Zane's Commander App 2

[z a n e b o t]

Byond ID: z a n e b o t

Player name you use the most: Randal ' Zane' Wilkerson

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:

• Example: http://www.colonial-marines.com/viewtop ... 67&t=10027 | Griefing; 3-day ban
• Exact formatting is helpful but not required.

• viewtopic.php?f=145&t=18783 - Synth Accepted
• viewtopic.php?f=125&t=17121 - Predator Accepted
• viewtopic.php?f=143&t=18502 - CO app denied
• viewtopic.php?f=68&t=16996 - Moderator application Accepted.

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? Yes, no one is above the rules.

Do you understand how the Battlefield Execution functions? Yes, the Commander has the authority to Battlefield Execute anyone (other than the CMP) that he deems as a threat to the mission. Each Commander has a different perspective on what could be deemed as a threat to the mission. Personally, I wouldn't BE anyone unless its a -SERIOUS- threat, seeing as a lot of commanders BE without a second thought lately. It's a lot of power placed on the Commander and I don't intend to abuse it.

Do you understand you are not above Marine law, or allowed to enforce it yourself? Yes, the Commander can be arrested for breaking the law just like anyone else, of course with the added steps of contacting high command. Personally, I think the Commander shouldn't be allowed to break marine law to a certain degree so that the commander isn't able to completely fuck over an entire operation given the chance. In a real life setting, the Commander of a ship would act with respect and dignity for their crew and most likely wouldn't be breaking a lot of laws. Of course there are outliers in life and certain CO's have gimmicks that tend to be on the side of breaking marine law.

What do you think is the job of a Commander? I think the job of the Commander is to provide a good roleplay experience for not only the crew of the Almayer but if the need arises for any other faction that comes up in the round. Not only providing a good roleplay experience, I think the Commander should also do their best to create strategies that will help the marines win the round while still focusing on the roleplay environment of course. Personally, I will attempt to try new strategies and try and break away from the current meta. In my eyes, generally the Commander should be someone that is always taking charge of a situation, always providing great roleplay, someone who is able to coordinate the operation at a good pace.

If a member of your staff is disobeying orders, how would you handle it? Well, to start off I would just try speaking with them and attempt to fix whatever problem they have. If they prove that talking cannot fix whatever problem they have, I would order the MPs to arrest them for insubordination and neglect of duty depending on the situation. If they STILL prove to be disobeying orders and not doing their job in the CIC, it would either come to a BE or just sending them back to the brig, depending on the severity of whats happening.

Why should you be whitelisted? I'm a semi-long term player of CM, I'm predator and synth whitelisted which can attest to my ability to roleplay and I think I've got a good grasp on being in command to do a good job in the role. When I play command roles, I try my best to make it more enjoyable for the crew, even if its something as simple as a conversation, giving them that element of command being in tune with them during the operation.

[ThesoldierLLJK]

Have you been playing SO/XO lately?

[z a n e b o t]

Have you been playing SO/XO lately?

yeah

[ThesoldierLLJK]

yeah

Normally I would say yeah ok retard because it’s you.

But since certain COs said they want me to review these more serious.

You can RP and lead with the best of them and I miss having you on staff. Plus you have the predator whitelist and synth whitelist, so there’s no question in my mind you can do the job.

+1

[Survivor]

You know, I wanted to watch you play Command a bit more, but I've seen you do it before and I doubt it's changed.

You can RP, you have the other whitelists. Why the hell not?

+1

[WinterClould]

I'm happy to see you've put in a lot more work into this app then your last CO app.

I trust with your pred and synth experience that you can play your CO with the proper RP of a HIGH RANKING CAREER MILITARY OFFICER. So long as you can agree to this you should do generally okay along with a commitment to actually come up with plans that AREN'T cookie cutter meta strats.

