Your CKEY (Including any alts you have):
- Isy232
- No Alts
Your Discord Name (Including any alts you have):
- Isy#8939
- No Alts
How often are you online to play/admin? (Timezone):
- EST, but I play when I am awake and do not have any work to do so it could be 2:00 AM, like when I am originally drafting this, or peak hours.
What changes, if any, would you bring?:
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Perhaps trying to establish intent more. If a player is clearly trying to harm others experiences I think they should get long punishments, but if they are trying to follow the rules and mess up some complex rules then I think punishments can be shortened significantly. People make mistakes and long bans may not always be necessary.
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However, if they then break this trust and break the same rule again they should not be let off easy again.
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Recognizing that people who play in critical roles often have to deal with a lot more situations where they have to make big decisions which can get them noted if they mess up. I’m not advocating to lessen punishments based on this, just when looking at someone’s history to take this into consideration. If you main captain you are more likely to have more notes than someone who mains R&D because you will be put into a lot more difficult situations as long as both players are trying to follow the rules.
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I would hope some other staff would put more effort into their tickets but this is being done for free so its hard to judge too much. I think I may have gone after some other staff in previous things a bit too much before considering this.
How old are you?:
- 18
Why do you want to be an admin?:
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Since there is a large lack of admins and I notice some of my tickets taking a long time to get a response or never getting one until after the round is over, causing a long delay.
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I was also somewhat inspired by a recent nations even run by Cae which I think I had a lot more fun in than I’ve had in a single round for a while. If I can help run events like that and make it possible to do them more often that would be nice.
How long have you been playing SS13?:
- Since December 2019. (IIRC, I shouldn’t be far off though).
How long have you been playing BeeStation?:
- Living 299h (100%)
On a scale of 1-10, how skilled are you in SS13?:
- Between all SS13 severs I estimate I have 1200 hours. I would say 9. There are some jobs and mechanics I have not touched because they seem plain boring to me, but those are few.
On a scale of 1-10, how skilled are you as an admin?:
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SS13?, 4, I know the basics of admin tools for testing PR’s but I’ve never touched the ban panel.
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As an admin in general, maybe 8.5. I’ve done quite a lot of hosting on different games, including Barotrauama. Barotrauma is an SS13 clone and the game is extremely similar to NSV.
Have you ever been an admin on another server? This is not limited to SS13:
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I’ve hosted both an Unturned arena server and a Barotrauama server. I have also been on the receiving end of adminning a decent amount here.
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The Unturned server was the first I’ve ever hosted publicly, I made it because there was next to no arena servers in the game and I knew port-forwarding so it didn’t cost me anything. It quickly filled up, not because it was good but because there was a large lack of servers. I promoted a bunch of people to admin who I probably shouldn’t have, didn’t demote them even though they constantly abused their powers. I started getting more bored of the game and wanting to win more so eventually I started abusing. People even knew I was abusing because sometimes I would mess up the commands, such as instead of “/i 15 1” I would do “i 15 1” and everyone would know. Then more servers were made and everyone left my shithole of a server.
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Then I just felt like shit, I’d fucked up and everyone left. That was 3 years ago and I was 15 and quite immature, I never knew how intoxicating the feeling of power can be. I’d like to think I learned from this and have matured somewhat.
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The Barotrauma server was when the game was still in its free public beta. The server was “Drowning Simulator”. I learned from my previous mistakes and set the main goal to make the server fun to play on, not just my personal playground where I get to act as god. There were other servers to compete with, however most had no active admins and there were some griefers who could easily ruin the game. The game was going through Crikent tide, think Ssethtide but smaller, which I was part of. I banned griefers, promoted some people to admin, some abused their powers a little. I demoted a few who went really overboard and were clearly just abusing. In trying to make it fun I did a few events at first, such as spawning monsters and putting players in control of them. People seemed to enjoy it. Eventually I got bored and so did a bunch of other people, some events got a bit out of hand and likely were only fun for myself, the one watching everyone die to monsters. However, by then most people had burned out and just wanted to see something new, which I was trying to do. Anyways, eventually I retired and passed the discord server on to another. It still exists, it is just rather dead.
