GREY TIDE ANNOUNCEMENT 2016

[apophis775]

So, as many to all of you have probably noticed, Grey Tide is upon us. All the little shitler kids are out of school and running about on the servers. This is a []VERY[/i] stressful time for CM, and our staff. Our resting population went from 60-70 during non-prime normal hours, to 100 and 120-130 for prime-time. Obviously, it's SILLY LEVELS OF CRAZY to try and maintain order during these times and shit is getting straight BONKERS.

Now, historically, CM has been VERY open to player feedback, criticisms, and giving players room to argue a ruling during a round if they do something that results in admin action. It's something I'm very proud that we are able to do and I'm near constantly told by other servers that we "treat our player-base too well" and "let them get away with too much". Which, in all honesty, is true. Now, I've always tried to keep the tyranny level as low as possible, however this has to change (at least for the summer). SO, here's what's gonna happen (for the next few months or until shit calms down):


1. An Admin or above's decision in-game is FINAL for that round. If they tell you not to do something and you do (or vice versa), staff are to immediately apply a 3-day ban for disobeying an admin.
2. Arguing (Not "talking back" in an ahelp, but an extensive argument that goes more than a few PMs back and forth) with ANY staff decision during a round, will result in an immediate mute from Ahelps. If you continue to be disruptive or problematic, it will be upgraded to a 3-day ban.
3. End of Round Grief, will be upgraded to a 24-hour ban for the first offense, 48 for the second, and 1 week for the third.
4. Any complaints with how a specific ban or situation was handled, should be brought to the STAFF COMPLAINTS section. Trying to handle it in-game, is too distracting and difficult for our staff. We simply don't have time to babysit one single person who can't follow the rules in a round with over 100 players. We also shouldn't be expected too.
5. Intentionally False complaints (as in, complaints with no evidence, complaints that are lies, or complaints made to try and witchhunt) against players or admins will result in a 1 week server ban, and 3 day forum ban. Complaints can take 30 minutes to several HOURS to investigate, and if you provide literally 0 evidence other than "WELL THIS HAPPENED" it takes even longer. So complaints that are determined "intentionally false" in the end, will receive a short forum ban.
6. Not reading the rules (and admitting this) will result in a 12 hour ban so that you have ample time to read the rules.
7. Bring issues about us up HERE on CM. Making posts on Reddit about CM doesn't do shit beyond create drama. We take action and base our work (suggestions, changes, etc) off of the forums, not Reddit. If you have issues, bring them up here, otherwise if you bring them up on Reddit, you forfeit the right to any action being taken on your behalf for the incident you bring up on Reddit (because your trying to promote drama, and not effective change or resolution). We have proper sections of the forum for everything, use them.

I really didn't want to drop the fascism hammer on this, but EVERY DAY I receive PILES of issues from staff about players not following rules or threatening the staff members with complaints, or general dickery. And so, it ends HERE.


Remember: This is a free game, staffed by Volunteers, developed by Volunteers, and hosted at no cost to you.

One final thing, directed at roughly 78.6% of the population:

READ THE MOTHERFUCKING RULES Ignorance is NOT an excuse, and if you say "I didn't read the rules" (or something similar) you may a 60 minute ban so you have time to read them.

[Egorkor]

i've been waiting for the summer to officially begin.
and so it begins now, I hope your panties are ready for the shite command and shite medbay, lads.

[Boltersam]

i've been waiting for the summer to officially begin.
and so it begins now, I hope your panties are ready for the shite command and shite medbay, lads.

I'll ready the Anesthetic injectors...

[Joe4444]

Set all needed roles to high lads! we gotta stop the greytide from braking into req and our command line! stop them being doctors! Force them to be a grunt! we must keep the greytide back!

[ShortTemperedLeprechaun]

I'll ready the Anesthetic injectors...

Cutter, you don't have enough anesthetic for summer lad. None of us do.

[Egorkor]

we have enough AP bullets for 'em.

[Fritigern]

Believe me, as someone who used to be an RP administrator for a community of 100+ at prime time I understand how annoying new players can be, but these 'emergency rules' are hilariously bad.

But whatever, jackboot to your hearts content.

[Solacian72]

Hide yer wives, hide yer kids, hide yer fucking dog, 'cus Apop made a post.

[coolsurf6]

I'll ready the Anesthetic injectors...

I'll make a suggestion to increase the amount of them in the medbay and maybe in leader vendors. Might be useful.

Dont do that, it is somehow classed as lethel escalation since it does toxin damage. Dont ask, just follow

[Ocnjak20]

Its ban hamma time! Rawr!

Jokes aside, you guys had to do this, way too many trigger happy children. Great job on posting it on the forums for active people to see it as well, it was only the matter of time before it was done ^^.

[Boltersam]

Cutter, you don't have enough anesthetic for summer lad. None of us do.

I screwdriver the Nanomeds so I can refill them.

As for lethal escalation, Cool, I always treat the toxin damage immediately, so I don't think it counts. I've been doing this for months, and if anyone thought it was a breakage of the rules, I'd have been boinked.

Be afraid, Baldies, be very afraid.

[apophis775]

Um... If you use an anesthetic against someone for no reason it's against the rules... 2 shots from 1 injector will OD and probably kill the person.

