Synyster

4/4/5 Simplistic, bug blasting fun. kept us busy for a lil bit.

Others have made solid suggestions, and even though I haven’t played on the server in damn near 4 years, I still like to keep tabs on how it’s doing and seeing it’s fall from grace is saddening, honestly. I know there’s been plenty of changes since I last played, so feel free to correct me on anything I might be wrong on because I’ll be going off of what I last recall the server being like. I’m also doing this on mobile so apologies for any formatting issues. And bear with me here, this one’s a doozy. I’m working 14 hours today and have nothing to do but kick my feet up so I let my mind go on this one, therefor it’s going to be lengthy. A couple of ideas I’ve got off the top of my head would be a new progression system and a new battalion quartermaster system. The progression wouldn’t require any changes to the server, however the quartermaster system will. We’ll start with the progression system. As far as I’m aware the only form of player “progression” that this server has is ranking up in battalions and earning credits for cool weapons and stuff by simply playing. Nowadays most games rely on having robust player progression to keep player retention and I feel maybe it’s time Synergy follows suit. So, kinda piggybacking off of what Bbstine was saying, we could add personal accolades and/or server achievements, some of which could possibly grant rewards such as credits, crystals, hilts, temporary-use store weapons, etc. The accolades would be similar to that of those awarded on the OG Modern Warfare 2 (as it’s the inspiration to this idea. Can be seen here They’re not to be handed out like candy, however, and there needs to be some form of proof or a number of witnesses that can confirm this accolade was earned by this person. Now how would you earn an accolade, you may ask? Here’s the ideal process but is obviously not my decision if it was ever implemented. Accolades can only be earned during events, and are awarded during debrief. Before the GM makes/begins their event, they must select a minimum of 5 accolades that can be reasonably earned during the event that will be distributed during DB (there will be a list full of different accolades to choose from created by the big boys by this point). So if it’s more RP-based, then there should be more RP related accolades that can be earned, whereas if it’s action-packed then there should be more combat related accolades chosen. Before the event begins, the GM will notify all of the participants of the accolades that can be won to further entice more involvement in the event. During DB there will be a new segment before promotions to award these. The commanding officer of each battalion will nominate one player for each accolade available. The nominees can be from any battalion and can be nominated for multiple accolades. Players with the most nominations for an accolade will earn it, and if there’s a tie then they will simply roll for it. Now comes the tracking/logging part. Originally I figured it would just be tracked internally in the battalions but what’s the point of having accolades if you can’t flex them on the whole server. So basically directors or who tf ever will create a public document that can be viewed by everyone but only be edited by battalion intel members (ideally trusted ones such as the intel directors). (Alternative would be battalion intel members would keep track of awarded accolades and send weekly reports to a director or whoever has singular access to the document to update weekly) Now on to the battalion Quartermaster system. I remember there being a quartermaster role when I joined back in 2017, but it was just an RP role assigned internally within the battalions and didn’t actually serve any meaningful purpose. This changes that entirely. Note: This would require a server change to be able to implemented, so keep that in mind. The Quartermaster (further known as QM because I don’t feel like spelling it out every time) would be an actual clone role within each battalion. Only one person in the respective battalions would have access to this role and is decided by the battalion on who will take on this role. QM will be held to a high responsibility as they will have actual duties to fulfill, therefor they should be chosen wisely. BCMDs and XOs will have perms to this role in case there isn’t anyone currently in the role or for emergency purposes. What does a QM do, exactly? The QM will manage the battalions inventory and credits, spending their battalion funds on necessary equipment to keep them properly supplied at all times. *record scratch* Woah woah woah, back up. Battalion inventory? Battalion funds? HWAT? Yeah, so this is the part that will have to be physically created with the fancy coding wumbo jumbo the big boys upstairs do. The idea is to have an interactable locker in each battalion bunk that can only be accessed by those respective battalion members. These lockers will hold a stockpile of ammunition, starter weapons such as the DC-15 weapons, armor, and possibly other items, all of which are considered “consumables”. The only thing that can be placed back inside the lockers are the DC-15a/s weapons. Can make it so the remaining ammo in them is also stored or lost entirely, idc. The only way the locker can be resupplied is by the QM, who will have their own little “data pad” or whatever (a physical item they spawn with) that will pull up a shop-type UI where they can spend their battalion funds on supplies to load the locker up with. Battalion funds are earned via a new NPC that will be added to the map where the QM will go to get daily and weekly “allowances”. These amounts of credits would be determined by the directors or whoever. The costs of supplies are also subjective and would be determined by the big boys because I’m not about to do economy math here. Additionally (optional), the QM will NOT have access to their own credits typically seen on any other role. Instead the credits that show on their role will be the battalion funds, and these funds will also be displayed on a screen on the front of the lockers while there’s an active QM role being played on. When they exit the QM role (it would be advised to switch to a better role during combat scenarios) the last known battalion funds will stay displayed on the locker screen and will be updated once the QM role is used again. Another thing that will change because of this, is players in battalion roles will NOT spawn with DC-15 weapons, ammo, or armor (armor is subjective). They must acquire these from the locker after they spawn. All items acquired from the locker are lost upon death. Players will still spawn with store-purchased weapons, so this will mostly impact the newer players but it’s a good immersive change to give players a new form of interest in the server. Basic CTs will still spawn with DC-15 weapons. Okay yeah, I think that’s everything. I’ve said my peace

