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Synthetic Application-Murphy

Post by SolarMacharius » 05 Nov 2018, 18:50

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Marine Name (so we know who you are; if you play alien mostly, state that here):Lukas Schaffer

Name/Designation of the Synth Character you’re requesting to use (Follows common naming rules, and requires a first name with no last name):
Examples of acceptable names: James, Mason, Xavier, Felix, Otto, Allan, Jessica
Examples of unacceptable names: Obama, Jesus, King, Dragon, Godly, Snyper, Circuits)


Murphy

Are you familiar with the Synthetic Programming and Guidelines (http://www.colonial-marines.com/viewtop ... 57&t=14417)?
I have become familiar with the guidelines.

Synthetic Character Story (An ADEQUATE description and story of your Synthetics actions and involvement in a previous mission onboard the Almayer):

Murphy is a generation 2 Synthetic. He resembles a Caucasian male of around six feet with blue eyes. He has no facial hair and is bald.
WY M1 Synthetic Advisor User's Manual:
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The Patrol
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How do you intend to play your Synth (as in, describe HOW you will act/play your Synth and what support roles you’ll mainly focus on, what is your synthetics quirk)?:
As a synth, I would like to be deployed to areas that need immediate help. I want to be deployed in the field stabilizing marines or building/repairing the FOB. If something needs to be fixed on the ship immediately, like power, I can do that too. I would prefer to be deployed to crisis situations, but will do whatever command asks of me.

As for Murphy’s quirk, he is normally taciturn, switching to a stereotypical gung ho marine attitude when unit morale is low or others need encouragement. Think along the lines of a Mr. Gutsy unit. Murphy was programmed to somewhat act like the marines he serves besides, as other synth models were viewed as “creepy” for their smooth, emotionless personalities.

How familiar are you with support roles? (ie; Medical, MT, Science, SO)
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Why should we whitelist you?:
One of the main issues I see on some rounds of CM is a lack of skilled personnel to address issues. Many times I have seen FOBS that are incomplete because the engineers have gone missing, or wounded marines lying around the front lines cause there's only one or two medics. I want to be there to address these issues and lessen the burden on the oftentimes overwhelmed staff of the Almayer.

As for roleplaying, I want to explore the idea of a machine being programmed to think and act like the humans around, despite the fact that it does not live. I think it is a unique idea for a synthetic that would not violate any programming rules and could enrich rounds by being different from other synthetic personalities.

Have you been banned from CM in the last month for any reason (we will check, and lies may result in immediate denial)?
I have not been banned from CM in the past month

Are you currently banned from any other servers and if so, why?
I am not banned from any other server.

Do you understand that any player - donor or otherwise - can have their whitelist status revoked should they break our rules or the Synthetic Programming Guideline?
I fully understand and accept that ingame actions have out of game consequences if rules are broken.

Final Note:
I would like to state that even though Murphy acts somewhat like a marine, he is not a combat synth and will obey all synthetic programming regarding combat, as all synthetic units do.
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Re: Synthetic Application-Murphy

Post by Pedroca2lucas » 05 Nov 2018, 19:25

Rushing across an open field into an unsecured house with a gunman inside was probably a terrifying prospect for them.

“I’ll do it sir” Murphy replied evenly.
Why would Murphy risk himself that much? Following the rules, such a thing wouldn't be possible due to:
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Re: Synthetic Application-Murphy

Post by SolarMacharius » 05 Nov 2018, 19:39

Mallik wrote:
05 Nov 2018, 19:25
Why would Murphy risk himself that much? Following the rules, such a thing wouldn't be possible due to:
It wasn't a suicidal action. It was a calculated risk. It also wasn't a direct combat order. He was ordered to go in and stabilize the marine, so he did. He knew that short of them having an MG emplacement he could cross the gap with minimal damage and rescue the marine. It was bad luck that there were two soldiers instead of one, but that didn't necessarily make it a suicide mission.
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Re: Synthetic Application-Murphy

Post by MattAtlas » 06 Nov 2018, 12:04

The story isn't really that great - lack of punctualization most of the time, a very odd choice of story as it paints your synth as a combat synthetic.

Why did you go for this prompt exactly? What did you want to show off? More importantly, what would you do if you came across a drone weeding the area you're in?
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Re: Synthetic Application-Murphy

Post by SolarMacharius » 06 Nov 2018, 12:45

MattAtlas wrote:
06 Nov 2018, 12:04
The story isn't really that great - lack of punctualization most of the time, a very odd choice of story as it paints your synth as a combat synthetic.

