[It's a cold day in hell.]

13 hours ago, Lovestruck said:

and let the people who can and will take your place.

Once they sign and send to IRS, we'll be good :) 

[9/11 TAKIN OVER]

a tribute to the events that occurred on September 11th, 2001. 
 

 

[Sock Monkey]

Hello all, for the past year and a half I’ve had the opportunity to serve as a member of management, and TRD for three years before that. I appreciate all of you who have assisted me and helped innovate what Synergy is today, I hope I did a good job.


Unfortunately life just gets busy and I dont want to stifle new ideas by being idle or not as attentive and hands on as I have previously been.


I will still be around on TS occasionally as I doubt CT Headquarters will come to an end, but I will be ‘resigning’ from Clone advisor as well as forfeiting any discussion of the Legend tag, I just would like to become a normal player again.


Thank you all for playing a big part in my life :)

[it aint easy being cheesy]

[Suggestion - Remove/Revamp the CC quiz]

Hello :)

The intent of the CC exam was to allow players who have previously played CWRP to skip the traditional training to save both their time, as well as our playerbase and staff teams time.

 

Assuming a CC training take 10 minutes we've saved 14,070 minutes or 234.5 hours of our players.

 

for the select times a player with ill intent comes on the server, its much more reasonable to have a staff member spend a couple minutes typing up a ban, then have a staff member train for 10 minutes, then have to spend a couple minutes typing up a ban after whitelisting. 


Jayarr sums it up really well, and if you look at the CC numbers I still keep track of below, we are well below peak TR program CC numbers making the TR team obsolete with staff members taking the occasional training and the rest going through the exam. 

 

Also for a short amount of time we had it so CCs could pass the exam but still needed a whitelist and it would lead to players in our late night timezones disconnecting after completing the exam because no staff would be available to whitelist. 

@Lovestruck 

[[Accepted] Dinaric's Ban Appeal]

Congratulations! Your ban appeal has been ACCEPTED.
You may be contacted by a Management+ to discuss your return.

// LOCKED
// MOVED TO BAN APPEALS - ACCEPTED

[Apology (So Sorry) *warning* serious topics]

Hello fellow FNAF enthusiasts 

If any of you have noticed this club has gone inactive as if recent. It's not what it looks like, we are still here. It's just @Sixtahas been going through a tough breakup and weve been prioritizing his recovery. 

To come back with a big return and to keep you all updated @Stockingswill be showing us his gym gains 

@coochisniperwill be whipping up a yummy dish to share with the class

@Daytona211will be publicly executed 

And I will be connecting to the Synergy Role-play server this weekend. 

 

Thank you all for understanding the situation

 

Please also post in the comment section your favorite UK drill rap song

 

 

Versock camping trip (not amogn us) 

 

 

[Add More Faces and Formations to CC training]

Name: Sock Monkey
RP Rank: Bacara
Suggestion: Remove faces & formations from the CC training & CC Exam


 
Implementation: Delete the two props that provide information on faces and formations and adjust the questions on the CC exam to reflect the removal. 

The following questions will be removed from the CC exam:

If a commanding officer calls face formations " L R A R F" Where would you be facing when completed?
 
If a commanding officer calls for a single column formation where would you line up?
 
If a commanding officer calls for a firing line what would you do?

Lore: sometimes

Other: 
Below is the pros and cons I believe the faces and formations provide to the community 

Pros: 
Enhances RP 
Standardized formations/faces all players know
Cons:
Prolongs the CC trainings/exam
Makes tryouts miserably boring
 
While there are lots of good things faces and formations bring, nobody actually uses them other than in trainings and tryouts. Afterward it's back to running around and shooting. Not all of the formations are even useful formations, the VIP and Prisoner diamond are taught, but who the hell would actually call those, its way easier to say “hey surround and protect the vip/surround and detain the enemy”. If battalions want to be unique and start utilizing formations they could easily create the RP through formation trainings in combat situations/simulations etc. There are ways these callouts can be utilized, but it doesn’t need to be taught to new players, and will speed up the training process and get them in the game faster, hopefully increasing our player population to users who would otherwise disconnect from the long training and make it so our trainers don't have to spend as much time and can get back to their battalions. 
 