WHO THE FUCK KILLED DU. I CHECK BACK IN AND FIND ITS IN SHAMBLES. SHAMBLES I TELL YOU. No but for real, someone @ me if they try to revive DU. Ya boy will come off his 4 year hiatus for such an event.

8/10 got to be a commando who forgot to unsafety all of his high-end weaponry and only got off 2 shots before getting absolutely obliterated by like 13 people. Would do it again.

@Qal shit, Was gonna update it yesterday but forgot (I’m out of town). I ordered the parts and the majority of them should be here in a week, build time might take another week at most so am I able to extend this LOA by another couple weekS? (to 6/23 to be exact)

Still waiting on the Weaponized Banthas update 🤷‍♂️

Name: Synyster Staff Rank: SA SteamID: Can’t get it (see reason section) Length of LOA (Please specify date if possible): 2 weeks, 5/20-6/3 Reason: Literally a day after I got staff my PC fell down a flight of stairs (was moving it from my room upstairs to my gaming room downstairs and some dogs decided to jump on me and down it went), and it ended up getting literally Destroyed. The only salvageable parts were the CPU and the fan so I need to basically build a new PC. should take a max of a month, but I’ll start with 2 weeks Do you understand that if you go LOA on a named Jedi Character for more than two weeks, go on LOA on any RC character, or go LOA while being clone commander, you will be removed from that position: yes Do you understand that if you are going on LOA for more than two weeks you may lose your leadership position?: yee yee

+1. Dudes a good goober

As someone who’s seen his creative works, I can genuinely give this a fat +1 for the sake of wanting to see what he can bring to the GM table.

RP Name: DU LTC Synyster Steam ID: STEAM_0:0:46300388 VIP (Y/N): Y Age: 23 Timezone: CST What was your previous staff rank?: SA Are you currently staff on a different server?: Nah Why did you leave the staff team?: Life got busy, plus burnt out after a year and a half of "service" on the team. Why do you want to rejoin the staff team? (3 sentence minimum): Quarantine got me burnt out on everything else so i feel like coming back for a bit. I've got the urge to rejoin the GM team to bust out some bomb events like back in the day, as well. Besides, lets be real here, once you go staff, it's no fun going back to the normal life of a basic bitch on the server LMAO. I've got time to give the server some genuine events, along with enforcing rules and properly dealing with the late night minges again. How do you feel your previous time as a staff member went? (3 sentence minimum): It was fantastic, every day was a new adventure to say the least. I dove heavily into the GM program and gave the server some really unique events, such as Order 37, Operation Dark Eclipse (RC and Havoc Squad discover Order 66), and Operation Sandstone (D-Day). I also brought new and exciting trainings, events, and encounters to the main server with my crazy dupes and ideas. Let's not forget my Drivable fleet of Gonk Droids and flying bantha tanks. Do you understand by re-applying to get your previous rank back that you will be tested on your knowledge of the server rules and practices?: yes

It would definitely spice up engineer classes, as they’re already pretty lacking (always have been), but unfortunately this just ain’t it, chief. agreeing with points above, but also thinking about it from a logical point of view. These shouldn’t be used on Frigates in the first place. They’re designed for engaging infantry and light vehicles, not giant ass frigates. just because Gmod lets them make frigates go boom doesn’t mean they’re supposed to RP-wise, that’s why they banned use of blasters against frigates forever ago. Regarding the point where it would be less work for staff, it’s barely any different since you already need to get GM permission to use them in the first place. sorry my guy, but -1

