Skysoldier - Etka N'thal'eyal

[Skysoldier]

Byond ID:

Skysoldier

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

Musica Hamlio

Name of the character you want whitelisted (The name your predator will use. This must match your in-game predator name):

Etka N’thal’eyal

Are you familiar with the Predator Code Of Honor?

I have researched and checked over it as situations regarding predators come up quite frequently, I understand the code mostly.

Character background (An ADEQUATE description and story of your predators background):

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jv0 ... sp=sharing

How do you intend to play your predator (as in, describe HOW you will act/play your predator)?

Basically I’ll be roleplaying a weapons fanatic, I’ll talk about weapons where I see fit, take time inspecting them maybe even sharpen and maintain them after the hunt, and hope to lecture other preds about their terrible weapon choices when I feel like it or compliment them if I feel nice, maybe.

As for his base personality, I’ll be trying to portray somewhat recluse but hardworking type.
I’m also going to be collecting various weaponries, arranging from knives, hatchets, weapons marines might use and show their effectiveness et cetera, and probably store them on the lodge, which can probably be given to other preds, given to captives to fight with or left like a museum if anything, sometimes I’ll also leave my own pred weapons on the lodge that I am not using and others might have fun trying finding the lodge with those in it… which I’ll be gladly hunting them down for taking pred technology if anything but if anyone stole anything even a hatchet enshrined I’ll probably hunt them down until the end.

Occasionally I’ll fight with the weapons I’ve collected (minus the ranged weapons, I might empty the guns out if they have a bayonet and use it for melee only if anything), and if I get a kill on a hunt with it and if it seems particularly effective, instead of stashing it in the lodge I’ll bring them up as a trophy with whatever I managed to hunt as a proof, perhaps in IC reasoning I can bring the weapon back and brag to others or reforge them into something greater.

With the gimmick out, the combat side there isn’t much I can differentiate from others too much, I’ll pick a weapon or few, go down and hunt whatever I see fit while collecting weaponry, or even stalk others, probably marines utilising said weapons. Perhaps I could even chuck some weapons into marines and duel them to observe how they work.

I understand that nowadays marines to like shooting preds more than usual, but I'm still going to try and roleplay with them as much as I can, well, if they want to shoot me on sight even if I try to be friendly, they don't deserve to live, do they?

Why should we whitelist you?

Well, I’d like to believe I’ve been serving the community as a moderator for well, enough time, while I might be new compared to a lot of other people, I believe that I am responsible enough to handle being a predator.

Also, I would like to play as a predator to know the mechanics and other intricacies that’s sometimes asked and no one really has an answer for.

Have you been banned from CM in the last month for any reason (we will check, and lies may result in immediate denial)?

Currently haven’t been banned yet and I never plan to be banned.

Are you currently banned from any other servers and if so, why?

Not to my knowledge, I haven’t been banned in any server yet.

Do you understand that any player - donor or otherwise - can have their whitelist status revoked should they break our rules or disobey the Predator Code of Honor?

Yes, I understand.

[TheMusician321]

I like the idea of having a pred-smith and it's definitely something unique that I haven't seen before, I've had great interactions with Sky both ICly and OOCly in Mchat, the story is bloody fantastic as well, it shows your pred is hardworking and passionate about his weapons, my only problem with it is leaving pred weapons in the lodge, I understand that it might end up being fun but it seems like there'd be a lot of things that could go horribly horribly wrong from trying to retrieve it and might end up getting other preds involved and stuff would go completely sideways.

Additionally it might end up starting a trend of people attacking the lodge to get unga dunga ayylmao weapons which would almost certainly not end well for either side.

Overrall i'm giving you a +1.

[Skysoldier]

I like the idea of having a pred-smith and it's definitely something unique that I haven't seen before, I've had great interactions with Sky both ICly and OOCly in Mchat, the story is bloody fantastic as well, it shows your pred is hardworking and passionate about his weapons, my only problem with it is leaving pred weapons in the lodge, I understand that it might end up being fun but it seems like there'd be a lot of things that could go horribly horribly wrong from trying to retrieve it and might end up getting other preds involved and stuff would go completely sideways.

Additionally it might end up starting a trend of people attacking the lodge to get unga dunga ayylmao weapons which would almost certainly not end well for either side.

Overrall i'm giving you a +1.

Oof, thanks for the compliments, well, with the pred weapons on the lodge plan I thought it would generally be fun for both sides but I can definitely see what you are saying.

if anything I can always choose to never do that or do it really rarely, wouldn't want to go out of my way to forcefully ruin the round for others.

I'll just stick to making a vault shrine filled with machetes or something, that would also draw in marines right?