[Post Your Spotify Wrapped!]

@Hanz

[I am not applying for Bacara]

Because I keep getting this question in game, In pms, Over teamspeak, etc I have decided to lay it to rest here. I will not be applying for Bacara. I do not have the time needed to make a good/attentive BCMD. I love 21st and it will always be my home, but it is also time for me to experience more things and put myself in a position where I’m more accessible to the rest of the server. Frankly I’ve been very insulated as Keller, focusing on just my battalion. I have not been making friends in other battalions or have really acted like a community figure. I rose really high extremely fast because my work ethic and dedication to 21st was what was needed in their command structure at the time. I have left 21st and joined 212th. My plan for the next few months on synergy is very simple: Engage in more RP, Try and make friends within and outside of my new battalion, and be a good officer in 212th. Maybe one day, after I have had time to open up experience new stuff, I will return to 21st as Bacara. As of right now, I’m leaving it to those with more experience. 

[🔑🔑🔑MAYOR KEY ALERT🔑🔑🔑IMPORTANT TIP!!!]

Just now, Sixta said:

Sponge isn't pretend 

[I neeed A Kanye Senior Quote]

"Some people graduate, but we still stupid
They tell you read this, eat this, don't look around
Just peep this, preach us, teach us, Jesus"

"They claim you never know what you got 'til it's gone
I know I got it, I don't know what y'all on
I'ma open up a store for aspiring MCs
Won't sell 'em no dream, but the inspiration is free"

"Made it to school with barely enough time to sign in
Yeah, I hear the alarm, yeah, I hear you, Mom
Yeah, yeah, I don't wan' be broke when I'm thirty-one"

"Do you even remember what the issue is
You just trying to find where the tissue is
You can still be who you wish you is
It ain't happen yet
And that's what the intuition is"

"I get it custom, you a customer
You ain't 'customed to going through Customs, you ain't been nowhere, huh?"

"We believe in God, but do God believe in us?
If we believe enough, will we ever get to know him?"

"Young Walt Disney, I'ma tell you truthfully
If you leave Mickey you gon' end up with a Goofy"

"We never had nothin' handed
Took nothin' for granted
Took nothin' from no man
Man I'm my own man"

"Back again, I used my back against the wall
Never called on y'all, never count on y'all
Always count on God" - Not Kanye, but from a Kanye song :)

"my greatest pain in life is that I will never be able to see myself perform live."

"Whether you broke or rich you gotta get this
Havin' money's not everything, not havin' it is"

 

 

Just a few for my man :)

 

[Donda]

Photo from the Versock Donda listening party, glad everyone could make it, had a blast!

[2 star baby!]

SHE IS SO BAD 🥵🥵🥵🥵🥵🥵🥵🥵🥵

[Bacta-Advertise the Server]

[lunch!]

I just started getting into gourmet cooking, being a single father I needed something within my budget to make for my kids after school, dm me your recipe it looks delicious.

 

I'll post one of my yummy projects below. I call it the Chicago style Ramen dog! (Recipe is secret sorry).

 

[New Haircut.. Thoughts?]

barber fucked my shit up 

[staff problems]

8 hours ago, Maverick said:

Let's name 2 other individuals who DIDNT apply for staff and are in high positions. Jad and Sock(to my knowledge they didnt) Jad was our Dev assistance for quite some time and he was moved into management. Sock wasn't staff but a TRD for the longest time. To my knowledge he was the only one ever to be offered Director like 15 fuckin times. Keep in mind, Not staff but an instant promo to help out not only the server, but the community as a whole. Of course he turned it down because he didnt want to.

@Jad

[Selfies!]