Name: Synyster Steam ID: STEAM_0:0:46300388 Staff Rank: Senior Admin Were you VIP: Indeed Date: 12/14/19 Reason for leaving: Life is picking back up, GF is moving in, dealing with my Army Application, etc. Temporarily leaving the server to deal with that stuff, but i'll be back sometime later when it slows back down. Farewells: Been around for a year and a half, met a lot of great people, seriously wouldn't trade this experience i've had on Synergy for anything. From the Time i accidentally replaced Commander Bly's liver with a team of engineers that weren't even medically trained with another's liver and almost killed him, to the time I had 10+ people hanging upside down in ooc lounge at like 1am. @Dennis You's a boob, but you did well and I was proud to serve as your CMD for your 3 terms. @Trixx it's about time you became Doom, I know you'll do fucking well. @Poe My favorite Bly, specifically because you deadass stopped in the middle of a close range and heated firefight just to drink my event jobs' alcohol. @Shiz Traitor @APPLE You Lemony bitch and your resignation before mine. Suck my ass cutie. @Rohan You're probably the one person that i've seen hit so many high ranks, XO, GMM, HA, some higher rank in TR, idfk. Bruh what the fuck. G fucking G. @Squee My favorite Doom, served as your XO and damn was that crazy with the whole "group of DU that was gonna overthrow you" situation. @Hades Didn't really know you THAT well, but i do remember you being my favorite Game Helper because you weren't fucking retarded and knew what to do lmao @Jagger Keep up the good work with events, you're another one of those that i really enjoyed helping my events since you weren't fucking stupid @Neptune Another good goob who's a solid GM and great helper, keep it up mans. @Scribbles Didn't know you all that well, but your insanely amazing events is what pushed me to become a GM and sweat my ass off when making my own to try to match yours in overall fucking awesomeness. @Literally all of Doom's Unit. You guys are my fucking family. I joined the server to minge like a little shit, and ended up joining DU because someone said "DO YOU LIKE BIG GUNS AND SHIELDS?!? and i tresspassed screaming "I LiKe BiG gUnS aNd ShIeLdS REEEEEE", and bam, look how far i made it. CMD+ rank position for over 10 months straight (suck my flex), some seriously crazy events, creating Havoc Squad's lore, and just everything. It's been a good fucking ride and i'm glad as fuck i spent it with you guys. I'm sure im forgetting some @'s, it's late as hell and im tired as fuck. But all in all, thank you ALL for this seriously awesome journey of absolute autism. o-fucking-7

Name: Synyster Who helped (If applicable): Kestrel, ping, steel, dro Event Name: Synyster Farewell Summary of the story: A CIS Senator defected to the republic What was the result of the event?: The Senator was attacked by the cis, and the republic defended him and the base valiantly. Was this more of a role play oriented or "shoot em up" oriented event: Both IT'S BEEN A GOOD RUN, <3 YOU BOYOS

Name: Synyster Who helped (If applicable): Blur, Shiz, Ace Event Name: Operation Dark Eclipse Summary of the story: Delta and Havoc Squad were sent to infiltrate Kamino in search of a hidden order... What was the result of the event?: They successfully infiltrated Kamino and got the codes for Order 66, however they were being tracked by the kaminoans all along and were trapped before exfil. The Kaminoans attempted to wipe their minds, but failed due to the neurotoxins not getting past their sealed suits. The clones got away before they could be executed, however they feel Orders are orders, and dont care to share them with others. This Operation was Wiped from any possible records, therefor it never happened. Was this more of a role play oriented or "shoot em up" oriented event: Both

Name: Synyster Who helped (If applicable): Thegan, Ignis, Ping, Tonyy, Dash Event Name: Beastly SOS Summary of the story: The Venator got an SOS signal from a lone munificent, to which they sent an acclamator to investigate. They did so, and the acclamator was mysteriously destroyed. The events that happened to both the CIS and GAR ships then occured to the Venator, to which the nosegate was damaged by asteroids and they breached the ship. Beasts of all kinds began to spew from the meteors in large numbers, infecting many troopers and places of the ship. What was the result of the event?: At the cost of many good men, the meteors were finally thrown out of the ship and the beasts were killed. Was this more of a role play oriented or "shoot em up" oriented event: Shoot Em Up

