form several times over several days, each time resulting in an error, as a method of troubleshooting, but all I accomplished is creating two channels..
I'll upload some pictures once I get home.Edit: I will also try from a different browser when I get home, maybe I'll have luck with that.
Edit 2: Using a different browser, I was able to skip and get out of the loop. If I could get channel admin perms to the channel Dongeons and Dragons, and the other channel deleted, we'd be all set.
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From my interactions with Dex, I can honestly say a solid +1 from me. We've had some good conversations both in ts and in-game. I've also seen him helping out new players with regards to objectives and positioning.
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I've talked with him on TS and in-game. He seems like a pretty chill dude. Based on the application alone, I'd give him a chance. +1
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DITF was good until it went TTGL.
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Steam ID and Transaction ID:
Steam ID: STEAM_1:0:48119736
US Elite: Nailgunner: 99P5153087289500H
US Elite: Guardian: 97D95612UX338440H
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Hi,
I purchased a UAZ about a week ago, but had problems registering to the forums.
I learned after I bought it that vehicles are broken, so I would like to request a refund, and that they be removed from the store so no one makes the same mistake I did.
My Steam ID is: STEAM_1:0:48119736
My Transaction ID is: 3G496773GX063742M
Thanks for reading.
Search and Destroy
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Posted · Edited by Praetor_Don
Update
Let's get into it.
Search and Destroy is still bugged, attempting to place the bug results in script errors, making it impossible for the bomb planters to win.
I didn't see any threads on it, so I decided to post one.
If anyone has screenshots, feel free to post them.
Edit in response to Garnet:
I was on my laptop when I made the thread. Completely forgot to upload some off of my other computer. My point's moot now though,
I would remove search and destroy for the time being. If there's a development server, it could be worked out on that, but honestly, I think there's higher priorities then a game-mode that hasn't worked in a long time.
As a side note, I also noticed a massive drop in my fps after the search and destroy war yesterday (normally get between 170-180, was going down as low as 30 afterwords), even with full GMOD+Steam+PC restarts. Not sure if it's related, will do some more sleuthing.