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Post by gimped on Dec 15, 2015 19:27:15 GMT -6
IRL First Name: Andrew
Age: 25
Country/Timezone: Murica/CMT
Usual In-game/Forum Alias: Gimped/Goodwin
How long have you been gaming (In a MMO sense, don't count Super Mario or shit)?: 14 years or so
What do you look for in a video game in order for you to play it? List at least one game which stands out for you and explain why it is superior to the others you have played: Look for the proof that mechanics mean more then graphics. Doesn't have to be pretty to be good. Can tell a lot about the future of a company by where they weight game play. Global agenda fell into this catalog, along with PoE and a few other well developed games.
Describe one of the greatest gaming moments of your life and why it stands out among others (Regarding multi player PC games): I guess raiding BWL/AQ40/Naxx back in the day. It was the people I played with that made it so nostalgic. Before you get out the pitch forks, i met my wife in WoW. There are good people in gaming, life long friendships.
Explain briefly your least favorite kind of person to play with (characteristics, personality): Anyone named Akasha. Seriously though, it takes a few dick heads to set the pace early in the game for UN-enjoyment. Low Drama people who can keep there cool when gaming can lay on the pressure. If you crack like Akasha and bleed into personal insults and blame we will prob never get alone.
Describe an experience where you had to act as a leader (either planned or improvised): I lead some shit in Aion, its not to my liking. With the hours i put i tend to get a lot done solo and bring it to the group parties when its time. Ill be end game builds before most.
Albion:related (!)
Which play style do you prefer?: Whatever is broken. Seriously though, whatever is broken. Stay power in mmos is so little that its an expectation to be gone in a few months. Enjoy the op builds. Warbow and fire staff in game atm.
How much time will you be able to play?: No life,
What crafting skills, if any, have you spent time working on? : None. Tested a bit for beta, no interest until launch.
Are you able to communicate in comms during a fight? (This is a big one) : I can communicate. Yell at me to plug my headset in if im being a lazy reverb clown.
Clan related (!)
Why did you apply to Covert Operations?: Did some PvP with you and it was successful.
How will you be an asset to Covert Operations?: I pvp focused, this was demonstrated through out the evenings we've been playing. Those warbow initiations? ya?
Do you have any friends in the clan? If so, list who they are and give a brief history with them: No one directly. Dunki, six, cim and maybe a few others have been looking as group to fit somewhere we think is right.
Previous clan(s) & the reason why you left: ePeen for many years, clan as a whole fell inactive simply because of life progression. Ran into you guys in tera as epeen many moons ago. The crew listed above has been home through all these games. The core hasnt changed much over the years, though the tag has a few times.
How involved were you in your previous clans? (Leadership positions, politics, etc): Active more then the average player. Though i prefer to be a solider then an officer.
Do you have a sister? If so, post a picture. I have a brother. He is cute. Get to know me and ill prob send you a dick pic.
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Post by BillClintonIsARapist on Dec 15, 2015 19:29:46 GMT -6
Why don't you delete this post, I'll pretend it never happened, and you can try again.
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Post by Imrys on Dec 15, 2015 23:24:35 GMT -6
Wow.. KY getting all nice in his old age. Lucky you Gimped. Better luck demonstrating some sort of give a shit next time.
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Post by Spades on Dec 19, 2015 9:39:58 GMT -6
Here in CO we have a structure, I am not sure what kind of clans you are familiar with, but the app process to get into the clan is relatively simple. You put forth some effort, we put forth some effort. We look out for one another, we dont have loot problems, very rarely have social break downs, we have been around for 10 years.
I can look down the list in TS, and every single person has been in this clan for 5+ years. I heard there was some sort of confrontation about this app. If something so little as critism over the lack of effort put into a app is that big of a deal, then you will flip when I eventually slam you in teamspeak for doing something not conducive to group cohesion.
We dont tolerate special snow flakes and sensitive egos.
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Post by dunki on Dec 19, 2015 16:04:03 GMT -6
There seems to be a disconnect between the expectations of KY and the reality of the expectations the rest of the leadership in Albion puts fourth. Let me be perfectly clear that neither i or anyone else Ive brought to co ts to pvp with you guys has any desire for drama and bullshit.
First my interpretation of what happen last night; KY hoped in channel and harassed Gimped for his "CO" tag registration in ts which he neither asked for or has the ability to assign himself. Sounded off about his app while we where in the middle of pvp in a black zone, then promptly left the channel. About 5 min later he ban Gimped AND Cimzay from TS. He hadn't even had a conversion or exchanged words with Cimzay in any fashion.
