Cryotec

+1 You know what im going to say, but im going to say it anyway. Don't burn yourself out. Good luck.

Name: Cryotec Steam ID: STEAM_0:0:46369299 Staff Rank: Admin Are you VIP?: Yes Date: 25/09/22 Reason for leaving: Life's too busy for me unfortunately. As much as I wanted to take on this role, I just can't reasonably see myself being active enough to hold it. Farewells: Synergy Staff Team for trying their hardest to keep the server alive, I truly hope it works out. Sorry for the short resignation, I'm too tired to write out an essay.

Name: Cryotec Staff Rank: Admin SteamID: STEAM_0:0:46369299 Length of LOA/ROA (Please specify date if possible): 16/09-23/09 Reason: Moving interstate and moving into a new house Do you understand that if you go LOA/ROA on a named Jedi Character for more than two weeks, go on LOA/ROA on any RC character, or go LOA/ROA while being clone commander, you will be removed from that position: Yes Do you understand that if you are going on LOA/ROA for more than two weeks you may lose your leadership position?: Yes

Void this, just had some irl stuff pop up and I'm defs not gonna be around to do it.

You've probably never seen me IG due to time zones because I can honestly say I've never seen you around either. I live in Aus so there's a decent gap in time there. And I did say in my app that I reached out to Keegan (41st doesn't have a BCMD atm so they're the closest) and I haven't been able to reach Bleach for a while, but I have been trying. I've seen you ask this and I'm genuinely curious as to why. I get the feeling that no matter what I say you won't change your mind, but you know that there's active HC now who's ex-CG? And I can genuinely say that I don't think I know you, so why the CG hate?

Of course, I can completely understand about doing repetitive trainings. That's why I mentioned in my App that I would discuss it with Rancor HC to see what would work best for everybody. One Idea that came was for ARCL's to be able to train ARC Selections for a while until Rancor built their numbers back up so the same people aren't doing it every 5 minutes, whilst still letting Rancor handle Leadership Try-outs as they see fit. The plus side of this is that it allows more manoeuvrability to move around ARC Selections based on the Regiment rather than the times that Rancor can actually host it, plus it allows Rancor to take a break from being harassed about Selections every 5 minutes. The only downside is that Rancor would have to monitor the Selections from the Regiments (maybe the said Regiment or Battalion can only host it 1-2 times / wk). Thats just one idea. As for the comment I made about the "better guns", that wasn't aimed at Rancor in its entirety, that was only aimed at *most* people I have seen get ARC status. Whenever I ask somebody why they went for ARC 90% of the answers are "We get wrist blasters and Westars". That's something I would like to hear less of and thats why I would like to work on that.