Why did you go for this prompt exactly? What did you want to show off? More importantly, what would you do if you came across a drone weeding the area you're in?
To be honest I had a lot of trouble with the story prompt. I wanted to show off Murphy’s attitude in a field situation, but had trouble coming up with a premise that was exciting and decently structured. I sometimes have trouble writing stories, but won’t have any trouble with role playing.

As for the drone, I would clear the weeds once it’s confirmed that the weeds are a having a negative impact on the operation. I would not engage the drone at all and fully ignore it unless a marine or my safety were immediately jeopardized by its actions.
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Re: Synthetic Application-Murphy

Post by Jakkkk » 07 Nov 2018, 16:37

He literally grabbed a knife from a marine, went in there, got shot, then killed two people.

Pretty badass, but I didn't see one example of you doing anything as a support role.

-1 homie, look at the accepted applications and try to better your own application through that. Also I think that the quirk is too human for my tastes, but that's just me.
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Re: Synthetic Application-Murphy

Post by SolarMacharius » 07 Nov 2018, 17:15

Jakkkk wrote:
07 Nov 2018, 16:37
He literally grabbed a knife from a marine, went in there, got shot, then killed two people.

Pretty badass, but I didn't see one example of you doing anything as a support role.

-1 homie, look at the accepted applications and try to better your own application through that. Also I think that the quirk is too human for my tastes, but that's just me.
I did look at a lot of the accepted applications and on almost every one it was people saying the story was bland or generic. I saved the story part for last because I had trouble trying to figure out just what the criteria of a GOOD story is. Does stabilizing marines not count as support now? On most of the stories people said the support work was unexciting and made the story boring. I'll admit that its maybe too combat focused, but I was trying to figure out a way make the stakes seem serious.

I can handle the role. I've been around a bit and can fulfill all the support requirements expected of a synth. If your worried about the quirk, it wont be active all the time. For the most part Murphy will be like other synths, polite and monotone.
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Re: Synthetic Application-Murphy

Post by Sleepy Retard » 07 Nov 2018, 18:01

SolarMacharius wrote:
07 Nov 2018, 17:15
I did look at a lot of the accepted applications and on almost every one it was people saying the story was bland or generic. I saved the story part for last because I had trouble trying to figure out just what the criteria of a GOOD story is. Does stabilizing marines not count as support now? On most of the stories people said the support work was unexciting and made the story boring. I'll admit that its maybe too combat focused, but I was trying to figure out a way make the stakes seem serious.

I can handle the role. I've been around a bit and can fulfill all the support requirements expected of a synth. If your worried about the quirk, it wont be active all the time. For the most part Murphy will be like other synths, polite and monotone.
Most of us councilmen understand the story will be boring. Go read every councilmen's app, they're very bland. I'm not even going to sugar coat it, from a story perspective it's probably just going to be boring. If some random person say it's boring or bland, that's fine - I know I don't consider that. I think about how good it is written, the grammar, the whole shebang.

But yeah. Combat synthing is a lot of fun....just not allowed. And having your story showcase it doesn't do you wonders. I'll give you the chance to write me an interesting support, non medical, paragraph or two. It can be done, and I've discussed how to do it in previous apps. Use your imagination. It doesn't have to be something that happens in game, just something that might happen in the proper universe, such as a fire, a hull breach, etc
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Re: Synthetic Application-Murphy

Post by SolarMacharius » 07 Nov 2018, 20:30

Sleepy Retard wrote:
07 Nov 2018, 18:01
Most of us councilmen understand the story will be boring. Go read every councilmen's app, they're very bland. I'm not even going to sugar coat it, from a story perspective it's probably just going to be boring. If some random person say it's boring or bland, that's fine - I know I don't consider that. I think about how good it is written, the grammar, the whole shebang.

But yeah. Combat synthing is a lot of fun....just not allowed. And having your story showcase it doesn't do you wonders. I'll give you the chance to write me an interesting support, non medical, paragraph or two. It can be done, and I've discussed how to do it in previous apps. Use your imagination. It doesn't have to be something that happens in game, just something that might happen in the proper universe, such as a fire, a hull breach, etc
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"What is the mission Commander Saker?" Murphy asked flatly. "Thank god your scheduled maintenance was finished, we have a fire in the godamm reactor room. A pipe has ruptured and were losing coolant in there, and the reactor is spewing rads everywhere. I do not dare send an MT in, too hazardous for biologicals. Think your up to the task, Murphy?"Major Saker asked. Murphy nodded "I'll get tools from the engineering department, I take the CE agrees?".The major nodded swiftly as Murphy began to walk towards the door "All right Major, I'll handle the reactor. Make sure to set up decontamination for me. I expect to be exposed to some rads, even with a suit".

