Axel "Jackal" Freund's Commander Application

[Exodus]

Byond ID: Tando_Oddball



Player name you use the most: Axel “Jackal” Freund



Make a list of links to all of your applications and (job)ban appeals, including whitelist and staff apps, within the last year. Also, provide "Ban reason; Verdict" beside each (job)ban link:
None. I’m a good egg.



Do you understand that any player - even donors or staff members - can have their whitelist status revoked should they break our Server Rules or Roleplay Guidelines?
Absolutely. That makes perfect sense, and frankly I wouldn’t expect any different.


Do you understand how the Battlefield Execution functions?

I have read over it a few times to better acquaint myself with it, though, I will admit to the fact that were I to perform one, I’m liable to review the rules to ensure that I don’t screw something up. As I understand it, a Battlefield Execution is the right of the Commander to terminate any soldier under his command for endangering the operation, or for plotting to endanger the operation. I.E – Mutinies, OB’ing the FoB. I’m also aware that Military Police are currently immune to the act of BE’ing, which makes sense, because they are disallowed from mutinying themselves, and so the BE’ing could be abused by a hateful Commander.

Marines are allowed to defend themselves in the process of a Battlefield Execution. After a successful Battlefield Execution, an announcement is to be made to inform the Almayer crew and the groundside marines of who has been terminated, and the reason behind it.

Do you understand you are not above Marine law, or allowed to enforce it yourself?
I understand. Marine Law is solely to be enforced and practiced by the Military Police, and in my time as an Executive Officer and Staff Officer I’ve never attempted to enforce it myself, though I will admit to relying on the presence of the law-enforcers at times. Besides, if I were to involve myself in enforcing it, then it would cut their potential RP short, and I wouldn’t want to deprive my fellow players of that when I would clearly have my hands full with Commanding anyways.

What do you think is the job of a Commander?
I’ve looked through several applications to see the wide variety of answers that people often give to this answer to better solidify my own beliefs on it. I don’t think that the Commander is there solely to accomplish a singular goal, but rather that they are there to ensure that there is progression of the round in a variety of ways.

To give a better example of what I mean, and, I apologize in advance, because this is going to be wordy:
The Commander is in charge of determining the strategic plan. Without a plan, it would be much more difficult for anyone on the ground to go about their business of actually fighting the enemy, and thus it would make the game less enjoyable on a whole for everyone involved in that particular business.

The Commander deals with any Events which occur on the vessel oftentimes, and so it is reasonable for them to be able to hand High-RP scenarios so that these events aren’t squandered on only a couple of people (unless that’s the point of the event, naturally).

The Commander also grants assorted permissions and orders to the various crew members which allow them to engage in differing activities for their enjoyment and for the benefit of the crew. For example, I know that Commanders are often asked by MTs whether they can renovate certain portions of the vessel.

In a way, the Commander is the highest IC validator. He creates ideas and plans to achieve different goals for the Marine team, and simultaneously he ensures that the plans and ideas of others fall within the grand scheme so that they don’t disrupt the round, but rather influence it positively.


If a member of your staff is disobeying orders, how would you handle it?

I can’t give an absolute concrete answer on this. The fact of the matter is that my relation with various characters is liable to change based on how I’ve RP’d with them throughout the round. If it’s someone who’s earned my respect, and who I believe is efficient and overall beneficial for the fighting force as a whole, I’m liable to frankly just let it go, or perhaps even accept their advice over how better to proceed. I’m not so wholly arrogant as to believe all of my ideas are perfect… even if I must RP that sometimes.

Circumstances can also vary my responses wildly. I know that in one case whilst I was XO’ing and in charge of an operation, there was a particular SL who gave a lot of admittedly negative feedback. That said, I recognized through that that the primary issue was that the squad was being spread too thin by my own orders, and that the SL was simply attempting to follow them all at once, and so, because of that miscommunication, by the end of the battle I made sure to thank the SL as opposed to take any offense over it.

I’ve also been rather protective of my Staff Officers in the past, however, and have been perfectly fine with authorizing MPs to head down to the planet and capture offending marines who refuse to follow orders. Typically, directing orders and requests for arrests to the MPs is how I tend to fight disobedience.