Steam Name: ChaoticCryo | Synr.gg RP Name: Broadside / Cai DuLace RP Rank: Executive Officer Steam ID: STEAM_0:0:46369299 Regiment you are applying for: 10th Sector RCMD Why should you become a Regimental Commander?: Throughout my time in Synergy, I have always been a part of 10th Sector. I have an unequivocal love for the Coruscant Guard and the rest of the 10th Sector Regiment and the rest of the Battalions within Synergy. I believe I would make a great RCMD for 10th Sector as I have a long experience with the Coruscant Guard (SGT-XO twice) as well as a multitude of relations with both Rancor and the 41st. I already have plans in place and in the works for improving, not just relations between the three 10th Sector Regiments, but relations between 10th Sector and the rest of the Regiments and Battalions as a whole. I believe I have what it takes to be a great third and final RCMD to complete the trio with both Meow and Finn, and I know that if I need help or assistance with anything at the start of my term that these two will be able to help me out. Availability: 7 Days A Week Unless: Sleeping Studying Shidding or Working (subject to change as i just left active service within the ADF) Give a brief overview of your achievements and experience on the server: 2019-2020 Coruscant Guard | SGT to XO - Tracker Officer to Tracker Lead - ARC Officer to ARC Lead - Intel Deputy Director - CG Thorn, Hound and Grey (First and Only) 2022- Coruscant Guard | CSM to XO - Tracker Lead and Hound - Successfully Reimplemented Disciplinary Branch and Disciplinary Director - Interrogation Officer - Reimplemented Heavy Ordinance and Heavy Ordinance Officer Do you have a microphone?: Yes Where do you want your regiment to be at the end of your term?: I wish the regiment to be at a point where they are consistently working together as a team again. I have noticed within the last few months of being back in Synergy that there appears to be quite a gap between the Coruscant Guard and 41st/Rancor. My goal is to close that gap between regiments have them continue to do trainings and deployments together to consistently improve their communications, combat effectiveness and relationships between the three of them. This is something that, if I was to get RCMD, I would be happy if it was the only thing I achieved during my term. My final goal is to see Rancor, 41st and CG all work together and not be at each others throats for one reason or another. As for individually: Coruscant Guard: Relations and Joint Trainings: My main goal with the Coruscant Guard is to improve their relations with the other Battalions and I mentioned earlier in the application. If I get this role as RCMD, it will allow me to oversee and organise Deployments and Joint Trainings which, in turn, will improve the Coruscant Guards relations with the other battalions throughout the server. I have discussed this with Keegan/Shrimp already (and hopefully Bleach by the time this goes through) and we are currently working on organising some more joint trainings or even just socialising between the three Battalions. Public Standing: As we are currently and constantly working on already, I wish to improve the public figure of the Coruscant Guard. People tend to have a negative outlook on CG since they are the Peacekeeping/MP Battalion of the server, and with the help of Tessa we are always striving to improve that reputation. Putting me in the RCMD role will allow me more opportunities to improve this public standing of the Coruscant Guard 41st: Activity and Numbers: My first port of call is to help Keegan and the rest of the HC of 41st to improve their recruitment drive. I can see the current chain of command of the 41st have a passion to revive the Battalion so I want to help them achieve that in any way that I can possibly help. Trainings and RP: I want to expand on the Translations RP that the 41st provide. It isn't very often that they get to use this training and I would like to give them another reason to use it, whether or not that means help give them events/deployments that specifically caters to that or even just have it used more often during RP. This will include liasing with the GM team and now that I am an Admin, I will be writing up ideas on how to achieve this. Rancor: Increasing ARC RP and Trainings: I would like to be able to increase the amount of actual ARC RP and the amount of ARC trainings that are done. ARC are specifically seen as Special Forces, and I believe that they should have some form of RP that shows that. As I stated in my last app, I want to achieve this by figuring out a way on how to make ARC's RP more predominant rather than just "they get better guns". As for the trainings, I wish to talk to Bleach (when we are both available) about Rancors future and where ARC Stands, and where he wants to improve on it during his time as Rancor HC. This is something that will take time and not something I have been able to do since (as far as I know, due to timezone difference) I haven't been able to catch him to talk about it. Numbers and Activity: As the same with 41st, I want Rancor to flourish and become a Battalion to be reckoned with on the Battlefield. I will be liaising with Toaster and Bleach to see how we can improve recruitment and improve activity of Rancor. How do you plan to improve relations within your regiment?: I know that all three regiments have had some recent history of minginess, which some of it is not their fault in the slightest. As I have stated above, I want to work together with all the BCMD's to get rid of this stigma and show the rest of the Battalions that the 10th Sector is not what some people claim them to be. With this, I will be working hand-in-hand with every BCMD in and out of 10th Sector to see how we can improve on this without stepping on their feet within their respective battalions unless asked to intervene or give my perspective. Do you understand that if you go inactive that you will be removed from your position?: Yes i do. Do you understand that your position has a three month term limit and you must reapply after three months to maintain your regimental commander rank?: Yes.

I put in my application on my 5th day from when I was promoted to colonel. The reasoning behind not getting a waiver is because: 1. I'm not going to put in my application on the 7th day and make Ganar wait another 7 days before we both get an interview. Doing that would be a real arse move so I didn't see it as an issue since the application takes 5-7 days to go through anyway. 2. If I did wait for the full 7 days to put it in, then the extra 3-4 I needed to wait, I would have been on LOA by then because I'm moving states so I wouldn't have been able to attend anything until I got set up. But if I genuinely needed to have waited the extra two-three days before i put it in then feel free to void the application. I'm also writing this from my phone at work so I apologise for not answering any other questions as I wrote this.