The reality of what happen early that day in my presence is SIXLETS, who has no app and has played very little was asked to leave force the guild we are currently in to join CO. He did so, because we had been leaning to jumping on board and hasnt been super active in beta. Not asked to app, not bitched at for having a "CO" ts reg and not recruit tag. He's current in the guild. Cimzay (who doesn't have an app either)and I where asked to drop tag to join and declined so wanting to further build the cohesion between the fellas im playing with and the core of CO just early before this. I have a "CO" TS REg, Cimzay has a CO TS reg, and no one has told us we need or should be assigned other wise. Not our problem, or in our power to even assign it. No one has asked to be a special snow flake here, but it would seem gimped has been singled out for harassment.
When we where asked to app, Spades simply said toss something up its just a formality. That doesn't spell super serious.
The weight you assigned a forum app aside, the 2-3 of us have shown no malice towards anyone, filled the ranks on the evening pvp runs and have been nothing but constructive assets each night.
I had a conversation with KY a bit later that night after i calmed down from the drama, and with his expectations set perhaps we jumped the gun with even apping. If the exception is that will need to come into CO and drop all ties and affiliations with other guilds and organizations, that's simply not gonna happen. I had a ton of fun in DF following spades and playing with a number of CO guys and reminiscing last night brought back some good memories. Its why i seeked you guys out to pvp with in the first place. The reality is, he seems to be the only one i talked to with those expectations. Everyone else has been gun hoe about us skipping steps and having us tagged under co. There hasn't even been on app on the forums since april of 2014, so i can understand people forgetting the process, but that seems to be taken out on us.
I think CO leadership needs to get on the same page with setting the proper expectations for recruits and applicants. I dont know where this leaves us personally, 2 of my guys are ban in ts for no fucking reason. Maybe its best we just enjoy some pvp together and put aside the entire thought of us joining. But i was told that's probably not possible. We may have some other hommies to catch up with before launch hits a full 1/4 year away.
Thanks
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Post by tron on Dec 19, 2015 16:38:09 GMT -6
can't comment on what happened, but if you are serious about joining CO you have to realize that it is a commitment. you give a lot and you get a lot in return. we're not a clan that is going to break up after in game politics... ie black cocks.. everyone has to work on being part of the group and part of that is putting at least some effort in the app process and being able to take criticism. I agree no one should have been banned when people were pvping when he was given Co tag just for convenience in ts not assurance of being a member. hopefully if this smoothes over we can all play together, but that includes someone being the better man and putting aside egos.
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Post by Exo Merquise on Dec 19, 2015 18:52:32 GMT -6
This incident has been brought to his Grace, Spades of House Covert Operations, First of His Name, King of the WoW and the First Men, Lord of the Agon, and Protector of the Realm attention and will be resolved.
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Post by Exo Merquise on Dec 19, 2015 18:54:35 GMT -6
on a personal note i just pvped with Gimped for 2+ hours and he was courteous,respectful and pro teamplay.
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Post by Spades on Dec 19, 2015 19:01:00 GMT -6
Also, on a side note, half of this is my fault due to me not emphasizing the importance of the application.
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Post by BillClintonIsARapist on Dec 19, 2015 19:53:54 GMT -6
There seems to be a disconnect between the expectations of KY and the reality of the expectations the rest of the leadership in Albion puts fourth. Let me be perfectly clear that neither i or anyone else Ive brought to co ts to pvp with you guys has any desire for drama and bullshit. Clearly a disconnect. First my interpretation of what happen last night; KY hoped in channel and harassed Gimped for his "CO" tag registration in ts which he neither asked for or has the ability to assign himself. Sounded off about his app while we where in the middle of pvp in a black zone, then promptly left the channel. About 5 min later he ban Gimped AND Cimzay from TS. He hadn't even had a conversion or exchanged words with Cimzay in any fashion. This isn't the first conversation I've had with him. Prior to last night, I had two other conversations with him where I asked him to re-do his app and asked when he was going to do it, to which he responded "yea I'll get right on that". I also posted in the application asking him to re-do it, and he didn't. You can do your best to paint me as a big meanie who was just out to get Gimped, but in the reality he brushed it off and didn't care, and clearly had different intentions than what I (and several others, mind you, not just myself) thought that he had. I also did not realize you were PvPing in the blackzone, and didn't intentionally try to ruin coms or anything by banning him. You guys were fingerfucking each other in town for all I knew, so sorry if it messed things up. It wasn't like I came in once, he didn't repost, and I banned him...I had given him multiple opportunities and after last night I was tired of it, so cut the cord. I banned Cimzay on accident when trying to ban Gimped, and he was unbanned