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Hello, 

My name is Day/Khufu, I am the new GMD of the Gamemaster team and have been with Synergy for 2 years now. We will be going through some gamemaster changes in the coming weeks which I am excited to share with you all! 

My goal is to bring event quality up and work on brining quantity up once we have a good standard set. Feel free to contact me in TS3 or Discord if you have questions all the changes are listed below and in the source document  (it is easier to read on the google doc)
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hoHYrm1sxxKoet8P9gCZaaZwCWNcSmZmEJpaJFq_KwQ/edit?usp=sharing

More changes are coming, and documentation will be written to expand on these, If you want more info feel free to reach out

 

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(Consider this my application since I never posted one)

Name: Day /Khufu

SteamID: STEAM_0:1:59859630

Current Staff Rank: Senior Administrator 

Are you Currently a GH?:Yes

How long have you played on the server? [Hours]: 2929:52:05.

From 1-10, what would you rate your knowledge of the Clone Wars?: 8/10

How good are your Communication and Leadership Skills?: 8/10

Do you understand that if you are inactive, you will be removed from the program?: Yes

Give us an Event idea that you would like to produce: Operation: Broken Bark

Place the links below of at least 2 Events you have been a GM for (Optional)

Some notable ones

Battalion of the Year

Galactic Conquest Part 1

Operation Roggwart Shield

 

Changes to the Program:

1. Documentation: Events must have a Document associated with them, these documents are NOT meant to be a shackle but meant to be a plan of action and a companion for you during your event.

These documents MUST be completed PRIOR to an event, you can feel free to make enhancements during or after an event but all required material must be at least partially completed prior to the event start. This will count

I encourage you to plan these out thoroughly before your events so that each event has each action thought out and you are never in a position where “Oh crap, I didn’t think the players would do that”.

Event Example / template: Operation: Broken Bark
Required fields:

In game lore of the event: The lore this event (can be as big or small as wanted)

NPC Overview:  The HP, Accuracy, Model and other data about the enemy NPCs
Event Job overview:  The HP, Accuracy, Model and other data about the event jobs
Event overview:  A full walk through of the main scenarios of the event (see example below)

Debrief / Conclusion:  Wrap up of how event is meant to end / launching off points for future events
2. Ranking structure:


Game Master Director - The head of the gamemaster program this person is responsible for the following 

Manage the Game Master Program

Review Game Master Manager, Game Master Officer, and Game Master performance 

Review suggestions to the Game Master Program

Represent Game Master interests in Community Meetings

Host Large Scale Deployments 

Publish Large scale dupes for public and private use

Review Game Master applications 

Limit: 1
 

Game Master Managers - These people oversee the Game Masters and Game Helpers and are the primary monitoring force of the day to day operations of the program and are responsible for the following: 

Manage Game Masters and Game Master Officers

Host weekly 1-1’s with all of their assigned GMOs

Suggest improvements to the program to superiors 

Publish dupes for public and private use 

Review Game Master applications

Monitor events for quality / Proper quantity (as defined by Game Master Director)

Host Large -  Medium - Small Scale Deployments 

Host Encounters

Limit: 4
 

Game Master Officers- These people oversee the Game masters and Gamehelpers and are responsible for the following: 

Manage Game Masters 

Suggest improvements to the program to superiors 

Publish dupes for public and private use 

Review Game Master applications

Monitor events for quality / Proper quantity (as defined by Game Master Director)

Host Large -  Medium - Small Scale Deployments 

Host Encounters

Limit: 8

Game Masters - These are the most important members of the program, these members make up most of the team and are responsible for the following:

Mentor / Manage Game Helpers

Suggest improvements to the program to superiors 

Publish dupes for public and private use 

Leave feedback on Game Master applications

Give constructive feedback to fellow Game Masters

Host Small - Medium deployments (large are encouraged but not expected)

Limit:

Game Helpers - These are the new members to our team that haven’t achieved Senior Admin status yet. They are responsible for the following: 

Give constructive feedback to Game Masters

Assist with events hosted by Game Masters+

Host Small encounters / events (limited please see guidelines for more info)

Ensure AARs are being properly utilized and good feedback is given

Limit:

 

Small - Encounter / Main server event / 1 battalion deployment

Medium - 2 battalions + deployment

Large - 4 battalions + deployment 
 

Note: 

--- GMO + should be “observing events” There is no quota for this but it is expected from them as part of their job. GMO + can observe in the following ways: 

1. Sitting in the channel when an event is happening

2. Helping with an event

3. Participating in an event as a player

The most important thing is that you notice who is hosting / helping and how the event is going and giving feedback on it to the GM one on one after the event is over. Once again there IS NO QUOTA FOR THIS BUT IT IS PART OF YOUR JOB

 

3. Updated Rule Document  

Changes highlighted in red

Additions highlighted in green

https://docs.google.com/document/d/11uv6PjbQV7dHQdjKwjV7ijrxt_tmRZNdGNF7P7EQVEw/edit?usp=sharing
 

4. MINIMUM QUOTAS

GMD - 1 Events a week (at least a medium size event)

GMM - 1 Events a week (1 event has to be at least a medium size event) (Subject to change)

GMO - 2 Events a week  (any size)

GM - 2 Events a week  (any size)

GH - 2 Event helps a week

Helping with deployments count as 2 game helps for GHs

 

5. Rating System

The rating system will be going back to what it should have been. The 0-10 systemjEHHo9rHuQSJ_jtxKyEUApDsXMdwdSnUMgMzD58JOQSIHQSzbpTE60U9xPtsbUomt69aE6pw-A2gm5rtcrT3fbN3tvsbeLws5Dn6rz6RitiBLg5XETlKLhl-YrWeF1i2-dlcMQLY

 

6. Public suggestion / grievance form 

 

7. Gamemaster meetings are now PUBLIC 

Meaning that anyone can join and listen in. Anything that is private will be discussed individually with the members they are about. We will also allow a “Players PTS” which will allow players to ask questions should they want to. 