I don't understand why you keep saying "Not even a vague draft". I have given explanation of what I would like to achieve in my term, I went into even further detail in the reply to Mystic. I'm sorry my explanation doesn't satisfy you, but I have a plan and I can see that I do.

I get where you're coming from, but i'm also not going to completely plan out everything I plan to do within the time frame I would be RCMD before I even get potentially looked at for it. There's a lot I would want to do when I get it, and I am in the process of getting things underway, but I'm not going to completely plan everything out before I'm even looked at for getting the position. At the same time, I still have to look after CG for the next 6 days because Tessa is on ROA and has asked me to step up while she is gone. I don't plan on overwhelming myself with work before I even get it. And as the saying goes, Rome wasn't built in a day, but they were laying bricks every hour. I do get that this is a video game, but in that case should we remove RC because they are based off Special Forces too? Should we remove the words Regiment and Battalion because they are based off IRL words too? And as for my overall action plan, I refer you to what I wrote in "Where do you want your regiment to be at the end of your term?" And yes, as I wrote: I'm happy that you're asking these questions Void but I do not have everything set out in stone. I have the foundations laid, I have discussed with the people I have needed to and everything is falling into place if it happens. But again, I'm not going to write everything out and make sure every nook and cranny is fixed before I submit it because 1. If I don't get it, it would have been a waste of time that I could have put into something else. 2. I also STILL am the current XO of CG, so I need to focus on that too 3. Im studying almost full time and working part time. I'm not going to waste hours on writing stuff up that I'm not guaranteed thats going to happen. I'll lay the foundations, so if I do get it then its already set to go.

Of course I understand your caution, and yes I have been a part of the community for a total of two years at this rate. As you can see in my history, I was a previous XO of CG, so all the time has added up and I am eligible (unless for some reason I don't, but I haven't been told no otherwise when I talked to people about it). When I was ARCL, we defined ARC RP as things that "only Special Forces would be able to achieve" and based this off real-life scenarios. So as an example, one passive RP example I've seen was being able to determine the types of tracks that a speeder left once they drove away and what direction. Now I already know what im going to hear from this. "But Cryo that's what Trackers and ARF do anyway? Why are you labelling that as ARC RP?" Lets be completely honest here, I don't think I rarely ever see trackers from any Battalion implement the tracking skill during passive RP unless otherwise prompted, and as Special Forces being jack of all trades, they would also have this ability and/or training/experience from the field. As for active RP, another one I did on occasion was I would have my team scale a wall during deployments with their equipment by making successful rolls on deploying said equipment and making successive rolls to keep stabilised. If they fail the roll, they fall, if they succeed they gain a flanking route and potential high ground advantage. Thats what I had in mind for increasing the ARC RP, but it was also something I was going to talk extensively with Bleach about. Its only a draft, as my goal is to work with the Commanders of Rancor to see what suits them best and what they would like to see without stepping on their toes. Im sorry I really don't get what you're saying here? I have explained what I would like to achieve as my time as RCMD and given explanations on how to do it, the only thing I didn't really touch on was recruitment but that's because that's a variable factor that doesn't entirely rely on me. Everything else I explained in detail what I would like to do and how I would do it, but a lot can change. I also can't set a game plan in stone until I actually get to do it, let alone doing multiple at once without actually being in the position to do it. Thats like writing up a playbook for a team when you're not even a coach, let a lone a part of the team. All these are indeed ideas that I would *like* to achieve, but there's a lot of factors that come into play on how I would achieve it and if I could. But thats not to say that it won't stop me from trying.