[Enceri]

I remember you asked me to review your story, and I did enjoy it truly. I, along with Ed, also liked the idea of a forge like pred clan, and even though you're a big nerd, I like you as a mod and a IC character.

+1

[Karmac]

The personality thing is a neat idea but ultimately uninteresting due to the fact only other preds are really going to understand your fascination with weaponry, the backstory worries me in that yes it is good, but it's way too long, I'd have been more impressed if you'd given a story of that quality in maybe 5 paragraphs tops, keeping this short and succinct is another big part of predator RP considering most of your interactions will be little more than a sentence long, and no one's ever really going to ask for the entire life story of your predator. Ultimately I'm neutral on this, it's not bad, but it's not great, and it's nothing out of the ordinary asides the extra long backstory.

[Skysoldier]

you're a big nerd

No u

Thanks for the help man, really appreciated.

The personality thing is a neat idea but ultimately uninteresting due to the fact only other preds are really going to understand your fascination with weaponry, the backstory worries me in that yes it is good, but it's way too long, I'd have been more impressed if you'd given a story of that quality in maybe 5 paragraphs tops, keeping this short and succinct is another big part of predator RP considering most of your interactions will be little more than a sentence long, and no one's ever really going to ask for the entire life story of your predator. Ultimately I'm neutral on this, it's not bad, but it's not great, and it's nothing out of the ordinary asides the extra long backstory.

Thanks for looking over the app, I understand in the actual game playing as a predator will be mostly action based and have less chance to do an in-depth RP.
But wouldn't it be better to put in as much effort as I can and flesh out the story and the background at least for the application part?
I'd think having a concrete understanding would help with roleplaying.

Well maybe like you said I don't exactly have to show that by writing as much as I could, maybe condensing them was necessary but I wanted to make some sort of amusing, unique background and expand out from that point.

[Karmac]

It is unique there's no denying that, but I'm referring to your ability to accomplish that level of quality and unique writing in a shorter space/timeframe, showing me a 5 page google doc's worth of 'amusing, unique background' is a little concerning in regards to how you'd write and react on an in-game basis from an outside perspective like mine is all.

And as long as you understand that being a predator is more action and less in-depth I really don't mind your 'preferred playstyle', it's just once in a while somebody manages to come up with a gimmick that actually works very well with that concept, and more often than not you get ones that are either "I will be an honorable predator" or something like yours that has less practical sense but is still interesting.

[Shyguychizzy]

I'll be reviewing this as a whole later note. I am curious, you as a Moderator, very well aware despite being a moderator which the name quite is familiar will not nor have any consideration or rather correlation regarding rank/status despite being current moderator as stated or duration of time servin as Mod? Not of assumption but am curious being after just brief skim notice why should be white-listed due to being community moderator for some time. Some areas does seem iffy at some parts but set a side I'll do full review at later note. For my current standing I'll remain NEUTRAL until fully reviewed as is.

[Skysoldier]

I am curious, you as a Moderator, very well aware despite being a moderator which the name quite is familiar will not nor have any consideration or rather correlation regarding rank/status despite being current moderator as stated or duration of time servin as Mod?

Sorry, I didn't exactly fully understand this question, please correct me if I am trying to answer a wrong question.

I'll answer what I am assuming you are saying, which something akin to "is do I understand that being a moderator has no bearing on the application?"

If so, my answer would be yes, for me, it wasn't a statement to flaunt my status as a moderator, but rather something similar to a benchmark proving that I would be responsible, following the rules, be more engaging, and generally be not a shittler actively trying to ruin the game for others.

[Karmac]

its ok nobody else can understand anything shy says either

[spartanbobby]

If your app needs a google doc just for the story you /might/ wanna shorten it just a tiny bit (Or we need a character limit)

Your app is very good pretty clear that you've put a lot of effort in, You're a mod and also pretty well known ingame ((You also make sure I have my "Machete, Webbing, HE grenade and an M41A AP mag please")) On lowpop so I'm clearly very biased.

Since I mostly see you as RO and I only really play standard the only time I really see you around is at the front of a line so there isn't much I can say about how well you RP unless I've talked to you 70 times and I've just forgotten about it because I wrote this at 4am.

I trust you to RP well and not do bad bad no no things so I'm going to toss you a +1

[Skysoldier]

If your app needs a google doc just for the story you /might/ wanna shorten it just a tiny bit (Or we need a character limit)

Your app is very good pretty clear that you've put a lot of effort in, You're a mod and also pretty well known ingame ((You also make sure I have my "Machete, Webbing, HE grenade and an M41A AP mag please")) On lowpop so I'm clearly very biased.