Name: Synyster Who helped (If applicable): Mar, Duff, Apple, Dedman Event Name: Saving the Senators Son Summary of the story: The CIS kidnapped Senator Ivor Drake's son, and since she knew it would be a political nightmare trying to get him back, she paid some Mandalorians under the table to get him back. They proceeded with the job and indeed pulled the kid out alive, but they got shot down near Anaxes with the CIS close behind. What was the result of the event?: With the swift help from the engineers and jedi, they fixed the Mando's ship and they successfully got the kid out and back to Coruscant with his mother. The CIS showed up coming in hot, but were ultimately defeated by the combat veterans of Anaxes. Was this more of a role play oriented or "shoot em up" oriented event: Both

Rest In Peace to my favorite drunken Bly. Its been real boyo o7

I’ve watched you gracefully rise through the ranks of DU, Staff, and GM, and I’m happy to say you’ve more than impressed me. Simply put, +1. If you get Doom, I genuinely wish you the best with keeping hold of your sanity juggling around all those high ranks lol

Simply put +1. far better XO than I was. I’m definitely not saying I was bad, but damn Trixx has been basically Co-Doom with how we’ll he’s handled his rank and responsibilities. Plus he’s taken my creation of Brimstone and made it EXACTLY how said character is supposed to be. I doubt we’ll have a better Brimstone.

In regards to the commando droids, I had no idea that they were doing that as I was elsewhere. I apologize and wish I could get names, and as for the spawning I’m gonna be honest it wasn’t intentional. Most of the spawning was done randomly while we were far above the forest, so we couldn’t see exactly where everyone was. As for the droids being in areas that were already cleared, we’ll it is a forest full of occupying forces, it’s very likely that enemies could flank.

Name: Synyster Who helped (If applicable): Thegan, Swolsuki, Grief, Steel, Tonyy Event Name: Operation Sandstone Summary of the story: A High Commander of Field Deployments has been taken hostage by the CIS, who have set up a fortified base on a remote, uninhabited area of Kashyyyk. Said Commander has intel of a possible corruption plan involving clones (will be used for a future event) and 212th, DU, 41st, and 104th are ordered to get him back. If not get him back alive, then get that intel he has on his holodisc. What was the result of the event?: The battalions stormed the beaches of Kashyyyk, barreling past hostile Heavy MG fire, eliminating ground troops while enduring a constant barrage of artillery. They created a beachhead, moved forward together and destroyed multiple flak towers. After which they raided and destroyed a Munitions depot, and then stormed the final bunker and saved the Commander. The intel was appropriately dispatched to the right people, and Operation Dark Eclipse will ensue in the near future. Was this more of a role play oriented or "shoot em up" oriented event: Shoot em up

Damn, dude. I get what you’re saying. Sucks to see you resign because you were one of the people I actually liked having asa game helper. o7 see ya around the server man.

It literally was supposed to last like an hour, but since everyone kept shooting at it, it was way longer than expected lmao

Name: Synyster Who helped (If applicable): TechnoDad Event Name: The Beasts of Anaxes Summary of the story: After a few days of constant tremors around base, it was discovered that the tremors that were thought to be caused by nearby warring CIS and GAR forces was really the "Beasts of Anaxes", a beast that was thought to be just folk lore. What was the result of the event?: After the Jedi attempted to tame the beast, and almost did, it went berserk after troopers decided to fire upon it. After it constantly burrowing underground, causing structural damage, spawning smaller beasts, it had eaten a 212th trooper. But the Trooper was smart and had spare charges on him, to which he planted inside it's stomach. As it resurfaced he managed to get out and detonate the charges, killing the beast. However... There's a reason why the tale is called the BEASTS of Anaxes, and shortly after yet another beast of the same kind showed up. However, there's always a bigger beast... to which an even larger beast arose from the ground and ate the smaller beast whole. Being contempt with its meal, it didn't pay any mind to the troopers and burrowed into a cave and went back to its home in the core. Was this more of a role play oriented or "shoot em up" oriented event: Both

Name: Team Blue Milk (Synyster, Dennis, Elijah, Truffle) Who helped (If applicable): Named above, plus Ohio, Patricia, blur, Island, foxey, lights Event Name: Order 37 Summary of the story: Palpatine issues Executive Order 37, giving FDC Deadpan full authorization to apprehend Civilians with lethal force if necessary to find hiding jedi. What was the result of the event?: Forces rolled on Naboo, rounded up civies, and ended up finding and killing 6 surviving Jedi. They then went to Tatooine, stormed the city full of insurrectionists, got orders to eliminate EVERYONE (The women and the children, too). To cover up the massacre, Palpatine gave the order to nuke the city, leaving it in nothing but a pile of sand. The operation was officially wiped from the books when the Nuke went off. Was this more of a role play oriented or "shoot em up" oriented event: Both