But I'd like to you do something for me.
Come up with a battle plan for me. Any map with the marines doing anything you'd like. Keep in mind what you think people will agree to do, what you can MAKE them do, and how fast they can get it done.
The scenario is pretty basic. CLF have captured a WY colony or prison station. Their main base is wherever the hive tends to be, (Lambda, Caves, South Ice Underground, Civilian Residence). You can expect minor delaying/stronger holding elements to have an active presence at all key locations on the map with the chance for harassing elements roaming as well. This is typical stuff for a seasoned commander to have to deal with, you've likely been trained on how to do this for years and years.
Your men have just woken up, give me your number of PFC in each squad with the rest of the slots being assumed full, your Good Morning announcement, your brefing, and timeline for expected events.

Don't need to but anything fancy, just show you can put in effort and can come up with a plan that isn't dumb as fuck unbelievable or completely meta. Trying something new with this so bare with it if you think it's retarded.

[Ghostdex]

Yada yada RP other whitelist stuff, I got a single question to ask you since your first app was denied.

Whats the smallest and biggest thing you would BE for?

[z a n e b o t]

Yada yada RP other whitelist stuff, I got a single question to ask you since your first app was denied.

Whats the smallest and biggest thing you would BE for?

Smallest thing I would most likely BE for would still be pretty serious, such as someone actively going around harming the crew or disrupting matters that are life and death such as surgery. The biggest thing would most likely be something along the lines of openly mutinying or outright murdering people on board.

[Bancrose]

Zane this is a big improvement from your last app. You answered the questions briefly and concise without making us read paragraphs.

I know you've been playing Staff Officer beneath me alot. You've been doing EXCELLENT under those roles. So I have no fear with you having the CO whitelist now.

+1.

[Ghostdex]

Smallest thing I would most likely BE for would still be pretty serious, such as someone actively going around harming the crew or disrupting matters that are life and death such as surgery. The biggest thing would most likely be something along the lines of openly mutinying or outright murdering people on board.

You didn't say you would BE someone for taking Jones so you've passed, +1 from me as poor BEs a large part of CO issues.

[Frans_Feiffer]

Vast improvement from the last, and as I told you before there is no doubt in my mind you’d do the role justice. You have Pred/Synth apps accepted already, including being a mod before (I still miss you, no homo though). Your RP if need be can reach the level required of CO. Your place in command is spent well, and there isn’t any gripes I have with this app. It’s done well, and I can tell you’re willing to take the role seriously.

+1, I look forward to seeing you wearing Jo-The white beret.

[z a n e b o t]

You know, I wanted to watch you play Command a bit more, but I've seen you do it before and I doubt it's changed.

You can RP, you have the other whitelists. Why the hell not?

+1

Zane this is a big improvement from your last app. You answered the questions briefly and concise without making us read paragraphs.

I know you've been playing Staff Officer beneath me alot. You've been doing EXCELLENT under those roles. So I have no fear with you having the CO whitelist now.

+1.

You didn't say you would BE someone for taking Jones so you've passed, +1 from me as poor BEs a large part of CO issues.

Vast improvement from the last, and as I told you before there is no doubt in my mind you’d do the role justice. You have Pred/Synth apps accepted already, including being a mod before (I still miss you, no homo though). Your RP if need be can reach the level required of CO. Your place in command is spent well, and there isn’t any gripes I have with this app. It’s done well, and I can tell you’re willing to take the role seriously.

+1, I look forward to seeing you wearing Jo-The white beret.

Normally I would say yeah ok retard because it’s you.

But since certain COs said they want me to review these more serious.

You can RP and lead with the best of them and I miss having you on staff. Plus you have the predator whitelist and synth whitelist, so there’s no question in my mind you can do the job.

+1

thanks all.

I'm happy to see you've put in a lot more work into this app then your last CO app.

I trust with your pred and synth experience that you can play your CO with the proper RP of a HIGH RANKING CAREER MILITARY OFFICER. So long as you can agree to this you should do generally okay along with a commitment to actually come up with plans that AREN'T cookie cutter meta strats.

But I'd like to you do something for me.
Come up with a battle plan for me. Any map with the marines doing anything you'd like. Keep in mind what you think people will agree to do, what you can MAKE them do, and how fast they can get it done.
The scenario is pretty basic. CLF have captured a WY colony or prison station. Their main base is wherever the hive tends to be, (Lambda, Caves, South Ice Underground, Civilian Residence). You can expect minor delaying/stronger holding elements to have an active presence at all key locations on the map with the chance for harassing elements roaming as well. This is typical stuff for a seasoned commander to have to deal with, you've likely been trained on how to do this for years and years.
Your men have just woken up, give me your number of PFC in each squad with the rest of the slots being assumed full, your Good Morning announcement, your brefing, and timeline for expected events.

