Jayarr's Palpatine Application (Waived)

[Jayarr]

Steam Name: 
vix

RP Name: 
Hessk || JRR-17

RP Rank: 
Clone Instructor (Equivalent to nothing)

Steam ID:
STEAM_0:0:196846752

Why should you become Chancellor Palpatine?:
My goals and my reasoning behind wanting palpatine is probably as simple as it gets. 
The server has been backed into a corner of lackluster activity, and with positions and members of our community resigning and leaving as quickly and as suddenly as they have, I believe it’s safe to say and/or assume that having someone who can push and provide an active presence could be more than beneficial.

Without going into a crazy amount of detail, a few highlights on how I wish to accomplish this are as follows:

• For starters, I would be on pretty much every day. Why does this matter exactly? Well, from what I have noticed over the several years I have played, every single position that can be held will always benefit from activity. Let's take BCMD. A lot of people simply look toward this position being active and present, and it’s really one of the bigger things that could lead to an active battalion, granted that battalion is functioning in the first place. Another example is RCMD. If you’re actively present in this position, you gain the benefit of people outright contacting you for any issue within the moment, which could result in a more productive and self healing outcome compared to being hard to reach via lack of activity. This is all well known by now, but I wanted to highlight why this concept may work to my benefit on this end.
   
• Next, I would like to mention that there is no open ended solution for activity as a whole, especially for the factions I will be overseeing. When it comes to the server, I mentioned how we are low on pop, and while I elaborate in my next post, I feel it is reasonable to say what will be done while we are low pop as of now. That said, the most basic way to promote activity and ensure people are interacting with each other at all times is the core fundamental of RP. Whether it comes down to getting bounty hunters to interact with clones, clones to interact with jedi, senate to push for controversial ideals in character, the sky is always the limit, and it comes down to cooperation and what ideas can be presented in the moment. Some people may not like this as the solution, but there is no denying how nice it feels to have people actively interacting and RPing with you when nothing else is happening. It creates those moments you like to hold on to, and those memories are what push people to play and continue.
  To quote myself on Mavelles RP check in post;
  “I've seen a lot of people stepping out of their shell as of late and doing their best to try to stay in character, even if OOC shit happens that wasn't intentional. It always creates super fun and memorable moments, and when people actually put the effort towards making the RP mean/lead to something, it's the most gratifying feeling in that moment and makes you wanna come back for more. That's something the server needs, that drive and that desire that makes you actually want to hop on and do that all over again.”
   
• Last is the fact that we are, in and of itself, becoming a smaller server with the rate our numbers are dropping. As a developer, this has been a major stress for not only me, but the whole team. We are always, always, actively pushing and providing content for the community and taking in concerns and questions, making sure no stone is left unturned when it comes to community feedback. Not only does this assist and add upon the server in the long run, but it pushes for that extra helping hand that will be needed. I will say it here and now, you could be the greatest palpy on the planet, but without development supporting your needs, the server will continue to plummet on its own. This is what leads me to point out that as palpy, I would focus on maintaining the current active members we have, not pushing to gain players that are, quite frankly, out of the positions control. The only thing that would allow me to gain these new players is my status as dev, and that alone has been a hard task.

To add onto this, I know some may question my experience within this field, but as it stands I have been, and always will be, an avid high command player. Pointing down the post toward my experience overview, my last notable position was marshal commander. As this, I always pushed and strived to actively utilize my abilities within the position to their fullest. This means I would always seek out battalions and assist them when they were down, I would actively attend deployments with them, I would get the GM team to deploy those overlooked battalions as often as possible, etc. I even interacted to the best of my ability with the Sith faction, using my rank as marshal to double cross, do dealings with the sith, and generally assist them in making sure their roleplay was never overlooked or skipped over just because of their status. There was never a time in this position where I wouldn’t be attempting to assist or better the server as a whole. 

