Byond ID: Audi_Gzz
Colonial Marines Character: Brandon 'Colgate' Ruiz
Age: 19
Gender: Male
Timezone: EST -5
On average, how many hours are you available per week to moderate?
25+
Do you have any previous experience in being staff (not just SS13)?
I was a server admin and tester on GTA SA:MP roleplay servers before finding out about SS13.
Did you play any of the previous Colonial Marine servers?
I played on the Sulaco when I was new on a different ckey. I don't even remember the ckey for it but I played 3-5 rounds and just stopped playing CM and continued to play GTA SA:MP.
What are the 3 biggest servers you play on besides CM?
None.
Provide links to any previous Colonial Marines applications that you've made:
None.
Are you currently a staff member elsewhere (not just SS13)? If so, where?
Nope.
Have you ever been banned for more than 24 hours on Colonial Marines?
Nope.
Have you ever been banned for more than 24 hours on ANY server? If so, which server, when, and what for?
Nope.
Are you familiar with the chat program Slack (its use is required)?
I never heard of slack but I'm pretty sure its nothing to complicated.
Common Staff Situations:
Write a description of what you would do in each of the following situations. Do not write on the same line as the situation - use the space below it or make space as needed. Failure to do this proves your inability to follow instructions and your application will be automatically denied.
1. A player randomly shoots someone at round start and MPs have detained him.
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IC Issue. If the player is new I'll talk with them and explain to them what to do and what not to do.
2. The ship has a breach to space and a bunch of players have died or are dying as a result.
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Isn't mechanically possible unless a Admin does something. I'll get a Admin+ in-game and aheal all those who were affected as I wait for the Admin+ to fix the situation. I'll also make a OOC announcement to stay away from the breach.
3. You see a player walking around the ship naked and clearly lost.
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The player is obviously new. If no mentors are on, I'll take the time out of my round to honestly help the poor dude. Everyone was new at some point.
4. A player is being very rude to you in Adminhelps and requesting to speak to an Admin+ staff member.
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I'll ask in msay if any mods or admins wanna take the ahelp, if the player doesn't want to talk to me its fine. If no mods want to take the ahelp I'll tell him to chill out on the toxic behavior and calm down. If they don't calm down I'll just note them for toxic behavior.
5. You notice a player with a name that doesn't fit our naming rules. The player is arguing that: They've used the name for several years, no one has told them to change it before, and that they didn't know it was a rule.
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If the name doesn't fit our naming rule I'll tell the player to please give me a name thats more acceptable so I can change it for him. If he continues arguing I'll just link him the website with the CM rules and highlight the rule that he has broken.
6. You see a Maintenance Tech running around in armor and carrying a rifle. The security level is green with no threat present.
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IC issue, if no MPs are on I'll pm the MT in question and tell them what they're doing is wrong and inform them of the alert levels. Otherwise its a IC issue.
7. You see a Squad Medic performing surgery on the planet. He claims it was because there were no doctors in the FOB.
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Ain't mechanically possible at ALL. If its possible I'll inform the devs of the bug or whatever this player did. Also warn the player for extreme powergame and I might go for a ban.
8. The round is stagnating. There are 30 marines and 4 aliens. The marines won't leave the ship, and the aliens won't attack. What would you do, to "encourage" the sides to engage each other?
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I'll send a QM such as "This hive is failing... Take as many of those tallhosts with you as you can and die for the Queen Mother." An ARES message will probably inform the players of the xenomorphs approximate location.
9. The round ends, a MARINE starts shooting a hostile CLF member and the CLF member Adminhelps complaining he was killed after the round ended.
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This isn't EORG since CLF and UPP are hostile factions to eachother.
10. A marine is running around disarming, punching and stealing gear at round start.
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IC issue. When he's handled by the MPs I'll PM the dude and tell them to cut the round start shenanigans off. If they continue I apply a note for rule 4.
11. A marine has killed another marine. When you ask him why, he said it was because the other marine had punched him.
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Warn him for improper escalation. Simple as that. If he has a history I'll go for a 24 hour ban.
12. An issue arises that requires Admin+ abilities.
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I'll get a admin from Slack or Discord. When they arrive in game I'll inform them of the situation in msay or I'll go in discord VC or Slack to further explain the situation clearer.
13. There are minor racist comments going on IC. 9 of the 10 people are laughing and RPing but one player gets offended and Adminhelps about it.
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IC issue. If it spirals to major racist comments then I'll step in. After all this is a MRP server so don't be mad if a marine or two role plays their character a TINY bit racist its all IC.
14. A marine opens fire at round start in briefing killing multiple marines and instantly logs off.
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1 week ban and file for permaban.
15. You see a player playing a xeno larva/chestburster run towards the frontlines and die.
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If the player does this on the regular apply a xeno/queen jobban and tell them to apply on forums. Larvae shouldn't be front lining at all. Especially I'll take into account the amount of Larva and xenos. One larva can honestly make a difference. If the player didn't want to play as xeno so he just decided to suicide I'll inform them they could've ghosted at the hive and allowed a player to take the larva who's willing to play. Ontop of that I'll xeno/queen job ban and apply a note on them.
16. You see a xeno memeing, saying AYYLMAO, REEEEEE etc in hivemind chat.
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PM the player and apply a low-rp note. If the said player has a history I'll go for a 24 hour ban for their constant history of LRP.
17. A xeno player calls the shuttle a "dropship". A different xeno player complains to you that it's metagaming/failRP to call it a "dropship".
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As per the rules straight out from the CM Wiki "Xenos: Aliens have no free will. They are a hivemind, and their purpose is to enforce the will of the Queen and expand the Hive. They are not friendly and will not negotiate. Due to the Hivemind, xenos know everything every xeno learns and know the basics of human equipment. They do not know where the humans are going to be attacking from. Xeno hivemind is an English translation of their thoughts, so words such as “hydro” or “shuttle” are acceptable."
18. A Command staff player at briefing near round-start mentions there are aliens on the planet.
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I'll PM the person and ask did they acquire any information to prove this. If they didn't I'll note them for meta-gaming.
19. A Marine kills another Marine on the EVAC Pod to take the last spot and claims it was RP as he was saving himself.
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This is honestly a IC issue. I'll just see if it was roleplayed out. If it wasn't roleplayed out I'll note the person for rule 14.
20. You see a fellow staff member give wrong information in an Adminhelp or incorrectly enforcing a rule.
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If he's giving wrong information in a a-help I'll explain in msay and try to correct him/her.
20a. You see a fellow staff member abusing his powers in-game.
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I'll bring it up to a mod manager or a admin manager with evidence and explain the situation to them. After that its up to the mod manager or admin manager.
21. You see a player talking in OOC chat about what he did with your mom last night.
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its the internet I personally wouldn't honestly care. But if its going to be constant harassment from the dude and not a joke I'll get another mod to handle him so it won't seem biased if I warned him for Rule 3.
Any additional information you'd like to add?
For my recent note which was like 2-3 weeks ago for corner dragging I never knew of this bug and I explained it to the mod who handled it I'm new to SS13 mechanics and shit. I just started to play seriously in the spring of 2018 with one of my old friend from GTA SA:MP. I just got to playing xeno like 2-3 months ago.I also talked about applying for either mod or mentor with other members of the staff long before this and now I'm getting to apply for it as now I'm more known and etc. I will obviously be more professional towards the players when dealing with ahelps and not the dude who gets angry over shit. Thats something I'm working on and have been cutting down on.