I can answer any questions you all have :) To start off, the reason why I ended up being promoted so quickly is because I was a pre-existing CG XO, I came back into the Battalion to help CG as they weren't in a great spot when I came back. My original plan was to go for RCMD because thats where I left off last time before I had to unfortunately leave due to work reasons. Tessa and I have discussed this multiple times over the last week or two and my original plan was to put in this application in a week when Tessa gets back from ROA. Unfortunately my hand was kinda forced with Ganar putting in his app, which its a win/win situation if either of us get it. I didnt discuss it in the application so it open ended and if people want to ask questions, they can just as you have. Bleach and I have discussed the future if I went for RCMD (as I have with Keegan too), and we have an understanding on what he would like to see from me if I got RCMD, which the only thing he asked was to let BCMD's run their Battalion and not step in unless very much needed. As for the ARC RP, a great scenario was given to me from the Staff team during a deployment not too long ago and considering ARC Troopers are the Elite, there should be signs that they would only notice (much like RC would). Whether this be something as small as tracking, to scaling up a wall with their equipment, I would like to give them the option and the thought in their head that they can do things other troopers couldn't. I know first-hand that ARC can produce some of the best RP on the server (I spent more than a few terms as CG ARCL). I know that there has been bias in CG in the past, every Battalion does it and every Battalion looks after their own. But there needn't be any worry about bias from my side. During my term as Disciplinary Director of CG, I was the one dealing out punishments toward CG who were mistreating the baton and I had to do my fair share of punishment (which is something that nobody should have to do, mind you). As for the comment about "will being in charge of your old battalion be in the best interest of the other 2 battalions", I believe that the answer this question is obvious. Would you rather somebody who was a part of 10th Sector as the 10th Sector RCMD or would you rather somebody who knows and had nothing to do with any of the Battalions of the 10th Sector? I do feel like this question is a bit of a bait question though, and i'm sorry if it isn't. This answer is to no disrespect of Ganar and his abilities, as goes without saying. There are a few ideas within the Pipeline that I have discussed with Keegan about the future of 41st and how we can further develop 41st. One idea we discussed was merging CG and 41st into daily activities, which would show two great Battalions working together and would encourage people to hopefully go "That's cool, i'd like to be a part of that." Another thing that I would like to discuss with Keegan (which I wasn't going to bring up), but I would like to bring Translations back into the fold and it be more predominant in 41sts scene. It is one of their skillsets that isn't used as much as I would like to see it and I believe that bringing it back into events or just daily RP would be very beneficial for not just 41st, but the server as a whole. This is a well put point, CG has been a bit of everywhere over the last few years and I will admit that I did forget that we used to have Regiments such as Spec, Siege and Attack back in the day. So I will admit that that passed over my head as I was writing it and I do apologise. I think by the "improvising battalion relations" you meant improving so im gonna base it off that, and I already answered that question above. I feel like I also answered the majority of this question above but to reiterate, I would like to see 41st, CG and Rancor working together a lot more frequently to improve everything they do with each-other. From Battle-Comms, to Deployments, to something as simple as trainings. I've seen some great RP from all three individually, but what I want to see is all three having the same standard of RP at all times, with eachother or other Battalions. Of course, this was actually up for discussion not too long ago but it never went through because we all came to the conclusion that CG will never really fit in anywhere. People will always have "hate-boners" for CG and what we do, and no matter what we do to try and minimize that, there will always be something that happens that will annoy somebody. And as I mentioned earlier, Battalions will always look out for one another until they are proven in the wrong. But in saying that, CG is always trying to improve relations with everyone, and I believe we have done a tremendous job as of late. But in addition to saying that, we have a job given to us by the Founders that will take precedence over anything else, and unfortunately because of this, ties are severed very quickly with Battalions when either a CG Member or one of their own does something wrong. I hope this answered all of your questions :)

