Foxey

+1 Maybe replace them with Null or something idk.

Hi. I haven't really played the server in over a year. I resigned my positions in spring 2021, graduated, went off to college, started working all the fucking time and basically got on with life. So I speak now as someone who played the server heavily from 2019-2021 and now stands as someone who basically just comes back to check out updates. It's hard to really pinpoint any specific thing about the server. A lot of people that I interact with will chalk it up to oh, it's just gotten old. That could certainly be it- but it's got to be more than that. Most of my friends left the server multiple times and were drawn back in. Whether they were drawn back in by one of us begging them to come back or by a new and exciting feature that they wanted to experiment with- they came back. Eventually... they just stopped coming back. And so did I. I did the staff thing, I grinded my way up to HA while also serving as a BCMD playing the server for probably 60+ hours a week. I was Game Master Chief, I was a Trainer Officer, I was in high staff for half a year. It's a grind. It's so much fun the first time- especially if you're the type of person who loves pouring themselves into the work and having that responsibility. You've got ideas, you want to change the world for the better- but most times you can't. It's like Mavelle said above, there's so much you can't do that it's hard to stick with that lifestyle forever. Because of this, there's not a whole lot of replayability there. Maybe after a long break people come back to staff and work their way up to VA or HA, but let's be honest- people only give it 110% once. And they can only keep that up for so long. On the server side of things, I've been a BCMD. I've been Admiral. I've been in SOBDE, I've been a Jedi main. I've been a BH main. They all offer their own unique experiences. Gosh, I remember when I was just a humble 104th MEDX and myself and my MEDL would run around drugging fellow troopers and replacing their legs. Roleplay over Ruleplay. When I was a bounty hunter myself and my good friend worked closely with the Admiral Yularen at the time, acting as intelligence agents and trying to take pro-republic contracts and do good work. We had all-access passes to BCC in those days... and our own office. When I got tired of the clone and naval life I tried Jedi, ended up joining SOBDE- that was a blast... Bardan Jusik for something like 2/3 of a year, just kicking back and playing the game. No ranking up, helping with tryouts being the only responsibility, roleplay and fun all the time... Even when I was GMO or GMM and working on the largest, longest events I'd ever host- spending hours building and then hours more planning and then hours more actually hosting the event, I'd have a blast. An entire Saturday gone- no regrets. The issue now is that I'll sit here and remember fondly the many hours I played on the server. I'll remember those experiences and it'll make me thirst for more. And then I reconnect... SOBDE isn't what it used to be. Null is gone. Several battalions are gone from the server. Regiments have been rearranged. The trainings are different. The people are different. The community is different. I'll see people I used to know and I'll say hey, how's it going? And I'll hear it's just not what it used to be. And I think that's the issue... A lot of us long for the days of roleplay everywhere, of being able to hop on the server and experience something memorable on a whim. We spent a lot of time bhopping back in the day... but it's just different now, isn't it? I don't want to place blame on server leadership or on specific people in the community because honestly, it's probably nobody's fault. Whether decisions were better or worse in the long run I don't believe anyone was doing anything other than what they thought was right for the server. I almost wonder if this is just always destined to happen in gaming communities: the steady decline and longing for the old days. When Anaxes first dropped and the hype dried up we'd long for the simplicity of Endor. Other communities I've been a part of both on and off Garry's Mod follow a similar course. And it's a shame, cause every time I come back the models look sexier, the guns are cooler, and the map is nicer. The features just keep getting better and better... but the community feels like it's drying up. Probably doesn't help that people like me can't afford to play 60+ hours a week anymore. I guess that's what happens when the playerbase all become adults. Bit of a ramble, but this post was sent to me and triggered some thoughts I figured I'd share.

Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha Matt you're so funny, ily

I tried to come back, but uh... no free time. If Null comes back I'll literally quit my job to be at the tryouts though... Love y'all

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Yeah I was pretty cool, wasn't I? +1 lol

I've always looked at roll bonuses as a logical roleplay representation of certain individuals being more skilled at certain things. It makes perfect sense for a trained medic to be 5 or 10% more proficient in their medical actions than an amateur. It makes sense for medical officers or leads to be even more proficient than that. I look at roll bonuses as people specializing in a certain type of roleplay and therefore being more likely to succeed. I'd love to see them return, and if they did return I think they should be like the old days. Give officers their bonus for being officers, give specializations their tiered bonuses based on rank, etc.

my guy today is Tuesday

8/10 I had a lot of fun! The building was very nice and overall I'm very glad I was able to come back from my LOA and do something so fun. The story could have been a little more complex and I wouldn't have been opposed to Naval having a bit more to do on the operations end of things (the cleaning was cool for the NCOs, the mess hall was cool for the officers, but maybe next time we can run ATC for a bit or do more procedural stuff) but it unfolded well and I am looking forward to part two. As always Shockpoint I love your voice acting.

Because we're all trying to avoid you :)

o7, you were one of the people who could be counted on to speak their mind and even though that can be REALLY ANNOYING sometimes it's still a rare quality. Good luck out there Mitchell

RP Name: Naval Ensign Foxey | 2ndAC Sergeant Foxey Steam ID: STEAM_0:0:101435744 VIP (Y/N): Y Age: 18 Timezone: EST What was your previous staff rank?: Senior Administrator Are you currently staff on a different server?: No Why did you leave the staff team?: Left the server to take a break and focus on IRL stuff. Why do you want to rejoin the staff team? (3 sentence minimum): Because now I'm back, and I've always been in staff while I've been around. I enjoy helping out the server and I've got some fun stuff I'd like to do as a GM this time around. How do you feel your previous time as a staff member went? (3 sentence minimum): It went well, I remained at SA for the entirety of my return but I was able to do some amazing events as a Game Master and I achieved Game Master Manager under Shockpoint. 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

I used to just have !spectate bound to a key and you can just toggle it on and off when you need to in order to see how much health your event jobs or players have and where they are. Also sometimes, for larger things, I'd employ a game helper to do that for me (especially when deploying / involving lots of cloakers). Ultimately I don't think this is at all necessary, but if it'll help make events smoother for some GMs then sure, +1.

I remember Anaxes the first time around when it had just released, and even at 128/128 Anaxes always felt so empty compared to the Venators & other bases we were hopping between.