That said, I feel I can translate these prior skills to the fullest extent. How exactly I will do this will be explained later along in the post, but the fact therein lies that I have no shortage of willpower and/or ability when it comes to managing a position like this. Even to this day, I love talking high command with people like Finn and Xaze, and it’s always been a subject matter that I can never really take my eye off of. Not because of anything related to power or gain, but because of what positions like this can really accomplish at the end of the day. High command is a very strong tool that many people can and do utilize to a great extent, but I don’t aim to use this as an idle position. I want to be there every day as an active presence that anyone and everyone can feel free and open to look up to.

Availability:
Every day from 8am-10pm EST

Give a brief overview of your achievements and experience on the server:
I may have missed a few, but as a note as to why, I've been playing from December 2016 (pre-synergy) to now, mostly on and off, so it's hard to keep it all in check

IC:

• 104th BCMD Wolffe
• Jedi Master (Plo Koon)
• Shadow Company Commander
• DU BCMD Doom
• SOBDE Regimental Commander
• SOBDE-SPEC Senior Commander
• Rancor Commander Havoc
• Recon Regimental Commander
• Marshal Commander

OOC:

• HA, Intel Director (Icefuse, before the split)
• VA, Game master officer
• Developer x2

What do you feel the role of the Chancellor is?:
I kinda spit it all out above on the first question. But as of now, its current and most fundamental role is to be present and willing to assist in any and all matters related to both the VIP factions, and high command. Paired with marshal commander, it is another vital role in the community that is no easy task to maintain. And though I may say this, I believe that it functions much more coherently and smoothly as an advisor behind the scenes (i.e. working with jedi, bh, senate with whatever issues and or problems they may be dealing with),  and more of a very powerful character to be used in game. 

Palpatine himself could be used to encourage so so much in game. This ranges from;

• Events where the GM uses palpy as pivotal role, 
• Jedi bringing up their issues with palpy IC
• Palpy acting as a morale boost on base, and almost being a nuisance with how much danger he puts himself in
• Palpy acting as sidious to making dealing with ranking members in bounty hunter, whether it is to take care of troopers or to encourage more lowkey encounters

Now, I have already stressed several times how much of an RP position this is, which may be concerning for some because they may not like the approach of an “RP heavy chancellor”, but that is exactly my answer to the question. Palpatine is a major figure on the server itself, just as marshal commander is, and not just for the fact of RP, but because of his ability to oversee and assist anywhere and everywhere he is needed. This more-so applies to the factions ever since the changes, but the point remains.

Do you have a microphone?:
Yes

Where do you want the Jedi, Senate, and Guild to be at the end of your term?:
Keeping things realistic, two of the factions are very very self-sustaining. 
 

1. The Senate
   The senate has been doing great, at least a lot better than I’ve personally ever seen it ever since the split, and with the help of the current Mas (gears as of the application), I’m very certain we can reach a resolve on how he has maintained it and done as fine as he has. This said, I would utilize those plans and actions he has taken to ensure it can possibly stay this way in the future, leading me to say that I want the senate to be exactly where it is by the end of my term.
    
2. Jedi
   The jedi order is a tricky game. When I said two of the factions were very self-sustaining, this was the second faction. Fundamentally, it is simple to maintain, yes. But there have been countless issues with people butting heads within the order itself, leading to a lot of structural collapse. However, that said, I think squishies order has been the best I have seen in quite some time. This is not to say there might not be flaws, I’m certain there are some that I may not be seeing from an external perspective, but that all roots back to the fact of how versatile and available I will be within the position itself, that I don’t see this as a concern.
   
   If anything, I wish to see the Jedi order in an active state, with at least most of the branches filled out in terms of leadership and some extent of branch members. The council itself is perfectly fine right now, and that’s how I’d hope it stays near the end of my term as well. Between the council and branches, these are two core functions of the order, which are able to push it to a more active state.
    
3. Bounty hunters
   This is a tricky topic. As of now, my main issue with this faction is how it is looked down upon. And there is slightly valid reasoning behind it. Currently, from an outside perspective, this faction is perceived as “RDM for promo’s”. While I know this is not true by any means, and there is no reason to make a faction surrounded by the concept of killing people avoid this, I think there is definitely a way to at least push this back to some extent. I know claw has mentioned how he aims to fix these issues, and it truthfully has been getting better, but I personally would love to work alongside him to assist the public image  of bounty hunters to the fullest extent. 
   