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I think this server went decently well. For the most part the was very little admin abuse and most of it was caused my me being too reluctant to deal with admins who were abusing their powers (thankfully not part of the position I hope to occupy). That game has a lot less to do than SS13 and I had played it for 2 months straight. I do remember messing up a few times though. My biggest one is when someone who was banned for griefing was trying to message me and ask for an unban because “Everyone else was doing it too”. They were constantly messaging me with broken grammar and I was in a horrid mood that day so I took it out on them and permabanned them from everything. I still feel bad about that one now. This was back in the summer of 2018 (IIRC). At that point I had never really been on the receiving end of any adminning, so I really didn’t know what it was like to be on the other end. I sometimes think back to that and realize I was quite the ass.
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I’m going to include this because I think its relevant. In my time on SS13 I have been on the other end of a fair amount of tickets (most not on bee). Some I think have been handled well, the admin and me both agreeing that either I fucked up and should serve some punishment or that what I did was actually alright, maybe a bit borderline and to stay away from the edge more. Other times communication has broken down, questions go unanswered, bans get applied without any agreement or understanding and appeals get written. Some times appeals get accepted, other times rejected and I think “If they could have just explained that in the ingame ticket it would have saved a lot of time”. Then sometimes I still disagree with the bans, whatever, admins are trying to make the sever fun and sometimes not everyone agrees. What I want to try to do is to take the time to handle situations where hopefully I can agree with the other person on the other end of the ticket or at least develop an understanding. This will likely not always be possible, but I think I should at least try.
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Also, In the last year I have also been in another game where I have been in a position of power. In the game Arma 3 (Semi-Realistic Military FPS) I have been playing a lot of Zues. Zues is a gamemode where 1 person creates a mission live while other play it. Its like Dungeons and Dragons in an FPS game. I’ve been the “Zues” quite a few times and I actually enjoy making missions that people say are fun. Its decently fun to control units and fight the players, but I make sure to keep it in check to not obliterate them and ruin the fun. The Zues is often not responsible for the adminning, but I would like to think I have a decent understanding of how to make things more fun by using god powers. I honestly feel great when players say they enjoyed the mission. I hope some of this knowledge can be applicable to running events in SS13.
Do you have any alternate accounts on SS13? If so, could you provide their CKEY?:
- None
Your strengths:
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I’ve done stuff like this before and I know where I messed up. I think I’ve learned quite a lot from self-reflection and feedback from others from my previous times.
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I know I actually enjoy having others enjoy what I have created or help make.
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I’ve pretty much grown up with the internet and I’ve been in lots of communities where toxicity has been permitted. I’d think I am pretty good at not caring if someone decides to call me a bunch of bad stuffs.
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Since I have joined I have read almost every single ban under the bans page, its good advice.
Your weaknesses:
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Sometimes I go too far in an IC fight. Usually I realize and do my best to get them revived if dead.
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I think my common sense is out of whack. I never seem to agree on common sense with people.
Is there anything that gets you really mad, real fast?:
- Being forced to take crap from people. If someone breaks into my workplace and starts getting in the way I will wish to put them through glass tables until their skull cracks open. If you shove me and take my insulated gloves or another important item, I will want my revenge. I mostly just tell security and help them catch the perp or put them through 1 or 2 tables. I’d like to think I don’t go too far most of the time and if I do I try to make it right by healing or reviving the person(s) affected.
What do you think is the most important trait for a staff member to have?:
- Good intentions and effort. (I know its 2, I just think they are both very important).
What makes a staff team good?:
- Putting in effort to make the server fun.
What is a staff team’s purpose?:
- To make the game fun.
What kind of player are you?:
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I’ll admit, I’ve somewhat burned out of the normal doing your job bit of SS13. I spend a fair amount of time looking for new mechanics I have not yet mastered or trying to find a new fun gimmick. Most recently I’ve been larping as a wizard and preparing spells. (I’m pretty good at it, security has lynched me once and dissected me for implants another time).
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I mostly play chemistry now, you get to play with explosives and heal people. It also has many thing useful for gimmicks.
How do you think you will change once you become a staff member?:
- I really do not know the answer to this. I think I’ve changed for the better from my previous experiences as a person in power, however both of those times I have been the host. The server was running on my machine and I was god. I have no idea how I will change if I get accepted as an admin, but I hope it will be like the previous ones with a lot less fuck ups but lots of learning.
Note: In these situations I am assuming the server is MRP unless stated.