[freemysoul]

Cutter, you don't have enough anesthetic for summer lad. None of us do.

You wanna bet Leppy. -Begins distributing N2O through the atmospherics system and making Chloral Hydrate Smoke Grenades-

[Boltersam]

Um... If you use an anesthetic against someone for no reason it's against the rules... 2 shots from 1 injector will OD and probably kill the person.

No reason?

Usual reason number 1. Threatening me with a weapon. (Happens more often than you think)

Reason number 2. Taking up space in Medical without being injured at all, repeated attempts to waste my time.

Reason number 3. Harassing me or other Medical staff, this is followed up by being left in the naughty corner until they realise that they should maybe go do something somewhere else.

There are several other reasons, but these are the three most prominent. Besides, I only inject them once, and always with two injections of dylovene.

[Seehund]

I really just have one word for our regulars to deal with summer.

sweetmotheroffuckwhatthehellstoptakingshitinyourhandsandletusdealwithityouarejustcomplicatingliterallyeverythingWHY

[coolsurf6]

No reason?

Usual reason number 1. Threatening me with a weapon. (Happens more often than you think)

Reason number 2. Taking up space in Medical without being injured at all, repeated attempts to waste my time.

Reason number 3. Harassing me or other Medical staff, this is followed up by being left in the naughty corner until they realise that they should maybe go do something somewhere else.

There are several other reasons, but these are the three most prominent. Besides, I only inject them once, and always with two injections of dylovene.

I can agree with you there

[Ocnjak20]

No reason?

Usual reason number 1. Threatening me with a weapon. (Happens more often than you think)

Reason number 2. Taking up space in Medical without being injured at all, repeated attempts to waste my time.

Reason number 3. Harassing me or other Medical staff, this is followed up by being left in the naughty corner until they realise that they should maybe go do something somewhere else.

There are several other reasons, but these are the three most prominent. Besides, I only inject them once, and always with two injections of dylovene.

There is Admin Help for that kind of stuff.

[Boltersam]

There is Admin Help for that kind of stuff.

They're not important enough to Ahelp, so I deal with them IC. With Anesthetic.

[Ocnjak20]

They're not important enough to Ahelp, so I deal with them IC. With Anesthetic.

"If the Ahelp is not being answered, then use Anesthetic. Bringing down cunts since '95."

[Boltersam]

"If the Ahelp is not being answered, then use Anesthetic. Bringing down cunts since '95."

Tried and tested by Prof. Nathan Cutter, head of the Taking "Care" Of Stupid Marines society.

[Azmodan412]

Tried and tested by Prof. Nathan Cutter, head of the Taking "Care" Of Stupid Marines society.

Amen. Also, Professor Cutter, I have a new study to provide.

[apophis775]

You should call for MPs.

If you are caught injecting people with anesthetic who are not an immediate danger to you or about to undergo surgery, you will receive a medical ban. your a CIVILIAN DOCTOR. You don't get to inject the people paying your salary with chemicals.

If MPs aren't helping and it's really bad, Ahelp.

[TeknoKot]

You should call for MPs.

If you are caught injecting people with anesthetic who are not an immediate danger to you or about to undergo surgery, you will receive a medical ban. your a CIVILIAN DOCTOR. You don't get to inject the people paying your salary with chemicals.

If MPs aren't helping and it's really bad, Ahelp.

So if marines are purposefully shoving you around whilst they are treated in the hall of injured, other doctors having a grudge on you and time to time wasting 40 chem master units because why not, CL trying to implant you because they got mad at you for previous round, with no availability of MPs and admins taking it "IC" issue. Seriously, when is it not the time to use that anesthetic? It's their fault, not the doctors, people get mad over it because of them being a fucking dick didn't work out too well. It's annoying, a rule needs to be added, something along "if you're going to fuck around with medbay, you shouldn't expect any treatment at all and be left alone" if doctors can't handle unruly marines, this is the only way to do it.

[Wickedtemp]

As for the above posts... Sometimes the MP's ARE the shitters. I've had one round, months ago (like sometime last year maybe?) where MP's constantly harassed medical. Picking fights with the survivors because Commander Wants-To-Be-Stalin decided to have them all brigged or some shit. The survivors obviously didn't like that and needed medical treatment anyways, they came to Medbay. MP's followed and wordlessly stunbaton'd, tases, flashed and at one point even shot survivors AND doctors. So Medical chloral'd all of them, treated toxins and any other trauma before throwing them out. They came back again and tried to call us out for treason. They got chloral'd again, treated for toxins and thrown out. Then the round ended.

I've also once been literally a second from being strangled to death by another marine right in front of another MP, shouting for help all the while, but because the marine doing the strangling and the MP were pals, they let it happen. This was also months ago and they ended up letting me go literally a second before killing me, so while it's not worth reporting NOW...

It still warrants a "Sometimes MP is utter shit and it's either you defend yourself or you get shit on. Yeah, it's BEST to just let it happen, save the logs and make a player report later and have them banned or warned, but not everyone is able to just wait it out, a lot of people act on impulse. While it isn't the RIGHT thing to do, I can't honestly call anyone out for doing it.

[Desolane900]

Thinking I should start maining MP if we're going to be rushed with shitlers. Someone might yell "brutality" but when you're dealing with a baldie shooting at marines or an annoying cuck, nothing is too brutal.