okay so for starters i'm not +1ing or -1ing, i resigned from the server because i was tried of all the drama, proof in point, ALL of this shit
so allow me to clear the air here, i'm a former DU officer, i resigned but was blacklisted because a noobie mistook my words of prediction as recruitment, i'll even share the whole damn conversation
1st. Squee does work odd hours, his activity sometimes isn't the best but before work and after work he's always on discord and sometimes even teamspeak, hell there have been times when drama has erupted in the battalion and he's logged in from his phone just to shut everyone up
2nd and i can tell you this from first hand experience, the XO and senior officers are usually the ones playing battalion commander when squee is not around, some of them even abuse their power as far as deleting messages instantly AFTER they've given a single warning and erased entire conversation leaving no evidence a conversation was had in the first place, in my opinion that is wrong, the conversation should be left alone for all to see so they know what is going on because 90% of the time when the conversation is deleted the drama just comes back later and the process is repeated
3rd and this has been a hot topic apparently, paying people, yes dennis offers his own money for recruits, there is also a trooper of the week which is often the recruiter of the week, sometimes though it's the intel hotshot who outshines everyone else, yes i am talking about ret, now at one point there was talk of offering money rewards for people who worked their way up to branch officers and leads, no idea if that ever became a thing though, i was already happy in ARF and wasn't about to leave for some petty cash i could make in a night AFKing while at work
4th this kind of goes back to 2, while squee does work odd hours and the senior officers do play BCMD there are times when it's taken a little too extreme to the point it is borderline power abuse, now i'll go ahead and explain, borderline is because when i was blacklisted it was a senior officer who did it, not squee, not high command a senior officer playing god
now then, i am NOT +1ing or -1ing, i'm more the fill in the blank person for everyone whom does not have all the answers, and now for the conversation that was had
now you can say the end is unnecessary but here is the simple truth, DU blacklisted 4 people for reasons that made almost no sense in my mind, i had decided to resign from the battalion because those reasons didn't make sense and i knew if i made too many waves i would be next, so i took the only logical step in my path, follow the outcasts because that's where i always fit in best, after i resigned and i saw how many people were leaving one right after the other because these 4 veterans got kicked out of their battalion i didn't see any redemption whatsoever, at this point though, i don't know what's going on with doom's unit, nor do i care, since leaving the server my stress levels have gone down 10 fold, now you could be saying "yeah i know that feeling" or "yeah right RL is too stressful" and i would say you're both right, yes RL is stressful but when you take it day by day and don't let the random drama of others bring you down your own day is that much more enjoyable because you're not burdened with other peoples bullshit
The Doomie Doom started a call.Last Saturday at 3:47 PM
The Doomie DoomLast Saturday at 3:48 PM
acer you there?
Ghost929Last Saturday at 3:48 PM
I am.
The Doomie DoomLast Saturday at 3:48 PM
okay so good news
Ghost929Last Saturday at 3:48 PM
What would that news be?
The Doomie DoomLast Saturday at 3:48 PM
if you want to join 327th you can
BUT
because of the whole DU, 501st hopping you have a small blacklist period to prevent more battalion hopping
Ghost929Last Saturday at 3:49 PM
I'm sorry. But I'm not interested in that offer.
The Doomie DoomLast Saturday at 3:49 PM
now my advice, wait it out, you can still be on the server you just have to be a clone trooper
?
Ghost929Last Saturday at 3:49 PM
I'm staying in DU.
The Doomie DoomLast Saturday at 3:51 PM
okay, but DU is on a downhill slide, they took a heavy hit in numbers and they may say "we'll recover" but the fact that they're recruiting known server minges like donut isn't going to reflect too good on them and it's going to speed up their eventual demise
Ghost929Last Saturday at 3:51 PM
I'm not going to let DU die.
The Doomie DoomLast Saturday at 3:52 PM
look you can say you're not going ot let it happen but here's the simple truth, it's not up to us as players, it's up to the server owner who sees everything going on and the fact that they're losing numbers hand over fist because of 4 blacklisted people
SO was recycled due to inactivity which caused them to lose some numbers, 327th numbers are soaring thanks to the DU members joining, DU is the only battalion left for the chopping block when 187th arrives
Ghost929Last Saturday at 3:55 PM
Please take this elsewhere. I've already told you I'm not interested.
now this is a direct copy and paste from discord from a Private Acer, he is/was new to the server itself, he didn't know much, he left DU to join 501st, rejoined DU 15 minutes later (thanks to haley/asohka for checking on that info), then the 4 blacklists happened, he then tried to rejoin 501st, he did get the 7 day blacklist from all battalions, he then left the server, so haley made it a perma blacklist unaware until later informed that a perma is only for AOS when you leave the server due to leaving to avoid punishment, this conversation was my updating acer that his original perma blacklist was only 7 days, now i want you to think about something, go ahead and bring out your spock side (if you don't know who spock is, you're not a nerd and need to go watch star trek, then you can call yourself a nerd and join the herd) anyways bring out the spock side and think about this logically from acers perspective, you just left DU, you joined 501st, you rejoined DU only to leave later and retry 501st, you realize your mistake and decide to stay DU, now if you haven't come to the conclusion that i did allow me to go ahead and explain, that isn't someone who is sure of where their place is, that is someone confused as hell and looking for a place they fit in, and THAT is the true definition of an outcast, someone looking for someone(s) to accept them as they are
now in closing, i bid thee all a good night, and a very good reading experience