   This could thrive from ideas such as more passive encounters with clones/jedi/senate providing rewards within the faction, to better pushing and striving for clones, jedi, and the senate itself to contract the hunters, make friends with them, don’t just turn them down the second you see them. I’ve seen a lot of value and roleplay come from the faction behind the scenes, and if you paint the bigger picture with multiple factions interacting with each other, the end goal of what I’m wanting to push for this faction could be great.

How do you plan to improve relations within the Grand Army?:
I presume this question means WITH the GAR, instead of WITHIN.
Honestly, I’ve just highlighted these points in the question above. We need interaction, and there is no way to sugar coat this answer. That is the only fundamental issue with these factions interacting with clones as a whole, is that shell that they don’t push out of to better themselves. I don’t even think this is a fair question in the long run, since this isn’t something you can merely plan for.

Interaction varies and changes on a day to day basis, and it’s not something someone can so easily wave their hand to fix. The only big thing I could push for this in my favor is the fact that all these factions, every single one of them, can push for something to happen during downtime via simply talking or RPing with each other in game. That fact in and of itself could not only revitalize how these players and factions view each other, but how we as a server operate in the long run.

How do you plan to improve relations within the VIP factions?:
Same thing as above, really. I think, at least I’d hope, that through this application I have made it very clear that I want nothing more than interaction. It’s what keeps our server going, it’s what keeps players on, it’s what creates memories and charm. All this is something any faction can do, not just the ones we currently have.

This said, I know this may not come across as a “clear cut” answer, so I’ll give a very brief answer to this question;
To improve relations within the faction, I simply aim to get one to one interactions between factions going. Maybe not even one to one, some of these sort of mini stories or events I would help host could span across all of them. From hunters taking commission from senators for political gain, from jedi using the hunters to their benefit in tracking down potential force users and/or figures in distress, the list can go on and on. Relations naturally will rise between one another the more this happens, and it gives people more and more of a chance to get themselves out there and push to interact with others.

Do you understand that if you go inactive that you will be removed from your position?:
Yes

Do you understand that your position has a three month term limit and you must reapply after three months to maintain your position of Chancellor Palpatine?:
Yes

Edited September 11, 2022 by Jayarr

[Naffen]

+1

[Conrad]

+1

I think you're on of the few people who can follow up. Good luck.

[Maddoxx]

+1 you’ll do good. 

[Bleach]

5 minutes ago, Jayarr said:

(Equivalent to nothing)

Neat. CC - Palpy

+1

[KillJoy]

+1 full send it mate

[Lyonaxis]

+1 I've been telling you to do this for months! I know you will make a great palpatine. 

[Cubby]

+1 sickkk

[SquishyFishyy]

7 minutes ago, Jayarr said:

However, that said, I think squishies order has been the best I have seen in quite some time.

+1 lol. Nah we talked and I think you will be able to do the palpatine position well!

[Mystic]

+1 holy

[Dono]

+1 seems pretty’s straight  forward 

[jacobfyfe]

+1 mans on a mission :)

[Daytona211]

+1 Congrats

[BlueBeetle]

1 hour ago, Jayarr said:

• 104th BCMD Wolffe
• Jedi Master (Plo Koon)

Finally, a 104th Palpatine.

+1, I know you're a great fit for the position, and you'll do very well when it comes to being Palpy.

[Clutch]

+1 good luck buddy

[Tec]

22 minutes ago, BlueBeetle said:

2 hours ago, Jayarr said:

• 104th BCMD Wolffe
• Jedi Master (Plo Koon)

Finally, a 104th Palpatine.

+1, I know you're a great fit for the position, and you'll do very well when it comes to being Palpy.