[In Memoriam board]

14 minutes ago, Comics said:

 

Also this is a sensitive subject so to call making a memorial "horrible taste" is a tad disrespectful.

If I passed away and a Garrys mod funeral is held for me, or a text screen is placed with "In memory of Sock Monkey" I would roll over in my grave
horrible taste is a perfect word to use, It acknowledges that the people are trying to do something good, but in poor fashion. 



-1 reasons stated above, public 'graveyard' not needed

[The server, and what it is]

2 hours ago, Jayarr said:

 

 To touch up on TR, the teamspeak rule is about all that remains with that. I believe joah did this, so not much is in control there. I've also heard it's because of the map, because of minges, all sorts of things. But in any light, it hinders a good majority of the rare CC we can catch these days. There is a server suggestion for this, I recommend giving it a look. Other than that, TR is looking healthy as always.
 

 

There has been a clear distaste from the community and the TR program when this rule was formed, I protested it heavily initially, but didn't have much say in the final decision, which is fine. I would like to see it go though, and hopefully the server suggestion passes. 
 

2 hours ago, Jayarr said:

4. Toxicity/Stubbornness
Now, I talked about a specific point just above about how people don't want to talk to higher ups in any light about most things. This is due to a multitude of things, mostly being that the people in charge can often be stubborn and stuck in their ways, or just won't budge at all. I feel as a higher up in any position,
 

 

I am guilty of this myself tbh, when @JBFox first protested a TRO rule that he didn't agree a few weeks ago I was pissed cause I was like damn, I made this rule and you're trashing on it, go away. I was able to sit down with him though and get his take on it, and initially I held a vote for TROs to remove it, but I didn't get many votes counted, so I am removing it myself because I disagree with the rule myself now (it will be removed starting friday for TROs who care ;) ). 
 

[Regarding lack of CC/CTs and the "TS rule".]

to clarify the purpose of this rule 

It was implemented because when CCs join a battalion they require TS, for those who are not willing to get it at the beginning are typically not inclined to continue on the server, and we are seeking members who want to RP and stick around, not screw around on CT for a bit then leave. an added benefit happened to be able to talk without interruptions of in-game people/ such as talking over each other, but that was not the main reason for the implementation.

 

Personally I dislike the concept, and think it was much more viable to train someone in-game, they enjoy the server, decide its worth sticking around and get TS  and join a battalion. I much prefer the tried and true way of in-game training, although the decision making on this rule was from @Joah who implemented it, maybe he can shed more light on it :) (idk if I hit  the core reasons it was added).

 

 

[Ban Appeal For BRUH]

This post hurts me, the argument, the ban reason, the video, everything...

 

@Enzyme why you perma banning this guy? the conversation that was happening is weird as hell, but regardless there were several better alternatives  

people can mute him

kick him from the channel

black list him

demote him

offer up punishment if he continues the conversation

or just ignore him.. 

 

Consent also has nothing to do with this, what lmao? 

if anything it could be qualified as harassment, but so is yelling at a person in ts for fucking up in a sim.

 

 

Overall Analysis

this is dumb as shit. 

unban him, blacklist him from 501st, problem solved.

[[Denied] Scribbles Ban Appeal]

-1

[Bounty Hunter Departure]

Name: Sock Monkey

RP Rank: General / Versock Clan Leader

Suggestion: Remove Bounty Hunters from the server

Implementation:

While the excursion we went on with the bounty hunters was no doubt a blast, and if given a chance to go back in time, I'd +1 it again in a heartbeat.
Unfortunately bounty hunters has faltered, with the excessive rules and documents, the departure of the visionary(Sanchez), The bounty system, motivation to play bounty hunter/ BH RP, and server as a whole has led to the collapse of bounty hunter.

Documents/ Doc Upkeep
Currently there are 5 separate documents and 3 forms in the public document channel in bounty hunter discord
When you want become a BH, besides already touching up on the ~15 page rules and regulations, and 4 page BH ROE, you are then introduced to a 5 page bounty mission guide, and 1 page daily bounty claim limit info, as well as an excel spreadsheet of like 10 tabs, regarding everything with BH, overwhelming I know, and once you have all that down you're set to play BH and begin completing bounties!!