 

8. New AAR protocol 

https://synergyroleplay.com/forums/topic/4624-after-action-report-template/

This template will no longer be used. Your AAR is your event doc. If you have any information (storyline related) that isn’t to be shared to the public please remove it from the doc before posting. 

You must post the following to the forums for every event:

1. Your event document link

2. The scoring template (see photo in #5)

 

9. Event Calendar Idea

--- COMING SOON --- 

Link to proof of concept

 

Roll out strategy:  

the following changes will go into effect today 6/20/2020

2, 3, 5, 6, 7
 

Changes: 1, 4, 8 will go into effect 1 week from now 6/27/20, with limited exceptions. Speak to a GMO+ if you require an exception. 

 

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I'm not sure about the documentation thing. Some of the best events are a good idea that is executed quickly after a person thinks about it, and I feel like even though your objective isn't to bog people down before doing events, I still feel like that might be the case. That would be something that would have to be closely monitored to make sure that it's not negatively affecting the program.

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I used to do stuff like that in another community that Day and I were apart of. The Documentation is absolute fantastic idea as it shows that you are willing to put more thought into the work that you want to put out there for the players to enjoy and it shows that you can do more than just spawn npcs and say "oh this guy is like fuck you and die" 

The rating system is good, glad to see its back where it should be. Thank you @Daytona211 and others who were part of these changes, looking forward to more!

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1 hour ago, Fizzik said:

This is the biggest change its seen in years.

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10 hours ago, Fyi said:

I'm not sure about the documentation thing. Some of the best events are a good idea that is executed quickly after a person thinks about it, and I feel like even though your objective isn't to bog people down before doing events, I still feel like that might be the case. That would be something that would have to be closely monitored to make sure that it's not negatively affecting the program.

I will be sure to monitor this. 

I encourage all gamemasters to write these docs days in advance of there event. Essentially they should have a backlog of events so whenever they feel like hosting one they can just pull one from the list and execute it. 

So maybe you don't have time to host an event today but you can plan one / create the dupes instead and then when the time comes to execute on it you have everything written down and ready to go. 

Good advice all around though!

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16 minutes ago, Daytona211 said:

I will be sure to monitor this. 

I encourage all gamemasters to write these docs days in advance of there event. Essentially they should have a backlog of events so whenever they feel like hosting one they can just pull one from the list and execute it. 

So maybe you don't have time to host an event today but you can plan one / create the dupes instead and then when the time comes to execute on it you have everything written down and ready to go. 

Good advice all around though!

Idk giving members of the program more steps when people are already hesitant about AAR writing and other stuff is kinda pepega in my opinion. Docs are cool but if someone is doing a simple shoot em up to pass time because they have to get off but no one else is stepping up for an event or any situation similar to that is gonna end up being cucked by docs. 

And you don’t need a doc to do a good event if you’re an organized person, I wrote docs for maybe 1/5th of all the events I’ve ever done, and still managed to keep up. Idk 

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50 minutes ago, Craigary said:

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Idk what this is supposed to mean but I'm guessing you disagree? Explain a larger change. I haven't seen one except for MAYBE the GM training handed down from Jackson. This is a complete overhaul from someone who's never been a GM here. Pretty drastic imo.

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7 minutes ago, Fizzik said:

Idk what this is supposed to mean but I'm guessing you disagree? Explain a larger change. I haven't seen one except for MAYBE the GM training handed down from Jackson. This is a complete overhaul from someone who's never been a GM here. Pretty drastic imo.

I Gave use to teams, gave managers the power they needed, the whole emo bs was dumb but ya know was big change, aars changes to make them similar, I changed a bunch of the GM rules. And I Headed the French Revolution of 1789

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Huge changes in the GM team! Awesome work @Daytona211

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Keep it up fam, looks like you are going into the best direction. Congratulations on GMC 

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Wow this is awesome!  I can't wait to see the new events! I'm sure they'll be great!

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Are teams still a thing in the GM program? Cause i think teams are really really really flawed and unfair towards the people who actually do work in the team and then have those who do nothing

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We are removing them, it wasn't listed on the doc because I want to confer with the GMMs, GMOs before actually making  that change since they work within the teams and they know what works well and what doesn't 

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I remember some of you're gm stuff from ASG/axiom if I recall correctly, and the format you're introducing seems similar to what it was like when joe was GMC(not at all a bad thing, I remember when Joe was GMC it was great) really like that upper level gamemasters have a quota to meet in regards to events now, always noticed that during my time in staff and even outta it GMM+ really didn't do much in regards to events, good luck and hopefully it works out :)

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