Steam Name: ChaoticCryo | Synr.gg RP Name: Broadside / Cai DuLace RP Rank: Executive Officer Steam ID: STEAM_0:0:46369299 Regiment you are applying for: 10th Sector RCMD Why should you become a Regimental Commander?: Throughout my time in Synergy, I have always been a part of 10th Sector. I have an unequivocal love for the Coruscant Guard and the rest of the 10th Sector Regiment and the rest of the Battalions within Synergy. I believe I would make a great RCMD for 10th Sector as I have a long experience with the Coruscant Guard (SGT-XO twice) as well as a multitude of relations with both Rancor and the 41st. I already have plans in place and in the works for improving, not just relations between the three 10th Sector Regiments, but relations between 10th Sector and the rest of the Regiments and Battalions as a whole. I believe I have what it takes to be a great third and final RCMD to complete the trio with both Meow and Finn, and I know that if I need help or assistance with anything at the start of my term that these two will be able to help me out. Availability: 7 Days A Week Unless: Sleeping Studying Shidding or Working (subject to change as i just left active service within the ADF) Give a brief overview of your achievements and experience on the server: 2019-2020 Coruscant Guard | SGT to XO - Tracker Officer to Tracker Lead - ARC Officer to ARC Lead - Intel Deputy Director - CG Thorn, Hound and Grey (First and Only) 2022- Coruscant Guard | CSM to XO - Tracker Lead and Hound - Successfully Reimplemented Disciplinary Branch and Disciplinary Director - Interrogation Officer - Reimplemented Heavy Ordinance and Heavy Ordinance Officer Do you have a microphone?: Yes Where do you want your regiment to be at the end of your term?: I wish the regiment to be at a point where they are consistently working together as a team again. I have noticed within the last few months of being back in Synergy that there appears to be quite a gap between the Coruscant Guard and 41st/Rancor. My goal is to close that gap between regiments have them continue to do trainings and deployments together to consistently improve their communications, combat effectiveness and relationships between the three of them. As for individually: Coruscant Guard: Relations and Joint Trainings: My main goal with the Coruscant Guard is to improve their relations with the other Battalions and I mentioned earlier in the application. If I get this role as RCMD, it will allow me to oversee and organise Deployments and Joint Trainings which, in turn, will improve the Coruscant Guards relations with the other battalions throughout the server. I have discussed this with Keegan/Shrimp already (and hopefully Bleach by the time this goes through) and we are currently working on organising some more joint trainings or even just socialising between the three Battalions. Public Standing: As we are currently and constantly working on already, I wish to improve the public figure of the Coruscant Guard. People tend to have a negative outlook on CG since they are the Peacekeeping/MP Battalion of the server, and with the help of Tessa we are always striving to improve that reputation. Putting me in the RCMD role will allow me more opportunities to improve this public standing of the Coruscant Guard 41st: Activity and Numbers: My first port of call is to help Keegan and the rest of the HC of 41st to improve their recruitment drive. I can see the current chain of command of the 41st have a passion to revive the Battalion so I want to help them achieve that. Trainings and RP: I want to expand on the Translations RP that the 41st provide. It isn't very often that they get to use this training and I would like to give them another reason to use it, whether or not that means help give them events/deployments that specifically caters to that or even just have it used more often during RP. Rancor: Increasing ARC RP and Trainings: I would like to be able to increase the amount of actual ARC RP and the amount of ARC trainings that are done. ARC are specifically seen as Special Forces, and I believe that they should have some form of RP that shows that. Numbers and Activity: As the same with 41st, I want Rancor to flourish and become a Battalion to be reckoned with on the Battlefield. I will be liaising with Toaster and Bleach to see how we can improve recruitment and for the Battalion. How do you plan to improve relations within your regiment?: I know that all three regiments have had some recent history of minginess, which some of it is not their fault in the slightest. As I have stated above, I want to work together with all the BCMD's to get rid of this stigma and show the rest of the Battalions that the 10th Sector is not what some people claim them to be. With this, I will be working hand-in-hand with every BCMD in and out of 10th Sector to see how we can improve on this without stepping on their feet within their respective battalions unless asked to intervene or give my perspective. Do you understand that if you go inactive that you will be removed from your position?: Yes i do. Do you understand that your position has a three month term limit and you must reapply after three months to maintain your regimental commander rank?: Yes I do.

I, personally, 100% think its the server pop. When the server is popping off with 50-60+ people, there's consistently more events and encounters, people in Battalions are encouraged to get on because they go "Oh damn there's 50+ people on!", and that's what people love to see. I'm also guility (and im sure a lot of other people are too) of seeing 15-20 people on, knowing they are AFK and saying "Its not worth it." Without the server pop, everything degrades, especially RP. I also agree with @Keegan, we need more exposure to boost that player pop. Getting YouTubers/Streamers or whoever to advertise our GMod server might be a good course of action but it also could be completely fruitless. But its better to try and fail, then not try at all.

5/5/5 Something nice to pass the time with some good RP. Nothing bad I could say about it.