+1

[Som]

+1 I HATE JAYARR

[Brooklyn]

+1 Conrad said it best

[Gears]

Sorry Jayarr. I find it very difficult to +1 this application. Firstly, I think your experience is to appreciate, however your experience lacks from the 3 sections you would oversee(with the exception of plo koon), I see the merit of your past but it isn't as recent, Synergy changes alot, Senate is different from a year or 2 ago and additionally Jedi order is always experimenting (especially with squishy). You don't hold any significant position, relating to the faction and you would have alot to catch up on.

When someone applies for a position of this caliber, in my opinion, he should come to the high command of each faction/battalion to ask about how they would feel them being their superior and gather info on what they need support on. I unfortunately Did not get contacted about your interests in going for palpatine. You were capable of doing this, as its clear Squishy was given this privilege, all I got was xaze telling me your seeking a waive, which I then voiced my concerns, only to then moments later see your app thrown up. Now this isn't a bad thing, if you can give your case publicly on how you would oversee senate how you help them, but I struggle to see it in this app. You have given a decent statement on the state of senate, but you lack any content of what senate wants to see itself and what it wants it's end game in 3 months. The jedi order and bounty hunters see to have a plan but not senate, this makes me concerned if you really can give us any support other than a quick checking every week..  which xaze already fulfills. You also miss out a key detail, palpatine is senate High command representation and we rely on you to get our plans and requests out there and since you didn't even communicate with us now, how can I trust you to do it in the future.

Jayarr your contributions to this server will be remembered till it's death, but I need to know the senate gets what it needs in a time of isolation. I'm going to give you the benefit of doubt, if your able to take the time to know what the senate actually has wanted to push for internally, I'll give this app a chance. But for now I will -1 and wish you luck with your eventual interview.

 

Edited September 11, 2022 by Gears

[Spieler]

While I have never worked with you in a professional sense on the server, I've been talking to you for a long time. Your dedication to the server through development has been incredibly heartwarming to watch, and makes me confident that you can perform well in this position. You have a lot of experience and passion, which I'm sure will help you do your best in this position. Good luck! +1

[BigZach]

+1 

[Opa]

+1 

[Jayarr]

23 minutes ago, Gears said:

Synergy changes alot, Senate is different from a year or 2 ago

I never claimed it was the same. Infact, I highlighted how it has made the same impact it did all those years ago, but I never said it was founded the exact same way. I am aware that it's changed, infact very much so, since I was captain of the red guard those years back and directly had a hand in how senate even functioned. Looking into it now, it is very obvious that it is not the same, and is infact why I have never bothered going for a senator position, because it wasn't what I was looking for. That's not to say that I'll push what I'm looking for as palpatine, infact quite the opposite, seeing as I mentioned at least three times that I don't want to touch the senate due to its very ideal state. I can get the confusion on this, so hopefully that was cleared up.

23 minutes ago, Gears said:

You have given a decent statement on the state of senate, but you lack any content of what senate wants to see itself and what it wants it's end game in 3 months. The jedi order and bounty hunters see to have a plan but not senate, this makes me concerned if you really can give us any support other than a quick checking every week..  which xaze already fulfills.

It's never been anyone's duty but your own as Mas Amedda to look into the senate itself. The very minimum of who else garners support for the faction is Marshal and
Palpatine, in which we only have one of, so you can see why it would be hard to even making an attempt to resolve this complaint. Sure, I could have approached you and asked for you to give me every detail on the senate just so I could understand what amount there is, but at the same time, this is very, VERY easy to do within the position itself, and is something I mentioned I am more than willing to adjust and adapt to in the moment within the position. I can get the confusion and/or concern here, but I've stated how you appear to be in the best state out of all three, so I see no reason to find a way to justify the means.