In the end, though, I like to RP. It’s one of my favorite things to do, and so while I can’t give a concrete answer over this, I can promise that whatever I’d do would be entirely in-character based on the situation.



Why should you be whitelisted?

There are a few reasons why I think that I should be whitelisted.

I’ve been playing the game for several months now, and whilst I recognize that that in itself isn’t an indicator of whitelist readiness, I have also acquainted myself with the various systems that revolve around the game, and have managed to grow enough hair to prevent accusations of baldness.

I’m not part of any meta-cliques, nor am I supported or invited to any, so any worry over whether I’ll abuse my powers in favor of other players for the sake of past-rounds or OOC benefits can be easily put to rest.

I’ve done a surprising amount of studying on assorted tactics and strategies, though, admittedly these are typically devoted to the Ancient time periods. Because of that, I don’t doubt that I’ll be capable of trying to be innovative in my ideas as opposed to solely following stale metas, though, again, I can’t promise that it will never happen. We all have off days, and a lot of things have already been tried, or frankly just aren’t good plans.

I’ve been RP’ing for years. Literally for nearly the past decade I’ve been involved in RP of one form or another. I’d like to think that after such a long period of time at it, I’ve gotten to be at least decent at it, and I try to remain in-character at all times for the sake of the setting and scene, and not ruining the immersion of my fellow players. If I just wanted to yell at people and make meme jokes, I’d be in Discord constantly, not playing the game.

On a somewhat related note, I’ve been quite active in the Discord over the past few months, and so whilst I recognize that my forum-posting hasn’t been exactly… outstanding, I have been keeping up with the community, and have no intention of abandoning it any time soon.

Regardless of the overall decision in regards to this, I thank anyone who goes through the trouble of reading it, and providing me with helpful advice or critiques on how better to improve myself and my playstyle.

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Thank you,
Tando_Oddball.

[Imperator_Titan]

Well made application. Your name doesn't ring a bell and the amount of forum posts is indeed worrying but I'd like to give you a shot regardless.

+1

[Amaxin]

This is a good app, I recognize your in-game name more or less. I really like how you're attempting to adapt to whichever the round brings instead of ruling out a plan with an iron fist.

+1

[solidfury7]

I've seen Freund as XO plenty of times, while it will certainly be a shame to lose an extremely good XO, he would make a great CO.

+1

[MattAtlas]

I don't think I have any reason to not +1 this. Excellent XO and a good tactician. Also a good roleplayer.

+1

[NethIafins]

Application style: 10/10 - Amazing, readable, well formatted. THE EXAMPLE OF AMAZINGLY FORMATTED APP.
BE Answer: 7/10 - Good answer but something feels missing. Maybe more explanation of BE reasonings?
"Disobey" Answer: 8/10 - Solid answer. However phrase "I like to RP" shouldn't be here. Be more concrete. "I love resolving conflicts by talking", "I like lashing at people", etc
Reasonings: 9/10 - Good answer and good explanation of what to do and what not to do
Visibility: 5/10 - you are pretty new on forums and for my experience.

Verdict: I'd usually say, get more experience and then reapply in few months/posts BUT everything else is pretty good
+1 from me

[Rohesie]

I've seen you XO and SO plenty. Always reliable and competent, this is an easy +1

I'm surprised it took you so long to apply. You've been more than ready for quite a while.

[Bancrose]

I like this SO and XO alot. Hes earned himself my respect and his answers are great.

+1

[ThesoldierLLJK]

Seen him plenty times and he can do the job +1

[Sargeantmuffinman]

Good Luck, Commander.

[Exodus]

Appreciate all of the support that I've gotten thus far for the application. I'll try to live up to everyone's expectations of me and continue to grow as a member of the Command staff, and as a player of the game as a whole.

Good Luck, Commander.

Thanks. I'll need it.

[Arbs]

Why arn’t you a CO already?

I have only had great encounters with your character and I admire how understanding and reliable they are.

See you in the CIC. +1

[Omicega]

Very good command player, talkative and knows how to roleplay.

+1 in spades.

[Emeraldblood]

Resolved - Accepted; updating whitelist shortly.