Anthony Johnson's Commander Application.

[Cactos]

Byond ID: Cactos

Player name you use the most: Anthony Johnson

Make a list of links to all of your applications and (job)ban appeals, including whitelist and staff apps, within the last year. Also, provide "Ban reason; Verdict" beside each (job)ban link: I have never applied for anything or been banned.

Do you understand that any player - even donors or staff members - can have their whitelist status revoked should they break our Server Rules or Roleplay Guidelines?
I am aware that my whitelist status can be removed at any time if I fuck up bad or anything like that.

Why should you be whitelisted?

I've known about the server for about a year, and recently started playing on it four months ago and have been having a blast since day one. I'd like to be whitelisted to further lead my marines as a commander, as many people have told me to make this application and I've been planning on doing so. I have experience in many roles, and have a good reputation on the server. I have made countless friends over these months playing, and it'd be cool to lead them further. I played a lot of the command staff, which also leads me to wanting to become the commander.

I have always been interested in the whole role-playing genre and things like that, and being a marine has never let me down on it. I think I'm decent at RP, and it's always nice to sit down and get on knowing I'll be kicking xeno ass along side my friends.

Anyways, I appreciate positive and negative feedback. I hope to become a commander soon. Oorah.

[TehSpoderman]

+1 Anthony knows what he is doing when he is XO. I believe he isnt a baldie.

[shyshadow]

While I know you Anthony I think...I can't remember YOU. Like I know you name....I just can't remember you. Though if I remember you and it isn't for a bad reason, that's good.
+1 also, you should expand on why you should be whitelisted a little bit more.

[TheMusician321]

+1, had a round with him as XO, he was fun to play with and he knew what he was doing.

[Imperator_Titan]

I'll just drop my input here.

First off, I've been seeing you in a negative light ever since you were involved in 3 mutinies in 3 rounds out of the 4 rounds I've seen you as an XO under a commander. Keep in mind, they were all one after another. And here's one of my experiences as you as one of my SOs in one of my commander rounds. https://gyazo.com/a3022112e39c81f700194abf5ca049da

Finally, there's your metagrudging/low RP aspect which I spotted a while back when Balto "Crunk" Dreg became a commander. https://gyazo.com/0cec5afba96a3ca85da224ead4d000a6



Unless you can prove that you're not what I'm assuming and that I'm wrong in a few ways, it's currently a -1.

[Challenger]

I said I'd automatically vote for you if you made this application but I lied. You still need to pass the "uses CO's voice properly test".

Write a briefing or IC interaction or something that you'd say as a CO.

[Recounted]

Letting everyone know you are goodietwoshoes is nice n all but uhh exactly what will you be doing as CO?

Lemme give you a few scenarios;

Middle of the round the marines squad leads and specs are dead, the fight is being slowly pushed to the fob. What orders will you give the marines to give them the chance to push them back?

Another one is the CL has been acting awfully suspicious, then again, the marines on the ground are beginning to go underground on ice colony. What are you gonna do?

[SecretAgentCow]

Whenever I see Anthony Johnson as my SO I know I am in good hands. He actively listens to requests and passes word to higher command whenever I requested supplies or help. He has been fine as XO when I have seen him play that as well, though I don't think he has ever been XO when I SL. Frankly, I thought he had Commander already. +1

[GoliathTheDespoiler]

Anth is gud Command Crew in general. I'd like to see him as a CO getting shot by an admiral one day!

[Cactos]

I'll state my basic briefing that I'd use most commonly for LV-624 I guess.

Morning marines! We're responding to a distress beacon sent out a while ago from some sorta jungle colony. It went dark recently, and we're looking for survivors, shouldn't be too hard.

Anyways, on to the squad assignments. Alpha squad, you guys will be taking DS1 down and making sure LZ1 is secure, and then moving on to making the nexus into a castle. The usual, not sure what else you expected.
Bravo squad, you guys will take DS2 down and make your way to engineering. Get the power set up and secure the surrounding area, make sure the lights go on.
Charlie squad, I want you taking DS1, You'll secure the road from north nexus to hydro. Make sure nothing can get in from the jungle area, I want the road to be our turf.
And finally, Delta. You guys will be taking DS2 down and scouting from there to hydro and medbay. Once you're there, make a little fort at Hydro and medbay. I want it secured.

I think that's all I've got to cover, any questions?
No?
Alrighty, you're dismissed! Kick some ass, marines!

[GoliathTheDespoiler]

Ooh, fun idea! Scenario practice!

So here's one:

After an intense engagement on the planet surface, your marines are forced to evacuate. However, some among the marines are spreading dissent since you had to leave all of Delta squad captured in the chaotic retreat from Hydroponics. How do you diffuse the situation?