When BH first started, keeping up with the demand of bounties and updating the docs was an absolute struggle, with none of the cabinet (mostly) knowing how to work the doc, let alone the 'Intel' who've probably done a whopping 0 things cause like none of them were taught how.

Creator
Sanchez had a vision, BH would be on the server, lawless, manipulative, up to trouble, a stake in the Republics side, with the potential to exploit BH greed for momentum in the ongoing war with the CIS for the Republic
At the release of BH, Sanchez was prepared, he created all of the docs above (for the most part) and unlike Sith, it was smooth at launch, people got BH trained and all started having a good time, Sanchez dedicated lots of his time(LOTS) updating docs, interpreting rules for people, adding new rules, while the first Guild Leader got burnt out and left at launch sadly.
As Sanchez faded off, it seems that full decision making fell on Palpatine(making ROE only) and the Cabinet/Guild leader, which led to issues of rules being interpreted differently by different people, and changes being made and not properly announced (ROE was weird at first, who can place bounties was a big issue, etc..)
Sadly this idea fell with its creators drifting.

Bounty System
Yay welcome to BH
Here fun bounties to do! Don't worry, you're more than welcome to go /me a few plants and take pictures to post to a form to get some 'renown' which makes you better??
BH bounty system feels like doing time killer side quests, except the game never implemented anything to keep track of it, so you have to go log it all on docs that get manually updated (not ripping on the cabinet at all they worked very hard) which can take some time due to the volume.
If you're questioning the activity and use of the bounty system or activity of BH as a whole, the last cabinet bounty created (from when this was made 3/15/2020) was 3/9/2020 and there were 11 posted, with 12 total bounty hunters completing them (the times claimable for each is 5) so 12/55.
(I don't even see a commission bounty for the month of March).

Motivation/RP
When we hop on BH we expect to get all our friends and run around and have a good time doin bounties, fighting enemies, and making renown/credits. This does not happen though
it ends up being 3 BH adverting to the Republic if they need help with anything as they loiter around the front gate of the base and do cringe RP with clones as they try to get in so they can go complete bounties that require them in the base
This leads to a cycle of BH acting friendly to the republic/being friendly, going in doing all the /mes, collecting all the bounties, and leaving.

Server
Currently as a Clone Wars RP server, that focuses exclusively on the Republic, it gives no purpose to the bounty hunters, as there is one faction, and NPC event jobs, if there were 2 or more factions or this was CW DarkRP, BH would work out and have a real use on the server, but its not, which makes BH purpose minuscule at best. 

Conclusion
I loved the idea of BH, sadly, under several circumstances, it has become unnecessary for the server, the only way I see it working is if actual dev work went into a GMOD addon or game mode that gave it an in-game bounty system and in-game renown and stuff
the doc upkeep was a temporary replacement, but has grown cumbersome with so many different ones needed to complete a task. 
Overall the excessive documents, departure of Sanchez, sub par bounty system, motivation and RP of bounty hunters, and Synergy as a server and its separate issues
has led to the fall of BH, unsalvageable in my opinion.

 

 

Add or Change: Remove all BH faction jobs  (not event jobs pls :) )

 

Final Comments

It was super fun while it lasted, a break from clones, and I still would no doubt support the addition to future separate factions, don't take this as we did with Sith as a bad thing, BH was a fun, good idea, but its vision and expectations couldn't be met with the capabilities of GarrysMod
The people that worked hard on this did a fantastic job, and I appreciate all the effort they did to make BH enjoyable for the time it was out.
But none the less a project we tried and didn't work out like we wanted, hopefully the future will see other bright ideas like BH that make our server stand out from the rest!

I know BH only came out about a month and a half ago, but no point keeping something around when its clear that its not likely to improve or have a random resurgence of active players again.