The clown slips the HoS and steals his gun, spacing it right after. What do you do?:
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Firstly, it depends on the context and reason. Was the HoS running around with it out on a greenshift? Was the HoS busy engaging in combat with a gang of cultists? Depending on the situation a lot can change. To get context I would ask the HoS player (who I assumed ahelped) what the situation was when the clown stole his gun. Then I would ask the clown player the same. If the stories align, there is our context. If not, time for the logs which I hope would log this sort of thing. If one of the players was clearly lying and not just misinformed I would make sure to include that as a note on their account or in a note if I make one later.
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Secondly, action. If the clown was not an antagonist but assisted some antagonists, it would depend on how clear the antagonists were. If they were a cult with halos, I’d think to note the clown, this is not good behavior. If the HoS was rumored to be abusive and was fighting a traitor who had not revealed themselves at all or who was actually being a good person and maybe assisted the clown with something I wouldn’t punish the clown. If it was a greenshift and the HoS was running around like an idiot with it out I would call the whole thing IC, the clown can expect a beating for it but it does not need OOC intervention at this time.
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If it was LRP, I’d think this would be okay to do at any time and make the clown valid.
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Thirdly, check for objectives. If it is a traitors objective I would replace the gun in the locker and delete the one in space.
A non-antagonist is sabotaging the Atmospherics loop and pumping plasma into the distro, along with dragging around a canister and releasing it into the atmosphere. Assuming that another admin is cleaning up the after-effects, how do you conduct the ahelp with him?:
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Firstly, if it is abundantly clear that there is no valid reason whatsoever to be releasing plasma I would teleport them into an admin prison or force them to ghost or something so they cannot deal anymore damage. This would only be if it is a clear and obvious case of grief.
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Secondly, establish context and reason. I assume in this situation I would see the person doing it instead of responding to an ahelp. I would ask the person why they were releasing plasma throughout the station. I would make sure to take a look around as a ghost, but also keep in mind that their perspective is flawed as they cannot see everything. Perhaps they could have also never played SS13 before and only stumbled upon a video that was a guide on plasmaflooding. I would make sure to ask for the video link if so, if they don’t have it, I assume they are lying on this claim as there is no way they memorized the video’s contents and then cleared it from their browser history.
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Thirdly, action, if they can provide proof that they had no idea what they were doing I’d think to warn them and job ban from atmos and CE for a week, but likely ask another staff member for their opinion. If the cult had converted 90% of the station and was literally summoning Nar Nar, I’d think it would be acceptable but I’d also want to ask another staff member for their opinion. If it was a greenshift and grief, perma until appeal but I would definitely want another staff members opinion here.
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I don’t think my actions would change between MRP and LRP.
A chemist who is working alone accidentally mixes an explosive mixture inside of his chem dispenser, instantly killing himself and destroying the machine, along with exposing Chemistry to space. Nobody else was injured aside from him as a result of his actions. What do you do?:
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I’ve done this one before as a chemist…
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Firstly, if they are a non-antagonist I would seal the breach if it exposed any room other than chemistry to space.
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Secondly, I would check the chemists notes, if they had done this thing maybe twice in the last week I would make sure to remember that.
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Thirdly, I would bwoink the chemist, asking them if they understood what they did. If not I will try to help them understand what made them explode so they do not do it again. I will then apply a note to them just mentioning that they accidentally blew up chemistry. If they have done it a lot recently, I would consider job banning for a single day or a few hours.
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Finally, if the explosion killed anyone else besides the person who mixed it I would see if they are being revived. If they are actively being revived by a doctor I would leave it. However if they were not being revived due to medical incompetence or a lack of doctors I would offer to heal them, provided the accidental explosion was the reason they died and they did not get pushed into the breach by a traitor or something.
Ending Notes:
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I cannot guarantee I will be great admin material, knowing my own history, but I’d like to think I’ve learned enough to be decent and I do want to try to make the game more fun.
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I do have some notes, however those are mostly from misunderstandings of the rules and the most recent was a month ago. I’ve always tried to follow the rules, but rules are hard. If you want proof of this I’ve appealed every ban I didn’t understand and asked questions until I am sure I fully understand things and will not make that mistake again.
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I think intent matters the most in an action. If it is clear someone is actively trying to ruin the experience for others they should be punished greatly, if it is clear they fucked up when trying to follow the rules I think a note would work in most situations.
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I got an odd pleasure writing this and thinking critically about my past experiences with positions of power, it is weird. Even if this does not get accepted I still found it interesting to do this.