Don't need to but anything fancy, just show you can put in effort and can come up with a plan that isn't dumb as fuck unbelievable or completely meta. Trying something new with this so bare with it if you think it's retarded.

I'll get to this in one of the coming days.

[Mark Wilson]

Definitely fit for CO, no doubt about it.

+2

[Vampmare]

A big step up from your last application, which is nice.

I haven't seen you play Executive yet, so I can't comment on your commanding skills, but I don't mind your RP when you're not memeing.

Why do you want the Commander Whitelist?

Neutral leaning towards +1.

[z a n e b o t]

A big step up from your last application, which is nice.

I haven't seen you play Executive yet, so I can't comment on your commanding skills, but I don't mind your RP when you're not memeing.

Why do you want the Commander Whitelist?

Neutral leaning towards +1.

Mostly I want the Commander Whitelist to attempt to test out new strategies, provide a better RP environment for everyone and honestly who doesn't want to be the Commander of the Entire ship?

[Brotemis]

Mostly I want the Commander Whitelist to attempt to test out new strategies, provide a better RP environment for everyone and honestly who doesn't want to be the Commander of the Entire ship?

You want to provide a better rp environment but say no to stopping warcrimes/improving hvh.

-1 my dude

[Kavlo]

Actually put effort into his CO app this time.

+1.

[z a n e b o t]

You want to provide a better rp environment but say no to stopping warcrimes/improving hvh.

-1 my dude

You are -1ing my commander app for a shitpost in another thread. More power to you.

[Bancrose]

You want to provide a better rp environment but say no to stopping warcrimes/improving hvh.

-1 my dude

War Crimes is RP. You don't want someone for CO because he kills other players in a Human Vs. Human environment.

I'm sorry Brotemis but that is dumb, Have you seen him not promote a better RP environment in an HvH round? I have him as an SO all the time and he does Roleplay very well to many people's enjoyment. I think its a bit petty to -1 for that.

[TheDonkified]

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[Avalanchee]

You want to provide a better rp environment but say no to stopping warcrimes/improving hvh.

-1 my dude

Sorry but noone actually gives a fuck about the geneva convention in 2168, just look how 95% of all the ERTs react to civilians or injured people.
and no, I am not going to give a helping hand to some random fuck that tried to kill me or my friends 10 minutes ago.

[Brotemis]

You are -1ing my commander app for a shitpost in another thread. More power to you.

Shitposting goes in acid goop. If you want to backpedal the joke, that's cool and all but Cheng Chan got called out for this very same thing in his application about dealing with HvH situations.

[z a n e b o t]

Shitposting goes in acid goop. If you want to backpedal the joke, that's cool and all but Cheng Chan got called out for this very same thing in his application about dealing with HvH situations.

If you say so.

[Asmodius]

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didnt you retire or something

as for the app, this is extravagantly better than our last two apps combined, might I say 3 if I try the gimmick again

you already have both other whitelists and this is the least scrutinized one so yea, good job

+1

[NicoDeimos]

-1

I have yet to personally see you fulfill any of the other duties of SO, as you consistently go planetside and meme about going planetside in the after-round OOC every. Single. Time. A whitelisted commander should demonstrate capabilities in the command center just as well as on the field despite how many people tend to treat the role as a glorified Smartgunner/PFC with max orders skill.
Speaking of orders; when someone else asked why you always play command roles just to go planetside, you admitted it was for access to the higher tier orders buffs so you can "do it to em" better. Call me crazy, but I don't believe someone who both powergames and gleefully admits to it has the responsibility and leadership requirements for a commander whitelist.

A positive point, however, is I've had a chance to observe a few of your synth rounds and you were quite capable and even had the self-restraint not to kill AFK xenos you happened across. Would this level of self-restraint carry over if you also got commander?