23 minutes ago, Gears said:

I unfortunately Did not get contacted about your interests in going for palpatine. You were capable of doing this, as its clear Squishy was given this privilege, all I got was xaze telling me your seeking a waive, which I then voiced my concerns, only to then moments later see your app thrown up

This was due to the fact that I did not feel it necessary. My app very clearly stated my plans on how I wish to interact with the senate, and infact clarified that it's the most healthy it's been in a very long time. This lead me to believe that you would understand why I wouldn't contact you, because to be honest, it certainly wasn't needed, especially with how open I am about not needing to focus on the senate with this position. I have highlighted that both Jedi and Bounty Hunters equally need my attention and support over anything else, as the third faction has provided nothing but a healthy imagine to me. I can get the confusion here too, but it was never meant to be

I apologize for not contacting you, but I didn't really contact squishy in the first place either. He approached me in TS, asked some questions, we got it all figured, and here we are. I even confronted @Clawa few hours ago because of one or two things I said on the bounty hunter section, but that was never my original intention either.

It's weird to say, but I don't like approaching BCMDs and such in DMs FOR APPLICATIONS due to one fact;
I want posts like yours to be seen. I want to answer these questions and I want to clarify that I'm not here to mess stuff up or reach for power. Infact, the main reason I applied for this position was to directly assist to the fullest extent I can, the player count and the activity on the server. I apologize if the whole not talking to you came across as odd, but I assure you that my intentions are strictly focused upon helping out in any way possible. I will oversee, I will improvise, and I will be here to assist you in any way possible, and hope these responses clear up the fact that you think you cant trust my communication.




Hopefully I cleared up everything. When I posted this app I realized at the time of posting how little mention there was as senate, but at the same time I consciously made a note not to mention it so much, due to the point I made on the faction itself here;

"The Senate
The senate has been doing great, at least a lot better than I’ve personally ever seen it ever since the split, and with the help of the current Mas (gears as of the application), I’m very certain we can reach a resolve on how he has maintained it and done as fine as he has. This said, I would utilize those plans and actions he has taken to ensure it can possibly stay this way in the future, leading me to say that I want the senate to be exactly where it is by the end of my term."

Edited September 11, 2022 by Jayarr

[Knockout]

+1

[Gears]

26 minutes ago, Jayarr said:

I never claimed it was the same. Infact, I highlighted how it has made the same impact it did all those years ago

I think I should state I was more talking how the server changes alot which would mean some of your experience is a tad outdated and with no recent experience in the 3 factions it worried me

26 minutes ago, Jayarr said:

Its never been anyone's duty but your own as Mas Amedda to look into the senate itself. The very minimum of who else garners support for the faction is Marshal and Palpatine, in which we only have one of, so you can see why it would be hard to even making an attempt to resolve this complaint.

I don't know how someone can be advisory when they have no idea currently what the senate is struggling on, I need someone I can come to in these issues and if someone comes in as palpatine who has never talked to the senate, am I just meant to blindly have confidence that they know how we feel or want changes we want to make. Your going to be our high command rep, jedi and bh get that but we don't, we have had many times where our direct overseer doesn't ever talk to us or even cared, this is why I'm cautious, why I need this confidence your going to be our go to guy. 

31 minutes ago, Jayarr said:

This was due to the fact that I did not feel it necessary. My app very clearly stated my plans on how I wish to interact with the senate, and infact clarified that it's the most healthy it's been in a very long time.

Your app says we are in a good state, which anyone with 2 eyes can see that. You say you want the senate to be exactly where it is in 3 months, if you contacted me, you would see that's not what the senate wants, hell, if you went to my reapp you would see that's not the case. 

 

Your going to get this position, if you don't then I'll be shocked, I'm happy enough to work with you as I'd be doing a disservice to the senate if I didn't. But you have some trust to earn.

My -1 stands.

[ToasterBath]

+1 I'll gladly take up the position of dev assistant if you get this position.

[Piff]

4 hours ago, Gears said:

I think I should state I was more talking how the server changes alot which would mean some of your experience is a tad outdated and with no recent experience in the 3 factions it worried me

I don't know how someone can be advisory when they have no idea currently what the senate is struggling on, I need someone I can come to in these issues and if someone comes in as palpatine who has never talked to the senate, am I just meant to blindly have confidence that they know how we feel or want changes we want to make. Your going to be our high command rep, jedi and bh get that but we don't, we have had many times where our direct overseer doesn't ever talk to us or even cared, this is why I'm cautious, why I need this confidence your going to be our go to guy. 