right after. The reality of what happen early that day in my presence is SIXLETS, who has no app and has played very little was asked to leave force the guild we are currently in to join CO. He did so, because we had been leaning to jumping on board and hasnt been super active in beta. Not asked to app, not bitched at for having a "CO" ts reg and not recruit tag. He's current in the guild. Cimzay (who doesn't have an app either)and I where asked to drop tag to join and declined so wanting to further build the cohesion between the fellas im playing with and the core of CO just early before this. I have a "CO" TS REg, Cimzay has a CO TS reg, and no one has told us we need or should be assigned other wise. Not our problem, or in our power to even assign it. No one has asked to be a special snow flake here, but it would seem gimped has been singled out for harassment. Sixlets did have an app. He spent time making it and it was a fine app. He also came in and we chatted when he first joined. I can't speak for what was said in your initial conversations with spades or others, but if you were misled, I think you know exactly what we're looking for at this point. The tags in teamspeak had no bearing on my decision, that was just something I noticed. When we where asked to app, Spades simply said toss something up its just a formality. That doesn't spell super serious. There's a difference between one-word and one-line responses and writing a dissertation. Your app wasn't huge, but it was fine. His was a joke. It IS a formality, it's not like it's being graded like an SAT essay question. Just put an OUNCE of energy into it, and then from there we take you into TS and run with you for a while till we make a decision. We've had multiple players in the past, Darkfall specifically, who were very high in player skill...but every one of the clannhopping, egotistical douchebags all refused to post apps, which led to us passing on them during the recruitment process. As silly as an application seems, it's telling of a person's character. There's a reason why almost every person currently in the guild has been around for 5+ years, as I was saying to you last night. The weight you assigned a forum app aside, the 2-3 of us have shown no malice towards anyone, filled the ranks on the evening pvp runs and have been nothing but constructive assets each night. I agree. You guys are cool on TS, I seem to like you as e-people, and no problems there. Only problem is with your rebel attitude. Maybe that doesn't translate in game, but if we can't get past step 1 then we'll never find out. I had a conversation with KY a bit later that night after i calmed down from the drama, and with his expectations set perhaps we jumped the gun with even apping. If the exception is that will need to come into CO and drop all ties and affiliations with other guilds and organizations, that's simply not gonna happen. Your expectations clearly weren't set, so maybe we need to do a better job with setting them up front. That is what we're asking for if you carry the CO tag, aside from special circumstances that we decide upon upfront. We've had multiple situations in the past where friends from previous games temporarily tag with CO to run with them in a non-super-serial game we're playing and we're completely fine with that, as long as we know that's the intention. I didn't know that, and treated the application like any other application to actually join the guild. I had a ton of fun in DF following spades and playing with a number of CO guys and reminiscing last night brought back some good memories. Its why i seeked you guys out to pvp with in the first place. The reality is, he seems to be the only one i talked to with those expectations. Everyone else has been gun hoe about us skipping steps and having us tagged under co. There hasn't even been on app on the forums since april of 2014, so i can understand people forgetting the process, but that seems to be taken out on us. If I have to play bad cop and the rest of the guild play good cop, I'm fine with that, but know that I am absolutely not the only person that feels this way, and every one of our guild members who I've spoken to (and posts in another forum you don't have visibility to) agreed with the decision. Perhaps Exo and Spades feel different, but don't think that I went rogue on this - Gimped rubbed people the wrong way. For the record, we've had several apps since 2014 - after they're accepted or rejected we move them to a forum not visible to you. We've had more apps than I can even count to. I think CO leadership needs to get on the same page with setting the proper expectations for recruits and applicants. I dont know where this leaves us personally, 2 of my guys are ban in ts for no fucking reason. Maybe its best we just enjoy some pvp together and put aside the entire thought of us joining. But i was told that's probably not possible. We may have some other hommies to catch up with before launch hits a full 1/4 year away. We do need to talk about it. And you need to lay out exactly what you're looking for. PS, nobody is banned anymore. No, thank you.
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Post by BillClintonIsARapist on Dec 19, 2015 20:06:36 GMT -6
Feel free to edit the original app or make a new thread and just put a little more time into the app. All will be forgiven and I carry zero animosity. You guys are good people and I'd like to keep you around.
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Post by gimped on Dec 20, 2015 14:09:44 GMT -6
The gem has been polished. Can we touch tips now?
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Post by BillClintonIsARapist on Dec 20, 2015 20:12:56 GMT -6
Was that so hard? Recruit status granted.
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