[coroneljones]

And finally, Delta. You guys will be taking DS2 down and scouting from there to hydro and medbay. Once you're there, make a little fort at Hydro and medbay. I want it secured.

Why exactly should hydro and medical be secured? Why not..say...T-Comms and engineering, or Robotics and the Corporate dome?
Thats the one thing that I would pick out of the briefing. Why secure the border of the fog, that is not linked to the colony according to the tactical map?

If the fog was lifted and the Xenos were pushing from there? Understandable, but at the first briefing, seems kind of random to secure those two domes that mark the border of the site, and mark the beginning of alot of fog.

Just my opinion.

[Cactos]

Well, the maps we're provided with cut off at hydro, and I get curious of what's north. Could be ANYTHING, ya know? Anyways, I normally have the squad on engineering duty secure it after the power is up, and as always, orders will vary depending on the situation. It's always different, and when I give my briefings, I always want to do different things. That's just the most solid briefing I think I could give at the moment.
Edit: Always good to spice up the round with different squads on different orders, I never get the feeling to make briefing the same old thing every round.

[Challenger]

Honestly I gotta say your briefing is boring. It has almost no flair or style and the orders are almost exactly what all XOs give on LV. You either put no effort into it or you just don't care. But these aren't pred apps and you don't need to be a special snowflake, and you didn't misuse the CO's voice horribly so you can go ahead and catch a +1 and my hopes that you'll make something of the CO role as more than just a same-ol-meta squad coordinator.

[Daman453]

Horrible practice to give the link to the app in OOC at round start -1 for me.

[Karmac]

-1 for putting a gun to my head and forcing me to +1 it

[Aracino]

+1 From me. I've played a few rounds with him as XO yeah. I'm in the opinion that if -Bill Carson- can get commander, anyone can really. As long as you put effort into it. You don't need to add flair, since that's not what people want. People want briefing quick and...Well, brief. So as long as he gives them their orders and doesn't start memeing *cough* LIKE SOMEONE WHO RHYMES WITH CHILL CARSKIN *cough* He gets my vote.

(Nothing against you bill if you read this, I'm just not a fan of hitler/cowards COs <3)

[Youbar]

I'm in the opinion that if -Bill Carson- can get commander, anyone can really.

You're totally misinterpreting what this whitelist is about. If you want to be whitelisted, you need to be beneficial to the round in some way. You can be competent, and effective at leading the marines, or, in Bill Carson's case, you can be incompetent, but create unique and interesting situations. Bill Carson is a terrible commander, but he's excellent at creating roleplay situations, which is why he was accepted. Don't try and spin Bill Carson being accepted into something where all players, even baldies, should be accepted.

[Aracino]

I'm not saying it like that. I'm saying it that CO isn't needed to make the round become something strange or random, good CO skills are shown in this guys performance as XO and such, and Carson has had previous practice pre CO whitelist. This whitelist exists to prevent bald commanders who don't know what they're doing from being CO. You don't need to spin the round, you can just provide an enjoyable experience for everyone. Hell, is it an enjoyable experience to have a commander constantly execute marines for small issues? Which has been a trend as of late with already accepted commanders. Don't say that you'll be beneficial to a round if a mutiny is what your expecting of it. Your CO, you make sure the OP runs smoothly. You don't need to be a wacky commander or someone who's an extreme patriot. You want a good leader, sometimes they're not the most outstanding person, but hell. Anyone can get the marines riled up and ready for action. Give this guy a chance to prove that he can do it, he's already shown decent skills in the XO position, and I don't think we should be high strung about this as long as the person knows what they're doing and how to run things how they want to run it.

[Cactos]

I appreciate that, thanks.

[WinterClould]

The pain when my account wont be old enough to vote on a cool dude who knows what he's doing's application till the day after the poll ends.

[Youbar]

The pain when my account wont be old enough to vote on a cool dude who knows what he's doing's application till the day after the poll ends.

I've put my vote forward for you.

[Imperator_Titan]

Right. After witnessing you in-game, I'm willing to give you a chance. Please don't mess up.

[Chuckachu]

I was close to saying no due to the past mutinies. But the few times since then that I've see you XO since then shows you have grown up a lot. Make your own special kinda of briefing, make yourself memorable! You've got my vote for now.

[Retro]

You're totally misinterpreting what this whitelist is about. If you want to be whitelisted, you need to be beneficial to the round in some way. You can be competent, and effective at leading the marines, or, in Bill Carson's case, you can be incompetent, but create unique and interesting situations. Bill Carson is a terrible commander, but he's excellent at creating roleplay situations, which is why he was accepted. Don't try and spin Bill Carson being accepted into something where all players, even baldies, should be accepted.

How dare you, All Heil Commander Carson.