Since I mostly see you as RO and I only really play standard the only time I really see you around is at the front of a line so there isn't much I can say about how well you RP unless I've talked to you 70 times and I've just forgotten about it because I wrote this at 4am.

I trust you to RP well and not do bad bad no no things so I'm going to toss you a +1

Oof, w-what about all the times that I used to literally only play medic though.

On the other hand, if I were to be really serious, I don't actually think this is that long if I were to move the story from google docs into the forum, I just think it's because the width of the lines is smaller it just looks ridiculously longer.

If anything, I think some of the other ones might be longer? Maybe. Actually, after what I heard from Karmac I should probably condense it a bit more and lose the unnecessary details.

I just used google docs because it looks neater in my opinion.

But, thanks for the +1, it's really appreciated.

[Kerek]

Good application that I feel may’ve been a bit too long. I can’t speak for your character but I’ll toss you a +1.

[NethIafins]

Always nice you having my back during moderating and I never had any issues with your gamestyle/RP

But boy that .doc file... I read it... entirely... If there was a definition of "adequately" you threw it off the window into lava, then put it into ice cold water so it is properly hardened.
What I'm saying is that your app is good in terms of storytelling... maybe even too good

Also, you have the same general idea of predator playstyle as I have in my head, which automagically forces my hand to give you +1

[Skysoldier]

Always nice you having my back during moderating and I never had any issues with your gamestyle/RP

But boy that .doc file... I read it... entirely... If there was a definition of "adequately" you threw it off the window into lava, then put it into ice cold water so it is properly hardened.
What I'm saying is that your app is good in terms of storytelling... maybe even too good

Also, you have the same general idea of predator playstyle as I have in my head, which automagically forces my hand to give you +1

Good application that I feel may’ve been a bit too long. I can’t speak for your character but I’ll toss you a +1.

Thanks for the support guys, really appreciated.

[Ghostdex]

Based on all the feedback and that I've had good experiences with you, I'm leaving my +1. Good luck with the app

[Redikalzip]

So, soldierman, so I can say only good things about you, including few moments. Good RPer, a bit silent, but good.

+1, good luck with Application. Bye!

[NescauComToddy]

I've always had good experiences with your character. As much as your application, more specifically, your background is undesirably long, the application is suitable.

You have my +1.

[Skysoldier]

So, soldierman, so I can say only good things about you, including few moments. Good RPer, a bit silent, but good.

+1, good luck with Application. Bye!

I've always had good experiences with your character. As much as your application, more specifically, your background is undesirably long, the application is suitable.

You have my +1.

Based on all the feedback and that I've had good experiences with you, I'm leaving my +1. Good luck with the app

Thanks for the support everyone! I'll also make sure to make my story shorter if anything like this comes up again.

[oprayx73]

I really like the proposal of a weapons-curator-collector-specialist-knowitall predator. It'll bring up some great interactions all over the board, from "showing their effectiveness" on serpents, collecting them out of the nabby hands of marines, and displaying them proudly to your comrades. It's a not-too-mild and not-insanely-snowflake quirk that fits well. You've clearly put alot of effort into your application & the overall personality that's been built here.

I hope the two of us can join the hunt together. +1

[DriedMilk]

Even though you hate me on Discord (I actually don't hate you), I still like the app.

The story was interesting and the playstyle too, hopefully I get to see your unique way of RPing.

+1

[Alchemist120]

My opinion won't change anything, but this is real good application. Had not chances to meet your marine in-game, however this backstory and your weapons-addicted predator compensate everything.

+1

[Skysoldier]

I really like the proposal of a weapons-curator-collector-specialist-knowitall predator. It'll bring up some great interactions all over the board, from "showing their effectiveness" on serpents, collecting them out of the nabby hands of marines, and displaying them proudly to your comrades. It's a not-too-mild and not-insanely-snowflake quirk that fits well. You've clearly put alot of effort into your application & the overall personality that's been built here.

I hope the two of us can join the hunt together. +1

Thanks, don't bully me :/

Even though you hate me on Discord (I actually don't hate you), I still like the app.

The story was interesting and the playstyle too, hopefully I get to see your unique way of RPing.

+1

I don't hate hate you, stop getting bamboozled :^), thanks for the +1.

My opinion won't change anything, but this is real good application. Had not chances to meet your marine in-game, however this backstory and your weapons-addicted predator compensate everything.

+1

Thanks, I tried to think of a cool and unique roleplaying idea, hopefully I can pull this off.

[Bancrose]

+1
you had me sold when you said Weapons Fanatic.

[Nightwolf901]

Everything looks great. Story I will say. Although fleshed out its great. Its way to long than it should be. I like the idea of how your character will be played. J-Just don't say anything bad about my whip. Known player and I miss seeing HAMlio. Also DND name +1