Your app says we are in a good state, which anyone with 2 eyes can see that. You say you want the senate to be exactly where it is in 3 months, if you contacted me, you would see that's not what the senate wants, hell, if you went to my reapp you would see that's not the case. 

 

Your going to get this position, if you don't then I'll be shocked, I'm happy enough to work with you as I'd be doing a disservice to the senate if I didn't. But you have some trust to earn.

My -1 stands.

You don’t have to know exactly what’s going on with something just to give advise, it’d be nice to have that information beforehand, but not everyone had there hand everywhere and has track of it unlike you who can since your domain is the senate, so kind of dumb argument ngl.

anyways +1, I’ve worked with you in the past in Rancor and I can’t say I was ever displeased with how you did things and treated us and I still can’t say you make anyone here not want someone who’s done us some good in the past regardless on how long ago it was I don’t think it matters since experience like that doesn’t just wash away.

[Gears]

2 hours ago, Piff said:

You don’t have to know exactly what’s going on with something just to give advise, it’d be nice to have that information beforehand, but not everyone had there hand everywhere and has track of it unlike you who can since your domain is the senate, so kind of dumb argument ngl.

When you have experience with previous superiors knowing nothing about senate and getting things wrong, you get cautious on who's being an even more direct overseer. I think it remains a fair argument as he's not coming from any faction he's overseeing and hasn't taken up a high command position in a long time. With how unique the senate can be and operates , going in knowing nothing ain't gonna help you give advice at all. I personally would prefer someone who has taken the time to get to know the people he's gonna be speaking to on the regular, otherwise he risks alienating himself from the factions he takes oversight on, which personally he's already done that. It doesn't give me much confidence in his "advice", the senate needs more than advice, it needs a high command rep they can rely on, the other 2 factions got one in yoda and guild lead, we don't.

Edited September 12, 2022 by Gears

[A-a-ron]

+1

[Finn]

Ima be real I was a little hesitant at first, but I've known you awhile, and between the interactions I've had with you, and the amount of effort you've put into this app, makes me confident you'll be a good Palp. Just make sure you do the voice correctly!

 

+1

[Egert]

+1

[GregRocks]

15 hours ago, Gears said:

I unfortunately Did not get contacted about your interests in going for palpatine. You were capable of doing this, as its clear Squishy was given this privilege, all I got was xaze telling me your seeking a waive, which I then voiced my concerns, only to then moments later see your app thrown up

 

You're the leader of like, 6 people.

+1 GOOD LUCK JAYARR!!!

[Misfit]

+1

[Ccmonty]

eh. why not 

+1

[Craigary]

-1. I woke up 5 minutes past when my alarm going off this morning and it set off a string of events causing me to have a terrible day. It’s your fault and I can’t support a palpatine that acts like this.

[Fizzik]

2 hours ago, Craigary said:

-1. I woke up 5 minutes past when my alarm going off this morning and it set off a string of events causing me to have a terrible day. It’s your fault and I can’t support a palpatine that acts like this.

YOUR CHANCELLOR REQUIRES YOU BE ON TIME AT ALL TIMES. UNACCEPTABLE.

 

+1

[Bane]

+1. You are heavily involved in the community. I see you on almost daily, actively playing and interacting with players. I think you have a fairly good base of knowledge of what's happening on the server, and that with your work ethic you will do well in this position. Having an actively Palp will definitely be good for the server

[Sleeper]

+1
Good man will do well. I have faith 

Best Jedi Padawan Bighead

[Xylops]

+1

[Perssongi]

+1

[Marvel]

Congratulations, You have been ACCEPTED for a commander interview!

Please contact a Director to organise your interview.

Failure to do so within 7 DAYS of this post will result in the DENIAL of your application.

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[Marvel]

Congratulations! Your application for the position you applied for has been ACCEPTED!

Your term will end 3 MONTHS after this post. Good luck!

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