Murphy made sure to grab an industrial blowtorch and the advanced fire extinguisher from engineering storage. Any sort of fire in the reactor would be of a chemical or metallic nature, requiring deployment of metal foaming agent from the extinguisher. He passed through the first airlock and stopped briefly to grab the radiation suit from the closet. This was for his own good as well as the crews, the levels of radiation in there could damage his more sensitive electronics if he stayed in there too long. He opened the door and stepped into the super heated room, extinguisher ready. Upon entering the room his inbuilt Geiger counter began to crackle at a very fast rate.

Murphy saw the source of the fire, turbine 23 in the engine block had seized and its pipes had blown, leaking reaction mass and other fluids everywhere. Coupled with the extreme heat from the exposed reactor, the mess had lit up incredibly fast. He flipped off the safety on the extinguisher and began to hose the fire down with the metal solution. Once that was completed, he moved to examine the reactor turbine itself. He made sure to weld the loose panels back into place and replace any wiring that was damaged from the engine seizure. He wrenched the piping back into place and made sure to weld the break points in order to prevent further leakage. The final thing to do was begin decontamination procedures within the reactor so that it would be traversable again. As the rooms temperature was stabilized and the radioactive materials were decontaminated slowly, Murphy walked out of the chamber, making sure to dump his clothing in a lead lined receptacle. He entered his charging bay and went back into standby mode as decontamination procedures began.
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Re: Synthetic Application-Murphy

Post by MattAtlas » 08 Nov 2018, 13:56

I'm gonna go with a neutral on this one.

The stories just don't do it for me and I've not seen you much at all in the past months.
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Re: Synthetic Application-Murphy

Post by SolarMacharius » 08 Nov 2018, 15:19

MattAtlas wrote:
08 Nov 2018, 13:56
I'm gonna go with a neutral on this one.

The stories just don't do it for me and I've not seen you much at all in the past months.
What time zone are you in? I play every day for multiple hours. I’m on PST.
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Re: Synthetic Application-Murphy

Post by ThesoldierLLJK » 08 Nov 2018, 15:24

I know you can roleplay, but my issue is the quirk.
I just don't think it will work with the guidelines and the lore.

I'm neutral towards -1

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Re: Synthetic Application-Murphy

Post by SolarMacharius » 08 Nov 2018, 15:28

ThesoldierLLJK wrote:
08 Nov 2018, 15:24
I know you can roleplay, but my issue is the quirk.
I just don't think it will work with the guidelines and the lore.

I'm neutral towards -1
That’s ok. I’m guessing it’s going be a no on the app. I realize that I did not understand the criteria for synth personalities and perhaps went to out of character for what the role is. I will maybe try again in two months. Thank you for clearing up what the expectations for a synth are.
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Re: Synthetic Application-Murphy

Post by Sleepy Retard » 16 Nov 2018, 07:07

Love the quirk, honestly. I had originally planned on making a gung ho synth when I first applied. Never did. It could 100% be plausible though.

My main problem is the poor story, both content wise and grammatically. Both the story and what I asked of you, really. I get it though. Most people are interested/good at writing stories. It's not up everyone's alley.

Take what you got from this app. Get some help with grammar and wording from a friend. Review what it means to be a synthetic. Apply later.

That's a -1, if you didn't get it.
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Re: Synthetic Application-Murphy

Post by MattAtlas » 16 Nov 2018, 10:14

Sleepy Retard wrote:
16 Nov 2018, 07:07
Love the quirk, honestly. I had originally planned on making a gung ho synth when I first applied. Never did. It could 100% be plausible though.

My main problem is the poor story, both content wise and grammatically. Both the story and what I asked of you, really. I get it though. Most people are interested/good at writing stories. It's not up everyone's alley.

Take what you got from this app. Get some help with grammar and wording from a friend. Review what it means to be a synthetic. Apply later.

That's a -1, if you didn't get it.
Yeah this. Gonna be a -1 from me as well. I think you can make an okay story, you just need to find a better quirk and look at how the accepted stories are.
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Re: Synthetic Application-Murphy

Post by Emeraldblood » 16 Nov 2018, 12:38

Resolved - Denied; we have a WL application help channel on our discord if you need help improving any future applications.
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